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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-19
D!gests What You Eat
Land Entry 1902.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINAl
NEW HANOVER COUNTY.

To w. H. Biddle, Entry Taker for New
Hanover County.
The undersigned L. NJ. Bryan, of the
County and State aforesaid enters anG
lay claim to the following described
piece or parcel of land situate In Ma
sonboro Township, New Hanover
County, North Carolina. The same
being vacant and unappropriated LAND
and subject to entry viz: bounded on
the North by the Davis tract of land,
on the South by L. A. Bryan tract, on
the West by the Cape Fear River and
on the East by the Stein tract. Davis
tract and L. A. Bryan's act. Contain
ing by estimate about SO acres.
L. NJ. BRYAN.
Entered this 2Sth day of December.
1905.
Filed his oSth day December. 1905.
w. H BIDDLE.
Register Deed and acting Entry Taker.
by 7. o. BUNTING,
Deputy Register Deed and Acting Dep
uty Entry Taker.
dec % got
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-19
. G00dICement Pavement

Is NOT CHEAP. and q CHEAP cement
pavement Is not GOOD. Our prices
are reasonable when quality Of ma
terial Is considered.
Should you desire q brick sidewalk
laid. we have Just received 20. 900.
SEIECED s<Pavers' and win be pleas
ed to give you figures for any work
yOu may wish DONE.
THE CAPE FEAR PAVING AND
CONTRACTING co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
WILL SHAKEUP
VARSITY

This week wu see n Ernefal
ahake up m the sarsltK feethall
squad Nothing is absolutely eer-
tam about lhr zinc az fof the ore
Kon game Saturday sScefst that BE-
wa be materially ehanEe1 This
afternoon al I o'cioak the hoys Nlu
be given a practice KsTue b. the
A. & THIS vii aiso b. q prarflrr
game Tor che Athletic club AmauE
the men they VIII play viii be lab
cock Bfinkcr. Mcdonald. Frost
Place. Abbott eDle. rules, kpHua
Paiu~r. noglr. Teiupletou. Cole and
Torrey Eer Nas,tiurtcu. Parker
wiu play quarter who're be VII
prsshshly riay neNt saturday. iaE-
sasu Enius a. half Rener ufil shay
IN Ames Hlace az guard whtle Fur-
sy1he Wal take fsraEann's tilaoe "a
tackle. u being cauihear's orders 60
rest HHaE4on q tlftie before the Orc
son game The wrek VIII - spent
IN acquiring sneed and puttinE tho
fintnhiuw touches on the arfenstve
werk Caach Rezdek was a srec-
tstor az thc Washington Va VII.
iarnette ame last Saturday and -
reSsorted 10 haVe erefily bosslsi
that thr Naslslakten defense weald
he absolutely futile against thc
plays ~ ths O'reznn tHaEn- Net mus d
sipck " STAGED la ths beast. haHf-
ever. a. comparative secures show
that ofuxuus affrnss - far has
bsen very little. Y any. stronger
than WHiAmestea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
RACES YESTERDAY
BALTIMORE

Ygvwt raes. nteV~n =slxteeFsAs - =
mile HFiltantsg. IL tcranHf1. , 70
z. so sfraHlessuas fnY. igE. $3.50
ona 1funihtiax safsh. ies. thirs.
Sc end trSa. thfss- fuurfhs NJ
mile knf~. tss tftnxrut. . t. 4
wea sir Caruth~ru. lea second. No
Tfasnp-f. 80. thtfd T1nzs. Is
Tssra raes. ens ssslls ssssnw Rail
feT (Tseuisant. q &. sen. kia-
us~aha. tRE. s.asna. AasknH,sn. igf.
third Time. e. -
Faarsh race. sicsIiss'hase - kirk
A.axingmaa. tsk 0Nastal. 9 10 l.
~na. Eaarx III. ~sc0nts Aossns
flssry. ia thirsi Time. ststsz
Fourth rAre. one FHtir Cold LAZY.
s9s tItsEsu). z 10 l. Wen. Btzh
Jauprf. 81 second TtaftaKn l9A
thira Tlnsa a. IA
Flfth rarr. ane ard ore siKisefath
iuinea nsYan. ies uiilaeA sv-A
uan. Nuunm4 nriie. III. sasaasd
TaxaRuss. %. thira Tlns. tai
slxth EArs. thres-fauffhs 81 q
mile osHinke. tns ftlnKanl. 9 ~ J.
1.aa. Akear. ffe. seaana. Hfnoatssay
gifL iaa. thlrA Ttna1 al 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
WON PLAY
NEW YORK

The request of the New York has.
ket bail team fof q game has been
refused hy the local Y ~ G, a. and
unless the seattle Athletic club or
Eanizea tsHm IA ths near future
thr New York team Wal not rasns
e. seattie. The Y. NJ - A. bases
iia refusal on pfvvious unfortunate
experiences with tanx tt1fup teams
The \. NJ T.. A. boys are turning
eat thne. nights week feF basket
ball rrncties. Ths tvntn although
not ~ sirpuE as the championship
winners Of thre0 ygAgH asa. viii
never thrlras. be- uiuch stronger than
last years senior foam. 4 movement
= ON foot - organize q city icaNue
20 include HH A. a e teams will
tur % enter. A y. A. & A. isaEas
ineluding the principal Puget sound
cities. ard Nssnranssr and NiffSrta
GA the Rrittah Columbia size. vii
also be formed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
LsroaIa.

F7rsi rae~. ttrs~ touFths ~ a mile
-Nsara. tas fEseaafl. , ~ q ~on.
tssmsn ie kats. tea. sseanas tsfatcf
Wen. 10. fhtFH T1uir. I 81
Second rare. three -faufGha u =
mite Yield lara. tas (Matrtai. "a
=. aun nd Thiatsa. tas. s~cnu'i
Nuns eNuinN. ieA uslrd Tisas.
/ fsa.E
TElirf rare. ttzree- fssIrsts - ntfie
- Meet tws tAustina. 20 a.
son fsar8 fsisnn foa. srspglsi
0.lsnsa, -. thtrt Ttssr. IS
Fnurth race. sir~rirf hssp fsi~a.
fft aHuYis1. ; 10 Z 0ou nrya II
fst. seeeuas crvolln Isl. third
T'irue. 4 - Is
F1rth racr. shr-s- fsurths ~ 4
ftsiie l.~xutinn. tiR tAutaHhnuA.
10 :. vau. san Arslu. -. psransi
Crafty. ta1. thIfa Ttmr. ik -.
Atxth raaW. nms mise flnay E.th~i
" tTaysefa. - l. wUn Eteurs q.
los. srcsui. Adessa. lea mira
Tlmn. sf 1-t
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
CLEVER JOHNNY R|TCHIE
MEETS A TRAGIC DEATH
NY FREp J. hewitt.


Johnny Ritchin o. dead gl~smai
HTS fate 1t San Diego. CAT rgteht
- In a most tragic manner lie was
driving Ia a buggy with thalbNtrels
~ d shotgun leaning agshnau hla
left shoulder Ia some manned his
.cialhlng became entaugiea ia the
trlrRaIH amt the sun NgAialdiH.
charged Death was instantaneous
flnuhic was one of the best known
nght~cight pusiligh m the United
States ilia hnuto was IN ~ Aauin
and Il waa Ia that citf that he first
Hpfang Into prominence IA q hazof
Ritehlo has tonight IN almost etery
fighting eHntuf ia the uuitua States
aud Canada. and wherever hc vent
he made many friends.
Ne was az clever "a they make
EN- aud ia All his ag fiFhta Ne was
never knocked auf hY his opponent
Ito won thu majority OF his bHtfiva.
lmt while he fought many nf the
top notrhefa Ia hts class he never
wnn oonsilo erred championship pos
aiblilty fsihH can be- accounted Tor
by bad management
After Hitchio apfanR Into puami.
nonre in Sc Louis mo was card
where promoters wanted high class
boxing Perhaps hla most famous
hattie wis With Enfit lsnny at To
runta. Canada. AZ the memorable
OPENING of the famous athletic club
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

ftr never Nw~drsl
Neither du.s hr smoke
We has yet 10 taste ct the f11ws
ing b0s1
Sc IL the eaake~t huxrr In the
world So fuMnnEr
sammy acCisnfie. hts manager
yin vaaeh fof this
Sammy does al the taking nsr
essarY foF hia man aud Incidentally
auss the drfnklnK. smoking aud
swearing Tor the whole farn-
Hyland's camraiEn which has
lasted alnt0st a year now. has been
Euecessfnl The wHy he polished
eff Eddie f@Cute-l Hanlon IN sen
Frnnelac0 recently stamps him as
n liEhfuolKht possibility.
Richard Il nov In demand
Re n going after the big moprY
he SAYS. and has the lightweight
championship ~ he World Ia view
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

A meeiIag of the Washington
State Game ana Fish Prsstsssiye
Association viii be- held Ncahss-
day night al 20 O'Clock ia the
Lowman building. CAalnber u com.
rierce rooms aaftafS Of import
sse are eonhng mp and all sports
men arr tnviicd 60 psFtictpNte. The
president. and H Rknf. SECRETARY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
LICK TEAM IN
FOR LICKING

The football game with herkcleN
saturday, haas hern called OF and
Ihr tick hish Hshunl 81 san Fran
tisto. having defeated ncrksley last
SATURDAY will send q team up here
Ia play against the Seattle hinhp
team for the championship Of che
Pacific coast Coach Frost urged a
hig turnout 60 she same this MORN
tng as Ssoa is nuedvd "a deffay the
expenses ~ tho visiting team This
i the last game IN seattle thts sea-
som.
ON Thanh sas,iue dax the SECOND
tt.,m VIII - to Wenatghcc aud play
against fhe hiEh nehpal thcrv. while
Ihs first team VII Tine az against
che Butte. MINT. high school team.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

o. II. HolcoTnb Co resolved last
evening two cafloads ~ horses. one
from Psndieton. Ore. and uue trsau
sfnmcow. fdaho nush of These lDsns
are extra fine. containing a mum
her e6 heavv draft teams and nfe
ilfurn siznd horses. They are n~S
On sale At the tioicomh co. STABLES.
1913 Western az. Phone NJ 1871.
sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
MORE RACE
TROUBLE
A coLoREp MAN ATTACKS A
WAITE WITH A RAE R--etTl-
xENs AROUSED.

MOUNT VERNON o. nov IA
Race troubles. which haee existed
here for some time. eliminated in
serious cutting nftnav yesterday,
when Grant Stewart, eolaied. slash
ed GcaeHp Dunn. white. with R
knife. So that a. stitches were ~
auired 10 close the wound Dunn
Is DYING and Stewart Is IN jail.
There was mitch excitement during
the day.
The race trouble started four
veaks asn, when a white man b.
alleged II have made an insulting
remark to colarcd woman ON the
street
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
THE MARKETS

Prices on the last ahimnent 81
grapes have iumn~d 10 per cent
A Eruai majority % stock is laft Hn
touched On the market Ipkaf' q
have Euuu from Esb and o. - IA
81 70 and g 90 This d the highest
raise IN the grape naFhet 4 ia 20
ported that two ears 81 Yakima ap
plea aru nov GA the uaf and slll
fuaeh fhia oity ab1a, nooa teaaf
The uEK mhfAet IL stiu firm Al
as aud toe The cranberry mRfhsi
has taken a tumble ffnm 81 % and
tiaTs. ca 81 - and Eitaa Thr
Eastern berry Il bFiaging the ting
price
The rirai hlg Jump on poiatoss
was r.rofssd teiaY. fssrbauks can
NO, Be had foF less than go. aud
from that - Sc pr ton
S~usssss.
nsfA@aNs. zs0 n. $500 s-ha.sss. 80 -.
t-.ts sssts O. = ssv tsfsiss -
60: 90 = p,..ss , '.sr,' ,, 800 - I.
-. ~ s.'ssss :, "a "a. So
'sA- - a. aas So
~. -'. ..s,.. I - 8. { O. = 49,.
tes y @@ asaeHsta. t#ff 90 m.~y
49,. 60 s. - gt. :
80 -, = = ss.sss - -
49, q faas - russ.s ass j. mo- y ihNas
q rataa saisEns. q Aa2ei. E4asis -
Es9s.
os~..s s.ssk. ssess. Ess.ssa. TEA
nuttsr ara Cheese.
vsstiuEsma fsv~seTfS tustss, 80 n -
s~@sss~ fF~se nssss n awess rasssss
49,. 49, - " go t-iss Z H. ~.
sss-sas fuaas Asssxtsse sa&9 lss.qtaas sss.
- ss~ ssss.. ss~s 49, - =.
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rsssy.
I.s-s Sc ssssssaa, r~s - ffas hx-a-
a.. .'s =. = s' - ... =. s.ssgs 80 ."
live steek
weis-re sass~r - - s'srs 80. n
s.l-s. s~s < sgss s.-ss. s.s s--1 =
Nszss
:, a. = s,.... % $50 q ssa 49,, -.
sHh. F~t n. ieSsass. afs~asa 800. a
kfeA
misNsassrs NxsNsN "a sssu2Ng aaneaaar
80 ~ sssHM sataarn tsn.st 49, -
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e. sAs4zafs rse ~ a9tA aat~~ aas=sss
~ - ofrrnats afsasra 80 - q q
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nnIa ~ stufE@sH - ~ Ia ra1fls&
49, ~ tar fsNs9N sAsH 30 N 4An
ray ard FssdstUfes.
FasstFn WasA ffrFasftr So. fn0H -
- Ha5fHf fsa ftt4st. alfalfa. sHa tiEnff
@ne1t 49,. Fw fna So Eaasrsn Washiaf
fan - sfsaa rafa - - tras FfaFHs1
sara ~ - ta9 taes aumst SIS - 50
ssissfinka 81 go tsa vi cas-. tkDu psf
tae hfaa 80 Zoe a. ahsfaa Fsf tsa 50
shsuFsa fssas 80 go. ~ asfs, taa. -
90
ltrns ard C.~s~rs.
fart.nf reu.smt sssrnfssal 80 tss. o. =
FaFtls3a s~assas fsiifnra.a. ssf bhl "a
lsss - fas sstaFasa tasss pissss paFta
tht o. - hsss. see s~ah a Epras u.s.
81 hta b = ~. hstss - n - ps..
tsffHr ksiE go IL - s~.tsl ixfA - fsFa
ttaNNa haHa rtsif pa@~sss 80. 81.
waas ftssF. fa
Nuts and Figs
Faeaf inlHazfsf rs a. - e. $50 sol
ulifs 80 n So aissaffiss. 49, ~ E
fheaff EaaEta pet sas~n. o. Al hgasY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

Al Kaufman has denounced -
pure fiction the story that he piana
o. go % schnol and announces that
he wants to fiehl RYAN "a nnun 90
possible Ne said II no one else
appeared he would SEED unus her
match with onriea. bar his Friends
advise him 10 watS some months
and feht first with someone else.
An attempt viii be made % bring
Gunner Nuir. the british ehanal.ion.
OF nii saulfuH Of Australia. - an
uppanrnt for Kaufman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
WANT eauacs ron rsGArrR.

The ~. = Turner Investment Co
has flied an application With the
inspector Of buildings asking per
miaHian 70 alter the old Methodist
church. q, Pine 81 and Third Avy
no as 60 nne q for thoater u b.
not likely that tho required pormls
alon win he granted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

of that cts. This was y lrlfio over
tan years aHo Iutehis ~ IA the
twentiath round. nihpoHlnR ot Lon
ava championship prelensians then
and thefo.
Ritclie WIS Enod huttier, hut
no would have made. With better
handling. q great fighter Rita last
bout wan with Hillf he coufhcy on
september ilth last The ring has
1aat one 81 rs best e8puneniH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The fosthafi tratu vii be trrsiwd
70 box usuta' ~ file maftnre -
'sstruaKaanare" sf ths Grand Opera
heuge rrinripal gtetErr has cen
sratsd e. shaytrn che class fsrieas
tasnorrnw AftrrnneuA and bet sohssssl
est 81 2 p'utaek. 80 that th- students
tnay aIzeud TIE niatiues.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

Iauea J Callahan. Formerly man.
aeer 81 me Chicago American haHes
ball team and during the last n"a-
nan manager uf the Chicago tnde.
pendent club. has filud suit
against the Chicago American
loaHue club. asking damages to the
amount IT $1,000 The action II
ased upon an alleged breach II
contract. but cnliahan'a attorney =
declare chat whom che ease comes
90 trial they wiit show that the
American baseball iesEur II
trust
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
Daniel Thurman,
the Tailor

O. showing the finest tine OF I'm
ported and domestic wooleus tn So
attic. Neat. uuaNrt hooking riuthes
that are right in every Particular
are Thurman HsaitA. faie sec
onh as. s-'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

those atutismIs WAC roesdveA eu'si 8
lent in four ar more studies. There
wsrc Is among fse s~niora ans
gaal1ra sssemsAunsd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

AZ The assembly yesterday maru-
tx c. Crouch. a college "chasa- 81
Nlea pFiuetpAl kirknatFleks al.
dressed tha sludspts OF the hiEh
snhuol
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

-
bat By leaps
and bounds n
the expression
can te used
And Richard
Is the goods
He Is the
most unnNaun
inE yOnn ester In
the world
To hear Rich
ard talk one
would b. led 20
believe that he
was n Egaafy
gfpaIv" suufli
He eutk out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
DICK" HYLAND IS
AN EASY LAD TO MANAGE
~ FRED D. HEWITT.

Stnce jumping ossi at the amateur
boxing ranks in san franciscn,
'FiEhtin9 Dick iyiand has gone
up the ladder OF pugIilstic fame not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

The Tauy~- Gi~e riuh HRaAr tsrtF
iaftlai APPEARANCE yesterday morn
luE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

swagger beariag and talk Of the or.
dinarT pug
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

STYLISH CLOTHES. without the
bir pftc~s Ffaott 6 MetsreEuf
1899 Second av .s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

Klein. the shoenxxsr. III Jane.
st sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13
SPORT DOPE

weather permitting. Prof Milnot
Ruhcrts. holder al the tennis cham
pianahlp cup az the state university
must defond htttitle this afternoon
al the fArullY cnuria Prof Win
chester Is the challenger
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

Marvin ttart haa challenged Al
Kaufman Tor a fight kuufutann
has sisted aiucu hia battle with
nsrrer that he has NO intention Of
tfsinr to rct FIGHT with jettrieu.
4 do not think that heating herFrt
n enough Of Il feat 10 eniitle me
TO challenge Joffties. says kauf
mann
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

Frank Chance manager Ut the
Cubs. aud James ] 1effrins. eham
pian pueihat ef the weria. offielalea
a. umpirua at bAsehail game Ia
los Auaoien last SUNDAY. the last
haaKue game uf the season The
crowd Was record hFuakcf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

raesf ialasasfsf fizs 81 aAat e. $50 So
ulifs. ~ h. So airsssae 49, ~ ~
fhasn Eaesas pet ssns~n. sifH h1asf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

sRiv ke" Williams, Wabash =
famous football tackle. has been
declared Ineligible an dis eui OF
the came foe all time Ia come tie
Is one OF the original aliittie
Glanta." aud hia retirement marks
the passing Of Que uf the Ernntent
PLAYERS that ever douncd a Wabash
uniform. Fer two wears he has
been picked by many ntudonta Tor
the an Indiana toam.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

fsrt.ef res-sut sssrnfasa 80 tsa, o. =
tht 10 nssss. a3a a@an a HnrAs u4ss
$50 hta h - frs ksfas - n - pss.
fsfftx kst4 go IL - s~stsl tNfA - fsFa
ttrUMa haaa rtaas p.@~tes 80. 81.
swaas staaF. sa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

Russ Hall hnn alHnUd Harry Mel
snn for the team next season
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-11-13

msfsanssrs hxsHse ~ ss4u1es nareasar
80 a. sAaM. sstaagn tsu-sss gssF ~
afsGa~ ssaass ~ $500 80 faf 81
faaHe sasss ~ aQa ga sd ~ "a
e. sAstsRrs. r-se ~ k9tk a4tss nas=ssa
~ - osrnats afsasra 80 80 q q
. -. - ssttaN t4tE pass~ssss sFssss
nnTR ~ afufHssH Ies9 ~ IA ra1fls&
a. Is tarl fsUs~N sAsa ~ n aAn
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-23

low writes that the election was held
on his fishing day. Another one says
he was working III a meeting house:
then another says he was ignorant OF
the day of the election. Still another
said he would have had to walk eight
cen miles, as his mare was very lame
AMI his plow horse very poor. One
says Il copy him verbatim) that he
was ready fixed to start to the court
house of said county to vote when he
was Informed that a certain cow OF his
which had young calf was missing,
when l set out to look for her and did
not find her that day, and several days
after I found her drowned in the riv
err" This excuse satisfied the court, as
the paper is marked Excused
Sir Peyton Skipwith, baronet OF
Preastw ould. who settled in this coun-
ty from England in the eighteenth cen
fury, makes his excuse in his own
handwriting, dated June 10. 1898: ''P.
Skipwith's reasons for not attending
the two last elections In Mecklenburg.
Il was summoned to attend the high
court of chancery early in March and
did not consider myself legally dis
missed until after the seventeenth day
of the court, which happened on
Wednesday, the Goth of the month, so
that it vas not in my power to attend
the election of member of congress,
and on my way up from Richmond l
un ortunately broke one Of my car
riage wheels, so that | could not with
any degree of convenience get repaired
In time to attend the election Of mem
Der OF the general assembly, and in
consequence of an injury 1 received
some years ago in my back and loins /
cannot ride more than three, or four
miles at time, and the very short
rides on horseback that I sometimes
take about my plantation, for I never
attempt to ride anywhere else are sue
ceeded by violent pain and sometimes
fever, which was the case the last
time I attempted to ride to our court,
and | trust and believe that the wor-
shipful court has more humanity than
to desire a man at near sixty years Of
age to do what so certainly Injuries his
health and eelings."-Richmond Times
Dispatch.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-23
VIRGINIA ELECTORS.
In the Old Days They Had to Vote
or Pay Extra Taxes.

I'm the Old Days They Had to Vote
or Pay Extra Taxes.
In the clerks office of Mecklenburg
find an old copy of the acts Of the
general assembly of Virginia. In it an
Dec. 90, 1885, which required all per-
sons entitled to vote to do go. This is
the bill: ANY elector qualified accord
ing to this act failing to attend any an
nual election of delegate or of a sena
tor and if a poll be taken to give or
offer to give his vote shall pay one
fourth Of his portion Of all such levies
levied in his county the ensuing year.
And for discovering such defaulters the
sheriff or other officer taking the poll
shall within ten days after the said
election deliver TO the clerk Of the
county or corporation court. as the
case may be, copy of the poll by him
taken, to be kept in his office, who shall
suffer any candidate or elector to take
a copy thereof, and the said clerk is
hereby directed to cause copy Of the
same to be delivered to the next grand
jury, to be sworn for the county or
corporation, who shall be charged by
the presiding magistrate, to make pre-
sentiment Of all such persons qualified
to vote residing in the said county or
corporation who shall have failed to
have given their votes at the said cleo
ton agreeable to law. And for the
better information of the said jury the
sheriff of the county is hereby COM
manded, under the penalty Of ESQ, to
be recovered and appropriated as the
penalties for other neglects Of his
duty, TO lay before them list OF all
the landholders resident therein"
There are fled in the clerlts Office
many certified excuses to the court for
failure to vote, begging to be Excused,
by voters wko had been inl6ted for
failure to vote. Some Of these xcuses
are novel as well as amusing. Ole Eel
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-23
PUTS A BAN ON
SCHOOL CLUBS
State Superintendent Cotton
Denounces Some Present
Day Tendencies
TOO MUCH CLASS SPIRIT
HE SAYS THAT WELLS" ARE Def
RiMEkTAL TO WORK IN HIGH
SCHOOLS MORE DEMOCRATIC
EDUCATION.
Palladium Spec tall


Indianapolis, Ind, April 22.-"Seclet
societies have no place in the high
school and should not be tolerated"
declared Fassett A. Cotton. State su-
perentendent of public instruction, in
discussing the future of the public
school system in Indiana. Glass
Wells and excessive class spirit are fire.
quent breeders of Towdyism," he con
tinued.
with children of high school age
these things are apt to become the end
instead of the mere incidents of high
school life"
Superintendent Cotton is receiving
letters from over the State compli-
menting him on the pamphlet he is
publishing on The High School Prob
lem"
Mr.. Cotton has been quoted as say
ing that two-thirds of the pupils who
enter high school drop out before they
graduate.
"A study of the pupils attending a
certain high school during a period of
ten years. said the superintendent re-
Gently, revealed the fact that one
third of them were graduated, one
third quit at the end Of the first year
because the subjects did not appeal to
them, and the remainder dropped out
of necessity, to work; to help earn a
living.
81 am not sure that I can account
for this the superintendent says.
I'm the first place, one-third of its
pupils is too large a per cent to lose
for the cause assigned. One thing
ought to be emphasized very strongly
that the high school Is not to be
made a preparatory school for college.
This should be made only incidental to
its real work. A high school is the
finishing school for large majority of
the children who enter it. AS such it
should offer the pupils some subjects
that begin the preparation for the LIE
work for which their tastes and apti-
tudes especially fit them so that when
they leave the high school they may
enter on tina pursuit itself or further
preparation for it. 1t is said that
such work will minister directly to the
vocational aims, and and not culture.
Culture means the ability to do and ap-
preciate at the same time.
Democratic education that offers
equal opportunities to all must, there
fore, in my opinion, provide as AIDE
auately for the vocational aims of flu
ture artisans, merchants and farmers
as for future Professional men.
I'VE need manual training schools,
commercial schools, trade schools,
where children will be taught things
which will be of value to them in later
life" 4