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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29
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FIRST PRIZE

Rich
II wish [ were rich. and had everything
wanted said a little girl to herself as
she stood looking out of the window.
Just then the dinner-bell rang and she
hurried down stairs.
While they We're eating, her father told
her mother about a little girl who was
very rich, but her father and mother
died. and he said he was sorry for her.
When dinner was over. the little girl
ran upstairs She picked up her doll, and
looking around said Il think L am very
rich, for l have my Father and Mother
while the other girl has neither"
Don't YOU think l am rich" she asked
speaking to the doll
The doll seemed to say yes, and she was
SatlSned. Sadie Singer
ga Sibley street; Franklin school, sixth
grade; age IA years.
A Dollar
Dollar is coin worth one hundred
pennies. 1t is made in the United States
usually made of silver. although certifi-
Gates are made which can be exchanged
tor a silver dollar. The coins are made in
the three cities Washington, New Orleans
ana San Francisco. The certificates in
Washington that city having the largest
mint.
The silver dollar is made of little more
than half silver the rest being made of
other materials. The paper certificate is
made on thin paper with STAMP so fine
its does not make a blur.
-Wilfred Michaud.
CSC Iglehart street; Cretin high school
grade b first commercial; age II years.
The Biggest Liar
Once [ met two boys. They weren't
very bad, but not very good. Their names
were VIII and Jim. Will the younger was
ABOUT Il and Jim IA. Both boys were
walking across the street when VIII found
cigar. OF course Jim wanted it for he
was the bigger, but Will would not give it
10 him. They finally agreed to give it
to the one who would tell the biggest lie
The same time man came along and
seeing the quarrel went up to them The
boys told him their trouble and the man
told him 1t was bad to lie. and said: ss.I
never told a lie in my lffe." Jim com
menced laughing and said: Give 1t to
him, Will Louis J. Hermes
6el Thomas street; Cretin high school,;
age ii years.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29
The Fate of a Panther

A second commercial; age IA years.
The Fate of Panther
In Maine there lived mother and two
They had sheep pen and nine sheep.
Every day one was gone and the boys
set trap. The next day the trap was
gone and the chain broken. Just then a
panther stuck his head from the bushes.
but could not come out. The trap was
fast in the bushes.
They fired six shots and then were
afraid to go up. They went. however. and
pulled him out dead. They got up in a
tree and waited for the mate, which soon
came up around his body.
The eldest boy made slight noise and
off went the panther.
Frank Schmitt
$50 Smith avenue; Cretin high school,
grade A second; age Is years.
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Frank Helped a Poor Family
One day Franks father gave him money
to go to the exhibition. On his way there
he learned of a poor family whose father
met with an accident. This man former
ly worked for Frank s father. Frank ask
ed permission to help this family with the
money he was given. This permission was
granted He gave them the money and
felt happier than if he attended the ex-
hibition. James Waters
202 Ramsey street; Cretin high school.
grade second commercial; age II years.
A Trip on an Engine
One day in July 1902 my cousin and /
rode out into the country on our wheels.
We came to a railroad track where the
section men were fixing the emoankments.
There was an engine and dump cars on
the track which We're filled by steam
shovel some miles down the road. We ask
ed the road Boss if We could ride along
on the engine. He said Yes SO we climb
ed on the front of the engine. My. but
the wind did blow In our faces as We
whizzed along. We saw the steamshovel
which Is big shovel, worked by steam.
We then went back to our starting place
where we got on our wheels and rode
home. r Schumacher.
Cretin high school; age 10 years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

Son OF Prince Potemkin Come, 10
America to Make New Start.

A dark. tall. broadshouldered Rus
sian in the dress of a peasant landed
at Ellis Island on Monday from the
French liner La Bretagne ard some
what startled his inouisitors by dis
playing about $4,000 incash and
drafts.
He gave the namo of Knizaz Potem-
En-. and said that the rebel Russian
battleship had been named for his
father. Prince Potemkin He was asked
why he had crossed the SEA iii the
Storage. lie said he was displeased
With conditions il his own country
n had decided to leave it and strike
cot on his own account in the farm
ing district of the west. He a had
experience in farming and thought
that that WOULD DC the best thing for
him to do in America.
lie did not feel comfortable among
his EaiSh5ors at Poltava. in Little Rus
sra. and could not very We'll begin life
over again there. He preferred the
country. where all men are supposed
to DC equal. and vher titles did not
count. His estate he said. had been
large. hut owing to the financial con
d1tion OF Russia. he could not get for
1t ANYTHING like what it was worth,
n so he sacrificed It to his immedi-
ate plans and necessities for $4,000.
earl ali of which he had brought
hero with Finn.
He had decided to sravel Just like
ether lahori.Ig ok partly because
Szo.O0O was not much to; start life on
n every little saving helped. and
partly because he wanted to begin lust
as The other peasantrv who came in
the steerage With him would begin.
He said he WIS thirty-ffve wears old
and single. and THAT he to buy
a farm III the west near a faissian set
1IGIn(tnt He WGTn three xta,rx- Tow
diamond rings. which he told an in
spector he priced not for their value.
but because thev were heirlooms. n
that he would let every Gems Of his
money go before he would BART with
enc rine.-New YCrR DispatcTil
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

Mr.. Root says that he is anxious
that the city Of Philadelphia, whose
history and good name are so dear to
every American, shall be relieved from
the stain which a corrupt and criminal
combination, masquerading under the
name Of Republicans, have put upon
her." Senator Penrose is the head of
that machine, succeeding Senator
Quay. Ii the president withdraws his
favor and Offices from P~enrose, he will
do more to crush 1.-The criminal combi-
nation than al be done In any other
way.-News and Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28
Bent Her Bonnie.

) knew no one. for four weeks, when
l was sick with typhoid and kidney
trouble" writes Mrs. Annie Hunter, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, land when I got pet
ter, although 1 had n of the best doc
tors | could get, l was bent double.
and had to rest my hands on my knees
when l walked. From this teT,rr5'.
afHiction 1 was rescued by Electric. b.
tiers, which restored my health and
strength, and now l Gan walk as
straight as ever. They are simply
wonderful" Guaranteed to cure stom-
ach, liver and kidney disorders AT
r. r. Bellamy's drug store; price sac
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28
Digests all classes of food,tones and

Digests all classes of food,tones and
strengthens the stomach and digestive
organs. Cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Stomach Troubles, and makes rich. re-
blood, health and strength. KodCf D:s-
pepsfa Cure rebuiids wornout' tissues
Gov. G. W. Atkinson, of w. Va, says
IT have used a number of bottles OF
Kodal Dyspepsia Cure and have found
it to he a very effective, and, indeed,
a powerful remedy for stomach all
meats. [ recommend it to my friends
Sold by r. r. Bc!lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28
McClure's Magazine printed a large

McClure's Magazine printed a large
extra edition of the July number in
anticipation of the demand which it
was expected, Miss Tarbell's Rookie
Teller" study would create; but the
public interest SO far exceeded the cir
culation managers calculations that i n
six days the entire edition was ex-
hausted. With the August number oc-
cupying the presses, it was not posi-
BILE to print more Of July, and orders
for $4,000 remained unfilled.-Ra.eigh
Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sa1ve pene-
trates the pores Of the Skin. and by its
antiseptic, rubifocient and healing in
f1uence it subdues inflammation ana
cures Boils, Burns, Cuts, Eczema, Tet-
ter, Ring Worm and adj skin diseases
A specific for bind, bleeding, itching
and protruding Piles. The original and
genuine Witch Hazel Salve is made DIV
E. C. Dewitt & Co., and sold by z. Il
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY
hcnry Garland Bound Over To the
District Court.
Especial TO The Messenger,

Florence, S. G, July 24.-Henry
9ariand. white, was given a hearing
before U. s. Commissioner s. W. G.
shlpp, at this place. today, and vas
pound over TO the district court, which
meets here In the fall. on the charge of
having passed counterfeit money i'm
n town of Hartsville. Garland is
from Columbia, S. c. Failing to give
bond he was committed TO the Flor
ence county prison to await trial.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

Your food must be properly Ifgesral
and assinilated TO be Of any value to
you If your stomach is weaN Or dis
eased take KodOi Dyspepsia Cure. =
dlgests what you eat and gives the
stomach a rest, enabling it to fecuper-
ate, take on new life and grow strong
again. Kodof cures sour stomach, gas,
boating, heart palpitation aras all di-
gestive disorders. Sold by R. r. Bel
larny.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

First Artist-"Well, old man. how is
business?" Second Artist-"Oh, splen-
did! Got a commission this morning
for a millionaire. Wants his children
painted very badly" First Artist
tpleasantly)-lVell, my BOY. you're the
very man for the job.'-Glasgow Eve
ming Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

According to the evidence the gov
ernor did right in refusing to inter
fere with the sentence passed upon
Dan Teachey and the evidence is all
that one has to go by.-Dunisam Her
aid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28
Forced to Starve

F: Leek, OF Concord, KY, says:
For 20 years suffered agonies, with
a sore On my upper lip, so painful
sometimes. hat | could not eat. Aftai
vainiy trying everything else. I cured
IT, with Bucklen'5 Arnica Salye." It's
great for burns, cuts and wounds. Al
q. 4. Bellamy's drug store; Only CSC
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

The trouble with that Greensboro
newspaper situation is that the kind
Of paper that would make, it's way
wouEd do the party little good.-Dur-
ham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

Mr. Shontz says the men who have.
been at work on the Panama canal
have been for the most part insists"
Among others he probably had ex-
Chief Engineer Wallace in mind--
Greensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28
And need a magic pill,

NO Otner one VIII I'LL the bill
Like DeWist's Little Early Risers.
The Famous Little Pills, Early Ris-
ers,' cure Constipation. Sick Headache,
Billiousness, etc. They never grippe or
sicken, but impart early rising energy.
Good for children or adults. Sold by r.
r. r. Rellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28
BENNINGToS's DEAD INFERRED

The Plain Coffins We're Laid i'm Long
Trenches Without ANY Form OF Ser
vice. an Hour and Fifteen Minutes
Esin: Required to Inter tue Entire
NumbeI-A Wreath for Each Cof-
fin Was Contributed by San Diego
Commercial Bodies.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28
DARLINGTON EXCITED

Over IsumOrs That Dargan is Not
Deai-Sensational Rumors-Tiicir
Denial by the Friends of Darsan
and the Doctor and Coroner-Mys-
terics Regarding the Affairs Of the
Oil Company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

l lucy SLY uldt DILS Ills NluON WOttlSi
have authority to open the grave, and
she does not wen know of the umor
atiOat. Unless the public will credit
| the men who say they saw the man
dead, there is no way to settln the
T; question except to &C into the grave by
| violence Or at the demand of the in
| surance people. What impresses the in
| vestigator is the ilcOnsequence Of the
whole business on both sides.
MONET MISSING.
what has beco.ae of the money!
asked Mr.. Williamson.
ST don't know" ne replied.
Il can't get the straight of this
thing" | confessed to Mr.. I.,Ge. one of
the receivers of the Darlington Trust
| Company. Il most be very Dense"
NO. he answered. Everybody Use
is dense. Nobody has got the straight
of it. We are lust toiling along over
these books and doing tile best we
car
That Dargan wa~ $40 n,,:y man who
knew the business perfect All gree
He knew it well enough 10 get it in
such a shape that nobody else could
grasp it. There is about as much Cos
sip at the business end as there is nj
the so-called scandal end, and every er
fort the reporter made to get a oompre-
hensive statement Or estimate was me
by courteous explanations that did not
explain. All told, it is as the politician
G. n. Martin. of North Caroliha. said
of life: This life is but a mixed
mess"
AN AIR Or MASTERY.
After all the apparent proof of sui
eide and air Of mystery yet surrounds
tie whole affair. ana il will likely he s
good many days before public curiosity
as some style it, will subside. They
talk here that Pegram Dargan is crazy
but If he is I don't know Il IN riar
; when / see one.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-20
CHAPTER XIV.

(" THINK the Lord had hand
in putin me next door to
Mrs. Dugan," said Mrs. Hill
x YER To George that evening
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-20

e II that. He's one man that ooh I
ar f'g women.
ca tat TO the rlaroOns. Mrs. Du-
4. n sl{eC e. lion size rCe,ed OF lale
SIC said EcJ Hanks wife told 'er ABOUT
Let Jim Fenner an a whole passie
o fellers had made. that they was goin
to kiss n certain gal whether or NO.
She said tic gal was kinder saft' any
way. an they all got a whack at her'
but that when Jim Kenner got through
with 'er she had the backache an salo
he was the wust she'd ever seeu'
was a-watchin' Hortense out o the cor
ner o. my eye. She got fust white an
then red, but she kept 'er ears open.
l don't know all Mrs. Dugan uldn
say, but the best thing was when sue
said no ordinary woman could mike
any impression on man o that stamp.
/ seed Hortense sorter bite 'er lip an
straighten up like she was MAXIM
resolution. And after Mrs. Dugan had
gone home she set around like she was
out o. j'int all at once. You know
woman will kinder count on mans
regard, an feed on it, an jest drl1t
without lookin' ahead. Eff she's shore
o. his admiration she'd heap o times
ruther have i'm at arms length than TO
be cookin' an scrubbin' fer i'm ur his
brats. That's whar Hortense was at.
She's knowed a few married men an
had noticed how plumb crazy they was
about Their wives after the honeymoon
was over. But nothin' amt smooth In
this world an why should married life
be an exception? An then Hortense
hates TO be called a old maid. Wen,
to cut my tale off, Hortense jest come
out fat that evenin' an said, When
you see Mr.. Kenner you may tell i'm he
kin come An while you was out
home last Thursday night they had the
parlor to themselves. Me an Mr.. Hill
yer set on the front veranda. Jim Ken
ner hain't no SLOUGH. He kept 'er
laughin all evenin' at his tales, an
when she come out after he'd gone she
said he was the most agreeable man
she'd ever met Not words been SAID
about marryin' betwiXt 'em, but I'll
talk to 'er about 'er things inside of
week, now see eff l don't. Seems like
lots O. barley folks is under the wealth
or here lately. Thar's Lawyer Trabue.
They say he's awfully sick. George
Buckley, may look light hearted, but
I've got a sight to trouble me. l worry
about Mr. Hillyer mighty nigh con-
slant"
Il suppose you do answered Buck
ley, meeting her glance sympathetic
ally.
II worry about him beca'se he hain't
open with me-" she went on. You
know thars one matter that we never
mention betwiXt us, an jest have to
guess at how he feels in his different
moods. Now, I'm bothered over the
way he's actin about Trabue'S sick
ness. Why should he git excited over
that? But he is. When we fust heard
it he didn't seem to pay no more at
tention to it than if the report had been
about any other citizen but all at
-6iiiiG1a ,~ while he was readin' the Advo-
cate at the lamp, he put the paper
down quick an got up an went out
side. l xEe to the door an heard i'm
akin Jar, how Trabue was. an when
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-20
Douhled the Quantity of Eggs

wbo+ is the purpose of feeding poui-
xaod9 Is it not to give strength
"a IGOR to young stock and to in
SO the egg production in older birdsE
III +. Rice of Fairlee, Vt. tells how
npaee's Perfected Poultry Food serves
.bese ends. Read his letter: Pages
Perfected Poultry Food is CONSIDERED
4 good thing by those who have USED
II in this vicinity. Several of my Gus
toners have informed me that their
hens doubled the quantity of eggs after
using the food few days. 1t Is also
considered a good feed for growing
| chicks
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-20

Z" THINK the Lord had hand
in putin me next door to
Mrs. Dugan," said Mrs. Hill
yer to George that evening
after supper. when my sperits sink
way down to zero l go out in the yard
an give 'er a chance to come over an
talk. No; never go over thar. All got
to do is to let 'er see me, an she's on me
like a duck on a June bug. She'll talk
yore head off, but she'll help you out
of Il tight whenever you give 'er the
wink. Me an her together worked
HOrtense as fine as split silk tother
day. You know, Jim Kenner's jest
about crazy to pay his attentions, an
she holds off an won't let i'm set in.
l made up my mind six months ago
that Ia make a match out o that ma
terial, but beyond gittin' Jim to foller
me all over creation an her to fairly
| lap up all l had to say about i'm that
| was as nigh as l come to dom bust
ness. 1t puzzled me right sharp, fer
| knOwed the gal had marry on her mind,
| an knOwed Jim Kenner was jest the
1 tAtillS Ter ct. uANppNN OAA ~
the difficulty. You know, steady gal
| like Hortense Snowden sometimes has
a regular horror of a gOody goody fel-
Ter, an seed she thought he'd jest es-
capped bein' a preacher by hairs
breadth an was not goin' with gals be-
cause he was afeard of 'em. let Mrs
Dugan in on my racket, an l lowed
shed have a fit, she was so tickled
She got her SEWN an come over, an
we tuck chairs nigh Hortense, an Mrs
| Dugan begun. You'd "a thought SIT
was on the courthouse stand swearin
in a murder case, she was so serious
She led up TO it as gradual as a NAL
drivin a school o. fish upstream into :
net. I think she give everybody IL
barley a slap or dab in passin'. Fl
nally she said it was the men tina
laid low an that everybody though
was so steady that was the regula
devils on the SLY. Now, thars tina
long. slim shanked Kenner, said she
iappin' out the sheet she was hen
min. Folks thinks he's so innocent
but, la me. he's the terriblest nlrt 1
seven states. He buys cotton all owe
the country an has gal in every Tow
he hits
You are OF thar said /. I kno'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-20
/. Mrs TcNIkadsen MisAlol4ie Henry

Miss Matte Henry, Vice-President of
Danville Art Club. 42o Green Street,
Danville, Va, writes:
"Dear Mrs Pinkham: MANY years suf-
fering with femaleweakness, inflammation and
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and am so grateful for it that want every
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hams Vegetable Compound will do for her"
When women are troubled with
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gestion, and nervous prostration, or are
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other medicine, for you need the best.
Alight heart, cheerful countenance,
and all the charms of grace and beauty
are dependent upon proper action of the
bodily organs. You cannot look well
unless you feel well.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice Her advice and
medicine have restored thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
lpOund Succeeds Where others Fall.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-20
Jake told i'm he wasn't no better he

Jake told i'm he wasn't no better he
come back in the house pale an nerv
GUS, an last night he hardly slept at
all. Do you know of any important
dealings he's had with Trabue
George?"
No, l do not. Mrs. Hillyer," George
replied. 81 can't understand it"
sorter thought at fust that it was
becase him an Trabue is about the
same age, an it sorter made i'm re-
meet on the end we all have to come to-
lou know, George, Mr.. Hillyers great
trouble has made i'm more afeard to
ule than most men-men O. that sort
seem TO dread the end, like they think
some special punishment is in store fer
'em. AS fer as I'm concerned, don't
believe Mr.. Hillyer IL be punished at
all He's suffered ten times too much
already"
Later that evening Hillyer took
George into his confidence as they were
smoking on the lawn together.
George, I'm in a sight O. trouble"
he said. "And it's the old thing You
remember told you Trabue was pay
in Mrs. Hambright a pension through
me?"
Yes, l remember that" George said.
We'll, Trabue is mighty low, and if
he was to die, George, an explanation
would have to be made. Shed have to
be told that her allowance wasn't COM
ing from the government, an maybe
she'd upbraid me an impoverish
'erself to pay all Of it back On,
George, I'm awfully miserablei
went to talk to Trabue in private, but
the doctor won't let a soul see i'm.
George" he said, under his breath
IF Mrs. Hambright was to throw up
my crime to me at this late day-bOwed
as she is with age and as nigh as she
is to God-Pd never git over it. tell
you-never" And throwing his half
smoked cigar away, Hillyer strobe off
| in the darkness.
A little later, as George stood near
| the gate, Jim Kenner came up dressed
| in his best suit, a flower in his button
hole. Il reckon you think I'm a purity
thing goin' to see gals at my time O.
life," he said, with a sheepish laugh
| as he opened the gate.
Il was wondering if l ought not to
tell Hortense something about your
dark past" George laughed.
II wish you would blacken my record
little" returned Kenner. 1.-THE truth
is, Mrs. Hillyer says Hortense doesn't
exactly take to the goody goody,
/ preachy sort O. chap: an to hear me
spout you'd think | was a sight wuss'n
rally am. Oh, I've been few gaits
in my time, but 1 hain't bad! It's a
Gods fact though, that heap O. WON
en- I'D rather have doubts about man
an to know positive that he's a aIgel
in pants. Hortense is that away, an
what I'm wOrkin' on her right now
might be called the 'hold-in' plan"