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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27
Wishes For the New Year.

May happiness and health be thine
Throughout this coming year;
May charms of beauty far odtshine
All others, far or near.
May graceful ways and winning smile
Gain friendship, firm and dear;
May fondest hearts the hours beguile
As onward speeds the year.
May music be thy special gift
To please and charm the ear;
Nav thy sweet voice the senses lift
Beyond this earthly sphere.
May peace Of mind, that heavenly peace,
BE with thee through the year;
May Christian virtues never cease
And sorrows disappear.
May all the good this world can give
Reward thee on thy way;
May heavenly blessings. while you live,
Surround thee every dayl
&C. w. Windsor
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27


tSQSgj fingered French maid, had fin
ished braiding my heavy black hair
and adjusted my new headdress. an
exquisite diamond bandeau. Nora
brought up the dress nicely folded. and
Marie sprang to take it from its wrap
pings and lay il out on the bed.
AS Marie lifted the dress and shook
its rich folds slip of paper fell to the
carpet. 1t was madams bill. and was
a little startled as my eye ran over it
$780, But then the trimmings. rich
lace and cord dor, were perfect. 1t
was an expensive dress, but | didn't
think it would be quite that, and Mr..
Gordon had said that money had been
getting tight for some time back. |
wouldn't show him the bill just yet, SO
l thrust it into a drawer Of my dresser
and turned to Marie, who stood wait
ing to dress me.
/ was contemplating my reflection in
the mirror with much cOmplacency
when the door opened and Mr.. Gordon
came In. For Il moment | was half
frightened at his pale face and grave
air, but he said: Il only stopped for
moment, Mrs. Gordon, to say that l
shall not be able to join you at mad
ANS tonight. Business affairs will
keep me down town late"
Before | could ask him what he
thought OF my dress he passed out of
the room. and presently | heard the
street door close. 1t was nothing new
for me to attend parties without the
escort of my husband, for somehow he
was always immersed in business; nei-
ther was it new for Mr. Gordon to look
grave or pale, for lie had lost his fresh
color these late years.
AT length | was ready and was driv-
Ell to the home of Nine. Stapleton.
One ball is so similar to another in
the world of fashion that TO recount
how the hours passed in madam's
drawing rooms would be to tax your
patience. Sufficient TO say that it was
long after the midnight chimes had
rung was handed from my carriage
to my own door by the most distin-
guished gentleman of my set.
The atmosphere in the drawing room
was deliciously warm in contrast with
the temperature Of the sharp December
night without. 1t was pleasant to sit
there with my dainty slippered feet
over the register and the waves of
lustrous silk bathing the carpet and
reflect that | swan on the tOpmost
wave of the sea Of fashion i'm the city
around me, and the Christmas chimes
ringing out from the church towers and
the warm air stealing up from the reg
lister soothcd my senses to delicious
calmness.
Suddenly, while / sat thinking, from
the dim corners of the drawing room
seemed to glide out a train of figures,
each dressed In questionable gar
ments Of bygone days. and yet, strange
to say, each garment was recognized
by me as something that | had worn
in those days. and in the face Of each
figure turned toward me | beheld my
own. The figures glided around me,
then seated themselves on the opposite
side of the apartment, each looking at
me steadily and with my own dark
eyes. Gradually the figure nearest my
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27

disease. The mental depression has its
corresponding womanly weakness.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
changes fearful women to cheerfulwomen
by curing the diseases which cause phys
ical weakness and depression of spirits.
1t establishes regularity, dries unhealthy
drains, heals Inflammation and ulcera-
ton, and cures female weakness.
Mrs. Alice Adams. Of Laboratory, Washing
ton Co, Pa, says "With many thanks write
10 let YOU know how l am. / say by Gods
help and your help am we'll l have taken six
bottles Of DIR. Perce's Favorite Prescription and
two of his Golden Medical Discovery and L
can do all my work. i can't praise your medi-
cine too highly. will recommend your medi-
cines as long live. If any one doubts this
give them my address"
vFavorite Prescription makes weak
women strong and sick women well.
Accept no substitute for the medicine
which works wonders for weak
women.
Keep the bowels healthy by the
timely use of Doctor Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27
Turkey With Sausages.

A turkey garnished with sausage has
very festive not to say bacchanalian
appearance. Three-quarters of an hour
before the cooking is finished festoon it
with strings of link sausage. These
you must turn from time to time so
that every part shall be as brown as
the bird itself. The better the flavor
of the sausage of course the finer the
flavor of the turkey. With this you
will wapt giblet sauce made by stew
ing ana mincing the giblets and adding
them to the gravy in the pan after the
fat has been removed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27
when Holly was Forbidden

Under the blue laws of Connecticut
for man to have sprig Of holly In
his house. on Christmas day was q
penal offense, for which the household
er was punished by a fine of a shilling
and confinement in the town stocks.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27

right seemed to invest itself with the
accessories of a picture, and a thin
mist hid the others from my sight.
A child of 10 summers stood In the
yard of an old brown farmhouse, with
the westering light of the sunset
streaming over the building and bath
ing her tiny fingers in flood of gold.
did not speak even I'm n whisper
while the picture of my entire child
hood was unrolled before me, but
thoughts like these glided athwart my
brain: was I once that happy heart
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27
Good Wishes.

God bless the master OF this house,
Likewise the mistress. too,
And all the little children
That round the table 20.
And all your Kin ard kinsfolk
That dwell both far and near,
I wish you a Merry Christmas
And . Happy New yearl
old Care
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27

wife w no
has "every-
thing $ h c
wants. He
w an is to
X n o w
what's he
matter. But
the wife
can't tell.
She only
knows that
she is de-
pressed and
respondent.
S Il C h a
condition is
usually re-
| ted to
some form
of woinanly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27
PILGRIMS Didn't Celebrate.

The pilgrim fathers forbade the Gel
ebration of Christmas as "a heather
mummery."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27
TEARFlA OR CHEERFUL ?

Whether woman is fearful or cheer
full depends not on what she has materi-
ally, but what she is physically. Many
an indulgent husband is driven almost
to despair by the fearful outburst OF
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-12-27
SaurH hu
"A Christmas Drram

L WAS late Christmas eve
when my ball dress was sent
home. and Marie, my dainty
fingered French maid, had fin
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02

W. G. Myers, local representative
for Memphis Scimitar. Subscription
price 10c per week, daily except Sun
day. For further information phone
1913. Mrs. J. A. McAlpin, Broadway
House. Hours, Z to s a. M, y to 6p. m.
till-29.
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02
Memphis & Vicksburg Packet
Regular
49, STEAMER DELTA.

ED NOWLAND, JF., Master
JOE POSTAL. Clerk
Regular Memphis and Greenville
Packet. Going down, leaves Green
vile for Vicksburg everyW Wednesday at
8 d m. Going up, leaves Greenville
for Memphis every Saturday at 8 N.
New boat; up-to-date in every re-
spect. Electric lights and fans through
out. Round trip Vicksburg and re-
turn 1850; Memphis and return $500.
The boat carries band Of music
during the entire season.
LYME STARTLING, Agent.
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02
Giving Back Dollar forlDolIar.

The generous sort Of values is what inter-
esls the autumn clothing buyers here; is
what gives the splendid swing to the au-
tumn selling It is evident to every one
that the tailoHng we sell is the s;InpDey' e
worth" kind the economical, satisfactory
sort. =. .....
II it's plump value 20 care for, II you
like stylish, modern tailoring, it's best to
leave your order here Then you're certain
to pay only the right price--a feature that's .
well worth your consideration. Prices run
like these: Z
Pants ......... .......f 90, 8 50 to sIl 0
Fancy vests. ...... /. 2 70. soOto 5 90
Goats. ,.,.......,..... 500, $50 70 GO @
Suits .......s....-. y 90. 1e 20 TO 30 90
Over Coats ..... u 90, Is 80 to ~ 90
Suits Cleaned, $3.50. Pants and
vests proportionateIy. SatIsfac-
ton Guaranteed or your money
back.
5 t P. w. DAVIDSON
1873 Aalnut street
GreenvilIo. Miss.
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02
LUMBER VAR Us.
INSURANCE.. .

III I. IREYS. !R., tiss: s;s.as e iss =
80 sie Main strss4-
ii H. RORB Fire. Life ana 1 !, AetiA e
street in TIMEs building,
i b. HEBRON. IsssFsass s,,s sss girs
senting the best companies IN tns
Office in New Opera house.
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02
SADDLERY.

CHAS. EHLBERT. Ssnn;ssss,ss Sa Ms,s ssTss Sd
dealer in all styles Of saddlery, colipse,
Hames, Trace Chains, Brides, etc. A hand
some line OF Bnggies and phaetoma In stsck.
Call on me and save money on your purchase,
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02

obedience to the requirements Of Section 381 Of the An
Code 1892 of Mississippi will sell at public outcry the
the house of Washington county, city of Green
between tho hours prescribed by law, commencing
Monday, the 4th Day of March, A. D., 1901,
nung until said lands disposed of to the highest bidder
h all OF the following lands situated in said county
may be to make the amount of taxes due
"a for the fiscal year 1900 and other and all
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02
DOCTORS.

If P. ODENEAL. M. D.. oeiis, snsibs !.
Building. Office hours II a. m. TO / >
M, and p. m. to y. m. Telephone 22l.
A 6. PAYNE. M. D. ofliss bs.s 4 R.I,sas. wSta,
Washington Avenue. Telephone Se-s.
I D. -SMYTHE, M. D. otiss 6xss y gsssIt., st1Iss
Washington Avenue. Telephone 81.
r P. BROWN, M. D. ssI; ssb,,,Iss': os,s: Sss SssI
market, cor. Poplar and Washington Ave
mr. TONES Physician snd SUR
1 BANs 10 JNkANL5t geon. Ofice over
Finlay's drug store. Residence ITO South
shelby street. Talenhnns tzs
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02
DENTISTS.

NR. JOE CHATHAM, Dentist,
Bridge and Crown work. Wo9k 6unFas.
oed. once oyep Nelms 4 blum, Wa1kina-
on avenue. Teaeph enc mas.
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02
GROCFRS.

CREENVlLLE GROCERY CO.,
Washington Avenue All kinds Of Fresh
Groceries. Free Delivery to all parts Of the
city. Leave orders for anything in the Grocery
Hne. Telephone 1881.
THE BAIRD SMITH. Co, waSl';s.. .Sa e:
tail Grocers Of Greenyille. All goods fresh.
Leave your orders with them. Free delivery
to any part Of the city.
w II. HOOU, goods pure and fresh.
prompt delivery" our motto. Tele-
phone us for anything in the Grocery line.
Hood. Telephone 1877.
The Greenville times., 1901-03-02
TRADE

q E. Bl.EDSOE, ushs' { !. .'s,s
~ tory manner. hirnitnre ryi yisiige9
ed and vanished 70 ors.eT Shop on
way, near s. r. X,
~ lATrHED Colt aAsSk Notlna
"A LtINtsh.4, lowing s2eliaities
Setting, Crete work, Cement
Brick work generally.
r M. HENRY. Dfslss S1ss. /, ss.E Hts
work. All kinds Of Repai
atty. Walnut street, near First Sat4saal
II N. BEKKf, 5as'si Can do
Machine work. second-hand
Gums and Pistols always on hand fot SALE
and see me.
Anderson & Brews. Fio' cossss ssSss
Hheef-fr work; Smoke slacls
Breechink; Exhaust nnd Blow pes; Ro. 8
and Guttefing. Job work q Speciality:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
A WHITE
Russ, n Villain, Al
most Killed a Little Girl for Saying
Santa Claus Sighted Her-He Cut a
Fearful Cash I'm Her Head.

Christmas evening it fell to the lot of
an execrable white scoundrel named
Tom Russ, to comit the most devilish
and infamous assault ever recorded in
the annals of thi city.
Russ has been staying at house Of
Mrs. Eliza Phillips, near Chadbourn's
mill. and she has a bright-little daugh-
ter named Mamie, about twelve years
old. After having spent his money for
whiskey and soaked himself till he was
meaner than a hound. he was in Mrs.
Phillips yard. where the little girls
mother. her little daughter and some
other children were standing. The lit
tie children were showing what Santa
Claus brought them and little Mamie
remarked, Santa Claus sighted me, =
whereupon Russ seized the piece or
scantling and struck her a fearful blow
on the back of the head, knocking her
senseless to the ground. The wound
was cut to the skull and was about
three inches long. The blood poured
from the child's hea and 1t looked to
everyone present that he had killed her.
Her mother and all the children scream
ed. and the villain deliberately walked
off.
The injured child was picked UP n
brought down town to DR.. Nuts drug
store where DR.. E. S. Pigford n DR..
j. Kirby Collier dressed her head.
Some men who heard of the dastardly
deed of Russ would ave made short
shift of him had they caught him
Everybody who heard of 1t or saw the
little girl were ~disguested n over
Whelmed with Indignation. Soon after
the assault Sergeant c. S. Burnett went
in search of Rus and arrested him..
Yesterday Mayor Waddell gave a
hearing to Russ and his defence was
that he was drunk and thought he was
striking at a man in the party. Mayor
Waddel told him that his deed was the
most cowardIy and villainous that he
a ever heard Of and that IL he had
the power he would sentence him to ten
years in the p~enitentiary. He bound
the brute over to the superior court and
he was sent to Jail in default Of S125
bail.
While the little girl and her mother
were before the mayor to testify against
Russ, the little thing presented a pitia-
BILE spectacle with her head all BAN
daged and wrapped about till one could
hardly see her innocent looking face.
After the mayor had disposed of Russ,
he handed the little girl a doll and some
fruit. raisins and candy which Mr.. E.
Piner, gate officer for the Atlantic
Coast Line, had bought for her. He has
been very much wrought up over the
deed and says in an experience OF ten
years on the police force he never knew
OF a more horrible thing. When the
little girl came out of the court room,
several sympathetic gentlemen gave her
money and one sent her and her mother
home on the trolley cars.
Information has been received here
that Russ is an escaped convict from
Kinston. He was serving a sentence
there for shooting a man. He has one
Of the most infamous faces that any
cur eve wore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Christmas in Wilmington was less
noisy but rather more disorderly than
in former years. The small boys shot
fireworks, and the big ones frank his-
key. The police made about % arrests
during the day.
On Christmas morning while William
McLendon, a negro, aged Is years. was
in q party which was handling a parlor
let struck McLendon in the face. The
eye and fiattened itself against the
bone. McLendon was taken 10 the city
hospital where the bullet was extracted
While a number Of white bows were
at Third and Castle streets ou Christ
mas day, Sam Weaver. a white boy,
was shot in the thigh by Tom
Biackman, one of his companions. The
boys in the party were playing war;
and were firing toy pistols at each
other. Tom Blackman happened to get
a genuine ball cartridge in his pistol.
At last accounts the physicians had
failed to extract the bullet. The boys
wound is quite a bad one.
On Christmas day at Eleventh and
Market streets John Wright. a sixteen
year old negro, also got shot with a toy
pistol. He and some others were shoot
ms at each other. and a bail happened
to get into some fellows pistol. The
bullet passed through n Of the boys
ankles and lodged in the other. The
ov's wounds are verv painful II not
dangerous.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Mag or Waddell Disposed of Twenty
One Cases Yesterday I'm the Munich
pal Court-Three Bound over to
Court and Five Sent to the County
Roads.

No session of the municipal court was
held on Christmas day, but yesterday
at IL o'clock Mayor Waddell sat on the
seat Of justice and had before him an
array of twenty-one miserable Offend
ers of the law. In cases where there
were extenuating circumstances or 1t
was the first appearance. he defend
ants were let off upon the costs.
Beckie Green. colored, charged with
disorderly conduct, was sentenced to the
county roads.
Benny Richardson. colored. charged
with interfering with an officer in the
discharge of his duty and assaultipg
Policeman Leon George with a pair OF
metal knucks. was bound over TO court
in a bond of $50.
Rachael Smith. charged with being
drunk and down, was sent to the roads
for 20 days.
Charles Fisher. an albino negro, was
convicted of being trunk and d~isorderly,
and was sent to the public roads for 80
days.
Matilda Smith, colored, vas sentenced
10 the public roads for 80 days.
William Peace, colored. for carrying a
concealed deadly weapon, a pistol, was
bound over to the superior court.
Thomas Russ. white, charged with as
sault and battery with a deadly weapon
"a piece of scantling). on Mamie Phil
ips, q little white girl, was bound over
to the superior court. A bond of $125
was required of him n in default he
was SEM to Jail.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
THE BATTLE OF TRENTON
It's 125th Anniversary Celebrated
by n Sham Battle.

Trenton, N. j., December 26.-Thc
125th anniversary of the battle of Tren-
ton, was deliberately celebrated here to-
day. A sham battle occurred in the
morning. The three forces Of General
Washington, General Sullivan and the
Hessians for more han an hour occu-
pied the streets and covered the ground
that was gone over in the original bat
tie and a realistic picture of that bat
tie was presented except the suffering
which the American forces underwnt
because Of the cold weather and the
fnefficiency of clothing.
The sham battle began near the bat
tie monument and continued down
Warren and Broad streets. the Hessiar
forces, under Colonel Gilmore. Of the
Second regiment, r~etreating and halt
ing at short distances and firing on the
advancing army. This continued until
the surrender at two points, one in
front Of the postoffice on east State
street and the other on south Broad
street.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
ID DROWNED.
Capsized Near Fort Fisher
and Corporal Leclair Was Lost.
ker and Two Privates-The Body Of
the Drowned Man Not Recovered.

Tuesday afternoon about 1 o'clock.
Sergeant Leneker. Corporal William LIE
clair and two private soldiers. belonging
to Battery c. at Fort Caswell. left
Southport in a sail ooat to cross the
bay to the fort. When within about 100
yards Of the dock at the fort the boat
was capsized and Corcoral Leclair was
drowned. The two privates after a ter
rifle struggle managed to reach the
marsh and made their escape. AS
soon as they could reach the fort
uey reported the accident. and stated
that after the o capsized they lost
sight Of Sergeant Leneker n Corporal
leClair.
About an hour after the occurrence a
searching party went out to look for tho
C'lSsing men.
About an hour after the accident Ser.
geant Lineker vas found in two feet
of water with his arms clutched around
a log. He was unconscious. but re
storatives soon brought him to himself
HL had suffered terribly from cool while
III h water. but at last accounts he
had about recovered. When the boat
capsiZed there was a strong ebb tide
and it is believed that the boat was
capsized in crossing a reef. ~Singularly
enough, the first man Of the four to &c:
shore was not a swimmer.
The search for Corporal Lcclair wac
: in but all day Christmas the chan
..eI was dragged for his bodv without
success.
Corporal Leclair was a native Of
Pennsylvania and was very popular in
the battery. He enlisted in Battery B.
Fourth artillery. n served in Cuba
during the var between the United
States and Spain. He re-enIisted with
Rattery c. now the Thirty-eighth Com
pany, coast artillery. and his term of
enlistment was up tomorrow. He had
Intended to go home when he got his
discharge. He vas about % years of
age. He was highl esteemed by his
comrades at Fort Caswell and his death
Is greatly deplored.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Fron the Mckinley National Memo
rial Association.

Cleveland. Ohio, December 2s.-Tho
Mckinley National Memorial associa-
ton with headquarters in this city. has
Issued the following statement:
The public is especially cautioned
against enterprises attempting to make
capital out OF the sentiments of afYec-
ton which inspired the desire { o rear
az the grave of our late president a me.
mortal which shall ittingiy honor his
memory. 1t is the desire OF the trus-
tees that all contributions shall be the
free will offering Of the people. and they
respectfully request the public to dis
courage all propositions which may
Seem to have as their object the OBJ
tanning OF money by giving all or part
o. the proceeds to the memorial fund
The public is hereby notified that the
Mckinley National Memorial Associa
ton has no connection with or relation
to any other association or to any en-
terprise Of a commercial nature"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
YELLOW FEVER At CURACAO.
The Report t. be Looked int by
Commander of the Indiana

Washington. December 26.-The Indi-
of Curacao. There have been reports
that there was yellow fever at Curacao.
and as III navy department does not
wish to subject the crew of the Indiana
to any danger, inquiry was instituted
by the officials here to learn whether
the disease was prevalent there.
Surgeon General Wyman. of the ma
rine hospital service. reported that there
were no cases. according to his last re-
port. To make sure. a dispatch was
sent to the commander of the Indiana
to report on the yellow fever situation.
If there is any danger the Indiana will
not remain there.