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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
DOCTORS UP BOOKS

versant and evolved her present prep
aration. 1t is of the consistency OF
vaseline or petroleum., and almost
black in color. The original recipe
had been handed down from father to
son In a family of book lovers and IL
brarians, and previous to coming into
the hands of Miss Lewis had been
used effectively in various European
Libraries.
Miss Lewis started her work some
eight years ago. and since then has
treated most Of the great New York
Libraries with success, including in
her long list the New York Bar asso-
citation, the Avery library at Columbia
university, the private collection of
]. P. Morgan and the library of the
Metropolitan museum. In addition to
being book doctor, Miss Lewis Is a
practical librarian. having been In
charge of the Richard Hunt collection
for many years before taking up her
present work. She finds that she can
no longer continue her work unaiqed
and now has corps Of assistants
book lovers as she is herself, whom
she chooses with the utmost care and
who have become very expert In the
work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Getting Americanized.

1t does not take long for Americas
future citizens to adopt American
styles. He had just landed at the Bat
terry. and was toiling up Broadway
with his big canvas-covered trunk up
on his back. A bright orange tie set
of his crisp black locks, and long,
heavy ulster tapped at his heels. But.
GROWING glory of all-perched On his
head, and toyed with by the biting
winds that swept in from the sea, was
a brand-new American straw hat-a
fitting crown for a citizen in country
where every man is a king.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
THE OLD PLEA
He "Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded"

The coffee drinker seldom realizes
that coffee contains the drug, caffeine,
a severe poison to the heart and
nerves, causing many forms of dis
ease, noticeably dyspepsia.
Il was a lover of coffee and used it
for many years, and did not realize the
bad effects / was suffering from its
use. Tea is just as injurious as cof-
fee because it, too, contains caffeine,
the same drug found in coffee.)
'At first was troubled with indiges-
ton. / did not attribute the trouble
to the use of coffee, but thought 1t
arose from other causes. With these
attacks / had sick headache, Nausea
and vomiting. Finally my stomach
was in such condition / could scarce
ly retain any food.
81 consulted a physician; was told
all my troubles came from indiges.
ton, but was not informed what
caused the Indigestion. / kept on with
the coffee, and kept on with the trou.
bles, too, and my case continued to
grow worse from year to year until it
developed into chronic diarrhea, nau.
sea and severe attacks of vomiting.
could keep nothing on my stomach and
became mere shadow, reduced from
159 to 128 pounds.
"a specialist informed me I had a
very severe case of catarrh of the
stomach, which had got so bad he
could do nothing for me, and became
convinced my days were numbered.
''Then CHANGED to see an article set
ting forth the good qualities of Postum
and explaining how coffee injured peo-
pie SO / concluded to give Postum a
trial. soon saw the good effects-my
headaches were less frequent, nausea
and vomiting only came on at long in
tervals and / was soon a changed man,
feeling much better.
Then I thought / could stand coffee
again, but as soon as tried 1t my old
troubles returned and again turned
to Postum. Would you believe it,
did this three times before / had sense
enough to quit coffee for good and
keep on with the Postum. / am now a
well man with no more headaches, sick
stomach or vomiting, and have al
ready gained back to lat pounds. "
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Battle Creek, Mich
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full Of humnf
enters
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
FASHION CURSE TO THE RACE
Missouri Lecturer Declares Vanity Is
Basis for Much of Our
Poverty.

Kansas City, Mo.-The whole gain
of modern civilization in science, in
dustry and the art of living has been
more than lost by the waste in the
ceaseless pursuit of fashion, according
to assertions by Prof. H. ]. Daven-
port in one of the series of lectures of
the University of Missouri extension
here
There is no cure for poverty when
all surplus energy is dissipated in
show" declared Professor Davenport.
Fashion today is compound of fool
ish pride and foolish fiunkeyism. If
the social leaders have chosen a new
costume or a new trick akimboing
their arms or Of drawing their words
all the social small fry must take the
cue therefrom. A part of the life Of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
BRAVE DOG TO THE RESCUE

In sensational manner, Clara FaE-
niger, 10 years old. Of South Potts
town. Pa. was saved from drowning
by shepherd dog in the Schuylkill
canal. the other evening. The girl. In
company with her 8-year-old sister,
was playing along the banks of the
canal, when Clara fell into the canal
at a point where the water,i is IL feet
deep. The dog dashed in after her.
caught hold of the child's dress, and
kept her head above the water. In
the meantime a young man1living close
by the canal heard the younger girls
screams for help, and jumped into the
water. The dog was nearly exhausted
by the struggle, and the young man
reached the side of the drowning girl
just In time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
MARRIED IN THE SADDLE

Married on the main street OF Fort
Klamath, Ore, while astride of their
saddle horses vas tha unique way IN
which Joseph Hessig and Mrs. Fan
ME v. Marsh, . pretty widow. began
life together the other day. The bride
groom came from his home in Siski-
you to Fort klamath. where he for
merly lived, and purchased large
number of beef catz<s. He was met
there by his bride-to-be. and together
they went out and rounded up the
stock. Mr.. Hessig had secured mar
rage license and he and Mrs. Marsh
drove the cattle from the feeding
grounds into the city. Rushing them
into a corral, they rode to the store
az John Fl. Hassi3 brother Of the hus-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
NOVEL WEATHER PROPHET

NJ Wolfe recently demonstrated be-
an interesting mechanism, invented by
another scientist, M. Flageolet, by
which it will be possible to detect "a
hours in advance great variations in
the weather. This little instrument is
a wireless receiver, of such acute SEN
sitiveness that it records storm at a
distance of 800 miles. 1t takes an av-
erage storm about "a hours to travel
this distance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
PHOTOGRAPHS SPOT ON SUN
California Priest and Astronomer Re-
discovers Phenomenon on East
ern Limb of Solar Ball.

San Jose, Cal-The great spot dis.
covered on the eastern limb of the
sun February Is, and by which the OBJ
servatory of Santa Clara college has
forecast weather disturbances up to
May 1, was rediscovered on the east
ern limb and photographed by Rev. j.
S. Ricard, s. ].
The present disturbance was pre-
dicted during the month of February.
"Sun spots are infallible indicators
of the coming of storms on the Pacific
coast" says Father Ricard, land from
here over the United States
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
IN A QUART OF HONEY

A bee culturist gives some interest
ing data concerning the work OF bees
in gathering honey. He calculates
that quart of hone.- represents no
less than $4,000 miles of flight between
the hive and the flowers. Also, that in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

June. which Is the busiest month OF
the season, the workers OF one colony
easily cover as much as twice the dis
lance between the earth and moon in
one day. The distance OF the moon
from the earth is 237.6OO miles There
fore, the gathering OF about ten quarts
OF honey means. totaling the flight OF
all the workers OF the colony, a flight
OF some 475,20O miles.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

band-to-be. and asked him to telephone
for Justice G. C. Jackson, who soon
answered the call. While the two
sat on their horses In the street he
pronounced the words which made
Mrs. Marsh the wife of Mr.. Hessig.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

1--WE are drifting toward a paternal
form OF government" said the econ
omist
Pardon me If / correct you." re-
sponded the suffragette, gently; ito
be accurate, you should say a mater
nal form of government. washing
ton Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Exnnerated for Death.

Springfield, Ohio.-A jury acquitted
Pearl Elder, white, charged with man.
slaughter FOR the killing of James San
ford, negro. alleged paramour of FL
der's mother, September 2s, 1910.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03

the best of us is set as a burnt offer
ing for vanity.
$50 long as our desires Ak them
selves in the qualification Of vanity we
shall find that al our possessions are
dead sea fruit and our life Is weari-
ness"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
Naturally.

Naturally.
"That child actor has part which
fits like glove
Yes sort of kid glove"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-03
EXPLAINED.

"The count has painfully snobbish
air. What does he base it on?"
why, his father, the marquis, was
the victim of duel"
"A French duel?"
"Yes."
Impossible
Not at all. The marquis climbed
a tree to get ont OF the way and fell
and broke bis neck. =
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-10-01

Having a little business in one OF
the federal offices of the city, after it
was finished I fell in conversation
with the official in charge concern
ing Peruna. l mention his business
to show that the conversation was
conducted with a man of more than
ordinary intelligence, being en-
ploye of the government who had
passed through several civil service
examinations. He said to me, not
knowing who | was:
Il think a great real of this patent
medicine business ought to be stop
ped. Especially such remedies as
Peruna. Peruna, as you know, is a
stimulant and contains eighteen or
twenty per cent. of alcohol. People
take it without knowing what il is,
and such remedies ought to be pro-
hibited by law. My own mother
took Peruna once. She had a cough
night sweats. was growing emaciated
and weak. Several doctors examined
her Theopinion was expressed sew
eral times that she was going into
consumption. One thought it was
chronic bronchitis At any rate. her
condition was quite serious. She was
unable TO get any relief from the
doctors she consulted, although she
took their medicines faithfully fOI
nearly a year. Someone told her about
Peruna, and against my wish and
against the wishes of our family, she
began taking it. At once she i'm.
proved, and in less than six months
she apparently was well. We die
all We could TO discourage her in
taking Peruna. but she persisted. u
finally came out In the magazines
that Peruna contained alcohol Ther
we knew at once what il was thai
benefited my mother, il was simply
the alcohol that Peruna contained
We had the laugh on mother We
have not ceased to make fun of hen
yet about her being cured with dilu
ton Of alcohol. She seems 10 be en-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-10-01
AUXILIARY TO FIREMEN.

On Thursday the members of the
independence Fire Company, No. 70,
organized ladies' auxiliary, with the
following officers and members: Pres
ident, Mrs. c. Ploesser; vice presi-
dent. Mrs. T. H. Greene; treasurer,
Mrs. f. Harper; secretary, Mrs. f.
A. Henvis, Mrs. f. Fisher, Ethel Har-
per, Mrs c. Crozier, Mrs. William
Paris, Mrs. G. II. Greene. Mrs. H. Her
bert Mrs. A. Hagerty, Mrs. A. Ewton,
Mrs. r. Paris, Mrs e. Woke, Mrs. e.
Dutton, Mrs. c. Crawford, f. Bush.
r. Reader. Pearl Apologize, Inez
Green, Frances Conner, Mrs. A. Woke.
The auxiliary will hold its next meet
ing at the oompany's house this even
ing. After the business the members
entertained the women with a sixty
five pound snapper lunch, which was
enjoyed by all present
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-10-01
Alcohol In Pe-ru-na--
An Unjust Criticism

by our teasing her, but is
very stubborn. She says that if she
we're TO be sick i'm the same way
again she would certainly get Peruna
and take it, alcohol or no alcohol
So you see if people will persist in
such Z, lishness there ought TO be a
law TO prevent them
I ventured to interpose a question.
you say the doctors could not cure
her, and yet you say Peruna did cure
her. What difference does il make to
you whether il was alcohol or some
other drug that effected the cure2'
"Well, ! don't know that il makes
any difference, but it is deceiving the
people 10 give them alcohol even
though il does cure them" he said.
I replied "Why. l cannot exactly
understand that Alcohol is a drug
the same as quinine or morphine. If
alcohol cures certain diseases where
is the deception? / understand that
the Peruna people print on the label
of each bottle the per cent of alcohol
contained in Peruna. Zach patient
may read it. if he pleases. cannot
see where there is any deceptio. J."
"Well, / would not take Peruna. %
he persisted "Now, / was sick I had
stomach disease A violent pain.
that would come on about an hour
or two after each meal. It grew
worse and worse. / was also cOnstip-
ated I consulted several doctors i'm
our city about my health. I went to
see a prominent specialist in New
York City. paid out great deal OF
money, but no help One time L was
having a bad spell on the train. The
gentleman who occupied the next
seat was a retired physician with
whom I had been acquai.ted. He said
/ TO me: Ny friend. If you want TO get
well | would advise you TO take a
glass of lager beer before each meal
| think that will cure you Having
followed the directions of several
good physicians without any assist
ance, | thought ] would try the beer
In very short time | found it was
helping me, and / got entirely we'll
My bowels became regular and ! had
no more pain. 10 more distress af-
/ ter meals. Now. if my mother had
used some remedy like that it would
be all right. But to persist in using
some secret remedy like Peruna,
think it is outrageous
Again | ventured to ask some ques
tons. asked: what do you sup
pose it was IN the lager beer that e.
fected the cure?"
why, presume it was the stimuli
ant it contained. Yes, no doubt i
was the stimulant."
you know, of course that thu
stimulant in beer is alcohol, thu
same as in wine or whiskcy or am
other alcoholic drink
Yes. I have heard say tLat bee
contains about five per cent. of alec
hol
THAT is correct" | replied "Yol
took a bottle of beer before eacl
| meal, did )u?"
"Yes."
In doing so you were g.. inkinl
a pint of a five per cent. solution o
alcohol"
Yes. l suppose So
Five per cent. would be one
! twentieth As each pint contain
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-10-01
ERENEZER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
EBENEZER, Del. Oct MANY
people of this vicinity are much
alarmed over the serious illness Of
Mrs. f. II. Buckingham, who is at the
Homeopathic Hospital, Wilmington.
awaiting an operation for cancer Of
the breast
Miss Mabel S. Davis entertained
Miss Rebecca Lacklen Of Kennett
Square. Pa. for the week end.-Mr
sud Mrs. Davis and family spent one
DAY ecently with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Stlahorn and family OF Kennett
square. Pa-Miss Elizabeth Little
and Miss Lora Little and Harold Lit
TO wero recent visitors with John B.
ruckingh .m.-The Lev. and Mrs. j..
Ceogh cyan. and Mrs. De Shields of
uantico. Md. spen Thursday in
Sswark.-Mr. and Mrs. George r.
emnsey and son George, and Mr..
nd sIrs. Harvey ]. Davis and daugh-
tels saran aud Gladys. and sons Clar-
o-ce and Raymond. were the guests OF
MIR. and Mrs. Eli Davis and family on
sunGay.-Airs. Sarah l.. Worrall Wis
tied Ler daughter Mrs. o. II. Stra-
~ Oh %, az NcWdlkf idSl Wtth.---hi. anu
dts. Herr man Cook visited at the
nome Of +. H. Buckingham on last
tuesday Miss Nell Garrett OF
stiickeisville. Pa, was a recent
guest at the home of Eli Davis.-AIiss
Nellie NJ "a SAINT spent last Friday
with friends in Wilmington.-Mrs
Joseph X. Worrall and daughter
Miss Mabel r. Worrall, we're Will
mington visitors on last Wednesday
Joseph H ggins was a recent visi.
tor at the home of Harvey j. Davis.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-10-01

sixteen ounces you were then taking
little less than an ounce Of alcohol
before each meal"
yes"
But you objected to your mothers
taking alcohol in the Peruna, and yet
she was taking far less alcohol than
you were. As / understand it, the
dose of Peruna is one tablespoonful.
SuppOsing IL to be twenty per cent.
alcohol, there would be in each dose
one-fifth Of a tablespoonful of alc0-
mol, which would be about half a
teaspoonful, while you were taking
at least four teaspOonfuls of alcohol
in your bottle Of beer. And yet you
objected to your mothers taking
Peruna on the ground that the Pc
runa contains alcohol In my opinion
it was the alcohol that cured both
of you. Your mother evidently was
cured Of a very serious ailment
Peruna contains alcohol It was un-
doubleday the alcohol that cured her,
or at least helped TO- The other in
gradients of Peruna might have as
sisted, no doubt did. In your case
il was the alcohol in the beer that
cured you of the stomach difficulty.
/ Peruna has cured thousands of such
cases."
well. I declare" he replied Il
never thought of it in that way be-
fore. There has been so much said
about. alcohol being poisonous that /
! suppose my mind has bee prelude
/ ed against il. But if as you say there
is also alcohol in beer. the same
kind of alcohol as is used i'm Peruna,
l cannot see where the difference is
myself"
Well" ! replied, you have been
doing exactly what the average man
and woman is doing You have al
lowed your mind to become prelude
ed against Peruna on account of its
containing alcohol. Without stop
( ping TO look into tie matter at all
you have assmed that there is some
thing terribly disreputable about re-
NEEDLES containing lcohol. The fact
is, however, that most all fluid medi-
cines. whether prescribed by a doctor
or put up as a patent medicine, con-
tain a certain amount of alcohol. II
was alcohol that cured your mother.
II was alcohol that cured you. In
my opinion, alcohol in some form
or other is making more cures than
all other drugs combined. This is
not saying, however. that Peruna
contains only alcohol. for 1t does
contain excellent remedies besides al
cohol But l do contend that the alco-
hol in Peruna is not only not harmful
to those who take il, but If taken in
the doses prescribed on the bottle il
will do a great deal of good and
there is not the slightest danger Of
forming drug habit
Pe-ru-na. Man-a-ln and La-cu-pia
manufactured by the Pe-ru-na Cora-
pany. Columbus, Ohio. Sold at al
drug stores.
SPECIAL NOTICE:-Many persons
inquire for The Old-time Peruna.
They want the Peruna that their
Fathers and Mothers Used TO take.
The old Peruna is now called Katar-
no. If your dealer does not keep il
for sale write the Katarno Company,
Columbus Ohio, and they will tell
yniA all ahnni IT,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-10-01
GEORGETOWN TO
GET STATE C. E. S.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. Oct. 1.-The
State Christian Endeavor Society,
which meets in convention in Christ
NJ p. Church, Laurel. on November
and s, is expected TO be one Of the
best and most interesting conven-
tons that has ever been held in the
history OF the society.
Brown and gold have been selected
as the school colors by the Laurel
High School graduates. A literary
society has been organized to be
called the Woodrow Wilson and
Homes society.
Within the past few days, Curwin
w. Henry. OF near Laurel, a former
deputy recorder of deeds during the
term Of John w. King. underwent a
successful operation for appendicitis.
Recorder OF Deeds Harvey r..
Wolfe, has been in Laurel, making
arrangements for the construction Of
residence to take the place of the
one recently destroyed by fire.
Recovering the $4,000 which was
stolen from his premises a few weeks
ago, John Ward, who lives near Lau-
rel, and for years has been accus-
toned to hide his earnings about his
premises until recently when thief
carried nearly the savings of his life
time. has at last become converted to
the banking system and now declares
that never will he keep his money
about the house. Going to Laurel ono
day last week. Ward deposited all his
savings in one of the banks at that
place.
A horse being driven by Harvey
Wells, of Indian River hundred, drop
ped dead of heart failure.
! Miss Harriet Brown and Nelson
Ruark, of Pittsville, were married
last Thursday night. The wedding
has just been made public.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-10-01
CITY TROLLEY co.
USES NEW TRACK

The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company, having trans
ferred its tracks from French street,
between Front and Fourth street, to
Walnut street. ran the first car over
the new tracks from French street
station to the end of the Spruce
street line yesterday. The cars had
been using a part of the track for
some time. while a double track was
being placed in Walnut street from
Front TO Second streets. With the
exception of this the Spruce street
line is in full operation.
Thee company is now preparing to
lay a double track in Washington
street, between Delaware avenue and
Eleventh street. This will enable the
Washington street cars to pass in
that street. instead of in Delaware
avenue, and will prevent the stalling
Of cars on the latter line at Washing
ton street
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-10-01
CUT SHINGLES
FOR FIREWOOD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
YcRKLYN, Del. Oct. Thomas
Williamson has resigned his position
as master mechanic for the National
Fibre and Insulation Company to ac-
cept a similar one with Philadelphia
concern.
Directing his two youngest sons to
so to the wood shed and cut some
dry kindling and no other kind, Pat
rick Muldoon raised a commotion
around there when he found the boys
we're finishing the fourth bundle of
shingles that were to be used by the
carpenter in repairing his dwelling.
Martin j. Condor. president of the
American Snuff Company, New York
city was here yesterday negotiating
business issues with his branch man
ager. James Mirtland.
Alfred Ingram is able TO be about
again after suffering from blood clot
on the brain.
Miss Gertrude Kelleher of Torres
dale is a visitor here.
Miss Catherine Baldwin of Balti-
more. is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Charles Steinway.
The National Fibre and Insulation
Company is getting out blue prints for
another enormous paper manufacture
ing plant to comply with the extern
sive fibre eXpoi- orders.
The cabbage worm is playing havoc
with tho large cabbage yield. Abram
Dennison, who has three acres
planted. has been compelled to spray
them three different times so far this
season.
The Hon. John p. Washerbaugh of
Utica, n. Y, spent Sunday with
friends here.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-10-01
AUXILIARY MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Second Auxiliary Of First Presbyter-
ian Church was held in the beginners
room last evening, with Mrs. Arthur
Price, president, in the chair. The de-
votional exercises were conducted by
Miss Owens, after which all joined in
repeating the Lords Prayer. The
regular routine Of business was con.
Quoted. after which refreshments
were served and a social hour en-.
joyed. There we're about thirty-tivC
members present.