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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03

Gen. shaftcr says the navy depart
ment did not give him vote u thanks
fof securing the release NJ Lieut.. Hob
son. How much moro does the portly
general want than the credit given
him for capturing Santiago. which In
cludes all tho incidents directly con-
nccted with the army's Victory thore7
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03

Utah sympathizcs with Colorado and
wyoming In the losses caused by the
blizzard there. aud Is thankful that the
blk storm landed In those valleys 80
gently ~ TO cause practically no loss.
while the snow was yet 20 abundant
az 10 be OF great value to the agricul-
tural Interests OF the state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03

a morning contemporary, banicd and
defeated. now has recourse to BIAS
phemous aud imbeciie scoiling That IL
natural and excludes rctort. But how
can Latter-day Saints In any way sup
port paper that docs not even show
decent respect for the name OF the
Dnfty9
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03

An The cuban railways appear to
have been basrcd by New York syn
dictate. II IL In order now FOR the
capitalists who failed In the compc-
tltion to say the game was no, worth
the powder"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03

The present snowstorm throughout
tho state is seasonable, profitable, and
all that But little sunshine and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-03

An attempt is hcing nai' 20 ict ont
rral nnd breakfast foods under can-
troll nj "a Trust II would appear that
not much else II loft now for the trusts
a. get "a gr.p on.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-10-11
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Held Up Canyon Stage but
Didn't Make Wages.

The Canyon City stage, operated by
McEwen 4 Sloan, bound for Sumpter,
was held up and robbed about 8 o'clock
Sunday evening on Huckleberry flats.
Fred McCarter was driving. It was
his fourth trip over this route. To a
MINER man he gave this account Of the
affair:
81 heard some one ahead Of me call out
to stop. 1t was SO dark that could see
no one, and thought 1t was the driver Of
the westbound stage, so pulled off to the
right to give him room to pass. After
waiting rzoment and hearing nothing
more, asked why he didn't drive on;
when the highwayman remarked, with an
oath, that he meant business and fired
his gun into the air. That convinced me
that 1t wasn't the other stage; that was
up against it. The fellow told me to
throw down the express bag, which did,
without any further argument. He then
asked me II had any passengers, and
when ! told him one, he gave me permis.
sion to drive on-and drove on. don't
think the man got anything. When |
got to the next station ! telephoned back
to the last one, and found out that the
west bound stage had not been molested,
as thought II would be-"
The passenger In the stage at the time
was Mr.. Southwick. The robbery oc.
Cured In Grant county. The officials
there were notified Of the affair. Fred
McCarter says that he knows now that
the man was an amateur highwayman,
and thinks he Is one of those tenderfeet
from the prairies.
The express agent here, W. c. Hose.
asom, says that the man didn't make
wages; that by the same stage a bag
came In with some money, and that the
driver threw him an empty one.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-10-11
The Sumptes Club.

y At a meeting Of about fifty citizens Of
Sumptnr at Ellis opera house Friday
evening, for the organization Of club Of
a social nature, w. L. Vinson was chosen
chairman and Frank Mosby, secretary.
Nearly all Of those present signed them.
selves charter members and committee
was appointed, composed Of Gen. c. S.
Warren, chairman, c. }. Johns, Sam r.
Stott, William Stinson, A. W. Ellis and
N. t. Thornton to solicit members
among the business, mining and profes.
sional men Of the city. A. P. Goss, one
Of Sumpter's new bankers, was elected
treasurer. The name Of the new organi.
zation selected was The Sumpter Club.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-10-11

On the arrival here Of the afternoon
train from Sumpter, there Is almost daily
witnessed a rush to the First National
bank before 1t closes at ; p. m. Yester.
day afternoon the bank was thronged
with these incoming passengers and bus.
mess was done over hours. A reporter
noticed that one gentleman drew up
checks for over 5000 In making pay.
ments to Baker county residents. Baker
City Democrat.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-10-11
Wants to Personally Behold Sumpter.

Mayor F. w. Vincent and wife and ex.
Mayor 7. c. Taylor and wife, Of Pendle.
ton, were distinguished visitors In Stump.
ter Saturday last. Their visit was one Of
combined business and pleasure, the pros.
poets OF Sumpter as field for judicious
investment having attracted the gentle.
men. Primarily, however, the trip was
made for purposes Of sightseeing. zone
wants to personally behold this Sumpter,
about which so much Is being said and
written," said Mr.. Taylor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-01
THE STYLE OF LINCOLN.
Some Felicitous Expressions
From His Tongue and Pen.
HIS NODES OF THOUGHT ORIGINAL.

Free From Pedantry, His Literary
Polish Was Racy Of the EARLY
HWest"-Lo8ty and Impressive Sem
fences and Staging Sarcasm.
Copyright, 1889. by the Author.l
Propertius says that "the ivy thrfves
best when left to itself the wild straw
barry in rocky shades. and wild birds
sing better than art can teach Them"
The accuracy Of this view is attested.
az often before, BY the example which
Mr.. Lincoln has given to the world in
his literary style, which exhibits pow
er and when needed q delioaoy Of ex-
preston unexcelled in the literature Of
its kind in modern days. Mr.. Lincoln
received no education except the mere
learning to read and write. and all else
was acquired either by desultory read
ing Of classical authors or by attrition
with his fellows Of the frontier prao-
toe. who had obtained such degree Of
literary polish as was practicable in the
early days Of the region known as ''the
west" Nor is there anything forced or
pedantio in his style. It is not even
raw" but with all his force Of express
sion he at the same time wrote with
the ease and grace Of q bellies lettres
scholar. It has been aptly said that his
modes Of thought were sui generis, and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-01

honest G1nCefity. When buonght 20 my
final reckoning. may have 10 answer
for robbing no man of his goodA Yet
more tolerate even this than for rob-
bling one d himself and ali that was
his When, q year or two ago, these
professed holy men Of the south met In
the semblanoe Of prayer and devotion
and in the name Of him who said, As
ye would all men should do unto you,
do ye even 50 unto them, appealed to
the Christian world to aid them In do
ing to . whole race Of men as they
would have no man do unto themselves,
to my thinking, they condemned and In
suited God and his church far more
than did satan when he tempted the
Saviour with the kingdomsof the earth.
The DEVILS attempt was no more false
and far less hypocritioal.'
The AFFECT condition Of the negro aft
er the bred Scott decision could not be
more powerfully and graphically por-
trayed than thus: In order ITO aid in
making the bondage Of the negro uni
versal and eternal, it (the Declaration Of
independence is assailed, and meered
at, and construed, and hawked at, and
torn till II it's trainers could rise from
their graves they could not at all reoog-
nize it. All the powers Of earth seem
rapidly combining against him. Mann
mon is after him, ambition follows,
philosophy follows, and the theology Of
the day is fast joining the cry. They
have him in his prison house; they have
searched his person and left no prying
instrument with him. One after anoth-
er they have closed the heavy iron doors
upon him, and now they have him, as
it were, bolted In with lock Of a hun
dred keys, which can never be unlocked
without the concurrence Of every key
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-01
GRASS FOR ARID LANDS.

Promising Native Varieties For Re-
newing Pastures In the Northwest.
One of the first things made apparent
in the course of the work undertaken
by the department of agriculture in its
investigation Of grasses and forage
plants was the fact that under condi-
tions prevailing at present over large
part of the northwest as much good
can De done by preserving and improv-
ing many of the native varieties as by
the introduction Of foreign sorts.
Professor Scribner Of the division of
agrostology says that among the most
promising native grasses for the north
west are several kinds of wheat grasses,
three of which are worthy of extended
trial namely, western wheat grass
(Ayopyron spicatum), western quack
grass (Agropyron pseudorepens) and
slender wheat grass (Agopyron tene-
rum) In a number of instances these
have been used to reclaim wornout ma
tive pastures with good results, and all
seem to improve rapidly under cultiva-
ton. Throughout large portion Of
this region these grasses form good
meadow sod in very short time after
the unbroken land has been brought
under irrigation.
Wheat grass, or "blue stem" hay, is
the most highly valued of all the native
sorts. Many farmers break up the sod
and let the grass come back again,
claiming that they get cleaner, more
even and more permanent sod, well
worth the extra labor given to it.
Among other grasses mentioned as de-
serving extended trial on the range are
bunch grass (Poa buckleyana), prairie
June grass (Koeleria cristata), upland
blue grass Poa arida), grama Boute-
loua oligostachya) and sheep fescue
(Festuca ovina).
Prairie June grass and upland blue
grass are both valuable for early pastur-
age, which is greatly needed over q
large part Of this region. The prairie
June grass is short lived, but it thrives
on great variety of soils. starts well
from the seed, fruits abundantly, and
the seed is easily saved It can often
be used to advantage on native pastures
AOA Cc1AAy 6AoAAAS, dAAOWAA6 VIC A0VOA'
more slowly developing, but more per-
manent grasses to get started before Le-
ing eaten down by the stock.
There are also a number of native
grasses that could undoubtedly be sue
cessfully cultivated in meadows and
pastures at comparatively high alti-
tudes. Some of the most promising Of
these are mountain foxtail (Alopecurus
occidentalis), mountain timothy (Phle-
UNI alpinum), western bronze grass
(Bromus pumpellianus), short awned
bronze grass (Bromus breviaristatus)
and several kinds Of mountain blue
grass (Poa spp.) buffalo bunch grass
(Festuca scabrella) and rough leaved
bent grass lAgrostis asperifolia).
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-01

4 3s
piness whose course shall b upward
and onward, and which. while the earth
endusee, shall not pass away"
How beautiful and impressive are
these sentiment4 thrown on IN the
haste and innonsidesateness Of epistolary
correspondence: II am in no boastful
mood. ! shall not do more than can,
but I shall do all can to save the gov
eminent. which is my sworn duty AZ
we'll as my personal inclination. I shall
do nothing in malice What deal with
10 too vast for malicious dealing" The
following extract from q letter, evil
IDENTIFY written in great haste and amid
the pressure Of official cares, has BEEN
often reproduced and as often admired,
but it cannot be repeated too often:
1.-THE Father Of Waters again goes un-
vexed to the sea. Thanks to the great
northwest for it. Nor yet wholly to
them. Three hundIed miles up they met
New England, Empire, Keystone and
Jersey hewing their ways right and
left. The sunny south, too, in more COL
ors than one, also lent helping hand.
On the spot their part Of the history
was jotted down In black and white
- Nor must Uncle Sans web feet
be forgotten. At all the watery margins
they have been present, not only on the
deep sea, the broad bay and the rapid
river, but also up the narrow. muddy
bayou, and wherever the ground was a
little damp they have been and made
their tracks. Thanks to all. For the
great republic, for the principle it lives
by and keeps alive, for mans vast fu.
ture, thanks to ALL"
Such gems Of literature are incident
to any Of his ingual or indited pro-
auctions, alike to deeply studied state
papers and hasty scribblinga They do
not "smell of the lamp" They are
spontaneous and unheralded and are
both sui generis in style and also have
q peculiar brand or bouquet which re-.
veals their authorship as unerringly as
if they were authoritatively marked
Linoolnian, and which is the informal
title which critics have bestowed upon
them. His bold sentences have the rug.
gedness and irregularity Of a gnarled
oak. They will endure through the
ages, like Shakespeare, both by the force
of thought and expression, while q
thousand dolce far niente thoughts clad
in dolce far niente expressions will per,
ish in q night. II. @. WHITNEY.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-01

found I could FOR MOVING FODDER.
wheel large loads Of fodder. This came
very handy for moving fodder when it
was not thought advisable to employ
the team. It is better to move it this
way than by the arm load, says q CORE
spondent Of the the Iowa Homestead.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-01
Easy way.to Handle Fodder.

One season when / had great deal
Of fodder to feed at quite distance
from the stack I nailed some sheep
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-01
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If 1t fails to cure
Csc. The genuine has L, b. 9. on each
tablet. 14-5mo.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-02-01

crate PICK e : 8
across the wheel
barrow,as shown
in the illustra-
ton, and using
q small rope to
bind it on /
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-03-16

NJ. 7. f. Robertson, OF Battleboro, was
here last week.
Mr.. C. S. Lasslter has moved back to
his old home at Rich Square.
Mr.. J. E. Wilkinson, Of Belhaven,
was here this week visiting friends.
Miss Ida Wilkinson, of Beihayen,
has been here some days visiting Miss
Annie Biggs.
Mr.. B. F. Tillery came down from
Roanoke Rapids Thursday and Mrs.
Tillery came Friday.
Miss Nora johnson returned from
Baltimore last Thursday much i'm
proved in health and appearance.
Mr.. w. T. Mlnton, one Of Aulander's
clever business men, was here Saturday
on business. He remained over Sun
day.
Mr.. r. II. Patterson, of Plymouth,
one of the cleverest travelling men who
come to Scotland Neck, was here Fri
day and Saturday.
Mr.. 6. w. Liyermon, of BERTHE, is
lending his genial presence to the town
a day or two on a visit to his brother,
DR.. A. G.. LiyermOn.
Mrs. Chas. McNaughton returned to
her home at Everetts last week, after a
visit of some time to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Joyner.
Mr.. w. H. harrington, of Green
vile, accompanied by his little son
Jesse, came up to-day on visit to his
daughter. Mrs. j B. Edwards.
Miss Leila Shields who has been IN
Greenville about three months visiting
her sister, Mrs. E. B. Higgs, returned
home Thursday. Her friends were
glad to see her.
Mr.. w. T. Parker, who has been
agent for THE COMMONWEALTH, went to
his home near GoIdsboro a few days
ago, taking some time off to nurse his
vaccinated arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Worseley, of
Rocky Mount have been here day Or
two on a visit to Mrs. ?. J. Madry,
Mrs. Worseley's mother. Their friends
were glad to see them.
Maj. J. B. Neal came from Raleigh a
few days ago. He made most credit
able show before the Legislature for
railroad commissioner and his friends
would have been glad to see him
elected.
Mr.. R. r. Allen, one of Suffolk's best
business men, was here day last week
He is chairman of the board of health
for the town, and he said DR.. Frank
Whitehead has been employed as the
smallpox physician of the place. He
is employed by the county and town
authorities and has made fine I'M
preston IN his treatment of the dis
ease, which Is quite prevalent there.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-03-16
Here You Are.

A reader of THE COMMONWEALTH
sends the following clipping from the
Norfolk Virglnian-Piiot, a part OF
which may be familiar to some one
nearer home:
Down in Carolina they have learned
that thero is man in Norfolk at the
Board of trade named Dawes, who FUR
nishes information concerning the bus
mess Of this city. This Mr.. Dawes
has been sending out reports on the
prices received for the various products
and merchandise ct this thriving bust
ness centre, and wIite bis quotations
have been upon articles of legitimate
trade young man in North Carolina
has come to the conclusion that he
might furnish quotations on some OF
the prohibited lottery tickets, and so
wrote as follows;
ssScotland Neck, II. c., March s, 1899
"E. E. Dawes, Statisticlan Young Mems
Bushes Association, Norfolk, Va:
..Dear SRI want some lottery tick
cts If your association handles them,
Please let me hear from you in re-
gard to the same. It you do not please
give me the name Of some one. that
does.
aYours
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-03-16
IN THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

At II o'clock pastor Vann dispensed
with the regular sermon, as he had
been suffering from vaccination, and
rehearsed to his congregation lecture
by Rev. John 4. Broadus on the
study OF the Bible by books.
The discourse was unique and help
ful and as interesting as & regular ser
mon, perhaps. The advantage Of
studying the Scriptures by books and
subjects and paragraphs was L., cit
upon ; and the apt illustrations drawn
from the Bible gave great force to the
lecture. It was shown that the ordl-
nary way Of reading the Scriptures by
chapters and verses does not bring ont
the iulI meaning. Mr.. Nann urged
that those who can afford it use para
graph Bibles and so learn to study the
Scriptures by subjects.
We were not present at the evening
service and so can give no report OF
the sermon.
For the want OF reporter we could
not get any outline Of the sermon at
the Episcopal church.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-03-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Or INTEREST TO THE LADIEs.-Ed-
wards & Co.'S 50 Creighton Shoe an
nouncement. Read the ad, buy the
shoe and you'll be pleased, for it is a
beauty.
A VACcINArfNG MACHINE.-Mr. j.
Y. Savage has made little yaccin-
ating machine. 1t is little winding
contrlvance with silver teeth. Press
it on the arm, turn the crank once and
the arm is we'll scarified for the intro
ductlon of the vaccine virus.
No SERVICES IN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
We have been requested to announce
that by reason Of protracted meeting
In the Methodist church this week
there will be no service at the prayer
meeting hour in the Baptist church to-
night "wednesday and no Young Peo-
pies meeting in the Baptist church Fri
day night if the meeting in the Meth
odist church continues until then,
MARRIED IN TARBoRo.-On We'd
nesday, March Sth, in Tarboro, Miss
Alice Jackson Madra, of that town,
was married to Mr.. W. r. Winberry,
of Hamilton, Rev. J. B. Morton per-
forming the ceremony. After the mar
r1age the happy couple took the 2 80
train for their home at Hamilton,
where reception awaited them. The
COMMONWEALTH extends good wishes.
LOTS OF DEAD FIsH-YOu remem-
Der that there were lots OF dead fish in
the streams about Tillery last May after
the great hail storm. Do you know
what made them die? The water did
not run swiftly enough to purify itself
from the poison of the decaying foliage.
Merchants who do not advertise are in
danger of losing business from stagna-
ton. Tell about your goods and keep
moving.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-03-16
Meeting in the Methodist Church.

Rev. E. G.. Glenn, OF Central church,
Raleigh, is in town. He comes to as
sist Rev. Oliver Ryder, pastor of the
NJ. E. Church, South, in a series Of
meetings. Services every night this
week at 7 As. All Christians are III
ylted to attend these services We are
fighting common enemy. Why not
unite our forces against said enemy Of
God and man? The 'unconverted por-
ton OF the town are especially invited
to attend. Mr.. Glenn is very attrac-
tive speaker and all who hear him will
be delighted and edited. The pastor
asks the prayers Of all Christian people
in behalf of his meetings. A welcome
awaits all who attend.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-03-16
WHITAKER WEIFFS.
to THE COMMONWEALTH J

correspondence To iHE COMMCNWEALTH. J
WIIETAKERs, n. c., March Is, 80
Mess Bivens Whitaker, E. Mat
thews and Will Greene of Enfield were
visitors here Sunday.
NEr. John Taylor, formerly OF this
place, now Of Florida, was in town
Tuesday.
Miss Florence Arlington who is
teaching near Battleboro spent Satur-
day at Mr. NJ. J. Battles. She return
ed Sunday accompanied by Hiss Mary
Battle.
Mr.. Jerry Bats has accepted q posi-
ton as clerk with Mr.. W. S. Knight.
Mr.. Lyman Draughan and sister
Blanche, were here Monday.
Dr. J. d. Sherrod was in town last
week.
We were glad to see on our streets
last week, tTr. K, Il Cutcilin, former
~ of this place, bat now of Scotland
Neck.
Mr.. Forrest Taylor who has been of
several weeks working insurance, re
turned home Saturday looking so wei
that his friends hardly knew him
The farmers III this section are rIe b
much behind in their work. but If thi:
pleasant weather continues they Will
soon catch up.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-03-16
Murderous Negro Soldiers.

The conduct of the Tenth Immunes,
a negro regiment Of soldiers which
passed through the State last Friday,
was most shocking. They were going
from Macon, Ga, North and behaved
ridiculously at several points. Be
tween Atlanta and Monroe they shot a
hagman. At Monroe they ralded a
dispensary. At Raleigh they behaved
wickedly, shooting wildly as the train
pulled out. At Henderson they kill
ed a COW and came near killing a man.
The wickedness rose to high tide at
Weldon, as the following special to the
News and Observer from that point
shows:
"The negro troops, Tenth Immunes
who passed through here last evening,
behayed in Almost dlsgraceful manner
At the point of pistols they forced
John Battle, a worthy colored man, to
drink seven glasses of whiskey. Bat
tie tell down senseless soon after drink.
ing the liquor and before doctor could
be summoned, he was dead.
"The riotous troops also forced theil
way into stores and saloons and fired al
| a switchwan.
"The negroes killed fine Jersey Gov
belonging to poor woman soon after
leaving Henderson. The greatest in
dignat:on is expressed at their actor
here and elsewhere along the line,"