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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
How Johnny Got Rid
Of His Dog Tg.

YOHNNYs dog. Tise. was q nui.
His pet theory must have
- been that all things were created
10 be destroyed-at least. so his prac
tees indicated. Johnny's folks were
anxious 20 be rid OF Tige. and at last
they decided TO work upon the lads az.
fections with lucre.
Johnny" said his father one day,
"rll give you s. IL you'll get rid Of that
dog"
Johnny grasped 1T b amount, swal.
lowed hard AT thought OF Tige and said
be would think IL over.
The next day at dinner he made the
laconlc announcement. Pa, | got rid OF
TIge."
Well. | certainly am delighted TO
hear IT," said the father. Here's your
money. You've earned IT, How did you
get rid OF the ~nuisanceT"
Traded him TO Bill SimpSins for two
yellow pups" answered Johnny LIP
pincott's Magazine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
SOME NEW YORK FIRSTS.

The first governor was Peter Minuit.
He was appointed in 1926.
The first male child born of European
parents was Jean Vigue 1G14).
The first female child born of Euro
pean parents was Sarah Rapalja Q615).
The first physician was DR.. Johannes
La Montague. who began practicing in
1886 and who for many years was the
only doctor.
The first engineer was Kryn Fred,
erick, Who was authorized by the gov
ernor in 1926 TO superintend the con
struction of a permanent fort on Man
haitian Island.
The first meeting room for religious
services was 1920 in the loft Of the
horsepower mill located on what is
now South William street, near Pearl
New York Herald.
The first warehouse was erected in
1926. 1t was a rude, inartistic struc,
ture, one corner Of which was SET
apart as a village store. Here the In.
dams came for a drink Of the white
mans fire water"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
WINDING Up DISPENSARY.
MUCK Work EefOre the BOard-11ali
u Million Dollars in Claims by
whiSkcy Houses.

The ~dispensary commission will give
the whiskey houses a hearing today on
the matter of the adjustment Of their
claims against the state d~fspensary.
A number OF representatives OF the Ii
quOr concerns interested are in the
city The commission requires them
to- attach the original orders to their
claims, furnish bond in the sum Of
$4,000 each and submit afidavits to
the effect that no rebates have been
paid to any person or person as means
of securing the business.
A number of the claims filed fail
to agree with the books of the dispen-
sary and the matter Of adjusting
them is not going to at all easy for
the commission.
The local banks have more than a
half million dollars worth of drafts
against the commission, sent in for
collection, but there is no reason to
expect the payment of any consider
able amour of these claims within
the next week or two In the first
place, the commission has less than
5000 900 in cash on hand; in the sec
ond place, it will require time to
properly examine these accounts and
determine their BUSINESS. etc.-Co-
lumbia Dispatch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
a Dutch Superstition.

Live but to learn! When you give a
pointed or sharp instrument to a friend
he makes return Of a penny, SO that
friendship may not be pierced or cut. ]
gave a kitten to our washwoman, the
daintiest bit Of WilhelmineSque ware
in this cOuntry-aetat thirty-five, avoir
dupois 222. She was nearly tickled to
death. Il won't thank you for the pres.
emit" she said, because the kitten
would pine away and die" She then
explained that in Holland to thank 9
friend for 2 present was always sup
posed to bring bad luck. Maybe al
men these days are HOllanders. The
more favors you do them the less they
thank you.-New York Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

I'm very sorry, madam" said the
new bOard2r, but l have arranged %
leave at the end OF the week"
Indeed rejoined the landlady.
care you going 10 leave the cityT
"Oh, no." replied the new boarder.
I'm merely making a change on &C,
count Of the water"
"Why what's wrong with the water
here?" queried the landkdy.
Its impure" answered the other.
II frequently detect a slight flavor OF
coffee in it."-Chicago News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
Whv Tears Flew.

All human emotions, however slight
they may be, either decrease or in.
crease the circulation of the blood
Those emotions that bring tears cause
the blood vessels around the eyes tC
expand, thus flooding the lachrymaI OF
tear glands with blood. The teal
glands always secrete a little To keep
the eyes cool and moist and carry of
specks Of dust through the nasal pas
sages, but the extra supply of blood
increases this secretion to such an ex,
tent that it cannot 90 off in the usual
way. so overfiOws.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

Maria, the colored maid, had beer
ueglecting her work shamefully. Hel
mistress demonstrated, but In vain. Fl
nally Maria's carelessness called forth
q sharp rebuke. To soften the stinG
the mistress added:
Maria, 1 think you must be In love
Maria, who was resting rumiDativsly
on her broom handle, drew herself or
and replied with great dignity:
"'Deed, ma'am, Is a married 'onanl'
Judge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
An Incentive 90 Live.

"Cheer up, old man" said the 10
valid's friend. You're not going 20 dta
yet"
You bet I'm not" replied the In
said, with great determination
That's the way to talk"
Yes. heard the doctors quarrel
ing about which one OF them should
perform the autopsy, SO I've just de
cided to fool them" - New Orleani
TimeS.DemOCrat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
THE TONGUE OF A BIRD.
An Organ Which Varies Much In the
Different Species.

Few people have given thought n
the subject Of birds tongues. Many,
even OF the amateur bird students.
subject a.. iii less from personal OBJ,
~servati"u-
E!rL 80. their bills as hands.
and t s at tie tongues supple
E1en thus nut and seed
c2tja- h.rl- ,Xt2ac; the kernel from
tie silei, ~I.ln is cracked between
the manG.ala..
The full coMy.cment OF bones OF the
tongue Consist u eight. The shape
varies considerably in different species.
and the comparative size very much
more. although there is n prevailing
general resemblance. The size and de
velopmcnt Of the various bones con-
trcl the sh":ra and utility of the organ.
Well developed front bones mean a
thick, feshy tongue. such as we find
in member Of tie duck family, while
small forward bones usually accom-
pany Il small tongue OF less Importance
to the owner. sometimes little more
than rudimentary. like that of the pei
lean.
Among sr.h birds as have occasion
to ]prOtrude lie tonga We'll beyond the
tip OF TEE bill the hind bones are mar
yelOusly developed and greatly elon-
gateE For th"e' are the bones on which
the touGno nuG@.
The edges Of The tongues Of most
birds are more Or les fringad. this fea.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
Body OF the Late Policeman LOCkamy
Exhmme0.

ExIumcd.
IN accordance with the order Of the
coroner and the request Of Solicitor
Sinclair, the body of the late Owen H.
LOckamy, one of the policeman killed
by Tom Walker, in the recent raid
Oh the Iatter's house, was eXhumed
late Saturday afternoon, and an autOp-
sy performed on the body hat night
for the purpose of extracting the bull
ct, which caused the almost instant
death of the officer, and also fOr as
certaining the course the ball had tax
en-. 1t was found that the bullet had
entered the body below the right nip
pie, had ranged downward, and was
found lodged back of the bowels,
through which it had passed. 1t was
also found TO be a 80 calibre. This
corresponds with the statement of
Chief Of Police Chason before he died.
and Policeman Buckingham. and al
so Of Tom Walker himself, who says
Ihat he shot Mr.. Lockamy while he
was leaning over a barrel of beer. and
Ihe barrel was so situated that he must
nave a his right side toward the
muFuerer.-Fayetteville Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
THAW AND EVELYN
Continued from 1st Fagn.D

tack the truth of her assertion that
she told the story to Thaw at the time
she says she did.
Mr.. Delmas first sought today to
interrupt Hummel's testimony b.
showing hat he was acting as Evelyn
Nesbit's legal adviser and counsel
when she made certain statements
t 0 him. HummeI evaded this. how
ever, by saying ne was acting solely
as Whites counsel and no legal &C
ton had been contemplated in behalf
of Miss Nesbit. He said he was
paid a yearly retainer by Stanford
White and could not say exactly what
he charged the architect for drawing
up the affidavit.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15
Collie.

Doctor" asked young Mrs. Popley,
do you really think it's true, as some
people say, hat when a baby smiles in
It's sleep the angels are whispering to
IT,
II don't know replied the good doc
tor, blu I'm pretty sure that a little
hot water and soda mint will drive the
angels away."-Cathollc Standard and
Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

"Oh, George, dear, papa has forgiven
Us for running away! He wants tc
see Us"
"Confound IL! l hoped he'd neyeI
forgive Us. Now he'll want to Dor
row some more money" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

The most significant tribute that has
been paid to the late congressional ses-
sion is the fact that it had to put the
clock back Is minutes to spend the
last OF that 5 1 $780, 600, 000.-Detroit
Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

The Boston anti-imperialists MAJ rs
we'll give it up as a hopeless ask.
Aguinaldo has opened an ccount in
n of the American banks at Manila
Omaha Bee
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

Merely by way of stating a fact and
without expressing n other opinion,
it may be remarked that the Californ-
ians seem bent on nagging the Japan
csc into doing something.-New York
Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

The public will wait with Impotence
courts relative to the refusal of wit
nesses TO answer questions of that in
vestigating committee-Raleigh Tines.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

Some OF the Philadelphia policemen
get only S1.75 a day, yet New York's
finest think they are ill-used and
underpa1d at s1,4o1 a year.-New Yczk
Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

Before adjourning congress passed a
bill for the relief of a man who dicd
eight years ago. 1t would be interest,"
ing to know whether he is now resting
easier.-Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

Country gent, late Of The city. OBJ
serving countryman raise his hat as n
passes. throws him a shilling.
Countryman-Thank'ee. sir with en-
phasisI, but ! warn't taEin' of my AT
TO You. l was ~a-scratchin my head
Punch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

knowledge would be more general
if men could only be convinced that
they do not know as much as they
think they do.-Florida Times-Union.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

one day the Pennsylvania declared
its net profits. The next day il hal 4
wreck. Are profits and wrecks the
chief ends of railway management?-
New York American.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

But ven the popular election of SEN
atOrs might not result in the election
Of popular senators.-IndianaDo;is
News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

Nicaragua and Honduras must be
getting tired waiting for Mr.. Roosevelt
to interfere.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

81 have generally found that the
man who is good at an excuse is good
for nothing else" said Franklin TO a
servant who was always late, but al
ways ready with an excuse.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

smith-What makes Enpek look 90
happy?
Jones-His mother-in-Iaw's cut auto
MODELLING with a near sighted chaur
fsur.-NeD York Press.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24
Casey Ranch Sold.

The Clinton papers give particu-
lars OF the sale OF the famous Casey
ranch in Henry county. It was pur-
chased last week by the Wheeler
Brothers Of Benton county for $780,.
900 and is said to be the largest
transaction of the kind that ever
took place in Henry county. The
ranch is II miles north OF Clinton
and contains 1929 acres. 1t was
formerly owned by Col. Geo. M.
Casey, who named it Tebo Lawn,
and he kept there his famous Tebo
herd OF Shorthorns. The place was
involved In the failure OF the Salmo n
& Salmon bank at Clinton and the
son OF Col. Geo. Casey, who was
cashier OF the Inflated bank, Is now
serving his time In the penitentisry.
The Clinton Tribune In describing
the ranch says it Is all index fence,
q part OF which is built higher than
usual to accommodate q large park
containing deer. During bis lifetime
and before he went broke, the late
Geo. N. Casey took Q great pride in
his ranch, and in his park had a
number Of buffalo and elk. The place
had an excellent brick house and a
number Of tenement houses on Il. It
also has q complete wsterworks
system laid. There Is 3 feed grind.
Ing mill, many barns and acres Of
pasture, beside the portion dev oted
to farming, .V@ ~.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24
Public Sale.

Having determined to quit the
horse and Jack business, We will sell
at public sale at what is known as
the Cannon Feed Yard in Butler,
Mo-, on Monday, February 4th,
1907, the following stock:
Souvenir" a fine imported black
percheron stallion, No. 5973 (11s6).
This Is one of the best stations In
the state, good style and action and
q sure foal getter. Will weigh 1000
pounds. VIII show some OF his colts
day OF sale. Two OF the best Jacks
and a number OF others. Four good
brood mares and two other horses.
l Jennetand ] iennet colt, l two year
old mule.
Terms will be cash or nkable
note l12.3t JONES BROS.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24
Mayor Owen
Ordered Investigation.

AT the council meeting on Thurs
day evening last, among other pro.
ceedings, Mayor Owen made four
specific charges against the manage,
ment Of the Butler Water Works as
follows: LIST, That the company is
not and for some time has not been
furnishing pure wholeomse water as
prescribed by tho ordinances, that
the filters are inadequate or out OF
repair. End, That the company Is
not complying with the ordinances
respecting public watering places.
3rd, That the ordinance requiring
the opening up Of hydrapts and flush
Ing OF cutters is dlsregarded. 4th,
That the present superintendent has
been charging the consumer exhorbi.
tsnt prices for water. The mayor
referred these charges to the water
committee with Instructions to make
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alderman
VanHall was made a member OF that
committee during the absence ofAld-
ermsn Mcfarland. The company's
semi annual bill was carried over
pending the result of the investiga.
ton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24
Floods, 0vertlows
and Washouts.

The streams In this section have
been unusually turbulent the past
week and traffic and mails greatly
interierred with. The Marias des
Cygnes is all over the bottoms and
for a time threatened to set a new
standard even for that treacherous
stream. Grand River has fully sus-
tanned her reputation. The track
on each side Of the big railroad
bridge south OF Archie was washed
away and mails were delayed from
Saturday until Monday no on, when
1t was sent around over the Katy by
way OF Nevada. The train that was
due In Butler at noon Saturday got
as far as the bridge and disco vered
that the track was gone on this side,
then before they could back out the
track gave way In the rear and the
train was msrooned at the bridge
for several days. Passengers and
express were transferred In skiffs and
brought down on trains that were
run up from the south. One native
is said to have male forty dollars in
one day transferring passengers.
Judge Denton was on marooned train
and after staying over Saturday
night until Sunday evening, got
across In skiff. About fifteen wo-
men were on the train and all had
to cross over In boats Sunday even
ing. All the passengers had to eat
were some sandwiches iurnis he'd by
a farmer, who reached them in a
boat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24
Peru Items.

Rev. W. F. Baker filed bis regular
appointment at this place Sunday
night.
On account OF the bad roads there
were not many that attended the
Sunday School last Sunday morn
ing.
Quite a few farmers have been los.
Ing their hogs, and Others have ship.
ped their hogs out on account Of the
disease, which seems to be going all
over the country.
George Thomas and family were
the guests Of Mrs. Visa Cough and
family last Sunday.
Miss MAIZE Stokes has gone to ILL.,
nois, where she intends to stay o
year. We regret to have her gone.
The following members are on the
sick list this week: Mrs. j. W. Nc.
Gaughey, James Thomas and their
two babies, G. W. CLANCY, Visa
Cough and Henry Requs.
F. E. Wishard is here from western
Kansas, visiting friends and rela
lives.
Thereisprayer meeting held at this
place every Thursday night. Every.
body is invited to come. We need
help In our meeting, and we would
like to ask the surrounding commu-
nifty to not have any kind Of gather
ings, pie supper or anything OF that
kind on that night, as it takes some
OF our young folks away from prayer
meeting. UNCLE ABB.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24
Safe and Conservative.

State OF Missouri.
Department Of State.
John E Swanger.
Secretary OF State.
W. c. Irwin,
Chief Clerk.
City Of Jefferson, January Il, 1907.
VIM. E. Walton, Esq,
President OF The Walton Trust Co.,
Butler, Missouri.
DEAR SIR:-Ths recent report Of
Bank Examiner Wade, showing con
~dition OF your company at the Gloss
OF business on December 18th, con
firms my opinion OF The Walton
Trust Company as q sale and cor
sentative financial institution.
Very truly yours,
JOHN E. SwANGER,
Secretary OF State.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24
SCaIped by a Horse.

When Bob Plummer went out to
feed his horses Tuesday morning he
playfully pinched his iavorite hor Sc.
The animal grabbed him by the skin
at the base Of the skull, and with a
quick jerk tore the scalp completely
from his head. So quickly was It
done that Bob thought 1t was his
cap that had dropped over his face,
until he raised his hand to replaced II.
when he discovered 1t was his scalp,
hanging by small piece OF skin In
front. Drs. Boulware and Foster
were called in and sewed the scalp
back In place, and it is to be hoped
that 1t will heal up without serious
complications.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24
Some Educational Notes.
By sUPT. A. L. IVES


The examination questions for the
third quarter have been sent out to
all the teachers. Because OF some
lack Of uniformity in the school work,
Is is not expected that these ques-
tions will exactly suis every school.
They will serve, however, as a basis
for the regular quarterly examine
tions In all the schools.
The annual distribution OF school
blanks will be made from she County
Superintendent Office In February.
Every district clerk will be supplied
with sufficient blanks for year. On
account OF occasional changes in dis
trict clerks, IL is difficult for the 50.
perintendent to keep his mailing list
up 10 date. In case any new clerk
should not receive his supply by
February 20, he should notify the
superintendent at once.
Many inquiries are being made
about the time OF the county ex-
aminations for graduation. They
will be held this year as they were
last, during the last two weeks OF
April, on successive Saturdays.
Places will be designated to suit the
convenience OF as many pupils as
possible. Scholarships have been Of
! fered by Adrian, Butler and Rich
Hill. Other towns will likely make
the same offer.
Teachers are urged to do very care.
full and very thorough work In al
the grades, but to take especial pains
with the first three grades. II the
work is thorough In these grades, 1,
will be more rapid In the other five
grades. The work in these years IL
largely oral. This will necessitate al
the more care and skill on the part
OF the teacher. During these three
years the child should learn to read
well; he should know something Of
number and OF the fundamental
operations; he should have a fairly
good knowledge OF home geography
he should be able to express his
thoughts in good, simple sentences
both orally and In writing. He
should know at least this much and
more II possible.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24
Big Four Flyer Wrecked.

Fowler, Ind, Jan. 21.-One OF the
most disastrous railroad wrecks In
the history OF this part OF this state
occurred when the Queen City speciaN
No, 30, OF the Big Four road, run
ming fifty miles an hour, crashed into
a freight train, killing twenty-five
and iniuring forty, Of whom twenty.
five will die. Twenty OF the dead
were cremated. The accident was
due to inability Of the engineer Of the
passenger train to see the signal in
dicating that the westbound freight
had the right OF way. 81
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24

DR.. John A. Bell called Tuesday
aud informed US that he had dispos.
ed Of his business and practice In this
city and county and would remove
to Hannibal, where he formerly liv.
ed. DR.. Bell has been located here
only q few years In the practice Of
osteopathy and has built up a large
and paying practice. He has so con.
Quoted himself while here as to win
thehighest respect and esteem Of our
citizens, and bic removal Is regretted
BY ell.
When Judge Estes Smith vas reach.
Cd BY telephone communication by
County Clerk WsekS, and told that
an insane case demanded the imme.
diste attention pi the county court,
II was raining, and sleeting, and
about ~ disagfeeable Q day a. one
could imagine. II was twenty-five
miles TO the county seat. But neith.
or the inclement weather or long dis
tance had any terror TO this splendid
citizen who regards q call Of official
duty as q command not to beviolat.
cd. It is. said that next TO Bill
Hanks, who held the belt Tor cham.
pion long distance horssback RIDER
that Judge Smith can ride farther In
. day with disappointment to his
mount and himself than any man
who ever lived in Bates county.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-01-24

The ladies OF Beaumont, Texas,
picked and sent a car load offlowers,
grown In the open air, to the sick
and afflicted OF Kansas City. In the
car were roses, ferns, southern holly
and greens Of several kinds. The
offerings were distributed among To-
cal hospitals.
The editor OF the appeal to Rea.
son." the socialist paper printed at
Girard, Kansas, offers to pay 81, 900
to have Ex.Gov. Taylor, under in
dictment for the murder OF Governor
Goebel. kidnapped and returned to
Kentucky. This is to have a further
test OF the U. s. Supreme court on
this offense, that body having decid-
ed In western labor union trouble
hatkidnapping In that case was not
a violation OF the Federal Constitu.
ton.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Griffith seeks to correct an evil
which has long existed, namely, to
prevent trusts and corporations
from reducingtheir prices on commod-
tiles in one section to kill off com.
petition while they keep up prices in
some other locality where they have
no competition, or where they have
already stifled it. The bill provides
drastic penalties for violation, and
1t is to be hoped that 1t will become
q law. It gets at the root OF the
trust evil.-St. Joseph Observer.