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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-18
Boy LETTERS. NO, 9.

MY Dear Boy:
You say that you are tired Of working
for old man Skinner, and are thinking Of
going West this fall where wages are
higher. You ask what think about it.
Well, / have no objection to your going
West. but don't want you to 80 till after
the election. This is the first time In
your life that you ever had an opportu-
nifty to exercise your right rs an Amer
lean citizen in voting for President of
the United States. I don't want you to
dose your vote for the following reasons:
1. The only possible chance of the cleo
ton of Bryan comes from the over-confi-
dence of Republicans. 1t makes me sad
to hear : man say, "Oh, Mckinley is
going to be elected, anyhow. There is no
danger. / have arrangements made to be
In California in November, but you won't
need my vote"
Especially do ! regret to hear talk Of
this kind among some OF the railroad
men. If any class Of men ought to come
up unanimously to the support Of Nc
Kinley and the Republican party, that
class is composed of the railroad men of
this country. Four years ago there were
thousands Of cars sidetracked, no build
fng and but little repairing going on,
and general stagnation in the railroad
business. Now new roads, new roadbeds,
new cars, the roads crowded with trains,
full time and better pay bless the rail-
road men of this country. And it yexes
me to hear railroad man say, Il would
have to lay of day to vote, and guess
I'LL not do that There will be plenty to
elect Mckinley without me. Well, if
by any possibility Mckinley should be
defeated, just such men as that will have
themselves to blame.
& q No American voter has any right to
atsy away from the polls or to lose his
vote IL it can possibly be avoided.
My son, you are one of the sovereigns
ef the United States, and you have no
naore right to neglect the duties pe-tain-
ing to your high calling than the Emperor
ef Germany has to neglect the govern
unent OF that mighty empire. To vote is
q matter Of inestimable privilege, and
also a matter Of earnest, conscientious
duty.
Two years ago you enlisted to fight for
your country as soldier, but the sur
Geon turned you down and would not let
you go. sympathized with you in the
bitterness OF your disappointment. /
knew that love of country led you to
enlist, and was proud because you
wanted to go. And l think that the sur
Eeon was a little over-particular. You
would have made a good soldier. But |
want you TO realize that you serve your
country as truly when you cast an honest
ballot as IL you were soldier in the
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-18
Germans,s Need Of Expansion.

The vital need Of Germany is the ex-
tension of its market. Bismarck saw
that the surest way Of accomplishing
this was through expansion Hence
Germany's aggressive colonial policy"
which has already given it New Guinea,
several slices Of Africa, part Of Samoa,
the Solomon group, Kiao Chau in China;
made it eager to get the Philippines, il
it could; and caused it to pay Spain a
big price for the Caroline Islands, which
the United States left TO that country by
the treaty Of Paris.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-18
NOW SHALL \ VOTE THIS FALL?
Am Republican. Democrat Or Populist7

Am la Republ PopulistT 4
+ Let me reas ON Il
Suppose a and own or rent land
bad
bushe at the farm
8apdm only In the
what
of the Harvester
another That
dmyh eandt of
Thatua under Ceyelan
happy soil all the
my crops wheat cattle and
hog brough
or
the
and still
the President of
the
sin coll
ege old
ma life mighty
Prosperity and
just good Major
s #Ess5@
WHAT YOU 8
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-18
r EN- I: M 3 ER !!

The Party (Democrattcl stands
where 1t did ia 1895 ON the Mon y
Quest on.-w. j. Bryan. Zanesvilie,
o., Sept
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-18
PACIFIC COAST PROSPERITY

The Pacific coast has had full meas
ure of prosperity in the past four years
and the calamity cry raised by the Bry-
antics only excites ridicnle.
The leading Bryan paper of the coast
is the San Francisco Examiner. which is
under the same control as the New York
Journal and the Chicago American Its
WANT columns show that the wage
earners there have plenty of call for
their services. On Sept. 1, the Exam
iner's Help Wanted" columns had ad-
yertisements for the following:
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-18
Every line Of Legislation Now on Our Statute Books
Was Placed There by the Republicans, and
the Democrats Voted Against Consti-
! tutionaI Amendment to Regulate
Then, Only Four Months Ago.
Now the Democratic National Chairman Tried to
Help the Sugar Trust Facts from the
Congressional Record.

legislation United States directed
the epub
ms. I. !. Mi
S K
the quest ], .8 SIS
constitutional amendment
Congress regulate prohibit and dissolve trusts ana
Otherwise
Il requires Congress to submit constitutional amend
nen the State rath hcadon-
S4 to l32
or AND ONLY WE'RE DEM
Taylor
rhnsats scnddr Yorkan of
on 132 and Nc
Congress the 70 crap
ndugd virtue TWO aays
denouncing the etruss, and continue them
he Republican remedy
elected and all other failed
Of the Repubcan put
wants not said what those measures are
10
all the country Others like the New iorS @ ice
in reach and AL
bring them WAS DENIED BY MARGIN OF SO
VOTES. DEMOCRATIC.
Denoncn Doing another Mr. Bryans trust
better prophecies ne made Tour
wears ago, and succeeded
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-18
Senator Jones and the Sugar trust.

the
Cuban
#5S
The remission about 600
of Haveneyer Demo
Republics the committee.
It proposed Senator Democratic nntona ehamaa ana
the Porto Rean but the who R paid these duties
American Sugar Refining Company and A g saes part the @
where direct gift intended t. be
wished 70 make ~
/ wasa also Republicans. $8# 38s..
Y areb to The %8
part OF
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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-18
San Francisco. Cal.
Poll ON the Illinois Central.

On an Illinois Central train a few days
ago a poll of voters was taken before the
train reached Chicago, with the follow
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
BRAIN BLET0N.
carnival.

The Rev. a. A. Jones. OF the King and
Queen Circuit. is the guest Of his son.
Rev. George Wesley Jones. pastor OF
Trinity NJ. E. Church
The Rev. r. G. Coddling, of Sierra
Leone, South Africa. who has spent
eight years as n missionary in that
county, delivered very interesting adj
dress on missions at the Park Avenue
Baptist Church last night. The subject
was replete with thrilling incidents in
the work and life of Mr. Coidling in
Africa. He told of the progress of the
gospel among those people. which not
only entertained. but edited his large
audience.
Mr.. r. D. Garland preached n fine
sermon to large congregation at Spur
geon Memorial Baptist Church last
night. The meetings are growing in in
terest.
Atlantic Lodge No. s, Independent
Order OF Mechanics. has taken on new
life recently. The meetings are we'll at
tended, and new applicants are re-
ceived at almost every session of the
lodge. At it's last meeting nine candI-
dates received the three degrees. and
one proposition for membership was
acted on.
The service at 1IcKendree NJ. E.
Church last night was we'll attended
and the exercises were Thoroughly de-
votional.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17

reasonable ground, justification, or ex-
cuse. broke his contract, and left the
employ of these defendants, on or about
the ISL DAY OF June, 1898, and by reason
Oh TINS action the said sum of $40 per
month. for eight months from the list
Iay Oh october. 1897, to the LIST day of
June, 1898. namely the sum of S16O he
came forfeited, and it is to be deducted
from the salary due the plaintiff by the
uesehoants. The plaintiff really de-
INJURED on the ground that the answer
uiu not state facts sufficient to cousti-
.ute either a defense or counterclaim.
the same being based upon the verbal
contract within the statute of frauds,
because not to be performed within one
year. and the demurrer was sustained.
me first question We will consider is
whether the contract in question is
within the statute OF frauds. Our stat
ute (section Psi. Rev. St.) provides:
no action shall be brought
upon any agreement that is not to be
performed within the space of one year
from the making thereof, unless the
agreement upon which such action shall
be brought shall be in writing
ana signed by the party to he charged
herewith. :" In the case of
Gee V. Hicks, the Court, through Oneall,
d. constituting this statute. said: This
clause of the statute was intended to
W. 10 wholly eX-
ecutory. and not intended on either part
to be performed within year. In 9TH
er words, both the consideration and
the promise must be executory, and
neither to be done or performed within
n year. II the considera ton is exc
cuted at the time of the contract made
or Intended to be and is performed
within a year, the contract is not within
the statute" The contract before the
Court In that case was held not to be
within the statute, because it was in
tended to be performed by the plaintiff
on his part. within year. But the
principle stated. that contracts wholly
executory, and not intended on either
part to be performed within a. year.
are within the statute. Is generally ac-
cepted as n correct construction of the
statute. 1t will not take the contract
out of the statute if 1t he intended
that either side shall perform it's part
within a year; there must be intent
that there is not to be complete per-
Torrance on either side within a year
Tested by this principle. the contract
before us is clearly one in which 1t was
not contemplated that either party
could fully perform within n year from
the making of the contract. Affirmed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
HUNTERSVILLE.

The ladies of the Methodist Church
are making elaborate preparation for
the entertainments to be held in Odd
Fellows Hall. Washington avenue,
Tuesday and Wednesday. May % and 90
next. On Tuesday night Miss Eleanor
Ten Eycll Macy, the popular reader,
vii give a recital. with some instrument
tai music interspersed. On the second
night special class of we'll trained
children will give the flag drill and
recitations. Refreshments will also be
served.
Regular services, conducted by the
pastor, at Methodist Church.
Miss Florence Kellam, who has been
teaching school in Norfolk county for
the past eight months. has returned
home and entered upon her vacation.
Mr.. Joseph D. Freitas, Jr, of Nor
folk county. has arrived home, after a
pleasant visit OF the Northern cities.
Mrs. w. r. Payne and infant, of Cen
trail avenue. have returned home from
Murfressboro. n. c., accompanied by
the formers mother. Mrs. George D.
Payne.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
LAMBERT's POINT.

The many friends OF Mrs. Lulie Hall,
wife Of Mr.. James A. Hall, of Rap
pahannock avenue. Will learn with sor-
row Of her sudden and untimely death
at the family residence between mid
night and daybreak of Wednesday
morning. The circumstances of her
demise arc exceedingly sad. She was
bright and cheerful Tuesday and visited
several of her neighbors during the day
and attended to her usual domestic
duties. She retired at the usual bed
time Tuesday night in apparent good
health. About 430 o'clock yesterday
morning her husband went to her room
to wake her. and to his great surprise
and sorrow he found her in the lev
arms of death. The deceased was n ma
tive of Norfolk. but had resided here
for several years and was highly es-
teemed in the community. Mrs. Hall
was member of the Methodist Church
and also of the LambertS Point w. c..
t. u. and prior to her demise was one
OF Its most active members. She was
present at the last meeting Of the union
and took deep interest in the pro-
ceedings. She leaves three sons, aged,
respectively, 16, 10 and years. The
funeral will take place from the Metho-
dist Church at o'clock this morning
and will be attended by the w. c. IT.
u. The members of the union are re-
quested to assemble at the Methodist
parsonage Mt $50 o'clock this morning
to attend the obsequies in a body.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Mr.. and Mrs. P. II. Thrift and chill
dren. of Gloucester county, Va, are Wis
itnE the uncle of Mrs Trift. Captain J.
7. Dutton. corner of Parker and Shen-
andoah avenues.
At the regular meeting OF the Pioneer
Life and Salvage Company. held at
their assemblage rooms last night, the
company accented an invitation to
unite with the Norfolk Fire Department
In the parade on Confederate Memorial
Day.
Forty new houses will be erected on
the vacant lots near the celluloid fac
tory in the near future.
A hose factory will be established
here in n very short while. 1t is said
that the inaugurators of the enterprise
have closed the bargain with the
owners for the purchase of the celluloid
factory on Myers avenue
Material is being hauled on the
grounds near the silk mill for the cree
ton of the furniture factory, of which
reference was made in this column
several weeks ago.
Mr.. J. S. Long, the contractor, Is
getting the timber in readiness for the
erection of the new dwelling for DIR.
Drewry on the corner of Pocahontas
avenue and Elkhorn street.
The w. c. T. u. will hold its regular
weekly meeting at the residence of Mrs.
Minter. on Lambert's Point road, at $3.50
O'clock this afternoon. All the men,
bers are urged to attend, as arrange
ments will be made for the lawn party
to be given before the meeting of the
District Union.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
Revival At Queen Street churoh.

The gracious effects of the Holy
Spirit was seen and felt in the con-
gresation at Queen Street NJ. E. Church
last night. The sermon of Rev. ]. X.
Jolliff was based upon the 10Th Psalm
and 59th verse. Thought on my ways
and turned my feet unto thy testi-
MONIES" 1t was a powerful gospel ap-
peal 10 the ungoldly and many in the
audience thought seriously of their re-
lation to God. Two persons bowed at
the altar as penitents and there were
five requests for prayer. The members
of the church are deeply concerned for
the spiritual welfare of the unconvert-
ed who regularly worship at this
church. Mr.. Jolliff will preach again
tonight and every evening this week.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Miss Annie NJ. Simpson. OF Baltimore,
who has been visiting Mrs. Annie NJ.
Butt, has gone to Smithfield to visit
friends there.
The regular weekly meeting OF the
Lady Somerset Will be held this even
ing at o'clock in the w. C. I. u. Hall.
corner CRANKY and Charlotte streets.
The condition of the Italian sailor
who fell from a mast of the bark Motia
Tuesday was so much improved yester-
day that ii is thought he will recover.
The funeral of Alexander. the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. SpottS-
wood. will take place in the parlors of
the Monticello Hotel at 10 o'clock this
morning.
number of the pupils of the Fourth
Ward public school enjoyed n stereop-
tlcon- entertainment of an educational
character at the school building Tues
day evening.
The Hotel Willoughby, at Willoughby
Beach. will be opened for the coming
season by Mr.. John c. Woodley June
LIST.
Mr. D. J. Callahan. OF Norfolk, assist
ed by Rev. Father Donohue, of Newport
News. will install the officers of new
council of the order OF knight of Col
umbus in the latter city next sunday.
Assistant General Superintendent j.
c. Hulphis. General Agent NJ. B. Crow
ell and Mr.. f. Il. Palen, of the Old Do
minion Steamship Company, are in
Richmond attending the carnival.
Mr.. w. A. Ehrmanntraut had a grand
opening of his place at No. 4i0 Il. Main
street last night. Refreshments were
served to the great number of guests.
and an orchestra rendered musical Sc
lections.
The First Division Virginia Naval
Reserves left yesterday on the u. S. S.
Siren for Richmond to take part in the
carnival.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
II Was Hot For M av.

The weather for the past few days
has been fine-for the ice dealers. The
section in Washington Tuesday didn't
materialize yesterday afternoon, and as
a consequence the thermometer didn't
stop its climbing until 1t reached o. on
the tube on top of the Citizens Bank
building. this being almost record
breaking achievement OF the thermom-
eter at the middle OF May. The baron
etric depression over the Atlantic States
is given by the weather bureau as the
cause OF the hot wave. The conditions
are favorable to thunder storms and
cooler weather to-day, according to the
predictions OF the weather bureau.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
MENDELsoHN v. BANov.

Supreme Court o: South Carolina.
April 3. 1900.
A VERBAL AGREEMENT MADE ON
THE 1ST OF JULY FOR A YEARS
SERVICES, TO COMMENCE ON
THE 1ST OF THE FOLLOWING
OCTOBER. IS VOID, BECAUSE
WITHIN THE STATUTE OF
FRAUDS AND NOT IN WRITING;
The facts are stated in the opinjon of
the court.
The Court says:
Appellants seek to reverse an or
der sustaining a demurrer to their
answer herein. The complaint was
on a quantum meruit for services
performed by the plaintiff for defend
ants. The answer. among others. sol
up the following, both by way of de-
fense and as n counterclaim: THAT
on or about the list day of July, 1887 y
verbal agreement was entered into he
tween the plaintiff and the defendants
who were then and are now merchant
talors. whereby the plaintiff was IN
perform the services of cutter for the
term Of one year from the LIST day Of
October, 1897, to the 30th day of Septem-
Der. 1898. at salary Of one hundred
dollars per month. with the express
understanding and agreement that each
month the defendants were to deduct
from said salary the sum of twenty
dollars, the same to he forfeited in case
the plaintiff should leave the defend
ants employ before the expiration of
the year; that the plaintiff, without
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
The sost Prescription for ch,,ls

and Fever is bottle of GROVES
TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. The form
ula is plainly printed on each package. 1t
form and is compounded in correct pro.
portions. The reason imitators do not ad-
vertise their formula is because they
know you would not buy their medicine
II you knew Its ingredients. Groves a
the original. and is the only chill and fe-
yer remedy sold throughout the entire
malarial section OF the United States. No
cure, no pay. Price SOC.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17

Supreme Court of North Carolina,
March 81. 1900.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
PEOPLES FORUM.

NOTE.-The Peoples Forum being
freely open to all parties. classes. per-
sons, views and capabilities, the Vir-
sihian-P Pilot is responsible for none
OF the statements nor opinions ex-
pressed therein. nor for the style In
which they are set forth. The ignorant
and uneducated shall be heard here
equally with the learned.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
Anonymous communications.

The Virginian- Pilot is in receipt of
an anonymous communication of 10th
instant. signed "a Subscriber" Our
rule Is never to publish communications
unless accompanied by name of writer
as an evidence of good faith. II "a
Subscriber" has the bravery and the
honesty to furnish us his real name we
will publish his communication.
EDITOR
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17
Eye. Examined Free.

DR.. A. Week manager of the optical
department of the Gale Jcwelry Com
pany, will examine your eyes free. De-
fective vision and complicated cases
specially Invited to CALL de2etf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17

London Serges in blues and blacks
for clear, distinct. colorings and finish
they beat all others. See them at
RUDOLPH & WALLACE.
- 1913 Main ST
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-17

Safe bind. safe find Fortify yourself
by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla now and
be sure of good health for months to
come.
The sun., 1900-08-22
May RELEASE GUIDO.
No Evidence Connecting Him With
Any Anarchist Plot.
LETTER ACCUSES MARESCA.
Unsigned EpistIe Says That Suspect
ed Anarchist Was Heard 10 De-
clare He Intended to
XIII Mckinley.

New York, Aug. 21.-captain John ].
Howard, supervising inspector Of the
immigration service, admitted that there
was no evidence to connect Michael
Guido, one Of the immigrants detained
here on the suspicion of being an an
archst, with any anarehistic plot Moth
ing had been found in his letters or eff
feets, So Captain Howard said, which
would even tend to show that the man
was a member of any secret or political
order.
or IN anonymous letter sent the Ameri
can consul al Naples in which the writer
mentioned Alaresca, Captain Howard
said:
1T is true that Commissioner Fitchie
has received copy 6f the letter but it
cannot Euw re made public. The letter
was unsigned and. 50 far as ! know, the
writer's name i not Ii possession Of the
authorities. The letter states that
Maresea was overheard to say that he
intended t3 so d America and that be
would kill President Mckinley. This
statement was ngde Fiji Maresca when
tiruuE, 81 taa Wfitar aid. Attention wis
also called 70 the fact that Maresca in-
tended II leave Italy for the United
States. According ~ the writer, IT was
thought THAT Mare-ca would first 20 70
some South American port
In this letter, and ! may add in the
first telegram We received from Washing
ton In regard 10 the matter, no mention
was made Of Guido. The only suspicion,
circumstance in Guidos case was thu
fact that he came to this country Of
the Kaiser Wilhelm ii, the same vesse
that Maresca came on. and that he wa'
! a stowaway. This circumstance, coupled
with the fact that Guido knew Maresca
led to his detention. In all probability h
will be liberated and allowed to land il
this country.
Gas to Maresca, cannot say what evi
dence the authorities in Washington am
the secret service bureau here have OF
: tanned.
I 'rhe way in which the report got ou
a that II anarchists had been detaine
here was through the carelessness of a
: employee who mislaid the manifest Q
n a steamship. This manifest containe
l. the names Of IA immigrants. None q
!. them was under suspicion Of being a
anarchist"