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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-04
A POSTOFFICE BLOWN UP.
Motive May Have Been Either Rob-
berry or Prejudice Against the Ne
gro Postmaster.

Washington, March 1.-The postofice
department has been officially notified
that the postoffice at Humphreys, Ark,
has been blown up and the st. Louis
division Of postofice inspectors has been
notified to make an investigation i'm
mediately. The advices to the depart
ment give no details OF the affair, which
press reports attribute to the dissatis-
faction with the negro postmaster and
his predecessor. also a negro.
Little Rock, Ark, March 1.-Confict-
ing reports reach here concerning the
dynamiting of the postoffice at Hum.
phrey. Arkansas county. One report
says the act was committed with rob-
berry as the motive and another is that
1T was prompted by prejudice against
j. B.. Greer the postmaster.
At Humphrey, it is sal that Greer
is in Little Rock. but inquiry fails to
locate him. 1t is also reported from
Humphrey that Greer has expressed a
desire to resign. The postofice there
was situated in a store and recently
has been in charge of a negro girl and
man.. as deputies of Greer.
The report that the p~ostoffice was de-
stroyed by persons opposed to Greer,
because he is a negro. has aroused some
indignation at Humphrey, and all of
the better class of citizens are incensed
at the imputation. They express the
determination to discover if such a mo-
tive has prompted the deed, and IN
such event. to a every effort to cap
ture and punish the guilty persons.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-16
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Superintendent DOran Submitted His
 Report at Meeting.

At a meeting of the board of chari- ties yesterday afternoon, Commissions CTS Combellack and Filling, the com ndttee appointed to see the county commissioners regarding the payment of expenses of children at St Francis Orphan asylum, New Haven, reported that the commissioners had refused to bear the expense. The matter was then referred to the city attorney for an opinion regarding the city's rights in the premises. The follow ing reports submitted by Superintend- ent Doran were read and approved: 1:
 Applicants for aid, 383; applications made, 367; applications granted, 343. These were divided as follows: Brook side home, 2S; hospital, 10; rents, 43; cash, 12; wood, 12; groceries, .lS2; shoes, 2; dry goods, 2; meats, 4; trans portation, >burials, 4; graves, 4; medicines, 21; physicians, 27.
 Brookside home-Admitted, 2S; prisoners, 9; inmates, males, 62, fe- males. 36; adults, 94; children, 4; to- tai, 9S.
 City physicians calls Ofice, 16; house, 35; Brookside, IA.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-16
COMPLAINTS COMING IN
 FROM WEST MAIN ST

By degrees property owners on West Main street from the tracks of the Naugatuck road are beginning to wake up to the fact that the trolley company got the drop on them when it talked the officials into allowing it to double track the street between these points without paying the cost of widening the street. John GIL mour was the first to catch onto what was coming and made himself under stood before the city boards. Dr Robbins fell into line last night with communication ad- dressed to the aldermen stating that nobody but the trolley company is benefited by what is contemplated in that street and that he wanted his property left in as good condition a1- ter the changes as 1t is at the present time. The document was ordered on file.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-16
You're out of or

may decide to do? You're out of or der"
 MT Murray"That's why object to immediate action. Nobody knows what MT Cairns may decide to do and I don't want to see the city without an engineer"
 The Chair-''You're out of order"
 MT Murray-"I beg to differ with you. My contention Is right accord ing to the city charter and parliament tary law, but suppose these things amount to nothing just now"
 MT Blakeslee still welded the iron rod and seeing that objection availeth naught, MT Murray trotted about the chamber with MT Beach and took up ballots for engineer. MT Cairns re- ceived eleven votes, all there were cast, was declared elected, and thus ended the most unique performance that ever took place in the aldermanic chamber.
 All the other recommendations of the board of public works, including the laying of a sewer in Bishop street, establishing building lines on North Willow street, giving would be peanut vendor leave to get off the streets, exempting the Benedict es-
 
 sessment on Baldwin street, opposite Keefe street, and authorizing the board of public works to sell such rights as the city has in the stone crusher plant, were adopted.
 Petitions of J. K. Smith and Pat rick F. O'Reilly for electric lights, one on Prospect street and the other at Fairmount terrace and Luke streets, with some other new matters were referred to the department of public works.
 There seems to be some question as to whether the vote increasing the salary of the engineer should not have been taken by yeas and nays, as it involves the appropriation of mon- ey. Section IA of the charter pri- vddes that "all votes on questions in- volvdng the appropriation of money shall be taken by yeas and nays and such votes recorded" But perhaps as there is enough funds available to meet the increase, 1t may not have been necessary to have yea and nay vote, though after all 1t is appropriat- ing money to purpose that was not thought of when the annual budgeU was made out and only $3,O00 figured in for the salary of the city expenses. is safe to predict that the managers of that little performance knew what they were doing and didn't fall down on such an important point as omit ting yea and nay vote if such a course were necessary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-16

Father of JApansse Navy Dead.
 LONDON, Aug. 16.--A Tokyo report says that Count Kawamura is dead He was regarded as the father of the Japanese nnvv
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-16
The Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Co
 TELEPHONE 4lO. BUY YOUR BLANKETS NOW.
Our Annual August Blanket Sale Conn
 mences Wednesday Morning.

For this sale we are showing full line of all kinds and sizes in both Cotton and Wool Blankets White gray and scaret with red blue, pink yellow black fancy borders A sizes from lO4 to 144 All prices from eeced cotton blanket at 3oc pair the very best Australian and Caor- nan Wool Blankets at $l9.5o a par Here Are Some Extra Values That Can Not Be Dupli~
 cated Later. lo4 teeced white cotton blankets blue borders only good value for 59c pair. Special 30c pair lO-4 tleeced cotton blankets, plain whte white col pred borders and gray with colored borders extra heay worth 69c Special 6oc pair liz leeced cotton blankets. full double bed size extra heavy weight white and gray with colored borders,
 Special 5oc pair l-4 double bed size eeced cotton blankets extra heavy and large, plain white only. good value $l.4o
 Special $l.lo pair o-4 heavy gray wooen blankets with fancy borders reg uar price Sl > Special $1.25 pair l4 same blanket double bed sze regular price $225
 Special $I.75 pair 4 extra weight Woolen blankets gray with fancy ders, regular price $2 o5 Special S2OO ll-4 White wooen blankets full double bed size extra weight red blue and pink borders regular price Soo9 Special $2.oe We have line of $o blankets in white with red pink blue and yellow borders and scarlet with black borders
 During this Sale $5 patr All Blankets bought during this sale will be stored by us until wanted.
 Buy Your Winter Blankets at Midsummer Prices Most everyone buys coal during the summer. Why not buy your blankets now
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18
shirred Arousquetaire Sleeves,

Fancy sleeves have already become
established facts and are necessary to
the fashionable gown. These very
graceful ones are quite new and are
peculiarly well adapted TO all the soft
and pIable materials of the season.
AS illustrated the sleeve TO the left is
made Of willow green crepe poplin, the
one to the right of mahogany coIored
messaline but appropriate materials
are many. The sleeve to the left is
snug just at the shoulder, while the
one to the right Is more mouffant.
Which is better depends entirely upon
the special figure to be considered.
The sleeves consist Of the fitted lin
ing, which is the same for both, and
the outer sleeve, on which the differ
ent shirrings are indicated. Each
sleeve is cut in one piece the one to
the left being shirred in several rows
Mt its upper and seam edges, while the
draped sleeve is gathered once only at
its edges and shirred on vertical lines
for a short distance from the shoulder,
forming a draped pun.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

According to veraelous officials Of
the Omaha, il required 287 pounds of
sand on the track to run a heavy
freight into Crystal Lake on account
Of the slippery life blood Of myriads
Of frogs which were crushed under
the drivers Of two locomotives at.
tached to the train, says a dispatch
from Spokane, Wash.
Where the frogs came from was a
mystery, but the officials say that the
first effort to get a train through Sat
urday night was a failure because
the rails were so slippery the big
drivers would simply whirl around
while the engine coughed and splut-
tered.
Finally the train was backed out
and another engine added to the
equipment, while a brakeman was
dispatched to get another hundred
pounds of sand
Before the train was able to enter
the yards all the sand had been used
up
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

a word much misused of late is
vandalism" In current use vandal
is any one who destroys anything.
from a statue to a picket fence. Thus
we read of vandals at st. Louis slash.
ing Mr. Santos-Dumonts airship and
bellows used for the big organ.
II rs rather a large word TO express
mere destruction Of property. It should
rather be reserved for the destruction
Of what is beautiful or ancient. and
particularly OF what cannot be replac-
ed. To set a neighbours barn on fire is
a crime, but not vandalism To sacrl.
iice needlessly beautiful tree or a
fine old building is vandalism. even
though It be entirely legal. The Of.
Tense is one to which Americans are
so prone that its true character ought
Is ~ kept in mind in the everyday
use OF the word.--Snringheld Repub.
lican.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18
DRINKING MATCH IN PARIS.
Winner, Herr schneIlman Consumes
1879 Pints Of Beer at Sitting.

Winner, Herr SchneIlnan Consumes
1872 Pints Of Beer at Sitting.
The Cafe de Ia RepubIique IN Paris
was besieged the other evening by a
large number of Germans DESTROYS OF
witnessing beer-driaking competition
between three Of their compatriots
AT 7 O'Clock each Of the competitors
started with an initial drink Of one and
three-quarters Of pint Of Pilsener
beer At 10 O'Clock a nan named
schnellman was three pints ahead Of
bis rivals, having disposed OF eleven
rints Of beer An adjournment was
then made for supper which consisted
Of yiands Favored with salt and vine
gar calculated to stimulate thirst
At II o'clock the contest was re-
sumed and continued without intermis-
sion until 2.30 a. m, when Herr
schnelIman having considerably in
creased his lead. his rivals gave up in
despair. The victor had imbibed rine-
teen and a half pints OF beer in six
and half hours.
All three men presented an apop-
lectic appearance at the finish, and
although the winner looked less uu-
comfortable than the other two, he
was, nevertheless, in sad condition.
Herr Schnellman received s100 as
the result of his unenyiable achieve
ment
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

NJ Pol, a well-known figure in the
ruileries Gardens in Paris, is in the
habit Of daily feeding the birds which
make their home there.
The other day he had an unusual
experience. He was just beginning
to throw food to the birds, which were
flying all around him, when he found
that his poeketbook was missing. Hur-
riedly he turned away and proceeded
to the police station to give informal
ton of his loss. The birds however,
were determined not to lose their din.
ner, and few after him, perching on
his hat and shoulders, and many Of
them entered the police station. When
NJ. Pol left they stin followed him
as he returned to the gardens and fed
them.-London Daily Express.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18
Owl in Elevated Car.

A young owl caused a lot Of com
motion among the.score Of passengers
in a box car on the West Roxbury
line of the elevated system about 1
O'Clock yesterday morning.
The car was bowling along Wash
ington street between Forest Hills and
Roslndale when the owl flew in
through one of-the open windows. The
brightly lighted car blinded the feath-
cred intruder and it few directly
against fat man who was standing
in the rear doorway. The force Of
the collision sent the owl to the floor
and gave the man sucn scare that
he almost swallowed the cigar he was
smoking
The owl eluded the efforts Of the
passengers to grasp it, and rising to
the roof of the ear made a swift down
ward swoop toward the front end
Rising again 1t smashed into the glass
In the front door with such force that
it fell exhausted to the floor, and a
young man secured it before it could
made another attempt to scape.-Bos-
ton Globe
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

ing. Now. Ethel. If you're ready ven
go for drive"
At 9 o'clock the next morning Jones
received this message from Scotland
Yard:
Have your men. Description per-
feet. Most Of goods recovered. VIII
send men in charge Of Detective Cuff,
10 o'clock train"
III give it up" said Joe Sawyer.
And he gnawed his knuckles till they
bied. Green walked away from the
station with Ethel, and a cheering
mob followed. He got her into her
own house as soon as he could. and
there in the parlor he faced her, red
With shame.
Ethel said he. Il love you. and
"
And love you, she answered. but
I'm only a silly girl and III never be
anything else haven't the mind
your wife should have
DON'T don't" he groaned. Ethel
can't act this lie before you. have
only been a lucky idiot in this affair,
as in that other in London"
Luck she cried. Gould luck tell
you that the robber carried black
bag instead Of brown one"
Child! child! | saw it," moaned
Green. 4 was sitting on a rock Just
at the back Of the Judges house when
those two thieves came out through
the yard heard one Of them say
that they had time to walk over to
Chairman, and catch the TO train for
London"
Jack" she cried, you're bigger
man than thought you were You're
a wonder" and she flung her arms
around his neck-New York News.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18
Cat Turned in Biol Gall.

In the police station at Pittsburg,
Pa. there is series Of electric but.
ton signals By which various calls are
sounded. The other night a p& kitten
belonging TO the sergeant was playing
about the desk and in some way
pressed the button that sounds the
riot call. turning out the whole re-
serve force besides the regular ON.
GERS who were sleeping in the station
house.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

The bridegroom OF newly married
pair journeying to the city by train,
one day recently was a railroad man.
Congratulations We're Whistled to him
from every locomotive passed in the
fifty-mile run. Those on the sidings
made the most din, but the engineers
on the trains in motion were also
posted, and whistled as they sped
by. One of the party who gave the
newly welded pair sendoff by pour
ing rice over them told the other
passengers in the car what to expect
Every one seemed TO enjoy the toot-
ing from the locomotives more than
the blushing bride and groom.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18
snake.charmed Chicken

The most peculiar notes he ever
heard from a chickens throat caused
David f. Sullivan of Mount Carbon.
Pa, to hurry to his hennery to-day to
see what the trouble was. There he
found a large copperhead snake. with
head erect, trying to charm a chicken.
1t already had the fowl completely
under control. Mr.. sullivan. with a
club. killed the snake. which measured
oar feet
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

The hollow leaf stem. too. they tnke.
And many martial tones
The iHflnef lads and lassiea make
with pumpkin vine trombones.
lhe farmer feeds his lowing kline
With this DELICIOUS berry
Ard on Il be himself can dine
With sons and daughters merry.
and when the sparkling snow arrives
And holidays draw nigh.
he deit and thrifty maids and wives
Are making pgnBkia pie.
When folks have eaten 81 they can
ct other kinds Of food.
pumpkin pie for eF'Fy man
Is stiii considered good.
fe happy farmer girls and boys,
With rosy check and laughing eye,
Just pause moment iu your noise.
Thank God and eGok,-f0r pumpkins
-. 4. Kheciaad IL Firm Journal
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

Smart new hatpins have the heads
made in shape of a spreading fan in
stead of in the familiar bead shape.
In jet silver or gilt they are extreme
~ modish. More expensive hatplns in
this good shape are enameled in col
ors TO match fashionable winter mil
linery. Some hatpins show fancy
heads mounted with colored beadwork
or imitation jewels.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

Peck said the successful ascent OF
Mount Sorata would be the browning
event Of her life. Five thousand dol
lars was spent in making the expedi-
ton the best equipped of it's kind,
care being taken to provide fer every
obstacle met by men who have at
tempted to but failed to reach Sorata's
top. In 1897 Miss Peck made a record
among the White mountains that has
never been surpassed She climbed
the mountains of the presidential
range, going from one end to the
other, all in one day In the same
year Miss Peck went to Mexico and
ascended both popocatapetl and Oriza-
ba, the latter being 1860 feet high
She describes this ascent as not at
all dangerous, but very hard work.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18
use puMpkIN sgRaY.

There = a berry large and fne,
The subject 81 my song.
IL has no bush q pumpkin vine
is ahat e grows upon
dish Of seeds the farm boy takes
When planting corn ls Gone,
And though hts young back NEARLY breaks
He plants them one by ONE.
The squash bug eats the tender leaves
As soon MS they apprar:
Beneath its shade the spider weaves
The homeiy toad sits near
n course Of time the blossom comes.
Most w0nderfui % see
Aud ia rs deepest cavern huns
The Wondfing humble bee
The green fruits now scoobed out within
By Youthful whittiery.
And lantern faces broadly grin
And shine most horribly.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18
ExcELs IS MouNTAIN cLIMnER
Miss Annie S. Peck at Home in the
Hiuhest Attitudes.

tff@@ fNAttAAI TEN a. FIQfHE III Tie
Highest Attitudes.
Miss Annie s. Peck, the American
mountain climber, has assembled Hua-
scan mountain in Peru, to a height Of
2l,000 feet She was prevented from
reaching the summit because. Of i'm
mense crevices and Snow Huascan
is 2265o feet high.
Mis- Peck who IS vel known as a
mountain climber, IS known socially
in Chicago and other large cities Of
The country. Last year. aided by oxy-
gen carried il cans and other care
fully selected helps to the mountain
climber. she attained the highest al
titude ever attained by man. She
ascepded Mount sorata, in Bolivia, a
peak whose height is estimated at
from 21000 to $4,000 feet and is ex-
ceeded only by the unconquered pin
nacles Of the Himalayas Before sail
ing from New York in June, 1903. Miss
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

Full skirts are here. not without
much discussion in advance as to
their mission in submerging millinery
lines I'D the delightful slender and
slim lines of the Gibson girl heroine.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

In Yeadon township, Delaware coun-
ty. Pa. is what is said to be the
largest tree in the state. The cir.
cumference OF the trunk is SO feet.
and the spread Of its branches lis
foot
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

An interesting document in the pos
session Of the town of Royalton. VT,
is the record Of conveyance" OF the
lands Of the town by the original pro.
prietors under the grant made to
them by the governor of New York.
dated Aug, 81, 1771
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

A mauve velvet gown. richly EN-.
broidered in chenille OF the same shade
has a slightly draped bodice cut low
to show a round yoke or guimpe Of
line transparent cream lace.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

A gem Of large Marie Antoihette
bonnet hat, sort OF mushroom. is OF
black silk. IT is wreathed with small
pink roses, bit Of blue bow being at
The left front. There's a fan o. cream
lace under the brim.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

"A German traveller claims to
have discovered in the forests of Bor-
neo a people who still wear the tail
Of our primitive ancestors. He does
not write from hearsay; he has seen
the tall says the London Chronicle.
1T belonged to a child about six years
old, sprung from the tribe of P0enans.
AS nobody could speak the Poenan
tongue the youngster could not be
questioned, but there was a tail sure
enough-not very long but flexible
hairless and about the thickness Of
ones little finger The Poenans are
reported to be very simple. honest
folk. with child-like system of bar.
ter They deposit in public places the
goods they wish to exchange. and a
few days later they find there the
equivalent they desire. Nobody
dreams of stealing This is almost as
remarkable as the vestige Of the an.
cestral tail"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

The distinction of being the shortest
monarch belongs to King Victor En-
manuel of Italy. who measures five
feet two inches in his boots. Next
comes the Mikado, with fye feet six
inches, and then gradually increasing
in height, the Car GIVE feet seven
inches) the Kaiser five feet seven
inches) King Edward VII five feet
s 1-2 inches,) the King of Portugal
(six feeD and the King of Sweden
Csix feet two inchesl The tallest
though not the greatest monarch. is
King Leopold of Belgium, with six
feet six inches.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

five yards of banding an6 three yaros
Of lace for frills TO make as Illustrated.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

one-eighth yards forty-four inches
wide.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

Some boys at Minneapolis were
caught trying to rob a mail box in a
novel way the other day. They had a
big grasshopper tied to the end OF a
bit Of thread. They lowered the in-
sect into the little box, and 1t caught
letter with its claws and hung on
to it while being drawn out. The
boys had taken several letters from
the box in this way before they were
caught
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

It is said that the Turks we're the
first to bury their dead in cemeteries
adorned with ornamental headstones
The faint meowing of cat nailed
In a box in the centre of three hun
dred-pound bale Of cotton waste for
two weeks led to her discovery at Pas
sale, N j., the other day The bale
came from Worcester, and had been
smashing and banged about in freight
trains for days
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18

The dog Is the most widely distrib-
uted of the domestic animals. He lives
in the lowly hut Of the African savage
and is the companion Of the Green
land Esquimaux. the most northern in
habitants of the world He is, in fact,
the inseparable companion Of man and
is found wherever the human race ex-
lists His habitat is thus extended
further north and further south than
that OF any other domestic animal