davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-24

81 continued using Peruna f0r q
short while, and have never felt the
least symptoms of cafaF7h since. re.
runa IS certainly q good medicine, ano
deserves the highest praise which Is
given 1t by the general public"
Judge Durham has been Secretary and
Treasurer Of the city of Greensboro, Ga,
for the past three years, and has been a
local judge for ten years.
Dread Consumption.
There are three roads which lead from
health to consumption. Over one OF
these roads pass all of thai great multi
tude of people who die every year OF
consumption. Each route begins with
health and happiness and ends with dis
ease and death.
settles in the head OF throat-chronic
catarrh-extends to the lungs-consump-
tion-death.
Second road: a slight cold-neglected
cough-settles in the lungs-cough grad
ually growing worse-consumption-
death.
Third road: a cold-neglected-settlei
in the Neutrality-suspicious. breath
-consumption-death.
,, Thousands have just started on one o
|, these roads, all of whom could be easily
7 cured by Peruna. Thousands more ar
half way to the fatal end of one of thes'
!, troads who are still durable by a cours'
Of treatment by Peruna. Yet othe
, thousands are near the end whose las
, DAYS could be made bearable and hop
I of recovery more probable by commend
inc Paruna h delav.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-24

remedy, Peruna, and made a prompt re-
covery. The affair created quite a sensa-
ton in medical circles especially, and
the many friends of Judge Durham were
not only exceedingly gratified at his re-
but were enthusiastic in their
praises of the remedy that had brought
him relief.
The following written statement from
the Judge himself set forth the facts:
Greensboro, Ga, March 3, 1900.
"Some time agoI contracted severe
cold which settled on my lungs and in
my head. 1 tried many renecIsE. iii
of which gave me no relief. = IN
cIuded that my was catarrl = the
head and lungs, and seeing PeEn->a SO
highly recommended I began using 1t,
experiencing the verybest results from
kLo fS,cf bottle
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-24

A reward of SIT, 900 las beer deposited i'm he Market Exchange Bank, CoHm-
hrs Ohica as a puaranfe ta The above esfnOniA is genuine; tina we HWN
in our possession authentic letters certifying o TIL same. Every ne OF oM tGs-
Hmonias aeg genuine and in the words of the n eWhOse anne is aPPended
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-24

That The News is not alone in the
stand it has taken for better laws and
more rigid enforcement of the law, we
submit a few extracts from various
state papers, all culled from strong,
stirring appeals along the same line:
Greensboro Record.)
North Carolina is earning quite a
reputation that we don't want. We are
getting quite up with Texas and not
far behind South Carolina.
cleveland Starr
There will come a sad day for North
Carolina if this is not stopped You
can stop them from carrying pistols,
if you will, you can stop them from
killing innocent and ~inoffensive people,
or let them die for doing it, or by the
eternals the people themselves will
stop il.
Greensboro Telegram.)
These things are becoming entirely
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-24
sarily furnish much food for thought.
What will the state do about it?

sarily furnish much food for thought.
What will the state do about it?
Upon the occasion of a lynchlng
(Which happily " been few and far
between in this state) or in the excite
ment attendant upon lawless gather
ings the executive authorities Of the
state. the judiciary and men of Official
life, sometimes personally, but always
by and through the press of the state,
invariably call upon the h~ot-headed
citizens and the lawless element,
whenever they may chance to assem-
BILE, to let the law take its course; to
refrain from violence and from law
lessness-that the law will punish the
perpetrators of crime.
But, gentle reader, when the law falls
to punish crime; when it treats the
shedder of human blood as it would a
chicken-thief. what can the executive
and the judiciary and the press say to
these people when they seek to take the
law into their own hands. If, tomor-
row. for example. a foul murder should
be committed in this county n a crowd
of turbulent spirits-hOt-headed un-
thinking men, should gather to do VIC
lence to the murderer, what could the
authorities of Mecklenburg and the
press of Charlotte say? Why, appeal
to the mob; exclaim-"Stop where you
are; do not lay violent hands upon this
man; let the law take it's course and
the proper authorities will punish him.
Possibly the mob would shout in deris-
ion-'"The law is a farce; you sent a
| man to the penitentiary for only five
| years for cold-blooded murder" What
can the authorities, or the press, say
| further in defense of the law: there is
| no getting behind stern, solemn facts.
To permit a laXity in the criminal
| laws of any state or nation is to breed
| anarchy lawlessness. 1t is tread
| ing on dangerous ground. We mus
have wise laws and we must enforce
them. The punishment, must fit the
crime. Make the carrying of concealed
weapons a felony: punish violations OF
the law so severely as to deter ever
men of prominence from carrying a pis'
toll. and above all enforce the law!
Then we shall have fewer dark
bloody stains upon the e~scutcheon o.
the state.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
A Serious Problem Indeed.

The Springfield Republican says:
THE Brattleboro license commission
ers have taken the action expected of
them--the only consistent thing for
them to do-in voting not to reconsider
the revoking of four licenses in that
town on account of violation of the
law in the sale of liquor to minors.
They also decided to grant new IL
censes to the three hotels. provided
proper persons make applications,
This also seems to be the proper course
for the board. to pursue, for the town
having voted license should not be
forced into the no-license column by
the acts of the first unworthy holders
of its licenses. There are not likely
to be further violations of the law
while the present commissioners re-
main in office The granting of n
license by the New Hampshire town
of Hinsdale for the so-called brewery
on the island in the Connecticut OPP
posite Brattleboro tended to complicate
matters for the Brattleboro commits
sioners. With three hotels in the
Vermont town selling liquor there Is
no legitimate demand for the island re-
sort. It's presence at the towns very
gates is a serious problem for law
abiding people,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

Only three men are left in the an
nual tournament for the Fall cup of
the Wantastiquet golf club. They
are C. Menzies Miller, Charles F.
Bingham, winner of the cup for the
past two seasons, and DR.. l.. s. Ed
wards The last named two will meet
in the semi final round, Edwards hav-
ing a handicap of 10 strokes over Bing-
ham, and the winner of that match will
meet Miller. who drew the bye, in the
final round. The matches in the sec
ond round resulted as follows: Miller.
scratch, beat White, 15 seven up and
six to play; Tasker, scratch, beat Har-
ris, 6, one up (19 holes); Edwards 10,
beat Dewitt, IS, five up and four to
play: Adams, s, beat Holbrook, 10,
five up and four to play; Bingham,
scratch, beat Hubbard g. three up and
two to play. In the third round Mil
Ter defeated Tasker six up and five TO
play in match which brought out the
best golf of the tournament. Tasker's
driving was exceptionally long but he
could not equal Miller's brilliant work
in putting and approaching. The
other match In this round was between
Crosby Adams and c.. F. Bingham. be-.
ing won by the latter up and one
to play Adams's long game was as
good as any seen on the course this
year but he lost TO Bingham by be-
ing erratic on his puts. Edwards
drew the bye in this round.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
Grade Five Closed for Fumisation.

Acting under the instructions from
DIR. H. d. Holton of the state board of
health, DIR. II. l.. Waterman, local
health officer, made an examination
of all the pupils in grade five of the
high school building yesterday morn
ing. This was done for the reason
that all four cases of scarlet fever that
have appeared within the last few
weeks as well as one case of diph-
iberia are among the pupils from that
grade. AS the result of his examina-
ton DR.. Waterman ordered the room
thoroughly disinfected. One pupil
the young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
A. Richardson, was found to possess
suspicious symptoms and he was or
dered kept at home. 1t is not known
certainly whether the boy has scarlet
fever but it was thought best to be on
the safe side. The grade will proba-
bly, be reopened the first of next week.
Fred Whidden, another pupil in the
same grade, came down with diph-
liberia the first of the week and is I'M
der strict quarantine at his home on
Canal street. Despite the number of
cases that have developed recently the
local physicians do not expect that
either disease will become epidemic,
yet they advise the utmost care in all
families where children develop sus-
picious symptoms.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
WEST BRATTLEBoRo

/ q. B, Ellis fell Saturday on the b.,
floor, breaking his collar bone.
Arthur Bailey of Agawam v.,.
called upon old friends here Tue,i.,
Bertha NJ. Thompson of South Ina
donderry is stopping for few dsy. !,
the Baptist parsonage.
Mr.. Chase. brother of VIII Cha.
viii move to the Carroll place Nov i
Edward Thurber moving back TO ii
mothers.
Rally day will be observed by ii.
Baptist Sunday school next SUNDAY h
is hoped every member will be ma,
ent or send a letter.
1t is reported that Rev. l. NJ Kr.
eston is contemplating going to anoth.
er field of labor, but the communiy
hopes he may decide to remain In Wss
Brattleboro.
Another wedding at the Baptist pu.
sonage this week. Clara l. william,
of Marlboro and Albert C. Morse III
Williamsville Were the contract.|
parties, Rev. n. A. Wood OFFICIATING
The harvest supper at the Congen.
tional church Tuesday evening val
very successful. The vestry Eu|
trimmed with autumn leaves and vss.
etables, jack lanterns figuring h|
the decorations. The tables were vsJ|
temptingly spread.
Frank S. Clark, a nephew Of Nn|
VanDoorn, formerly of Brattlebas
now of Waltham, Mass, underwent Gl
operation for appendicitis at the va.
than hospital Sunday II was vsy|
serious case, but at last reports the pa.
tient was doing we'll
The young people of the Baptist
church and society gave Miss Georgi
Donelson surprise Monday evening
and a very pleasant evening was spent
Rev. N. A. Wood, in behalf Of thoz
present, presented Miss Donelson witI
a picture and small clock, Miss GeT
gia responding very pleasantly. SCI
goes to Montague, Mass, soon to keep
house for her father.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
A GENERAL GOOD TIME FOR ALL.
Annual Grange Fair Proves to Be Just
as Advertised.

The eighth annual grange fair,
which was rightly billed as general
good time" took place Wednesday
evening in grange hall with an attend
ance as large as the most sanguine
granger could hope for. From until
s o'clock, Mrs. Harriet Dearborn and
her large corps of assistants We're kept
busy in the banquet hall stuffing the
hungry multitude with chicken pie and
all sorts of other good things. The
upper hall was handsomely decorated
with evergreen and incandescent lights
of many colors. All sorts of articles
were on sale and to the satisfaction Of
those in charge most of them We're sold.
In miniature country store equipped
with the usual number of boxes, bar
rels and improperly printed signs. Mrs
Carl Hopkins and Mrs. w. ii. Haywood
disposed of all sorts of useful articles
The floral booth, trimmed with yellow
and white bunting and running pine,
was looked out for by Miss Gertrude
Barker and Miss Rita Eckels. Vege-
tables great and small were dispensed
by Philip Franklin and George Barker
from a large evergreen booth, while
Misses Clara Games and Eloine Frank
lin served lemonade from a dainty
bower of red and white The fancy
work booth was a delicate creation of
artificial apple blossoms over white
crepe paper being in charge of Miss
leila Johnson, Mrs. Lois Clark and
Mrs. A. j. Currier.
The little folks We're delighted with
"plums from Jack Horner's pie" which
Mrs Maverette Fisher carved with
wonderful results. Miss Bessie Hop
kins and Mrs. Cora Harris sold home
made candy from a handsome booth
trimmed in red and white bunting
which stood in the center of the hail.
The evenings entertainment con-
sisted of farce aunt Jerusha's Quilt
ing Party presented by the following
caste Mrs. H. w. Sargent, Mrs. Bert
Miller, Mrs. w. FL. Haywood Mrs. e.
l.. Knowlton, Miss Myrtle Knowlton,
Miss Bessie Hopkins, Mrs. Maverette
Fisher Mrs w. H. Mixer Miss Blanche
Drown, Mrs. Harry Spaulding, Mrs.
Cora Harris, Mrs. Wilson Brown, Aus
tin f. Miller Alison Dugan, Philip
Franklin, Carl Leitsinger and Alfred
Trendall.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
When Polly Picks the Peas

| When Polly goes apicking peas
( She wears a white sunbonnet
And on her arm bright Tin pail
/ With Pure Leaf Lard upon it
She has her mothers apron, too;
1t hangs from neck 10 toe.
She wears it hindside fore because
It's more becoming so.
When Polly goes a-picking peas
She takes her eldest daughter
For every doll should learn to WORK
1t can't be too soon taught her
If dolly doesn't want to so
She sometimes drops behind
This binders Polly picking peas
She takes so long to find.
When Polly goes a-picking peas
She carries bread and butter,
And many little bugs and flies
Around her luncheon flutter,
And one big toad, beneath a leaf'
Looks on and takes his ease;
He likes not sun and never helps
Our Polly pick the peas.
When Polly goes a-picking peas
She sometimes comes back running
Il put the cover on my pail
Because there's something cunniAs
That walked right in! Don't Jogse
Nor shake the pail nor shout
She lifts the cover up and lets
A gran'ther longlegs out
When Polly goes a-picking peas
1t really is quite funny =.
That, though the gardens full OF ''H'
And though the day is sunny
She only brings back dusty hands
Torn apron and scratched knees
And in the little shining pail
Four pea pods and five peas.
Eleanor Bates in Little FolA"
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
CHURCH NOTICES.

First Baptist church. George B.
Lawson. minister. residence Tyler
street Morning worship 1890, sub
ject, Hold Fast the Good" Evening
worship 7, subject. Redemption from
Sim" Bible school IL m.
Christian Science services in Market
block Sunday at 10:45 a. m, subject,
Everlasting Punishment" Text,
Proverbs 1921. Testimonial meeting
Wednesday at 1880 p. m. Reading
room open Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday from 2 to 5 p. m. The pub
lie always welcome.
At the Adventist Christian church,
prayer meeting 10:45 a. m. Sunday
school noon. Preaching by Elder A.
n. Smith and wife, both preachers, at
q: 80 and p. m. Mrs. Smith is sec
rotary of the general eastern society
of Loyal Workers. Loyal Workers
prayer meeting 6 p. m. Thursday
evening prayer meeting 1880. All are
cordially invited to the services.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

| Mrs C. s. Pratt has been in Spring
field this week.
| H. ]. Brown spent the first of the
week in Montreal
f. w. Blodgett has been visiting in
Springfield. Mass, this week.
| F. d. Morris returned yesterday from
short stay In the vicinity of Boston.
n. I. Hawley was in Springfield.
Mass, the first of the week on BUSH
ness.
Misses Blanche and Josephine Bixby
of South Haven, Mich. are visiting
their uncle, NJ l. Eddy, at the Oaks"
Miss Mansell who has been spending
the past month at Hillcrest, returned
to her home in New York city Wednes
day
w. S. Chappell of New London,
Conn, came yesterday to spend sew
eral days as the guest of Maj. F. w.
Childs.
DIR. E. r. Lynch and John G. Baker
started yesterday for the wilds of upper
Canada where they will spend a week
or more hunting deer and other big
game.
Mr. and Mrs. Hildreth of New York
city who have been living in Spofford,
n. H, for the past year returned to
their home to-day. Mr.. Hildreth is a
former police officer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Caldwell, Mr..
and Mrs. George T. Lang, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. o. Sautel, Mr.. and Mrs. Quimby and
several other Springfield, Mass. people
are the guests of Fl. F. Brooks to-day.
Congressman Kittredge Haskins re-
turned yesterday from Washington
where he appeared before the attorney
general with the rest of the Vermont
delegation in the Field removal hear
ing
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
AN UNFORTUNATE NAME.
Plus Has a Bad Record in the History
of the Papacy.

The new pope, in deciding to be
known as Plus, has assumed a name
which has anything but a fortunate
record in the history of the papacy.
| The first Plus, who ruled in the second
century. was martyred. No pope took
the name again for 1900 years. The
second Plus was somewhat of an ad-
venturer in his lay days, and was poet
laureate at Vienna. On becoming pope
he had to face a rebellion in Rome.
Plus III. ruled for few days in 1903.
and is said to have died from poison.
Plus ". and V. followed each other in
the middle of the 10th century, and it
was the latter who, with the use of
abominable language, accommodated
Queen Elizabeth.
The name of Plus was not again
heard of until the close of the 18th CEN
fury. Plus vi. ruled Rome when the
storm of the French revolution burst.
Bonaparte drove him from the city,
and ordered the papacy to be abolished.
The aged pope was treated with indig-
nifty. his private property was confis-
Gated, and he died in exile, at Valence.
in 1893
His successor also took the name of
Plus when he was elected at Venice
the conclave being Under the protection
OF Russia 1t suited Napoleon's pur-
poses to recognize the temporal power
OF Plus VII, and the pope came to
raris to crown Napoleon. But in 1909
restored till 1914
Inc next pope but one was Plus VIII.
ana he had an uneventful reign from
1879 to 1881. Another pope now inter-
Vened, and Plus TX. was elected in 1876.
with him the misfortunes that seemed
TO attend the name eliminated in the
totai abolition of the temporal power
London Paper.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
officer Worden's Goo Goo Eyes.

officer Ellis G.. Worden, with a pair
of the most beautiful goo goo" eyes
that have ever been seen in town since
last years football season, appeared
before Justice Newton yesterday morn
ing as complainant against John Moore
of Worcester. Mass, whom he arrest
ed Wednesday evening for drunken
ness. The respondent pleaded guilty
to the charge and was fined SIS and
costs This he was unable to pay and
consequently went to Newfane to work
out the amount. officer Worden tells
a stirring tale of the encounter he went
through Wednesday night. It seems
that he arrested Moore on Flat street,
the latter apparently so drunk that he
could not stand. BY the time the off,
Ger and his charge reached the lookup,
however, Moore began to show signs
of consciousness and was giving Wor
den quite a little to attend to when Pc
ter Deyo came up in the rear and
dealt Worden a blow on the back of
the neck. This so staggered Worden
that he lost his grip on Moore who
squared off and began TO Illustrate
few pugilistic manoeuvres. At length
he caught Worden squarely under the
left eye and fioored him completely for
a second or two. When he arose Deyo
tried 1t on the other eye and Mr.. Wor-
den nearly took the count second
time. Finally the latter succeeded in
getting in one with his billy on the
top of Moores head. putting him out of
business long enough for Worden TO
get the prisoner in the lookup. Deyo
meantime stepped out and has not
been seen since
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
The High School Seniors Defeated.

The first regular football game to
be played on a local gridiron this sea-
son took place Wednesday afternoon
between the Has Reens," an aggrega-
ton captained by Dan Riley, and the
senior class team of the high school,
the former winning by score of 20 to
o. The features of the game were the
long runs of Riley, who made all the
touchdowns for his side, and the tackl-
ing of Mack and Saunders, the high
school ends. The schoolboys were
within 20 yards of scoring at one time
but lost their chance on a tumble. The
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
Seniors,
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooping cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. w. K. Hav-
iland, of Armonk, N. Y, but, when all
other remedies failed, we saved her
life with DIR. Kings New Discovery.
Our niece, who had consumption in an
advanced stage, also used this wonder
full medicine and to-day she is per-
fectly we'll" Desperate throat and
lung diseases yield to DR.. Kings New
Discovery as to no other medicine on
earth. Infallible for coughs and
colds. SOC and S1.00 bottles guaran-
teed by F. H. Holden & Co. Trial bot
tie free.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
David Harum at tho Auditorium.

A dramatization of Edward Noyes
Westcott's famous David Harum'
with William H. Turner in the title
role furnished an evening of refreshing
amusement at the auditorium last
Friday evening. The plots of book and
play necessarily differ somewhat, but
the atmosphere Is exceedingly well
kept and most of the important situa-
lions retained. The play Is divided into
three acts, the first containing the re-
nowned "hoss" trade between David and
Deacon Perkins and the second tab
leau showing the deacon and his balky
horse caught in a thunder shower.
The final act takes place in David
Harum's home on Christmas day when
David gladdens the heart of Widow
Cullum by presenting her with the
mortgage on her house which he
bought from Zeke Swinney, the town
usurer The company which supported
Mr.. Turner was extremely well
balanced and the production was I'M
usually good. Starr King Walker as
John Lennon, the hero of the narrative,
acted well and looked the part; Will
liam Henderson did excellently well as
Zeke Swinney; Pliny +. Rutledge as
Harums officious clerk was amusing
without OVERRIDING his role; while Wal
ter p. Lewis and Harry Lovian We're
acceptable in the roles of Deacon Per-
kins and Amos Elright, the hotel pro-
prietor. The three feminine parts were
well taken care of by Katheryn
Morse, Effie Germon and Mary B. Hen
derson. To Mr.. Turner's work in the
title role nothing but praise can be
given. Without exaggerating the &C.
centricities of the character he gave it
a decidedly intelligent portrayal such
as could be gained only from careful
study of the book and thorough
of character impersonation.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
Indian Summer.

A soft veil dims the turquoise sAss.
And half-conceals from penslve eye
The bronzing tokens Of the an
A calmness broods upon the nils
And Summers parting dream dlS'ii'
A charm of silence over Ill
The stacks of corn, in brown arIa!,
Stand waiting through the placiu r s,-
Like tattered wigwams on the p'''-
The tribes that find a shelter tneie
Are phantom peoples. forms OF an ,,tu
And ghosts of vanished JOY anu -
At evening, when the blood-red eI'''
OF sunset passes through the Nss a,,s.
I hear the whispering host retu' '-''''
On far-off fields. by elm ana can
see the light, 1 smell the SMOKE ,,--.
The camp fires of the Past are O'
ing. :. An.
and Henry Van Dyke -
gust Harper's Magazine.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

The seven wonders of the world are
the Egyptian Pyramids. the Mauso-
leum, the Temple of Diana, the walls
and gardens of Babylon. the Colossus
Vi hhodes, the statue of Jupiter Olym-
pus and the Watch Tower of Alexan-
drla. The eiShth is the wonderful
purity and wholesomeness of the
y. Taylor Old Bourbon and
". y. raylor Pure Rye Whistles. Sold
oy licensed dealers generally. Pro-
prletors firm name is on the label and
over the cork Sealed bottles only.