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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-10
ADVICE UPON ADVERTISING
IN ALL FORMS

Consultation Free. S\ep In.
Consultation free!" repeated
the educator with virulen,ce. "A
trap! A manifest pitfall! l don't
know why Mr.. Bertram should
have sent me hither. The enter
prise is patiently quack," he asse-
verted in a rising voice.
Upon the word a young man
opened the door and, emerging,
received the accusation full in the
face. The young man smiled.
"Quack, l said" repeated the
exasperated mentor, land l repeat
it. Quack!"
"If you're suffering from the
delusion that you're a duck" OBJ
served the young man mildly,
you'll find a taxidermist on the
top floor"
The caller turned purple. 'lf
you are Mr.. Average Jones, of the
Cosmic Club"
az am"
there are certain things
which Mr.. Bertram must explaine'
Eyes; Bertram said that you
were coming, but I'd almost given
you up. Come in"
Into Alden where free adj
vice IL offered? OF all the patent
and Internal rascalitjAs, sir, the
offer of free advice
"There, there soothed the
younger man. 81 know all about
the free swindles. This isn't one
of them. It's just fad of mine. n
He led the perturbed scholar
inside and got him settled in 4
chair. Now, go ahead. Show ME
the advertisement and tell me
how much you lost" s
1--WE lost my assistant. There
is no advertisement about It. What
came for is advice. But upon
seeing your tricky door-plate-"
ooh, that's merely to encourage
the timorous. Who Is this assis-
tant?"
Harvey Craig, a youth, hardly
more than a boy, for whom l feel
a certain responsibility. as his de-
creased parents left him in my
"Yes," said Jones as the pro-
fessor paused.
HE has disappeared"
"Whenf"
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State News

William Johnson Shaw, color
ed, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree for Staying his
wife at Walla Walla.
Pacific county commissioner
have appropriated $1,000 to
bring Yellowstone park elk to
put in the woods.
Hartman railway must pay a
fine of $1,000 for failing to
build a depot at Hay, Whitman
county, on the date set by the
public service commission by the
decree of the supreme court.
Erastus c.. Hawkins, Seattle
engineer who built the Copper
river railway in the interior of
Alaska, died in New York yes
terday following a surgical oper-
alton.
Martin Deggler. son of ex-
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q HeAdkentm,es Of
AVERAGE JONES
StSS Gentleman Defective
Observation-Disclosures


pundit who, for typically meager
recompense, furnished sundry
classes of young men with amuse-
ment, alarm and instruction, in
about equal parts, through the
medium of lectures at the Metro
politan University. During vaca-
lions the professor pursued, with
some degree of passion, expert
ments which added luster and Sc
lected portions of the alphabet to
his name. Twice week he
walked down town to the Cosmic
Club, where he was wont to dine
and express destructive and an
archistic views upon the nature.
conduct, motives and personality
of the organization's governing
committees.
On the day following Bertram s
telephone, Professor Gehren enter
ed Aston Court Temple, took the
elevator to the ninth floor, and
following directions, found him
self scanning a ground-glass win
dow Haunting the capitalized and
gilded legend,
A. JONES, ADVISOR.
Advisor" commented the
professor, rancorously. "A vicious
verbal monstrosity!" He read
on.
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The 81 selections on the IL dom
ble-disc records include the IA
nous "Rigoletto" Quartette and
also the splendid 'Lucia" Sextette,
for which two selections alone
many talking machine owners have
had to pay $13. Or your own
selection of records to the same
value will be supplied.
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3 to 20 Per Cent Saved by Buying Your Furniture
Here
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1912-10-31
GadtrifJten ans 9sbrasfa Sitp
nuD llmaeacnD,

gmos s. SnrOing, Der an Dom
ieritag Roreen in @nnnlton, 81,
tsri6ieo, mar elm friiberer lang.
i1briger @inpobner BON Rebrasfa
gitp. Seinem Refien, 8ilarb @.
Sarotng BON bier, ging Die Hah'
riht bonn Sooe ieines Snfels 81.
Ser Sor6ing mar "a Sabre oil
lrnS itnmn1te aus elmer Der alteIten
Weu GngIano 5omilien. Seine 8or'
fabren fnmen i'm Sabre 1923 bon
gnelano nod Der neiten &olonie.
Sod Rebrnsto fam er i'm Gpril
1867 nit $40 in Der Saihe. anf
peridieoenIte 8eiie ihlug er lid
burf's 2eben uno bradte er ourtl
1IeB uno 4usoduer gum ongeie-
beren Neann. Sm 8iirgerfrieg
fodt er oltf Seiten beg 9oroens I'm
Grjtn Rebrasfa R%esiTent. 9rei
Sobne nno cine 3odter iiberIeben
Jpn. Gas 8egrdbniB iaro un Sam
Itoa in Gpaniton, 81, itatt.
Ginem 3ei5er Der Union 8acifit
rpuroe iein Rod geitoblen, ols el
gbenbs in Der Staot iein Gffer
eimabm. 8olidit Soiepb 0iint
farb Den Rod IN ben Sdnben cine.
Mannes, 9nmens 8. G. 8opo
nadOem oas 3ugperional abgefab
rem mar.
Srau SeIen Sfminfe Wepers
bqren ihfpere grfranfltng IN 81
2ouis eemeIbet tptroe, 1T hire
&ranf6eit erlegen. Sbre 2eif)
traf am 8onneritag Morgen IN See
brasfa Gin ein. 3os 2eihenbe
gangnis erfol5te am 6reitag Raf
mittag. Die 3rauerfeier leitet
gaItor q. G. 8errp mo Die 8ei
ietung fono in 8ptfa itott.
Die Ct. Norp's 6air lit Ell
0urtidIagenoer Grfolg. Sir I'm
terbalttng naer art lit beftens q
iorgt.
9as Acknowledgements bon golr
mel @iQiam oeDis 8i[ion, Der 4
Sabre lang bel Der Nebrasfa Git
Rational 9dnf ~dngeitellt nr, MN
Be ON Sonntas 9admittag DO
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Tarftbrridt.


Giio.O Omaha, 81. Sftobcr.
ainopicb-3uiubr 1872; ylarti
ieit biz itarf.
@rtc bis bette $S.35-$t0.00.
IiiteImdbise bio cute 1925
$6.25.
&euobnli6e bis mittelmabig'
81. 75-$7.25.
giibe uno Sellers, felt bis tart,
@ute bis bette Sellers $3.50
$6.40.
@lts bis bette aiibe $500
$3.50.
RittelmSBigc bis quite aiibt
81. - 80.
@cpobnlide Bis mittcImdbige
S3.00-$4.30.
Stodprs mo 5eeoers, bette itart
mbere felt.
suite bis bette s6.25-$7.s5.
IittcImdbi1c Biz cute, $5.75-
1925.
getpobnIife Bic mittelmibisc
S4.50-$5.25.
Stod Seiiers-S400-$5.50
adIbcr-$4.75-$.75.
guGcn-$4.4o = $5.40.
Sdsneine-3uiuhr 1850; @larf
8 Bis Toe b0ber. 0urhihnittsprei
81. G0-7.65. SOhiter Sreis $40
Sdofe-8ufubr $4,000; @ort
feit bis bober.
@utterihofe, quite big bette
$3.25-$3.85.
@iober, CUTE bis bette, 1885,
1920.
SdbrIinge, CUTE Bis bette, $4.3
-$5.t0.
2dmmer &C. 90.
Heeoerg: Mutterifafe 1919 bi
S3.45; 8iboers $3.40-4.35; Sab
hinge $3.75-5.00; 2Gmmer $5.3
-6.25.
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Smaba, aebrasfa, 81. eft. 1912.
$1,000 fir entfremaeen @atten.

$4,000 fir e~ntfrrmSeten 8ntten.
8rau ante Ginger bot ibre
Shlpieeerpltern, Sarrp un0 Dora
Ginger auf $4,000 oerflast, neil
iie ibr ben Mom ibrer 8nbI an.
gebIi6 nod einem flr8en @onne-
inono entiremIet batter. 9as Bnar
beiratbete ooriges Snbr IN 8roof-
i'm, g.. g., uno fam balo ooraIlf
nod Omaha. gfa9 einigen 80
den rebeteu bic GItern ibrem Sob.
ne Elm, er fonnte lei6t cine oiloere
un6 before 5rau bfomrlerl.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1912-10-31

Der @cbnuua. If. strabe uno g..
2lpe., aus itntt.
Tie Icdter bon Serrf d. W.
Sdminfe, 5rnu &eIrn Sdminfe.
Mepers, Die IN aauias Gitp Der.
bciratbet III, puroc fiirdlid BET e.
ner @aipIinerploiion ihIimm Der.
lett. Serr Sfminfe mar chen bon
aanIas gitn Buriidaefebrt, oils er
Don benz peridIimmerter 3uitano
ieiner 9odter b~enndritiigt lpuroe.
er trat Icfcri pieoer bic @eiie nod
aanias gitn an.
Cine Der 1lteiten btiiilden Nm.
iieoIerinnen bon Stoe Gauntp, 5rnn
lloraorctbe gueb. iinrb am Conn.
iaa @orgcn i'm Seim ibres Sobnes.
0bris 6. 8ueB. feds Weilen ilio'
ueltlid BON Rebrnsfa Gitp. 9ie
@reifn 1T on GIiersifuate geitor'
ben. Obmobl iehr i4Dad, fam ibr
Zoo 0cnnod, u%nerrportet. 3ron
gueb mar am %. 9drJ 1929 in
st. SuIia. 9aperu, seboren. SIN
Sobre 1856 monoerte iie mad
amcrita aus. Sbr critcr 8obniir
mar Dubuque, So, no Tie iif nit
Sobn 6. gueb pertriratbete. Bon
6crt 400 bos Paar nod Ct. 2oiiis.
100 fe einige Sabre lebtcn, nm
itliebli6 per Boot mad Nebrosto
sim iibersuiicoeIn. gis 5um Sabre
1878 lebten Iie bier unS onnn faiif'
ten Iie cine 5arm iioweitlih Dor
exr staot. S6r Marn itarb Dol
10 Sabrcn. Srau 9ueb mar eint
ter bctannteIten 6rnnen. @abreni
ter Iangcn Sabre batten bunoert'
ron 2euien Iie fennen gelcrnt. SIR
intime aenntnis Der Rionier5et
cab ibr b1uiig @~elegenheit 81 OH
! rcaenoem @eiprGd. 6rau 8uei
bate adt &inoer. bon oenen abe
mur nod srpei ON 2eben iino. 9ai
g%eara6nis fano am 9ienitng Rad,
mittaa Itatt. 8oitor 5. 8. Gang
torit BON Der Bethel eonngeliihei
Stride Ieitete oie 5rauerfeier.
SER geter s. 2apigne mo Sri
gbilomena Seng mur0en am Deitt
; nod eetrnut. gei6e iunge 2ent
lima 81 Sohre oft. Der iunge @ott
: it Der Sobn bon Srancis 2obign
/ unS ole graut Die Glteite Eodte
bon George 8eng, einem DohIho
: benOea 5oriner BON uhrpeit 8oiiI
Gin Dem Snrmer 2ouis Died
/ mann bon @poming geboriger SIC
gen tplroe am Samitag Nufmi'
toa bon einem automobil angI
n rnnnt. Diedmann's Sobn rprrt
ACKNOWLEDGMENT uno brad ben aei
fel. Ger Bogen itan0 auf 81
Strabe, fpGbrerlo 3iedmann IN
Iein Sobn gretter nbliSen. Scr
d Diedmann bot Der goli5ei D
Summer oeg automobiIs Mtg
tbeilt. u
nj Sci Ser regnldren Sta6trntb
Ell fisung am Montog abeno bat
n aommifidr Riharoion ben gorii
u 90 @apor Souiton obweicno fpa
Ger Sdooenerias bon Senrp Slio
it FER aneeblif Dor einem Sabre BEL
er Seuer bes Wation Sauies SdaoI
n crIitt, tpurbe ~beiprofen, ober MI
la fam 81 feiner gntifeiOune.
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Tas preismirotaffs giiea be
Better Annlp, Tenihs Slide. i50'
Dodge Sirdke, . e.od. Wahl3ei
ter 2s Gents.
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Tenn spbe maize.

Ser 8ogelobner G. Nalmquiit,
tpelder BEL elmer Sdldgerei nit
sat @oore am 90. Oftober libel
sugeridtet ruuroe unb einen Sho-
eelbrut erIitt, liegt I'M ct. So.
iepb Soipitol I'M Sterben. Seli
ieiner ginIieferung ins9oipital bal
cr bas gepuBtfein nifJt pieoer er'
Iangt.
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saId,en. mnS @anbubren nnb Bril-
len gut reparirt. S. ID. 8ruih,
1917 Cunning Strnbe.
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steamnsseindJ - Cine oeutide
Grou iuft cine Steaung fir al.
aemeine Sausarbeit. Warie R0b
rid, 2910 iiiol. is. StroBe, Omaha.
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.H(aIlIfi5irte dneigen!
Efnffatenr fndlt Mrbeit.

Gin jun9er 8eutidIer, Der IN lei.
mem Sofe ais Stuffateur 9iidti.
ges IeiItet, iuft Stellung. Sit I'M
itanoe irgenb peIde Snncnarbeiten
IN Sips aus5ufibren. Biiroe iifl
aerne in omaha nieoerlnIiett fpeun
ausii6t ouf 8eiddftigung pcrbon'
6er. Wan ihreibe on Carl Soils,
care Of Carl Sirgenien Bloom
fiel6, Rebr.
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1877 Sn"nnm etr
r.rta4it anDiid lalten lioer
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KohIen

n H. iinicrs Carbon aohIc IL ms5scidnet fir aohai uo
k0nIEU Sei,en. Gle III rein, gtbi piee, eHtBhnod Fh lhaea,
NVHtoh b~tnterIdBt wenig aihr bait oas GeuRr uno III oe pns
0ole utntIeren EreHts i'm garfie Grobe Hubgrcbe " uno eia
81 90, gterofe 5u $3.50 gr p~eaaufeu and Chic, 3d springs
Sftriban, @nlnut, gIcd COTS, S9B uo 3hnobcl5 ilnire 8orficnk
IN Ole 5tranton-oe bette aobIe oe g~edrbert miro. gcrfouien nq
bic arfaniaS unb Semiantbracite. Tie bette Niiouri Qchle Sbm
Office 2t0 iibI. IL. eh. Telephone Douglas vw
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sp;lh pou Omaha.

Die W7iIf BON omaha. weIdc aul
Der international Gairp Sbclp III
ggiIpdufee ouSeeiteIt por, bat mad
acknowledgements CLAUDE J Soiiie|
oIlaemeinlte Anertennung g%etlnOen.
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NEW YoRK,s sNoepcm.

Sew N0rN's ultra fashionable peer
age has been again defined a
descendant ~ the first royal governor
~ New York has published n list OF
ie' names. which are supposed 20 i'm.
ciude every one socially worth while
throughout the United States Wealth
and good manners are supposed 90 be
lie tests a. entrance into this magic
circle Naturally. the upper tendon
% New Yorh has been thrown into "a
frenzy by the publication The sI'-
fools Who have been Included in the
IIst are probably highly ela'cd. while
fha equally as siliy ard more rumer-
oas fools who have been Icft olt are
raging iu anger Probably Iu fhc rs'.
fur instance. viu uo' poo found 'hr
name % The ereHtes. American novel
fst. Ile name of fro greatest Amer.
can inventor fl~ name of fUe greatest
im,-.,4n railroad uaEul... fre name
.. 'fe greatest Amer can lawyer o-
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prhensive
important and interesting questions worthy
1t is as follows:
PARKERsBURG W. Va. March ,, 1912
Wheeling Inteugencer-
Those Republicans West Virginia who the nomination OF
William Howard
judiciary
ra they have enlarged the recall include the
all decisions Of all acceptable
Was Presden, Taft while
his decisions?
2ss 81 c C. A 4a9 Judge Taft delivered
Appeals Sixth Circuit. a
railroad
and
rails its defense Railway
pot N'" " It's Ne " copE WIN rue ae ana mat ne by such
knowledge assumed the risk Of injury Judge Taft refused
Id NOT assume The rik Of INJURIES .1inr r- an rr, , I,
,r,, ~ H., hn n The son of the a.sp"gg rests y
recognze as ean servant an eEgn' express implied his
public AID b
obe The only ground for r.sns suco statute
servants deal in eard to The their Tine
had himself
tract the 1as @ t % st purpose Ii 20 ' the s'Gisn 10 con
persons that one should ,o
se Grim nal ana yet, the ASSUMPTION risk The term OF a
Of a safety
appliance statute in favor Of an em The cas-" decided July
Of me
in which they have Incorporated for the protection
pies annolnc'd hy judge Taft
doctrine o. assumption % liability
STATUES which have been passed IN OBJ" various states
Is decision clearly '-''b hes William Tan as e1'r'mo
Fre-''" 'r' h@ interests % e hborns
~ p public involved
IN n'"i states Vs. Aii'" Pipe Stool Compa- e. Federal ror
Or --' 20 g. 4 49, decided t e Circuit
pioneer case. o, se subject, Judge
IT," delivered " opinion 90 "e eo-~ decree o,
,.a go w. -r..,.s Dr. 81. II. -,.a .. e-,..-.. . . -
ls' 20 prices ''. f'i .e raaee pr rr.- .r q.,a ,ar.
e.f. .... . -. ..,.-, .s-.e or
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way problem.
would with
;hreefourths
liability
method recall could effected
Constitution recall effected
u hrce
recall decision who formulate the decision
or il 2
embodied
IL Re y.
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SOME WORM EATEN DEMOCRATIC
TIMBER

The Democratic West Union Record
continues TO dish out some plain and
interesting facts relative 10 the lead
ing Democratic politicians OF the state.
Here is its reference TO two men who
were especially conspicuous in doing
the bidding Of the Watson-Chilton
combination during the late session
OF the legislature:
We are Informed that state Senator
M"lrtyre. of EerNe'ev Springs. ana on-
William ". SCvrt~e. Of Hinton. arc ca--
cI1stes FOR 90" offices of atturuey gen
eraI and seCrct1rr ~ state. rrspe.ffs,. ..
INeee fellows sipug fr f.e srriIfof.-
watson gang srI plan ed active parts 100
f1" delivery of the Democratic party tu
fhis state Over fn the FairmHrf coal
company and the Baltimore q ONO rail-
road
We 30 not know whether VI fnfyra
claims 90 be a progressive or not. but
-nrvers boasts - the fact that -
'~aWNefs1 ls not 2 progressive Demo
cfai saw Ncrs Elorics 'u his starIps.-
ism. art d"uo1ures BRYAN and BITE one
wolk efs a. enemies % t-ro Usu'o-~a..
N" ff.f.res pe,finr rroEre-~ivs rar-e.
cra' IAN Hfford 90 give ftese mon is
support md if would he an act ~ ...
IRENE io'ir f"r fhe party % place tr.m
on The t..Es'
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f,r rha. matter. tho name % the Prcsi-
dent az the United States
THIS is a great democracy OF 90
"coooo people 4 democracy that has
refused 10 establish class or bow 10
privilege in spite O. an the silly
EFFORTS OF snohs 90 establish social
aristocracy iu me United States. tho
doors of opportunity stHl swing open
TO the men ~ brains and power. The
men and women really worth while
iu %" United states are Tho men and
women who have done things Tor their
follow men and probably not one 81
their names Niil Doc found in the list
% 90
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Published Daily. Except Sunday, By the
Intelligence Publishins Company.
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part taken in this movement by sucn
institutions rs the r. & o. railroad
The prosperity Of that great property
depends to a very large extent upon
the prosperity Of West Virginia. and
its Efforts TO develop agriculture along
its lines are an evidence OF the new
and enlightened policy which prevails
in its management
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Many sufferers from rheumatism
have been surprised and delighted
With ne prompt relief afforded nv
applying Chamberlain Llnimen' Not
one cas" - rheumatism IN ten r.-
quires any internal treatment uhrf.
ever ibis Hr.mer' j. for sale bv al
dealers
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and however the NECESSITY for cTbg themselves by Joint
,GTse u, rom S0n h Han 't "a oy ,
% me ,h a @ % s @ eG f ,b; 70 go so M as T Ss
pressed
reasonable ardas of purchasers Of territory
are poduced IN which me an say ,na IN Their opinion the prices at
which pine has been sold me Defendants have been reasonable We do
hnk that common law there question of reasonabene
there intention the OF the
cannot excuse
extensive
a. whether Q
by Supreme
Tie United States. 10 I. 5. 2ll. unanimously.
There OF
aa ,Es ,'r h. MOI a -, ,no ay,n, ~ f rs s. II, 1911,
ions trade monopoles
practical progressive judge in dealing
During the Of President
stance ha. he assumed r''roaressi'e attitude
man James C. Blaine and advocated by William
cent Tar secured ' passage OF practical reciprocity bill which
raated
the people u the Dominion behind
mem i annexation President TAFT has taken the foremost position OF
ruler OF the question OF arbitration
he other great nation o., The vors ard h ,r - , "u
on al nations 81 the civilized world for
What greater Progressive Than President Taft,
On f tariff issues the President
which he protective should be
base" abroad plus reasonable
ot TO I'll" HON" manufacturer no believes 'ha' u"
be bad upon actual figures OF ne cost " production.
President TAT u rr sympathy a., Progressive,
measures ".'' a" | rho ts interests OF Pho r"op" I has
rrop''f offenders against ID" sherman c.,
Who ha h'er accomplished Accomplished
PRACTICAL. Mere theories or" n'' adsa r t} Dim ue r
Tto" opposing e 'sradnc, % President ,a,ous 90
r'y res theory ai,oa'e
rDal az judi, i a., . ,i r.. mean.
BE- lrl year. rendition Of ayr .r- e II, deter
I
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by lightning. II seemed to likely that a
tank struck by lightning instead explosion
being the result burning oil would follow
the lightning.
I'm the early 7os OF the last century standing
in the ofce OF mandatory Pittsburgh hour
when violent thunder storm gathering In the dis
lance. As watched the electric clouds began
the distant ashesn OF lightning became convinced that
the OF the would be directly couple
OF large oil tanks which in plain view and which
knew filed with oil.
"A few minutes later when the electric cloud lying
low. directly the a mo brilliant
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cloud This OF electric fire struck
Instantly there shot from the of the superb
the electric with such nconcevab prodsous had the
oil consumed apparently almost quick time needed for
exactly what happened After the pillar OF fire had eentered and
have often thought of this henOmnon and have sometimes tried to
which
the oil tank understand how electricity the form Of light
this
brilliant high
oil lightning
Copyright. J.
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New News of Yesterday



oil
oil
OF
throughout
Il thought by
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-05
DANCE AT THE
ARMORY.

The dancing young gentlemen
Of the city entertained Tuesday
evening with quite an joyable
dance at the Armory, ON Carroll
ton ave, out of compliment to the
attractive bevy of visiting young
ladies in the city this week.
About twenty-five couples en-
joyed the occasion, which lasted
until two O'Clock the folio wing
morning, The Big Six Orchestr a
was in splendid tune, and thu,
spacious floor of this splendid
dance floor in a pink of condition..
The dance was chaperoned by
Messrs. and Mesdames B. L.
Young, w. T. Mathews, J. G. Gil
lespie, A, N. Tins, J. P. Nets, and
Mrs. Chas. F. Johnson, of Baton
Rouge.
Among the young ladies dane
ing were Misses Minna Ethel
Lombard OF Memphis, Elise Halle
wood of Virginia, Kate Stainback
and Aileen Peasants of Minter
City. Natalie Cook, Of Vicksburg,
Hattie Lott Of Meridian, Annie
Hobson, Venita Bacon, 10 Mary
Griffith and Kate Griffith Of Vicks-
burg, Catherine Martin, Nora
Nets, and others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-05
NOTICE TO VETERANS

And Lineal descendants who
are entitled to Crosses of Honor:
All those desiring crosses please
get your blanks from Mrs. James
Crowell, Secretary of the U.D.C.,
fill same out and send to me at
once. After November, 1912, no
more crosses will be given. Oc-
tober Goth is the last day | can
present them. Every veteran
and lineal descendant entitled to
crosses should take advantage of
this last opportunity. The little
bronze cross is something to be
proud OF, and has its place in the
making of Southern history. |
have in my possession a cross
which was lost about seven years
ago on the 4th of July. Owner
can have same by applying to me.
MRS. C.E WRIGHT, Pres.
j. z. George Chapter, U. D, C.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-05
MISS STONER ENTERTAINS.

A truly charming porch par
ty at the pretty Stoner home
in North Greenwood, on the
Boulevard, served as a fitting
compliment to Miss Lucille Ston-
er's two charming visitors, Miss
Minna Ethel Lombard of Memphis,
and Miss Elise Lakewood of Vir-
ginia, on Monday evening, when
about sixty of this attractive hos
tess friends enjoyed the gracious
hospitality of this lovely home.
The guests were met in the
hall by the receiving line which
was composed of the hostess
with Sam Atkinson, Miss Lom-
bard with Howard Stewart, and
Miss Hazlewood with John Bro
gan. Miss Stoner was attractive
ly costumed in gold chiffon over
gold satin, and Miss Lombard
was striking in a fetching gar
ment of pretty royal purple satin,
and Miss Lakewood was very be-
comingly gowned in gold dew
drop chiffonover satin.
Bridge and rook featured the
pleasant evening, about a dozen
tables spotted over the spacious
porch for the indulgence in these
pastimes.
The color scheme was effective
in pink and green, and especially
was the pretty dining room beau
tiful in its artistic decorations.
Delicious ices and cakes were
there served by Mesdames Brax-
ton Bragg Proyine and Garrard
NJ. Barrett. Pink and green can
dies added to the pretty color
scheme.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-05
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

Resolutions adopted by Society of
Earnest Workers Of First Presbyterian
Church of Greenwood, Miss, on death
of Miss Kate Steele.
That whereas, Our Heavenly Father,
in His infinite wisdom and love, has
taken from our society one of its choi-,
cest members, and called from His SER
vice on earth into His service above,
Miss Kate Steele,
Therefore, be it resolved 1st, That
we extend to her family our sincerest,
sympathy and pray the Father to send
the Comforter to their hearts.
End, That these resolutions be spread
upon the Record Book of the Society Of
Earnest Workers, published in town
papers, and in Christian Observer.
June II, 1912.