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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20
CORPSE of n Child Found on the River

Captain S. s. Burruss, who runs a fiat
on the river, informs us that on the east
bank, about four miles south Of the city,
he noticed yesterday afternoon a large
number of vultures. He went ashore to
see what they were after, and found the
remains of an infant which they had de-
voured, with the exception of the frame.
1t had been tied up in a pillow case, and
Captain Burruss thinks it was a stillborn
that had probably been thrown in the
river and floated by the tide to the point
where he found it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20

It Is Owned by . Colored Man Ont In Mis-.
st. Joseph. Mo. has a negro. Country
Gordon by name. on whose head the fun-
ny writer's could base all their merry
jokelets and still confine themselves to
the truth. Gordon has probably the hard
est head In the United States. and he has
had more opportunities Of demonstrating
the fact than n other man would de
sire.
Country Gordon. says ar exchange. Is
| a virginian by birth. When q young man
| he went to Iowa to work In a coal mine.
the white miners were on a strike. and
negro labor was obtained to replace them.
Naturally the strikers were not pleasantly
disposed toward them, and the negroes
were warned to be on their guard.
One of day Gordon concluded to go to
a town in the neighborhood to get a glass
OF beer. The strikers were plentiful about
the saloon, and Gordon got his glass Of
beer quicker than he expected. but not In
the right spot. Before he had a chance
to order his liquid refreshment a striker
let him have a glass OF beer-in the head
glass and all. The glass ricochetted
harmlessly from his pate. and the strikers
began to lombard him with bottles, glass
es, bung starters and other missiles, none
Of which made any impression on him
He went pack to the mine, and a day
or two latter he fell down a shaft. He
struck on his head and was not hurt. He
developed a regular mania for falling
down the shaft, and. concluding that he
might some day land on his feet and kill
himself. he quit the business.
fession involving possibilities in the way
Of receiving falling bricks, falling from
ladders, etc., in which a hard head is a
deSideratum. One day while climbing a
ladder with q hod Of bricks a bricklayer
dropped a brick on him from the sixth
floor. 1t struck Gordon on the head and
broke the brick. AS for Gordon, he never
stopped on his way UP.
On one OCCASION he fell down three stor-
les, but as he landed on his head all dam
ages consisted Of a tearing up Of the
earth.
Once a key Of beer fell on his head.
The Earring he got extended throughout
his body. and injured his legs, but there
was no injury at the point of contact.
He was shot another time-the bullet
lattened on his skull.
On another occasion an enemy in a rage
brought down a heavy iron poker or his
head. Such a blow would nave fractured
the skull of any ordinary man. AS 1t was.
only the poker suffered. 1t was bent and
twisted. but Gordon's head remained
whole.
Gordon has engaged in numerous fights.
orally aimed their blows at his head. as
the most vulnerable point. AS a result,
he has won every fight without having to
strike a blow. His enemies a retired
with bruised knuckles and broker fingers.
When Gordon dies the physicians of st.
Joseph would like to explore that skull of
his to ascertain of what material it Is
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20
An Ex.Prfsoner Writes From the State

Farm
The following rs sent to The Messenger
by a colored ex-prisoner at the state PEN
itentiary farm known as Caledonia, in
Halifax county:
Catalonia Farm Idams,
Tillery, N. G., July IA, 81.
Editors Messenger:
Please ALLOW me space in your columns
to say that we have a vary good crop on
this farm at present, and all of the pris-
nors are well satisfied at they treatment
as about labor, but after taking they rest
at night barbarism take place mex morn
ing. Tie night guards goes in the cells
at night and make them dance and du all
kind of meanness and then HAYES them
whip mex morning. The night guards ses
that the prisnors Will not obey them, but
it is strang that they hayes so mulch
trub1e at night and the Overseers has no
truble in the day.
On the 18th of July the night guard re-
poted a prisnor hear for saucying hin
and he was taken in the commossary
and whip until he hartley could travel
] and he is now in the Hospital and the
/, DR.. ses they Is great danger. The skin
was busted On him in several places.
Though the supervisor would not consent
to strike him but a few likes, the Whip
| ping Master whip him and used the strop
to his own advantage, and sence the
negro has become to be a better guard
then was expected. Only one has es-
capped and that was by the cearlessness Of
the OFerSeer, who had the pr1SnOr to go
out of sight of the guard witch give
chance to escape. AS fur as the guards
is conSern, 1 think the negro has beat
the record and when the Enamy of right
and justice makes they way to the top
Of the surface, and behole all the prisnors
is hear, then they belth forth the smook
of deception and then say it will not du
for the negro to TAX charge Of the stock
cage as night guards. They say that the
negro is a custom to sleeping, when one
a too of the white CARDS has ben caught
sleep on duty, owen to the honesty of the
prisnors. They has been seen c%hunking
stones to wake them up reather then to
escape. The negro has to stay on duty
IL hours to the day and the white guards
IL, but after all the negro holes his pris-
nors. But a few days ago all Of the Over
seers took they squads of prisnors, count
ed them and went to they worke, and be-
hold, they left one prisnor in the cell
asleep and he awaked about Z o'clock
and he was afraid if he was cought in
there that he would be whip, so ne slip
out the stockcage gate by one of the
white guards and went to his worke
about too miles away, the prisnor having
a sentance of eight years.
Away with the Republican & Peoples
towards the negro, for US and time will
prove it to them.
Yours, EXSPRESSONENT.
And if this is denied we will say more
with proofs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20
Novel Case

Among the several cases that engaged
the attention of Justice r. II. Bunting
at his court yesterday was that OF the
state VS.. E. T. Hanna, local agent OF the
Intermediate Life Insurance Company, Of
Baltimore. Mr.. Hanna was charged with
the larceny of a policy of insurance, pay
able to Alice Faison, colored, as bene-
ficiary, and issued on the life Of Lovey
Faison. The warrant was sworn out by
one John Robertson, colored, at the in
stance, the defense contends, of a rival
Virgins insurance company doing bust
ness in this city.
The case was called before Justice Bunt-
ing a week or SD ago and by request of
counsel was set for trial yesterday.
Messrs. Marsden Bellamy and Herbert
McClammy represented the prosecution,
and Messrs. John D. Bellamy and George
l.. Peschau appeared for the defense. The
counsel for the plaintiff contends that the
policy of Insurance., the face value of
which amounted to s2os, had been obtain
ed by trick from an attendant, while the
assured was at the point of death and in
the absence from home of the beneficiary.
Alice Faison. the mother of Lovey
Faison, who died, was introduced as a
witness by the prosecution, testified
that ON the 18th of June she was absent
from home, and when she returned she
was told that Mr.. Hanna had called and
taken the policy, stating that he was
compelled to take it back as it was taken
out while Lovey Faison was sick. He
left 81, which amounted to about the
premiums that had been paid. The wit
ness testified that she never saw Mr..
Hanna then and never signed a receipt
for the returned premium.
Other witnesses were introduced to
prove that Mr.. Hanna called and got the
policy back.
Mr.. Hanna was put up by the defense
and testified that he is agent for the
Immediate Insurance Company, of Balti-
more; that when he went to Lovey Fai-
sons house to collect the premium on
her policy he found her In bed sick. She
told him she was sick when the policy
was issued, SO, according to the terms of
the contract, he took the policy back.
There was other testimony, but the
above is sufficient to show what the case
is. The counsel ON both sides addressed
the court at length, and Justice Bunting
reserved his decision till 3 D. m. tomorrow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20
A Hot Porus Plaster

"A certain Pennsylvania man will
make up his mind before he leaves the
doctors hands that he is paying very
dearly for a little unnecessary expert
ence. For the wan Of a horseshoe nail
the kingdom was lost, and for the want
of a lucifer match the Pennsylvania
man is in the hospital. 1t all happened
becaus of the usk of evening, this
condition being aided and abetted by
the additional fact that the man keeps
his porous plasters and his fly paper in
the same locality, a most reprehensible
and inexcusable habit. The victim
wanted a porous plaster, and he want
ed it in a hurry. He felt around in the
darkness and he found the fly paper. It
was as sticky as well-reguiated fly
paper has any occasion to be, and the
man mistook it for the orous plaster.
He slapped it on his chest and sought
the retirement Of his rom Therein
he went through an experience which
has perhaps never been duplicated.
That bogus plaster hadn't been in place
but a short time when the man re-
marked:
Gee whiz! but she's beginning to
catch hold!"
Ten inutes later he drew a long
breath and growled:
"Hully smoke! but this is hot stuff"
And then the rest Of the family was
suddenly reused up by a mingling Of
war dance and earthquake, and the
wild shrieks OF a man in limited COS
tune, who was f1ercely believing:
Help, help, murder, fire, police, WOW.
WOW, wow!"
When they drew the fly paper from
him the cover Of his chest came with
it. and the doctor found hat the hinges
Of three Of his ribs were nearly pulled
from their sockets.
He'll know the difference mex time.
Plain Dealer. >.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
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The president sends ITO the senate the
nomination Of Terrence v. Powderly
of Pennsylvania, to be commissioner
general of immigration.
In Atlanta, Ga, under a decision by
the attorney general, it is probable
all water and gas plants n al
other forms Of municipal property
which may pay a revenue, will hereaf-
ter be returned for taxation.
At Toronto, Ont, Peter Martin, who
tore down a stars and stripes from the
city hall Friday, was fined $1.O0 and
costs or thirty days in Jail as a dis
orderly, in the police court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20
Acquitted for Killing his Wife's Lover.

Lexington, KY, July 17.-City Judge
Gray Falkener acquitted Jacob S. Har-
ris for killing his wife's lover, Thomas
H. Z. Merritt, here last Friday night.
holding that the action of the man
who avenged the destruction of his
blasted married life and his dishonored
children by striking down the destroy
er, after all. must be determined at
the bar Of human nature n human
nature will excuse the one who so
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20
The Accident to Emperor William.

London, July 1S.-A special dispatch
from Berlin says that the fact that En-
peror William is returning to Kiel for
an examination of the eye recently in
tured, confirms the fears that the acct
dent is more serious thar has been adj
mitted, the danger growing out Of the
general low health Of the kaiser.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-20

A new measuring bottle is filled with
two different sized reservoirs on opposite
sides OF the neck with outlets at the bot
tom. in which corks are inserted. the bot
tie being tipped on one side to fill a reser-
voir holding the amount Of liquid desired
when the bottle Is brought upright and
the cork withdrawn to allow the liquid to
flow out.
Griggs courier., 1897-11-19
PIGS AND THEIR CARE.

Do not let your hogs bed in old filthy
sheds. nor about straw, dirt or manure
piles.
To prevent disease among your hogs
quarantine all newly bought pigs or
hogs, until you know them to be free
from disease.
A hog in the torment of itching with
out the pleasure of scratching, seems
very uncomfortable. Set up a post for
him to rub upon. -.-..-- .,.- ..,.-.-..
All grain fed to hogs should be per-
fectly sound. Heated or moIdy corn
will cause intestinal worms and bring
on attacks of diarrhoea.
The hog. like the buckwheat berry,
fills best when the cool nights come.
When the pig points porkward, push
him along toward the barrel.
Keeping swine around the home and
farm buildings. as you would house
dogs. is like trying TO make farm hands
of tramps; they become unmitigated
buisances, of no use to themselves noe
to, anyone else:
slop for hog feed at night should be
prepared in the morning. and that for
the morning feed should be prepared at
night. 1t will become softened by be-
ing kept, and the temperature Of the
feed will generally be better.-Rural
World.
Griggs courier., 1897-11-19

that they are of minor Importance when
considered in connection with the vital
matter of being able readily to identify
every individual in ones herd. It is
doubtful whether any system of perma.
nent marks has more to recommend il
than this. The marking is easily done
in calfhood and cannot be readily
changed or obliterated thereafter; SO
that ear numbers could be written upon
certificates of registry to pass with the
animal from owner to owner as con.
stant means of Identification, and thus
become an aid in the maintenance of q
reliable record of pure bred animals.
A notch in bottom of left ear equals I,
two notches equal2.
A notch in top of left ear equals 3, two
notches equal 6, three notches equal9.
A notch in bottom of right ear equals
10, two notches equal20.
A notch in top of right ear equals 3d.
two notches equal GO. three notches
equal 80.
A notch in end of left ear equals 100.
A notch in end of right ear equals 200.
A hole in end of left ear equals 400.
A hole in end of right ear equals 500.
A hole in bottom of left ear eouals
1000.
From these various notches number.
can be made from to 1000. In the alb.
sence of a special punch Dana's "cattle
ear tag punch" can be used, cutting
sidewisc (of the punch) a U-shaped
notch, 5-1o of an incl! deep by BIG of an
inch wide.
Example.-Notches made as follow.
represent 217.
I notch in bottom Of left ear equals. ..... ::
2 notches In top of left ear equals. .....,,,
! notch in bottom Of right ear equals. -. Ii
notch In end Of right ear equals. .2W
Total equals No. p;
Griggs courier., 1897-11-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The smallest horse in the world ID q
Shetland pony owned by the Marchese
Carcano. in Milan. 1t is "a inches high,
and when standing beside it's owner
the pony's back is only an inch above
his knee.
in Bucharest, Roumania, women
perform some of the severcst forms of
labor. They mix the mortar and carry
it, as well as the bricks, to the topmost
stories of buildings in course of con-
struction.
I'm some of the European art gal
leries the dust is removed from the
paintings and statuary by means of an
air pump, jet of air being thrown
with great force against the article
which needs busting.
-Alexander' R. Bell, who recently
died in Augusta county, Va, was one OF
five brothers who together had 10 sons.
All of the 10 fought in the late war as
members of Capt. Cushing's company
of the Fifth Virginia regiment, Stone.
wall brigade.
An anarchist society in Italy Sc.
cretly DEGREES the death of ten rich
men every month, so that their wealth
will then be scattered among new hands
The dread of death, the anarchists
claim, will make the rich less pompous
and more generous.
in Buda-Pesth, Hungary, the elec.
trio cars run underground in clean
airy and well-lighted tunnels. They
start and stop, gradually, without a
jerk, it is comfort to ride in them
and they never run over people, TO,
pedestrians are not permitted in the
tunnels.
The Rhind manuscript, deciphered
some 30 years ago.. a hieratic papyrus
now in the British museum, written by
an Egyptian priest, Ahmes, about 1900
B. c.. is the oldest ineligible mathe.
matical work extant. Another and old.
er roll on mathematical subject ex
lists, but has not yet been deciphered.
Paris has, apart from two places
where paupers can spend the night, IA
asylums for the homeless, which last
year lodged 144,O37 persons, of whom
1857 were women and 2,606 children
Among the dodgers were 246 profes.
sors and teachers, 1S students, 5 au.
thors, S journalists, 12O actors and
singers, 30 musicians, 16 music teachers
etc.
Griggs courier., 1897-11-19
AN AMBITIOUS GIRL.
From the New Era. Greenburr. Ind

From the New Era. Greenburg. Ind.
This paper recently received information
that the ten year old daughter of MIR. Nj. Ry-
bolt, OF Hartsville. Ind, had been cured OF
a severe illness. The case seemed more than
an ordinary one, and consequently special
representatiye was sent to investigate.
The Rybolts are well-to-do farmers living
about two miles southwest of Hartsville
When the reporter called Mr.. and Mrs. Ry-
bolt and their daughter in question, Louise,
We're at home. also the other three children
Louise is the oldest. She had been going to
school tor four years, and was formerly in
very good health, but for the past year or
more she had been ill.
,oa;osJ a year f. ago the present winter it was
health. For a time the cause could not be
ascertained, but it was finally decided that
it was from ove-.study. 1t has always been
the ambition of Louise to educate herself as
soon as possible, for she was anxious to
graduate from the common branches early,
parents promised she could do as soon as
she should finish the common branches.
How many children by diligent study to
achieve their ambitions are injuring their
health: 1t was SO in this case. The child
studied hard all day and often far into the
tion of her teacher and of all the school by
her aptness, and rapid learning.
For some time Louise experienced an in
disposition which she would not make
known to her parents, for fear they would
have her remain from school. Her head
ache soon became uncomfortable. and was
time grown pale and weak.
One day she became suddenly sick at
school, and was taken home.
For several weeks she suffered from a
fever, and the physicians could not rally
her,. her; A neighbor urged them to. try DR..
they finally did with splendid results.
Louise began getting better at once. and by
the time she had consumed ten boxes of the
pills she was cured. =. ~
=. What you have written is true" said
Mrs. Ryboft. 81 don't think Louise would
iiams Pink Pills 1i for Pale % Peopie =; She m is Is
in perfect health to-day, and able to re enter
1--WE are using these pills in our family
when we need medicine, and find that they
do more good than doctors medicines, and
they are not nearly so expensive. would
is sick, and can especially recommend them
in any case similar to Louise's."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain, in condensed form, all the ele-
ments necessary to give new life and rich:
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves; They are an unfailing specific for
such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial
paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica. neural.
gia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after
effect of Ia grippe, palpitation of the heart,
pale and sallow .complexions, all forms of
weakness either in male or female. These
pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent
or six boxes for $3.50 (they are never sold il,
bulk or by the l00), by addressing DIR. Will.
liams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, NY.
Griggs courier., 1897-11-19
CLEANING THE STABLE.
An Autumn Duty Which No Dairymar
Should NEGLECT,

An Autumn Duty Wn1Cn NO O01rym IN
Should Neglect.
Besides keeping the COW stable clean
day by day when used, there should be
athorough annual cleaning, and there is
no time when it can be better done
than at this season of the year. In this
process the whole stable should be
emptied and all remnants of fodder,
manure and litter be carried away. The
whole stable is then to be kept clean,
including corners, cracks and crevices
in walls and floor, and all cobwebs be
removed. The sweepings and litter
should be buried beneath the manure
heap or plowed under. If there is nov
for coarse folders over the stable. with
cracks or holes in the ceiling above
the stalls, any remaining fodder in the
NOW. should be removed and all swept
clean. After cleaning the stable scrub
all woodwork with hot water and then
whitewash it. by whitewashing, the
stable becomes lighter and more cheer
full, the woodwork is preserved. and the
Development of micro-organisms, to i'm.
pure future milk, is checked. II any
contagious disease has appeared in the
stable, then it should be thoroughly dis
infected. Evil micro-organisms are SO
plentiful in filthy stable that it is i'm
possible to even get one milking from
q COW within it without having the milk
well charged with these destructive. in
visible organisms of evil portent.-Prac-
teal Farmer
Griggs courier., 1897-11-19
AUTUMN JELL,Es.
Directions for Preparing Ounces
Grapes and Wild Plums.

Directions for Preparing Quinces,
Grapes and Wild Plums.
The three autumn jellies advisabl for
housekeepers to make are ounce, grape
and wild plum-the last named being
finer for game than any jelly made.
The method of making, after the juice
is procured, is the same for all. Measure
the juice and boil for 20 minutes; add
pint of granulated sugar which has
been heated in the oven for each pint
of the juice, and as soon as it is thor
oughly dissolved skim and fill into
tumblers, each having in it a silver
spoon to prevent cracking. Jelly SO
made will never fail.
To procure the ounce juice just cover
the parings and cores left from the pre-
served fruit (from which al1,stems and
defective parts have been left out) with
cold water; boil until soft, mash and
drain. An equal weight of tart apples
may be added and cooked with the par
ings.
The point in grape jelly is to have the
grapes at their best stage, which is just
when they are red, before turning pur-
pie. Ripe grapes, of course, can be
made into jelly, but it is not nearly so
fine flavor or color. Stem the grapes,
add pint of water to six quarts, heat
slowly (mashing them), and boil gently
until all the juice is freed; strain. Wild
grapes make fine jelly. The wild
plums must be covered with cold water,
brought to boil, cooked to soft mass,
and strained.-Chicago Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1897-11-19
FASHION NOTES.
seasonable Items About Dress 10
the Ladies'.

Seasonnble Items About Dress for
the Ladies'.
A curious. caprice is that which was
followed out ut recent wedding, when
the maid of honor wore dress of pink
chiffon trimmed with black velvet.
Black is seldom worn at weddings.
There is superstition that it is un-
lucky, except for the quite elderly la
dies of the families, but latterly dis.
position has been shown to introduce
black velvet into wedding outfits, es.
pecially as trimming material.
A stylish bit of headgear for a miss
is of fine, thin felt made over frame
and piped at the edge of the brim with
velvet. The trimming is of rolls Of
bias velvet, arranged in puffs and loops
around the crown, large cluster Of
flowers at one side, and lace scarf,
caught at intervals around the edge Of
the brim, complete the trimming.
An exquisitely pretty hat is made Of
velvet. The brim is moderately wide,
rolled up at one side and completely
covered on the upper side with thick
ostrich plumes. Ends of the plumes
fall over each side of the brim at the
back, and upright feathers are sup
ported against one side of the crown.
An autumn hat is of braid made of
felt. The brim is wide and slightly
rolled up at the sides; the trimming is
an enormous fan made of loops of vel
vet ribbon, tapping one against another.
On either side of this fan are thick,
heavy plumes that droop slightly over
the sides of the hat.
Specially handsome and becoming are
the dancing dresses of crepe-de-C Chine.
They are made up over silk and are
trimmed in the most elaborate fashion
with ribbons, ruffies, ruchings and lace.
IN. Y. Ledger.