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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-27

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Mrs Mary silingleton and children
Ednasand Merle willsarriyes here this
evening from Graf ton storsa svisitwith
Mrs. j. II. Black wood.
Miss Ruth Singleton IS nursing
IN the family Of j. s. Hardesty on
Columbia street.
W. b aIcGregor fell on tile pave.
ment near his home last night and
fractured two ribs. Z,
Miss Pearl Jacobs has been Gle
guest Of friends In Morgantown for
several days ss4 Il
Mrs. N. B j Grove, who has been
|Ysry.ill. at the home other daughter;
Mrs GHs +, Manley is improving.
Mrs. Herman Hesse, who had been
the guest Of Mrs. John a. Clark, has
returned TO her home in Frostburg,
sMd.lt a ss n M
J 5
5NlAIrs. w: a. Fisher, Of athisgcity.
|swho3i spendin gthe }wintcr at points
In Pennsylsania,s siss at present in
Rredonia, Pa. issl
| Mrs: j. +. Powell, WHO had been
1.-The guest Of Mrs. Frank Rowan in
EElkins, has returned home. Miss
FLORENCE Foreman, who accompanied
|lyers to tElkins after a visit mere with
Mrs: W: p. cGregors returned to
IIParkorsburg sS4 Ii
Mrs: il. g. Sstoetzer returned yes
Istsrday from New York land Vicinity
where she lad spent several weeks.
John stoetzer a student Lawrence
Iville, n ", spent several days in
NewlY York during his mothers visit.
Mrs. John Jackson went to King
!IWood today to spend week with her
lIson, NJ Z. Jaekson and family. II
Mrs. John Randolph, swho had
ibeensthe guest Other daughter Mrs.
tiPercy Hines for several weeks, left
today for her home in Washing top,
lp. %c!,S .ss,l3 u, .ss ,sss I!
&Earl4 Hood is III! at his home on
Maple Venue with syn ptoms Spf ",
lphoid fever. sls ii us. y, "a n r N
&Robts Clinton, IA former manager
lcfSthe department lat Hartley's
store, was {ini9tle city yesterday en-
route 70 c larksburg where lie viii
locate He has been recently 4locat-
ed near Washington, D! G.. Mrs.
Clinton is in}Atlanta, Cattle guest
ofrelatiyess N,.s VI III 4 I.
Mr.. and Mrs. WIS. Mayors AMI
familytare9moving from Nuzum place
to%S12 Watson avenue.
J.siB. Crowellt is recovering from
q severe illness:
iEeapt. w. O. Parker, Is a business
Visitor in the city today after beinf
!, confined to his home for several
months on account Of illness. III,
Captains friends were glad 10 SCI
him out again. lS ~ \,
Mr.. Thomas Milton Clayton, o.
Kingwood us the guest Sof his broth
or the Hon. Z. a. Clayton at III.
home in Jefferson street. s.
Pat Lewis, who has been iii the
county Jail for several days charg;
4 led withssteallng money. was arrang
i ed before Justice Fleming today
i His preliminary hearing was set TO
n tomorrow, 81 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-27
was a feature of the programme.
Tempting refreshments were sery-

ed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-27
To Ashyille, N. G.

Mr.: and Mrs: B. L. Butcher will
leave the latter part of the week
for Ashyille; n. e., where they. will
spend several weeks with the form
Aef's sister, Mrs. j. G. Arbogast. Mr.,
Butcher Is improving rapidly from
his long illness. s. :,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-27
HOME

Should be the dearest spot ON earth
Male II more attractive by plaein,
4 nice Player Piano A piano tha
makes musicians OF the entire fam
n.y. We handle several diaeren
players Among them the @srit
renowned Auto Piano. used am
recommended by the ID. S! Navy
Sold exclusively by us In This terri
tofy Come In and lei as show, yotl
she Construction ana tell you Of Its
merits.
Some bargaias on onr floor Thu
week. d sis
g. a. HOUSE MUSIC co.
Jacobs Building Monroe Street
Store Open Evenings.
4 Bell Phone 9B1.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-27
Miss Crawford Hostess.

n iss Lois Crawford was hostess to
g number off friends last evening at
her home on ackson street, honor.
ing Kisses Blan che and Mildred De-
Wolfe, and Mss Esther Wheeler. Of
Ohio! The guests were entertained
with slightiof hand tricks by aIessrg
Eastman and Jacobs. Of Pittsburgh
Music was rendered by Frank 5ors
don; Miss WHEELER and Howard s.
Wills. siti, 5ss.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30
SPEND MUCH MORE THAN
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Coming Poultry Show will BE Very
Large ftNhibitiNn

To the Editor: | Will thank YOU for
space in your valuable paper To cor
rect a statement that appeared in its
columns on June 26th, with reference
to the second annual exhibition Of the
Wake Poultry Association.
Your reporter kindly informs the
public OF the show dates OF the diff
ferent associations OF the State. and
mentions the fact that the Wake Poul-
try Association viii offer as premiums
more than five hundred dollars.
| beg to assure the readers Of your
ape and the people throughout his
State and others, that five hundred
dollars Will hardly cover the cost of
silver cups and sold medals alone that
Will be offered as premiums, saying
nothing Of the special cash and reeu-
lar premiums hat viii be paid.
The management of this ~associa-
ton viii hive the co operation OF
every association III North Carolina.
as also the hearty support Of many o.
the largest breeders from naay other
States.
We anticipate the meeting with us
Of the State Branch of the American
Poultry Association, as also the State
Branch of the National Bantam ASso-
citation. Therefore we feel safe to
guarantee the people of his city and
State, that the Wake Poultry Associa-
ton will give the largest exhibition
on January 18th to 18th, inclusive.
And that its object is not alone to en-
terrain the f~ancier. but for the educa.
ton of u Southern farmer as well.
in the pursuits OF poultry husbandry.
J. T. BLAND,
Spcrat3rV-TrQS S,lr4r
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30
CHATTAUQUA a SUCCESS.
Elizabeth City Will Secure Attraction
Again Next Year.

Elizabeth City, June 27.-Elizabeth
CltyS first chautauqua closed TONIGHT
after having been in session all this
week. The public is greatly pleased
with 1t. The ~guarantors r~e-organized
yesterday afternoon with q hundred
members and signed a contract for an
engagement next year.
Inc purpose of the in
securing the chautauqua was 10 give
the people high class ~elevating enter
talnment and the success of this week
mas fully demonstrated 70 wisdom OF
their action. Thee hatauuua will be-
come a permanent organization in
ilzabet City and these attractions
WllIcome here every year.
The lectures have been the hne+
that could be secured and the enter
talilfnent features have been Of the
nlShest RIDER. Many Of the attrac-
CIoIls alone are considered by the large
audience which witnessed them welt
worm the price of the entire season.
Inc Junior c~hautauqua ORGANIZED
ana conducted for the children in con
hectIon with the regular c]hautauoua.
"oIk mas been very successful. II has
d large membership and on FRIDAY
AFTERNOON an entertainment was pre-
sented BY these children consistfan II
songs. dances and drills.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

May s, 1914. The Chronicle was the
afternoon paper Of the Charlotte Oh
server. BY this consolidation. the
Charlotte News assumes a position OF
great Importance in the afternoon
filed OF the South. Published Dowi
deserves the congratulations Of this
association for his splendid success as
a publisher.
One other item under tbs head II
changes and | will close my address
Emmett L. WitherSp0on. who was tha
local editor of The Highlander for two
years. last fall became editor Of tho
Gastonia Progress. From there hs
went TO The News and Observer in
Raleigh, where he is making good az
the telegraph and State news EDITORS
desk. Odus l.. Moore, also an old
Highlander boy, is now editor of tho
GaStonia Progress, succeeding Mr..
WitherSpoon.
Resume.
Looking back over the year past. the
thing which ilnpresses Us most iii the
onward and upward trend Of State
journalism. Papers are improving
their mechanical equipment and APP
pearance, and are Keeping abreast of
charge for their services. putting iii
cost systems, slowly going to the cash
system, and Will in time learn 10 CO.
operate. Then life viii be worth liv-
ing. When they learn this latter
cO-operation-the golden age 81.
journalism will have cone.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

Mss Iaez Huffman, who was oper-
ated on at Res Hospital yesterday
for appendicitis. was last
night reported 70 have been dom.
NefS nicely She stood the operation
we'll, ard is now on he road n re-
coVery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30
CUT WHEAT Al 50.
Uncle John Bell. a Re~sna,tabl.
Man ENNa. His Acc

tSIecial % The News and Observer
Asheboro. June 27.-.Tpcla obn,
beii' known to all Of AsheboroJ
housewives and especially the love.s
81 luscious peaches and scuppernerge.
was " Years old last Sunday. In
spite Or his many years, Tncle Jof1n
Is stlil we'll and hearty. having been
apie 70 60 2 whole days work 4.
ruftlhS wheat last Saturday
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
ILLINOIS TRAINm ZEN
Officers and Legislative Committeeman of the Con.
ductors and Trainmen of the Prairie State

~. J. B. Oldridse. 1853 n. Eldorado.
Decatur. III.
70. Carl Schosn, Savanna, III.
70. J. r. Nelson, ST Morgan g.. Pc
oria, Ill.
81. @. H. Newberry. 607 Monroe g.,
Beardstown, III.
%. r. H. stoner. SOS Monroe g.,
0alesburg. III.
VI. p. q. Murray. 2os Union b.,
Bloomington, III.
u. c. A. Walter, a Oakwood Ave-.
Downers Grove. III.
~. q. 8. Nichols, Roodhouse. III.
i01. c. M. Belknap, 500 Prairie, Mat.
toon, III.
:os. v. Wolf, silvis. III.
t13. J. L. Davis. 334 8. Poplar. Con.
tralia, III.
il3. Geo. F. Sprague, 1926 N. Ashland
Ave., Chicago, III.
lis. q. B. seitz. LOG Station st.. Kan
kakee, III.
is7. c. e. Bishop. so7 N. Walnut st..
Danville. III.
200. w. p. sheehan, Wabash Hotel,
Springfield, Ill.
222. A. A. Zimmeht, Chillicothe, III.
235. I. Goodwin. 4 Union st., Freeport.
III.
2ss. J. A. Lewis. 25s N. washtenaw
Ave., Chicago. III.
sos. o. w. Taylor, 222 4. 7th st., Mt.
Carmel, III.
327. w. J. Underriner, 10 N. Banker,
Bingham, III.
377. e. B. French, 102 Winston Ave.,
Joliet, Ill.
$50. J. J. Wagner. 2207 Salisbury st.,
st. Louis, Mo.
38S. r. M. Brown, 1917 w. 9th st..
Alton, III.
400. W. c. Harris. 800 e. Wash. Gin.
ton, III.
406. NJ. F. Lockard, 40 e. 9Th st..
Monmouth, III.
400. w. 8. Heath. Salem, Ill.
$50. A. e. Cooper, ga 8. State st..
Champaign. III.
sol. J. A. Bonham, 1904 Elm st., Muir.
physboro, III.
500. p. c. Gosnell. villa Grove. III.
623. H. w. Murray. Box 120. Flora, III.
64S. F. c. Ziel. Ladd, III.
SIT. F. L. wolcott. Boz 321. Palestine.
III.
600. G. 8. orimth. Stockton. nj.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15
CHIEF CONDUCTORS.
(Oiving Division Nos.)

CHIEF CONDUClOUos
(0ivins Division Nos.)
1. r. B. Wheeler. s7ls Wash. Boul.
Chicago.
Il. w. M. G fey. $40 q. York g..
Blue island, III.
"a. F. w. Vincent. 1917 q. Prairie.
Decatur, III.
70. r. L. Piper, Savanna, III.
70. Ia X. Murphy, 1908 Knoxville.
Peoria, III.
81. A. J. Frazier. 702 Clay st..
Beardstown, III.
SO. z. o. Williams, 1l6 e. 9Th st.,
Galesburg, III.
81. B. williams, 1907 N. Oak, Bloom.
ington, III.
96. Geo. @. Spier, 270 North Ave-.
Downers Grove, III.
~. Joe Hayes, Roodhouse. III.
101. J. v. Fitch, 2412 Prairie, Nation,
III.
LOG. r. A. Bledsoe. Rock Island, III.
112. c. T. Harris, 329 N. Locust st.,
Centralia, III.
113. J. L. English, waukegan, III.
lis. w. H. Harris, IS Cleveland. Kan.
kakee, III.
127. w. 8. Drover. 2l1 w. Williams.
Danville, III.
zoe. @. A. Coleman, 102 Swinnarton
Ave-, Springfield, III.
222. d. w. Wanders, Chillicothe, III.
2s5. q. @. McCarty, Senate Hotel.
Freeport. III.
sS3. @. 8. Lane, 40 9Th Ave.. May.
wood, III.
sos. F. q. Leseure. 1910 Cherry. Mt.
Carmel, III.
327. L. M. Hough, coo 8. Maple st.. e.
bingham, III.
377. M. A. stinson, 30 Sterling. Jol.
let, III.
ss6. H. w. Bib. 1923 Market. East
st. Louis, III.
3Ss. J. c. McGuan. 1928 Bell st.,
Alton. III.
400. J. J. MILAN, 315 N. Monroe. Clin
ton, III.
400. @. e. Mitchell, 512 w. 3rd Ave.
Monmouth, III.
400. T. Whitson. Salem, III.
45s. e. e. jolly. 205 8. Lynn, Cham
paiga, III.
sol. Carl E. Schmidt. 500 10th st..
Cairo, III.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-15

The Railroad Trainmen Of Illinois
are strongly organised for Legislative
and other WORK
They number over 10000 member
II Illinois and ere an intelligent, relia.
BE and earnest body Of men. whose
0owef for good In the state cannot b
everestimate1.
Following ere the divisions. num-
bsrs and names Of their legislative
committee and ofYlcers:
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR
ILLINOIS.
0rst and alternates:
I. Thos. 8. Hayes; F. B. Carr.
Il. W. q. Swing; A. p. Danforth.
u. =. H. Jones; q. =. White.
70. r. L. Piper; J. J. Klickenger.
70. ". W. Carroll; w. w. Donlsy.
q. G. G. Parker; A. J. Frasier.
%. q. =. Conley: J. r. Zoll.
"a. Jas. w. Finley: J. c. Paul.
%. J. NJ. Kelley; G. A. Waters.
%. c. p. Bemis: q. 8. Nichols.
io1. =. 9. Thomas; Jerry McCarby.
100. ,. A. Bledsoe; A. J. Douglas.
III. J. I. Davis; G. T. Harris.
l13. r. D. sushrua: w. Erickson.
ll0. F. L. Howard; A. M. Barnes.
i37. T. r. Phleger; J. H. voss.
900. W. p. sheehan; W. H. Devlin.
~. G. H. Dalton; H. B. Holt
SSS. @. q. McCarty: p. o. Rourks.
10. Jno. Fowler; NJ. lngham.
800. G. G. Craig: r. Trogden.
81. L. N. Hough: B. r. Bradley.
81. .. B. French: q. W. Melbourne.
80. ". A. Sharpe; G. H. Stanley.
80. J. L Lamport; J. c. Mc0uan.
zoe. W. J. Smith; P. H. O'Connor.
100. D. w. Marshall: T. Nilsson.
40. M. F. Cooper: A. 8. Kuykendall.
sol. D. 8. Craig; J. A. Bonham. col"
800. q. Tread; w. M. Stevenson.
So. d. Nancy; G. q. Blackburn.
S4S. II. Hill; r. c. Ziel.
80. A. W. Stewman; w. q. whalsy.
ST. F. p. Mile; q. q. Flanagan.
900. B. r. Congdon; J. q. shortsll.
SECRETARIES.
(0iving Division Nos.)
I. q. n. Baldwin. 3S33 Vincennes
Ave-. Chicago.
Il. D. D. Hughson. 2s7 Lewis st..
Blue Island. III.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
MISS EMMA CANNcNS cOMPLI
MENTED

Miss Emma Cannons of DeLand,
who is the attractive guest of Miss
Virginia Sistrunk. was complimented
Friday night by her hostess with a
dance given at the Lake Weir Yacht
Club.
This pretty little club is a wonder
fully attractive place for a summer
dance, being situated right on the
lake, with a long pier extending out
into the water, where the young peo-
pie can stroll and enjoy themselves
between dances.
And not the least of the pleasures
of a dance at the l.. w. Y. c. is the
delightful automobile trip to the lake
and back to the city.
Miss Sistrunk and Miss Cannons
are both exceptionally beautiful dane
ers, dancing the new dances with un
usual ease and grace.
Miss Sistrunk's guests last night in
Guided the members of the unmarried
dancing set and several married
friends.
Punch and other refreshments were
served during the evening.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
4 CONFESSION
Hopes Her Statement, Made Public,
will Help Other Women.

Hines. Ala.-'T must confess. saws
Mrs. Eula Mae Reid, of this place, 'thai
Cardui, the woman'S tonic, has done me
q great deal of good.
Before | commenced using Cardui.
would spit up everything | ate. | had a
fired, sleepy feeling all the time, and was
Irregular. could hardly drag around.
and would have severe headaches con-
~einuously.
Since taking Cardui, I have entirely
quit splitting up what | eat. Everything
seems to digest all right, and | have
gained 10 pounds in weight"
II you are a victim of any of the nur1er-
pus ills so common to your sex, it is
wrong to suffer.
For half a century, Cardui has been re-
leving just such ills, as is proven by the
thousands of letters, similar to the above.
which pour into u Office, year by year.
Cardui is successful because it is COM
posed of ingredients which actspecificalIy
on the womanIy constitution, and helps
build the weakened organs back to health
and strength.
Cardui has helped others, and will help
YOU, too. Get a bottle today. You
won't regret it. Your druggist sells it.
Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies' Ad-
vtsory Dept, Chattanooga. Tenn, for Special In
s~tructiOns on your case and 64-page book, HONS
treatment for Womee. sent In plain wrapper. NC l2o
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
MAKING WAR NICER

A woman who hopes to make war
fare more pleasant has invented a
powder, the explosion of which pro-
duces stupefaction. The claim is
made that the gas generated by the
impact of one bomb will throw sew
eral hundred men into a deep sleep
lasting for hours. The military au-
thorities of Germany are giving the
invention consideration, so it mus o.
worth something. If the use cf this
powder is adopted, battles of the fu-
ture will become slumber contests.
Soldiers will go to sleep and viii
wake up to find themselves held by
the enemy. There will be more good
feeling generally than there is at
present in warfare.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
Mr.. THAGARD IN TAMPA

E. P. Thagard, state bank examiner
and a candidate for state comptroller,
in place of w. V. Knott two years
hence. was in the city today, adding
new friends to those he has in this
city and generally making himself
known.
Mr.. Thagard, though not a native
born Floridian, has lived in the state
for thirty-two years, enough to make
him a born cracker though he was
born in North Carolina. He has been
state bank examiner for the last three
years and had held the office of tax
collector of Marion county for sever
al years before that. His home is in
Ocala, though his headquarters for
the present are in Tallahassee.
at is too early, of course, to be
making a campaign for the office of
comptroller" said Mr.. Thagard this
morning, but l do not think it is too
early to announce that when the pri-
mary campaign opens, l shall be in
the field. l believe | am qualified to
hold this position and have received
many promises of support from my
friends"
Mr.. Thagard was in care of ]. A.
Griffin today, and Mr.. Griffin gives his
friend a hearty b. K. He has many
other friends in Hillsborough county
who will be with him when the time
comes.-Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
SILVER MEDAL CONTEST

Friday night at the Baptist church
the regular weekly silver medal con-
test was held under the auspices of
the w. C. T. U. of this city. The fol
lowing program was rendered:
Song, Onward Christian Soldiers.
Piano Solo-Avalee Edwards.
Recitation, He Never Blamed the
Booze-Clara Curry.
Recitation, How a Little Girl Emp
tied the Jug-Emily Wenzel.
Recitation, The Brave Hunters
Child-Maryela Bray.
Recitation, A Fathers Story-Cevie
Roberts.
An Old Mans Story-Alethea Ash.
ley.
Duet, The Light in the Gilded Par
lor-Mrs. D. A. Smith, Claude Smith
Quintet, o Holy, and Most High
Mrs. D. A. Smith, Miss Eunice
Marsh, Mr.. McMann, Mr.. Frank Gates
and DR.. Blalock.
Very shortly a gold medal contest
will be held, in which only the win
ners of the silver medals VII be al
lowed to participate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
Mr.. WOODROW TO BUILD ANoTH.
Err COTTAGE AT WoODMAR

Mr.. David S. Woodrow, the laird of
Woodmar, has just let the contract
to the Anderson Lumber Company OF
this city for the erection of another
attractive cottage at Woodmar, the
work to be commenced On it at once.
This new cottage will be built next to
and east of Argyle cottage, which is
also owned by Mr.. Woodrow.
The fame of Lake Weir is spread
ing and Mr.. Woodrow already has
Argyle rented for all of next winter,
and has had a number of inquiries for
other cottages for next winter. The
new cottage which he is to build has
already been rentetd for the coming
winter season to a party from De-
troit. a&
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
JUDGE HOOKER FOR THE VA
CANT PLACE

The Lakeland Telegram of the 18th
instant editorially suggests the name
of Judge William A. Hooker of Ocala
now upon the bench of our Florida
supreme court, but whose term will
expire in a few months, for appoint
ment to fill the vacancy on the bench
of the United States supreme court
occasioned by the death of Justice
Lurton.
We hadn't though Oh a Floridian
in connection with the position, per-
haps because is seems to be an in
stinctive feeling with most of us that
u W things are not as big and as
excellent as things of the same kind
at a distance But this is a mistaken
feeling and often does an injustice, as
it does in this cas
Judge Hooker is as big a man intel
lectually and professionally as any
who has been mentioned in connec-
ton with this appointment, and big
ger than some. He is in every way
qualified TO discharge the duties of
the high position. There is no reason
personal to him why he should not
have it.
Florida has never had a citizen
who has been called to fill either a
cabinet position or one of higher
grade than district judges in the judi
ciary of the United States The state
has attained a position not political
ly, and in population and industrial
and financial Importance, that en-
titles her to more consideration than
she has heretofore received.
There should be organized action
in the direction of presenting and
urging the name of Judge Hooker for
this appointment. We are sure that
our state delegation in both houses
of congress will support the move
ment zealous1y and unitedly.-Tampa
Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS ENJOYS
PLEASANT AFTERNOON

Thursday afternoon class No. L
The Loyal Workers-of the Methodist
Sunday School, held their regular
business meeting with Mrs. jeanette
French on Sanchez street. The class
went to Mrs. French's because she
has been i'll for a long time ard not
able to go to the class.
Mrs. G. d. Washburn, who is teach
err of his class, presided at the bust
ness session of the afternoon.
After the business was over the
class enjoyed a very pleasant social
hour during which cake and other
light refreshments were served. The
cake for the afternoon was made by
Mrs. Washburn, being a big chocolate
cake iced on top in the l~etters--Loyal
Workers.
The afternoon with Mrs. French
was a pleasure to both her and the
class.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
READING THE ADVERTISEMENTS

1t used to be an old-time joke that
some people were so fond of newspa-
pers that they even read the adver-
tisements.
That might have been a humorous
remark years ago. At that period
some merchants would run an adver-
tisement for a whole year unchanged.
Clothing dealers would start in adver-
Using January first with a notice of
o~vercoats for sale, and would still
keep it running in July.
Today the people read the advertis-
ing as a matter of business. The wo-
men read it just as a farmer reads
his price current or a banker reads
the financial news. They thereby get
ideas as to how they can save on
household o personal expenses. Prob
ably a majority of the women turn
first to the advertising of their IA
vorite merchants, and then read the
news later.
The men also read the advertising
carefully. Even if they have no bust
ness enterprises of their own, they
are interested in the advertising OF
the business life of the town.
Hence it is perhaps unnecessary to
suggest to the readers of this news
paper that it's advertising columns
are worthy of the most careful atten'
ton. They are giving that attention
to these notices now.
Still, it is worth while to say that
there is no time when advertising is
worth such careful attention as in
midsummer. All kinds of merchants
have the proposition before them OF
cleaning out their stocks before cool
weather comes on. That takes a good
deal of publicity. The goods won't
move of themselves. The public mus
be told about them and in some de-
tail.
The story of what is happening in
the stores will be found in the adVer
Using columns of the newspaper
Most of the newspaper readers are
seeing it, and it will repay their clos
est scrutiny.-Gainesville Sun.