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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-19
JAMAICA'S BANANA KING.
He Was Yankee Skipper and First
Brought the Fruit to Cane Cod.

He Was a Yankee Skipper and First
Brought the Fruit to Cape Cod
Something over twenty years ago a
New England skipper used to make
several trips year from Boston to the
northern ports of Jamaica, and would
return to Cape Cod Bay, his fleet
schooner laden with bananas, for which
he found ready and remunerative sale.
Other vessels were added to the bust
ness, which grew and prospered and
soon became too important longer to
depend upon the uncertain winds, and
steamers replaced the schooners. Ban
anas were offered in quantities great
er than our Yankee mariner, with his
limited means, could handle, and a
company was formed in 1877, with a
capital of 100000 and two steamers,
and the business of Systematically
growing the banana for export to the
United States commenced. From such
small beginnings sprang the American
company, which now practically con-
trolls the fruit export trade of Jamaica.
It's present capital is 100000, and it
mas d surplus OIL Q1,UOU,VUO, anu SuAplOy .
twelve steamers. 1t ships to the
United States every year about
1900 900 punches of bananas, besides
upward of 100000 cocoanuts, and
quantities of pimento (allspices) coffee,
cocoa and early vegetables. 1t employs
nearly 1000 men. More than 600 mules
are daily in harness engaged in draw
ing to ports of shipment it's varied
products. 1t owns and controls more
than twenty estates, comprising nearly
$4,000 acres. Free schools are provided
for the children of it's employees. 1t has
brought great prosperity to a anguish
ing country, and practically created an
industry; and its president, the man
whose foresight began all this great
work and whose energy is now pushing
it onward, is commonly known to the
Jamaicans as the Banana King. Harp
er's Weekly.
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Beating the Bank

At Nice you can for a very small
sum purchase a System" to beat the
bank. The fact that these Systems"
are publicly sold for an Insignificant
sum ought to destroy the confidence OF
any sane man in them, yet the gamb-
lers buy them regularly. The gambler
requires System" that is, a previous
ly arranged sequence of bets so cum
ningly devised that the odds which
would otherwise be in favor of the
bank become by its use in favor Of the
gambler. Systems vary in price from
half a franc to 20 francs, the higher
figure being much the most likely to
attract buyers. The plan of enclosing
the precious secret in fastened en-
velope. which the purchaser may not
open until he has paid 5 francs for 1t,
adds materially to the prospects OF
good SALE The extent to which these
5-franc surprise packets, as well as in
Vulnerable pamphlets and consider
able variety of large volumes, all OF
them advocating systems OF more or
less complexity, are sold not only IN
Nice and Monte Carlo, but also in
Paris. is astonishing. Roulette has not
only an exclusive literature, but also
school of tuition, with professors,
who, having been themselves ruined at
roulette, make it their business by
means of private lessons, periodically
followed by public experiment at the
Casino with pupils money, to teach
the novice how to follow in their foot
steps. Agents of these men waylay
carriages on their way to the station
at Nice and shower enticing pamphlets
on the occupants. These, which are
usually ignored on the journey to
Monte Carlo, are eagerly perused by
unfortunate gamblers on the return
Journey, and visit is forthwith paid
to the academy. New York Journal.
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FIGHTING A BoB-CAr.
Jim Berry's Experience in Close Quarters
With Wounded Lynx.

Jim Berry's Experience in Close Quarters
With Wounded Lynx.
The ugliest appearing animal that
ever walked log, killed rabbit, or
fought a trap is a lynx. which is just
as ugly as it looks ten months in a
year and somewhat uglier during the
other two. Not only will the lynx
fight anything that walks the woods,
but it will also tackle visitor from
half-grown calf if the occasion offers.
Jim Berry, Shooting and Fishing says,
was hunting up in Maine about forty
miles north of Greenville, when he and
his friend came suddenly upon the car
cass of caribou which a bear was eat
ing. The bear made itself scarce, much
to Jlm's regret, as he wanted to kill a
bear. Without saying anything to his
friend he left camp the next day and
started for the carcass, intending to
watch it in the hope that the bear
would return. He waited and watched
when he began to think of returning
to camp A soft football back in the
woods, the crafty step of some wild
animal, just then sounded in his ears.
Pretty soon the beast was chewing the
caribou carcass, and Jim could see it
plainly. He leveled his buckshot gun
and pulled the trigger when the wab-
bling muzzle was pointed in what he
thought was the right direction. The
beast went down, and Jim started for
it. Then he stopped with his mouth
open. The beast had leaped to it's feet
and jumped sideways with it's back up.
Jim knew the yell, and he also recog-
nized the bumped back. 1t was
wounded lynx spelling for fight. Not
having time to level his gun to shoot,
the man dubbed it, and the blow
stunned the cat little, but the beast
got in a rake on the mans leg that
tore his trousers and hide, too. An
other frantic sweep of the gun barrel
laid the beast fiat, and then revolver
bullet killed the animal. The buckshot
had torn the top of the lynx's head
enough to make it angry.
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"SToNE OF SCoNE."
Tho sci.oolboy Who Slept in the Cor
onatfon Chair.

Tho Schoolboy Who Slept in the Cor
onation Chair.
It is a long walk from the dining
room of the Westminster school to the
coronation chair, which stands behind
the old stone screen, just back of the
altar in the abbey, but there is an in
teresting connection between the two.
The chair, as is we'll known, is rude,
heavy oak chair, much worn by time.
It contains the Stone Of Scone," and
was made by the order Of Edward l.,
in 1897, and every English sovereign
since then has sat in it to be crowned.
A stout railing in front of the chair
restraints the crowd of visitors from
coming near but if they were allow
ed to examine it as closely as | was
fortunate enough to do, they would
find cut boldly into the solid oak seat,
in such sprawling letters as the school
boys knife makes upon his desk, r.
Abbott slept in this chair January 4,
1901" p. Abbott, it seems was a West
minister school boy, and a tradition,
which there is every reason to be-
lieye il true, tells that he made
wager with schoolmate that he dare
stay in the abbey all night alone. In
order to win his wager he hid in some
corner of the old building until the
doors were locked for the night and
thus was left alone there. Fearing,
however, that when morning came the
boy with whom he had made the bet
would disbelieve his statement that ne
had won it, he determined to have
some proof of the fact, and so spent the
hours of the early morning in carving
on the coronation chair the sentence
which, even now, nearly a century
after, bears witness for him. It is dis
appointing that the tradition does not
record just what form and amount OF
punishment was visited upon the lad
for his escapade, and that history does
not tell us of his later years. | Won
der whether the courage and grit
which this deed manifested foretold an
energetic, successful life, or was dlssl-
pated in mere bravado.-St. Nicholas.
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MITCHELL AND THE RAT.
The Latter Showed Fight and Gave the
Man a Truly Lively Time.


Man a Truly Lively Time.
The time was when Bob Mitchell, an
T.. & N. Railroad employee, had no more
fear Of rat than does a terrier. That
was before yesterday. Now he has as
much dread of rats and mice as a maid
en- lady without her bodyguard of tab
bies. He was engaged in cleaning out
an old room yesterday at First and
the river, when his eye happened to
rest on one Of the dark corners in the
room. Two bright, bead-like eyes
flashed out in the darkness at him.
They were followed by the body Of a
rodent, which Mitchell now sWears was
as big as a Scotch collie. Mitchell
sided around the edge of the room with
a broom uplifted. The rat ran toward
him and Mitchell brought the broom
down with a resounding whack. Of
course the rat was not under it. Mitch
ell took up his position in front Of the
hole from which the rat came, waiting
for it to seek it's quarters. The big
rodent ran excitedly around the room,
but could find nothing to hide behind,
SO it made a bee line for the hole.
Mitchell danced about with his broom
aloft and exclaimed with delight:
.Now I've got you" He did not get
the rat. Right up the leg of his trous-
ers it ran. AS the big rat climbed up
his leg Mitchell dropped the broom.
Wow! WOW! wow!' he yelled, like
a Comanche, and he beat the side of his
leg with his hands. The rat squeaked
and bit, while Mitchell ran around the
room like zone possessed" He finally
caught the rat in a handful of his
trousers and squeezed the life out OF
the vicious animal. His leg smarted
and burned When he made an exam
ination he found that the rat had
buried it's sharp teeth into his flesh in
several places. He had the wounds
dressed, but there are grave fears that
the wounds may result in blood poison
ing.-Louisville Courier
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ExDlaining 1t,

Charley" said young Mrs. Torkins,
who had been reading Washington
farewell address. Il may be little
slow of comprehension, but there's one
thing I don't understand"
What is it?" he rejoined, with the
air of Importance which can come
only to the few men whose wives think
them wise.
What makes them make so much of
an occasion of Washingtons retire
ment?''
s'Why-er-that's very simple. You
see, he really refused third term. -
Washington Star.
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COT r. w. ENGEL DEAD
DEPARTS ~ UNDER SOMEWHAT
PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES
DEATH Is BEING INVESTIGATE D
his Body Hurried Away 70 an Embalner
Traces Of Poison Found-Rumors
About a Defalcatioa as Yet are
Totally Unfounded.
Rclai t5!ttt N-W7

Milwaukee, Wis. Nov IA Col. Fred
W. EngeI. employed as a bookkeeper
for the Schjitz Brewing company, died
here at his boarding house, 544 Broad
way, last evening under circumstances
which leaga the authorities i'll doubt as
70 the cause Of his death. He appeared
TO be vel! enough during the day yes
terday, but along in the evening he
died very suddenly. It was given out
that he had died Of apoplexy and his
remains were 1T once removed to an
uDdertaker's where they were almost
Immediately subjected to the embalm-
ing fluids The coroner had been no.
tilted of tue death aud he empaneied a
Jury which sat this afternoon. Traces
of poison were found in the stomach,
but whether this was taken with
suicidal intent or got there
through the embaImers' processes
has not yet been determined. The
fact that the poison was found there
determined the authorities upon max
ing full Investigation OF the circum-
stances surrounding the death At 3
O'clock t;ija afternoon the jury was still
IN session conducting the investigation
and no conclusion has been arrived at.
At toe office of the Schlitz Brewing
compady the NEWS correspondent was
informed that so far as known Col.
Engers accounts are all straight, and
no one connected with the office was
able to advance any reason why he
should nave committed suicide. if it
was suicide. His accounts are all
being Investigated aad have not yet
been flushed
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DANCE IN Church.

There was a curious, and to T2any
English people an incredible, sight to
have been seen in Seville recently, viz,
a dance in a church. Saturday was the
Feast of the Assumption and one of
the four days on which the dance is
performed, the others being the first
two DAYS of the carnival and the Feast
of the Publication. 1t is danced by
eight small boys, and its measure is
sIow-that of minuet
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-19
A Wonderful New Metal.

Prof Woods, a Washington chemist,
has discovered a substance which can
be made to resemble any metal or mar
BILE in color and texture, it can be
moulded into any form, takes high
polish, reproduces the patterns of the
toughest stone or most delicate lace,
is acid proof, imperishable, unbreak-
able and is probably destined to bring
about a revolution in arts and archi-
lecture. The compound, which has
been the result of years of study, is a
metalloid in it's nature and has been
named Protein Plastic from its adapta-
bility to every metal and stone with
which it is brought in contact, and also
from the innumerable uses to which
it can be put The astonishing changes
by which it will take on the texture
of any substance is it's greatest advan-
tage, and it is by this means that it
can be made to resemble gold, silver.
copper, iron, steel, brass, glass, gran
tie. marble, onyx, and numberless 9TH
er minerals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-19
sreaeLagIshs News % Els Father.
been finished

The tiras news of the death reached
K6nosha thts morning through tele
phone messtge sent by Q. E. Lewis to
D. b Benedict asking him to notify
the father here Of the death. Mr..
Benedict requested G. A. Tarbell to 60
80 Mr.. EagePs house, which he did.
The father was told all that the mes
sage conveyed. He seemed very cool
at first unit he realized the full import
of his terrible bereavement, when he
broke down and was nearly Frustrated
with grief. As soon as he could re-
cover himself sufficiently he took the
first train for Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-19
But smith Didn't Know.

ooh, Mr.. Smyth, your newspaper
Jokes are so funny always read them
twice
And after Smyth had departed, with
his bump of self-esteem considerably
extended, she told the other girls that
she had to do so in order to see the
point.
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simple Enough.

Friend-Why is it that your son
rides to business in cab and you
always go on a bus? Old Man Well,
he has rich father, and have not
London Tid-Bits
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INTER OCEAN AND TELEGRApH-couR1ER
The Two Papers one Year for $3.50 Paid
IN ADVANCE

We have again arranged with the
publishers of the Chicago Inter Ocean
whereby we can furnish the Inter ocean
and TELEGRAPH COURIER at SLIGO
wear, payable strictly in advance. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-19

If you want to see a beautiful sight
just call and see Louie Turner'S chrys-
anthemums. One building is full of
them all ia bloom. He sells them
cheap too. tt
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An Unfortunate Fall.

Racine. Wis, Nov II -Chas. Dieke,
aged Is, while hurrying after d doctor
to attend his mother who was sick, was
thrown from horse and had his skull
fractured He resides in the town OF
Caledonia and it is doubtful if he can
live.
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wild Rumors Aaoat.

The widest kind Of rumors have been
ahoat here today concerning the death.
The one which reached the widest
currency was one which alleged that
the colonel was 81 200 short in his ac-
counts, that he had been arrested for
embezzIemeut, aud THAI he had COM
mitted suicide III jail. As matter OF
fact it has not yet been learned whether
he is short in the accounts, but it is
certain that he had not been arrested.
The only circumstances about the death
which appear peculiar were its sudden
ness, the immediate removal Of the re-
mains to an embaImer's and the find
ing of poison in the stomach.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-19

Fancy calenders of 1897. Call and
see them. News Office.
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Col. Engel Well Kno wn.

There was no person about KenoSha
any better known than Fred Engel. In
fact he was known throughout the
county as thoroughly as though he were
a member of every community III it..
Ii was probably his long connection
With the Dan Head 81 Co. bank which
made him SO familiar. He was assist
ant cashier there for years, while his
father. William Engel, was one of the
directors. He was hearty, jovial,
hale fellow weH-met" sort of fellow
who made friends easily, aud during
she greater portion of his life he moved
IN the best circles of Kenosha society.
When the Dan Head & Co., bank
5aifed he, as assistant cashier, was
blamed considerable for transactions
which were going on and of which he
must have known, aud which more or
less directly led to its failure. Very
shortly after the failure hemarried Mrs.
Mae Holly, of Chicago. He was out OF
employment for months until about
bhree mouths ago he secured his posi-
tiOn as bOokkeeper with the Schlitz
Brewing company at Milwaukee, since
which time he has lived there.
At the beginning of Gov. Upham's
administration he was appointed a
colonel on the executives staff and held
that position to the time of his death.
He was also major of the Wisconsin
brigade of the uniform rank of the
knights of Pythias, and held several
other honorable positions in other Sc
sret societies.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-06
To Our Subscribers.

To Our Subscribers.
Quite number of our subscribers
have recently asked us to send them a
statement showing just how they stand
on our books. In compliance with
this request we have sent out since our
last issue statements to those who have
asked for them, and also to some who
have not asked it.
We hope those who have received
such statements will make remittance
as promptly as they may.
The season will soon be on hand for
selling tobacco and gathering little
extra money otherwise and while these
are small amounts in each case with
our subscribers, put together they
make quite an item with us.
If all those to whom We have sent
statements will remit the amounts to
us within the next thirty days, it will
enable us to pull over the hard season
and still be no hardship on them. The
way to keep your paper interesting and
lively is to keep your subscription paid
up and thus enable the publisher to
give time to the work of the paper.
All chip in your little remittance as
soon as you can, please, and it will
make it easier and better for you and
for us.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-06
OPENS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26th.
COILEGE MEM SAY
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE.

WAKE FOREST COLLEGE,
WAKE FOREST, n. c.. April s, 1896.
Messrs. Prince & Wilson. the CO
principals of Vine Hill Male Academy,
are both graduates of Wake Forest
College. The high position taken by
them here. both as students and as
Christian gentlemen, warranted me
in the belief that they would succeed
in the enterprise in which they en-
gagged together. In this I have not
been disappointed. I have had OPP
portunity of visiting their Academy
and can bear witness to the excellent
discipline maintained by them. Scot
land Neck ls town of unusual at
tractiyeness in many respects. tits we'll
adapted to he the seat OF an Academy
of high grade, such as Messrs. Prince
& Wilson have established. shall ex-
pect to hear of the increasing numbers
and broadening influence of this Acad-
envy.
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
President.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-06
NEWS FROM HARNETT.
Correspondence to THE COMMONWEALTH

Correspondence to THE COMMONWEALTH
DUNN, n. c., July 81, 1896.
People are beginning to talk politics.
Everybody is well pleased with the
Democratic candidates, both state and
national. We have organized Demo
cratic Free Silver Club Ill Dunn, and
hope by organizing fully in the county
to redeem our county, which was lost
to US in 1894. Hon. D. H. Mclean
Harnett's silver tongued orator, Is
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee.
Rev. Mr.. Leitch, Methodist minister
at this place, baptized several members
recently by immersion, something ou1
of the usual order OF things.
The effects OF the Crumpler meeting
are still felt here-prayer meetings ev
cry night in the week.
Crops in this section are the hnest
have ever seen. Corn crops are mao'
and fodder pulling will soon be the OF
der OF the day. Rains have been aoun
dant up to a few days ago.
Cum l,eriand county court has JUS
been in session. Several OF our lawyer
and toWnsInen attended.
There were three deaths in our tow
last week-one grown person anu wv
children about two years old.
7 understand that a gentleman 1ron
Baltimore is here and has DOnght d.
interest IN the South Dunn Furnltur
Factory which Is being run on l''
time now.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-06

Sick-poison is poison which makes
YOU sick. 1t comes from the stomach.
The stomach makes it out of undigest-
ed food.
The blood getsit and taints the whole
body with it. That's the way of it.
The way to be rid of it is to look af
ter your digestion.
If your food is all properly digested
there will be none left in the stomach
to make sick-poison out of.
If your stomach is too weak to see
20 this properly by itself, help it along
with few doses OF Shaker Digestive
Cordial.
That's the cure of it.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is a deli
cious, healthful, tonic cordial, made o
pure medicinal plants, herbs and wine
1t positively cures indigestion ane
prevents the formation of sick-polson.
At druggists. Trial bottles 10 cents
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-06
Pretty Home Wedding.

A quiet but beautiful home mar
riage occurred at the residence of Mr..
N. Biggs at 80 a. m. July 3Oth, 49,
Sc. The contracting parties were Miss
Annie L. Pittman and Mr.. J. A. Vance,
of Salem, N. C.
A few OF the nearest neighbors and
most intimate friends were present
to witness the marriage. The COM
pany quietly gathered In the parlor at
the appointed hour and awaited the
coming of the bride and groom. There
was no music, and no attendants. The
bride and groom quietly entered, pre-
ceded by Rev. r. T. Vann, who
in short but solemn ceremony pro-
nounced them husband and wife.
They retired and after few moments
of congratulations and good wishes by
friends Mr.. and Mrs. Vance hurried
away to take the train for Morehead
where they will spend part of their
honeymoon. The bride is well known
here and in many parts of the State
This was her original home, but fol-
several years she has lived in Salem
having been educated in Salem Female
| Academy, aud having been teachel
in that institution several years. Sb'
is accomplished and attractive and I'm
presses all who know her with he
sweet and lovely character. She ha
hosts of friends and relatives in Scot
land Neck whose most sangulne hope
and sipcerest wishes 20 out for her hap
piness.
The groom is stranger In Scotian
Neck, but is one Of the well-to-dO bus
ness men of Salem. has a large clrcl
of acquaintance ana friends in who's
esteem he holds the first place.
The COMMONWEALTH joins tn
friends of the happy pair here and else
where in the wish for their long lii,
continued prosperity and full shar
of happiness together.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-08-06

John Il. Carr of Durham and Mars.
den Bellamy of Wilmington lead the
freshman class Of 1895-'96 at the
University. They were prepared at
the Homer School, Oxford, C..
DEATH OF Mrs. DELPH1A A. DUNN
Mrs. Delphia A. Dunn, wife of Robert
Dunn, died at her home at Elm CITY
July 20, 1896, aged As years. She was
sister to Mr.. G. w. Gay. She leaves
only her husband to mourn her loss.
The remains were inferred at Elm City
July 3Oth.