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The Nevada County picayune., 1910-02-23
SUTTON.

Nearly every body has bad colds and lagrip.
 Everybody busy, gardens are being prepared.
 The infant child of Frank Dempsey died Friday.
 Dr. Sutton passed through visiting sick Friday.
 L. J. Purtle has cleaned an extensive neW-grolnd.
 The meeting at Cany is still in progress with a revival and in- tereSt increasing.
 D. L. Dillard Nevada Go. next Sheriff is circulating among friends this week.
 c. M. Andrews the mellow voice soloist of Sutton is com blaming of feelin9 well as usual.
 The Sons of rest are fully organized at Sutton now, Jim Snodgrass please furnish Charter address, all communications to Secetory Lloyd Sutton Emmett Route 3.
 Charley Bennett has a carbox or buncle on his lip.
 w. R. Tnorton the COW buying hustler of Sutton is moving about to day.
 Barton Sanders says he likes a good assistant teacher.
 The Bodcaw babes played the Sutton bobes in a match game oi basket ball Saturdy, resulting 1T 2 to 8 scores in favor of Bodcaw. We learn that Mrs. Rat Bright k quite sick with Pneumonia.
 Mrs. Rosa Martin was shopping in Sutton Monday.
 Bob Ellis says he is the nex, road-overseer.
 Ben Jones an old Darkey some 75 or moro years old died as Friday night.
The Nevada County picayune., 1910-02-23

pointment here Sunday evening at the usual hour.
 Miss Florence Calder, of Pres colt, is visiting her cousin. Mrs. Louis Wood.
 Next Sunday is preaching day again. Let's everybody go and see if Brother Felts comes.
The Nevada County picayune., 1910-02-23

An attack of the grip is often fol- lowed by a persistent cough, which to many proves great annoyance. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been extensively used and with good success for the relief and cure of this cough. Many cases have been cured after all other remedies had failed. Sold by all Dealers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1910-02-23
NEW HOPE NEWS.

We are having some very bad weather rain and snow com bined.
 Born-To Mir. and Mrs. Louis Wood last Monday, a boy. Mother and babe are getting along nicely; but poor Louis, if he ever gets over it he will never look like anything.
 Some of the old ladies have be- gun their gardens.
 Gee! if Ollie continues to eat two dinners every day he will be- gin to mend. He will look like the little Raymodd Pill Doctor when he gets his derby hat.
 Miss Mays style of hair dress ing sure looks sporty.
 Rob Garner and Alvie Via were out buggy riding Sunday. Guess Bob carried Alvia all the way.
 Rob says Miss Dera is a fine hand to parch peanuts.
 Jim Dewoody and Rathwell Cooley of Gale were visiting friends and relatives here last Saturday night and Sunday. Albert Cummings is suffering with a crushed finger at present.
 Rufus Wood and wife were wis itors at Mrs. Cummings Satur- day night.
 Died-At his home on the night of February 10th, 1910, at z o'clock, of congestion, Mr. Jas. Cottingham. He was sick only week, but was prepared to meet death. Oh! if we all could say the same. He was laid to rest in New Salem cemetery. The bereaved family have our sympathy. Just a week later his brother, John was called away from this old sinful world; and was laid to rest in New Hope ce- metery.
 Grandpa Wood. as he is famil- iarly called, is on the puny list this week. Hope he will soon re- cover.
 John Dewoody has no trouble l talking to his better half at Gale, as he has a new phone.
 Loomis and LOwdermilk's mill froze up last week. Gee! isn't that a dandy.
 Brother Sampley filled his ap-
The Nevada County picayune., 1910-02-23
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 Jan. @, 1910.

 Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Co.,,
 Florence, Ala. Gentlemen
 Having used your goods for the past three years 1 prefer it to any fertilizer that l can huy. 1 made 1894 lbs. cotton on one acre with 700 pounds of Ash crafts Formula. Under normal crop seasons 1 would have made twice the amount.
 Owing to the situation of your plant you give us the best goods forsthe least money. With all things considered it is money to me to buy your goods. No farm CT will make mistake to use from three to seven hundred lbs, per acre of your goods with deep and thorough preparation and proper tillage.
 ours very truly,
 A. J. Johnson
The Nevada County picayune., 1910-02-23

Loomis and LOwdermilk's mill froze up last week. Gee! isn't that a dandy.
The Nevada County picayune., 1910-02-23

Brother Sampley filled his ap
The Nevada County picayune., 1910-02-23

John Dewoody has no trouble talking to his better half at Gale, as he has a new phone.
The Nevada County picayune., 1910-02-23

Grandpa Wood. as he is famil- iarly called, is on the puny list this week. Hope he will soon re- cover.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
Carved Eyebrows

E EW who. have adored the exquisite
l eyebrows of a certain charming and
popular actress have been let into the
secret of those wonderfully perfect
features. The eyebrows are delicate.
slender, perfectly arched. the penciIed
brows of the r6manceF. indeed Such
eyebrows are rarely seen. and these
have caused more envy and heartburn
ing among the young, women who have
beheld them than any other perfection
of this very handsome woman.
Now, comes the revelation. Those
eyebrows, sladies, are carved outZvas
actually carved out OF q broad and. solid
bridge of black brow. such as would
well become a .robber baron of the mel
odramatic stage. There was at least
plenty of material here for any sort OF
brows which the lady r-eferrsd.
After thinkins II over She decided
upon threadlike much arched wonders
which shone out beautifully against her
ivory skin. and lent surprised. even
babyish look to her face. Accordingly
these were marked out on the heavy
beetling brows which already existed
and the razor and similar corrective in
'struments were brought into play Be-
hold then the lady arriving upon the
boards. beautiful in every way. particu-
larly enchanting as to eyebrow. And
no one yet has guessed 1t; that Is. nons
but very, very few, who don't counE
in great citYfuL
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

WofSIed one Is IN TOO bdd snaps 60
move it means hurry call over the
phone. and the apothecary's assist
ant, who is always ready for such
business. grabs first aid kit and
races off TO the scene Of disaster. 1t
is fascinating location in one way.
with never an idle moment. and with
Che STAFF continually on the qui vive
3or what may. happen next. China
GOWN is just a good stones throw
away, but Chinatown, it seems, minds
It's own business-and takes care of
its own fights, in general; so the little
apothecary shop has handled only.
three oriental cases during the last
month. and there were merely acct
dents. For one thing. the oriental
is little suspicious of his white
neighbor and his method of shipping
a fellow off to the emergency ward.
and prefers his own medicine man, so
the Chinese mo sabbee him dago doc
tor on him Kearny street corner"
But the rest of them. all file in
the Mexicans. the Armenians. the Poles
.-and "sabbee him plenty, DOCTOR for a
broken arm or punched head. Some
times chap who meets his accident
out by the park. or along the beach,.
Will saunter in. dropping off an
owl car, because he knows that the
place will be. open. and fears in his
ignorance that all the hospitals will be
closed; and. besides. he does not want
to explain exactly how he happened
to get mixed up in the fraeas that
gave him his black eye-, He would like
to have it painted up in hurry, for.
Of course. he must show up at home at
some hour before dawn.
Then he saunters out, and the rest
of the hangers-on saunter out. the
ambulance drives off to the harbor hos
pital with those who could not saunter
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

dawn begins to streak the housetops.
The porter wipes up the floor, and the
assistant puts away the odd things ly-
ing around on the showcases. Then
the little Port OF Broken Heads energies
into the light as demure and serene
as if its night Of excitement. with the
rapid fire bandaginsa its hurry calls.
and the attendant CORY accompaniment.
had been merely a moving picture
thrown upon a bright canvas for the
benefit of the regular straggIers who
jogsle against each other at all hours
along the Barbary coast.
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police have an embarrassing way es
mixing up victim and aggressor in q
street hght and when the wound has
been dressed it is hard to tell who is
which
The apothecary shop has stood on the
corner for IS years, barring brief In
termission in 1906. when shack took
its place though there was no great
falling off in. emergency cases even
then. and the present walls were built
up around the old shack by August Of
the same year 1t is. according. to the
legend on the plate glass front. a
"Farmacia Italiana," a "Pharmacie
Francaise." and "Botica Espanol"
though the proprietor is frankly Ital-
ian.
AN emergency case may need merely
an interpreter" he explains smiIingly
"A foreigner loses his money and uses
his knife. They bring them both in
here and ! patch one up and explain to
the other, and they go out friends
maybe"
-Italians?". you ask.
NO. no, not my own people--that is.
not always. You find all nationalities
around here-Hindus, Filipinos. syrians
oh, all peoples. Would you expect to
live in harmony-always OF course.
they fight; but impromptu fights In
general5-you can tell by the weapons
a penknife sometimes, or a beer bot
Tie. II is quite remarkable the many
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

HEY call It the Port OF Broken
Heads demure little drug store
i tucked away on the edge of the
Barbafy coast. where the hoi
polIoi Of Little italy and the adjacent
districts rush madly for first aid IN
emergency. cases
Fights-5ust aghts all the time. It
may be merely-a slash across the face
a stab in the side or a fractured skull
Il is all Tile. same. The pals pick up the
victim. lug him into the. little life saw
Ing station and stretch him out on the
foQr. Then while the apothecary
kneels down with antiseptic gauze or
e bandage. some one rings for the am
balaace and tle pals stand around
and guess JUST how long the wagon
will take to.pull UP this time. Mean
while the*vietitn. the flow of blood
-stanched and his first fright over. may
get M and bolt out the side door and
so+lose. himself along Pacific street be-
fore tie aubolaace clangs up in front.
L is wise move sometimes. for the
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

whether wounded man is a criminal
or victim. Many a perfectly decent
fellow looks like a crook with his col
lar off. And some of the crooks that
stroll in here in the daytime look like
well fed bank clerks. But when a fell
low is in bad shape and needs help we
don't ask any questions, but get down
to business. When chap is bleeding
to death on the floor it isn't quite the
time to ask questions about his pedi-
gree, is it? Some of the fellows
I. around here call this the Good sa-
maritan station because we do that
kind of work. Maybe we have saved a
number of liyes not worth saving. but
you never can tell. For desperate
cases we have regular physicians with
in call in case the ambulance is de-.
layed"
OF course, some of the difficulties
take place within doors. ana when the
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

whose only wish is TO be let aIone7
We always hold on to a fellow like that
TIL the ambulance comes, for he is sure
to try it again If he gets a chance"
Both doors of the little shop swing
wide open all night long, and its .bea-
con lights CLEAN out encouragingly,
for the emeig gency business is generally
at fits zenith after midnight, or along
toward dawn, for stragglers going
home seem to have penchant for get
ting into trouble. Sometimes it is
simply an accident sleepy passenger
hops off car on a curve, or an auto
mobile claims its toll around a dark
corner. The little drug store averages
four or five cases a night, and more
when business is brisk Sometimes a
case is pretty ugly. when some amateur
holdupman gets in his deadly work.
"It is always the amateur who
strikes to KILL" declares the pharma-
cist, with knowing air. "The pro-
fessional is after money. not life. In
nine cases out of ten the amateur gets
scared and strikes out in frenzied feaI
and often enough gets his man. OF
course We can't tell by casual glance
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01

oinerenI KINDS or wounds Deer bot
tie can makeI
And they lug the suicide cases In
here. too. Oh. the color of life is not
all red in this vicinity. 1t gets little
pale sometimes. IN spite of the bright
lights and the music and the dancing
that delight the tourist and the vari-
Gus Summing parties. Somebody gets
a bit tired or disgusted and swallows
a dose of wood alcohol or an antiseptic
tablet-and then rushes in here. Once
the poison is down. you know. the pa
tient frequently changes his mind
and races for an antidote on the double
quick. He generally drops on the floor
when he gets here and thinks he is
quite dead. Some OF these cases are
frankly humorous. A stomach pump
usually fixes them up all right, and
they creep out looking pretty sheep
ish. 1t is different when we get hold
of a chap who really wants to die.
Queer. isn't it. to see. three abIebodied
men working like mad over fellow
Evening journal., 1910-05-06
Speechmaking and Music
TO Make Each Opener
Notable in Baseball
History

Brookwood VS.. Wilmington Gas Co.
at Riverview.
Riverview VS.. DUPONT at Front and
Union streets
That's the New Castle County League
bill of fare for Saturday May 2. at $50
p. m.-to- morrow. Then the big race
win be under way and may tho best
team pluck the ribbon.
when the curtain goes mp on the sec
ond championship race Of the County
League two new leaders holding man
agorial reins OF as many clubs viii
be seen directing the manoeuvers OF
play.
"Balmy" Griffith will lead tho Will
mington Gas Company team and will
try to do what Reeves accomplished
last year-win the pennant
Frank NJ. Traynor who heads the
BrooSwood team. the other new conner
will work along the same lines, while
Reeves and Mousley familiar to al
County League fans, approach th'
opening with confidence, born Of ex'
perience, that they will be near the
top when the curtain drops on IL all
But the fans are not interested IT
such talk at this time What they
want TO know now is something abou
the openers. Here II is:
At RNerview Park the Wilmington
Gas Company team and BroolSwood vii
fight it out and many fans who cai
Evening journal., 1910-05-06
PLOW BOYS TO
OPEN SEASON
st. BarnabaS Club to Have
Flag Raising, Too, at
MarShalltOn

Little has been heard of the st. Bar
nabas baseball club of the Church
League. But don't think they are not
on the Jog busy as bees in spring get
ting their grounds in big league shape
for the opening Of the league season on
Saturday. The opening will be an elab-
crate affair. The North End band VIII
furnish music for the affair The two
teams will parade over the main streets
of Marshallton and then proceed TO
the ball grounds where a flag raising
will take place. Then comes the much
talked of game which the people OF
Marshanton have been waiting Tor
some time st. Barnabas will be rep
resented by the fastest team that has
been seen in the town. The lineup for
Saturday will be as follows: II. Cros-
san. catcher; C. McGGuirk, pitcher; p.
Guest, first base; n. Bennett second
base; i. Jones, third base; ones, short
stop; William Brady, leftheld; c. Nc
Elwee. centreheld; William Chase
right field.
Manager II. Mccullough is to be con
graduated for securing such fast
team.
f. Allison was elected captain but
on account Of illness appointed II. Cros-
san to fiji the position. His services
will be missed as he is one Of the stead
: lest second basemen in the business.
Evening journal., 1910-05-06
LONG DISTANCE
FLY FOR BIRDS
Delaware HOmlng Clubs Pig
cons Have 1000 Miles Of
Flying to Do This Year

Two hundred homing pigeons OF the
Diamond state Homing Club will ne
Skinned to Washington next Friday
morning To be liberated on the follow
inc dav on the FIRST l00-mile fly OF the
association of the present living season
Every member OF the association mas
entered birds FOR the fly, and some new
records for speed in long distance
nipeon living are expected. birus Oh
Fred E. Martins loft got the lion share
~ the marks last year, and althouBh
all Of the fanciers added new blras TO
tboir lofts durings the winter with the
i5ea of beating out Mr.. Martin TINS
,,oar no also has been planning 10
Ir,,gs the records TO his own loit
= ,atn this wear. Although Isaac Wit
benls had entered birds for the hrst
~, IL is understood he will not send
them out this year.
The nv win be the first of series by
the association birds. Other llies Will
be as follows
Saturday. May 21-20O miles from
Charlottesville Va.
saturday. May $500 miles from
Rocky Mount Va.
saturday, June 400 miles from
Statesville n. c.
saturday. June l1-50O miles from
Grier's Depot, $ c.
A 6OO-mne ny from Gainesville
Georgia. starting on SATURDAY, June Is
will also be made, but MT Martin
John Lucas and John Stafford have
entered birds in his fly.
The association members who nave
entered their birds in the season hiel
are. Mr. Martin. Wallace Cannon
Max Ahner. George Souder, William
Kettlewood. John Mailer William
woerner. Frank Sweeney Isaac WHIT
hanks Harry Smith, Lawrence stir
/ 18th. John Stafford, John Lucas her
/ man Ulbig and John Tulley
Evening journal., 1910-05-06
PRENTTSS BALKS
AS SEASON OPENS
Will Not be Seen in County
League Outfit for a Time
at Least

Although he had signed to play with
the DUPONT County League team this
year, J. p. (Cy) Prentiss has quit the
league for the present at least
"Cy' announced this morning that he
would not wear a County League uni
form in the County League opener to-
morrow afternoon He said he had no
particular grievance against the league
but that for the present, at least, he
would not play County League ball
Whether he would be seen in his old
uniform later In the season he could not
say, but he was certain he would not
parade out with his old team mates to-
morrow afternoon.
"Cy" as is known, was one of the
County League stars last season. When
the curtain went down on II all he was
close to the top OF the batting average
and he was expected TO do even better
with the stick this year. But he has
balked and for a while at least County
League fans will not see him hitting
'em out for the team on which he has
played for years.
Evening journal., 1910-05-06

get away from home for few hours
will be there There viii be band to
blast out few tunes while the teams
run around the field or sit on tho
benches and glare at each other (Ball
players are expected to bo ultra-rivals
on opening day) Then Mayor Spruance
will draw back his $4,000 arm and let
drive az city Solicitor John w. Brady.
To keep the nice white cover from be-
coming sOiled Mr.. Brady win make an
effort TO catch the ball and Mr. Maloney
will then call play ball" Duncan will
do the pitching after the Mayor is taken
out
out at Front and Union streets a
similar program will be carried out.
IL will be extended a tTihc, however. as
dupont win raise ponnant after Gov
ernor Pennewill uses his 100000 wing
To throw the first ball over while the
band plays Hail to the Chief" After
that big BilI Crouch and Welsch will
hold the stage OF course the Governor
win be formally received upon arriving
In the city and from the Hotel VIII
mington the entire crowd will move al
2.3O o'clock headed by the First In
fantry Band
It's the same old opening with few
additional frlls. but it's new and move
enough 10 make the heart Of every far
/ jump with excitement as soon as thl
bands begin TO play. And when the mex
car looms UP nothing short of apopleX!
viii keep the fans away from eithe
game.
Tonight the four teams win begii
Evening journal., 1910-05-06
Second Season of the. Big
Four" Gives Promise of
Being Big Success

their opening day ceremonies. There
the leather lunged Pete" Oliver and
the quiet hammered Griffith boosting
for the Brookwood- Wilmington Gas
Company game. Reeves and Mousley
will start something at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon for the DUPONT
Rivervlew game and the enthusiasm in
all quarters will continue until long
after Maloney and Dawson have de-
clared the games finished.
Saturday May Ito -morrow--ought
to be Wilmington's- greatest baseball
day. The weather man has promised to
help 10 this end and II the fans will
add their encouragement the city folks
certainly will have a grand time to-
Here are the batteries.
okwood-Welsch and August.
Wilmington Gas Co.-Duncan and
zearfoss.
Rivcrview--Lewis and Devinney.
duPont--Crouch and Lucas.
Manager Griffith Of the Wilmington
Gas Company team announces the fol-
lowing line-up for the opening game
with the Brookwood club: zearfoss.
! catcher: Duncan. pitcher; Mannering
first base: Byrons, second base; Lyman,
shortstop: Johnson. third base: Town
send, left field; Hoover. centre nelds
/ Krouse. right field. Hannigan. short
stop; Morris, catcher, and Griffith
| pitcher
VIII you be out?
Evening journal., 1910-05-06
Catholic League Promises
High Quality Ball for Fans

ternoon.
Following a meeting of the league
last night President Murphy rubbed
his hands with glee and said I'VE have
the ball players. To every man my
advice is play bail. Give the pub
lie good ball. Remember the trophies.
the pennants and the gold coins for
good playing. Get busy and let the
joyous music of the rooters iii the air
until circus side show barker cannot
hear his voice Root rooters all you
want, but stop there.
"Wallop them out so warm that the
ball will shoot as fast as Halleys COM
cts tale. But above all play ball and
may the best club win the trophy.
Evening journal., 1910-05-06

They are ready for the twenty-five
game battle in the Catholic League. and
the six managers of as many clubs are
sanguine Of winning out. Home runs
and three bagger bats have been pur-
chased. curves. shoots and drops have
been bottled for use, phenomenal
catches, longest runs and brilliant plays
are all on the plate" 10 be served
around the many coming champions
on the benches.
Strong voiced umpires. who will ac-
tually own the diamonds, are ready
with the usual bawls about balls and
strikes that strike Joy and sorrow
among the opposing clubs. The Catholic
League opens tho season tomorrow ar
Evening journal., 1910-05-06
SEMPS In THE
SECOND SERIES
Three Fast Saturday Games
Are Framed Up for Fans
in That Set

The Semi Professional League is in
shape for its second series Of games
tomorrow and some tall doings are
expected.
Highland has gotten together one Of
the fastest teams that section of the
town has ever mad but did not play
together on last Saturday the way
most people thought they would. They
have been practicing hard this week.
so as 10 be able TO throw 1t into Peer
less Tomorrow Although Peerless
had an ascension with Newport, no
one can say they are going TO be the
"pickings' of the league. II is ex-
pected there will be a change In their
inneld,. although Pfeffer whom most
Evening journal., 1910-05-06
WIN you be out?

persons think IS conner but who had
an off day. win again be seen at short
stop.
That Madison Newport game will he
q corher There has always been keen
rivalry between these teams New
port was the only team 20 take the
series from Madison last season. Madt-
son hopes TO reverse that record this
season. A big crowd is expected.
fremont is going TO Landlith with
the intention of keeping its record
clean. They have had much secret
practice and are playing in mid sea-
son form.
Landlith, however, cannot see il that
way and the cast side boys are do
termined to send fremont home with
the short end