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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
What Shall He Give Hcro

Dear Miss Libbey | am 20, have been
keeping company with girl two years my
junior for the last six months. like her
very much and would like to know what you
think would be a proper gift to give her for
birthday present. | young man of mod
crate means and would like to get her some
thing NICE but not aw'ully expensive. Should
/, while in her company, tip my hat to friends
that she knows but whom | am Tot acquainted
with? Would you advise young man to quit
going with a girl because she dances the
bear once in awhile, but who otherwise
seems to be very respectable person? g."
Send her an attractive bunch of flowers or
a box of candy. Either of these makes an
attractive gift. A man should raise his hat
when the woman he is with recognizes a
friend. 1 would advise the man to try to per-
suade the girl not to dance vulgar dances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

a loving comrade and it sometimes makes my
heart ache. l know he will always protect
and provide everything l might desire, but
should 1 marry this man, even though l love
him, if he has a nature so different from
mine? ANXIOUS"
Perhaps you have wrong idea of love your
self. Genuine love does not go about adver-
tising itself in snowy expression and actions
as the average young girl seems o demand.
If little more head and not so much heart
were used in choosing life partnerS there
would be lots more successful marriages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

letter or tell him the truth when we meet? l
think | must have been foolish when l wrote
il, but | did not write him any love letter,
just wrote him letter of friendship.
Kindly tell me what you think about it. Am
10 and he is 20. He is my first thought in
the morning and last thought at night. Will
be looking for my answer soon and thank you
ver;i much. PERPLEXED."
am sorry you did so 1t was a most in
discreet thing to do. If the fellow ever knew
you wrote the letter he would think very
little of you You better never tell him you
did it and again do such forward
thing If you are anxious to know him why
don't you have your common friend introduce
you? The only right way to meet a is
to be introduced to him. \ girl cannot afford
to make an acquaintance in any but the right
way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
He Earns 5000 a Month.

Dear Miss Libbey am q, am earn
ing 5000 month, with a good chance for
raise. I am in love with girl year my
junior who has promised to marry me, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
She Has a College Education.

Dear Miss Libbey: l am considered good
looking and have college education. l am
21 and have been going with a young man "a.
He never went with any girl before he went
with me. Now this young man is desperately
in love with me, but not so much as his
chum is. l love this chum also and he is a
grand dresser. l don't know which l love
best, as both can support me and 1 am sure
both love me and l expect proposal any time,
as they both are regular callers. Now if you
can advise me l will be very glad as to which
young man l sha.. a,."pt. r."
If it is a matter of Indifference to you which
one to accept it is true that you are in love
with neither of them. You better wait until
you are few years older and can decide the
problem of choosing a life partner entirely
yourself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

Why Fen Men Are Beautiful.
1t is extremely foolish for any one to ago
nize over the ugliness of another woman's hus-
band, for the wife and the one who is doing
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-17

George will fight with oldring supre-
macy playing Giants,
thinks of the youths batting
position lineup Burns crack fielder and
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
SIXTEEN KILLED
IN RACE RIOT
TROUBLE STARTED BY DRINK
cRAzED NEGROES WHO BE-
GAN PRoMIscUous SHOOTING.
Governor Orders Out the Militia to
Prevent Further Trouble in Mis-
sissippi, the Whites Having
Threatened Retaliation.

Fayette, Miss-Four white men
and ten negroes were shot to death,
two negroes were lynched and fifteen
men were wounded, several MORALLY,
in race riot at Harriston, five miles
from here, early Sunday. The battle
began when two negroes, Willis and
Walter Jones, brothers, crazed with
cocaine and gin, shot and killed ne
gress and her 10-year-old son, and
then fed through the streets shooting
at every white man they saw. After q
three-hour fight the Jones brothers
were captured by a posse of deputy
sheriffs and lynched.
Six negroes were arrested in con.
nection with the riot and were rush
ed to Natchez, where they were placed
in Jail under heavy guard.
Governor Earl Brewer reached
Harrison late Sunday and tooke charge
of the situation. The governor order
ed out the militia, and three troops
arrived from Natchez and Jackson
Sunday afternoon.
While Governor Brewer said he
believed the militia would prevent an.
other uprising, 1t was learned that the
white citizens in the nearby towns
have organized with the purpose oil
driving out the entire negro popula
ton.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
HUERTA SUMMONS DIAz
FOR ACTIVE SERVICE
Former President Of Mexico Reou.,.
ed to Return to Native Land
to Aid Government.

Mexico City.-Gen. Porfirio Dioz
ex-president of Mexico, has been snm'
moned by the war department n 10
turn to Mexico for active army ser
vice.
A cablegram sent to General Diav
Saturday brought noncommittal re.
ply from the ex-president, asking that
the war minister await the arrival n
a letter which he would send him
Gen. Porfrio Diaz now is at RIar.
ritz France. 1t is recognized here
that General Diaz is too old to render
service except possibly in an adyis.
DRY capacity and it is assumed that
such will be expected Of him. The
last words of General Diaz when he
left Mexico, were to the effect thar
he would return only if the country
needed his services n the event of a
foreign invasion.
No intimation is given as to the
reason prompting his recall. His
resignation from the army was ac-
cepted by President Madero.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Eskimos Use Parcels Post.

Port Townsend, Wash.-Eskimos in
the Arctic circle are using the par
Gel post to transport their furs to
the United States, according to adj
vices received here from Capt. H. G.
Ballinger of the revenue cutter Bear,
which has jW returned to Nome from
its annual cruise to Point Barrow, the
northernmost point of Alaska. Sew.
eral natives north of Bering strait
have sent white fox skins by parcel
post to Seattle and San Francisco.
receiving better prices than they could
from the traders in the north.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
AMERICAN BAR
WE SERVE WHISKY COOKIES
AND GIN RICKTAILS.

Close to the shore Of Taboga island.
so close, in fact, that they are con.
nected at low tide, lies a little, rocky.
wooded islet known as MORO. For
many, many years it was owned by a
Spanish family. the present repre-.
sentative Of which is a widow of
small means. On MORO is a flowing
spring of excellent water, and one of
the Pacific navigation companies de
sired to acquire the islet as a water.
ing station for its vessels. The widow
was paid a fair price. and as a bonus
was given life passes for herself and
her children on the boats Of the COM
pany. No sooner had the deal been
consummated than the estimable lady
packed up her buds, stored her house
hold belongings and with her family
boarded one Of the steamships for a
trip. The journey was SO pleasant
that they have been travelling contin.
uaiiy On the company's ships ever
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
LIBERALS SELECT CANDIDATES
Third Ticket Selected for the Coming
Election In Mexico.

Mexico City.-Colonel David de la
Fuente, former minister of communi.
cations and public works in General
Huerta's cabinet, has been put for.
ward as presidential candidate by the
so-called liberal republican party.
This makes the third nomination for
presidential honors.
The liberal republican candidacy
first was offered to General Aurelio
Banquet, minister of war, put was
declined by him with the assertion
that he would not accept the candi.
dacy of any party. DR.. Gregorio
Mendizabal, former senator, was
nominated for the vice-presidency
with Colonel de la Fuente. Both have
accepted.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Desperate Negro Kills Constable.

McBee, S. CD. NJ. King, constable,
was shot and instantly killed and
Sheriff P. Douglass and Deputy Alb
bott were wounded Sunday by James
Davis, negro, who subsequently per-
ished in the burning ruins of his
house near Middendorf, this county.
A posse is searching for Davis's wife,
who assisted him in his fight against
the officers, but escaped before his
house was set on fire.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
MExIcANs FIRE ON TROOPERS
Americans Said to Have Returned
Fire and Drove AssaiIants to Cover.

Fire and Drove AssaiIants to Cover.
Ell Paso, Texas.-A detachment of
troops from troop H, Second Cavalry.
were fired upon late Saturday after
noon by Mexican federal cavalrymen,
the Americans being on duty patroll-
ing the international boundary, about
fifteen miles east of Ell Paso. None of
the Americans were wounded. Two,
Texas rangers WHO were nearby were
also fired at BY the Mexicans.
United States army officers stated
that their troops did not return the
federals fire, although there were
abour forty shots fred at them. II.
L. Rhodes, who was nearby when
the Mexicans began shooting, staten
that the American troopers did re-
turn the fire and drove the Mexicans
to cover. 1t is not known whether
there were any of the Mexicans in
iured
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
TurbuIent session over.

Nashville, Tenn.-Dying hours of
the extraordinary session of the Fifty
eighth general assembly, called to
bolster up Tennessee's prohibition
laws, were as calm Saturday night as
the last few days had been turbulent.
The session ended, however, with NJ
anti-liquor legislation to its credit.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Stay for Diggs and cominetti.

San Francisco.-Twenty days addi-
Sonal time was granted Saturday by
Judge Van Fleet to counsel for Maury
!. Diggs and F. Drew Caminetti, I'M
der sentence for violations of the
Mann white slave traffic act in which
to flo application with the United
States court of appeals for an appeal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Murdered TWO Musicians

Benton, Ill.-John Hurzan, miner,
was arrested here Saturday in con-
nectlon with the murder of two mu-
sicians last week, which precipitated
the race war between American and
foreign miners.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Famous Necklace Sold.

Brussels.-The famous $625,O00 pearl
necklace which was stolen from the
mails and later picked up by a work
man on a London sidewalk was sola
Saturday to Mile. Du Monceau de Ber-
gendaei of this city for 100000.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
CHINESE APOLOGIZE.
General Chang Hsun Makes Verbal
Amends for Killing of Japanese.

Nanking.-General Chang Hsun, the
the commander of the Chinese troops
at Marking, accompanied by body
guard of fifty cavalrymen. went to the
Japanese consulate Sunday morning
and apologized, in accordance with the
Japanese demands in connection with
the killing of several Japanese and
an insult offered to the Japanese flag.
The consul expressed his satisfaction
at the action of the Chinese comman-
der,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
confesses Murder of Wife.

Logansport, Ind.-Clyde wilkinson,
aged "a, who was sought by the po-
lice when the mutilated body of his
wife was found buried in cornfield
on a farm where he had lived near
Peru, Ind, was arrested here Satur.
day, and according to the police, he
confessed that he had killed his wife
in the presence of their two sons.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Would POSTPONE EueI case.

San Francisco.-Matt I. Sullivan,
special prosecutor for the government
In the Western Fuel coal fraud case,
viii ask in the United States district
court that the trials be put over until
the November term
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
serIln las Crime Mave

beriln'-A remarkable wave OF
crime has swept over Berlin in the
past fortnight, causing one of the
newspapers to comment that Berlin
can now compete as the seat of bloody
crimes with darkest New York.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Ulster Army WeIcomed.

Belfast, Ireland.-Fourteen battal-
ions of Ulster volunteers, comprising
1000 men of the mo home rule
army" marched through the street of
Belfast Saturday with colors flying
and bands playing and were accorded
rousing reception by the citizens
Of the northern Irish capital.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Policeman Kills NEGRO Crook.

Omaha, Neb.-Louis Wesley, ne
gro, was killed and Policeman Arthur
Cunningham was seriously injured
early Sunday as the result of an at
tempt robbery of a Farnam street res
taurant
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Pope,s Condition unsatlsfactory.

Rome.-The condition of Pope Plus
x is giving rise to some anxiety. AL
though not suffering from any specific
malady, the state of his health is I'M
satisfactory. 1t is believed, however,
that rest and care will restore him.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Would Fly over Desert.

Paris.-To Timbuctoo, in the
French Sudan, by aeroplane is a pro-
Ject of which the details are being
arranged by Lieutenant Chentin, a
French army airman, who hopes to
fly across the Sahara with passen-
ger
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03

Visits of congressional investigating
committees are no novelty TO the peo.
pie who are making the canal. Neither
are they any pleasure. 1t is the gen.
eral belief down there that these are
mere junkets, and it must be admitted
that the visitors often show colossal
ignorance concerning the canal. Col
onel Sibert, engineer in charge of the
Atlantic division, one day spent hours
showing a congressman over the Ga.
tun locks and explaining it all to him
When the colonel concluded his little
lecture the lawmaker clasped his
hands behind him, gazed about and re-
marked ponderously; We'll! So this
is the famous Culebra cutl I'm glad
I've seen 1t and learned more about
it"
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Poor Colonel sibert collapsed.

Nobody now lives where once stood
the proud city of Old Panama-that
Is, nobody except one old native wom-
an who has little shack by the beach
and sells liquid refreshment to the
thirsty tourist. Her stock includes
various soft drinks. beer and, hang.
ing from the walls by strings, bottles
OF imported champagne. These last
look as though they had been hang
Ing there since the day when Nor
gan and his buccaneers departed
from the ruined city.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
cIeveIand,s Son to PLAY Football.

Princeton, N. princeton football
players on Sunday heard with inter
est that in few years they may have
on the Tiger team Richard Cleveland,
son of the late President Grover
Cleveland.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
Scientists Spared.

fhiladelphia~-According to a tele-
gram received by P. R. Perkins OF
this city, the four scientists who
were reported killed by cannibals in
German New Guinea, are safe on
Murray island off Australia
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03
saloOnkeeper Disfigured for Life

Houghton, Mich.-Samuel Casson
a former saloonkeeper. was found in
an alieyway beaten into unconscious
ness and with his nose cut nearly ON
de viii be disfgured for life if he re.
covers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03

Tourists flocked to the canal zone
In such increasing numbers that the
Panama Railway company-which
means the United States government
decided to erect new Washington
hotel in Colon to supplant the old hos
telry of that name. The architect de-
signed handsome four-story struc-
ture of concrete and, to take full ad-
vantage of the cool breezes from the
Atlantic, provided in his plans for a
large roof garden and two dumb wait
ers running up to 1t. The builders made
the roof all right, and put in the dumb
walters, but when the hotel was near
ing completion some one discovered
there was no opening in the roof for
the aforesaid dumb walters. The nee
essary changes would cost several hun
dred dollars, and the government Of
fetal who passed upon the expendi-
lures decided against making them as
the hotel already had cost more than
had been expected. Consequently
those two dumb walters run up to the
ceiling of the fourth story and there
stop, while the roof garden, having no
service, remains unopened.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03

Charlie Ying, moon-faced celestial.
had prospered on the isthmus and de-
cided not long ago to open an "Ameri-
can bar" He knew some English for
he used to work on the docks at Can
ton. but when 1t came to the impor-
tant matter of wording his sign he
thought best to consult another China
man, who formerly lived in Chicago.
This was the result of their joint eff.
fort:
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03

OF his home island, telling him how
badly his compatriots are being treat
ed on the isthmus. He utters the
words of the messages with sputter-
ing explosiveness that is curiously like
the sound of the wireless sender,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03

since, anu the man VINO engineered
the purchase of MORO is wondering
who got the best of 1t.
Panama City's water supply il de-
rived from the Rio Grande reservoir,
little lake quite close to the canal.
For obvious reasons bathing or wad-
ing in 1t is forbidden, and all around it
are signs stating that fact. Recently
the wife of member of the canal
commission was entertaining friends
from the states, and In the course OF
their wanderings one day they came
pom the reservoir. They were tired
ind dusty and the cool water looked
so inviting that they all took off their
shoes and stockings and went in wad
ing. Unfortunately for them, one of
the efficient zone policemen came upon
them and arrested the whole party.
They were taken before the nearest
magistrate, and despite the pleading
of the commissioner, who had been
hastily called to the rescue, each one
was compelled to pay fine and listen
to sharp lecture on law-breaking and
sanitation.
In one respect at least, Panama Is
like no other Latin-American city that
have seen. 1t has no distinctively
residence quarter. Now that we have
seen where the people do business,
let's see where they live" said l to my
amateur guide.
You have been seeing that too
was the reply. 'The people live over
the shops in all parts of the city-all
the people, including the wealthy ones.
The latter, however, also have beauti-
full country places in the savanna lands
few miles away, and spend much of
the year there"
The asylum for the insane on Ancon
Hill is inhabited mainly by negroes
from Jamaica and Barbados. These
colored folk seem to go crazy in large
numbers, and asked doctor there
the reason. Rum and religion" was
his terse reply. "They use a lot of
both, and not much is needed to throw
them off their mental balance"
One of the Jamaicans In the asylum
spends every evening sending vocal
wireless messages" to the governor
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03

Speaking of the blasting reminds me
that one of the very high up engineers
on the canal Job is exceedingly afraid
of dynamite. He is also strict dis
ciplinarian and does not allow the
workmen to loaf. Whenever one of
the frequent dolby shots" or small
blasts is to be fred, the nearest steam
shovel emits a series of short, quick
toots and the men scurry to cover. As
soon as Mr.. Engineer appel IS in the
cut to see that the laborers are losing
no time, the warning whistles are
heard from steam shovels all along the
way and he speedily returns to his of-
flee on the hill, leaving the unprodded
workmen to resume their leisurely
gait.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03

since, and the man who engineered
the purchase of MORO is wondering
who got the best of it.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03

Colon, G. z.--F'requently the ON.
Gals OF the Republic Of Panama
the minor ones-haye been ridi-
culed for the combination Of stu.
pidity and pomposity that governs
their conduct. Sometimes the rid.
icule is not deserved, but often it is.
Some months ago an American resi-
dent Of the city Of Panama imported a
pair Of riding boots from the states,
and In his manifest submitted to the
native customs authorities he SO listed
them, with the price, $3.50. The paper
was returned TO him with curt instruc-
tions to correct 1t. Not knowing how
he had erred, he consulted the customs
man and was told the boots must be
listed as two sepaylte articles, thus:
"One riding bolt, value s4.75; one rid
ing boot. value $4.75." Mr.. American
complied silently, and received his
boots.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-03

The Isthmus OF Panama does not
belong to the English, never did, and
there are not many real Englishmen
there. Yet the presence of large
number OF British subjects-the ia,
maican negroes-has forced on the in
habitants an English custom, that of
vehicles taking the left side of the
road. Probably this is due to the fact
that most Of the cab drivers are ia
maicans. All the people of that island
are intensely proud of being subjects
OF King George, and they are tenacious
OF such British customs as they know
Every cabby in Panama and Colon
and their number Is legion--carries
either bicycle gong or an automobile
horn with. which to warn other We
hicles and pedestrians OF his approach.
and on busy day the noise is more
unpleasant than that OF the BLASTING
in the Culebra cut.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-11
Presbyterian Church Notes.

The Communion soryirr lat sunday
morning wls Wrl, attended and chri,.
tian fellowship enjoyed IS an those
present,
Next sunday morning, br. Albert
Bushnell, u Kansas City, SuprrIn'ru-
dent Of the An,i.Saloon League VII
speak On the subject Of Tile saloon
and the Responsibility Of ,hr Church
In tie Fisl, Against Ia" Liquor
Traffic.
Tie report II tie sunday School
for the second quarter, ending June
Both, showed u total attendance u
lN'",, or an average Of liG a sunday,
This i the highest attendance the
SUNDAY School has ever reached. The
total collection was SO. -, or an aver.
age Of Si.sa a sunday, Let H. try aud
make better record during This third
quarter.
Tie Missionary society had an In.
teresiing meeting Al the home Of Mrs,
E"ma bragg, IN Wednesday after.
noon, After study OF the Home
and Foreign Topics, social hour was
enjoyed and delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess,
The &. T.. subject next Sunday Is
Speak Not Evil one Of Another"
James 80 II. Miss Ruth Houston Is
the leader.