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else" The minister gave laughing
look across the table, as much as to
say to the mother: "You are cor
nered now. wonder how you will
get out" She then mentioned the
different spices, still leaving out the
wine. The child said again: ut ith
very good" and after few moments
silence, he added: Mamma, are you
not glad we are not the kind of folks
that eat whisky ?" All at the table
except the mother laughed, but the
question of the little man went home
TO her heart. She resolved that her
boy should never learn TO like the
taste of wine at the home table. From
that time no taste of anything intox-
icatng was used lin her cooking.
The boy grew up to be strong, intel
hgent man.-Dia1 Of Progress.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
TOLD ABOUT LOVERS.
Story of a Girl Who Eioped in
:. Stocking Feet.
PennsyIvania Man Left His Pretty
Young Wife to Run Away with
Her Mother-Cupid Scored
n Triumph.

Troubles, asserts a writer in the
Cincinnati Tribune, seems to be the
lot Of great many lovers. Surely
no one would be so daring as to de-
clare that all persons, whose hearts
are not their own, are constantly
beset by vexatious incidents, yet one
needs only to look about to learn
that love and bliss are not neces-
sarily analogous. Some of the trou-
bles of lovers-many of them, in fact
are only slight, but they knit the
brow and produce worry, neverthe-
less, and that is why the world
should, as a matter of common JUS
tice, love lover.
An incident occurring recently in
Charlotte, Tenn, goes to prove the
assertion that love is not all roses.
Robert Sutherland and Miss Lorena
Foster wanted to get married, and,
as is sometimes the case, the girls
parents objected. Naturally, this
made no difference, for. the modern
couple is not disposed to waste time
IN securing the parental blessing.
Sutherland and Miss Foster eloped
In the middle of the night, and, as
might be expected, they were in q
great hurry when they left the Fos-
ter homestead. In her excitement
the bride forgot her shoes-a fool
fish thing for her to do, but she did
it-and when she and Sutherland
presented themselves at the squire's
Office they decided it would be bad
luck for the girl to be married in
her stocking feet.
Here John Sutherland, q brother
of the groom to be, stepped in and
offered to return 30 the Foster
home and recover the shoes. It was
then five o'clock in the morning, but
the young man summoned courage
to his aid and set out for the Fos-
ter's. When he arrived there Mon
roe Foster, father of the bride, was
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09

vending his way out into his garden
to kill rabbit that had been de-
stroying his cabbages. The vener-
able Mr.. Foster carried a large
double barreled shotgun slunp
across his shoulder, and as he
walked along he was softly whis-
ting: Use lookin' for dat bully,
an he must be foun'." John Suth-
erland, the hero, heard him. He
also saw the big gun with its cav
ernous barrels. He was then with
in a few yards of the house, bent
upon securing Miss Fosters shoes.
1t occurred to him that he might be
mistaken for the bully, and without
stopping to reason it out he faced
about and established a new worlds
record for 200 yards dash, with a
leap over six-foot tight board
fence at the end of the course. But
the wedding took place, even with
out the shoes, which goes to show
that lovers absolutely don't care
what happens to them.
Talk about the world LOVING a
lover! Think of this case reported
from Scottville. KY. Thomas Jones
the other evening was married to
his wife. 1t was their second at
tempt, and Mrs. Jones, although but
70 years of age, has even better
record than that. She has been
twice legally divorced and four times
legally married to two different men.
which also goes to show that Won
never can tell.
Rnf fhss
CORY with what happened to George
Sangfcss, Of Larksville, Pa, and il ap-
parently was love that got him into
trouble, although in the light of ira
ditiOn it is rather difficult to compre-
bend his case. In reality he PLAYED
tag with tradition, for he eloped with
his mother-iR-law. The mother-in-
laws name was Mrs. Helen Hestus.
and the funny part Of it is that when
George and his wife began housekesp-
ing five years ago, Mrs. Hestus made
herself so disagreeable that the young
people were forced to divide their time
between their own home and the
homes of neighbors. This condition
of affairs continued until a year ago.
when Sangfoss began to tolerate the
old woman and finally cast longing
chances at her across the dinner table
At this juncture Mrs. Sangfoss made
a big mistake. She supposed that
George and her mother were lust be-
coming acclimated and didn't even
venture guess at the real state of
affairs until she woke up one MORNING
End found this note:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
A WISE MOTHER.
S~esttons OF Her Little Son Cause
Her to Danish Liquor from
Her Larder.

We wish all the mothers in the
land had the. good sense of the one
alluded to i'm the following clipping,
for If they would do their duty it
would do more to overthrow the sa-
looms than all the laws that could be
made.
Once upon time there was moth
er who had not learned the danger of
using wine and brandy in her cooking.
A minister was taking dinner in her
home. SO the pudding sauce had what
she felt the necessary quantity OF
wine in it. A dear little boy, who still
hsped, sat at the table and at last he
asked: Mamma, what 9Th thith
thauth made Of? 1t tastes very, very
good" The mother repliede Butter
and sugar" thinking that enough in
formation for the child. He tasted it
again and asked: what eth it'll It
made Of? / can taste something
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09

day. She and her husband were in the
pasture on their farm In the Redmond
vile neighborhood. A short distance
from them was wire fence, and they
proposed to each other to run a race
and see which could cross the fence
first
When they reached the fence Mrs.
Arnold attempted to crawl under IL.
Just as she was in the act of getting
down on the ground a moccasin
crawled into her dress at her throat.
She saw the snake when it entered her
dress, and instantly she grabbed IL in
the folds of her garments and
screamed. Her husband ran to her and
attempted to pull the snake out by its
tail. Mrs. Arnold held it so firmly
that Mr.. Arnold pulled il in two.
I'm getting the upper portion Of the
reptiles body from his wife's dress.
one OF the snakes fangs stuck into
one OF Mr.. Arnold's thumbs, but for
tunately there was no poison on it, and
Mr.. Arnold felt no bad effects from IT.
They were both terribly frightened.
and well they might be, for It was a
narrow escape from q deadly bite.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09

took so much interest in the farm,
so liked its appearance, location, ETC.,
that the old farmer scented a petro-
leum man and saw visions of meal
culable- wealth. Being a shrewd man,
Loomis did not care to take any un-
necessary chances with Providence,
and on the quiet he sent the hired
man out the back way with orders
30 dump the kerosene can into tho
well. The visitor liked the entire
place, inspected the barn, the chicken
yard and then, as if by chance, asked
for 8 drink of water.
LOOMS was waiting for that and
hauled up trimming bucket before
the mans own eyes and poured him
out a gourdful of liquid with fine,
opalescent scum upon it. Tho WIS.,
itor smelled it, tasted it, made n wry
face and asked If the water was al
ways like that oh, yes, said
Loomis. but you soon get accustomed
to the taste, and our doctors say this
rs the finest water on earth for the
stomach Well, I am ding-danged
II III ever get used to it, was the
unexpected response. i am looking
for farm, not an oil well, and il
have got to haul my drinking water
three miles from Litchfield 1 guess
I'd rather buy nearer town
1T took Loomis six months to get
the taste of oil out Of his well, and
by that time the boom was over,
and nothing was left of the oil craze
but rotting derricks and abandoned
shafts"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
WELL Sailed IN VAIN.
story OF the Failure OF an Illinois
Mans scheme to Sell Hts Farms
as OIL Land

Some years ago." says o New Or
leans Times-Democrat contributor.
IAN oil boom hit Litchfield, Ill, and
everybody for miles around was seen
shifting for oil and every stranger
suspected of being an expert look
ing for good thing. An old farmer
named LOOMS had big place three
miles out of town which would have
been a fortune for him had he not
been possessed of a mania for swap
ping, manifest in perennial attempt
to trade off his land for twice its
value.
when the boom was at the top
notch LOOMS received visitor who
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
LIked TheIr MehinIn.

"DipSomaniac" tells 8 neat story in
reference to the rapid growth of the
habit of tipping which may develop
in unsuspecting subjects, says London
Lancet. Two elderly ladies were sur
prised bX visitor in the act of drink
ing neat brandy. Upon his expressing
some surprise, they said that brandy
had been recommended to them az a
capital preventive against cholera,
and that first they took It with water.
and then they took it without water.
and now they took it Ike water.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
HYPNoTlSM FOR ALCOHOLISM.
Experiment Being Tried on the Inc
briates In Russia with Some
Degree OF Success

Recently, in Russia, Knery and Sim
ami made a number of intere ting at
tempts to treat alcoholism by hyp-
nosis, with favorable results. and
they believe such treatment superior
to medication. Sinani treated 90 pa
tients at a dispensary, giving Shem
suggestion every day. resulting in the
complete recovery of 10, who did not
relapse TO drink IN from one-half to
ten years. Bechterevv has employed
hypnotism in the treatment of chron-
&c alcoholism for ten years, but in
spite of the good results he does not
consider suggestion alone sufficient
for permanent cure, as alcoholism
is not disease of the will power alone,
but often depends upon organic
changes. For this reason he combines
hypnosis with hydrotherapy, brom-
ides, codeine, heart tonics, strychnine.
etc. Abramowitz is enthusiastic over
this treatment, having nine complete
cures out of the 16 patients treated.
He believes the combination with
drugs gives no better results than
hypnosis alone. Wiasemsky thinks
this treatment the best for alcohol
Ism. He has found that these patients
are easily hypnotized, and also that
there Is difference between those
who wish to be cured and those who
were urged by relatives and friends
to undergo the treatment There
never was bad effect from the with
drawal of stimulants, the tremor and
general weakness disappearing quick
~ under suggestion. The observation
OF the cured cases extends over
period of ten yearS.-Journal OF In
ebriety.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
Cruel.

How long" asked the youth, "ouRht
q young man to be acquainted with a
GIRL Miss F1yppe, before he may ven
ture 10 call her by her first name?"
How long have you known me 2" che
asked In turn.
about six months"
We'll, if he's the right young man
that's long enough time"
Then, Susie"
But you're not the right young man,
Mr. Spoonamore." Chicago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09

Dearest Wife: I am gone. Your
ma is my wife; she is all wright. When
she dies, see IL me and you can fix
things up again. Plese don't get mar
rit, because when your ma dies come
back to you, maybe Your husband"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09

de carter the proPosaD-But sup
pose your father objects?
She-Just inform him that I have
decided to marry you; that will settle
it.-ChicagO Daily News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Deadly MoccRsln Lodged I'm Southern
Womnn's Bosom and Resisted
It's Removal

The Yazoo City Herald is authority
for the statement that Mrs. Clay Ar
mold had a narrow escape from being
bitten by deadly moocasion the other
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
EmbarrassirE.

Has either OF you ever been mar
ried before?" asked the license clerk
as the leadingman and the ingenue
appeared at the window.
I've been married three times"
said the gentleman. Birdie, how
many times have you"
Dear mel How awkward" she ex-
claimed. IT counted them this morn
ING and had list, but-eout l must
have left it at the hotel Pm so for
getful-"-Chicago- Record Herald. So
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Perrectlx WiIl,nn-

Jerrold-Going to the shore, eh7
Well, II you see Dolly Litedd there iust
say good word for me, will you?
Enthusiastically, old chap-Iu act
as your press aQentl-Puck
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
Trains Must BE on Tt,ne

In France when a railroad train il
more than ten minutes late the COM
pany Is fined
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
Contrary Indeed

ale is the most contrary man ever
knew"
What has he done now?"
'Why, he actually contested his
wife's suit for divorce."-N. Y. Times
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
CLAIRVOYANT.

Fortunes told. Send 10 cents, birthday
oquestlons answered, your lucky birth
some ana horoscope promptly mailed
free. Gonzales heals Body and Mird
removes evil influences, reunites the San
arated, causes speedy marriage, teaches
now TO make the one you love, loves
you, gives luck and success.
GONZALES, 236 Bergen St.,
Dol mos Brooklyn, n. Y.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-08-09
HE KEPT HIS WORD.
Said He WouIdn't Give Up His seat
to an Angel and, sure Enough,
He Didn't.

A somewhat fuSsy old gentleman
one afternoon stood up in an electric
tram car to give his seat to a young
lady. Presently there was q vacancy
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-21

Gastouia News: Tuesday d negro got
on the southhouni narrow gauge freight
at Cliffs. He said he was sick and was
on his way TO Chester. At Lincolnton
Conductor saacs had hnn examined BY
a physician and IL was pronounced
smallpox He was lSked in the car
and carried on 10 Chester. which In his
home. Passengers and others had been
in the car with him.
Raleigh News and Observer: A tel
e-ram q been received from the
laughter OF Mr.. w. II. Conklin. In Mt
Airy. saying that tn. family were un-
able 10 bury the body on account OF
poverty. and asked M.. Strickland. tho
undertaken. to dispose of it as he might
see 1T. MIR. Conklin Is the Old man
who died here last Monday morning
and who had been asking assistance
on the ground OF being a confederate
veteran. The body Aas embalmed by
Mr.. Strickland. TO whom the city au-
thorities turned IL ovcr.
Tarboro Southerner: DR.. L L. sta
ton recently sent samples OF cream n
milk 10 the experiment station. the
SAMPLES OF cream same from the farm
OF Miss Lucy station IN No. 1 township
The meteorological analysis showed the
presence OF tuberculosis, or consump-
tive germs.-The s~,-ecial committee
appointed by the Presbyterian synod to
raise s500.0 Coz for the twentieth century
educational fund. feel greatly encour-
aged. DR.. Stage has entered earnestly
upon the work and has already sue
ceeded in raising n considerable sum-
something like $50. ooo.
Louisburg Times: In conversations
with several farmers the past week re
garding better roads I'm the county.
every one OF them TO 4 man said that
he was in favor OF almost any move
ment 10 improve the roads. one q.
them. who is n good average taxpayer
said that he WIS in favor OF issuing one.
hundred thousand dollars In bonds. IN
il was necessary, 10 build good roads
throughout the Count:.-1here is q
man living in This county who can take
the cake for getting rarenge Tor INJURY
done him by another. He caught n
mole and carried him Il miles In "a
box and turned him loose In the garden
OF the man with whom he desired to
get even."-Mr. Walter Horton. Of
Harris township. Is the owner OF a very
fine brood SOW. She gave birth Ia ~
pigs in less than eleven months
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-21
WHOLESALE POISONING.
Narrow Escape of DIR. ID. Il. Tayloe
and Family-Arsenic Put In their
Food.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Washington, N. c., March 1.-THE
whole family Of DIR. David T. Tayloe,
president Of the state board OF medical
examiners, were poisoned this morning
by drinking coffee and eating hash that
contained arsenic put in o by a
young negro who attends to the horses
and drives for the doctor.
The driver was arrested and in his
pocket was found a bottle of rat poison
which is made up mostly Of arsenic.
But for quick aid rendered by DR..
Joshua Tayloe. a brother Of the poison
ed man, there would have been quite
serious results. DR.. Tayloe and one
child are even now not out OF danger.
The o is in a critical condition. Mrs.
Tayloe and h other children are not
suffering.
The prisoner said hat he put the
poison in the food to kill the old nurse,
Kitty Perkins. with whom all the ne
groes are at odds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-21
A MARCH SNOW STORM.
The Ground Covered at Raleigh
Raleigh noIias Rushing the
Season-Neglect of Duty by County
School
Churches.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. y. c.. March Is.

Raleigh. N. c.. March Is.
Last night about 10 O'Clock there vas
a little snowfall Later there Was an
other and the temperature fell to 20
degrees. This morning the earth was
white with snow. and there was plenty
of ice. The change was quite a sharp
one. Large flowers. such as the purple
and the white ~magnolias are OPEN
Their cups were full OF snow and froZ-
en-. 1t was sail by the commissioner
OF agriculture that the cold snap would
do no damage from Raleigh westward
He said he was not informed as to n
status OF the truck and berry cr3os
eastward.
There yet continues To he some
trouble regarding the distribution of
the money for the public schools. Four
counties have failed TO send In the
atiida Wits required by the law. For cx-
ample. the county superintendent at
Camde county has failed to send In
afiiidavits. yet for twelve years he was
state superintendent OF public intruc-
ton and knows the requirements. lie
telcEraphed that $3.50 was needed. Gas
ton has sent in no affidavit. but tele-
graphed that it needs 1915. II has been
the hope that the money would be sent
out this week, and the officials yet hope
to so send it.
Nice-president A. b. Andrews of tn
Southern railway, whose illness WAS
noted Yesterday, passed i good night
His physician says ne must not work
so hard. For thirty years he has labor
ed tireiessly.
1t is said that owing to the losses by
the freshets OF last year quite a num-
Der of Catawba COUNTY farmers have
gone west. mainly TO Indiana
MIR. r. Il. Raney. VINO made a free
gift of the Raney memorial library
here, today bought the valuable prop
erty north of it. for many years known
as the Swepson property. from Mr.
Ashby l.. Baker.
There is talk Of the building of a
modern hotel here . by a Norfolk
syndicate, if some Raleigh capital Ia
invested. a plan to have a hotel built
by home capital failed utterly last
year.
There are now ffty-two Congrega-
tianal churches IT North Carolina, most
of these being colored. only three being
white. There are four Industrial
schools maintained BY this church, at
Enfield. Beaufort. Wilmington and
Kings Mountain. The one at Enfield
is the largest. having 300 students. 1t
was founded by Mrs. Joseph X. Brick.
OF Connecticut. She died lately and left
$3.50, coo TO his school. She had during
her life expended $4,000 on the school,
buying d large farm and erecting
| spacious brick buildings.
In Carteret superior court there was
a suit brought by the clerk Of the court
against Ex-State Treasurer w. Fl.
Worth, for damages for alleged libel
| This clerk and other officials sued the
state for fees and costs in the oyster
! cases. In the reply which worth's
Il wyers made in their brief. they said
there was a conspiracy to defraud the
state. The case came up last Saturday
at Beaufort. Judge Winston dismissed
1t. holding that a client was not re-
sponsible or lifole for what his attor-
neys said in 4eIr brief: that IL waa
privileged