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The jury Unable TO Agree.

In new districts where lawyers
of profound learning are not to
be had for magistrates, the coun.
try justice of the peace, with
common sense and a sense of jus
tice, makes an acceptable sub
stitute. Nevertheless, there are
numerous examples in which the
proceedings of country justices
would be the better for more
knowledge of the law. Lawyers
relate queer instances of their
proceedings, some of which are
thus described by The Youths
Companion
In Franklin county, Pennsyl.
vania, not long ago, a German
justice of the peace is said to have
presided in case brought by
himself for a divorce from his
wife. After testifying in the case
himself, and hearing all the evi
dence of other witnesses, he
threw the case out of court on the
ground of insufTiciency of evi.
dence His rigorous sense of
justice and self abnegation are
likely to rank in history above
those of the Roman judge who
condemned his own son to death.
When this story was told lately
by Pennsylvania lawyer, al 9th
er matched it with an account of
a country judge up in the noun
tains, who was presiding in an
important horse stealing case
Although il was properly a jury
case, the lawyers on both sides
agreed to dispense with the jury,
requesting the judge to "act as
jury " The judge took the re-
quest literally, and also felt that
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Caught n Dreadful Cold.

Marion Kooke, manager for r.. NJ.
Thompson, a large importer of fine
millinery at 1868 Milwaukee Avenue,
Chicago, says: During the late
severe weather | caught a dreadful
cold which kept me awake at night
and made me unfit to attend my work
during the day. One Of my milIiners
was taking ChamberIain's Cough
Remedy for a severe cold at that time,
which seemed to relieve her so quick.
Iy that ] bought some for myself. 1t
acted like magic and began to i'm E.
prove at once. | am now entirely well
and feel very pleased to acknowledge
its merits" For sale by j. F. Mackey
Il Co.
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there should be, to satisfy the
law, nominally jury.
After mounting the bcnch and
consideringa long time, the judge
left the bench, entered the jury
box and had himself sworn by
the clerk. He heard the evidence
there, but when an objection was
made on law point he left the
box, mounted the bench and
passed on it as judge, returning
to the jury-box when the tes-
timony was resumed.
After the evidence was all in,
he wrote out his instructions as
judge, and handing the document
to one of the attorneys, requested
him to read it to the jury. After
listening in the box to the in.
structions, he had himself con
Quoted from the room by the
sheriff and locked in the jury
room to consider the case and
prepare verdict.
"How long did he stay out %
asked one of the lawyers to whom
the story was being told.
six hours"
"What was the verdict 81
"Ee reported that the jury was
unable to agree, and as judge dis
charged himselfW
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, IA they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, anC dat is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness IS caused by an in
famed con Hilton of the mucous lining OF the
Eus tachian Tube. When this tube gets iufam-
ed you have rumbl ing sound or imperfect
hearing, and when IL is entirely closed deaf.
ness is the esIlt, and unless the infamatio
can be taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will he destroyed
forever; nine ca, es out OF ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an inf iamed con.
dition OF the mucous surfaces.
WIN give One Hundred Dollors for any case
OF Deafness (cansed by 'catarrhj that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH CURE. Send for
circulars FREE
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best
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For THE ENTERPRISE
Paragraphs from Magill.

mAGILL, .. ", Aprli y, lSUU.
Mr.. EDITOR We are having
fine weather for farming as no
rain has fallen in some time and
ge haw is heard in every direction.
No cotton planted in this section
yet. | do not think there is any
increase in cotton acreage in this
locality. There is but very hItIe
small grain in this section of the
county which | think is one great
mistake our farmers are making
Well Doc and his partner have
procured another fox hide and are
having lively time those moon
light nights.
Our Bachelor friend across the
creek has about recovered from a
severe attack of the grip and says
it is impossible for him to get
enough to eat and thinks if he
could just procure cook it would
not take so much.
Rev. S. N. Watson spent Sat
urday night with the family Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Bell and filled
his appointment at Beaver creek
on Sunday and as usual preached
an able and interesting sermon.
Miss Essie Stover of near Heath
Spring has beenAEpending some
time with her sister, Mrs. S. n.
Hammond.
Mrs. Lilly Richards, Miss Bessie
Perry and Miss Florence Bell
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Lancaster. | Guess they had a
jolly time.
Adjutant General Floyd spent
last week with his family in
Liberty Hill.
Drs. w. @. Twitty Of Heath
Spring and J. w. Floyd ol Liberty
Hill returned home from Charles.
ton last week.
We will try and resurrect our
kicking mule man in the near
future. FARMER.
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of peace.
In speaking of the occasion,
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, with eyes filed
with tears, said During the 20
years that l have spent away
from old Wilkes, often have |
longed to return to the scenes of
my boyhood, where fond recol-
lections presented themselves to
me, and show in a material way
how | loved my native heath
/ wanted to show my old part
ners, who fought through the
bloody strife of the "Lost
Cause" with me, that ! loved
them above all others, and this
being my first opportunity, |
embraced it and am glad they
enjoyed themselves
eyes, they did enjoy them
selves. The long dining table
was filled with gray-haired vet
Grams and it was a scene that
made the hearts of the younger
men present fill with pride us
they gazed upon the remnant of
the army who were the greatest
fighters the world ever saw"
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TEXAS DAM BURSTS.
Il Repetition OF tine JOhnstOwn
Disaster.

Austin. Texas, April This
place was visited by cloudburst
this morning and the entire coun
try was inundated. The Colorado
river has risen eleven feet in
three hours. a bridge OF the In
teruational Great Northern rail.
road was washed away fifteen
miles north of here, wrecking the
ST. Louis southbound cannOnball
train. Reports Indicate that The
engineer and mail clerk were
drowned and that the fireman was
fatally injured. All sorts of alarm
ing reports have been received.
The water is so high that it is
feared the passengers have all
Deen drowned The bridges are
gone on both sides at McNeill
No relief is able to reach the
train from Austin or Taylor. Pre-
parations are being mace to try
to get a party of men in small
boats to the scene. The damage
will run up in the hundreds OF
thousands. No trains on the Aus
tin & Northwestern road we're
operated today. Reports from all
sections tributary to the Colorado
river show great damage.
A family Of six negroes were
drowned west of here this morn
ing. People living in the bottoms
begin to leave their homes at 4
o'clock this morning, as the, water
had flooded them to depth of
three feet.
Reports from the Concho river
say that the worst storm ever
known there is now raging and is
attended by loss of life and prop
erty.
A message from LAGRANGE at
noon states that the big dam
across the river near Austin
broke at 1925. A flood of water
was released, washing away the
power house.
Later-Information now indi
Gates that the breaking of the
Colorado dam at Austin is some
thing terrible. People along the
line of the river are fleeing to
high grounI.
The loss from the breaking Of
the dam is bali q million. Over a
hundred houses have been count.
ed passing since the break. The
water is rising two feet an hour
and now far exceeds the flood Of
last spring. 1t has risen 32 feet in
eight hours.
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Bost Remedy for Rheumatism.
QUICK RELIEF FROM PAIN.

Al who use Chamberlain's Pain
Balm for rheumatism are delighted
with the quick reliof from pain which
it affoEds. When speaking Of this Mr..
y. N. Sinks, of Troy, Ohio, says !:
"SOme time ago | had severe attack
Of rheumatism in my arm and shoul-
der, | tried numerous remedies but
got no relief until was recommended
by Messrs. Geo. F. Parsons 81 Co.,
druggists Of this place, to try Cham
berlains Pain Balm They recon-
mended il so highly that / bought a
bottle. | was soon relieved Of all cain.
! have since recommended this Iini-
ment To many of my friends, who
agree with me that it is the best rem
edy for muscular rheumatism in the
market" Sold by j. Il. Mackey t& Co.
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For The Enterprise.
Close of Bethel School.

The Bethel school, in The Sapps
neighborhood, taught by Prof. g..
A. PIyler, closed prosperous
six months session on April 3rd
inst. The school opened for seven
months, but on account of getting
late start and the busy season
Of the year at present, the pat.
rons thought it best to close at
the end of six months There
were no public exercises. The
pupils and their parents the
teacher and several visitors met
at the academy, on Tuesday, the
3rd inst, and spent very pleas.
ant day, playing, talking, &c, &c.
But best of all we had fine din
ner, on pic mic style. Some say
the weight of the dinner was so
heavy, that the legs Of the table,
upon which it was spread sank
into the ground under their bur
den, but the ground being a little
unlevel, we suppose some holes
were dug out for the legs to level
the table, but whether so heavy
or not, there was plenty and a
nicer dinner l never attended.
The spirit of education runs high
in the Bethel community ard at
the proper time, the patrons say
they will begin another school
and they are determined to give
their children the best education
in their power. Judging from
the manner that they spoke of
the results of the last school and
by their promptness in paying for
it and by the regular attendance
of their children and by the num-
Der of children some of them have,
they can have as good school as
any community in the State
| The school averaged about forty.
five through the entire school.
Six families in the community
can furnish forty pupils per day,
Can any community beat that ?
They say if the school age was
from five instead Of six, they
could furnish ten more. Can you
beat that? Surely the Bethel
community deserves credit for
what they have done for the com
munity in the last few years. Go
ahead gentlemen, keep your
school running, educate your
children and in few years more,
YOU will have community to be
proud of. All the children did
we'll, through the entire school
and Bethel school has some, yeS
nadny, as bright children as are
to be found any where, and a more
friendly, more hospitable and
more energetic, more "git up and
git" set of farmers and their wives
live no where in the State than
those who live in the Bethel com
munity. @. A. PLYLER.
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Fearful rain that in Texas
which raised the Colorado River
about 40 feet in a few hours, and
washed out that powerful stone
dam at Austin and drove death
and destruction for miles and
miles.
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Judge Benet overruled the mo
iion for a change of venue in the
case against w. A. Neal, ex
superintendent of the penitenti
ary and the case will be tried IN
Columbia probably this week.
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The fiends that so brutally
murdered Cassie Boan are being
tried at Chesterfield this week.
They are defended by w. =. Pol
lock of Cheraw and M. j. Hough,
formerly of this place.
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Twenty-one miles of the rail
road from Sumter to Camden
have been built.
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Some communities report the
small grain crop in good con
dition; others say it is poor.
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NJ. B Smith, ButtCrnut, Mich says: "De.
Wits Little Early Risors are the very best
pills ] ever used for costveness, liver and
bowel troubles" Crawford Bros. ZEd.w.s
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Mrs. Harriet Evans. Hinsdale ILL.,, writes:
81 never fail to relieve my children from Group
at once by using One Minute Cough Cure. /
would not feel safe without it." Quickly cares
coughs, colds, grippe and all throat and lung
diseases Crawford Bros. d.s-w
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Wednesday, April IL, 1900.

The peach crop appears to be
uninjured.
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To secure the original Witch Hazel Salvc
ask for Dewitts Witch Hazel Salvc, we'll
known as "a certain cure tor piles and skin dis.
eases. Beware OF worthless countcrfeitS. They
are dangerous Crawford Bros. d-w.s
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Lewis Ackerman, Goshen, Ind, says: "De-
Wits Little Ea-iy Rlsers always bring GER
tain relief, cure NV headache aud never grippe
They generally cleanse and invigorate the
bowels and liver Crawford Bros. d.w-s
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Everyone VIII Go.
EVERYBODY that can spare the time will
attend the Fruit Fair at Spokane. Round
trip tickets, vita the Great Northern Ry.,
only 1000. Oct. ,.
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Iature. The question Of making sure that
these wise provisions would be effective
was the only matter of dispute.
Useless and Frivolous.
In this Senator Frink at once assumed
the attitude that such legislation. how
ever beneficial on its face. would be use
less and frivolous unless the proper and
energetic application Of every protective
provision could be guaranteed. For this
reason Senator Fr.nk made an earnest
effort to 50 amend the bill that the ap-
pointment OF a man OF ripe experience in
coal mining and especially thorough
knowledge of the mines OF the state OF
Washington would necessarily follow the
passage OF the bill. He also knew that
such a man could not be prevailed upon
to accept the position OF state coal mine
inspector unless assured OF compensation
at least equal to that which his expert
ence and knowledge would command In
private employ.
To reach these points Senator Frink Of
fered amendments providing that the In
spector TO be appointed under the bill. II
enacted into law. should. prior to his APP
pofntment, have had at least five years
practical experience in the coal mines OF
the state OF Washington. ana that the
compensation Of the inspector be fixed
at 5000
These amendments were lost. The bill
as IT stood provided place for a man who
need never have seen mine In this
state, and whose compensation was fixed
at a figure considerably less than that
commanded by any capable foreman In
this shape the bll was passed. Senator
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Oae Fare Tor the nosnd Tsip.
Wis she a. n. ny.

Only 400. Seattle 10 Spokane and re-
turn. TO attend the Fruit Fair. Tickets
on sale Oct. o Good to return Oct IL.
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Frink, true to his convictions. fearless OF
misconstruetion OF his motives. voted
against IT, although he knew that In do
ing so ne was simply recording his pro-
test against an inadequate and Insult
ficient measure.
II was held by many OF the friends OF
the bill outside the legislature. and those
who had the interests Of the miners at
heart that the inspector should be chosen
from among men OF experience and thor
ough familiarity with the working OF tho
mines in this state. The law and the
appointment were supposed to be for the
benent OF the miners OF Washington and
not for those OF Pennsylvania and West
Virginia. II was hoped by these people
to AFFORD reasonable Compensation to such
a man, who would necessarily be man
OF some consequence and commanding
high wages from mine owners. BY the
defeat OF the amendments offered by Sem
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EVERETT WELCOMES
TIE DOLPHIN PARTY.


Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
EVERETT. Oct. 5,--The Seattle bust
ness mems excursion. 100 strong. reached
Everest at o'clock. They were met nj
the dock by committee OF Everett busi-
ness men, headed by Mayor Bell. Car
riages were In waiting and the Seattle
visitors were at once taken TN charge
and driven about the city. after which
they met ut the Everest Club. Mayor
Rel delivered cordial address OF well
come which was responded 10 by J. w.
elise on behalf OF the excursionists.
Mr. elise, In the course OF his remarks.
CONGRATULATED Everett on the many evi-
dences OF prosperity and extended to the
city of Smokestacks the hearty good
wishes OF Seattle, inviting the city to CAL
on Seattle when they need assistance in
the furtherance OF their business Inter-
ests. He said the interests OF Everett
and Seattle were Identical and hoped their
business relations would he closer than
ever before. Mr.. Ciises speech was fol-
lowed by enthusiastic cheers for Everett
and for Seattle. The reception at the
club was one OF great enthusiasm,
The Seattle excursionists were much i'm
pressed with the evidences Of prosperity
and volume Of business shown by Ever
ett The Dolphin left at & D. m. for
Rlaine and will ieave there tomorrow
morning for whatcom and Fairhasen-
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Senator Frink's Attitude on Goal
Mine Legislation.
Earnest EGort 20 secure Guarantee
Of E9<ctfveness In Law Passed In
1s87-Fusion Indifference 10 All
Measures Proposed, Save the One
Creasfsx an omce-First BiiI Pass
"a In 1906 with Frink's support.

Turning aside temporarily from the line
OF attack on Hon. J. NJ. Frink's record as
a state senator on questions affecting the
railroads and farming interests Of East
ern Washington. the fusionists now seek.
by similar distortion Of facts and false
assertions. 10 becioud the minds OF the
people as TO the true facts Of Mr.. Frinks
attitude on other matters relating TO IN
dusfriai interests.
The first move in this extension Of the
same old game Ia intended TO create an
antagonistic sentiment among the coal
miners Of the state toward the Republican
candidate for governor. Here again. as In
the frantic effort among the farmers. the
fusicnist assertion and argument comes
face TO face with the incontrovertible
facts.
with 50 long and so honorable record
in Washington as a legislative officer Of
the state and as private citizen. the
facts are every time TO the high credit OF
Mr.. Frtnk. The groundiess rumors and
downright faisehoods IN which the fusion
lists ind their only material for campaign
argument gain hut brief consideration.
for the reason that Mr.. Frink Is persons
ally 20 well and favorabIy known through
out the state. and the further reason that
the truth IL always easily to be ascer-
tanned.
30 far as tho most recent attack on Mr..
.'nA ~ conre."su. .ns 'ses y ."ae W
true test OF ms ir,snu'y lh'eres, IN we
welfare OF the coal miners OF the state
came in the legislative session OF 1886,
when he voted IN favor OF the senate bill
relating 10 the proper ventilation OF coal
81 - -. 90 .,a,, t,..,s - az
~. .ns s"'eS snu WI "e"e VI '"e
MINERS
The Truth.
~ or-
~ o'.', ~ ~. 80 "''..
~ .ne ssnn.e eoHmn'ee on mines nn"
mfninx. Wnicn committee consisted OF SEN
afors n. A. Hutchinson Utemocrn), v. A.
Pussy (flspublican) and w. b. Field tPop-
uiisf). II was substituted BY the commit
toe for two other bills. combining ali the
essential and beneflciaf features OF both
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After Several Delays She Sails for
Down Sound Cities.
EXCURSION OF BUSINESS MEN.
Departure Amid Much Merriment
over Discomforts Incidental to
Hurried Preparation Of steamer
Everett Is vfsited-Blaine. what
com, Fairhaven, Anacortes and
Port Angeles ON Today's Itinerary

with a cheer from the several hundred
peopie gathered on the docks and cheer
ing and waving Of hats from the passen-
gers on the boat. the steamer Dolphin.
carrying the Chamber OF Commerce ex-
cursiou to down Sound cities, slowly
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Northern Pacific Railway Company. cor
rugated iron round house, tide lands,
$50
Northern Pacific Railway Company, cor
rugated iron sand house. tide lands,
800.
versity heights. $500.
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puildine Permits.

Building permits were issued by the
city engineer yesterday as follows:
story frames. 14os-s-l0 Fourth avenue.
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If YOU are going East. the best line 10
travel over IL the Chicago. Asl~aukee Il
ST. Paul railway.
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Fvsrbody that can spare the time will
attend the Fruit Fair at spokane Round
tyIp tickets, via the Great Northern Ry..
only xAso. Oct 2,
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Last chance 60 view the celebrated
swItchback on the O. y. RS. Oct 3.
Rouud trip, Seattle 20 Spokane, only
10 TO the Fruit Fair.
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ator Frink. the legislature went hastily
on record as willing that any man. OF
whatever or perhaps no experience.
should be appointed at the will OF Gov.
Rogers.
Great Lack of Interest.
The lack OF interest OF the big fusion
majority In the legislature OF 1887 In otn-
er measures OF greatest Importance 10
the coal miners is conspicuous.
House bill No. i52. by Mr.. Edwards, An
act 10 provide for the recovery OF bodies
of workmen inclosed or entom5ed In coal
mines" was passed by the house ana re-
ferred 70 the senate. The senate COM
mittee on mines and mining recommended
that the bill do pass. and said report was
filed on February Is. almost month be-
fore the end OF the session. yet no action
was thereafter taken on the bill and IT
died on the general file-
The. same story can be told OF house
bill No. 1f2. also by Mr.. Edwards. This
bill passed the house and was also rec
commended back by the senate committee
on the same day that II passed Yet Il
suffered the same fate as did house bill
NO l52 House bill No. H. AN act to
regulate the weighing and measuring Of
coal mined in this state" was a bill Of
great Importance to the miners OF coal.
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One Fare for the Round "TRIP.
Via the q. n. ny.
Only SO 40, Seattle to Spokane and re-
turn, to attend the Fruit Fair Tickets
on sale Oct. 3. Good to return Oct. IL.