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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-13

Charles q. Gates. who died suddenly
in Wyoming, divided his fortune
equally between his mother, Mrs.
John w. Gates, and his widow, Mrs
Florence Hopwood Gates. His estate
is estimated at five million dollars.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-13

All the 26 Americans who were i'm.
perilled by the fighting at Tuxpan
have taken refuge on the battleship
Louisiana and the cruiser Wheeling
in Vera Cruz harbor. ~
The rebels have the. advantage in
their attack on Tuxpan. The city
probably viii fall.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
BRITISH MINERS FEATS
OF MEMORY WONDERFUL
His Strange Faculty Compared viii
Performances Of the Past.

A Northumberland (Englandl quarry
miner. George IIarbottle by name. has
been the subject of many tests lately
and he has been proved to be in pos.
session of memory which retains ar
inlclible impression OF everything he
hears or reads.
He can repeat half dozen pages OF
n book without the omission or mis-
placing OF single word after he has
once heard or read them. He Is als,
able to repeat long lists of words back
ward or forward after they have beer
read out to him For wager recently
he read once through n whole pam
phlct of street songs. n task that occu
pied twenty minutes. and then repeat
ed the whole from beginning to END
without mistake.
His gift. though now regarded "a
wonderful would have been regarded
MS an ordinary accomplishment In old
en- times. when men were accustomed
TO train ana exercise their powers and
gifts of memory This was particular.
IL the case with the priests of the diff
fercnt religious systems. as in the ma
jority Of instances ,.ic contents OF tht
sacred books were not permitted to b
committed In writing,
Thus the Nedas. the Talmud and 9th
or sacred writings were preserved
mainly by committing them to mem
ory Apart from these. however. there
OIL ata rs.s.
ord OF people In all classes and posi-
tions-kings. statesmen. soldiers. art
lists and othcrs-who had remarkably
trained natural powers OF memory.
"Justus Iipsius. Flemish writer Of
great celebrity In his time (the elev
enth century,. knew by heart the Who'll,
OF Tacitus About the same time .
French poet OF the name of Nicholas
Bourbon astonlshed the Parisians by
reciting accurately the French history
OF ChancellIer de Thou and the eulo
gies OF Piolo Giovio." says the Stand
ard "Avicenna. the famous Arabian
physician who lived In the eleventh
century. could repeat word for word
the whole of Aristotle's Metaphysics
and also knew In common with many
Moslems the whole OF the Koran by
heart.
George vogan dc Arrezo knew by
heart line after line the whole Of Yer
gii's 'Aeneid.' which he had learned
when at school. Klopstock. the cele
brated German epic poet. Is said also
to have known the whole OF Homer's
Iliad.' which he had memorizcd In
his school days.
Before the days of shorthand writ
ing Memory Woodfall used 10 attend
the house of commons and after listen
Ing to debate could reproduce the
whole without taking single note. u
power also possessed by William Rad
cliffe. the husband Of Mrs. Radcliffe
the novelist.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
JOHN w. STATION and J. EDW ARD
WHITE. Solicitors.
Order NiSi.

William o. Dickerson and George T..
Godfrey. Executors of the last will
pand testament Of James Il. Dickerson.
deceased. Mortgage Of Elsie Taylor
and Maggie Taylor. his wife.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. In Equity. No. 249,. July
Term. 1918. TO wit-Jnly 22nd. 1913.
ORDERED that the sale made and
reported by William o. Dickerson and
George +. Godfrey. Executors of the
last will and testament of james l.
Diekerson, deceased. Of the real estate IN
the above cause described be ratified
and confirmed unless cause TO the con-
trary thereof be shown on or before the
18th day OF August. 1913, provided II
copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper printed in Worcester County
once in each Of three successive weeks
before the llth day of August. i'll the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
The redort states the amount OF sales
TO be $4,000.
OLIVER ID. COLLINS. Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Clerk.
tiy 26.3f)
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
MAKEUP STONE At GRAVE.
William o. Howells Writes Brothsr's
Epitaph on Printers Block.

One OF the most remarkable grave
stones on record has just been placed
In the cemetery AT jefferson. O.
Ii stands at the head of the grave of
J. A IIowells. the veteran editor OF
the Ashtabula Sentinel. who died re-
Gently II consists OF the makeup
stone used by Mr. Howells for fifty
years. during his successive evolutions
as printers devil. printer. and editor
II Is inscribed with these lines. written
by William Dean Ilowells. a brother OF
the editor:
stone. upon which with hands OF boy and
man
He framed the history OF his time until.
Week after week. the varying record ran
To its half ccniuried tale OF well and IN.
Remember now how true through all those
days
lie was-friend. brother. husband. SON
FIN the whole limit of your space with
praise
There needs no room for hlame-biame
there was none.
The boyhood OF William Dean How
ellis was spent In the office OF the Sem
tinel. The father OF William Dean
Howells and J A. Howells was ediss.
Of the paper. 80
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09

business Of the parcel post. il should be
noted that il will still be carried upon
the railroads of the country. So far as
the rail carriers are concerned il is of
no consequences to them whether they
furnishrail transportation for the ex-
press respondents herein or the Post
Office Department. The express com.
panies. moreover, will not experience
gross loss of their earnings upon these
small parcels, but only of the net differ
ence between their earnings heretofore
and the cost to them of furnishing ter
minal service upon these parcels.
THE Commissions conclusion is that
the establishment of the parcel post is
not justification for any higher scale
of rates than the one here shown to be
reasonable.
1.-The Commissions order is for two
years only. That period will give abun-
dant opportunity for test of these
rates under varying conditions amount
ing to normal average. In no other
way can the absolutely proper rate basis
for respondents be finally determined.
Respondents are also at liberty at any
time to bring forward new facts as a
basis for a petition for modification of
this or any other order.
The decision of the Commission, de-
ferred as il has been for more than a
year, followed an investigation that
occupied nearly six years of hearings,
special examinations of accounts and
reports covered in detail the various
phases. Of the express business. Nearly
a carload of books and papers have been
filled and are part of the proceedings
in this case.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09

No man knows so well where the
shoe rincnes as he who wears it
Lincoln
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
SATURDAY,
August 23rd, A. D. 1913
BEGINNING at 800 O'Clock a. m.

Beginning at 800 o'clock a. m.
all the following real estate, situate in
Girdletree, Worcester County. Mary.
land. on Lake Street. leading from the
hotel property IN said Girdlctree to the
railroad. and more particularly describ-
ed as follows:
Lot No. |. having width of l65 feet
on the front. about 10 feet on the rear.
and depth Of 1877 feet. This lot is i'm
proved by new. two.story dwelling
house. containing six rooms.
Lot No. ,, adjoining above lot No. |,
having width of - feet. and a depth
Of 1875 feet.
Lot No. 3, adjoining above lot No. 2,
having width Of IS feet. and depth
of 1872 feet.
Lot No. 4. adjoining above lot No 3,
having width of 90 feet, and depth
Of 1919 feet. This lot is improved by a
frame dwelling house practically new.
containing seven rooms.
The above lots are subdivisions of all
that lot or parcel of land conveyed to
the said Frederick w. G.. Quinn BY
George l.. Barnes and wife by deed da.
ted November 2sth, 1911. and recorded
in Liber o. ID. {. No. 10, folio 80.
Lot No. @. situate on the opposite side
Of Lake Street from the above property
having a width Of ~ feet on the front
81 feet on the rear, and n depth of 2G2
feet.
Lot No. having width Of "a feet
on the front, "A feet ON the rear. and q
depth Of 265 feet. This lot IL improved
by II new. frame dwelling house, con.
tanning six rooms.
The above lots. Nos. & and !. were
conveyed to the said Frederick w. c.
Quinn from Felix Lake by deed dated
Liber o. ID. c. No. IL, folio 80. etc.
The plat OF the above property may
be seen at Girdletrec. in front OF the
storehouse of The Merchants Company
or at the office of DIR. Frederick w. c.
Quinn. or l.. Paul Ewell in Pocomokt
City. Maryland.
Also all that tract or parcel of land IN
Worcester County. Maryland. ON Box
Iron Creek. about 81, miles from Cir.
dletree. containing about III acres oi
land. aud improved by a dwelling house
in good condition, and about 10 acres OF
woodland near Conner's Church, being
the same property which was conveyed
TO the said Frederick w. c. Quinn from
Henry NJ. Squire aud wife by deed da,
ted March 10Th. 1912. and recorded in
Liber o. ID. c. No. II. felio l07. etc.
Title papers at the expense Of pur
chaser.
TERMS OF SALE:
One-third of the purchase price will
be required on the day Of sale. the bal
ance TO be paid in two equal install
ments-that is TO say. one-third tive
months from day of sale. and one.third
four months from day of sale. deferred
payments 10 draw interest from day OF
sale.
l.. PAUL EWELL.
lang 9-ts) Attorney
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
Paint?

There are two good reasons for paint
ing often-enough or even too-often.
One, to look prosperous; two. to be so.
Nothing does one more credit or gives
one more credit than paint, supple
mented of course by what goes with it;
and paint costs nothing.
True. the first cost is S. or So a gal
lon put-on; but it saves more than that
in the property; saves it from slow GO
ing -down-not always slow--it drops
with a jump when water gets in on
wood and iron.
Dry wood and iron cost nothing, kept
dry by paint.
Better paint when it needs it. Paint
never goes-down in the sense of being
more profitable next year.
DEVOE.
THE CORDDRY co. sell it.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
Appointment Of Registration
Officer

Leonard S. Hancock having failed to
qualify as republican registration officer
Of the Sixth Election District Of Wor-
cester County. State Of Maryland,
Chester X. Parsons has been select
ed to fill the vacancy. and the clerk was
instructed to notify him Of his selection,
to appear before the Board of Election
Supervisors on August 18th 1913. for
qualification.
J. SAMUEL PRICE, President
w. A. McALLEN Clerk.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09

Boy Mendicant rus. Kind lady.
there's sevin ov ms M one. ori starv
In slnvver takes IN wnshin. she do
bnt she's took hil. tarver. wos too
kind hearted. wos Il sed z
wouldn't see MS starve. 80 run away
and left us i.ondon Telegraph.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09

"Papa. said little jamie. why does
biriies go nokin' fof woyms 10 eat
when they ran ,ay th.irseifs egg ana
eat thati Eggs Is nicer than woyms ="
-st Louis Republic.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09

(aug 9-ts)
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
Notice to Stockholders.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Equitable Building and Loan Associa.
ton Of Snow Hill. Nd. will be held on
Thursday. August ,th. 1913. at the
Deposit and Savings Bank Building in
Snow Hill. for the purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing year. and the
transaction Of any other business com.
ing before the stockholders.
WILLIAM 5. PARSONS.
(jy l2-td) Secretary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
l.. PAUL EWELL. Attorney.
Attorneys Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
In Girdletree, Md.

BY virtue of authority vested in me
by power OF Attorney from Frederick
w. c. Quinn and Felix Lake. will
offer for sale at public auction. in Cir.
dletree, Worcester County. Maryland.
IN front Of the storehouse Of The Mcr.
chants Company. on
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
Referee Comes off With
NarrOCy Escape From Injury
Superior Footwork During Willard Morris Fight Saves
William job From Bodily Harm While He I'm
plores Alleged PugiIists to Really Land on
Each Other; They Just Wished Their
Swings Well and Let Them Co.
BY DAMON RUNYON.

understand the matter, was to make
George ROdel, the BOer from Au-
stralia, as he was introduced by Joe
Humphreys, champion of something
or other. We understand this from
James Johnston. manager of the
Beer, who was haunting the Garden,
claiming the title for his charge. Mr..
Johnston says that willard won, and
as Rodel beat Willard in Milwaukee,
that makes ROdel champion.
Willard Wins Fight.
It may be that Willard won. as Mr..
Johnston says. He was the least of
two pronounced evils, anyway, al
though the audience seemed to feel
that there ought to be some law COW
ering both of the parties implicated
in the proceedings.
Nothing said above must be taken
as detracting from the efforts Of MI
Jon, however. The referee took his
gents to fight Frequently he bur
rOWed between them ike mole and
undermined their most feTTe1t clinches,
but nothing much came OF it
They say Morris has improved 1000
per cent One shudders TO think what
he was. He came on Weighing 2S4 IA
pounds. or maybe It was tons, and
above his B. Y. DIS his waist line
quivered in the cold glare Of the
calcium. Willard weighed 235 3-4
pounds, but they were distributed over
somewhat more altitude and were not
so noticeab bic. When the grand total
for weight got spread out over the
ring the result was quite inspiring. It
inspired the gallery to Jeers and il in
spired large numbers OF persons TO
leave the premises before their time
was up. William job could not leave
This is said in justice to Mr.. job, so
that 10 one viii think he stayed there
of his own accord
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
Thorpe Arrives to Fight O'Rourke
IL il IL IL IL
All Participants Are Now Signed

first decide definitely whether he
wanted Gordon and Patrick or COrdova
and Jockey Spinner, but at last selected
the middIeweights Spinner and Gene
ancient rivals, will clash in the four
round curtain raiser. The little ban
tamweights who are big cards at Jua-
rez because of their aggresstveness,
began training Monday. Gordon VIII
work with O'ROurke. while Patrick
will in all probability train with
s'Fighting' Thorpe. Spinner is work
ing with O'ROurke while Gene will
either box with Thorpe or on Stanton
street with his brother, kid" Payo.
Gene is a clever little boxer, who would
make a good sparring partner. Little
is known of the ability Of Patrick,
except that he claims to have knocked
out Al Higgins, Of Roswell, IN one
round Gordon has participated in a
number Of shows at Juarez and IS
hard hitting aggressive fighter.
Joe Herrick has postponed his pro-
posed bout with Luis Gonzales at Silver
City on New Years day. Efforts are
being made to secure a match for Joe
at Phoenix with Kid Carter. Jack
Herrick left Tuesday morning for Col
umbus, y. NJ, for a two weeks vaca-
ton. Bob WOOdmansee, a well known
fight fan, accompanied Herrick. Joe
believes that running up and down the
weight, and he will be in prime con-
dition when he returns to FL Paso and
starts training
Bleachers have been placed in the
new arena and everything is COM
pleted for the bout Sunday night &C
cording to promoter S. G.. Gonzales.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09

EW YORK, Dec. S.-Wilhams Joh'
~ the well known boxing referee,
L had a very narrow escape from
serious injury at Madison Square Gar
den, coming off unframed only through
superior footwork, but he lost only
his respect for prize fighters and es-
teens himself quite fortunate at that
Mr.. job was caught in the same
ring with Jess Willard and Carl Nor
ris, two OF the largest and loosest
White Hopes known to science, who
were spilled all over the Garden arena,
which time no one could do a thing
about it.
It was decidedly a thrilling expe-
rience for Mr.. job, because there wer3
frequently moments when 1t appeared
certain that either Morris or Willard
would fall on Mr.. job and squash him.
Then, too, there were times when
wild swing might have struck Mr..
job in the jaw. for all Mr.. job knew,
or for all either Morris or Willard
knew, either, for that matter
They did not feel that II was their
business to exercise control over their
swings after they had started them.
They just wished their swings well
and let 'em go, and Mr.. job had to
do the lodging
Referee shows Gameness.
It must be said for the referee that
he is a game fellow. He is almost as
game as the Boxing commission which
sanctioned the meeting Of AeEsrs-
Morris and Willard, although 1t is
understood that the commissioners ali
feel duly apologize about the matter
now
However, they did not have to risk
their lives as did Mr.. job
The net result Of the fight, as we
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
THORPE.

IGHTING" THORPE. accom-
panied by his manager, Prince
4 Howard, arrived in FL Paso
Tuesday morning. after being delayed
on the road from Kansas City, for As
hours. Thorpe will go to work at once
for his scheduled bout with Tommy
O'Rourke.
Tommy O'Rourke is a wonderful in
fighter. This was the verdict of as
sembled boxing critics Monday after
noon when they witnessed the north
ern lightweight go through his initial
boxing workout, preparatory to the
Thorpe contest, Dec. IA at Juarez. Eddie
Duffey. an assimilator Of note. dOnned
the gloves for two rounds with
O'Rourke at the end Of which the visi-
tors right eye was bleeding, the result
of a collision with Duffey's head In
fighting is O'ROurke's strongest as
set In the clinches, the nOrtherner
pounded Duffey's midriff section with
straight right and lefts, varying with
left and right uppercuts to the Jaw
and face. Thorpe has the cleverness
and punch to hold O'Rourke at distance.
but the aggressive Memphis boxer
shows as well at distance as in the
a left uppercut at distance are both
qualities of O'ROurke. His punches
appear to have the necessary steam be-
hind them.
Bart Gordon and Johnny Patrick viii
clash in the six round semi-windup.
Matchmaker S. G. Gonzales could not at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
MEMSIC SIGNS FOR
BOUT WITH CARTER

Phoenix. Ariz., Dec. George
Memsic has signed articles to box ten
rounds with Mexican Kid Carter of
Los Angeles before the Phoenix
Athletic club the evening Of Dec. IS.
They are to weigh in at 142 pounds
ringside.
Carter IS the Los Angeles Mexican
who decidedly outpointed Sailor Hal
ford in ten rounds here last Friday
night. He viii not go back to Los
Angeles till after his go with Memsic.
Joe Levy, his manager, has returned
TO try to sign Joe Rivers with Willie
Richie for a mill on New Years day.
Halford says he would like to have
return go with Carter over a longer
route. He claims that he was getting
better as the fight went on, and he
did show to better advantage in the
ninth and tenth rounds than before.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
CARPENTER STOPS
WELLS IN ONE ROUND
EngIishman Loses Fight for the Heavy
weight Championship
of Europe.

London. Eng. Dec. 9.-In one minute
and 10 seconds Of fighting, Georges
Carpenter, of France, in the first
round knocked out Bombardier Wells,
of London, for the heavyweight cham
pionship Of Europe at the National
Sporting club last night.
Carpenter made 1t a hurricane af-
fair, concentrating his attack on Wells
weak point, his stomach, and soon had
the Englishman groggy- Then, with a
tremendous swing to the Jaw, followed
by a smashing left and right to the
the count,
throughout the brief contest the
Englishman did not strike one effect
i've blow.
The fight was for purse OF $4,000,
and a side stake of $1,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
MCFARLAND GETS
BEST OF BRITTON
Ten Round. No Decision Bout, at Mil
waukee, Is Unsatisfactory to
Over $500 Fans.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 9-In an I'M
satisfactory 10 round no decision box
ing contest here last night, Packey Nc
Farland 'outpointed his old enemy, Jack
Britton.
In the eighth and ninth rounds, Nc
FarIand had Britton groggy but was
unable to put him out. Five rounds
were McFarland's, four were even,
while one went to Britton. At times,
Britton fought Mcfarland to a stand
still and Outboxed him, but this was
only in flashes.
The crowd jeered the boxers much Of
the time and there were cries OF put
'em out; stop the bout" 1t was an
nounced that Britton weighed 135 at
o'clock. McFarland's weight was not
announced, but it was reported he
weighed 146. Over $500 spectators wit
messed the bout, the receipts being
over $4,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
II TEAMS ARE TIED IN
SIX nav RICNCIE z A q

New York, Dec 9.-Fourteen teams
were tied with 6S1 miles. three laps at
o'clock this morning, the 81 hour of
the six day bicycle race. The Cory
Walker team was one lap behind the
leaders, while KOhesl1y and Keefe had
covered only 6S1 miles flat. The prev
iOus record for the hour was SIC miles,
Is laps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09

ATHLETICS REFUSE TO SIGN

New York, Dec. 9-Members of the
Philadelphia Athletics are said TO have
refused to subscribe their names to II
demands made by the Baseball Play
ers' fraternity which is seeking numer-
Gus concessions from major and minor
leagues The Philadelphia PLAYERS are
grievances and that to sign would be
unfair to manager Connie Mack
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
BUYS HALF INTEREST
N nnCTnN E-VEnrra

New York, Dec. 9.-Ban Johnson.
president of the American league, an
noUnced that Joseph Lannin. a hotel
man of Garden City. I. I. had pur-
chased a half interest in the Boston
American league club. by acquiring the
stock held by Robert Mercy and Jan
+. McAleT-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
FRANKIE GAGE TO FIGHT
MATTHEW'S AT pRESCOVT

PRESCOTT. AriZ., Dec. 9-F'rankie
Gage. who claims to be lightweight
champion of the southwest has been
matched for a 20 round bout with Dan
ny Mathews in this city December Is.
The boys are to weigh in at 133 pounds
five hours before the fight.