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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03

Town pains would come back, and the
Doctor said had female trouble. Lydia
b. finkham's Vegetable Compound was
the only medicine that helped me and
nave been growing stronger ever since
| commenced 20 take it. / hope it will
nelp other suffering women'as it has me.
You can use this letter. ~ Mrs. CASSIE
LLOYD, New Moorefeld, Clark Co.. Ohio.
Read What This Woman Says:
South WiIliamstown, Mass. -" Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ger.
tainIy has done a great deal forme. Be.
fore taking it suffered with backache
and pains in my side. l was very irreg.
uEar and had bad female weakness.
especially after periods. was always
tired, so thought would try your med
icine. After taking one bottle of lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound |
felt so much better that / got another
and now | am a well woman. | wish
more women would take your medicine.
| have told my friends about il. Mrs.
ROBERT COLT, Box As, South Williams.
town, Mass.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03

Terra Gotta" answered the Mani
cure Lady. That's Latin for solid
ground, or at least it is as near as 1
remember. How would you pronounce
it?"
when I went to school we used to
see a word in the geography that was
spelled something like Terra del
Fuego," said the Head Barber That
might be what you mean"
Now ! know what l meant" ex-
claimed the Manicure Lady. 4 mean
terra frma Amt it funny, George.
that a welI-educated girl can make
such mistake in the remuneration of
a word2 If you had come to me yes
torday and told me that / could have
did such a thing as to renounce a word
wrong. I would have gave you the
scornful sneer"
u don't know what you mean when
you say renouncod' instead Of pro-
nouncc,'" corrected the Head Barber.
What are YOU trying to do-}lid me?"
Never, never!" exclaimed the Mani
cure Lady. Il may have a lot of faults.
George, the same as a lot Of people
have but | think ! am too good lover
of fair play to kid a poor Ounce. I'd
rather try my fine work on some men
that come in here to have their nails
did-men that know more in a minute
than you will ever know George.
But as l was saying about this
youn air man that was in here this
morning, 1 always feel sorry when I
think of one Wilfred has wrote a
really good poem which he calls The
Broken Wings and in it tells about
a biplane or a monopane or whatever
they call them airships, all about how
it fell to the earth with nuttering
wings and never rose no more forever
cried when | read it."
Il don't blame you, said the Head
Barber. IF I had a brother like yours
would cry, too"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
TODAYiS INSTALLMENT.
Her Story,

Her story.
Edith felt certain sense of relief. Hope
revived in her heart. If the man so read
lily admitted his knowledge of Levasseur it
might be conceivable that he was sincere
in his failure to recognize her, and if once
he could be brought to do so no doubt he
would not refuse to admit the escapade.
She wished for nothing but recognition
his word to back up her own.
She leaned forward with a little gesture
of pleading.
Or Merton. / feel convinced that if you
but realized how infinitely important it is
to me that YOU should remember, you
would not hesitate. Doctor. your profess
sion is a merciful one; you work TO bring
healing. Believe me, here is case to
your hand in which YOU can work mira
Gle of healing by a word
The doctor, who had been leaning back
in his chair. sat upright. the tips of his
hands together His eyes were fixed on
her penetrating look in which there was
nothing of apprehension, only the steady,
inquiring gaze of the doctor.
My dear lady, l wish l could persuade
you to believe me, ne said, earnestly. 81
would do anything that l could to help
you-mOst willingly. Only what YOU ask
is not possible. I can not remember what
has not happened. You are under a mis-
apprehension, and take me to be some
other Individual l have no recollection
whatever OF meeting you, and it is not
possible that. had | done so. such a fact
would have slipped my memory, which is,
as a rule, excellent. And I emphatically
affirm that never until last May did l set
foot in Runescot. Surely you will believe
me-"
Edith Darlington flung back her head
with a quick movement half irritation,
half despair.
"Dr. Merton, can't believe you'll" she
cried. "Can you pretend to me that you
do not remember that June morning eight
years ago-not so many years out of the
life of d man-When in the sheer qayety
Of your animal spirits you assisted your
friend, Edmond Levasseur, to play a
cruel trick on girl? No; | realize that
to you then 1t did not seem what it must
appear now. Then, no doubt, 1t only ap-
peared in the light of a huge Joke. Only
it wasn't a ioke-not for me. / was that
girl, and the consequences have never
ceased to work; they are working now"
A Flat Denial.
As she looked at him memory worked
in Edith RarringtOn's mind. and the
name that had SO long escaped her--the
name she mad striven in vain % re.
member on the night of Levasseur' S
death. when she had made her confess
sion to Ter husband-came 20 her.
Does this help you to remembers" she
asked in a low, distinct voice you
were not Robert Merton then. 1t was
Robert Seton. clerk in Holy Orlers, who
masqueraded at that marriag e service"
ice"
If she had expected the man looking at
her to appear impressed or startled she
was bitterly disappointed. Not for a mo-
ment did the face before her relax it's air
of patient attention. Only at her last
words DR. Merton permitted himself to
laugh.
Mrs. Barrngton-if You persist in this
foolish misrepresentation, YOU viii give me
no other alternative but to regard you
are being mentally unhinged l have no
desire to do that | do not diagnose your
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
TWO WOMEN
testify
What lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound Did For
Their Health-Their own
Statements Follow.

New Moorefeld, Ohio. take great
pleasure in thanking you for what yorr
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
A Popular Complaint.

Many of the girls in companies In
which I have played have complained
SO of fatigue from standing and walk
ing, especially during rehearsals, ana
very often this was entirely due to flat
tening of the arch of the foot If you
have pains in the calf Of the leg or get
very tired from standing ana feel as if
your feet were made of lead. YOU are
probably nattening the arch. and if you
can not get shoes made So that they
VIII hold the arch up, wear the soles
which come on the inside of the shoes
and which are made to correct this
trouble
When your feet are very tired ana
the skin aches, as it often seems to, rub
the soles of your feet with vinegar or
with lemon juice after bathing. ! know
Of one beauty shop where the Gus
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03

off-that is the trouble with their walk.
You can't walk well or look well if your
shoes hurt you or if you have to make
an effort to keep them on.
Crampng the toes to keep ones
pumps on also makes the feet ache
that causes wrinkles and ugly looks.
So if YOU want to be pretty get good
understandings.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03

Vegetable Compound
has done for me. ]
lid bearing down
2 ms, was dizzy and
" ak, had pains in
lower back and could
not be upon my feet
long enough to get g
meal. AS long as ]
laid on my back ]
would feel better,
but when | would
get up those bearing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03

the president of the United Women's
Clubs of the world.
Besides the looks of ones feet there
is the one more important question of
the feeling of them.
People who can be amiable when
their feet are tired and uncomfortable
deserve halos. Probably. if we knew it,
most of the bad temper that shows it
self, especially in crowds at the ferries
and stations and at theaters. is due to
people having to hurry along on aching
feet
If you want to preserve your beauty.
your looks and your disposition. keep
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
White STOCKINGS

The white stocking craze has done a
lot to ease aching feet and there
nothing so comfortable as a nice. clean
pair Of white stockings and a fresh pair
Of shoes and slippers. Stockings ought
really to be changed twice d day and
the girl who hates to darn will find that
this saves her great deal of work.
Changing stockings. like changing your
shoes, brings the wear and the rub on
another part of the foot, and conse-
Guontly saves the stockings.
Ny hobby is shoes and stockings. and
us long as my feet look all right | feel
that l can face the world with calm
ness
If YOU want to know how sensitive
people are about the way they are shod
sit i'm a street car and gaze fixedly at
the feet of the woman opposite you
She will get so uncomfortable that ten
to one YOU can make her get up and
leave the car. because she is quite sure
she has hole in her stocking or some
thing is the matter with her shoes The
same applies to men, though. on the
whole, men are more particular about
their shoes than women are, and you
seldom see a man in very moderate cir
cumstances whose shoes aren't nicely
polished. while lots of women overlook
this part of their toilette.
If you are a dancer or have to stand
on your feet for Iong time every day.
you must realize how important it is to
keep them in good condition. They
ought to be bathed every day. and if
you come home tired and want to fresh
en- up quickly a foot bath in warm
water with a handful of salt in it will
do YOU more good than a nap. Many
peoples feet hurt them because they
are never properly dried. If the stock
ING is put on While the foot is stiu
damp, it is likely to make the feet very
tender and unless one takes the trouble
to dry the toes separately, the best
thing to do is to dust the foot with
foot powder or talcum powder.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
Anty Drudge Tells How to Prevent
Laundry Mistakes.

Jones' Heavens, Jemina. Look what back from
the laundry Three pairs of women's stockings and
five petticoats Why Pve got some womans laundry
instead Of my own"
Anty Drudge-"Fn tell you how to avoid mistakes like
that Get Fes-Naptha soap and have your things
washed the easy way at home They'll be cleaner
and fresher and wear twice long and then you
Won't get them mixed with other peoples clothes"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
You owe it to yourself and your

You owe it to yourself and your
folks to use Fels-Naptha.
You owe it to yourself to cut down
the time of washing clothes one-half, to
save yourself its drudgery, to make it
easier and more pleasant all around
You owe it to your folks to quit
making washday a day of cold meals,
steamy and smelly house and general
bad temper.
Fels-Naptha does it, summer or win
ter-washes all the clothes in cool or
lukewarm water, without boiling, in little
time, with no hard rubbing, and makes
them cleaner, whittier and Sweeter than
any other way.
Follow directions on the red and
green wrapper.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
Up-to-Date Jokes

Array Con his holiday Fancy Twin
ere all yer life. Amt yer ever been to
London and see the sights?
Old Salt (eyeing him narrowly
No sir, But some of the sights comes
hup and sees us.
Wife-In a battle Of tongues a WON
an can hold her own
Husband-M-yes, p'haps she can,
but she never does.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
If You Want To Be a Pretty Girl
Pay Strict Attention TO tie Of Says Elise Hamilton
BY ELISE HAMILTON.

n n OST women who start out to
I'VE beautify themselves begin with
their complexion.
Then they get busy with their hair.
and after that they are ready for the
dressmaker and the milliner I think
one ought to begin with ones feet.
No girl ever feels that she is wen
dressed until she is Well shod
If your hat is left over from last
year or your gown is not in style. you
can make up for these shortcomings by
your animated face and smile. but it
takes an absolute genius to distract
peoples attention from Gown Jrodden
shoes or badly BACKED pumps. and a
hole in ones stocking would upset even
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
MISS ELISE HAMILTON.

(Of Ziegfeld's "Winsome Widow" Coz
! toners feet are massaged before face
massage is given. and it's an awfully
good idea. not only because it promotes
circulation and all that. but because it
! is so restful. This beauty doctor said
that more wrinkles come from foot
troubles than from financial worries,
and l guess she must be right for if
you ever had seen the panied looking
faces of the girls with the aching feet
you could be sure they are making
real wrinkles in their faces, lines that
won't come out on salary day.
Lots of girls get stockings that are
too short or too narrow, on the pleas
! ing theory that they make their feet
smaller, but they only curl the toes
! over, cramp the joints and push the
toes together. If YOU get a foot in
cased in a small stocking and then put
It in a shoe one size too narrow or too
| short, you have a fine idea of what
! slow torture is. My shoemaker tells me
! that WOmen's ankles are growing big
ger because they are wearing pumps.
/ Pumps throw the foot out of gear
somehow and the weight is badly bal
anced and the ankle bone enlargcs If
! you like a high heel G'm one Of the
people who do), be sure and get your
shoes wide enough at the toes. OF
course no shoe should be more than
an inch and a half in the heel. but a
great many people don't find sensible
| fiat shoes at all comfortable.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
A Great Trouble.

Girls nave had so much trouble keep
ing their pumps on for the last couple
of years since pumps have been so
fashionable that the whole way they
walk is changed. Girls have to waddle
a little to keep the pumps from falling
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
For Railway Mail Clerks,

The United States Civil Service
competitive examinations for men
only will be held at an early date
to fill places in the railway mail SER
vice. The salary for the positions
now open Is $500 per year Examina-
tion is held on spelling, arithmetic,
penmanship, writing, geography and
civil government. Men between the
ages Of IS and 35 and of certain
prescribed weight and height are
eligible. Applicants can secure furth-
er information by writing to the U. S.
Civil Service commission, Washing
ton, ID. c., for forms 3O4 and 1,4O7.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
A SPECIAL TERM
OF CRIMINAL COURT
Large Number of Prisoners I'm Jail and
Quite Number out on Bond.


Quite n Number out on Bond.
Solicitor r. A. Cooper has made re-
quest Of Gov. Blease that a special
term of the court of common pleas be
ordered for Laurens county the first
week in January. AS will be seen by
an order In another column, Gov.
Blease has ordered the special term 10
begin Monday, January 9Th.
1t is still several months before the
regular term of court in March and
the Jail has been overcrowded with
prisoners. Several days ago there
were over twenty confined there, sew
eral Of them since being let out on
bond. Possibly as many as fifty are
outEon bond. AS it would be impossi-
ble~to take care Of all this business
in March and as the county is being
placed at considerable expense to feed
the prisoners. Mr. Cooper thought it
best to ask for the special term
One of the cases which is on docket.
now Is that Of Robert Lawson, to be
tried for killing his father, w. F.
Lawson, on the streets of Clinton some
time ago. Whether this case will be
carried over at this time is not known,
as no decision will hardly be reached
before the week of court.
Most of the cases now on docket are
minor cases, although there are sever
al other murder cases besides the
Lawson case, the others, however, be-
ing negroes.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
First Christmas Present.

The Advertiser is in recent of the
first Christmas present Of the season.
Monday afternoon Mr.. C. ID. Robertson
made his annual visit to the office and
left bunch of fine, white turnips.
The next annual event took place,
when the biggest and best looking one
was attacked Just so" and eaten on
the spot. These turnips. are of the
variety that is good to eat, either raw
or cooked and they are fine either
way. Mr.. Robertson states that he has
sold over $40 worth this year and
still has many more left In the patch.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
Examination at Clinton.

Mr.. ID. M. Norwood, assistant, post
master and secretary of the local civil
service commission, will go to Clin-
ton today to conduct an examination
for clerks for the Clinton postofice
There are no vacancies at Clinton at
this time, but the examinations are
held to appoint substitutes who may
in time be given permanent pisitions
The post office at Clinton has only re-
Gently been put under the civil SER
vice regulations.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
GOVERNOR BLEASE CREATES A Scene
AT THE CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS
HEP!. HEP!. HEP!. HEP!. HEP!
Carry Arms! The Children to March
Again on the Public Square Today.

Again on the Public Square Today.
.Supt. b. l.. Jones, of the city schools
announced yesterday that the second
competitive drilling match will be held
on the public square today. 1t will
be remembered that drilling match
was held several weeks ago and it
stirred up such general interest
among the people and such rivalry
among the school children that it was
the talk Of the town for several days.
MIR. Jones decided to have the per-
formance repeated and selected today
as the time for it,
The children will reach the corner
at Minter Company's store at 1915
o'clock and the marching will begin
at once. Judges have not been select
ed as yet, but they will be named this
morning.
Instead Of all of the grades COM
peting for the single honor of first
place, the school will be divided today
into three separate classes, high
school, grammar and primary classes
Each of these classes will compete
for banner.
No admission fee is to be charged
to this.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
Children at the Corn Show.

Miss VIII Lou Gray, school super
visor OF Laurens county, is trying to
interest the grown people and children
as we'll the matter of attendance up
on the corn exposition in Columbia.
A special day, January 31st, has been
set apart for the school children and
she is trying to encourage every child
in the county who can to attend. Spe-
cial arrangements will be made for
them In Columbia.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
Meeting OF w. O. ".

An important meeting of the Wood
men of the World will be held in the
lodge hall Thursday night, when the
election of officers will take place and
action will be taken on several appli-
cations. A full attendance is urged
by the senior officers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
TELLER OF STORIES
TO BE I'M LAURENS
Attractive Entertainment Promised mt
the School Auditorium Friday Even.
ing, December goth.

the School Auditorium Friday Even
ing, December Goth.
Miss Eva Lee, of Washington, d..
c., teller Of stories for children and
grownups, will be here on the even
ing of Friday, December goth at s
o'clock
Miss Lee has been teacher i'm the
Primary department Of Fairmont
Seminary for the past nine years, and
stands without peer in the art of
story telling
Her services in this line of work
have been eagerly sought in the lead
ing chautauquas, and summer schools
OF the country These speak of her
ability In the strongest terms.
Her entertainments in different
parts of the country have been re-
ceived with great favor. Below is
quoted one of her many strong testi.
monials:
Miss Eva Lee is an artist in story
telling. Stories which hold some
great truth hidden within their lit
erature and which the children are
led to find, are her delight. The morn
ing hours are given over to her work
and not a child in attendance but is
glad to be her pupil The simplicity
and the freshness with which she pre-
sents her work appeals to all.
THE Story Hour was not given
to frivolity. Miss Lee possesses the
faculty Of teaching her pupils to get
the best from the books they read and
to use good English. Precept, con
cept, imagination and memory receiv-
ed excellent training without any ar
duous task being assigned" ."-Tama
County Democrat, Toledo, Iowa, Au-
gust II, 1911.
Musical Program.
The following musical program has
been arranged to be given in connec-
ton with Miss Lees story telling:
Angels Serenade Braga
Violins: Messrs j. McCravy, l..
Philpot S. Rankin and Miss f.
Young.
Clarionet: Mr. Barton.
Piano: Miss f. Davis.
The Midshipmite Adams
Misses Lucy McPail, Martha Ow.
ings, Mary Sullivan, Virginia
Barksdale, Cleo Roper, Hattie
Troy, Elizabeth Meseley, Willie
Sexton, Louise Simmons, Virgin
ia Simpson, Lila Todd, Gussie
Miller, Pauline Prentiss, Clatie
Roper and Caroline Roper.
Accompanist: Miss Frances Davis.
Instrumental ito be selected).
Violins: Messrs Frank McCravy
and James McCravy.
Clarionet: Mr.. Barton.
Accompanst: Mrs. G. S. McCravy
Piano Solo (to be selected
Miss Frances Davis.
The entertainment will be given i'm
the school auditorium and it will be
for the benefit of the school fund. The
ptices are Is cents for children and
20 cents for the "grown-ups" Buy
tickets at once and so aid most
worthy cause.
Solicitor Cooper has been spending
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
Oyster Supper.

There VIII be an oyster and box sup
per together with n ribbon pie" at
the Lanford graded school on the
night of December Goth. The public
is cordially invited to come and bring
well-filled purses.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
Rares and Pitches on the
Lynching Subject, Ladies
Make Hasty Exit.
BLEASE SENTIMENT
is REPUDlATED
OVERWHELMINGLY

by q Vote of IA to Conference of
Governors Put Itself on Record as
being Opposed to Lynch Law, Virtu-
ally Openly Repudiating the Senti-
ment of Gov. Blease who had Taken
Advantage Of the Opportunity to Ex-
press his Well-kROwn Views.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
Meeting of ID. A. R.

The regular meeting of the Henry
Laurens Chapter. d. A. r., will be
held Friday evening with Miss Willie
Mae Chldress. The meeting will be
called to order at $3.50 o'clock. All
the members are urged to be present
and to come on time.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
Box Supper at MountviIle.

The ladies OF Mountville will give a
box supper and oyster supper at the
Methodist church Friday night, of
Christmas week, beginning at o'clock
The proceeds will be used for the
benefit of that church The public is
cordially invited to attend.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
Elected Policeman.

Mr.. j. T. Watts, a native of this
county, has been elected to the po-
lice force at Greenwood and has al
ready taken up his duties. The friends
of Mr.. Watts are confident that he
will make an efficient officer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11
Address at CopeIand School.

Prof. ]. G. Clinkscales delivered an
interesting address at the Copeland
school Saturday evening to large
and interested audience. A delightful
musical program was rendered by the
Childress orchestra. The evening was
a very profitable and pleasant one.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-11

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