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The Winslow mail., 1907-06-08
NEW INVENTIONS OF NOTE.
Hen That Will Not Scratch and Pig
That Never Runs Away.

1t may have escaped the attention
of the people, but it is nevertheless a
fact that the last summer has been
extraordinarily fruitful in inventions,
says Judge.
A farmer in New Egypt, N. j., apply
ing the methods of Wizard Burbank
to the poultry yard, has evolved
scratchless hen which promises to rev.
Olutionize fancy gardening.
The New Egypt hen is set up on the
usual hen plan, with this difference:
One leg is two inches shorter than
he other. By reason Of this shortage
ne side of the hen goes at a slower
pace than the other, which has the re-
suit of a curvature in her locomotiOn.
In other words, this hen, starting for
the freshly seeded garden in a direct
line, as hens will finds herself mys.
teriously shunted aside. When she
thinks she has arrived at the garden
she is most nightly mistaken, for she
as merely gone the circle and arrived
Jack at her own doorstep. Simple
as this idea is and efectual in curbing
IuG uOHlduIC pIOp0uSlClSS VI IH0 men,
the invention has laid dormant in the
human brain for all these countless
million years. A mere two-inch di-
versity in the underpinning circular
res the motion of the hen for time and
eternity
A man in Pugwash, Me-, has hit upon
an idea so like that of the New Egypt
man that he might almost pass for the
same. The pugwash man. has sue
ceeded in breeding what he calls the
fenceless pig. This is a pig with one
eye eliminated and it is found that
the single optic affects the pig just as
the short leg affects the hen. Each
The Winslow mail., 1907-06-08
The Teacher Declined.

A fiTst-year pupil was absent from
school one day last week. The next
day she appeared at school and hand
ed the teacher a note explaining her
absence, written by her mother. The
following is the explanation:
MY Dear Miss C-Please excuse
Helen for absence, as she fell on the
sidewalk and hurt the side of her
hip, and by doing the same you will
greatly Oblige.
Mrs. s."
The Winslow mail., 1907-06-08

There was a short silence. And
then l laughed, heartily and long. l
dined with the Featherstones that
evening And-er-well, to put the
matter in nutshell, my wife has blue
eyes, clear and bright, like glimpses
of heaven To some extent deserve
my Rachel Did l not serve seven
days for her?
The Winslow mail., 1907-06-08

blue eyes, with whom | was still in
love Both girls were, except for
their eyes, exactly alike Twins, l
began to see.
The girl with the brown eyes had
ears in them. The girl with the blue
eyes had her handkerchief to her face.
But this, she has since informed me,
was because the humor of the affair
rad just struck her. She was hiding
what might have seemed to me indie
cent mirth The matron said grave
y:
Sir, an awful wrong has been done
to you, for which | question whether
We can make adequate amends. l
an, however, express my most deep
and sincere regret. But before l en-
'eavor to explain, permit me to intro
luce myself l am Mrs. Alexander
Featherstone, and these are my
daughters, Mabel and Alice"
Pardon me, Mrs. Featherstone, Il
said, Il have already had the honor
Of an introduction to Miss Alice
Featherstone, ard the result of the
introduction was such that, having
no natural taste for penal servitude,
would rather not pursue the ac-
quaintance.
Your anger is just, Mr.. Felix But
you will at least permit me to explain.
On the day on which this awful thing
happened my de- lighters wore new
droCcpc exactly alike" ="
"Ah, that explains it. l see now
Doubtless tha* young lady in the full
ness of her heart was desirous that
others should share her good fortune.
[. too, had a new dress on the day in
question"
Miss Mabel Featherstone put her
handkerchief to her face again.
Mrs. Featherstone bit her lip but pro
ceeded. The dressmaker had made
the pockets Of these dresses ridicu-
lously shallow Mabel declared that
she would never dare to put anything
in her pocket for fear of having it
,alIen; but zee Il 8 a c-
and declared that Sc rs Comre e..
to guard her pOoker if f. abel was not
They went shopping and Alice insist
ed on putting her purse in her pocket.
1t had been there for ave minutes
before Mabel, from pure love of mis-
chief, took it out unrerceived by Alice
and put it in her own pocket. The
girls became separated on Broadway
and the purse must have fallen out of
Mabel's pocket when you saw her
Alice did not miss it till she saw it
in your hand; and then-what could
she Think"
ooh, Mr.. Felix" exclaimed Alice,
please forgive me. Mabel and l had
a tiff over those wretched pockets, and
we did not speak for a whole week till
this morning, when she came to make
The Winslow mail., 1907-06-08

ends IN a circular course and conse.
quently never wanders far from home.
The invention is said to be worth mil
lions to the western farmers and
herders, doing away entirely with the
necessity for fences.
The Winslow mail., 1907-06-08
By ALFRED HURRY
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Possibly she felt my gaze, for she
turned. And her face was worthy of
her figure. Two bright blue eyes met
mine for an instant before their own
er walked on. | stood still. l was
in love with that girl, whom ten Sec
Onds before | had never seen.
1 gazed after her till she was out
of sight. Then | gazed at the sacred
spot on the pavement where she had
stood, and behold, there lay little
purse. | picked it up reverently and
fastened after her; but she was lost
in the thrOng of Broadway.
| reached Twenty-third street and
turned and retraced my steps, and
presently l saw the girl again She
was gazing into another shop window.
| picked my way delicately through the
feminine crowd. My arm brushed hers,
and the blood rushed from my heart
to my ears. She turned. Our eyes
met And, by all the saints in heaven,
her eyes were brown! 1t was not
she, but some other girl dressed ex-
actly like her
My hand fell from my hat, and
gasped an apology. l was wriggling
away, when a hand grasped my wrist
and tried to wrest the purse from me.
| turned and beheld a large man in
ill-ftting clothes.
"Ah, would yOu?" he said. Quiet"
He dug his knuckles into the back
of my hand | restrained a fierce de-
sire to infiict similar treatment on his
cOuntenance, and said: Let go, you
ass. Can't you see I'm not pick
pocket? l picked up this purse five
minutes ago, and"
Yes, I've heard all that before, sew
eral times; l don't want to hear it
again. Have you lost your purse,
miss?"
The girl with the brown eyes
searched for her pocket found it, and
then felt in it.
Yes, l have!" she exclaimed.
l broke into a cold perspiration.
Wrenching my wrist free l held out
the purse But this is not your
purse"
But it is. Oh, you bad wicked
man! l fe!t you take it,"
This settled the matter. l was
marched off between two policemen.
The girl and the detective went in
cab.
When brought before the magistrate
she made a Eretense Of being dis
solved in tears, and pathetically be,
sought the authorities to release me.
But the magistrate-a white-haired.
"a herly Gle gentleTan-soOthin eX-
nlained to her how necessary it was
for the protection of honest people
that rogues should be punished At
length this wretched woman, commit
ting perjury for the sake of paltry
purse, suffered the oath to be admin
istered and swOre the purse was hers,
silence, prisoner" said the father
ly magistrate-still fatherly, but in a
different way; you will not mend
matters by blasphemy. A month
Take him away"
| was taken away to a cell.
In this impolite retirement | spent
the seven most hideous days and
nights of my life. But on the eighth
day came release. A warder entered
my cell and with more respect than
had yet received n the prison, told
me that my innocence had been dis
covered and that | ad been pardOned
for the offense l ha | not committed
My good name and my clothes hav-
ing been restored to me, l was re-
quested-a refreshing change from be-
ing ordered-to step into a private
room Here | found three ladieS-a
The Winslow mail., 1907-06-08

In Toxic every workman wears on
his back an inscription telling his
trade and his employer.
The Winslow mail., 1907-06-08

it up. To my horror she presented
me with another purse in place of the
one she had lost, and then 1 saw what
a fearful thing | had done"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01
BOWSER, NATURALIST
Discovers That Most Animals
Change Win Seasons.
IT Is so WITH MANKIND.
Cost the Philosopher Three Pail. OF
Beer to Corroboratc His Theory
About The Coose-Takes a Mean Ad-
vantage of Mrs Eowser.

copyright, 1876, by c. Fl. SutcliTe.l
NJ BoW>r- had hardly entered the
house the other evening rs he returned
from the office when lie inquired as to
the whereabouts Of the family cat. Be
ing Informed hat Grimalkin was cir
culafing around the ueighborhool
somewhere. lie dropped the matter,
and, though Mrs. Bowser directly
questioned him. he made evasive re-
plies. 1t was not until dinner was over
and thcy had returned to the sitting
room that the cat walked in and took
his accustomed place on the rug, Mr..
BOWScr at once Il V the feline his full
attGl:iOn and kept it UP so long that
Nr>. BOwser p~ctUlantly demanded:
Nova what Oh earth do you see
about that ola cat TO interest you? One
would tGiuk yoG were 1t child and see
ing Il cat Tor Ihc first time"
Il a. seeing r~"tAin things for the
first titsle nevertheless. | see cOrrobo-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01

Guided with resultant heart burning
and indignation in m8ScuIiH. a. veil as
ia feminine breasts.
Mrs I.aoScvyIt has discontinued her
Friday evening nuSicalvS Tor tho prcS-
Cnt and IT," HE fyuu't" OF otECial
entertainment this week vas IN" stat"
dinner oE Thurs lay evening TO the
chief justice ana gSSoCiat, Justices OF
the supreme court Th. stat" diniuE
room which ~ one OF tn most i'm
POSING ia the capital was unusually
cT"Ctiv" with ITS simple hut appro-
pirate floral decorations. aT6 thr genial
hlaz" of the hickory logs burning iu
the great III" place cast "A warm glow
on a seen" -! democrats hospitality
There IaS been a noticeable dcarth
81 entertaining by tho official set this
winter aui honors Tor thu smart ar
fairs n E:Nctics viii have a. H.
awarded Ia those I'm unui,ial life. Mr..
Fairbanks. vii" of the .iyr president.
who takes such = prominent part ip
IN" social lie Of the capital. has bccu
practically confined to her room since
Christmas. and has been urabic 10 par
tiCloh'v in any OF the social functions.
although her home has been thrown
omen To several notable companies ana
characteristic dinner parties nNrg
which her daughter. Mir. TimmonS.
presided. The CortclyuuS ar, ia
'''~ ~ Alitl MS. ANpNAr
nave bt-'E absent from tn city. Will.
secretary Of agriculture whose dau-
ghter r"mainS abroad. does no enter
tanning. Sut keeps bachelor quarter
IN u modc~t apartment downtown.
Washington II again honor, by tho
presence OF distinguished f~orcicncrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. liwiI Williams who mr..
guests ~ Mr. "nC Mrs. Perry Belmont
are well KIN WI members 81 english
society. MIR. Williams is a racing man
and has been n close personal friend
of klrg Edward since boyhOOd. Will,
Mrs. Williams is intimately acquainted
with Mrs. George kcpple and Lady Su-
san T"Hnlcy. L. whose acrimonious
ara m~.s"Eicf making tongue il acCrrd-
tied the recall I Sir Mortimer Durand
Mr.. Williams made a trip Io New York
two V";r$ whore n" was n prominent
fiSur" At the opening OF Belmont PARK.
where his advice ana Suggestions were
eagerly sought after and acted upNu.
This is Mrs. Williams first ViSi, 10 this
country and aSid" from her personal
beauty and charm she viii have to On
durc the ordeal OF being the Cynnsur,
al all feminine eyes, as King DWARF
Wh0Sa taste in such matters is unuucs-
declares her to h." IN" best
dressed SOman in England
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01

$1,000 NoSSH IhnN "A iN L 1oOoLIC1-
ration of an article l read in Il scicn-
ithc magazine the other day. Mrs
BOwser, what change do you see in
that cat since the fall season set ing
None whatever"
Had you asked me the same cues
Ftion yesterday l should have answered
it In the same way. Now [ must tell
you that : see i dozen changes. You
Will observe that his eyes are brighter
and have a more intense color. There
is a certain elatiOn about him. There
is an alertneSS hat strikes YOU at. once.
He is no longer morbid Dr. l%ymphatic.
lie is no more the cat he was last Au-
gust than day is like night"
"Well?" asked Mrs. Bowser.
"Well, the same or other changes
have taken place in all other animals
i'll h horse, the OK, the dog, the fewls
of the air and of the coop. They!ffave
taken place in mankind itself. Ever
since the world was created there have
been changes of seasons. but up to this
present moment mankind has not been
ready to admit that all things change
with the seasons 1t stands to reason
b q they do, however,
"And, if they do, then what?"
"Then we have solved one Of the hu-
man problems. If man changes his ma
ture four times Il year, as the seasons
change. then he has but to discover
when he is at his best and his worst
TO guard against things. Am I the
same m&n l was last spring or last
SUMMER
You didn't kick about last months
gas bill"
Then there has been a change in
me. That was the very point I was
fishing for. If we can secure q few
other instances. we can set it dowE
that human nature is Il greater kicker
over the small gas bills of summer
than over the big one of winter"
but haven't we got to take human
nature as we find it. good and bad?'
asked Mrs. BowSer.
we have had to. but when we find
human natures best and worst seasons |
we can shape our course accordingly. |
suppose that the spring season is your |
mean and c~antankerous season. As !
0 as 1 discover it I treat YOU differ |
entity from what l otherwise would. /
my cantankerous season is
summer. You know it. and you ]
lont talk back TO me during those
three months. Is crime more rampant
II spring. summer. autumn or winter,
IND why! Are there more divorces in
s1arch than November? Does our con-
Sclence upbraid us more in January
nan July: Why should we give a
ramp 10 cents in September and the
boot in April?"
1t was beyond Mrs. Bewser, and she
simply shook her head.
ut is changes, my dear, changes.
asst August I seriously thought OF
n divorce from you for your
in using up c~iothespins.
/ feel that | could not sever
he bond under any circumstances, not
ven if you smashed half the crockery
1 the house. What has changed me
kept the change of season: II q
ian has criminal desires in the spring. ,
e must fight them off until summer. 4
n summer makes 4 man soft and |
fellow and an easy mark. he must
ave a guardian appointed until Sep j
'mber already begin TO un I
that my season for being rea
bod begins with the first fall montL
-~~~~@~- ----
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01

It's a pleasure to tell our readers
about a cough cur like DR.. Shops.
For years DR.. Shoop has fought against
the use Of Opium, Chlorofor1n, or
other unsafe ingredients commonly
found in Cough remedies. DR.. Sheep,
II seems, a welcomed the Pure Food
ano Drug Law recently enacted, for
ne mas worked along similar lines
many years. For nearly 20 years DR..
400 Cough Cure containers have
nad q warning printed on them against
opium n other narcotic poisons. He
mas n made it possible for mothers
TO protect their children by simply IN
slstlng on having DR.. Shops Cou n
Cure. Sold by Robert r. Bellamy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01
Cannot Locate Fire

Norfolk, Va, January 25.-Ar ef-
forts to locate the position of the fire
in the steamship Inkula had failed IN
to IL o'clock tonight. 1t is known
to be in the hold forward, but wheth-
er between the decks or in the not
tom cannot be ascertained. No estf-
mate OF damage can be secured. The
forward cargo is bling taken aboard
the barge Haggerty Of the Merritt &
Chapman Wrecking Company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01
tRy Catherine AIlan.a


N3ShlNtpN. anuaTN -.
Dancing seems 10 hav" superseded
all other forr8s Of amusement Tor the
present and matVunS rs well aS gav
young ~dchu.autcS find pleasure IN the
ALWAYS delightful paStime. There
have hsou moro smart dancing affairs
given thus season than in years past.
Explanation for the dancing revival
no doubt may De found in thi, years
large nutnbCr Of d.butan;es who ,,er.
launched into the socia. world possess
co OF m unsuitable school girl fondncsS
Tor dreamy Wd!tZes and spriChtIy CO.
tilifonS.
IheH. too. il was not - many years
ago mat there We're but two private
bali rooms in the city. one in the
Mexican embassy. and the other tn.
famous ballroom in TIA. house now
occupied 10y tho Skaters. but formerly
the residence OF the WauamakerS ana
OF The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
nltn"E. Rut al this Is changed and
scarcely a new residence OF
pfetenSloH IL being quilt =
spacious fancinG room. either on the
first or on the ton floor.
!her" are hardly bands and must
'itlS enough IL the city 10 furnish mu-
SIC Tor the occasions and two or three
dances an evening have been the rule
- N"' PCS NN' "tthS. NES. JOnn Ii.
Mclean has been hostess to several
dllner dances. the TownsendS and Sla-
IerS AVE thrown open their homes TO
young and Did. while the Thomas +.
Washes gave the most brilliant event
OF the Se+Sn-
On Monday night R~auScher's ball
room was beautifully decorated and
brilliantly lighted when the 'Bencdic-
tlneS gathered 10 receive their guests.
The committee included Mrs. Nicholas
IonGWorth, Mrs. arr Anderson. Mrs.
George w. Vanderbilt. Mrs. William
Corcoran Euttis and Mrs. Herbert
NadSW orth.
Al IL the first supper was served
ana Immediately afterWard the cotiI-
lion began. The favors consisted or
long stemmed paper flowers. painted
Ch'neSc fans. beautifully carved san
dalN0od fans, SaSheS in different colors
and glittering rosetteS with flowing
ems OF tinsel. Although given in Il
puollc bal! and by subscription, IL was
one OF the most exclusive events of the
year: only $50 invitations were issued
n many who considered themselves
en- tled 10 recognition were not in
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01
Comparisons.

Mrs. krosS Rhodes-StiIl, in the CITY
there is more going on. You have ever
80 much more variety than we do ont
here.
Mrs. Avnoo-Ah. noe. yes, In the
last year have tried cooks OF seven
teen different na~tionalities and haven't
found one TO suit me yet Chicago
Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01
BY Proxy.

Tommy-Oh, sran'ma. how long are
you going to stay with us?
Grandma-Why. ! don't know. dear.
Why?
Tommy-Ol. pa wanted 10 know
that's all.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01

Mr. Gavin Dortch. of Raleigh. arriv.
ed>ia the city Last night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01
SOCIETY AT THE
NATIONS CAPITAL

Guided with resultant heart burning
and indignation in masculine a. veil ss
ia feminine breasts.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-04-18
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE COUNTY OF GILT, TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.

In the Matter of the Estate of Amyn-
 ander Packard, Deceased.-Order to
 Show Cause Why Decree of Distri-
 button Should Not Be Made.
 On reading and filing the petition of Anna $. Packard, exeeutrix of the last will and testament of Amynander Pack ard, deceased, and praying, among other things, for an order of distribution of the residue of said estate among the per sons thereto entitled:
 It is ordered, that all persons interest ed in the estate of the said Amynander Packard, deceased, be and appear before the Probate Court of the said County of Gila, at the courtroom of said court, in the City of Globe, in said Gila Coun- ty, on Tuesday, the Eth day of May, 1907, at ten O clock q. m., then and there to show cause why an order of distribution should not be made of the residue of said estate among the heirs of the deceased, according to law.
 It is further ordered, that copy of this order be published for two success i've weeks, before the said Eth day of May, 1907, in the Arizona Silver Belt, newspaper printed and published in the said Gila County.
 P. c. ROBERTSON, Probate Judge
 Dated April l5, 1907. 5l
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-04-18
Saved Strings Thirty-two Years

For thirty.two years Mrs. Sarah Herb of this place has been saving the string that has come into her home tied around store goods and winding them into a ball. The ball at present meas ures forty-fve inches in circumference and weighs ten pounds.
 The string, if unwound, would stretch from Reading to Boyertown, distance of eighteen miles. The solidity of the ball shows with what care the woman wrapped it. It is hard as a rock and feels like bag of lead after being heli for five minutes.
 The Herb family was always small, otherwise the ball might have weighed fifty pounds or more by this time. A ball ll-fashioning machine could not have made the ball rounder than Mrs. Herb has done.-Reading, Pa, dispatch to the New York World
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-04-18
Photos of Teasters

At nearly all of the large dinners this year fashlight photograph has been taken of the feast, photographs being developed and ready for the diners by the time the dinner has been over. Such thing has not been allowed before by the places where the big dinners were held. That such photographs have been taken this year has been due to an in geniOus contrivance which the flashlight man now has for collecting the smoke. This is large inverted baglike ar engagement into which the smoke as- eends and is caught so successfully that not vestige can be detected after ward. Now the fashlight man, instead of being tabooed, seems to be one of the adjuncts of the large public dinners New York Sun.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-04-18
Trials of a Woman suffragist

Keir Hardie had trying experience the other evening. Addressing a meet ing mainly attended by the other side, he failed to get a hearing until the chairman said Gentlemen, if you will listen to MT. Hardie quietly he will be happy to answer any question you may put to him at the end of his speech"
 When the honorable member had re- sumed his seat question written on half sheet of note paper was sent up to Mir Hardie, and passed by him unopened to the chairman, who read it and grew very red in the face.
 "Read it outl' roared a dozen men, and the chairman at last obeyed. The question was ,''Why do they call you a Gibson girli" It finished the meet ing.-Onlooker.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-04-18
IS SLATED
 FOR CHRISTMAS CAMP

Ever since the recent trouble at Christmas, Sheriff Thompson s staff of deputies have been sidestepping a detail to that camp. Deputy Pemberton had enough of it after killing a Mexican he was trying to arrest and none of the officers had any great hankering fort vacant place. Yesterday Sheriff Thomp- son decided to send Jack Knighton there after he returns from Winkelman and Jack will probably have an oppor- tunity of demonstrating his fighting proclivities before long. It takes a fighting man to keep order at Christmas around pay day time and the company doctor will probably be kept somewhat busy mending broken heads after Knighton gets warmed up to the task.