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The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08
FOUR DEATH WARRANTS
Issued by the Governor on Certificates
From the Supreme Court.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c.. June 4.-The supreme
courts decisions in four capital cases
were certified to Governor Russell to-
day and he issued death warrants as
follows:
Thomas Jones, negro, for numbering
and burning a woman and her five
children. to be hanged at Raleigh, Au-
gust 31st.
Archibald Kinsauls, white, for muir
der, to be hanged at Clinton, August
3rd.
William Edwards, colored, for am
bushing and assassinating a police
man, to be hanged at Concord, Sep
tember 3rd.
Chauncy Davis, colored, for burn
ing the. residence of Mrs. Battle. to be
hanged at Tarboro, September 11th.
One life was lost at this fire.
The governor will be asked to COM
mute Jones sentence on the ground of
insanity.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08
THE CLAYTON-BULW TREATY.
Favorable Report on Senate Resolu-
ton For Its Adoption.

Washington, June 4.-Senator Nor
gan, from the committee on inter-
ocean canals, today favorably reported
the resolution for the abrogation of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty. AS reported
the resolution reads:
THAT the treaty known as the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty between Great Bri-
tain and the United States which was
concluded on the 10Th day of April,
1850 is abrogated."
In presenting the resolution, Senator
Morgan made written report, trav-
ersing the grounds for the abrogation
of the treaty in considerable detail
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08
BOERS' CHANGE OF PLANS
THEY NOW ATTACK ROBERTS LINE OF
COMMUNICATION.
LORD ROBERTS, IMMENSE ARMY

He Could Throw One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Men against Pre-
Abandon Its Defence Dewet In
Roberts Rear with Eight Thousand
Men-The Enemy Successful I'm Inter
rupting British communications.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08

of The Christian Herald, who has just
completed a tour of the plague, famine
and cholera stricken districts of India,
writes an account of the sickening
sights he witnessed.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08
AGCINALDO SHOT.

Horseback Shot-Falls From His
Horse and is Carried off by Compan-
ions-Reasons for Supposing it to be
AguinaldO
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08
Resolutions for Independence OF the
Beers.

Washington, June 4.-Senator Mason
today introduced the following resolu-
ton:
That the senate Of the United States
hereby express the hope that the war
in South Africa may cease at an early
day upon terms satisfactory to those
engaged therein, including independ-
ence for the South African states.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-06-08

In the cathedral at Baltimore on
Sunday Father Kelley was conse-
Grated bishop Of Savannah.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-01
Full Head of Water.

Secretary Wallace OF the Grand Valley
Irrigation Co, received telephone mes
sage at noon to day from the superinten
dent of the ditch, j. G. ONeil, saying
that the gate was so far repaired that he
had turned on a full head of water, and
the farmers and others depending upon
water from the ditch need have no feal
about their water supply.
The board Of directors OF the company
and the management and officers have
shown diligence IN taking measures for
the safety Of the head gate, and provid-
ing so that the water supply should not
be cut off from the use of the farmers OF
the valley which is commendable.
Very recently the entire board OF di
rectors examined fully the head gate OF
the canal, and decided in their minds
that the head gate from its apparent
solidity would last through this year
They did not expect to see the gate at
tackled by the waters from the direction
from which it came, which was immed-
lately under the planking OF the gate it
self Here was danger which they had
never been called upon to provide against
and it took them some little time to
provide against the waters from beneath
the gate, when it was discovered that the
danger was coming from that direction
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-01

such as insulation of copper wires, and
is also in demand.
The embryo city of Castleton is assum-
ing rapid proportions and now has fair
chance of becoming quite a trade centre.
New road are being built, business and
residence houses erected and town lots
being sold at sacrifice. The new road
being built from Richardson via Castle
ton around the mountain to Miners
Basin will shorten the route from Cisco
to the mines about II miles, reducing
the distance to 80 miles, days drive
from and to the railroad.
Mrs. Georgia Fay and her daughter
Florence. arrive I'D here from Grand juno
ton this week and at oncs opened the
Basin hotel for business. She also
comes prepared for extensively develop
ing her mining interests here.
Mrs. Eastman, well known at the
Junction and Fruita, has been appoint
ed postmistress at Richardson, in the
place OF DR.. Richardson, who has been
removed. GRIP.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-01
Colorado To Aid In the Hunt

Salt Lake, Utah, May 30 Governor
Wells of this state yesterday called upon
Gov. Thomas of Colorado and Gov. Rich
ards Il Wyoming, requesting them to
order the sheritfs in the western counties
of their states to organize posses to aid
in the capture of the outlaws who killed
Sheriff Tyler and a deputy near Thomp-
sons few days ago. The outlaws are
said to be headed for the Browns park
rendezvous, near the Colorado Wyoming
line. They are expected to pass through
Wyoming for the north.
Word was received from Thompsons
yesterday evening to the effect that three
men, supposed to be the murderers of
Tyler and his deputy, passed some twen-
ty miles from that place yesterday and
were making for the wilds OF Arizona. 1t
is the universal opinion there that the
desperadoes have divided and that a
gang will go north, and the others will
go south.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-01
Handsome Offices.

The Colorado Sugar Manufacturing
company's Office in the new Dickie
building, up stairs is perfect gem in
Office furnishings.
The front room is divided off by hand.
some partitions into the private office OF
the manager, Charles N. Cox, and book
keepers department, which has hand
some counter with iron railing. Behind
this John w. Peirce will WELD the pen
and attend to the bookkeeping for this
big concern.
The Office is large and we'll lighted
and will furnish better accommodations
for the Sugar company than the old
Offices did.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-01

DR.. Richardson, OF Richardson, Utah,
is visitor to the city DR.. Richardson
was one of the founders Of Gunnieoa
and his wife is a well-known song writer.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-01

The net receipts to be added to the
public school library fund, as result OF
the DeLong Brothers contest are S7S.25.
The gross receips were $69,75, the larg-
est amount for any single nights enter
tainment since the contests were first
inaugurated,
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-01
Biff, Bang!

Telluride, Colo, May 30.-The commit
tee on arrangements for the 4th of July
celebration met last night and completed
it's permanent organization. The follow
ing sports are arranged: Drilling morse
races, packing contest, street sports,
baseball, music A. e. Hood was ap-
pointed marshal OF the day. An effort
will be made to raise 5000.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-17

clergyman's daughter and recognized
it, even though did not quite see why
they had come to Strathboro for this
purpose.
Jimmy began explaining at once He
gave an array of reasons for his pres
ence here, of which | seemed to be of
sered my choice He did not want any
of the preachers around his home to
incur his mothers enmity by perform
ing the ceremony; he and Ellen felt
like coming to see me; they thought a
little journey would be nice, and he de-
sired my brothers advice about some
matter of business.
Ellen put in that they did not want
me to incur Cousin Betsey's wrath
either; they had come to see me, but
they'd go to the house of the preacher
l should recommend
They had, as said, the air of people
about to be married, but with a curious
reversal of parts. Jimmy was full of
the cheerfulness of storm tossed
traveller who has found port, while
poor Ellen's bearing expressed the
awestruck sense of responsibility
which generally Expresses the BRIDE
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-17
Ferguson,s Turn Came.

Mr. Ferguson, back from Europe,
told his adventures at the Porphyry.
He had been warned against the cap
tain of the Bulgonia. who was a fine
example of the traditional old sea dog
whose brutality and profanity We're
considered as the ettlorescence of sea-
manship. Ferguson was at first death
ly sick. but he managed to stay on
deck. He saw the captain coming, aud
he hailed him: Good morning, sir.
Isn't it pretty rough?' To which the
captain answered: Rough? Why in
mischief shouldn't it be rough the first
day out, you blankety blank" etc.
Ferguson went below. The next day,
again on deck. he saw the captain
watching him. Ferguson had learned
his lesson. The captain broke the ST.
lence. We'll, sir you are looking better
today" Ferguson roared out, why in
mischief shouldn't | be better the sec
ond day out. you blankety blank?" etc. /!
The captain put out his hand, Come
into the cabin and have drink. and
won't you sit at my table?"- Boston
Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-17

suade her to sell out and come else
where where there would be a chance
for her to educate her children, and as
l recalled her replies while we We're
riding through the primeval woods
which formed a rude park in front of
the house both their wisdom and it's
oddly antiquated quality struck me-
She said that her children We're not
very ''smart," that they We're not going
to make any great figure in the world,
that the most education could do for
them would be to make them as good
as other people, to keep them from be-
ing looked down upon. and that if they
staid where they were these points
would be gained anyhow.
"They can learn to read and write
here" she said, land / don't believe
they'll make much use of that I'm
not fool, but l never cared about
books, and they, neither of them nor
both together have as much brains as
| have. l don't know how it comes
You know what their father was"-I
remember how oddly her voice broke
there and how it returned to it's usual
metallic vibrations as she went on
"but there they are. and such as they
are think they will be happier and
stand higher here than anywhere else
AS for me, l have to work hard, but
I'd nave to do that anyway. and I'd
rather do it where Pm looked up to.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-17


groom. l seated them in the dining
room at such a lunch as Aunt 'Merky
was able, in her phrase, to scare up
and went into a place apart to COM
mune with my own mind.
My brother and his wife We're away
1 was alone in authority. How could
I turn out these waits to get married
in the desolatiOn of q strange parson-
age parlor when felt sure that a
touching 'gravitation toward sympathy
was all that had brought them so far?
Here was a chance to play 4 little part
in romance, to manage, to be impor-
tant and benevolent
l became infected with the passion
ate reasonableness characteristic of all
the principals in the affair. l said:
Brother Arthur is away; he'll not
have to bear any of the responsibility.
They are going to get married anyhow.
er all, Jimmy is quite right about it.
Ellen will make him d beautiful wife.
Go to, will be patroness"
After the ceremony-besides the
servants in the doorway only the most
sentimental old lady in the village and
myself witnessed it-Ellen had little
experience which l trust has never
been repeated. She broke down from
her usual caretaking, all sustaining,
maternal self into frightened, help
less woman who wanted to be COM
forted by somebody stronger than her.
self. She dropped down upon the sofa
and began to cry softly upon Jimmy's
shoulder. Poor Jimmy felt then that
matrimony was indeed strange estate
whose mysteries developed with in
credible promptness and in the most
unexpected ways. He looked so pitt
fully batfled and bewildered that Ellen
when she saw his face Strengthened up
into her more characteristic phase and
slipped her hand into his to comfort
him. 1t was not a traditional bridal
scene, but it seemed to me very natu-
raj and touching one.
There was nothing for Jimmy to do
OF course but to sink to the station of a
renter. He went in on shares with his
father-in-law that year and lived in the
neat little cabin had visited.
NY DloluSl iSSSullS puSSeS luIOuSu
that part of the county, and he reports
that Betsey has taken the surprising
but simple course of treating Jimmy as
she might treat any poor neighbor
whom she had long known, even let
ting him land on good though not I'M
businesslike terms, but never breaking
either the letter or the spirit of her
VOW. Amos thinks this suits both moth
er and son admirably. AS for Jimmy,
he says he has more confidence Of
manner than of old despite his social
fall and that he wears such a look of
contentment as any other woman in
! Cousin Betsey's place would sorely re-
sent
After four years experience of Ell
len as n wife the one conviction of Jim
my's life seems justified
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-17

She got out a big spinning ,cheel and aren't
to lCOTk.
hands on the back of Il chair in front of
her, gazing at her boy with touch of
bewlderment in her pale, stern, law
yerlike face.
started back from the door | had
opened.
Come in. Adeline." she said: "come
IN. Like as not it's no news to you that
this poor fool brought into the world
wants to marry n low down girl over
there in the hollow, without second
gown to her back and no more raising
than one of my heifers."
Jimmy did not stir.
"lf he could get himself up to tell me
so, he's likely told everybody else first
You needn't say nothing. | don't want
to know what you know or what you
don't. but l want to tell you-you are
young and foolish-that you've done Il
right cruel thing if you've given him
encouragement in his folly. or if you
ever do. !, can't believe he ever would
have named such thing to me if
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Farming as a Profession.

An eminent man once said, when
asked the secret Of his success, that
he had three rules. The first WIS,
stud-, study, study. The second,
study, study, study. The third IVES
study, study, study"
Thus we find the whole of his
wonderful storehouse of knowledge
was founded on his will power 10
apply himself diligently in whatever
he undertook, says D:overs' Journal.
These rules apply themselves to
the farmer the same as to the doctor
of medicine. An active brain upon
the farm is worth infn tely more
than willing brawn-togetber they
form a mighty team. A man should
study his soil, his climate, his variety
,f grains and grasses, his different
live stock and last, but not least,
himself. Observe and irquire, read
and study every item you are able to
obtain pertaining to your calling.
We find in the library of the profes-
sional man volume after v,lune relst-
ing to his work which arc vital to his
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

BY local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion Of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
Deafness, and that is by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inhamed condition of the mu-
cous lining Of the Eustachlan Tube.
When this tube gets ipfamed you
have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely
closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restore to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be 9es-
troyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which IS
nothing but an intamed condition Of
the mucousurs. faces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness Caused
by catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for Cir
culars, free.
Sold by all druggists. Price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Millions Given Away.

It is certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in
the land who are not afraiG to be
generous to the needy and suffering.
The proprieters OF DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. Coughs
and Colds, have given away over ten
million trial bottles of this great
medicine; and have the satisfaction
of knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all dis
eases of the Throat, Chest ard
Llugs are surely cured by it. Call
on J. E Kaufman, Druggist, and
get free trial bottle. r 'eular size
soc. and ST. Every bottle guaran-
teed, or price refunded.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Breaking Bad News Softly.

A workman having been injured
seriously in the course of his en-
ployment, one of bis mates was told
to 60 and break the news to the in
jured mans wife.
"Break the news as gently as pos
sible, Tom,' said the ''gaffer."
II WILL" said Tom. as he went to
his unfortunate mates house, where
he found the latters wife at her
household duties.
Il see the wars going on as bad
as ever, Mrs. Tomson," observed
Tom casually.
'Yea, more's the pity" returned
Mrs. Tcmson.
Lots of poor fellows a-losin' of a
leg," said Tom.
"Aye, poor chaps" sighed Mrs
Tomson.
"You feel for EN- don't you?" qner-
led Tom.
"Of course 1 do," answered Mrs.
Tomson.
You orter," said Tom, "cos your
ole man as jest 'ad both Of is cut
off by the epgine!'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kid
ney troubles as we'll as women, and
all feel the results in loss of appetite,
poisons in the blood, backache, new
BUSINESS, headache and tired, listless,
rundown feeling. But there's no
need to feel like that. Listen to J.
" Gardner, I laville, Ind. He says:
Electric B,tters are just the thing
for man when he is all run down,
md don't care whether be lives or
lies. 1t did more to give me new
strength and good appetite than any
hing I could take I can now eat
anything and have new lease on
life" Only so cents, at j. E. Ksuf-
uann's Dsug Sore. Every bottle
guaranteed.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Business Law in Daily Use.

A note by a minor is void.
L. is fraud to conceal q fraud
A note made on Sunday is void.
Ignorance of the law excuses no
one.
The acts of one partner bind the
rest.
An agreement without considera-
ton is void.
Signatures made with lead pen
Gil are COOL in law.
Principles are responsible for the
acts of their agents.
No consideration is sufi :ient in
law if it bs illegal in its nature.
Checks or drafts 10 lust be presented
for payment without unreasonable
delay.
A note obtained by fraud or from
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
NO. A

! a person in a state of intoX.calion
| cannot be collected.
Notice of protest may be sent
either to the place Of business or
residence of the party notified.
An indorsee has a right OF action
against all whose names were on the
bill when be received it.
An indorser may present his own
liability to be used by writing "with
out recourse" or similar words.
If two or more persons are parties
a intly liable on the note or bill,
due notice to one of them is sufi
Gent
If the letter containing protest OF
non. payment be put into t4e post
Office, any miscarriage does not affect
the party giving notice.
Each Individual in a partnership
is responsible for The whole amount
of the debts Of the firm, except in
cases of special partnership.
If a note is lost or stolen it does
not release tie maker; he must pay
it if the consideration for which it
vas given and the amount can lie
proven.
Part payment Ct a debt which has
passed the statutory Limitation, re-
wives the whole debt and the cl,im
holds good for another period from
the date of s*ch partial payment.
"Value received" is usually written
in note, and should b.; but it is
not necessary. If rot written, it j.
presumed by the law, or may be sur
piled by proof.
If when debt is due the d. btor
is out of the State, the Limitation
does not begin to run until he re.
turns. If be afterwards leaves the
State, the time forward counts the
same as if be remained in the State
The maker of an accommodation
bill or note Zone for which he bad re
ceived no consideratioL), having let
his name or credit for the benefit of
the holder, is bound to all other par
ties, precisely as if there was good
consideration.
The holder of a note may give
notice of protest either to all the
previous indorsers, or only to one Of
them; in case of the latter, he mast
select the last indorser, and the last
must give notice to the last before
him, and 80 on Each indorser must
send notice the same day or the fol-
lowing day. Neither Sunday nor
legal holiday is to be counted in
reckoning the time in which notice is
to be given.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
SARGE PlUNKETT.
The Troubles TO Old Men in Fodder
Pulling Time.


Atlanta Consultation.
There is no period in the working
of crop that calls for rush like
fodder pulling, and that time is now
It requires too much activity in
turning quickly from one row to the
other, being that We always carry
two rows, for an old man to be a
success at pulling fodder. 1t suits
and old man much better to hoe, so
that be can step and lean upon the
hoe handle and rest and measure his
shadow for the time of day and
think Of the pot that is boiling and
of how the milk is cooling at the
spring and how be will be ready to
go for it when the horn blows and
he homeward makes his way. YOU
can't study in pulling fodder. Its
up and down, across to the other row
and back again, stumbling, if you
don't look out, and often the motions
give US vertigo, till, as for me, [ am
not much on pulling fodder-but l
used to be.
Yes, I mind me now of the times
when never a man could be found,
white or black, that could turn me
down in the fodder field. I think I
rather got a distaste for fondeling
when I was bout thirty-three years
old. A good old neigbbor. Bob
Puckett, down in Pike, had all his
teams engaged and I proposed to do
for him what be would have gladly
done for me under like circumstances
take my team and haul his fodder
up from the field. It was nothing
more than a frolic for me in that
day and time. I soon had the mules
hitched, my big black whip looped
on my wrist and calling my hound
pup we started for Pickett" fodder
field. There were bars in those days,
rather than gates, and while stop
ped to let down a set to pass in the
field the pup had went off noising
around as all hounds will and qaicker
than I could tell it he was cutting up
the biggest roukus down in thicket
I had ever heard puppy stir. 1
listened moment and decided that
my pup was getting something more
than the pricks of briars and that he
needed help and needed it bad. l
was active then and was soon bound
ing across the corn rows like a rub
Der ball ip direction of the thicket.
1 was soon bounding there-aad
then I wasn't there.
There were snakes in those days
snakes to burn-and there were a
species called the "coschwhlp" that
were terror in the land That was
what was the ma tar with my pup.
The "coachwhips' had him and what
they intended to do for him for en-
croachipg upon their playground
was plenty. Ore of them had
coiled itself around the dogs body
in some three or four coils and the
remainder of itself it had reached
out and grabbed a sapling-coiling
around it as tight as if it had been
a vine ard crowned there. Thus,
YOU see, one of them had my pup
anchored fast to the sappling while
the other one was preparing t. do