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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-25
BALM FOR AFFECTION.
Miss Viola johnson Sues John Wente
of Seneca for $4,000.

Miss Viola Johnson of Kansas City,
Mo, today filed suit in the United
States circuit court at Topeka for
$50, 900 damages against John Wente
of Seneca, Kan, alleging breach of
promise on the part of the defend
ant to marry the plaintiff in this case.
The petition states that Wente, in.
October, 1905, became engaged to
Viola Johnson, the plaintiff, and that
last September Wente married Miss
Ellen NOLAN, thereby shattering the
connubial hopes of this plaintiff and
violating his contract made and en-
tered into with her.
Seneca, Nov 25.-John Wente is a
prominent young business man of
this place, dealing in horses and con-
Quoting a livery stable. Viola John
son, the plaintiff in the damage suit
formerly resided here with her par
ents on farm near the town. Mrs.
Wente, nee NOLAN, lived in Weston.
Leavenworth county, at the time of
her marriage to Wente last Septem-
Der.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-25
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs. Ida V. Nelson
who died at her home, 1872 North Chand-
Ter street, Tuesday morning, will be
held at the residence at 2:30 Thursday
afternoon. The interment will be in
Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-25

LEGATION not having been fully de-
termined.
Behind the new publication will be an
incorporated company and a capital of
$4,000, which has already been paid in.
Part of it's editorial staff will consist
of William Allen White, Congressman
Victor Murdoch. Fred S. Jackson,
Henry ]. Allen, J. l.. Bristow, F. D.
Coburn, David Leahy, w. r. Stubs, E.
b Jewett Governor Hoch and Ed
Howe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-25
A NEW KANSAS MAGAZINE.
1t Will Be Published at Wichita or
Topeka.

owned edited and managed by Kan
sans will make it's appearance January
1. 1909 It's name will be the Kansas
Magazine and it will be published in
Wichita or Topeka, the place of pub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-25
BEGIN WORK ON DlKES.
DoIman & Son Start the Construction
Today.

Samuel l. Dolman & Son, the con-
tractors who have the contract for
the construction of the levees along
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
X. OF p. LODGE IN CRONLY
VIII be Installed There Tomorrow by
State Deputy Nutt-SeVeral VIII
minotOn knights Will Attend

State Deputy James D. Mutt, OF thl.
city, leaves tomorrow morning for the
thriving little city of Cronly, to insti-
tute a lodge of knights of Pythias.
Some twenty-odd have signified their
intention to join, among them being
the most prominent and influential
citizens of that town.
A special team from the Council
Lodge will do the work, and repre-
sentatives from all of the lodges in the
district will take part, notably Clark
ton, Elizabethtown, Council, and Will
mington. The other lodges compris-
ing this district are Southport, White
vile, Chadbourn, Burgaw, Wallace,
and Rose Hill.
The Wilmington Knights will leave
on the outgoing train S. A. L.. about 1
o'clock and will return on the mid
night train.
CrOnly is going to do the proper
thing in the way of something to eat,
and those who will attend will have
no just cause to complain.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
DEATH OF MRS. v. [. lATTA
End Came Yesterday at HOspital
in New Y0lk
Deceased Was Well Known In This
City Where She Resided for Several
Years-Prominent In Musical Cir
cles-Funeral VIII be Held in Louis
Vile

! Hosts Of friends in this city viii
. learn with profound regret of the
death OF Mrs. William l.. Latta, for
merly Of Wilmington which occurred
yesterday morning in New York, the
sad news of her demise having been
received by relatives during the morn,
ing
Mrs. Latta mad been i'll for the pas.
several months and for the past few
weeks she has been III a hospital in
New York where everything possible
for her relief was done. 1t has been
reanzed for sometime that her condi-
ton was very serious, but friends and
relatives continued TO hope that she
could recover.
The news Of her death however, will
not cause much surprise to those who
have realized now serious ner cOndi-
tioE has been.
The deceased before her marriage
to Mr.. Will Latta, a native and long
time resident of Wilmington, was
Miss Halle McGiIl OF Louisville, Ky,
and she was married TO Mr. Latta about
ten years ago. Surviving that union
are four children, three boys and one
girl, the eldest being nine years O..
age ana the youngest not quite three
years old
After their marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Latta lived in Wilmington until 1902
when they moved 70 Chattanooga,
going from there to New York about
year and a half ago
Mrs Latta was endowed with a
beautiful soprano voice and she took
a leading part N many musical events
while she lived in Wilmington. She
was member of the choir Of the
First Presbyterian church and was
we'll known in musical circles.
Many of her old friends will be sorely
grieved to learn Of her demise and
their tender sympathies will be extend
ed to the members of the bereaved
family in this hour of their sorrow
The remains were taken yesterday to
Louisville, Mrs Latta's former home
and the interment viii be made there
today
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
TWO FIRES YESTERDAY
Department Called out-Very Little
Damage Done

The fire department was called out
yesterday to respond to two alarms
and the damage in both cases was tr1f
ling.
The first alarm sent in shortly after
icon, from box 81 2nG it was found
located in a one story frame dwelling
owned and occupied by Mr.. C. A
King at No. 406 North 7th street,
having been caused Dy a stove The
flames We're put Ou- with practically
no damage.
The second alarm at 4:1O p. N. from
box II was caused by fire in a one
story frame house at No. 1104 North
9Th street owned by Charles Gilbert
and occupied by Jackson Blander. The
fire was caused by a defective flue and
no damage was done.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
THE SEABOARD's FATE
4Atlanta Constitution.)

4Atlanta ConStitutiOn.)
ReCeivership for the SeabOaTd Air
Line railway system is rate that
points its own moral.
The mere fact, in itselr, speaks more
forcibly, more appealingly and with
more of warning than could words.
1t needs no comment; it is eloquent
with the record of the recent past
and with its warnings for the future!
That said is sufficient The past is
gone-we must look to the future!
For the present. for the future, ac-
tion needs but to be based upon COM
mon sense, a commodity Of which GeOr-
gia an dthe south are in no wise
lacking.
The Constitution, in its New Years
editorial. gave the public platform,
broad and wide and liberal enough to
provide a firm foothold for every loss
and every interest. regardless of by
gone clash or confiict-the platform
Of (,
SANITY, CONSERVATISM. JUST
ICE, to all individuals, to all inter-
ests.
NOW is the time for every loyal
Georgian, every patriotic southerner,
regardless Of past affiliations. beliefs,
campaign pledges and what not, from
the highest to the humblest, official
and civilian, capitalist, laborer, mer-
chant, banker, professional man, one
and all, discarding prejudice. passion
and mistaken or misguided view, get
together upon that platform in which
lies promise of commercial and in
dustrial salvation, growth and pros
perity?
Let the response be speedy, emphatic
and unanimous.
1t is the only way-Atlanta Consti-
tuition, January 3.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
SECOND FROM THIS PORT
Two Oeserters From Norwegian
Steamer Arrested
Cargo Will be Taken on the Steamer
Buglands Which Will Sail Today
Steamer and Schooner Reached
Port Yesterday With CargOeS-Cut-
ter Starts on Regular Cruise, Going
rs Far South as Charleston.

The second cargo ever TO leave vii,
mington direct for Panama will go
out today on the Norwegian steamship
Byglands, this consisting of piling and
crCssties.
II" Iirst cargo % leave Winning
tor .Or the Isthmus was that taken on
the British steamship Cecilia, which
cleared this port during the month
or November, and it was stated at that
tIme that many other shipments would
be made in the future 10 the Isthmu3
where such tremendous WCI.., IA
nection with The digging of the ca
nal is in progress.
The Byglands which is a steamship
Of 1640 tons burden, with Captain Oh
sen as master, has on a cargo consist
ing of 1862 crossties, 6647 switch ties
ana 1902 piling, its total value being
$32.6GC. The cargo is shipped by Mr.
l.. j. Merriman and the steamer is
Cleared by Capt. C. d. Maffitt.
The British steamship Thimbleby
arrived in port yesterday from Lisbon
ECNi inS Oh a cargo Ol sulphur lOl IIC
Virginia. Carolina Chemical Company.
The Thimbleby will unload at the
WHAT of the Navassa Guano Company
across the river and after she has dis
charged this cargo she will take 3
berth at the Champion Compress
wharveS to be lOade1 with cotton.
Captain Mothcrsdala Is master of the
TEjmhleby and the steamer reports TO
Mes5rS Alexander Sp"unt and Son.
The American schooner Venus, Cap>
yesterday, having come from New York
loaded with a cargo Of fertilizer
which will be discharged at the Will
mingtOn Compress and Warehouse
Companys wharf. The Venus reports
to capt. Q. d. Maffitt.
Two deSertorS from the steamship
Byglands, which will sail this morn
ing FOR Colon with a cargo Of ties and
riling. were arrested yesterday by
Constable Savage and Deputy Ed
Capps and they were locked up in the
county Jail where they will be held un-
til this morning when they Will be
TUNED over to the master of the
steamer They may be tried for de-
sertion when the Bygland reaches her
destination.
The deserters were John Johnson
and A. l.. Lyman, both seamen and
they left the vessel several days ago.
A warrant was Immediately sworn
out for their arrest before Magistrate
FurlOng but no trace of them could be
found until yesterday when they were
trying to enlist for service on the
revenue cutter Seminole. The cutter
officers were on the lookout for the
men and they notified the authorities
when Constable Savage and Deputy
Capps hurried to the scene and serv,
ed the warrants, the men being i'm
mediately given over to these officers
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
AT THE GOLF GROUNDS
Mixed Foursome Tournament Won by
Miss Calder With Dir. Taylor

Despite The 'thrtatening condition
OF the weather yesterday afternoon
quite large number OF the members
OF the Cape Fear Coli Club went cut
10 the links yesterday afternoon either
10 take part in the mixed foursome
tournament or to witness the exciting :
contest
The tournament was won by Miss
Mary Calder and Sir. c. E. Taylor
Playing together their score havin :
been 54 They were awarded the
prizes. certain golf trophies.
After the game had been concluded
tea was served by several ladies in the
club house, and the occasion proved
one OF pleasure.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07

Always crowded-the Bijou.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07

Over the Remains of the Late Mrs.
Hattie \. Kelly.

Impressive funeral services were held
yesterday afternoon at o'clock from
the residence No. Alt Harnett street,
over the remains of the late Mrs. Hat
lie A. Kelly, and in attendance were
many friends and relatives of the de-
ceased The service was conducted by
Rev. H. Hocutt, pastor of Bladen
Street Methodist church, following
which the interment was made in
Bellevue
The following gentlemen acted as
pallbearers: Messrs. P. Matthews,
T. W. Brown, H. J. c. Taylor, H.
Smith, J. B. Pickert and H. F. Farrow.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07

Liquor merchants. owners of fer
ries. stevedores and others whose Il
cense cxpore on December 31st, 1897,
are required to pay above tax within
within first (1o) ten dave of January
or lay themselves liable 10 Indictment
JOHN HAAR.
ia 1w Register of Deeds.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
The United Charities.

The United Charities Association
will hold its annual meeting Monday,
January 9Th. at Maria's Hall, corner
Eighth and Princess streets. All mem
bers and friends are requested to at
tend REV. e. r. BENNETT, Pres.
e. Richardson, Secretary.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
"Of for the Boulevard"

A very attractive calendar has beer
received with rke compliments Of c. "
Mills & Co, the progressive dealers
IN harness, buggies, horse furnish
irgs, etc, this city. The calendar
shows the head of a beautiful woman
ready for driving and the col0ring is
especially fine The picture is entitled
''Of for the Boulevard" and it is 4
very acceptable gift.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23

Synod of Georgia it awakened an enthu-
slastic and favorable response. With
perfect unanimity the Synod by rising
vote said, eve will do it, To further
show its earnestness in the movement,
the Synod appointed a special messenger
to visit the Synods of Alabama and
Florida to report it's action and to ask
their cooperation. AS those two Synods
met on the same day, the one in Mobile
and the other in Jacksonville, the mes
senger found it impracticable to visit
both bodies. He was cordially received
by the Synod of Alabama, and that Synod
promptly agreed to undertake to raise
$12,5OO of the $4,000 that remained to
be raised When the Synod of Florida
heard by letter of the movement, and
what the other Synods had done, it cheer
fully decided to accept it's share of the
burden.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23
Old Ministers.

in Raleigh, N. c., Bishop Alpheus Wilson
said a good word for the old preachers
He said
81 have not had so much trouble in
ten years making appointments. Notice
is served on you young men that you
will be turned down before you reach
middle age. So long as I am running
this thing, I shall see to it that expe-
rience and conservation to God shall
count for something. If young men in
sist on supplanting men whose usefulness
is greatest at fifty, I will keep them out
of the councils and do my own deciding"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23
Graded Lessons for the Sunday School.

Graded Lessons for the Sunday School.
The Twelfth Convention of the Interna-
tional Sunday-School Association at Lou
isville, KY, on June 20, 1908, authorized
the international Sunday-School Lesson
Committee ito continue the preparation
of thoroughly graded course of lessons,
which may be used by any Sunday School
which desires it, whether in whole or in
part" In accordance with this authori-
cation, subcommittee on Graded Les
sons was appointed. This subcommittee
has been at work ever since the Louis
vile Convention, and it hopes to be able
to issue to the publishers Immediately
after the holidays the first years lessons
of the Beginners, the Primary and the
Junior Courses These lessons will be
issued for the use of the lesson writer's
and editors, who prepare the lesson
helps and quarterlies. 1t is hoped that
the work may be ready for the use Of
Sunday Schools by October 1, 1909.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23
DR.. Dobyns in Charlotte.

Rusticus, writer in The Standard, of
DR.. R. W. Dobyns, of st. Joseph, Mo-, at
a Bible conference in Charlotte, under the
auspices of the Laymen's Movement:
'His analysis of Johns Gospel was
mastery, showing clear-cut analysis and
earnest thought, while his studies, in the
Book of Acts, was one of the finest things
l have ever heard. Together with these
studies he blended keen and caustic
criticisms of the religious life of our day
and coupled with them questions that
stuck like arrows in the hearts and
minds of his hearers.
"You remember that in our seminary
days they taught nearly everything ex-
cept the English Bible. 1t is true that
there has since been a revival of Bible
study, but nothing I have heard has ap-
preached in clearness and power the
work of Dr. Dobyns.
when 1 looked over that immense
congregation that assembled to hear him
Sunday morning, when he merely talked
about the Book of Acts, and when 1 saw
how they hung breathlessly upon his
words, with eagerness in their eyes, 1
thought what a power there would be in
the Church of the future, if our young
men, coming from our seminaries; could
catch some of this skill by being under
such a man"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23
HOMER MCMILLAN,
S. L. MORRIS,
Secretaries.
Evolution of the Word Christmas.

1t is first found in the year 1884 and
first. spelled as follows: Cristes maesse.
In 1910 it was spelled without a capital
letter and as one word cristesmesse:
and in the same year cristmasse. One
hundred and forty-nine years afterward
it apepars as crystmasse, and in the samo
year Crysmas. Three years after Column
bus discovered America it appears Crist-
mas. In 1868, in the Chronicles of Graf
ton, Christmas appears the first time as
it is now spelled, CHRISTMAS. but thir-
ty-seven years afterward it appeared as
Christmasse; from 1886 it seems to have
been spelled as at present.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23
Home Mission Leaflets and Supplies.


The Executive Committee of Home Mis-
sions is now prepared to furnish all en-
velopes, leaflets and supplies needed by
pastors and churches for the January
collection, appointed by the General AS
sembly, for Home Missions
We would take pleasure in sending
these supplies directly to all pastors,
were it not for the fact that there are
many who do not observe the schedule
appointed by the Assembly. AS far as
we have information as to those who
ordinarily use these leaflets, we will send
them at once
We earnestly request all pastors de-
string supplies Of this kind to notify us
Immediately, and we will take pleasure
in furnishing the leaflets and envelopes
promptly.
HOMER MCMILLAN,
S. L. MORRIS,
Secretaries
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23
Columbia Seminary.

The Synod of South Carolina, at it's
meeting in October, adopted a paper pro-
posing to the controlling Synods to raise
100000 for the improvement of the ma
terial plant, and to increase the endow-
ment so as to add a member to the
faculty. The Synod further proposed
that in case the other Synods agreed to
join in the movement, it would undertake
to raise half the amount within it's own
bounds. It asked the Synod of Georgia
to raise 100000 of the remainder.
When this action was reported t. the
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23

Mr.. Poole took charge of the church
three years ago, when it was a moribund
organization. He placed advertisements
in the papers-big ones-half a page,
when he had the money-and he told the
people what was going on in the church
each Sunday. LAS a result" said Mr..
Poole, "the congregation has doubled In
three years. And at to-days meeting of
the trustees we decided to enlarge the.
church building to just twice its present
size"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23
Personals

The address of the Rev. R. B. Hudson
is changed from Petersburg to Sinks
Grove, w. Va.
The address of the Rev. DR.. w. e..
Boggs is changed from Atlanta, Ca, to
Cocoanut Grove, Florida.
The Rev. Thompson B. Southall, re-
Gently pastor of Lexington church, Va,
has resigned his pastorate at Amarillo,
Tex, to accept call to the Presbyterian
church at Memphis, Missouri
The Central acknowledges most CRATE
fully invitations to the marriage of the
Rev. Motto Martin and Miss Bessie Lilley
Sentell, daughter of Mr.. George Wash
ington Sentell, of Bunkie, Louisiana.
The marriage will take place on Thurs
day, December 81, 1908. Many blessings
of host of friends.
The address of the Rev. DR.. G. l.. Ley
burn is again changed, from Los Angeles
to Arlington, California R. F. D.
The First General Convention of the
Laymens Movement of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States will be held
in the city of Birmingham, Ala, February
1918, 1909.
The Rev. DR.. j. R. Howerton of Lex
ington, Virginia, a former moderator of
the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the South, occupied the chair
on one of the days at the Federal Council
of the Churches of Christ in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Robert w. Davis, of the Second
Presbyterian church. Louisville, Ken
lucky, has accepted the appointment of
the Presbyterian Committee of Publica-
ton, as it's superintendent of Covenanter
and Brotherhood work. Mr.. Davis is a
young lawyer and Christian Iayman who
has been an effective leader in his church
among men and boys.
Rev. C. N. Wharton, pastor at Port
Morganfield, KY, will sail on February
4th for a tour of Europe and the Orient
expecting to be absent about four months.
His pulpit will supplied by Rev. Rudolph
Miller, of the Synod of Arkansas
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
pastorate of DR.. w. e. Cave at Paducah,
KY, was celebrated by banquet given
by the ladies of the church to the men.
A handsome watch was presented to
DR.. Cave.
Rev. G. w. Belk will begin work as an
evangelist Of Eastern North Carolina on
January LIST.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1908-12-23
Advertising the Church.

Does advertising pay? Well, I should
say 1t did, particularly in religion" said
Rev. Mr. Poole, pastor of a Congrega-
tional church In Vermont
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-05
CHILD LIVES WITHOUT BRAIN
Case In New York RefuteE the Idea
Brain f. Necessary to i.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-As n REPUTATION
of the axiom that no human being can i've
without a brain. the physician of Bellevue
hospital are citing the case OF Marie
Giacomo, who died at the institution last
night at the age of 40 hours. An autopsy
revealed the fact that she had come into
the world practically brainIess.
The child, when Z hours old was taken
10 the hospital by her father, Leonardo
Giacomo. He said that he had brought
the child for treatment because there was
something wrong with its head.
When the child was unwrapped from
voluminous cloths 1t was almost a
startling sight. Its head was almost flat
on top and its eyes stood out from their
sockets. 1t was, however, breathing nor
mally and cried as an ordinary infant
does. Unlike most infants less than n
day old, 1t took nourishment greedily.
Last night, however, the child died while
It was being fed. There was nothing to
indicate approaching death and no struggle.
Simply the infant ceased to breathe. An
autopsy revealed that beyond a rudi-
mentary cerebrum. that was scarcely more
than an indication. the infant had abso-
lutely no brain. The doctors declare that
there Is no other case of a human being
living without a brain known to science.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-05
BOY DRAGGED TO HIS DEATH
Foot Becomes EntRngIed in Stirrup
when Horse Takes Fright
and Rms.

BROKEN BOW, Neb,. Aug 4-(speciaI.e
Word has been received here that the
16-year-old son OF Charles Landroff, a
farmer living fifteen miles southwest, met
a horrible death Saturday night at his
home. The boy was seated on a horse. in
the front yard. when the animal became
frightened at two dogs fighting, unseating
the rider, whose foot caught in the stirrup.
The horse madly broke through two barb
wire fences, dragging the boy with him,
and then made for the open. BY the time
the rest of the family succeeded in heading
off the animal, the unfortunate victim had
been. dragged a distance OF half a mile and
was frightfully mangled. He lived only
ten minutes after being rescued, and died
before reaching the house. The horse was
also badly cut up. Coroner Cole went out
TO the Landroff farm yesterday morning
and after making an Investigation con-
cluded to dispense with an inquest, the
whole family having witnessed the tragedy.