Mars and Privateer Walker Tale in a French Prize
An old tale recalls Captain George Walker commanding the Mars, a privateer for England, chased by two French warships. Despite superior odds, the Mars fled and was captured, with a later court finding shells of silver money mistaken for broken glass. An Irish crewman admitted stuffing coins into the gun as a joke. After exchange, the captors treated prisoners with courtesy. The piece blends moral quips and other anecdotes about flies, bulls, and a lawn of diversions.
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Coffin Purchase Foretells Tragic Farewell
A Detroit youth with weeks to live bought a coffin for himself to ease his mother’s burden, paid in full, then died soon after. The undertaker later delivered the box to the grateful woman, who identified her son as the best boy who ever lived.
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Claflin University Shows Progress Amid Social Change
The article notes Claflin University in Orangeburg South Carolina now houses 660 students, mostly self supporting and hardworking. It highlights President Dutton’s claim that with proper home training these students can match peers of other races. Also mentions editorial praise from The Charleston News and Courier as a sign of changing times. GEORGIA pursues extreme measures to plant six hundred acres of melons.
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Blaine Family Plans Paris and Nordic Tour
Letters from Mr. Blaine say the Blaine family is in Florence and will travel to Paris in about two weeks. After a brief stay they plan a trip through Norway and Sweden and expect to arrive back in this country toward the end of June.
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