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The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
WHAT WORRIED THE OLD MAN
tlon-concerned Moro About Himself Than Wife.

A peculiar instance of connubial af- lection occurred some time ago in 'ermont. An aged couple, who through half a century of married life had wrangled with each other, were in all probability soon to be separated The husband was taken Ill and was be- ieved to be near his end. The old wife came to his bedside, and after carefully examining and taking stock of his condition, exclaimed: Well, daddy, your feet are cold, your hands are cold and your nose Is cold"
 ''Wa'al, let 'em be cold"
 wy, daddy, you're goin' to die"
 'Wa'al, I guess I know what I'm about
 Daddy, what's to become of me if Tou die?"
 q dunno. and I don't care. What I want to know Is, what's to become of me?"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
AN ODD LIVELIHOOD
5Uo KILLING POWDERS ARE
 MADE FROM "sNIPEs."
Two Men in St. Louis Gain a Living by Picking Up Cigar and Cigarette Butts That Are Thrown Away
 by the Smokers.

St. Louis, Mo.-London wonders why
 St. Louis is so wasteful of it's half
 smoked cigars. The Londoner has
 heard that we are careless about talk ing care of the cigar butts and cigar cite snipes that fall on the streets from day to day. Such wastefulness is unheard of in the right little, tight little island" overseas, where conserva- tion of matter is practiced to the last degree.
 In a report recently made by a com mission from the London commercial bodies, St. Louis is taken to task for it's seeming extravaganza in this one particular.
 We find," says this document. that no effort is made on the part of the city or it's citizens to take advantage of this waste. There are no individuals who make of this a business"
 The members of this learned com mission were surely wrong. They have been misled and misinformed. who make of this a means to liveli- hood. It is a twilight task in St. Louis. Late in the afternoon or early in the evenings these forlorn individ- uals pace the middle, the right and the left of the street in search of the dead and altogether moribund cigar butt. Neither do they pass by in scorn the stubs of the cigarette.
 Two St. Louisans make a livelihood hrx orofh0-fr,o rafc 0f tho smokers delight and grinding them into dust The cigar ends are gath cred by the sackful A sharpened umbrella handle of steel is used by the gatherer. Armed with this and equipped with cavernous bag slung over his shoulders, he hies him forth about the time that the downtown crowds start homeward. Snipe after snipe and butt after butt Is impaled upon the sharpened ferrule.
 Ground up, these cigar ends become insect powders and bug destroyers. buy them to drive away the plaques that beset the rubber plant and maiden hair fern. Garden CTS use these to discourage the atten- tions of the white moth among the early cabbages. Florists use this bug dust in order to exterminate the plant lice that beset the outdoor flowers.
 Only the Association of St. Louis Cigar Dealers can guess how many butts, snipes and ends bestrew the streets at nightfall. They must run Into the tens of thousands. It Is rich picking for the snipe hunter, whatever use he puts them to.
 In the foreign cities the snipe hunt CT is an institution. Since Sirr Walter Raleigh introduced the Indian weed Into Europe the hunter of cigar ends has had an occupation. It is handed down from father to son. It is IealousIy guarded and bought and sold ike any other business. Small won der then that the visiting Britishers were appalled, by the seeming waste on St. Louis streets.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Why He ouit

Haven't I the privilege of making suggestions to the man fixing the lawn?" she asked with tears in her voice.
 Why, certainly" he assured her.
 Well, just because I made a sug- gestion to him he threw all his tools in the wheelbarrow in an angry man ner and went away without saying a word"
 Why, what had you said to make him act like that?"
 T just asked him to plant a few nice bright dandelions in the lawn"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
ORCHESTRA GAVE HIM AWAY
Man Telephones Wife He Is Busy at Office, but She Couldn't Stand
 for Music.

Don't wait for me at dinner this evening, dear" said MT. Flippson when his wife answered his telephone call; 'T shall be detained on business"
 Very we'll" she replied I'm sorry you can't be with us, but business is business. suppose. Where are you now?"
 Where am I? In my office. of course have had a very busy day"
 Tt is too bad that you have to work so hard. But, tell me something, George"
 'Yes, dear; what is it?"
 How can you keep your mind on business with the orchestra playing Every Little Movement'?''
 Then he decided to go home and let business suffer
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Expensive Accessories.

Fashionable gowns of the more use ful description depend almost entire ly upon little accessories in the way of collars, cuffs, vests and under sleeves for their success. Without such ornamental addition the average serge or cloth gown of the moment becomes a curiously severe looking affair, distinctly lacking in attractive ness. It Is just these charming odd ments which make such heavy raids upon one's pin money" and the wom- an who Is able to reproduce expensive etceteras in her own sitting room has an enormous advantage over her less skillful sister.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
A FREAK STYLE FOR MEN
Just Roll Your Hose to the Shoe Tops and You're Right Up-to-the
 Minute.

Chicago-A new fashion for men that has gained immediate recognition in this city is the athletic roll'' on half hose. It is a distinctly west ern mode and originally was used as the means of securing or supporting the half hose of athletes.
 Despite the fate that, heretofore, all fashions for men were accepted only afted the King of England had placed his stamp of approval upon them, the west. ignoring kings and princess, per. sists in asserting itself for the cause of comfort. The new style is the re suit. Simply roll your hose down
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01

THE Panama hat of today is wo-
 ven in sizes and shapes to suit
 the mode and yet retain some
 thing of it's old characteristics. An insistent American demand finally persuaded the native South American weavers to vary the shapes they had woven for so long and to make broad CT brimmed and larger crowned hats. The two models shown in the pictures represent new ideas combined with the old in an entirely harmonious manner. This exquisite straw fabric, the most beautiful of street or outing hats, will perhaps come to be made for all sorts of millinery, but at pres ent we associate 1t with that for which 1t seems to have the greatest ftness-the utility millinery, and we like 1t best with the simplest trim ming. A panama of this description holds the same position as that of the irst-class strictly tailored gown. It cannot be outclassed.
 The problem confronting the milli- ner is the conversion of the small panama of other days into an accept able hat of today. She has met this difficulty in a number of ways. By turning down the brim and banking wings and chiffon about the crown Or by the addition of border of silk
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
HANDBAGS OF EVERY STRIPE
Good Point About the Newest Is That They Can Be Made to Match
 the Costume.

The separate handbag Is flat, sus- pended on a cord and of fabric that is delightful in its newness and in the possibility of matching costumes with which 1t is worn at small cost. That Is the hopeful message of fashions mandate. You can make most of the fabric handbags.
 There's a tapestry bag with point ed flap that is called an envelope bag" Its edges are bound with linen tape or gilt gaIloon, and it fastens either by button and loop or by a patent clasp that can be bought at any notion counter.
 Linen bags can be made of odd scraps of goods left from your frocks. There is no reason why you should not have a little handbag to match every summer street dress. The shapes can be oblong, square, circu- lar, oval Drawing-strings of cotton cord are easily run through castings or crocheted rings on the outside. Hand embroidery can be added to the top surface of a bag. Soutache braiding is another effective way.
 The fabric bags can be finished with metal tops if you wish, but the other method is just as good and little easier for the maker.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Not Wanted.

Now this arrangement of springs. !" said the demonstrator, is such that whatever the inequalities of the road. you never feel the slightest jar in rid Ing. There is no jolt to this car"
 Then I don't want it." replied the fat man T want a car that will jolt, jar. Jounce, bounce and 1ostle me un- til my waist line reappears. l want to escape that corporation tax the Su- preme court has just decided to be constitutional. l."-Harper's Wekly.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01

l or ribbon to the edge of the brim and fancy feather bands of generous pro portion about the crown. The fiexibil- ity of the crown makes 1t possible to turn 1t, up or down anywhere. It may be considerably stretched also Extra width is sometimes let in the brim in another straw or fabric and con cealed by 8 silk facing on the under brim and a soft scarf or sash on the upper brim.
 If the shape seems to be passabl0 without piecing there is no other trim ming better than a drapery of light silk or chiffon. The rule Is that the drapery should be light and durable like the hat, and in spite of its fragile appearance chiffon may be repeatedly washed.
 The owner of a panama hat should not use hatpins to fasten 1t on with. Hat fasteners should be sewed to the head band and thrust into the hair to secure the hat to the head. It is al- most a crime to thrust pins through the beautiful, painstaking weave of which the hat is made. The evidence of carelessness shows a lack of ap- preciation. When one sees a fine pa mama punctured with holes it is a mark of inelegance in the wearer.
 JULIA ROTTOMLEY.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
M.kIno a Buckle.

When a buckle Is required. for . dress and you don't care to spend a lot on one try this: Cut out the shape you want in heavy cardboard. Cover 1t with the material of which the dress is made and then trim 1t with what ever trimming is being used. A pretty enc was made of row after row of beads to match dress trimmed with bead fringe. Cover one with lace, gold tissue or anything.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Lost Nearly Fifty Years.

Goshen, N. Y.-General Henry L. Burnett, former United States attor- ney, who has a summer home near Goshen, received by registered mail from Chicago keywinder silver watch that had been despatched to him by messenger during the Civil war and never reached him. A relative of General Burnett came across the watch in a Chicago jewelry store re- gently.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Handbaa Made of AppIe PIps.

Apple pips are probably amongst the last thing in the world that one would have thought capable of being utilized in the making of such use ful article as a handbag, yet one in the possessoin of a Strand reader was made of nothing else. The pips have been most skilfully strung together to form a pleasing design and the bag Is quite large enough to carry a small pocket handkerchief
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
An AppaIIlna Excuse.

This is the fifth time you have been brought before me this term, " said the judge, frowning severely upon the prisoner at the bar.
 Yes, your honor" said the prison CT. You know a man is judged by the company he keeps and like to be seen talkin' to your honor for the sake of me credit"
 "All right" said the judge. "Ohlcer. take this man over to the island and tell them to give him a credit for 30 days. s."-Harper's Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
White House of the confederacy.

war by President Davis and his fam fly.
 Here his daughter. Winnie" the Angel of the Confederacy." was born, and here his little son. Joe. was killed by a fall from the rear porch. It was visited by Abraham Lincoln a few days after the evacuation.
 It is now a Confederate museum. each of the 13 Confederate states hay ing in 1t a memorial room. In front of the mansion is the propeller-shaft of the 'Merrimac," whose famous and long remembered engagement with the Monitor" revolutionized naval warfare the world over.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
The Peaeemaker.

T hope" said the guest. that you and Mrs. Scrappeigh will treat me as one of the family and behave just ex- actly as you would if were not here"
 Not on your life" replied Scrap peigh. "The fact is, my dear fellow, as long as you are here you can depend on our behaving in a fairly peaceable way"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
ReasonabIe supposItIon.

Big MT. Little (truculently)-Yo', sah, am liah, sah!
 Little MT. Biggs (diplomatically)- Uh-well, sah, considerin' yo' heft an yo' broadness cross de equator, dun huh but what dar thought be little suppin' to dat th'ry, sah!-Puck-
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
LlohtnIno Is Useful.

York, Pa-A stroke of lightning in brief electrical storm which passed over Felton, this county. helped along the house-cleaning at the home of Mrs. Michael G. F1inchbaugh. The bolt neatly pulled the tacks from the car pets and even from the unolelm in the kitchen
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Wanted 1t Badly.

Could you give me raise. sir2 You know I am married.
 But I gave you a raise so that you could be married"
 ''Yes. know; but I find I need a raise more now than did then"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
A Trunk Ruu.

A trunk rug for the guest room will protect a pretty carpet or mating from the disfiguring marks often made by a visitors trunk. The rug may be of the same. material as the floor GOV ering and cut a little larger than a good-sized trunk Take care to see that an incoming trunk is set square ly on the rug.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
coNFEDERAcY's WHITE HOUSE
Now Museum, Each of the Thirteen Confederate States Having a
 Memorial Room.

Richmond, Va-Located in Rich mond. this building was at one time a private residence, but was purchased in 1862 by the city of Richmond for the use of the Confederate govern ment, and was occupied during the
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
How It,s Usually Done.

"Pve just written scathing letter 1enouncing that newspaper, calling it ;owardly and spineless." said the indig- nant citizen.
 Did you sign your name to it?" ask ed the stranger.
 "No-I signed 1t One Who Knows didn't want the editor to know who wrote it." he replied.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Truthful Man.

You appear to have every confi- dence in your husband"
 Well, he is very truthful For in- stance, he sent me word yesterday that he was detained down town" By business, eh?"
 ''No; by baseball"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
rown Haa No cemeterv.

Oroville. Cal.-Portola. division point on the Western Pacific east of Oroville, claims the record as the only "cemeteryless" city in the United States. The population of Portola is 1000 persons. Nevertheless. 1t has no cemetery. In the last eight months there has been but one death in Por tola.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01

This pretty waist is of striped silk, with large collar and revers of the same, which are ornamented with but tons and loops of cord and edged with lace ruffies. The turnover cuffs are trimmed in the same way.
 The full plastron or chemisette is of mousseline de sole. The girdle is of the striped silk, fastened little to one side under a knot of the same.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
The Annual ouestIon.

Well, Hawkins. old man." said Witherbee, has your wife decided where she vii lspend the summer?"
 Yep" said Hawkins. She's go Ing abroad?''
 .So7 And how about your
 Well, don't know yet" sighed Hawkins. 'T haven't decided wheth, CT to stay in town or go into bank ruptcy."-Harpers Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
A panaeroua Metaphor.

The poetic youth had tarried long and conversation was waning.
 T am never lonely" he observed. My mind is kingdom"
 "A limited monarchy?" she Queried sweetly.-Answers.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Hauohtv Leisure.

Hasn't that man a rather super. hlious air?"
 "Yes," replied Miss Cayenne
 What has he done?"
 Foolish question: His reason for being so supercilious is the fact that ho doesn't have to dc any thing"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Ia This a HInt7

"Why do you smoke cigarettes?" "Why not? Robert Louis Stevenson smoked them"
 "Yes-but he went and lived on the island of Samoa while he did"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Rreakinn tha Ne.un

Him-I don't know how to tell you how love you.
 Her-Don't worry about that-P1l take it as 1t comes. What you want to get nervous about is how to tell papa about 1t
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
HIs Trouble.

Do you have any trouble with your Iutomobile?"
 ''Yes, indeed. I'm constantly kept busy making peace with people who think ought to take them riding"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
The Last Reeort.

How do you suppose that aviator Is going to raise the wind?"
 'I suppose on a bank. of clouds"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
The Cause.

That man is chronic kicker"
 Force of habit. He used to be long to a champion football team"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
Silently EnvIous.

T suppose you are happy. with all the wealth you have accumulated?"
 There is one man envy" replied MT. Chuggins.
 Who is that?"
 The motorcycle policeman. Every once in a while he gets a chance to violate the speed limits without being arrested.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01
He I lmIt

Could he pay his bills on emer- gency?"
 NO; but he could on time"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-01

Cholly Chumpleigh-I. aw-often re- train from-aw-joining in discussion, 'or fear of making-aw-a fool of myself, don't cher know.
 Miss Cutting Hintz-One cannot paint the lily or gid refined gold
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-05-31
The Cotton Market.

There was resumption OF the up
ward tendency of cotton prices at the
start this week. but later q reaction
set in that carried the July option
about SO points below the high level
touched on the present movement. In
the early trading practically all of
the news was Of a strengthening char
acter, continued complaints OF drought
and more optimistic trade adyices
from domestic centers being the chief
influences in this respect. while sup
port was also derived from the per-
sistent decrease i'm the local certificat-
ed supply and the bullishness of the
statlStlcal situation in general. These
various factors prompted leading in
tereStS to assume n somewhat aggres-
slVe attitude on the buying side, es-
peclally in the old crop positions, and
thcre was considerable covering in
the new crop options in anticipation
OF an unfavorable weekly Government
weather report on Tuesday. The oflic-
ial statement indicated varied condi-
tlons throughout the belt and was of
such nature as to produce col sider-
able uncertainty among the sDecula-
tive element Most sections of Texas
were said TO need rain and the drought
IN the Carolinas was regarded as be-
ing serious, which is leading some
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-05-31
ATTRACTIVE
Real Estate
Offerings

500 acres of the best improvcd farm
ing land in the county cheap Twen-
ty-fve horse farm open and twenty
WoiNS' rour '''iieS Sou'h-'"Si OF 'h'
IWenty-two acres, three mixes east
of Laurens at Auld's Cross Roads I'm
hiSn state OF cultivation and well I'M
S'''''''
500 acres of fine land on waters OF
I.lttie klNer' hlies south ol LaureilS
g H. IN me state lcu''NaIioh' .
morse lafih open; cheap ana e"a!
ioo Sthail larlns wanted loF western
setliefS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-05-31

Is there anything In all this world
that is of more importance to you than
good digestion Food must be eaten to
sustain life and must be digested and
converted into blood. When the diges-
tion fails the whole body suffers.
Chamberlain's TabletsFare rational
and reliable cure for indigestion. They
increase the flow of bile, purify the
blood, strengthen the stomach and
tone up the whole digestive apparatus
to natural and healthy action. For
sale by all dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-05-31
M0URTyiLLE NEWS

week witnessed the closing work of
the Mountville school for the session
1901.
On Thursday evening the class exer-
cises were held in the presence of an
overfowing house. There were six of
those who had completed tn eHigh
School course and were given certifi-
Gates OF graduation. Their names and
the subjects of their essays and ora
tions are given in the order in which
they were presented Thursday even
ing: Ella John Boyd subject. Kind
ness. Virginia Lee Nelson, The Value
OF perseverance,. Robert Watts Hudg-
ems The Royal Path of Life. Ruth
Iolliver Miller, The Life Worth Liv-
ing. Robert Presley Thornton The
Past and Future as they appear at
commencement Eliza Esther Boyd the
Sixth member of the class, was not
present.
These exercises We're intermingled
with songs by the pupils. and we're.
both in preparation and delivery a
credit to the young men and girls of
the class.
Friday morning the large crowd
which was even increased from the
evening before. reassembled for the
final exercises. The teachers and pu-
pills met at the school building and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-05-31

See our line of Refrgerators, lhcy
are ice savers, and cheap.
s. M. &c e. II. Wilkes & Co.
Fruit Jar Rubbers and extra Tops
all kinds and sizes.
s. M. g. E. II. Wilkes G. Co.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04
CASCARETS FOR A
SICK, SOUR SSOMACH
Gently but thoroughly cleanse and
regulate your Stomach, Liver
and Bowels while you sleep.

That awful sourness, belching of
acid and foul gases; that pain in the
pit of the stomach, the heartburn,
nervousness, nausea, bloating after
eating, feeling of fullness, dizziness
and sick headache. means Indigestion;
disordered stomach, which cannot
be regulated until you remove the
cause 1t isn't your stomach's fault.
Your stomach is as good as any
Try Cascarets; they cure indiges-
tion because they Immediately cleanse
and regulate the stomach. remove the
sour, undigested and fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry off the de-
composed waste matter and poison
from the intestines and bowels Then
your stomach trouble is ended for
ever. A Cascaret tonight will straight
en- you out by morning-a 10-cent box
from any drug store will keep your
entire family feeling good for months.
Don't forget the children-their little
insides need a good gentle cleansing,
too
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-04

prosecution and defense meantime
comforting as TO whether the specta-
Gle should be carried out.
Following a conference among
counsel for the defense, Attorney
Smith at the close OF the noon recess
announced that Beattie's demonstra-
ton Of the manner in which the
events surrounding tie murder took
place would close the case OF the de-
tense.
1t was decided before Beattie's
cross examination began that It
would not be necessary for the pris-
oner to give a reproduction Of the
part he played when the murder oc-
Cured. With the automobile as
prop"
Beattie's cross examination, which
he faced smilingly, brought out the
admission that his Illicit relations
relations with Beulah Binford began
a week after he first met her. Beu-
lah was only 13 years old at the
time, but the defendant claimed he
did not know their intimacy was ille-
gal as the girl appeared much older.
After Beattie had denied having
written a letter to Mrs. Binford re-
garding the adoption Of Beulah's
child, Wendenburg produced the let
ter in question and the prisoner was
forced to admit that he was the au-
thor.