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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-22

smaal boys to have the honor of carry
inG q message to . telegraph once
whieh Mr.. Curtiss wrote out to b dis
pa1ahed to Dr.. Bell In Nova Scotia.
Thles were doubling Thomases, Of
eourse. but the vast majority Of the
people Of Hammondsport were with
Cuttiss and the other aviators. Fur
Cust1ss had previously demonstrated
that no had brains. skill and daring.
Hopefully tho daily audiences
watched. They saw the flights grow
and grow-16 feet. 50 feet. 100 feet, 800
feet, 500 fesk, 1000 feet-until. ON July
81, 1908, Curtiss new little over .
mile. kilograms had been sent to Dr..
Bell giving the result Of each hight.
but none had the consequence Of this
dispatch announcing to him the 'long
flight" Up to that time It was the
longest public flight made in America.
A scientific journal had offered . prize
of $1,000 to the hrst man who would
ny one mile without mishap and this
prize Cu1tlss and his associates were
bound to capture. It had been agreed
that Curtass would make the attempt
ON July I. 1908. and It was only the
evening before that the. distance had
been safely negotiated for tho first
tine!
Prior to that day Of days. however.
newspapers had been devoting consid-
cradle space to the experiments at
Hammondsport, and as many a. 20
newspaper men were there at one time.
Several Of these stayed for one. two
and three weeks. Where there were 20
many reporters there must be some
thing doing. thought the public wisely.
and 80 a. the fact. that they were there
became known people 1ourneyed to
Hammondspogt daily throughout 4
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-22

Heap on more wood!-the wind = chill
But let II whistle ~ It will.
Well keep our Christmas merry still
Each are has deem'd the newborn year
Tho fittest time for festal cheer:
And well our Christian sires Of old
Loved when the year it's course had rolrd
And brought blithe Christmas back again.
With all his hospitable train.
Domestic and religious rite
Gave honor to the holy night;
On Christmas eve the bells were rung:
On Christmas eve the mass was sung:
That only night in all the year
Saw the stoled priest the chalic rear.
The damsel donn'd her kirtle sheen.
The hall was dressed with holly green;
Forth to the wood did merry men 20
To gather In the mistletoe.
Then open'd wide the baron's hall
To vassal, tenant. serf and all:
Power laid his rod q rule aside
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-22

- HE inhabitants Of Hammonds-
port. N. T.. first headquartsts
Of the Arst aero experimental
association formed In this coun-
Il try and where Glenn II. Cur
tiss planned and developed HE famous
air crafts, know lens about when local
fights are to b made and about things
aeroplane in general than do people
living 1t far distances from that charm
ing village. And these Inhabitants
have also q wonderful lack Of knowL
edge Of what ID being done today. o.
what II proposed to be accomplished
tomorrow In the workshops. Ham
mondsport 10 = small place.. 800 or 70
people, place where everybody, &C.
cording to the old saying, should know
everybody else's business. But 30 far
~ aeroplane affairs are concerned their
ignorance Of and apathy toward one Of
the greatest Of aviators and designers
living IN their midst ID almost unbe-
lievable.
You zee. its an old story with these
people. Their apathy IL only . nat
'ural consequence, for they have been
treated to aeroplane flights for three
years. When the Aero Experimental
association was formed and trial
Nights were made every day that the
weather permitted the people Of Ham
mondsport turned out a. one person
men, women and children. The flsld
where the trial flights were made was
located about four miles from the vii
lage and when Il became noised about
that = flight was apt to be made Ham,
mondsport would be deserted for hours.
Sometimes the people would be re-
warded with the sight Of an aeroplane
flying ten test or maybe hundred feet
at q distance Of 1ive Or nix feet from
the ground. Once In great while .
machine would 20 . thousand feat or
80. Often 1t would como to grief.
This was in The 1lrst year Of the ex-
periments- 1901. Faithfully the peo-
pie Of HammonAsport followed the
progress Of the heavier-thau-air ma
chine with their individual syes. When
Mr.. Curtiss dew IS feet 1000 people
applaude4 and grew almost hysterical
and there was scramble among the
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-22

ers from coming again
to the spot where
they had prachced
such deception.
Yet It never does.
Year after year they
practice the most dis
honest tricks upon
their patrons. One
man last year got .
high price for 20 Of
the finest trees ever
seen in Philadelphia.
He told the buyer
that the rest Of the
car on which the 20
were loaded was just
like them, but when
they were unloaded
and placed for sale.
they proved to b
small and scrubby.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-22
THE SPIRIT or The DAY.

Have you time for little sermon? 1T viii
take but few minutes. and today, II ever, our
thoughts should be turned toward inward to the
heat Of things. TO you. whose hands rock the
cradles Of humanity and indirectly rule tho world
lot US ask question: Are you forgetting the
real spirit Of the day? Gift giving on this amt.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-22

may have nights pleasure BY defacing natures
work with cheap tinsel and candles After that
what would have been the forest Of tho future 10
discarded forever beyond the power Of man to
restore and the work Of nature for years to re-
place.
The bulk Of tho trees now come from Canada.
More than 100000 are used annually In Philadel-
phla alone New York. Chicago. Baltimore and
hundred towns between them use three times
that number every year.
In the wild hills Of the Canadian provinces the
trees are still plentiful But 1t is only ques-
ton OF few years time, with the increased de-
mand for them, when their price will soar. No
attempt - made. apparently to rejuvenate the for
ests.
In few scattered places throughout the coun.
try. II IL true, one two men have started nurs-
cries In Christmas trees. Intelligent planting and
cutting within three generations may make them
useful patches from which to CLEAN hardy trees.
But elsewhere, in spite Of the talk Of conserve
ton which we hear SO much about nowadays, the
trees are stripped ruthlessy from the hills and
valleys and no attempt IL made by the greedy
marketer to replace them.
This has resulted in the present dearth Of the
muchdesired spruce trees. Vermont already
charges an additional stumpage Of nve cents upon
trees which are shipped out Of tho state.
Let US consider the Christmas tree situation in
Philadelphia. Each year more than 1000 hat
freight cars, loaded with the trees which are
piled in double tiers reach the city The capacity
Of the nat car averages 800 trees.
Therefore. approximately 100000 trees are used
In Philadelphia annually. Sentimentality apart,
this is an enormous waste Of material. when It
IL recalled that the trees serve no economic pur-
pose, and the majority Of them furnish fuel for
bonhres on vacant lots two weeks after the hol-
idAy.
It 10 an expensive proposition considered in any
light. First comes the cost Of sending men into
regions where the trees grow. They are experts.
They are able to size up the marketable value Of
. patch Of woods after . days tramp through
them Then comes the cost Of cutting, stump
age. hauling and shipping to destination. After
that, It Is mainly matter for the retail dealers.
who buy trees either as they stand in the for.
ests at the freight yards in the cities to which
they are consigned.
The small dealer must make his profit He
tacks on an extra price which tho consumer must
pay. Then comes tho expense Of decorating the
greenwood with tnsel and glistening Ornamental.
This costs little fortune in ITSELF Finally, It
ID usual to pay the ashman to cart the tree away.
after the holidays are over.
It has been estimated that from frst TO last from
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-22


supposition that within the next is
years the supply Of the evergreen
trees with which we deck our living
rooms annually at the feast Of st.
Nicholas will be 30 small that folk
in the ordinary walks Of life viii not
be able to afford q tree.
Year after year the forests have
been denuded. New England. q gener-
alton ago, was. thought to have an
almost inexhaustible supply. To-day
her hills are bare. Nearly all her i'm
mense forests Of spruce and Dir have
been sacrificed to the sentiment Of
Yuletide.
The middle states have been ran.
sacked for their treasures. The farm.
er. although he receives but two cents
apiece Tor the trees, h afraid to look
the future In the face and walt until
the tree 10 full grown. Neither does he
show any discretion In cutting. but
every year he rushes to the woods
and cuts everything that he can lay
his hands on in order that some one
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-12-22

ILL the children IN
1926 have Christmas
trees? This question
Is being asked by
thousands Of people
throug bout the
United States. Indi-
cations point to the
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
OIL INSPECTORS
SALARY FIXED
He Will Receive $1,000 a Year
in Lieu of Big
Fees

City Council last night fixed the
salary of the coal oil inspector and
also defined his duties. The ordinance
providing for the change over the old
fee system in which the holder OF
the office received between $4,000 and
$4,000 a year for his services, was in
troduced last week, and last night
was adopted without dissenting
vote. 1t will now go TO the Mayor
for his consideration.
The ordinance provides a salary OF
$1,000 a year and compels the oil IN
spector on the first day of each month
to submit an itemized statement OF
fees received and the dates OF inspec-
tons and to turn over moneys re-
ceived to the City Treasurer.
The Continental Life Insurance Com
tpany in a Communication, again called
Councils attention to failure OF the
city to make good a check for 500
interest on bonds held by that con-
Germ, which was lost. The matter
vas referred to the finance commit
ee.
ltCity Treasurer Lednum reported a
balance in bank of Sill ,966.30 and
the following receipts for the week:
James H. Morris, S66,49S; Eugene M,
Savers, $35.400; George H. Mccall,
SIPS; miscellaneous, s1.125.21.
The Street and Sewer Department
was allowed $4,000 on account Of
that body's quarterly appropriation,
due on August /.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
FTREMEN PLAN
VISIT TO YORK
Several Companies to be Rep
resented at Big Celebra-
ton There

While there will be no firemen's
celebration in this city during the
coming fall. many of the local fire.
men will attend the celebration to be
held in York, Pa, where the Penn
sylvania State Firemen's Association
is to hold its convention. But one or
two local companies will be repre-
sented as such but hundreds Of the
fire laddies will attend as individuals.
It was thought several months ago
that four companies would go from
Wilmington but owing to the various
plants about the city working on re-
duced time, the trip was called off
by one company and some of the
others who had begun plans also gave
up the idea. There will be one com
pany to go at any rate. it being the
Union Company which will have
about forty men in line with a band
of twenty pieces on the day Of the
parade there.
The Brandywine Fire Company also
will attend with a large number OF
uniformed men and is now preparing
for a trip OF several days through
Pennsylvania. There will he a dele
cation go from the Washington Com
pany. and the Fame will also have
several members present. This dele
cation will be composed OF William
]. Lutz. president Of the company,
George Neidermaier, G. 7. Crockett
and F. E. Butler.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
Ladies' Skirt Department

$3.50 HIGH GRADE SKIRTS ALL GO AT $1s9.
Made plain only with button trimming made in q 90
black and blue only Mohar Rebuilding sale price VAsOO
$3.50 LADIES' PANAMA SKIRTS S1.4Z
Black blue mixtures plain peated This is rare
bargain Get quick for these Rebuilding sale CT NJ
price ......-......' 49,
$500 SILK WOLFE SKIRTS GO FOR SOS.
Nicely peated silk trimmed plain, all newest mod
els The skirt in black only Great Rebuilding sale CD 90
$500 PURE WOOL SERGE SKIRTS AT S279
High girdle style, buttons side blue and CD 10
Great rebuilding sale price OAs ~
S. $40 AND S12 SILK SKIRTS ALL GO AT S3.69.
your free choice of any high price silk skirt in the
store worth up $1,000. Black only. Rebuilding CD co
sale SpS(SOO
$3.50 PURE LINEN REPP. SKIRTS AT s1.67.
and linen color flare styles
The best quality made. Great rebuilding sale G CT
$500 BIESSALINE UNDERSKIRT S1.S9.
Bias fold nicely rufed, beautiful quality. The kind that
sells Cor $500 anywhere Great Rebuilding sale 90
price VAs>1S
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
House PARTY,

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. McCue, Of West
Chester, entertained a house party
over the week end. Among the guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes Cox
Townsend Cox, Oxford; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Miller, John and Miss Estelle
Miller, of this city; Blair Scott, Hick-
DRY Hill; Ralph Miller, Philadelphia;
Mrs. Emily Williamson. West Grove;
Miss Hannah Jack, New Garden.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
EVENING COMPANY.

W. Raymond DeValinger gave a So
cial on Tuesday evening at No. 419
Washington street in honor of his
cousin Miss Grace Wilson of Audu-
bon, N. ]. The evening was spent in
games. singing and dancing. Those
present were Miss Grace Wilson, Miss
Myra Deisem, Miss Grub, Miss Fos-
ter. Miss Scarborough and Miss
Hanna Of Newport. Howard Price,
Charles Card, Victor Criswell, Leslie
Stevenson and w. Raymond DeValin-
ger.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
wILMNGTONIANs AT CAPE MAY.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
CAPE MAY, July 21.-Among the
visitors to this place are George c.
Bailey, who is stopping at the Star
villa; A. M. Main and William
Truss, who are at the Colonial; Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Pyle, who are stop
ping with their three children at the
Windsor; Thomas Tatnall and Miss
Tatnall. who are at Carroll villa; A.
w. Springer, who is at the Virginia,
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lindsey Curtis
and their child, who have registered
at the Hotel Cape May for stay Of
several weeks Mr.. and Mrs. James w.
Ponder are stopping at the Lafay-
cite.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
ON AN Alto TOUR.

MT. and Mrs. W. H. Stayton. W. H.
Stayton, Jr., Mrs. Charles Howell Lee
Fevre, Miss Agnes Carrow and Wal
ter Josephs, OF Smyrna, are enjoying
a fine automobile trip through Penn
sylvania. New York and the New Eng
land States. They have just finished
touring through the Catskills and
are now in Vermont.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
EVENING COMPANY.

Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs J. z. Need
ham called on them last evening at
their home at Roselle. A merry even
ing was spent. after which refresh
ments were served. Mr.. Needham is
general freight agent for the Wilson
Line and most Of the young men in
the party were his fellow employees.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
HOME FROM JAMAICA TRIP.

Miss Elizabeth McClintock and
brother, Frank L. McClintock have re-
turned from trip TO Jamaica. They
sailed from New York on July 1 and
made a detour to stop several hours
at Santiago de Cuba. and then went
on to Kingston, Jamaica.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
LAWN PARTY AT MONTROsE.

Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Smith Of
Montrose entertained at lawn party
last evening in honor Of the birthday
anniversary OF their daughter, Miss
Ethel Smith. The guests Of honor
we're Miss Lola May Pfalzgraf OF
Bridgeport, Conn, and her sister. Mrs.
John Watkins.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
HOME FROM TRIP.

Mrs. Thomas H. Slavery. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Taylor, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace H. Thayer, Jr., have re-
turned from their cottage at Beach
Haven, N. J.. to their summer home,
near Hamorton, Pa.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
PIERsON.McELWEE.

At St. Louis on July 10, S. Harry
Pierson. Of Joplin, Mo-, formerly of
Wilmington, and Miss Gladys E. Nc
Elwee, of Greenbank, Del, were mar
ried. Mr.. and Mrs. Pierson will make
their home at Joplin. Mo.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
EXCURSION no LFNAPF.

The Fife and Drum Corps Of Henry
Clay will spend Saturday at Lenape
Park. A fine program Of events has
been arranged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-17
SPECIAL Line OF
CUTS FOR ADVERTISERS
mGS-RGCOrdGF Has Arrang-
ed for Proofs Weekly

The Times-Recorder. in the interest
of the advertising public, has ar
ranged for a special illustrated cut
service. Large proofs are received
each week, giving an excellent array
of cuts suitable for various classy
styles of advertising These sheets
are on display at the business
Office and can be seen by any one
contemplating advertising. If bust
ness man is unable to visit the Times
Recorder Office to inspect the proofs Of
these advertising cuts, the advertising
manager will be pleased to call with
them on application. This service is
intended for the benefit of the adver-
Using public and The Times-Recorder
will heartily cooperate with them in
getting the very latest designs of the
New York engravers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-17
The CAMPS IN SUMTER
ARE FOUND ALL right
Com. Wiley Williams is Making
Tour Here

Col. Wiley Williams, of the State
Prison Commission. spent yesterday
in Americas upon official business, the
inspection of the convict stockade i'll
the city and to the two camps estab-
lished for convenience out in the
county where bodybuilding is in
progress. Commissioner Williams will
also carefully inspect the smaller
camps of Marion and Schley counties,
both of which are in his territory.
Sumter's camps are all right and Com
missioner Williams is doubtless pleas
ed at conditions here. Between eighty
and ninety negro convicts are on the
Sumter gang at present, and this nuns
Der will probably be augments when
City court convenes next week, and
the wheels of justice whirr among the
crap shooters, blind tigers, pistol lug
gers and other malefactors of like
stripe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-17
HILLYER TRUST COMPANY
GAINS VALUABLE OFFICER
]. Scott Todd, h., Becomes
Secretary

Atlanta, Ca, June 16.-J. Scott Todd,
Jr., who for some years has been
connected with the Central Bank and
Trust Corporation, was Wednesday
elected treasurer of the Hillyer Trust
Company by the Board of Directors
of that institution Mr.. Todd, though
still quite young man, has had con-
siderable experience. having been con-
nected with a New York bank, and is
considered quite an asset by the Hill
yer Trust Company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-17
MUCH WATER IS PUMPED
DURING HOT WEATHER
Supply is Adequate For All
Purposes

Americas doesn't miss the water
despite the drought and excessively
hot weather, and while the daily con-
is very good the supply Of
pure artesian water is adequate FOR
all purposes. Engineer Stevens re-
ports consumption of $4,000 gal
Ions one day this week, the heaviest
single days pumping to date. The
cleaning of one of the wells few
weeks ago, that had previously filled
up with sand, adds very greatly to
the citys water supply this summer
and comes at a time when most need
ed The supply seems fully adequate
this summer, and will so continue,
provided their is no prodigal waste Of
water upon the part of consumers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-17
ELECTRIC FANS TO STIR
BREEZES in TEMPLE
Will Improve the Conditions
Greatly

The torrid temperature of the court
room will be vastly reduced next week
when Judge Hixon convenes the City
court in regular session, as the county
commissioners are having several cleo
trio fans installed there. The need o.
fans was severely felt during the re-
cent session of Superior court here,
when the court, officers, lawyers and
jurors suffered from the intense heat.
On one particularly hot afternoon sew
eral jurors were almost overcome by
the heat, and the business of the court
was thus interfered with greatly. With
the buzz fans going in future, how
ever, conditions there will be greatly
improved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-17
For Sale

Room house Jackson street. ST.
90.
Room house, large lot, $S,25o.
One Groom house, large lot, ST.
90; sewerage and bath.
One 5-room house, large lot, $2,.
coo, sewerage and bath.
One 5-room house, large lot, $4.-
$50.
One 4-room house, large lot, 5000.
107 acres, miles of railroad; go
acres open; 4-room house $1,000 acre.
100 acres, miles of railroad; SIS
acres open; rent 3 bales cotton; $500
acre.
200 acres, 1-2 miles OF railroad;
rent bales cotton; price $1,000 acre.
400 acres on fine graded road, we'll
improved and near railroad Nice
home or investment; 300 acres open.
1000 acres, miles of railroad; 500
acres open; Is tenant houses.
1900 acres, ) miles of railroad; well
improved healthy; all-'round good
farm; only $500 acre.
If you want to buy, sell or rent
come to see me.
p. B. WILLIFORD,
526 Cotton Ave.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-17
THE SERIOUS
BUSINESS GIRL
(By Barbara Boyd.)


The girl who wants to make sue
cess of business needs to take it seri-
ously. This does not mean that she
has to be glum or dull. But business IS
no joke. And an employer feels that
he can never quite depend upon the
frivolous or flippant employe There
fore the girl who wishes to make a
favorable impression and to hold down
her job needs to be pleasantly serious.
Many young girls just going into bus
mess make the mistake of holding the
opposite belief. They are anxious to-
make favorable impression, and they
think they can do this only by attract
ing attention to themselves in some
way. SO they try to be smart or flip
pant They giggle and laugh, or try
to catch on" with the boys, all with
the hope of making an impression upon
the office.
| They do make an impression But it
is not always the kind they wish to
make. Employers draw conclusions
from such conduct that are not all that
the girls themselves imagine or desire
An employer is apt to conclude that
such girl will bear watching, that she
is little too gay. that she will prob
able neglect her work, waste time, or
be careless. Many such a girl has no
such intentions. She really wants to
do her work we'll But she wants to
be somebody in the office, and she
thinks the best way to make an inn
preston is at the start
The serious girl may make her i'm
preston a little more slowly. But it
| is the right kind and it lasts. She
slips into the Office quietly and begins
her work. Nobody notices her much.
She doesn't jolly anybody. She isn't
clever at repartee. But her employer
takes note that she is invariably pleas
ant, and that her work is carefully
done. He begins by noticing her for
these qualities, and he ends by liking
her for her quiet seriousness.
Seriousness of the right sort has a
charm. The girl who is always trying
to say something funny gets to be a
bore. The girl who is always glggIing
and laughing becomes wearisome fl
the serious girl is intelligent, sympa-
thetic. interested, she has more charm
in the long run than the smart, flip
plant girl who is thinking so hard of
something clever to say that she pays
but little heed to what her companion
lis saying.
Seriousness does not necessarily
mean dullness, nor does sprightliness
necessarily mean entertainment. OF the
two, if the serious girl keeps her work
up to par, she is likely to forge ahead
faster in business. For even if the
laughing, talkative girl also keeps her
work up to the mark, she is apt to be
regarded at tlrst by her employer with
suspicion. For the general impression
lis that the girl who laughs and talks a
lot is careless and that she wastes
time. Business is pratieal place, and
employers are looking for results. They
prefer to have pleasant workers about
them; but above all, they want results.
And they believe that the quiet, serious
girl is more likely to produce results
than the giddy girl
So that seriousness has a value IN
business. and the girl who wishes to
make an impression will make a more
favorable impression by being serious,
but pleasant, than by trying to be
smart and jolly.