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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-29
Buffers Charge Against the Railway Com
mission
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., October Ex-senator
Butler says in his paper today it has
information which leads it to believe
the Western Union Telegraph Company
is attempting to work a deal with the
railway commission, and that the plan
seems to be to remand the injunction
case to the commission from the federal
courts, and then have the message rate
fixed at Is cents, on condition that the
company pays more taxes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-29
Lee Soon to Sail for H.v.n.

Richmond, Va, October 27.-Consul
General Fitzhugh Lee said today that
he expected to remain here until next
Tiesday. to cast his vote in the state
election, soon after which he would 60
to New York and said foy Cuba.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-29

London, October G.-The Times In it's
financial article this morning says: We
understand that British capitalists prom
ised only El 10000 toward the purchase
Of the Union Pacific railway, the other
ES. 600 600 being found in the United
States. Moreover. half Of that q, ,o0o, 600
has since been taken over by American
capitalists, so that only E500.0O0 VIII leave
London, while the United States govern
ment IS not expected to disturb New
York by blocking up a hole with R10 Co.,
900. but will leave It with the banks on
deposits.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-29

After serious illness, like typhoid
fever, pneumon44, or the grip, HOODS
sarsaparilla haS wonderful strength.
giving power.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-29
FRAUD In PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS CHEATING THEIR AS
SISTANTS OUT OF PAY

An Agricultural College Student Injured
by Street Car - Hatteras Lightship
Weathers the Storm - Russell Being
Laughed at for His Self Interview on
Free Passes-Reward Offered for Convic-
tiOn of Persons Who Punishsd d the Unru1y
Elephant
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-29

Hoods Pills are prompt, efficient, al
ways reliable, easy 70 take, easy to
operate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-29
Catarrh is = Dfsease

Which requires a constitutional rem
edy. It cannot be cured by local appli-
cations Hoods Sarsaparflla Is WON
derfully successfully in curing catarrh
because It eradicates from the blood the
scrofulous taints which cause 1t. Suf-
fererS with catarrh find q cure in
Hoods SaIsaparlla, even after other
remedies utterly fail.
Hoods Pills are prompt, efficient, al
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
field the animal will go along quietly
and will make no trouble.-M. 7. Bane,
In Orange Judd Farmer.
Care of I'm plcm emf t.,


One of the causes OF hard times Is the
lack Of care in housing and caring for
implements. Too frequently we see
costly implements left unhoused from
one season to the next; the plow per-
haps standing in the furrOw where the
hired man unhitched from 1t last fall,
or possibly turned upside down as an
extra precaution; the binder standing
IN the corner Of the field or the back
yard. where In company with the cul-
tivators. 1t furnishes convenient roost
for the chickens at night and play
thing for the children in the daytime.
Under such circumstances lots Of good
big dollars are simply thrown away.
The life Of the implements is cut down
much less than half; and yet the shift
less farmer wonders why he doesn't get
ahead! OF course many other things
conspire to make his lot hard one just
now-a!beit he is really better Off than
most Of his brethren in town--but lit
tie care in this regard would save hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars every
year to the farmers Of this country
Exchange.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
How 1t Feels to He Blown I'm.

One of the most exciting episodes IL
my life,' said Gen. Dudley Avery, re.
Gently. to a New Orleans newspaper
man. was during a thunder storm a
number Of years ago on Avery Island
when 10000 pounds Of dynamite ex.
ploded. 1t was most extraordinary
happening. and the most remarkable
thing OF the affair was that | lived tc
tell the take. l was in the vicinity OF
the building in which the dynamite
was stored. and when the storm came
on took shelter under Il shed which
was some distance removed from the
explosion, and which was used rs O
blacksmith shop by a man who was
employed in this capacity, and who
served with me during the war; and a,
the battle Of Shiloh. We were chatting
together when felt n shock, and then
to my surprise. l saw the blacksmith
going up in the air. watched him
pass through the roof Of the shed, bu,
the man, who. by the way, was ar
Ir1shmln did not seem to get any fur.
Their from me. Then l realized that
was going up too. l suppose we must
have assembled for thirty Or forty feet
and then we came down with a rush
reaching the earth a little disfigured
and with lungs in state Of collapse
When we caught our breath the Irish.
man remarked between his gasps that
little thing like that couldn't scare
US, as we'd both been in explosions
before. He was wounded badly, how.
ever, while escaped with few
scratches. We found upon coming down
that the lightning had exploded the
10000 pounds Of dynamite. Where the
storehouse had stood there was a hole
in the ground about thirty feet deep
and with diameter Of fully sixty feet
shaped like funnel. Trees Is the vi.
entity were burned black, and an oak
tree two feet thick that had stood
twenty feet from the building was torn
into shreds so fine that scarcely a yes.
tige could be found. l have been
afraid to go near dynamite ever since. ~
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Electricity and Music,

An electrical attachment for pianos
has recently been patented. A current
is made to flow through the strings Of
the instrument, powerful magnet be-
ing the most essential part Of the con-
trivance. When a key is struck. the
corresponding string vibrates in the u.s.
ual manner; but it continues to vibrate
and to produce the note until the key Is
released. Incidentally, owing to the
electrical action, the harmonics are
brought out in wonderful way. 1t Ia
suggested that much might be done for
acoustic effect by stringing wires over
the ceiling and walls of concert halls
and theaters. II properly arranged.
they would respond sympathetically to
the sounds of human voices or of mu-
steal instruments. The singers notes
would actually play upon n gigantic
Aeollan harp, and wonderful harmonic
results might be brought out. This
idea, so far as known. has never been
tried. There Is no telling how far the
harmonics might be helped by causing
an electric current to flow through the
wires, as in the case of the piano.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Hinto.
Hint0.
Bounce the lazy hired man.
EcOnOmiZe labor on the farm.

Hints.
Bounce the lazy hired man.
Economize labor on the farm.
Kill the hens that lay no eggs
Push every acre for all it Is worth.
Don't monkey with the board of
trade.
Keep an account with each field on
the farm.
The direct shipment Of grain to cities
as rule does not pay.
Don't get swindled by slick tongued
impostOrs from the city.
Glover improves the soil and makes
the best hay" In the world.
No soil was ever SO rich that It could
not probably utilize the manure made
on the farm.
IL you can do twice the work with
a new machine than you can with your
old one. buy a new one.
Patronize your home people. Sell
your grain to the local buyer unless
you know he is swindling you.
Cultivate a bitter enmity to every
weed that grows. Try to feel toward
u % Q dog does toward q cat.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
,..,,sehOLD PRAYER

,,,,; feeble. a point'sss PIN
T.. n sesn.o ut bu,tOnhole'
now an ',ri il, or shoe-lace weak
Us, iaa' ,urn .'hindside before
= 'n e. ' least regard 3D., ds,,ve, VI.
,sif,less, thriftless wife,
l,,sr who doesn't care
Pc! s end. who doesn't see or know
i a.'I ,tsel sui up the floor.
who thinks it foollsnnes'
|. ,,,tle ones to snore,
pc n'D' Good Lord, deliver US.
| ,u man. needless woman
pusbtless boy or sirA'
,hs world half upside down
whirr. a whisk, a whirl;
nch IS these and many more'
4 20 on our way.
y nj may graciously be free
kr. Let Us Pray"
=" Good Lord, deliver Us.
! Housekeeping.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Famous Spot in History,

The most important public square in
Paris, and one of the handsomest in
the whole world, is the Place de Ia
Concorde. In the center rises the ODE
lisk Of Luxor. presented by the pasta
Of Egypt to Louis Philippe. 1t is flank
ed on either side by a large fountain
The Place de la CorcOrde seems some
what wrongly called, in view of the
history of the spot. One hundred and
fifty years ago it was an open field
But in 174S the city accepted the gra.
ciOus permission Of Louis XIV. to erect
a statue to him here. The place then
took his name and retained 1t till the
new regime, in 1859, melted down the
statute and converted it into 2-cent
pieces. On the Both Of May, 1910, dur,
ing an exhibition Of fireworks here, a
panic took place and 1900 people were
trampled to death and 1900 more were
severely injured. The occasion was
the attempt Of the people to express
by grand celebration, their unbound.
ed JOY at the recent marriage of the
young dauphin with the Austrian prin.
cess Marie Antoinette. On the 21st of
January, 1893, they gathered here
again in immense numbers to see the
head of the same dauphin, now Louis
XVI, chopped off by the sharp guillo-
tine. During the next two years the
spot well earned its title place Of the
Revolution" for the guillotine did not
cease it's work until Marie Antoinette.
Charlotte. Nine. Elizabeth (the kings
sister. Robespierre. and more than
$500 persons had persisted by Its dead
ly oke.-ChautauQuan.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
How to Tell a Horse's Age,

"The popular idea that the age Of a
horse can always be told by looking at
his teeth" said n veterinary surgeon,
"is not entirely correct. After the
eighth year the horse has no more new
teeth. 50 that the tooth method is use
less for telling the age of horse which
Is more than 8 years old. As soon as
the set Of teeth is complete, however, a
wrinkle begins to appear on the upper
edge Of the lower eyelid, and a. new
wrinkle is added each year, SO that to
get at the age Of horse more than &
years old you must figure the teeth plus
the wrinkles"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

Mind" said Mr.. Romer, selecting a
cigar from his case. "Of course not
If he doesn't"
they walked on for little in silence
MT. Romer putting at his cigar.
WELL" he said at length you're
very serious, vi. What are you think.
ing of? The silly boy?"
stupid old Dick" said Mrs. Rom ,r
gianclng at her husband. Il was
thinking of you. You are so sensible
Dick-so horribly sensible. The Lud,
gate.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
ShaYinn Wood Made EaaY.

Useful for making AK handles, single
trees and for trimming wood for other
purposes is a horse, similar in purpose
to the harness makers stitching horse
By the horse portrayed below, a stock
can be dressed into almost any shape
by means Of sharp drawing knife
The head should move slowly In the
mortises and the pin in the inch hole
through the upper plank and lower
part Of head should not be too tight,
but SO as TO raise or lower the head for
shaving light or heavy timbers easily
The bottom plank. a, il feet long, S
inches wide and 9 inches thick. Upper
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
kamr Corn for Swine,

h0mr Corn Tor Swine.
Kafiir corn for swine should be fed
In connection with other foods. The
Kansas experiment station ground and
soaked over night red Kaffir corn and
fed 1t to lot Of four hogs from No
vember 7 to January %, but gains In
flesh were 50 light 1t seemed lmpossi-
BILE to fatten the hogs, so feed con.
sisting Of red Katfir corn two-thirds
and shorts one-third was fed with
greatly improved results. A mixture
OF twO-thirls corn meal and one-thiri
soy bean meal has given better results
than Kaffir corn and soy bean meal.
Red Kafir corn meal Is not az good a
feed for hogs as corn meal, but when
either kaffir corn or corn meal La mix
ed with soy bean meal the results are
highly satisfactory.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Pond Alive with Goldftsb.

Ferdinand Marker, a prosperous far
mer at Malvern. near Canal Dover.
Ohio, has novel feature on his land
in a pond Of large area which Is liter
ally alive with goldfish. Several years
ago he placed two in the pond and
these have multiplied until there seems
to be millions of them,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

breokInV COIts 10 Harnea0,
Put a strong halter on the colt and
tie In a double stall with steady work
horse. Put on only the harness Mt first
and let them remain thus for day or
two. Faster n pulley (a) ut top and
back Of stall. also one Co at back,
about two feet from ground. Arrange
double trees. rope. and weight as
shown In illustration. The weight
should be about 800 or 400 pounds. AZ
ter Harvesting the colt with the old
horse. attach the weight and let the
colt pull at it. When taken to the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

front ut night, as 1t keeps out the enc
mics OF the chicks. but lets In pure air.
1t is for lack Of proper ventilation that
many broods fail to grow thrifty. Re-
move the surface Of the loan In the
barrel occasionally and put In a coat
ing Of fresh earth.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
FARMERS SHAVING HORSE.

plank, b, is 8 feet long. 8 inches wide
and ? inches thick. The head, c. is q
inches thick and from d to e Is inches
long: the piece passing through the
mortise is ! by inches. The hole. n,
Is for pin to hold the head In place as
well as to raise or lower head by
means Of the several pin holes at o.
Farm and Home,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

RObert-Is Harry fond of female 80.
ciety?
Richard--Immoderately. I've known
him to play whist with three women
Boston Transcript.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Not She.

Kean-Isn't your wife afraid to drive
that horse?
Steam-NOt at all. It's the people she
meets who are scared.-Hartford
Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

1t will be found that while the soil IL
kept loose by blowing and cultivation
its capacity for absorbing and holding
water y much greater than where It y
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
A Shady Chicken Coon,

Shelter ut night, and shade for the
heat Of the day, are both provided for
in the coop shown In the accompany
Ing cut, reproduced from the American
Agriculturist A barrel, with bit
Of the head left in. Is placed upon its
side and partly filled with dry loan.
Above Is stretched square Of cheap
cotton cloth, as shown In the sketch. IL
the hen Is to he kept from running
with the chicks. she can be tied to the
stake In front, or Stats can be nailed
across the front Of the barrel. A square
frame, covered with coarse wire cloth,
makes IN excellent protection for the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

Pillow Points,
Plow points are often Improperly
sharpened. Some blacksmiths slope
the plowshare all the way to the edge,
live n cultivator shovel. A point 80
sharpened will Always give trouble,
running too deep. and II the ground Ii
very hard the point will soon round up
and the pillow refuse ample penetration
unless the ground Is rather soft. In
working the steel. 1t is better to heat II
slowly. In temperlng. heat to a cherry
red and dip In water. When taken out
II blue color immerse again, and that
will tougher 1t. II the pillow Is rusty.
1t Is a good plan to oil the share often
with kerosene. In painting iron work.
an excellent paint Is made Of graphite
mixed with linseed OIL The color IL
black, the paint sticks well and forms
a fine coating for tin roofs. Farmers
should paint the sheet-iron work on
their binders and other machinery.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25

neglected. Thus every weed and sur
plus growth must be scrupulously kept
down. as everything that grows is con.
stantly drawing moisture from the soil.
II We can get the upper and lower
moisture in the soil to meet the battlA
Is won. II. however, there Is a dry
streak Of soil foot or more below the
surface, vegeta ton will suffer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
Wide Tires.


1t has been truly said that no othei
single element, except ignorant road
making, adds SO much To the heavy
burden Of supporting the highways a.
the use OF narrow tires, which cut IN
the roads instead Of ironing them
smoothly down. The horses hoofs, Of
course, chop up the road somewhat,
but 1t Is mere surface irritation com.
pared with the deep aud fatal wounds
made by the narrow tired wheels when
once rut Is started.
Build a reasonably good road and
equip the vehicles with wide tires,
with the tread Of the rear wheels DIFF.
ferent from that OF the front wheels,
SO as not to follow In the same path,
and the surface will not be rutted al
all. The wheels serve as rollers, and,
instead Of cutting up the roads, they
make them better. We tax ourselves
poor to keep our highways in order
and then carefully select wagons which
will undo the work as quickly a. pos.
sible.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-12-18

Tomorrow has been set apart
as peace Sunday. At the instance
of Bishop Capers every Episco-
pal minister in the dioces of South
Carolina will preach on the prev.
aIence of crime in the State. He
also requested all ministers Of 9th
er churches to preach on the same
subject and resolution was
adopted at the recent annual con-
ference of the Methodist church
that all ministers of that denoml
nation comply with the Bishops S
request.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-12-18
FEELING IN ROCK HILL.
Impressions of the Smallpox Scare.
Suspension of Winthrop.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Rock Hill, Dec 16. Everybody
is holding up warning hand when
his friend comes near him and the
current slang just now is, "Not
on your vaccination"
Our people are about over the
excitement which naturally pre-
vailed last week. Beyond that
there is nothing new in the situa-
ton. There is no fear of n spread
of the disease as precautions were
promptly taken. The young
man who got it in Atlanta is now
entirely out OF danger and is get
ting on finely. Trade is begin
ming to assume more encourag-
ing shape though the country peo-
pie are still little shy.
The board of trustees of Win
throp college met at the college last
evening with the following mem
bers present: His Excellency,
the governor, DR. f S Joyes, Hon
& w McLaurin, Hon W n Elder,
Hon A Fl Patterson, Hon. w j
Roddey, DR. T A Crawford and
Hon w ID Mayfield.
The report of the medical COM
mission was presented to them by
Governor Ellerbe. 1t was receiv-
ed as information.
Upon the earnest recommends
ton of that commission in order
to allay all uneasiness in the hearts
of the parents of the students and
the friends of the college in the
State it was resolved to adjourn
the session of the college until the
3rd of January.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-12-18
Another Election Will Probably
be Ordered

In the matter of reorganizing
the town under the general law of
the State provided for towns of
1000 population or more, there
will, In all pro liability, be another
election ordered at once. The
proposition was only defeated by
two votes in the recent election.
Barely majority of the qualified
voters turned out at the polls SO
confident were they that the prop
osition would carry and our town
bekept in line with other progress
i've towns. y majority of the
qualified voters have already sign
ed petition for another election
which will he presented to the
council at once. We do not see
that the council can ignore the pc
titlon, so prepare your ballots.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-12-18
Contagion of Smallpox.

Speaking of smallpox the other
day, anent the development of the
case in Rock Hill, DR. Miles Wal
ker said to the reporter, that the
disease was extremely difficult of
correct diagnosis, even to expert
cnced physicians until after the
development of the eruption. Up
on the development of the erup-
ton, or pOX, then anyone who
had ever seen a case Of the disease
ought 70 he ut once familiar with
1t. lie went on to say also ths I
smallpox is very different from
many other contagious diseases in
the matter of infection. In most
contagious disease, the danger Of
Infection is greatest when the fe-
vcr begins to arise. Not 50 with
smallpox. There is positively no
danger Of infection until after the
eruption develops; but from the
virus Of this eruption, of course,
the disease is easily communicated,
and any article of whatever nature
that may have been touched by a
smallpox patient, is source of
danger until thoroughly disinfcct-
ed. "-YorkvilIe Enquirer.
The best NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-12-18
\ Good Butter Cow.

MIR l. p Funderburk, who lives
several miles south. west of town,
has a half Jersey COW from which
he has sold during the past twelve
months 80 pounds of butter, av
eraging 138 cents per pound, max
ing total of S42. 90 he has reali-
zed from the sale of butter during
the year, In addition Mr. F., has
supplied his own table with but.
ter.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-12-18
Items from the Rock Hill Herald


Mrs Jane Cook, formerly Miss
Secrest of Lancaster, is lying hope
lessly sick ut the home of DR. j f
Massey in this city.
-Mcssrs Fretwell and Russell
have finished about half the work
of filling in the Catawba River
trestle of the q X & G. road.
About 175, 600 yards of earth will
he required to complete the fill
and about 10000 yards have al
ready been dumped in.
Sam Belk, darkey from
Lancaster who was celebrating
Christmas somewhat in advance
of the date, lost the middle finger
of his lett hand and a joint of the
first finger and had the flesh torn
from the thumb by the premature
explosion of cnnnOn cracker.
Sale of cannon crackers onght to
~ rohibited hy ordinance. They
are dangerous to person and prop
cry.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-12-18
Bee ,tv IN BIO u Dee :.

% Hn: a &C IA ssiu,
va "a Il care =
% orr U.Oo,- and
y c. Wi Y up rue lozy
fa ia IL, ~ miur e. from
y b.. oi,, il hani-n Jim
co-a ack e,Js. aud
F i rs uir xion b TAX
rt aS fr t- rent
D.. - t., Sf'cttoh { Irt zeal
4 D.seus
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-12-18
TIE GREAT
FEVER PREVENTIVE A N D
HEALTH REST0RER.
CALiSAYA TG91c IR2S

Prevents fever, cures bilious
and intermittent fcvers, regulates
the Liver and Kidneys, and aids
digestion. Gives color and fresh.
ness to.pale, sallow thin people.
The complexion becomes clear,
smooth and free from blotches,
pimples and blackheads.
The action of
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-12-18
Cattle Wanted i.

Having gone in with Mr. J NJ
Hood in the cattle business, we
are ready to pay the best prices
for cattle ut any time they may
he brought to our stables. We
want young steers especially.
III. y. Gregory ( Co.