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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10

Three Of the most distinguished OF ny.
ing British lltterateurs contribute TINS
fall new biographies to the SeI ieger rs
IIfe Of Crabbe is already familiar 20
our readers, and we have Just re Iss
MIR. Austin Dobsons biography OF r evarr.
Thing by Mr.. Dobson about the eighteenth
century Is sure to be. "A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
Books and Authors.

Harriet G. Bliss III. the Reader FOR Pc
cc,rlber, pays the following beautiful tri-
buto to Stephen Phillips # 81 (,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
After a Hard Days Shopping.

Two young women. sisters, apparently
Who after DAY Of christmas shopp eaf
were n 9ryn rd 10 MAKE tS R cash
The one that carried the purse haa
memorandum OF everything they na ad
co,Inted their cash. and It didn't come
ont. They wero dollar and something
over. and they couldn't, rest satisfied IN,
til. they had found where INC '''s'uAo
And so they went all over everything
again. the memorandum and the , cash h hnd
ben f.seil and isio What they had bought. I, 49,
They talked in q low tone. Intended TOT
themselves alone but other phsso, hst ~.
Of them became greatly interested ~
"rhey are twenty,thre,o g, cents ,s 70 We to
an9 "a 7. i = other. ..t,ev are 81
c, nnq ONE one nan At least, had apparently
ar, eulial Interest in the figuring, though
these other saa sister
ing and trying hard, to think And pres
emily baye sht Ds so sala On ii es sone tto
And It seems that she had returned
baaE dr sS a dsr ST. as
this account to tho credit side OF the cash
"That lust makes 1t come. out, she
said TO her sister trumphnntly. but TINS
In a lower tone than that In which s 81
had before spoken; apd these lan tar wor ra
man passenger who sat on the same sldo
OF the car and next to the Speakers sis
ter, and who now leaned forward slightly
and asked:
''Dld it come out all rlght?"
''Irxactly!" was tho smiling reply, IN 4
voice loud enough to be : heard by al, a.!
settled back snlistied.-NeW York Sun.
3
Death of the Old Year,
Full lsnee-deep lies tho winter SLOW,
And tho winter Winds are YEARLY
signing,
Toll ye the church bells, sad and slow,
Ard tread softly and speals low,
For the Old Year lies dying.
DID Year, you must not do,
TOu came to Ms SO readily,
NcU lived with us SO steadily,
Old year, you shall net die.
How hard he breathes! Over tho snow
heard just now tho growing cock,
The shadows flicker to and fro,
TIC cricket chirps, thsa light burns s1w, y
iris nearly twelve O'Clock.
Shake hands before you die,
OLD Year,, we dearly rue for you.
What Is 1t we can do for you?
Sneak out before you die.
Selected by ORA A. PARSONS,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
Death Of the Old Year,

Full lsnee-deep lies tho winter SLOW,
And tho winter winds are YEARLY
signing,
Tol, ye the church bells, sad and slow.
Ard tread softly and speals low,
For tlIe Old Year lies dying.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10

This month the cmillan Company
viii publish new novel by Eden PrIso Pe,i;
Eo,nt ~ sights, sounds and beauties. In
S sSiv' Deyon Year from Mr.. philpott,s'
BEN en- have proved most ATTRACTIVE, prop 'r
ABLY from the reason tina the loS t6 AZ
excitement In books has been grained
q ~ readers arc now beginning to, return
70 0sana and Wholesome standards.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10

Mrs. Margaret Dcland. author ,1f Pr:
ltVcndars People. began her, lltelrhry
cartc or. az n poet. Shc was riding ~ "a, =
Boston horse cur when her f'rs til. insnra y,
package faD l and OF its paper covering she
hastily }ottetl down tho vcrsGs.,A Lri re! ~,
meeting hor BY acc dent. read inc scruw w
on tho wrapping. paper, nnd was ,1s 80
boiand to allow nor to send the verses TO
Il publisher in New York. Greatly to the \,
poot's surprise. h cheque for III teen COL, doi,
lars was returned to her For a long
time Mrs. Dcland kopt tho chequo as 9. 9
souvenir 4 = t. F.
Two rather c,avcr sq,libs. gotten out nt
the expense Of Mary MacLnne and james
Lalle Allen, are as folloWs:. }8g
-1J-'I7 MARY MAGELLAN =. Fs
Book r., BY tho Lady from Butte, n
Being naughty, SOME folks thought y !.
Book IT., being tame, #
Didn't sell Quite the, same.
Though 1t bcttered tho lndy,s rePuIte.
Tiff aMETrLI OF TILE PASIURE.
This latest attempt OF James Lane
Seems TO give many reacers pane n
But Its place It has TOOK
AS a Best Selling Book, u
SO the author can scarcely complains.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10

Henry Seton-Merriman. one o. me aead 5or -,
e @Gsi h IN his home at SUFFOLK England
was very little known in a sense as oi ne
held himself absolutely aloof from socie.
tv in general and was rarely seen -
n London literary gathering.
He never acknowledged the authorship
Of any Of his books until after his laehsrs
Hotert outs Stevenson to remarkable
degree. He and Stanley Weyman were
great friends and often went TOR long on,
tramps together on the continent OF Eua
rome. Mcrrman, whise proper name was
Hugh Scott, married not along ngo. put
survived only a. short while his setting
down in the house which he Duilt IN
Suffolk - 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10

TILE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAaA-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10

rho first reviewer Of Mrs. Edith Elmer
woods novel of the navy. THE spirit o.
the Service" prophestes that me st SUon
ton. 1t is written from the Inslde-almo 1T
from the deck Of war shlp-und ny Ry t da
wife OF officer Of d'stlnstionIi T Rev di Is
sshijarnt ing-as graphic as the sprightl-
est reporter made It at the moment
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
DOOM OF NIAGARA PALS
Geological Survey scientist Fsnis Con-
nrmaticn. IN Studies OF Lake Levels
OF Theory That Water OF Great
Lakes VIII Reach Ocean by Mis-
sissipni.

In spite OF the fact that lake levels
have been unusually high this year.
PROT. @. X Gilbert. Of the Geolor-
teal survey. adherss to his belief that
eventually the water Of the Great
lakes VIII reach the ocean by the
Illinois river and the Mississippi
rather than through the Niagara.
while this viii not Immediately af-
far. the excursion business 20 the
-sa. cataract, OF even encorage the
n,,n,;c 20 make haste % see II bekcr.
., Is too late. the subject Involves IT.
,arest,nc possibilities II may have
. relation 10 Chicago's ultimate place
among American chfes-
The slow changes OF mean watar
Navel sayS Pros. Gilbert are con-
caaled from ordinary o~ossTvauon oy
the more rapid and i~rapressiVe chan-
res due to variations OF No't" 'es
they are worthy OF consioeIaH"h IN
81 planning OF engineering WORKS OF
rm,a,ant character. and there Is
q, teas, one place where theiF ihhu-
e ~ moment 10 a large COM
~wn,,v The city OF Chicago.fS butit
:, q smooth plain. little acoNe the
.hivb-vater level or Lake AiSnisaie
EVERY decade the mean lever OF Tue
water Is an inch higher. and the mar
Gin OF safety is so narrow that ihehes
arc valuable. Already the older part
az the city has lifted itself seserai
feet TO secure better drainage. anu
he time viii surely come when oshe'
measures or protection are impera-
lively demanded.
1T to the more distant fu-
ture we may estimate the date NJ
which the geographic revolution
prophesied by Spencer VIII occur
Near Chicago Is an old channel made
by the outlet OF q glacial lake. n
bed OF the cfaanne at the summit
of the pass is about eight feet above
the mean level of Lake Michigan
and i've feet above the highest evel.
In five or six hundred years tassum-
ing the estimated rate OF tilting) high
stages of the lake will reach the pass.
and the artificial discharge by canal
will be supplemented by an intermit-
tant natural discharge. In n thos-
sand years ii viii be ntinuo In
about two thousand years the dis
charge from Lake Michigan-Huron.
Erie. which will then v substan-
TALLY the same level, will be equally
divided between the western outlet NJ
Chicago n the eastern at Buffalo.
In twenty-five hundred years the Nj
agara river will have become an it,
termittent stream. and In three thou
sand years all its waters will have
been diverted to the Chicago outlet
the Illinois river. the Mississippi river
and the Gulf of Mexico"
The explanation of his position il
found in a study OF the modification
of the Great Lakes by earth move
ment, which was published nv the
Smithsonian institute in its report for
1S9S.-Washington Correspondence
of the New York Evening Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
DEATH OF REV n. NJ. JURNEY.
odist-Governor Aycock Closes the
Campaign ut Goldsboro.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Goldsboro. ~. G.. November -
The sudden death of Rev. y. N.
taken place at his home in Mount Olive.
last night. The full particulars OF the
sad event could not be learned. 1t is
known here. where the deceased had
many friends and was universally adj
mired. that Mr.. Jurney had been in Fec
bic health for some months. He WAS
for n number OF years a member OF
me North Carolina conference and was
a FAMILIAR figure at the annual gath
erlngs OF that assembly. In addition
TO applying his talents to his sacred
calling he was a business man and
through his efforts in that direction G
cumulated some property. He was en-
pertaining. afable and c%ongenIal and
his companionship was OF the kin ;ha,
make men better. He has left an IN
fuence for good among his associates.
Governor Aycock closed the Demo-
cratic campaign in this county with Il
magnificent speech in the opera house
tonight. The house was crowded with
the many admirers OF the governor. The
sentiments that he expressed received
A hearty resonse from all present In
the shape OF vigorous applause from
time TO time. The crow had their man
before them and they were satisfied and
Gratified at whatever utterances he
made. His speech was an eloquent e.
fort and fully sustained the enyiab.e
reputation he enjoys as an orator.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
The Electoral Vote This Year.

Somebody always asking. What
is the electoral vote Of such a state?"
and anyway, there's the election to-
morrow, so maybe the following list
showing the electoral vote OF the
states, as based upon the apportion-
ment act OF 1900. which is in opera
ton now. will be worth whiIe 20 have
around during the day:
Alabama IL; Arkansas. 8: c~alifor-
mia. 10; Colorado, 3; Connecticut. q:
Delaware. 8: Florida. 5; Georgia, u.
Idaho, 3; Illinois. 27: Indiana. Is:
Iowa, IL; Kansas. 10; Kentucky. ID:
Louisiana, 8; Maine, g.; Michigan. IA:
Minnesota. IL; Mississippi. To-: Mis-
souri,. Is; Montana g.; Nebraska. S.:
Nevada, g; New Hampshire. &: New.
Jersey, IL; New York. 80: North Car
DINA, IL; North Dakota. 4: Ohio. Is:
Oregon, 4; Pennsylvania, "a: Rhode
Island. f.: South Carolina, o: South
Dakota, 4: Tennessee. IL: Texas. IS:
Utah, 3: Vermont. 4: Virginia, IL:
Washington. 3: West Virginia, 7: Wis
consin. 10; Wyoming. 3; total. z7E.
Electoral votes necessary 20 n
choice 23s.-Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

@ARMER JERRY SIMPSON on
my route IL known as n horse
- trader. a note shaver and q
pretty smart man. and he gen
orally has n lawsuit on hand about a
horse or 4 cow. The patent hayfork
men have found him too sharp for
them. and the lightning rod agents
hare had 20 pass him by.
AS / drove up TO his mail box the
other day his young son Danny was
waiting to say tc me that his pop was
sick in the house and wanted TO see
me. / found the farmer in bed with
horseradish draughts at his feet and
bottles of hot water around him. He
had had a chill. and his complexion
was pea green
Hello, Jerry" says I. "has the grip
got you at last?"
sit down. Abe" he replied In a whis-
per as he motioned for his wife to
leave the room. II think / am struck
with death. and / want to talk with
you a little. You are a big man. amt
you, Abe:"
Pretty tolerably. As n OF Uncle
Sans mail carriers I represent the
constitution, the American eagle and
the flag of the free. That's almost as
much as being the United States her
self, though my potatoes cost me yusr
as much per bushei as if / were only
governor of lew York. What's on
your mind?'
There was a Teller came along here
last week with a horse and buggy. He
was mysterious ike. He talked of n
thing and another. and he finally
winked for me TO come out to the barn.
When we got out there. he owned up
TO me that he was q robber from Cali
fornia. He had robbed seven houses
Of jewelry to get money to 90 to Eng
land to see his dying mother"
And OF course you had him arrest
eG?" l said.
WAL, no. | should have had |
Enown. bat he shed tears and seemed
50 worried about his mother that |
felt sorry for him. He had got this
far toward New York. where he want
ed to take steamer, and was out Of
money. He had melted the jewelry Up
into a gold brick. and he-he"-
He wanted to raise money on the
brick?"
Yes: he wanted to raise $3.50. The
brick was worth 500. but owing to
circumstances lie would sacrifice. Abe.
what dye think | did,
You beat him down TO $500 and
took the brick"
Hanged if | didn't. What eIse:"
You took It 10 town yesterday
found it was only Il lump of brass and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
Il THINK I AN STRUCK WITH DEATH.

came home TO lave Il chill. Jerry
Simpson, you've been taken in b. Il
game as old as the hills"
Il have, Ahe-I have" he waited.
as tears ran down his CHEEKS. ant
now | want YOU TO do something IL:
me. You 2.a rs big as the United
States. You can have thdt critter rs0
down and get my money back. lie
has two hundred cash dollars. Abe
two hundred cash d~ollars-and III
never forget how purity they looked
when handed them over. Don't say
it can't be done unless you want to
see me draw my last breath"
/ had to tell him so, however. and
when l left the house he had the cam
phor bottle under his nose and MS
forehead vas being rubbed with hot
vinegar to save him for this word Of
sin. He won't die. and | pity the nett
California robber who zones along and
winks 1T him.
/ unearthed another interesting case
as l got along to Uncle Bob John
sons. Uncle Bob has long been
known as a farmer who never makes
a trade without getting tie best of it.
and he has a son. joe. with an edge
on him like a razor The pair can
make u big rock and 1900 pounds 6f
hay pan out a tor any day in tie
week. Uncle Bob called me frca tie
front door 70 come in for n fried cli.e
and a glass OF cider. and as 500 as !
entered the dDor Le S1f6-
Abe. I'm in awful trouble"
"Shoo, Whati is it,
Its Joe. I've got him tied ~ don
cellar TO prevent him FROM cOmrlittin'
suicide. He's tired il four times since
he got home last Monday"
Where had lie been:
ITO New York. wouldn't feI an
other human soul about it, but III
put confidence in you. There are NJ
flies on Joe. you know"
I've heard that flies didn't roost
on him"
WAL. he got 4 private letter from
New York with a dollar bill in IT, Some
%fellers had stolen the plates from the
government and gone to printin'
money. They had a big thing Of Il
and was wiliin' to let Joe in. They
offered 10 sell him $500 worth for $50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11


and he rai.ed the one and took tie
train
And some one u.st I'm wnen he
got to New York; ! asked
They did"
And he was walked around TO an
sEicc:-
Ike vas
md he ~ayc up LA $50 for 5000
p,sceI in 8 TN box ard locked before
Us cges.
That was TIE way
-.Ani he brought that box all the
borne snd busted it open TO find
* l.s.d with old paper"
~C@actly rs you say. Abe. He'd been
tccS IN. He'd been done for He'd been
s.erna,.y tornswagyled and made n fool
OF with his eyes wide open. and when
he realized il Id tried TO hang himself
with n log chain. Next day he wanted
to jump into the well. Last night he
tried 10 choke himself on 4 ham bone.
This mornin' ! tied him down cellar,
and that's him Groanin' and sobbin'
now. Abe, can't nuthin' be did? Can't
them eellers in New York be arrested
and hung for deceivin' and Robin my
innocent ice and leavin' him a wreck
on his old father's hands?'
/. was beyond me. All I could do
was TO tel him 10 keep Joe on a diet
OF tacks md pounded glass and hope
for the best, and the poor old man
was wiping his eyes as I drove away.
VI. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
Bachelor

When = wanaH isn't feeling sorry
for somebody size is generally washing
hc- hair.
\ girls iGca CT heaven is Il place
where hair Is always as wavy as il Is
when she first t,%es ont her curl pa
pei@.
Probably 10 could eve e.
plain Why Sc always trUndlcs hc-
baby carriage on the left side OF tie
pavement.
ven 4 ING tncy wJrIl ho.I the hook
way out vi nc wi,e" for fear the fish
would rbb!e tie bait. New York
Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
(special TO The Messenger.l

Raleigh. ~. c. Nov. Ex-Governor Ay-
cock appoints r. A. Morrow a member
OF the state board OF internal improve :
ments. TO succeed 3. W. Ballard. re-
signed.
Mrs. Julia Hicks Buffalo, eidesE
daughter of Superintendent w. J. Hicks.
of the oxford orphan asyluns. died IN
hospital here today after a long H.
ness. She was a native OF Raleigh and
for several years had been managing
editor OF the Orphans Friend and Ma
sonic Journal at oxford.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
Rereff OF Romance.

Harry-He felt a burning love IN
her at the seasho-e.
George-What ext:nguished Z:
Harry-He saw her eating wd:er
melon-Yonkers Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
Obstacles,

What a beautiful road this is" said
the fair visitor. The overshadowing
trees are 50 perfect. Don't you just
love these grand old trees?"
NO. I don't" replied her host. who
was just learning to run an auto.
They're forever getting in my way
Philadelphia Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
All Occasions Provided For.

What does your wife think Of your
running for Office"
She finds it a great convenience.
When she is pleased size looks at tie
picture Of ire circulated by our can
pa!En co2!m:itrce; when she isn't. -. =
Ser
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

lat;""re-, 80 . ie!ieve it. lie
II C,..rrA ~ kiss Ire VIXEN lie had me
ont in his automobile.
T ;rice-Did o tell him you'd
scream:
~. | told HIN I'd blow the ho:n."
-~lui&erS Statesman.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
4 Bad Spell of Weather.

Dear Paw: | am having 4 luvly time.
so d0 not expeck Ire home ontill next
week. ~! are well and send luv. The
wethur is briie and fare. Yure sun.
WILL.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

Yes" apclogetically says the man ut
the dressing table. I've had to begin
dyeiIg my hair and mustache."
81 think ynu began too late with
your hair comments the witty friend.
Looks II me rs if most OF it had del
of itself."-Ch:cago Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
Honest Abe, u. S. M.
The Rural Nail Carrier Tells Of q Gold
Brick and an Empty Boz.

~ARNER JERRY SIMPSON on
my route Il known as n horse
- trader. a note shaver and a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

ms. in the course of which, holding a Su1ky aloft by its Thnrs, he springs
esa Park Cart on his Chin, are SURPRISING illustrations of skill ard strength.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

II Port Arthur could only hear All
those puns that are being p~erpetrated
about its late az. IL might really sue
cumb after all--Atlanta Journal
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-03
Little Bulletins.

+ itsS9 ~
The Home Favorite Coffee leads
pric $50. as3s b.
Garden NE. md hoes
prices. M. q
Han1 swell anilhed towdItd In
100 each. 3.s v NOD
for tho ensy,
Try kdsf oq n NE It and he
chilirsnMl lie M present. .
Hons + lltvGsFite cc6siss, ask for NJ N. w
it, your are sure to like It. Price 1sc
Ladies' hoes I'VE mean it-for gar
den. work. We have them. Low
prices. l.s,, =. 1.
How about ! new suit for that small
boy Of sy1ufsr We ON maken 3dp
good prices. s5
Sash curtain rods b 1saoh, hrassour;
tain rods extending from 81 to 81 In
ches $50 each. n. ~, I
Fancy patent -four II per sack
money refunded. ...ss
Why not Try d pound Ot 0dre 4Oc tea?
If you don't like 1t bring It back and
get your money. sS
Mems dress shoes. the Kind .fbAt
looks Wen, wears ven and llfs Won
from $l.75 perspair and upwards.
Try one Of our buggy whips. II you
break 1t bring the broken, parts hack
and get another one fee 1t Gf1fRe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-03


Miss Emma Eric ksson 1le9O
Mrs. Henry APPEL Jr7gb
Miss Anna johnson $50 \.
- Margaret Biltd
sc /" Amy Forbes 914
: Mn: D. M. Holland-7y6 =.
Nils Hulda Wass IA
8 Laura Bixby-748 1921.
Mrs. John Sullivan-6645s
!" ", WIKane +,
= Z" CJMcO askie- $40 ~.~
=" Fred Trunk els
:" A Mahlberg-5&
Miss Maggie Deuth- SIS
= HusEE Hans berger SEQ
:: 6 fEdfe Moe1ler-540 =
Mrs. ] + Selby-534 ~:
= John Nilson-49o I
Z" Ed. W. Allen-@p
~ " Carl A1neson 4gO
e w Walker 40
Miss Emma Kindlundo0
Mrs. J D Halleck- v. s.7:. :.
i: - - Herb Horton
S John Bisanz- 3S5
50. II. Pearson 364 - !.
a ugust Anderson-sso
~ 9 Aug. Wilson-996
:" Moberg-29o .-. 81.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-03

Fresh groceries.
Zine snaps for SC.
8 boxes axle grease 2bc.
J. One at tunnels SC each. N
Tin wash basins 1Oc each. I: Y
Good table salt 1c per sack. "
Good Quarry combs for 1oc. ".
10 d galvanized pals TIC.
A good shoe brush for ITO.
Carpet tack pullers each SC.
Horse radish CRATE RS 50 each.
Try can Of our buggy paint.
/. Small boys overalls. per pr acc.
Tack hammers-good ones for Sc.
We haudle Calumet baking powder
Atlas house paints always the best.
A handsome 4, piece table set fol
45c.
One quarter ID, pkg conpered ritits
10c.
One quarter pound pkg copper riy-
It's zoe. .ls.. ss54.e
Heavy castor machine oil $50 per
gallon!i
Clothes wringers at the very lowest
prices.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-03

curtains Only
be
wd IT, pattern
per pr c
Bargain NO IT, long, Gree
dozen pair which have
rked downbe II selling
Curtain cim wde yd DC
quality than the above marked down in price %
specia oc
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-03

A splendid assortment OF mems
work and dress shirts and all at re-
duced prices.
Mems soft finished, sateen, fast black,
like cut, price. ........ .45c
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-11-19
A . Prsrscsnt.

Here IL a TrsA; worid-sefr1on that
vas preached oBt % meeting time;
Il vas waking up the aisle ~ ,fe
Church ~ the TranEsguration sofns
time ago with DR.. Houghton." ssie
Bishop Potter. In hiz Easter sermon.
when be stopped To shake hands
with . man in rear seat. When the
service was over Dr. uoughion called
my attention To the act. and asked II
! thought II strange. said II was
and be told me that man had Just
come out ~ Sing Sing after seryinF
thirty years. DR. Honghton told me
he wanted To show the man he wa
riad 20 sse him in church, ! said u
the Lord Jesus Christ had been fhsr,
be would have done the same thing
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-11-19
esii~s, eugIclna.

6tsi1ties for fzilruzd building Our
lag TIE yrsasrt year tsou that the
south vesfe-z ttates hare maintains ed
the sEr-e-Acy tAsy have enjoyed sincs
1901 DsrirE the year 4 total Of $.7i4
miles of rpa1 have De~z constructed
and of this Mileage ls0s miles we're
eorEtructet II the section nentiooec
or more thar oue-thire e Tie total
The North western states come mex.
n I'm porrzrcs IN ,hs connection. with
ss3 niieS. arc then tie Fulf and Mis-
ssfEippi valley states With s91 mlea
mics.