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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-20

Hot Springs. , :, March l7.-Be-
fore a large St Patrick's Day crowd
Marvin Hart, Of Louisville, was
awarded the decision in the fourth
round over John Willie, OF Chicago
on a foul in their bout here TODAY.
The men had agreed to break clean.
Immediately follow .4g a clinch and
as Hart was stepping back unpro-
tected, Willie swung a hard right 10
the a sending Hart spfawling. Hart
was unable to respond and his ear
may be seriously injured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-20
LIE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
- |!
Written BY Mr.. W T. Dodd, A North.
Carolinian

Recently there has come under QUIZ
observation a book, lately published,
that should be of special interest 70
all conference.-the Life OF Jefferson
Davis" by William z. Dodd, Pm. d.
We feel an added interest in tho
work. from the fact that Mr.. Dodd In
a native North Carolinian. Born at
Clayton, North Carolina, october Il.
1869. the Son OF John ID. and Evelyn
Creech Dodd. He received his early
education at Oak Ridge institute. He
graduated at the Virginia Polytechnic
institute. He married Mss Matte
Johnson, OF Auburn, this county. ssrce-
1900 he has been professor OF , Hry
in Randolph-Macon College, Ugh
Times
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-20
FAILED TO OPEN DOORS.

Southern Bank Making Arrange
ments to Go Into Liquidation.
NN#FEH@ 49,
Meridian, Miss, March 16.-The
Southern Bank failed to open its
doors today. President H. V. White
and Cashier ]. F. Rushing posted a
notice on the door stating that the
directors had closed the bank for
the benefit of the depositor pending
arrangement to l~iQuidate the institu-
ton. The bank was capitalized al
500 900 and, according to Cashier
Rushing, the liabilities are about
$50, 600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-03-20

When shopping visit the Bijour
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
FOR OWNERS OF DOGS

1. Don't leave him without basin OF
clean water. renewed each day, or
oftener if necessary. The tortures of
thirst should be inflicted on no living
creature under our care.
2. Don't incite him to bad habits of
fowl killing and garbage hunting by
keeping him short of food. The appe-
tites of dogs vary, just as do those of
human beings; and what is sufficient for
one dog may not be for another.
8. Don't overfeed him or give him
tidbits at mealtimes. The former habit
is the cause of many distressing COM
plants and the latter makes him
nuisance when strangers are present
and you have no attention to spare for
him.
4. Don't blame him If he howls at
night if his sleeping quarters are not
comfortable; it is not reasonable to ex-
pect him to sleep quietly in Kennel
improvised out of an old tub or barrel,
where his limbs will be cramped and
numbed. He should have room to
stretch himself, and comfortable rug
or straw to keep him warm.
5. Don't condemn him to damp
kennel rheumatism, or "blotch'-a
painful skin disease which is difficult
to cure-is likely to be the result il
you do.
b. DON'T pet MIN one udy anu iSIiolS
him the next. Dogs are as sensitive
as human beings-often more so-and
resent injustice every bit as keenly.
z. Don't fail to notice signs of ill
ness when these appear. A dull ana
'mangy" coat always means something
wrong, and prevention is better than
cure.
8. Don't doctor him yourself unless
you are quite sure what you are about.
It will cost you less in the long run to
obtain the services of a veterinary at
once, and your dog may be spared much
suffering.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
A COUNTRY PUP

His coat is rough and shaggy,
But his tail is very waggy.
For he wasn't educated with whip.
He never knew tether
Or a muzzle made of leather:
He's free and independent little rip.
He thinks 1t mighty funny
To pursue a frightened bunny
Or to chase an angry squirrel up trunk.
Though he's hardly finished growing,
He has reached the point of knowing
There's difference 'twixt a woodchuck
and a skunk.
He will cock saucy ear UP
At whistle a chirrup;
You should hear the merry music of his
bark.
When he comes to me careering
Through the meadow the clearing
Like an infantile tornado on lark.
Such a friendly little fellow!
Though he's pretty nearly yellow,
But he's coming for a confidential talk.
And his pleading eyes saying
That today was meant for playing,
So I rather guess we're going for walk.
New York Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11

was living at his great mines near the
scene of this trouble took Sam and his
brother for his own. He afterward
gave Sam to Chester Brown, who also
has mines in South America, and this
summer when Mr.. Browns family re-
turned to the United States they.
brought Sam with them.
The clever boy has already learned
three languages in the short nine years
of his life-his native language, the In
dian dialect of the natives sbout the
mines and Spanish. But these were not
sufficient for him when he came here
and he is now learning not only to
speak the language of our country but
to read and write it also.
Clothes Were of Bark
This boy, when he joined the large
establishment at Mr.. Browns South
American home, had never been taught
ANYTHING. and he had lived among peo-
Die who knew just about nothing at all.
He had never seen q mule or horse or
COW. and was greatly frightened at the
sight of them He knew nothing about
our ways of living, and the only clothes
he had ever worn were made or the
bark of trees and hung around his neck
like shirt. He didn't know thing
about houses ais we have them to live
in, nor beds nor dishes. He had never
heard of a knife or fork or spoon, and
in fact did not know about any OF the
good things which you boys and girls
like to eat.
Just think of boy who had never
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
SCHOOL GIRLS ASSIST j
MOTHER IN HOUSEWoRk

A girl should begin early to take
upon herself little duties to relieve
her mother. What these are must be
decided by circumstances.
If there are few servants, perhaps
it is the care of her own room, or
busting the living room and seeing
lamps burn brightly and magazines
are placed neatly in overlapping piles
on the table.
Or she can do the cake baking for
the family. Even the schoolgirl will
not find this too much of task, If
she gets up early Saturday morning
the cake can be baked and put away
soon after breakfast.
A girl of 13, who saw her mother
starting wearily to bake the Sunday
cake, begged hard to do it in her place.
The mother had bad headache and
consented, fearing failure in spite
of careful Instructions.
The jelly cake was such a success
that the daughter has been the cake
baker ever since, taking pride in try
ing new recipes and novel icings that
the busy mother could not attempt.
In families where such things are
done by maids, the daughter can take
upon herself the duty of a last look at
the table before meals, which many
careful housekeepers insist upon even
with well trained servants.
Or hers can be the pleasant work Of
arranging flowers, seeing that the vases
are filed, that there is fresh water in
the jardiniers and that stems are cut
each morning.
Or the daughter can take over the
family darning or mending which is
such a burden to mothers after long
years of 1t. She can even see that the
clothes come from the wash, are
counted, sorted and put away.
When still a schoolgirl there may
not be time for many duties, but even
one task carefully done. without grum-
bling, makes life easier and happier
for the mother.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11

big yellow jacket would try its best
to get onto the piece was biting. and
would have to put the sandwich
down and drive the thing away, while
Rube would sit there and laugh. Then
he would try to cut a piece of pie and
the old things would get in the way,
so he would have to eat the pie down
by the brook while l famed him to
keep the big yellow jackets away.
Once when he was drinking one Of
the insects fell into the cup and he
nearly swallowed it.
"Gee whiz!" he exclaimed. "Why
can't those tormenting things stay
away?"
While we were having all this trou-
BILE another fellow we knew at school
came along with his father. They
were camping farther up the canyon,
but when they saw us they stopped to
talk a few minutes. We told them
how we were bothered and the boys
father suggested a trap for yellow
jackets which he said the men of his
hunting club always built the first
thing when they established camp.
They first took piece of raw meat
or a fish from the stream and hung IT
up on a stick thrust into the ground.
Then they put a dishpan partly full OF
water under it, and when the bees and
other troublesome insects smelled that
they swarmed about it and in fight
ing for the meat would fall into the
water and drown.
We Immediately fixed up such a
trap ourselves and after that had no
trouble and could eat our meals in
peace.
1 had friend take a picture of the
trap and am sending it in to the Herald
Junior so that if any of the other
Juniors should be having any such
trouble they will know how to fix it.
l enjoy the Herald Junior veiy much
and hope you will print this letter
might send you some of my own kodak
pictures if you would like them. am
Just visiting here so can't send my
school and grade.
Aged IA. HAROLD HOUGHTON.
QIditor-Yes, indeed, l will be very
glad to make use of some of your pic
lures. Send in those in which the
black and whites are most clear and
which are not too full of small flgures)
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11

sold to him. lie may then require his
purchaser to perform some feat and
after that the game Is repeated.
The auctioneer, instead of marking
a slip, may simply open one and look
at it, afterward accepting the bid of the
person who draws 1t, whenever 1t may
be offered. One slip always remains
in the hat. The auctioneer should look
at it and If he be the blank or the
marked slip, all must be shuffled over
and the players drawn again.
The auctioneer should give comical
description of the person to be sold,
praising his appearance and good quail
ties, and may also be required to give
a reason for accepting the bid which
buys him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11

had any pancakes with maple syrup for
breakfast, nor any chocolate cake with
nice thick frosting. OF course he had
all the fruit he wanted, for he lived
where the bananas and dates and all
tropical fruits are very plentiful, but
his tribe did not consider those things
very good
You would never guess what was the
greatest treat those people ever had
in the way of food, am sure. In fact
1t is such horrible dish that am not
able to write 1t here without a shudder.
Those South American savages are
always at war with one another, and
when the wars are over the winning
tribe has a. grand feast, and at this
feast they roast and eat the very men
they have killed In battle. They con-
slider this the greatest dinner which
they can have, and take great delight
in eating it.
Likes Going to School
Now you can see what big change
1t is for Sam to come away from such
terrible people and learn to live the
way the boys and girls Of the United
States do.
He likes going to school, and he is
very proud of his nice new school
clothes. 1t took some time for him to
like to wear them, but now he even
likes to wear a white collar. know
many United States boys who don't
like that.
Sam is fond of music and Is learning
very rapidly in school. He is 10 years
old now, but has had to start in with
the very small boys and girls because
he did not know even his letters nor
how to spell the easiest word until just
a few months ago. His teachers say
that he is going to get along well, and
he will probably be promated to another
grade before very long.
Just as soon as he is able am going
to ask him to write a letter to the
Herald Juniors. I am sure you will all
be interested in learning more about
him.
When Sam grows up he Is going to
learn to be a carpenter, trade for
which he has already shown some
ability.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
THE WORM TuRNs-WlsE

A worm was crawling toward the ground
From underneath. where worms abound;
Worms often do
Then hesitating, reasoned so,
ITS early, birds are round. you know"
Birds often are.
ITO hesitate. therefore. were best.
1 care not to help fill a nest;"
Worms seldom do.
Just then the early bird flew by.
But failed that fine fat worm to spy;
Birds sometimes will
Obeying an instructive law.
A moral clear from this we draw;
Men always can.
"who hesitates is lost'--to view,
But saves his head and starts anew;
At least worms do.
-Woman's Home Companion
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
EVENING DIVERSIONS
TO AMUSE YOUNG FOLK

A pretty feature of children's party
is a bndfolded hunt. Get dozen balls
of the pretty ribbon candy in different
colors or If preferred, use popcorn balls.
Stretch ribbon across the room and
tie the balls to it. The children are
blindfolded and are sent to gather the
balls. Each one has three minutes in
which to reach the dangling balls and
to catch one. If successful he receives
the ball.
A splendid game for an evening gath
ering of young people where there is
not much space for romps is a word
story. Have a blackboard or large
square of cardboard prominently dis
played. The cardboard may be tackled
upon the wall. Use a heavy crayon
pencil for writing upon IT,. Call upon
each player in turn for word without
revealing the purpose for which it will
be used. AS each word is given write
it upon the blackboard or on the card
hoard substitute. When all have con-
tributed from three to five words, ac-
cording to the size of the party, dis
tribute blank books with pencils and
require each guest to write story en-
bodying all the words given in their
proper order Allow half an hour for
this competition and award prize for
the cleverest. OF course other words
are employed to bind the required terms
together. A novel or collection of short
stories makes nice prize.
Here Is a new version of the ever
popular race game. 1t is a. nut race,
and was played recently at an informal
gathering and caused much merriment
In this instance three players raced
together, the course being the length of
the room and back again. Each person
received three English walnuts and q
walking stick. The walnuts he ranged
in row in front of him. When the
signal was given each competitor be-
gan to push the walnuts forward with
the walking stick. All three nuts had
to be manipulated at once, and the
struggles of the players to propel these
unmanageable entries was highly di-
verting to the audience. The player
first out of each three to cover the
course received a pink ticket. All those
having pink tickets entered into "fin-
ais" matching each other until single
player-the champion-remained. This
clever individual was rewarded with a
box of walnut candy in testimony of
his skill.
A game played by any number of per-
sons, one of whom acts as auctioneer.
Each of the other players writes on
slip of paper the name of some article,
and folds 1t over to hide what he has
written. The auctioneer then marks
one of the slips, adds blank one, maxi
ing one more slip than there are per-
sons playing, and mixes them all to-
gether in a hat. Each of the company
then draws a slip, and he who gets the
blank is put up at auction by the auc-
tioneer, each player bidding the article
on his slip. The holder of the marked
slip bids last and the person bid for is
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
BRIGHT YOUNG CAMPERS
DISCOVER INSECT TRAP

Dear Aunt Laurie:
HT HEN Rube and I were camping
wv in the mountains last summer
we had a mighty hard time
when we ate our meals on account of
the yellow jackets, which kept buzzing
about us.
About the third day in camp we both
got good and mad; it seemed as if we
couldn't get one mouthful First I
would try to eat a sandwich, when
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
South American Boy
Comes Here to School
Sam Brown Born to Sav1gery Is Learning
CiUiIiSed Manners and Customs

U HERE is a boy attending the Union
avenue school who Is a very re-
IL markable person. He has travelled
a long way and has come from a coun-
try where l am sure few IL any of The
Herald Juniors have ever been.
His name is Sam Brown, but that is
not the name which his father and
mother gave him. 1t Is the name which
his American guardians gave him when
they decided to bring him to the United
States and train him in the ways OF
American boys.
upper Amazon country. Who knows
where that is?
What's that? South America? That
In right Well, that Is where Sam came
from. He and his bigger brother and
his father and mother all belonged to
tribe of uncivilized people. They did
not know anything about the way. to be
comfortable or clean or even safe. They
were always at war with some or
their surrounding tribes, and when not
defending themselves against their
troublesome neighbors they had to fight
away the armed men who came to
capture them and take them away as
slaves.
Parents Captured and Killed
Sam cannot remember very much
about that home, for when he was only
a little past years old some slave
dealers captured his parents ana
brother and himself and took them
away from their home. While trying
to take them to one of the large cities
of South America where they could be
sold the slave dealers fell into the
hands of some scouts from the army of
Boliyians who were at war with the
Peruvians, and in the ensuing struggle
Sans father and mother were both
killed. An American gentleman who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-24
Church Notices.

Rev. Mark Thomas of Benton will
preach at Friends chapel az 80 arG
o'clock Sunday.
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev II. l..
Nichols pastor: Preaching by the pastor.
1890; Sunday school, T. M: Junior League
will not meet this week; evangelistic SER
vice at p. NJ.
First Universalist church: Rev. J. w.
Steele. pastor. will preach at 80 A. NJ. ::
subject. Saved by Fire" evening ser
vice at !: subject: THE Unscli-h Life"
At this service, by request. Horace &.
Turner will sing Cast Thy Bread on the
Waters y Miss Haynes Of Portland. an
eminent soloist. is also expected to be
heard. Sunday school at Las A. NJ
ST. Matthew's church. Rev. w. +. Liv-
ingstcn rector: Morning service at 1890:
Sunday school at Has.
First Baptist church, Rev. B. +. Turner
pastor: Morning worship at 1890; Sun
day school At Las: regular evening scr
vice at z The "Chrstians Motto will be
the theme of the sermon in the morning.
Tls is the second of the series OF ser
mons the pastor is now preaching on the
general topic The Christian" Sunday
evening the pastor will give a short dis
course on The Dangers of YOUTH
Old South Congregational church:
Morning worship at 1030 with sermon by
the pastor. Rev. Chas T.. Beal: Sunday
school at 1l.43 A. NJ. Christian Endeavor
at +. NJ. evening service at :.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-24
Church Notices.

Congregational church. Rcv. LanSdon
Quimbv pastor: Preaching service with
sermon by the pastor SUNDAY morning at
1919. Other services of the day as usual.
Universallst church: Preaching Sunday
-. -. oi Portland, fo.lner president Of
114-: \. >. G. L. meeting at Z. VI.
First Church Of Christ. Scientist: Ser
vice ii lt.4l; subject vi Ic>'nn-s"rmuh:
''proba:icn Alter Death testimonial
meeting "Wednesday evening at 80.
First Baptist church, Rev. j.. II Clarke
pastor. Public worship 1T 1876 with ser
mon by the pastoi; subject: Samson,
Judge ana Ruler Of Israel. Sunday
school at IL NJ Junior q. r.. at 5; even
ing prayer meeting at e.45: service snort
to join in union gospel meeting at High
land Avenue Methodist church.
Highland Avenue Methodist Episcopal
ing worship with sermon by the pastor
school at l. Nj. The opening service Of
by Rev. Albert \. Walsh. ID. L., at , p.
NJ. All are invited Devotional Service
Of the Erworth League. led hv the pas
tor, at p NJ: subject: God in the
Christians Heart" Union sospe! meet
ing. with sermon ~ DR.. Walsh. at 7.3c
f. NJ. Music both afternoon ana evening
by large union chorus choir. TIE union
gospel meetings will continue through til.
week every afternoon at 3 o'clock and
each evening at 40, except SATURDAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-24
Colby Sophomores
Are Trembling.

The Colby Sophomores who pulled down
the electric wires attached to q trans
former ard thereby cut off the lights
from the residence of Hon. VIM. T..
Haines during the Freshman reception
Wednesday night, were an uneasy lot
Friday 4 result of the evident inten-
tor of the city officials to make an ex-
ample of somebody. The act, which
seemed a prank the night it happened
proved to be more serious than was at
first supposed. The pulling down of the
wires put the auxiliary of the fire alarm
system out of commission. so that if an
alarm had been pulled in only the bell cir
cult would have responded. and many OF
the fremen who do not live within sound
of the bell would have been late in ar
irving at the fire if, indeed. they would
nave learned about it at all. The night
police officers, who are required to ring
their patrol boxes at stated times. re-
ceived high voltage shocks when they
attempted to ring and it was a wonder
seriously hurt.
City Marshal Harrington. Chief w. w
Berry Of the fire department and the spe-
cial officers who We're present during the
maneuvers of the Sophomores and were
witnesses OF what occurred, were in con-
sultation several times Friday and de-
velopments of some kind are expected. A
young man not a member of the Sopho-
more class, in fact not n student of the
college, was questioned by the police, but
was able to prove to their satisfaction
that he had no hand in pulling down tn,
wires and was not present when the &C,
was committed I
The general impression is that while
cutting out the lights is proceeding
that has been carried out at the Fresh
men receptions for a number Of years
past, it is dangerous at best. apart from
the consideration that it is an offense fol-
which statutory penalty is provided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-24
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Mrs. Elmer Rines Falls Over Hind
Wheel of Wood Cart in Runaway.

Mrs. Elmer Rines, who lives at the
corner of Harden street and Harrison
avenue. met with serious injury yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Rines with ner
husband was returning home on a
wood cart and Mrs. Rines was stand
ding in the cart when the horse be-
came frightened at some object at
the corner of Harrison avenue and
Fountain street. The horse started to
run away and threw Mrs Rines out
over the hind wheel of the cart
The injured woman was taken at
once to the house of her brother-in-
law, Arthur Rines. on Fountain street
and DR.. w. o. Cobb called Examina-
ton showed that the bone of her right
jaw was fractured, her shoulder and
chin severely bruised where she struck
the cart and her upper lip badly cut
The fracture was reduced and the in
jured woman made as comfortable as
possible. Internal injuries however
are feared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-24
Mrs. Susan SearIes.

Word was received here Friday OF
he death at 800 A. NJ of Mrs. Susan
Searles, for many years a resident of
Chelsea at the home of her son
Thomas Searles of Bar Harbor. Her
age was 66 years and the cause of her
death was pneumonia.
Mrs. Seares was the wife of the
late William +. Searles Of Chelsea and
since the death of her husband had
made her home with her sons and
daughters. Sc was a woman of eX-
emplary Christian character and was
for many years a member of the Rn-
dolph Methodist church.
Two sons, Thomas Seares of Bar
Harbor and Prof Edmund d. Searles
of Providence. r. T.. three daughters
Miss Eva SearleS of Chelsea. Mrs.
Mary A. OSmun and Miss Lottie
Searles of Brooklyn. \. Y. and four
brothers. f. d. Tasker and Daniel S.
1'asker of Randolph. Joshua Tasker of
New Bedford, Mass. and Benjamin
Tasker of Santa Anna, Calf, survive
The body will arrive at Gardiner
Saturday on the F. NJ. train and the
funeral will be held at the Methodist
chapel in Chelsea Sunday at , p NJ.