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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-25
VIEW.
Col. J. A. MoseIy Gives Us His Views OF
the Sherman Silver Law.

Col. ]. A. MoseIy Gives Us His Views on
the Sherman Silver Law.
Colonel J. A. Mosely came down this
morning and said that it was his desire
that he be interviewed.
We tied the colonel in an electrical
chair and told him to proceed.
He said that as he understood it the
Sherman law provided that those who
had wild cats should keep them up
under the herd law and that they must
not start wild cat banks with 'em.
This kind of talk made us tired and
Colonel Whitaker placed him in a Jack
Frost Ice Cream freezer and froze
him up.
The consensus of opinion is that we
served him right.-Durh0m Globe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-25

wildly, but a gal critter must wait for
a man critter to ask her. InsensibIy
they hitched in unison toward the cen
ter Of the log.
"Jen, s'posin' yo'r pop was eat up by
a bare"
Eyes"
And yer mann was ter get the break
bone fever and die?"
Yes
he got stuck again. He picked up a
emp with his naked toes and worked it
about in a nervous manner, while the
owl Whooped it up for the next five
minutes for all there was in it. She
could hear his heart flip Topping, and
ne knew she was red back to her
shoulder blades. Insensibly they drew
together.
And s'posin' yo'r bruther Jim
snould git. snake bit and expire2" he
continued as he dropped his voice to a
whisper.
Eyes, Tom"
And the cabin should burn down?"
Yes"
wv what would yo' do then7"
Reckon I'd go over to yo'r house."
"What fur?"
ITO ak yo'r nam tiff
The owl stopped his ~consarned boot
ing to listen, and Tom worked his toes
under a root and queried:
TO ak my mann if what9"
"Yo' won't be mad, Tome"
Reckon not"
"And yo' won't git up and run
away?"
NO"
Then Nd go over to yo'r house to
ak yo'r mann tiff she reckoned I was
old huff to git married.
His arm stole around that gal, and
her head fell upon his shoulder. The
owl hooted and the 'skeeters bit, but
they heard nothing but the whispers
of love-felt nothing but that sense of
happiness which comes to calves that
bite each others ears for the first time.
N Y. San.
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THE NERVOUS system.

The average weight of the brain of
an adult male is 3pounds and 8 ounces;
of a female, 2 pounds and 4 ounces.
The nerves are all connected with it
directly or by the spinal marrow.
These nerves, together with their
branches and minute ramiications,
probably exceed 10, 600, 600 in number,
forming a "bodyguard" outnumbering
by far the greatest army ever mar
shaled. Science Monthly.
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ALLEGED FUN.

Exposition of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
kind of toy cannon is that9"
"Attendant-'"That is the Krupp gun
from the Worlds Fair of 1898. It
weighs only 122 tons Chicago thought
it was great,
The story is told in Chicago that a
drummer, representing a big Grand
Rapids (Mich.) furniture house. eager
~ offered to furnish an elegant new
cradle for the use of the Infanta Eu-
lalie, when he heard that she was
about to visit Chi ;ago.-NerC York
Tribune.
Bright boy-How is Hawaii pro-
nounced9
Teacher Um--Ask your father, and
then you'll remember.
Bright boy-I did, and he told me to
ask you, so I'd remember. Guess it
must be awful hard to remember
Good NeUs.
Little Dick I'm goin' down to
aunty's tomorrow, if mamma will let
me.
Little Dot-What do you want to go
there for7
Little Dick-Aunty said in her letter
that her house was SO full of rats and
mice that cake wasn't safe anywhere.
Good NeaUs.
Housekeeper-Why don't you go to
work, you lazy man?
Tramp-Lazy, mum? Do you call a
man wot tramp5 from here to San
Francisco and back, year in and year
out, lazy7 I think, mum, that gents
like me displays a pretty considerable
energy.-NeW York Weekly.
Mamma" said little Willie, 81 can
not tel a lie, I took that pie to feed a
poor, little starving boy" my dar-
ling child" said his mother, land did
the poor little fellow eat it," "No'm.
You see, I couldn't find any starving
boy to give it to, SO [ had to eat it my
self. "1CbicagO NeaCs Record.
Judith was a very mischievous little
gill. One day she was in the room ad-
joining the n where mamma sat sew
ing. Sic was out of sight, and was
very quiet. Judith! Judith" called
mamma, "what are you up to-" The
answer came slowly and reluctantly {:
''Tm up to the bureau, mammal
A man aged seventy five has entered
as a student at Princeton, having all
his life been imbued with a desire to
have a college education, and a legacy
having at last placed him in a position
to obtain one. Such a consuming de-
sire to fit himself for a position as
waiter or motor man on a street car is
seldom encountered Atlanta Consti
tuition.
The old man had given his son a very
fair education, and, after graduating,
he took him into his store. The young
fellow was over-nice about a great
many things, but the father made no
comment. One day an order came in
from a customer. 81 wish to good,
ness" exclaimed the son, 'that Jones
would learn to SPELL" whats the
matter with it," inquired the father,
cheerfully. "Why, he spells coffee
with a K" mo, does he2 I never
noticed it," "Of course you never did, :"
said the son, pettishly. "You never
notice anything like that" perhaps
not, my son, replied the old man, gent
ly, ''but there is one thing I do notice,
which you will learn by and by, and
that is that Jones pays cash. "-DetrOit
Free Press
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electrical wonders, valuable simply as
novelties to catch the popular fancy."s
And he named in distinction some
noted electricians who had made their
regulations through the p~yrotechnics
of the professionalism G. D Ian
ier's sketch Of Thomas a. Edison in
the July ReUieoU Of ReUie1US.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
COOL LYNCHIEG PARTY.

SEYMOUR, Ind, May 16, 1898. = Lou
Trenck, who murdered Henry Faedler a
week ago last Sunday, was hanged al
Brownstown at twenty minutes past one
A. M. by mob from this place. The
lynching party was composed of the same
men who hanged Turley at Bedford yes
terday morning. At midnight an engine
and two cabooses, which were captured in
the same manner as those taken Sunday
night, were loaded with a larger party
than that which pulled out over the
Evansville and Richmond Road Sunday.
This train was on the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad.
The run to Brownstown was made
quickly Arriving at this place the men
found that the Sheriff had left the jail,
and that the guard had no keys. The
doors were battered down with sledge-
hammers 1t took the men only few
minutes to get Trenck out. He was taken
to the west side of the court house, where
he was asked if he had anything to say
He replied that he did not think he was
receiving fair treatment, and begged God
to bless his soul The moose was placed
over his head and the rope was thrown
over the limb of a tree and the murderer
was pulled skyward. The crowd returned
to this city at two O'Clock.
The heavily masked and well armed
men who participated in the lynching
were well pleased with their work. The
murderers of Price and Faedler having
been hung the people are satisfied.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
X / R A /! !!
VICTORY FOR WANSER
The Stay Dissolved in the
Fraser DetWiller-Edel-
stein Peterson Quo
Warranto Suit.
sp.cia, to The Jersey citu veos.

SpPclQL 10 1He Jersey Ct(u Nc!Us.
TRENTON, May Is. 1s93.-Justice Depue
of the Supreme Court. this morning, filed
his decision in the matter of continuing
the stay granted in the quo warranto pro-
ceedings brought by John Edelstein and
George Peterson against John D. Fraser
aud Jacob Detwiller. as Finance Commis
sioners. The opinion does not touch the
question raised on the argument, but
practically discontinues the stay.
The Judge says
,'The restraining orders all owed by Mr..
Justice Lippincotr in the above case. ex-
pire by their own Limitation, and being no
longer binding. it is unnecessary to de-
eide the questions arising on the motion
to vacate the stay"
The stay was granted on the rule re-
quiriug Messrs. Fraser and Detwiller to
show cause on May /, why they should
not show by what warrant they exercise
the duties of Finance Commissioners, and
was couched In these terms:-
land it is further order ordered that in
the meantime the said john D. Fraser be,
and the same is hereby restrained from
exercising, using or enjoying or attempt
ing to exercise, use or enjoy the said
office, its liberties, privileges aud fran
chises In any way or manner"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
THE NEW YORK'S TRIAL CRUISE.

PHILADELPHIA. May 16, 1S9S.-The
cruiser New York sailed from Cramps
shipyard at 11:10 O'clock this morning to
60 to sea for her official trial trip.
The crusler dropped the lines of the
tugs as soon lis her bow was turned sea-
ward aud proceeded majestically down
the river under her own steam. The
salutes of passing crafts were returned by
the huarse whistle of the cruiser, and th g
officers and others on the huge craft
waved their hats in response to saluta-
tions from the shore. Four hun red
persons are aboard the cruiser, including
the Naval Board of Inspection.
Edwin S. Cramp, experimenting en-
gineer. is in charge OF the srial, and Cap
tain K. "A. Sargent commands the ship.
The New York has been stocked
with provisions for ten days aud
has 1000 tons of coal aboard.
She looks every inch fighter
aud the fact that she has not been paint
ed, ADDS TO her warlike appearance With
the exception of an added length OF four
teen feet TO her three big smokestacks.
the general appearance of the cruiser is
the same al it was when she started on
her unofficial trial.
The expease OF the trip will be $4,000
and the official trial will consist OF two
cruises over a measured course between
Cape Ann, Mass. aud Cape Porpoise
Maine. Should she maintain the record
made on the unofficial trip she will earn
premiums of nearly $20U.000 Tor her
builders.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
HoBOKEN'S TAX COMMISSIONERS.

Mayor Pagan Proposes That No Money Be
Appropriated To Pay Interest On SCRIPT.
The Hoboken Tax Board held a pro-
tracted meeting last night at the Council
Chamber. John O'Hara was the only
member absent. Mayor Fagau was
present by request, as were also Counsel
men Stegman. Weinthal, Kelly. Offerman,
and Bewig. Mayor Fagau objected to
appropriatlng money for four new van
drivers, saying TWO would only be en-
ployed- He also made another valuable
suggestion. There is script held by OUT
siders to the amount OF $4,000 is-
sued for street improvements. Six
per cent interest is paid ou
these. The Tax Commissioners
have yearly appropriated interest to pay
for these scrip. There is sufficient money
in the Sinking Fund. the Mayor contends,
TO pay this scrip, but the holders would
rather receive the 6 per cent. interest.
Tue Mayor urged the Tax Commissioner
to appropriate no money for this pur-
pose, and said an ordinance would be In
troduced in the Counci1, deciding that
after June l no interest whatever will
be paid.
Other matters were informally talked
about
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
WILL PAY DOUBLE WAGES.

The Striking Linemen Will Pay High to
Keep Their Places Vacant.
The striking hnemen elm bers and in
spectors were IN session again last night
in kelly's Hall. It was announced by
one of the ewatchers that the New York
and New Sersey Telephone Company had
secured men from Pennsylvania to
fill the places of the strikers
This announcement caused consider.
able excitement, and a committee was
appointed to intercept the Pennsylvania
men and inform them that strike is in
progress here. IT the men in
sist upon working after a plea
in the Interest of LABOR, Local Union
No. 81 will offer them the same wages as
the company agrees to pay them and
double the sum II necessary
to get them not TO work.
1t is also stated on good authority that
the officials of the company have decided
not TO recognize any of the men who are
now out OF strike under any
circumstances and also to make an
effort to dispense with the services of
every man who belongs to union or
brotherhood of any kind.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
CONVICTED BY A BLoTTING PAD.

zone of the most remarkable things
that ever saw introduced In court as
evidence" said Rodger Milton to @ writer
In the ST. Louis Globe-Denaocrdt, twas
an Ordinary white Dlotter This happened
In Norman. S. D., where a fellow was
being tried for murder. The point that
the prosecution was trying to prove was
that the man had been in the Haywood
Hotel, at that place on a certain day. The
blotter In question contained portion Of
signature to a letter and date, that of
the day In question. 1t SO happened
that the prosecuting attorney had visited
the hotel on the day the crime had been
perpetrated. and that. tou, shortly after It's
commission. In discussing the matter
with the clerk the suspected mans name
was mentioned, and the clerk then stated
that the party referred to had just left
the writing room. With detective sagac-
ity the attorney visited the room aud
found this blotter with the name and
date on it. Though sadly blurred and In
verted, experts were called and the writ
ing was proved to be that of the prisoner.
The effect of this was simply to destroy
the defense's effort to prove an alibi,
which point being knocked out the Grim
inaI was convicted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
Medendori's Youthful Hopes Clouded
by lll-Ilealth He Killed
Himself.

Henry Medendorf. twenty years old,
arrived from Germany few months ago
and found home aud employment with
William Wessling. a grocer op Jersey
avenue, and Bright street. Medepdorf
was greatly pleased with his new coun-
try, and go5 along well in learning the
language and making himself generally
useful to Mr.. Wessling. But
he recently had a very bad
piece of luck and his bright drea ms of
prosperity and happiness were foil owed
by nightmare OF despair. He sustained
rupture which disabled him for heavy
work and made his service as grocery
clerk less valuable. This made him very
desuondent.
Yesterday he went over to New York
to consult specialist for treatment.
When he returned he said very little and
went TO his room without eating any
supper. After eight o'clock Mr.. Wess-
ling went to Medendorf's room over the
store. The room was dark and
Medendorf did not answer. Wess-
ling struck a match and lir
the gas. What he saw was startling and
terrible. On the floor near the bed was
the dead body OF Medendorf, lying upon
the back. A pool of blood had formed
uuOuU IIId Hceiu lIOll IL ouiiOu NOhuo 0dSN
of the temple. from which the blood still
oozed In his rigat hand was 38-calibre
revolver. with one chamber empty. He
was dt essed.
Wessling sent word to Police Head
quarters and to Medendorf's uncle, Henry
Bruning, of No. AZ Sherman avenue.
who took the body to his house. The
pistol was sent to Police Head quarters.
No farewell letter or notice of suicidal
intent was found. II is believed that
Medendorf bought the pistol while in
New York yesterday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
TICKET FORGER BLUM.

NEW YORK, May IS, 1s93.-Col Fellows,
who was retained by Nathan Blum
tickets during the last Falls Columbian
Celebration, perenptorily withdrew from
the case today. The case was called for
trial in Oyer and Terminer. Justice Lynn,
ole of the counsel for Blum, asked for q
postponement.
Judge Ingraham, who was on the bench,
refused to grant postponement. Lawyer
vania Company pushing the case and was
promptly rebuked by the Court Blum's
counsel declared they were not ready to sc
on, but the Judge insisted, whereupon
Col Fellows withdrew.
The work of securing a jury was then
rrocpaded with
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
MATTER OF INVESTMENTS.

Tommy tat the barn Papa, is this
the finest team in town."
Tommy's Father-"No, but there isn't
nns a,e $500 500 Thev,re % nerfect RE, - match nigh @
spirited. good travellers and cone OF a
famous ancestry"
"That's why you've got such nice
barn for 'em. isn'tit?"
.sYes, partly. A pair of fine horses, my
son, must be considered as an investmenG.
and good business man always takes
care of his Investments"
And that's why you watch them so
much and drive on the boulevards with
'em, and keep 'em looking so slick, isn't
it?''
eyes, that's on the same principle. A
careful man is bound TO look we'll after
his Investments and see that they are al
ways in good shape.
(Afrer some cogitatiou). II guess you
don't consider me much of an invest
ment. do you pop?'-C Chicago Tribune.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16

to the scaffold aud requested The specta-
tors to preserve order. A minute later
Deputy Warden Robinson stepped On
the trap to indicate to the witneBsea
where Almy would stand.
THE DEATH MARCH.
At 10.1319 O'Clock the death march waF
taken up from the Matrons room Almy
being In charge Of the Sheriff and Depus
ties and accompanied by the chaplain. In
half a minutes the scaffold was
reached. The stiffness at that
time was painful Almy was
without collar and had a sDrig Of ger
anium in the lapel or his coat and red
silk handkerchief showing from his
pocket. His boots were carefully blacked,
and as his wrists were strapped Ia trout.
the heavy gold ring on his finger was
conspicuous object.
The officers quickly strapped his arms
at the elbows and then pinioned his
lower limbs. When Almy came on the
scaffold. he looked first 10 sthe right aud
then to the left. and later to the floor.
seeming to be examiug the galIow5.
Once he looked .directly over his head
and saw the rope which was to end his
life. He became very nervous. sWaying
slightly in either direction, but the sup
port of the officers helped to keep him in
place. His complexion changed, SO that
his face was ashen pale.
The Sheriff strapped his lower limbs,
standing in front of the prisoner. AS he
Strengthened up, Almy looked into the
officers face and said twice in an aimoss
inaudible tone:-"May 1 speakT
WANTED TO SPEAK.
The Sheriff shook his head. The officer
then reached up and even as he was ads
justing the moose. Almy's lips moved and
the same imploring look came into his
eyes. 1t is customary to place the black
Cap over the condemned mans face before
Ia 10 tlod h7r or , fhe
Palmer execution two years ago this was
not done. After the moose was placed
around his neck and frightened, Almy
then appeared to want TO speak, but
the cap was hastily put over his face,
and he said nothing. Sheriff Hurlburts
after the cap was fixed, placed the hang.
mans knot under the left ear He then
stepped to the front and centre OF the
scaffold and without making the usual
proclamation, said;-
II now proceed to execute the sentence
of the law. and may God have mercy on
your SOUL"
AT sixteen minutes past ten O'clock he
touched the spring. The drop
fell heavily and Almy's body went
through the trap. To the horror
of the spectators. his feet struck the
floor below, his knees bending under
him. The rope was evidently too long,
as it did not stretch any. The
OOAy OCuo W bu0 AlSub anu EAtS~utAy
forward. Inside of a minute, officers on
the platform of the seaffold swung the
rope and pulled the body up several feet,
Another feature of the execution that
caused the witnesses to shudder was TUG
position of the rope and the knot. Tho
former pulled over the left ear while
the knot was fully one foot above the
neck It was evident that the
condemned man strangled to death and
that the execution was not q uccess in
It's details. But one or two tremors or
twitching motions could be seen. He
was dead at 1890
No funeral arrangements nave been
made
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
RECEIVING THE NEWS.
Republicans Much Pleased = Acti
Times Ahead.

Republicans Much Pleased = Acti We
Times Ahead.
The news of Supreme Court Judge
Depue's decision reached Jersey City
about ten O'Clock this morning.
Ex-Judge Blair, was, perhaps,
the first to hear of it. His informant
was that famous connoisseur of water,
Mr. Lebbens B. Ward.
Judge Blair at ouce communicated
with Mayor Wanser in a note which
said:-
Restraining in Fraser-Detwiller controversy
is lifted. That is all.
In short time the news was noised
about the City Hall and the greatest
excitement was caused. Democratic
officials VINO beard it were not inclined
to believe it, but they were doubly as
sured of the truthfuluess of the rumor
wnen Commissioner Dugan said ne
gnessed it was ''straig ht. ]"
REPUBLICANS DELIGHTED.
Republicans are delighted over the
decision, and Mr.. John Bremen, who has
been appointed q member of the Fire
Collins 81 Corbin to have those gentlemen
proceed with his case at once.
Mayor Wanser was pleased, as the ex-
preston OF his face told, but he was not
inclined to discuss the subject at any
length. He merely said:-''1J is a victory
of the people. not the Republican party.
| am ii : inclined to say much over vic
tory"
Alderman at Large Simpson was in the
Board of Finance Office when he heard
the news ae remarked:-"We'ii have q
working majority in the Finance Board
nova least"
GETTING EVEN. FOR FAIR"
Democratic officials about the City
Hall would not discuss the situation. The
only remark heard from any Democratic
official was, ''Some people are getting
even for fair"
The new Board of Finance will meet
tomorrow afternoon or evening. and it is
highly probable that President Hitler
will announce the committees for the en-
suing year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
BOY STORE LoOTERS.
One Held for Pillaging a Wagon
Another Held for Burglary.

One Held for PiiIaging Wagon
Another Held for Burglary.
Detective Larkins Is determined to
break up gang of boys about sixteen
years Of age who have perpetrated many
Sixth precinct Two of them are inside
the Sixth Precinct Station House now.
aud the detective knows of the where
abouts of several more whom he has good
reason to suspect
John BIanchfield, of No. 43o New York
avenue, Is one prisoner, and Red
Lavery. of No. rs. Thorn street. is the
other. The latter was caught stealing
groceries from wagon belonging to
Brine Brothers, of Palisade aleuue and
Congress street. When the driver of the
wagon was delivering goods inside a
house, Lavery uEloaded groceries out OF
the wagon and went off with them. He
was traced and caught by Detective Lar
kins.
Blanchfield is implicated in a robbery
OF Brine Brothers grocery store late Sat
urday night. Several boys with him, 1t
is alleged, secured possession of bit and
chise, steel wedges and few other car
penterS' implements, and proceeded to
bore aud hammer hole through the
safe.
Detective Larkin thinks that one OF
thsm must have entered the store early
SATURDAY. night, and must have hidden
himself behind boxes in the rear of the
store, for no place ould be found where
any entrance was forced.
The door, which has no lock, was tight
" fastened with clothes line rope. SO
that the man who opened the door on
Sunday morning TO look after things
could not get in.
This other boys, it is supposed. climbed
through the window which must have
been opened by the one inside.
Nothing was ia On, excepting 200 post
age stamps of all varieties. A sure proof
that the burglars were not professionals
lies in the fact that the cash register.
which contained over $40 in change, was
untouched.
The boys we're frightened by police
mans rapping with the club. Detective
Larkins suspected Blanchfield and
watched for him. The boy carefully
avoided the detective. and gave him a
long chase. Blanchfield would say Moth
Ing to Justice Birdsall this morning.