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The Princeton union., 1900-01-11
His Wife Saved Him,

His Wife Saved Him.
my wife's good advice saved my life
writes F. M. Ross of Winfield, Tenn,
for l had such a bad cough I could
hardly breathe, steadily grew worse
under doctors treatment, but my wife
urged me to use DR.. Kin g's New Dis
covery for consumption, which COM
pletely cured me.'' Coughs, colds,
bronchitis, La grippe, pneumonia,
asthma, hay fever and all maladies of
chest, throat and lungs are positively
cured by this marvellous medicine.
soc and $1.00. Every bottle guaran-
teed. Trial bottles free at C. A. Jacks
drug store
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
COURT DECISIONS.
DIcEsTED BY w. 3. MARTIN.
Exclusively for virginian-Pilot,
Notes of Cases Recently Decided,
Which are Of Interest to
Our People.
STATE ". HAWKINS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.
December 10, 1899.
ONE WHO HAVING NO WEAPON
ENTERS A HOUSE WITHOUT OBJ
LECTION BEING MADE THERE
TO. AND GOES OUT WHEN TOLD,
is NOT GUILTY OF FORCIBLE
TREsPAss. THOUGH He TELLS
THE OCCUPANT HE WOULD
LIKE TO KISS HER.
The facts appear from the opinion OF
the court.
The court says:
This is an Indictment for forcible
trespass, and the evidence of the State
d. that the defendant went to the house
OF the prosecutriX, and that the prose-
cutrix was alone, except her three-year-
old child. The defendant went in the
mouse, and sat down by the fire, and
asked the prosecutrix where her hus-
band was. She told him her husband
was not, at home. but had gone to the
field. The defendant was drinking, and
said to her she looked sweet. and he
would like to kiss her, and started to-
wards her. and she ran out of the
mouse. But she soon returned and told
the defendant to leave, and he left. But
he cursed. and told her not to tell her
husband what he had said; that 1T
would cause her husband to come upon
him; that he had as good n pistol as
ever fired, and he would kill him. That
he had no weapon. That she did not
object to his coming in the house. and
that he went out when she told him to
do so. The defendant asked the court
to charge the jury that upon all the
evidence In thu n, fa ~ ho
State. the defendant was not guilty
This prayer was refused, and in this
there was an error. To constitute, the
criminal offensc of forcible trespass
upon the premises Of another, there
must be an entry or 4 detentlon-a
11olding-nfter being forbidden to do so.
To constitute this offense, st must be
charged to have been committed manu-
forti. An Indictment for. sthis offense
that charges Il to have been committed
with force and arms is defective I'M
Tess 1t charges it to have been COM
mitted with strong hand. This shows
that there must be more than words or
acts that would tend to n breach Of the
peace. II this were not So every street
quarrel or barroom row would be n for
oiblo trespnss. Tt Is held in State "
Ray, that to constitute this offense
"there must be demonst ration of force
as with weapons or a. multitude of peo-
pie, so as to involve q breach of the
peace, or directly tend to 1t, and be
calcula ted to intlmidntc or put In fear"
This definition has been adopted by
some Of the best text writer's on crim-
nal law as n correct definition, and is
often quoted in our reports. 1t will be
seen that in no view OF the evidence in
this case does it come up to this defini-
tion of forcible trespass. Reversed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
The "sonarIng orthe Ctrcic.n

potent and incompetent minds have
striven in vain to solve the problem
known as the squaring of the circle" So
many answers were presented and they
were invariably incorrect. that in the
year ITS, a resolution was adopted by n
prominent board of scientists not to nc
is another 9th problem as difficult to solvs e
and for which people have been seeking
an answer since the beginning OF life. and
this IS the problem of hellth--how to get
it, and how to keep 1t. If you have lost
yours through neglect or abuse of tho
stomach, get Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
instantly. 1t will restore health. and keep
you healthy. For fifty years II has cured
constipation. indigestion. dyspepsia, fever
and ague. maara. inactive liver and
weak kidneys. Any druggist keeps II,
Accept no substitute.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26

consequence of this negligent conduct,
petitioner sues for the loss of his horse
and dray, loss of time 6ccasioned by
his injuries, and damages resulting
from his physical injuries, all of which
were caused WITHOUT any fault or negliS
gence on his part, and were the result
OF the negligent conduct OF the defen-
dant's servant To this petition a de-
murrer was filed, both on general and
special grounds. Petitioner offered to
amend to meet any special grounds OF
demurrer, but the court refused to al
low the same, and, in effect, sustained
the demurrer on the general grounds
To this judgment of the court PLAINTIFF
excerpts.
The rule of law governing the lIabil-
lily or a master for the negligent acts
or voluntary torts of his servant or
agent is well settled, and canhot be en-
bodied In clearer language than Is ex-
pressed in section 3S17 of the Civil
Code: Every person shall be liable for.
torts committed by his wife, and for
torts committed by his child, or servant
by his command, or in the prosecution
and within the scope of his business,
whether the same be by negligence or
voluntary" It follows from this THAI
n master Is not liable for the acts of
his servant which are not done within
the scope of his employment. In this
case the allegation of the petition is
specific. that the negligent acts of the
servant complained of were committed
While he was in the regular discharge
OF his duties within the scope of his
employers business. a part of the
business Of the servant in this case was
evidently to arrange to take care of and
protect the gang plank belonging to his
master when the same was being used
for the purpose Of loading or unloading
the vessel. II is clearly inferable from
the charges in the petition that, at the
time Of the negligent acts of the SER
want which resulted in plaintiffs in
jury, he was engaged in an effort to
save the masters property. "The mas
ter who puts the servant in n place of
trust or responsibility, or commits to
him the management Of his business or
the care Of his property. is justly held
responsible when the servant, through
lack OF Judgment or discretion, or from
infirmity of temper, or under the in
hllence of-passieH- areused- by the cir
cumstances and the occasion, goes be-
You'd the strict line of his duty or au-
thority, and inHicts an unjustifiable in
jury upon another" This text Is sup
ported by n number of adjudications
cited by the author, and is directly an
plicable to the facts relied on by the
plaintiff for a recovery in this case.
judgement reversed
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
Gospel work on commercial place

Last night, on Commercial Place, two
brothers. both engaged in gospel work,
drew a large crowd by their excellent
voices. ~ number OF hymns were sung
to the tunes of some of the latest songs
of the day and were we'll received by
the audience. Mr.. John p. Quinn, the
reformed gambler, was among those
present and said he had met the two
gentlemen in Baltimore, and they were
both worthy of assistance from those
who desired to help good cause.
The brothers had letters of introduc-
ton from the Mayor of their city, the
sheriff of their county and n number of
preachers and other prominent men.
a fa1ir on the square had to suspend
business for awhile until his audience
returned from the singing. to which
they were attracted by the excellent
voices of the two men.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
"Jlm GROW" soArLAw.
SEPARATE APARTMENTS FOR
THE RACES ON STEAMERS.

Der AftA1C ATTACHMENTS FOR
THE RACES ON STEAMERS.
Delegate Matthews, of Accomac
county. has introduced the following
bill in the House of Delegates:
II. BE it enacted by the General As
sembly of Virginia, That it shall be the
duty of any captain, purser, or other
officer in command OF any steamboat
carrying passengers and plying in the
waters within the jurisdiction of the
Commonwealth, to. assign white and
coiored on said boats to the respective
locations they are to occupy as pas
sengers while on said boats: and that
1t shall be the duty of said captain,
purser, or other officer in command, to
separate, as far as the construction OF
his boat will permit the white and col
orcd passengers on said boat in the sit
ting, sleeping and eating apartments;
provided however. that no discrmina-
ton shall be made in the quality and
convenience of passengers in said 1oca-
ton: and provided that this section
shall not apply TO nurses travelling with
their employers, nor to officers in
charge of prisoners
2. Any captain, purser, or other off,
Ger In command of said boat who shall
fall or refuse to carry out the provi-
sions of section Of this act, shall be
NNNaiAOo 6uiitJ VI iIllSQGHiSttIlOT, ana
may he proceeded against according to
law, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined not less than S25 nor more than
500 for each offence.
3. Any passenger or passengers
travelling on any steamboat plying in
the waters within the Jurisdiction of
the Commonwealth, who shall wilfully
refuse to occupy the location, whether
OF SltDnG+sleepi ping ar-eatiRg rsess-a apart
or assigned by the captain, purser, or
other officer in command of such boat,
or behave in rlotous or disorderly
manner, he, she or they shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and on con-
viction thereof shall be fined not less
than S25 nor more than $50, or confined
In Jail not less than thirty days, or
both. in the discretion of The court; and
such person may be rejected from said
boat by the officers thereof, at any
landing place of said boat, and If nee
essary. such assistance may be invoked
by such persons in charge of such boat
as they may require to eject such pas
senger. And provided that in case Of
such eiectment. neither the captain or
other officers in charge of such boat,
nor the steamboat company owning
CORPORATIONS, the same shall be liable.
-. This act shall be in force from it's
passage"
1t is thought that there will be n big
fight over this measure when 1t comes
up for consideration by the Roads Com
mittce of the House. before which it
is now pending. 1t Is understood that
Mr. A. p. Thorn. of Norfolk, will lead
the exposition. The bill also has many
warm and able advocates in addition to
its patron.
The Senate Committee on General
Laws has endorsed this bill, and our
Richmond correspondent expresses the
opinion that it will be passed by both
branches of the Legislature See his
special report of yesterdays proceed
ingS.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
Special Announcement
Gales Stylish, Reliable and
Comfortable Boots and
Shoes for all at reasonable
prices have become famous

We are selling our goods cheaper now
than ever before and We invite our
our large stock of stylish. reliable. Foot
wear. Trunks. Dress Suit Cases, etc.
Norfolk demands handsome structures
wo were forced to move from our old
stand where for over 4 quarter of
century We sold Boots. Shoes and Trunks.
Our location is now at No. 1872 Church
street. opposite Bermuda. on the identical
spot we moved from on going to Nnin
street in 1873. Please remember. we are
now in easy access 10 our friends and the
public generally. both In and out of the
city.
We solicit the patronage of one and oil.
assuring each cordial welcome, md
promising to do everything in our power
to serve them faithfully,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
THoMpsoN Y. WRIGHT.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
December 9. 1899.

OupIcIHc (OuIL vi
December 9, 1899.
A MASTER IS LIABLE FOR THE
NEGLIGENCE OF HIS SERVANT
OCCURRING WHILE ENGAGED
IN THE REGULAR DISCHARGE
OF HIS DUTIES WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF HIS MASTERS BUSI-
NESS.
The whole case is disclosed in the
opinion of the court.
The court says:
Thompson brought suit for damages
in the city court of Brunswick against
Wright, presenting substantially the
following case. Petitioner was engaged
as a drayman in the TRANSPORTATION of
freight, merchandise and the like. from
place to place In the city of Brunswick,
for the purpose OF which business he
had horse and dray, and in pursuit
thereof freouented the wharves, docks
and depots Of said city for the purpose
OF soliciting business. While engaged
in this business, on August 20, 1898, the
defendant was at the time, and still is,
the owner Of the steamer Hessie, en-
gagged as a common carrier in running
steamboat line between ports OF
Brunswick and Darien, Ga. AT the
time mentioned, petitioner was at the
landing place OF this steamer, and while
there contracted with one Watkins for
the transportation of certain hides from
the dock of the steamer to Watkins
place of business in the city: the hides
at the time being aboard the, steamer
Hessie. For the purpose Of facilitating
the loading and diScharging of the
steamers carEoes the officers and en-
ployees would lhy its gang plank from
the deck of the steamer to and on the
body of the wagons bringing or carry
ing awaymcrchandise OF other freights.
On the occasion mentioned the mate
Of the steamer placed the gang plank
from the steamers deck to the rear end
of petitioners dray, and kept the same
in this position for the purpose of
transferring the hidss from aboard the
steamer to the dray When the loading
was completed petitioner went to his
seat on the wagon. and started to drive
off. when suddenly, and without any
warning to him. the mate OF the steam
er (being defendants employed, hav-
Ing neglected to take in the gang plank,
wrongfully and negligenty caught hold
of one of the rear wheels Of the dray,
simultaneously uttered q tremendous
yell, causing petitioners horse to be-
come frightened. from the effect Of
which the horse backed himself, hides
and dray overheard into the waters of
the bay. carrying petitioner, who was
In the dray at the time, along with him,
drowning the horse. sinking the wagon,
losing the hides and physically injuring
petitioner. The petition further charged
mat the mate was, when discharging
the cargo OF said steamer, in the regu-
lar discharge of his duties within the
scope OF his employers business, and
the duty devolved upon him to take in
and otherwise attend to the keepage OF
ea1d gang plank, and that petitioner
was IN no way connected Herewith. In
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
A Quiet Wedding.

Mr.. Robert NJ. Perkins and Miss Sal
lie Clarke Scruggs were quietly united
in the bonds of holy wedlock by Rev.
Ben c. Herr, pastor of the Freemason
Street Baptist Church of Christ, at the
parsonage Wednesday afternoon at $50
o'clock. Mr.. and Mr.. Perkins left i'm
mediately after the ceremony on a ten
days bridal tour to relatives in Vir-
qinia
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
Kings Daughters Meet.

The Sunshine Circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers met yesterday afternoon Mt the
home of Mrs. Brook, on Brewer street.
The president being I'll the secretary
presided. The missionary report was
an excellent one. and the members feel
encouraged at the good work that is
being done. Many visits were made
and number Of bundles of clothing
-aiA+fihatHtl ----------
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
Sale of Real Estate.

Messrs. w. H. H. Trice & Co.. real es-
tate agents and auctioneers sold at the
Real Estate and Stock Exchange at
noon yesterday the three single two
story brick houses and a certain lot on
Avenue A, and three lots on Sawdust
lane, Atlantic City Ward, to ]. NJ.
Widgeon. the purchase price being
$4,000.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-26
Somerset Y Meeting.

The Lady Somerset held their reg
ular weekly meeting last evening at the
First Baptist Church.
After the meeting the members, in n
body attended the large parlor social
given by the Anna Gordon US in
Brambleton.
The representative., 1900-11-22
SAakeapeare's Manuscripts.

Where are Shakspere's manuscripts?
Nobody-can tell. Could anyone discover
them and offer these literary treasures
for sale, million Of money would
readily be offered, not only by private
collectors, but by the various national
libraries and museums eager to obtain
relics Of such immense Importance
Apart from the historical value, they
would possess, Shakspere's manuscripts
would have another supreme interest
They would no doubt assist in settling
the disputed authorship of the plays
They could be compared with the exist
ing specimens of the great poets hand
writing. Would they show the same
caligraphy as that of the signatures on
Shaksperes will, on the Blackfriars
estate deeds, and the copy of Florio' $
"Montaigne," possessed by the British
museum? AS to the latter being in the
actual hand of the master some doubt
exists, but the authenticity of the for
mer specimens has never been question
ed Shakspere's manuscripts have van
ished, disappeared as though they never
existed.-Newcastle, Eng, Chronicle.
The representative., 1900-11-22
Boston Wool Dealer Asniwna.

BOSTON, Nov. 16.-Fred Hartley, a
wool merchant, has assigned to Hora-
ito G.. Curtis. No statement of his
liabilities is made public, but Mr.. Hart
ley today declared that few persons are
involved
Mr.. Hartley dealt heavily in wool
during the activity following the presi-
Dental election of 1896, and his profits
were reported to have been very largo.
Early in the spring of 1899 he anticipat-
ed the coming rise in the price of the
staple due to the drought in Australia.
and the consequent wholesale death Of
sheep and to the general shortage of tho
worlds supply. He is understood to
have carried large quantity of wool
during the advance in price, which took
place the following summer, and to have
been caught with it during the fall of
1899 and the spring of this year. s.
Mr.. Hartley is a brother of Harry
Hartley, Of the wool commission house
of Hartley Brothers, who is son-in-
law of the we'll known manufacturer
Charles Fletcher, Of Providence, r. l.
The representative., 1900-11-22
PlutOcrat and Working Mnn.

PlutOcrat and Working Man.
BY l.. P. Cummins, Rushville, Neb., in
1S96-good then, good now.
The following is a copy of a reported
conversation supposed to have taken
place between a plutocrat and a work
Ing man, or wage slave.
Plutocrat-You are a working man,
a farmer, believe?
Wage Slave-Yes, sir.
P.-You are Republican or Demo-
crat. or Demo-Rep.
w. S.-Yes, sir.
P. Ito himself)-I know he is a Re-
publican, but there is really no differ
ence in principle between a modern Re-
publican and modern Democrat.
w. S.-Yes, sir.
P.-Your father was a Republican, ]
believe?
w. S.-Yes, sir.
P.-You are about 81 years of age, l
should Judge?
w. S.-Yes, sir.
P.-Have a family, presume?
w. S.-Yes, sir.
PA wife and five children-is my
information correct?
w. S.-Yes, sir.
P.-You said, think, that you are a
| farmer?
w. S.-Yes, sir.
P.-Work pretty hard, don't you
w. S.-Yes, SIR
P.-Wife works hard, too, don't she? d?
w. S.-Yes, sir
P.-Children all do the same?
w. S.-Yes, sir.
| P.-You have to do so to make a liv.
ing and then barely do that?
w. S.-Yes, sir.
P.-Isnt it true that your children
go in rags and are growing up in igno-
| rance?
| w. S.-Yes, sir
! P.-Are you aware that when you
| send your children into the field to work
l send my children to school to learn
w. S.-Yes, sir.
P.-Do you think it is right for the
workingmen and their families to Gre
ate all the wealth and let us plutocrats
and our families enjoy it in luxurious
ease and courtly living?
w. S-Yes, sir.
P.-Is your farm mortgaged?
| w. S.-Yes, sir
P.-Under present conditions, scar.
city OF money, low prices, ETC., the in
terest alone is more than you can ever
pay, isn't it?
w. S.-Yes, sir.
F.-Ihen you expect, or positively
know that sooner or later, you will lose
your farm. don't you?
w. S:-Yes, sir.
P.-You have always read Republican
i papers, no doubt?
The representative., 1900-11-22
Shakespear in the Bible,

In Shakespeare's name lies the key to
wonderful cryptogram. The spelling
shakespeare" was the poets nom de
plume, while "Shakspere'' was his
name, an evident change from 'Shak-
spear" In each Of the two spellings
last given are ten letters-four vowels
and six consonants. Combine these two
figures and we have the number IS,
the key to the mystery
Turning to the 46th psalm in the re-
vised version, it is found that the psalm
is divided into three portions, each one
ending with "selah' Remember tho
number-46.
Counting 46 words from the beginning
OF the psalm, one reads the word "shake"
in the first portion, and counting 46
words from the end of the psalm one
reaches the word spear" There is
"Shakespear" as plainly as letters can
make it.-London Answers.
The representative., 1900-11-22
Tinds Bones of Giant Race.

MONTESANO, Mo-, Nov. 16.-The fos-
sils of three human beings, evidently
prehistoric giants, were found near here
yesterday by c.. H. Beehler, farmer, at
the depth of 40 feet The size of the
skulls indicate that the bodies must
have been at least ten feet high, and this
bones, resembling those of human
skeleton, seem to bear out the theory.
Beehler has quite collection of fossil
relics which he has found at various
times in this vicinity, which is alive with
them. He is confident that he has dis
covered the missing link, and intends to
submit his find to the professors of
Washington University in st. Louis. to
see if they sustain his theory.
Fossils of mastodons and animals ex-
tinct for centuries have been found in
this vicinity by people who were plow
ing or digging wells. 1t seems to be a
regular graveyard for 40 miles around
for prehistoric bones, which indicate
the enormous size Of the animals which
once roamed the eland.-Times-Herald
The representative., 1900-11-22

HonenaaA TilesevAy-MaiA ~ robe
SDilkin3
(From the Bus-osw)
! Man born NV woman Il Nv fu daxe
f, and full Nv boose. but It haint tho wo-
mans falt.
! II noiz wuz argument jackass wood
be invinsible.
The battle haint aulwase with the
strong: II 1t wuz the COW Good bette the
kat ketchin mice.
Preachers kin du the devul moar good
in a mint than a bad man kin in =
munth.
The best time tn silk peeze IL when
I yore wife tells yu to.
A phool is a man hu kusses the kor-
porashuns and kombines but voats the
saline tiket tina du.
Millunairs air the filasefers Of kon-
tent
You kant hurt plutokrisy voatin' the
same tiket it duz.
A gold basis fur the ritch menes q
supe basis fur the poor.
F; A man whoo kin "rede hiz titel cleer"
J tn heven ort tn kno how to vote when
it's rite under hiz nose
There IL sumthing rong with a
preecher whoo kin see hel in the next
(, purld and kant see any here.
| A man who kant gave reezin fur
! hiz voat il like chicken that silks hiz
he'd in hole and thinks its whole body
! IL SAFE
! We have tride good krops and tariff
and sich like things without bringin'
! good times. l think a shour uf old
fashioned onesty wood be the best thing
we Good hav.
The tramp il a PRODUCT NV a imper-
| feet sivilizashun
| It don't talk much korrupshun tn spile
! whole dad gummed lot of politix.
The furst commandment of the pluto
krats il to "kepe oph the grass"
I 1t IL better to be a dawg in the house
NV ritch theef than tn be a ragged
urchin in a tenement house.
!
lar that liz good in Yurrope. Whot I
want IL dollar that IL good at home
The goldbug Democratic party IL try
In mighty hard to have itself berride in
a free silver coffin:
Emmy phOol knoze which side of hix
bred il buttered but a wize man knoza
whoo put the butter thare
Luv iz the only dizeze 700 kin cure
bi neglekt.
Life IL faleure only tn them who
air purely selfish.
God repented that He had ever maid
man, and lots NV wimmin jine in with
Him on the skore.
Darwin sez men use tn be munkies;
ii that IL so the change seems to con-
sist cheefy NV shorter tale and less
sents.
Thare is lot NV people who worship
God that don't let it interfeer with en-
ny money-makin' skeem tha hav on
hands.