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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-03-02
The Coolest Country.

The coolest inhabited country ap-
pears to be the province of Wercho-
iansk, in oriental Siberia. A Russian.
ssayant passed one entire year in the
inhospitable region and kept a daily
record or the temperature, from which
it appears that the daily mean of the
entire year is 2.T4 degrees below zero.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-03-02

Cut a strip OF thick paper so that the ends will
exactly meet when drawn tightly around second
joint of the finger. Lay one end on this diagram
at the o. and order the number the other end
indicates.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-03-02

In madagascar silk is the only fabric
used in the manufacture of clothing.
1t is cheaper than linen in Ireland.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
Compliment to Babcock.

Hon. r. NJ. LaFollette in an address
delivered at Mauston last week paid
the following tribute to Congressman
j. w. Babcock. Mr. LaFollette said
in part;
Il am glad to meet you here today
in the home Of your distinguished
re, resentative in congress. \ few
years ago he was chosen rs the mem
Der for the old Third district, @oodly
section of which had the honor to
represent ut Washing ton. know
something of the struggles and diili-
cultes encountered in securing recog-
milton and influence and power in that
legislative body, the greatest in the
world today, composed OF able, am
bilious, talented men from every pro-
fession and almost every line of bust
ness, strangers to each other and to
the established leaders the contest IS
even handed, and no man in all that
company can by an possibility make
his way to eminence and national rec
ogniton except it be upon his own
personal strength and merit.
Your repres entative entered con
gress with scores of men whose names
are not known today outside their own
districts and the house of representa-.
tives, and you have seen him recog-
nized as one of the leaders in carry
ing forward congressional legislation
and SO impressing political wisdom
and force upon the politics of the ma
tion as to become known in every con-
gressional district in the country. In
honoring him you are honored; give
him such an endorsement in Novem-
Der as shall not only guarantee his
continued services to the country but
shall show your Just and full appreci-
alton of the position he has won for
himself in the nation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
TWFxGfFIND BUCK FrGHrs-v

A hunter on the Pacific slope
gives tie following account of
fight between an eagle and buck:
I'VE had hunted all morning with
out any luck and were returning to
camp along the ridge, wien we OBJ
served circling high in the air above
the glades, what we thought was
giant buzZard. We stopped and
watched the birds action. Each
circle that it made brought it closer
TO patch of wild oats in the centre
of the glade With a sudden sWoop
and closed wings. the bird dove into
the deep grass and the next instant
the bird and spike buck Were in
conflict. We crawled to within sev-
eral hundred yards of the spot and
now saw that the deer's assailant
was large eagle. The deer plunged
down the hill. the eagle perched up
on its shoulders and with beak and
talons tearing at his hide and flesh.
Plunging into Il small oak bush, the
buck scraped the bird from his back.
but only for an instant. As the deer
emerged from the tangle of
branches, the eagle swooped at him
again. The buck. that had now
ceased its bleatinS. reared up, and
with its razor-like fore-hoofs struck
at the winged enemy lowering close
above
What the result of the battle
might have been is hard to say. We
could stand the sight no longer and
opened Il brisk fire with our rifles on
the king of birds. One of the bull
lets ploughed away hatful of
feathers aud then the eagle scared
away. We left the buck undis-
turbed."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01

under their coat tails is just as great
as it is in other localities where quick
GUN action is the rule. Even boys
Rnow better than to carry thea mar
bles Fl Dip pockets but the tendertoot
i not posted, and he dies in his tracks.
Pie hip pocket must be abolished or
our people must learn to explain be-
fore hand that there is no occasion
for rashness, az they are only about
to rcsch under their coat tails to get
a notebook or handkerchief. There
ouoht 10 be a custom established Of
ringing a bell, to give warning, when
one is about to reach behind, or man
might sing a peace song before dong
so. which would give the western
flo hting man notice that nothing san
culinary was about to happen, when
the fatal movement was about TO be
made. 1t is question whether the
national government or the states
should establish code Of signals
that will protect the citizen who IS
not reaching for gun, when ne llfts
his coat-tail, but one or the other
should take action. Some day an
eminent political speaker will make
the mistake of drawing some docu-
ment from his pistol pocket, to read
to an assem- bled multitude, ant he
will have the concentrated fire of a
large audience turned upon him, and
then the country will awake to the
dangers of the hip pocket. Cutil
that time the killing will 60 on, and
self-defense will be the excuse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
CABLES TELEPHONED<

An arrangement of considerable
Importance to the mercantile COM
munity of Liverpool has just been
authorized by the postmaster-gen-
eral, which might with advantage
be extended to other commercial
centers. For some time past the
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
has been endeavOring to promote an
agreement between the postmaster
general, the cable companies and
the National Telephone Company,
whereby cable messages arriving
from abroad after ordinary business
hours might be transmitted direct by
telephone to the residences of the
addresses or answers received by
the telephone company for trans
mission abroad by the cable COM
panies. The postmaster-general,
who has taken great interest in the
matter, has written a letter to the
chamber, stating that the facilities
asked for will be granted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
ANARCHISTS RUSE.


A notorious Anarchist. Pietro
Maresca, who has been serving his
sentence of four years seclusion III
the Island, convict establishment
not far from Naples. has nearly sue
ceeded in escaping by contriyance
ut once ingenious and novel. His
brother. merchant tailor in Ma
pies trading with the Island. hid the
convict in a wooden ease amongst
some bales of cloth. The box was
hoied for mir, but the top firmly
nailed down. shipped aboard 4
small coastins steamer sailing be-
tween Ponza ara Naples, The ease
duly arrived there, ana all went well
till il had t. be transhipped to
the steamer Adria bound for Mar
settles In hosting the case into
the Adria il fell with crash
Marcsca's groans were audible
The ease was opened and the nearly
sutticated Anarchist dragged ont. It
is hardly credible that he could have
survived the VOYAGE to Marseilles
Where the ease WIS cons. -ued as con
tanning cloth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
A. A BOER MAIDEN.

A South African war correspond
ent sets forth the claims of a Boer
beauty, in a style which somewhat
suggests the old time song, "My
Queen" Following is his rhapsody:
Il do not know if she should be
could have nestled comfortably on
the shoulder of a fairly tall man.
l don't know how much hair she
had. but there was enough of it to
make a fellow feel as if it didn't
matter a rap if half the earth was
bald. 1t was not red, nor yellow;
it was like honey kissed by sun
shine. She had the sort of fore
head which one never sees on
the face of % fool. Her eyes were
large, brown, and fearless, not
bold, nor yet wavering. Her mouth
was perfect, not one of those sepul-
chres which disfigure some feminine
faces, not childishly small like a
bud bursting into bloom, but a
strong, true mouth, large enough for
a prayer to slip through, but not big
enough to swear with. Her waist
would just about fill the curve of
strong mans arm, and make him
feel that there was no room for any
thing else under heaven. The arch
of her bust was like the curve on a
wave as it breaks on the beach in
the bay, not the stiff lath and plas
ter models one is apt to see walking
round the streets of cities. Her
hands were shapely. brown and
strong, cracked little by wind and
weather; not toy hands, but hands
that spank a baby or help husband
back to the paths of rectitude when
all the world had damned him past
redemption
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-01
HEADQUARTERS for fresh oysters
at Lathrop's.

The farmers were never 50 prosper
Gus and the industrial classes are in
better shape than at any time IN the
history OF the country. and every foot
of the factory whistle, every blow Of
the hammer, every rumble OF the
loaded dray, every smoke capped
chimney and every contented face Of
the thronging thousands on the way
TO work steady works protest
against 4 change.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
Market Letters.

New York, December 5.-Noon.-Cot-
ton in Liverpool was unchanged on
spots. Futures declined 4-64d, regained
half. and closed at a net decline OF
about 3-64d. Liberal port receipts and
the adyices from Liverpool caused this
market to rule easier. but without any
selling pressure. The impression seems
to be general that southern markets
will have to give way some. owing to
i~ndisposition TO pay asked prices. The
small stock here. however, is against
an important decline in near months.
2:15 p. Motion ruled strong since
noon on fewer selling orders and some
buying. Look for good supper to-
morrow. Cotton closed steady.
Chicago. Ills. December 5.-Cables
We're strong. and higher this morning,
both English and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cables advanced II TO I'D, and Paris so
to 40 centimers. The latter reported
due to the proposed new duty regula-
tons, making negotiable duty receipts
on wheat imports which may be car
celed by re-exportation Of an equiva-
lent amount of flour. The American
markets opened strong. and higher,
selling UP about &c. with near deliver
les showing greatest strength during
the advance. Comparatively light con
tract stocks, fair demand. and good
cash premiums are all factors in the
situation. Western receipts are large.
however. this week. Wheat was fairly
active all the session. The close was
quiet.
Corn was excited. and active. with
December very strong. advancing &c
here and with ALI of manipulation.
and a further squeeze in December.
There was no contract corn here Mon
day, n light tocks at Chicago. Chi
cago receipts today were 215 cars. with
no contract. Western receipts are
onnd hur aynnrfc boon rn ,rfth tha
ceipts. and the character Of the
weather the past three weeks has not
been favorable to satisfactory inspec-
ton Corn was fairly active after
midday, and a little lower. The close
was quiet.
p e. co Hnn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
MIDNIGHT CALL FOR CORONER
Zeph Howard, a Stevedore,
Died Suddenly Last Night While I'm
d Nitrate Of Soda From the
Hold OF the Steamship Saginaw.
Heart Disease Was h Cause OF
Death.

DR.. w. F. Stokes. the coroner was
summoned at midnight last night to the
Clyde Line wharf and warehouse on
account Of the sudden death of Zeph
Howard, a colored stevedorc aged
about 45 ears.
Howard had been complaining a few
DAYS of pain in his chest, but has been
about his work as usual. He worked
all day yesterday, and after supper he
went back to the steamer to assist in
d~ischarging her cargo. About 10:3o
O'Clock while in the ships forward hold,
unloading nitrate of soda, he complain
ed that his chest hurt him. He sat
down for a few minutes and all at once
fell over lead.
Coroner Stokes viewed and examined
the body n as there was no evidence
of violence or foul play, he did not
deem an inquest necessary. From all
the facts DR.. Stokes concluded that
death was from distase of the heart.
Howard has been employed about the
Clyde wharf eight or ten years and was
known rs a quiet Woodworking man.
He resided on Twelfth street, between
Market and Princess streets, and leaves
a wife and two children.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
Cotton

New York. December 5.-The cotton
market was exceptionally narrow INC
uneventful today. The opening was
steady at an advance Of 2 points to a
decline of 1 point For the remainder
of the day the market worked within
a range of s points. closing steady at
net unchanged prices to an advance Of
3 points. The feature of the local trad
ing was the selling of August contracts
by Liverpool parties. against purchases
of August-September in their own mar
ket. The best support the market had.
apart from the covering of shorts, was
New Orleans buying. Selling was
checked by fears of a bullish lintage
report from Washington next Monday.
The movement was a heavy one and
the trade was inclined to increase crop
estimates. The southern spot market.
without showing any particular change.
was reported to be supported by main
force. rather thar by a satisfactory de-
mand from %spinners or exporters. The
general situation reflected general
timidity on h part of h trade.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07

The board of hospital met
yesterday afternoon in the room Of the
county commissioners at the court
house. The members in attendance
were Chairman McEachern, Commits
sioners Holmes and Montgomery and
Alderman Spencer.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, corrected and approved.
The accounts for expenses were audi
ted and approved.
Bids for furnishing supplies to the
hospital for the year 1901 were opened
and contracts were awarded as follows:
To r r. Bellamy for furnishing drugs
and medicines. Bond was fixed at
$500.
To II. r. Savage for furnishing wood.
Bond was fixed at 500.
To J.. a. Springer & Co., for furnish
ing coal. Bond was fxed at 500.
To 1. B. Rhodes for furnishing fresh
meats. Bond was fixed at $50.
To the Holmes Grocery Company for
supplying groceries. Bond was fixed
at $500.
To L. Y. Styne for supplying milk.
Bond was fixed at $50.
To r. F. Karen for supplying bread.
The report of DR.. w. w. Lane, sur
Scoh III SIldISCy OPtl
during November was read before the
board. 1t To- that during the month
AZ patients were treated, of whom there
were II white males, 10 white females,
s colored males and z colored females
OF the total number of partients treat
ed SO were charity patients and 6 a
patients. OF the Sc charity patients
there were sent in from the city
10 white males, 6 white females, 6 color
ed males and 6 colored females; from
the country, 4 white males, 2 white fe-
males, 1 colored male and 1 col
ored female. OF the total number of
patients treated q were whites and Is
colored. OF the charity patients the
city sent in % and the county 8. OF
the six pay patients there were 3 males,
2 white females and one colored male.
The report shows that the number of
patients remaining in the hospital Oc-
tober 31st was Is. Admitted during
November q. Discharged during No
vember, %, died 3. Remaining Novem-
Der 3Oth, II patients. were treated so
days and charity patients 469 days.
Rations were furnished for 924 days, as
follows: To pay patients, so days, to
charity patients, 469 days, to employees
405 days. The expenses of the hospital
during November were S490.43 and the
receipts s540.31, leaving $49.SS in excess
of the expenses. The receipts includ-
ed $3.50 from pay patients, $685. from
prescriptions, s166.66 appropriation from
the city and $3.50 appropriation from the
county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
NEW
Charter Received Yesterday for the
John :. McEachern Sons Company.
TIE Capital Stock of SIS ,OOO-To Con
duct a General Feed store and Deal
in Merchandise Generally.

A charter for h John S. McESachern
Sons Company was received yesterday
from the secretary of state at Raleigh.
The company is incorporated to con-
duct a general feed store n to deal
in merchandise generally. The capital
stock is $1,000. divided into fifty shares
of h par value of 800 per share. The
stock is held as follows: n. M. Nc
Eachern. % shares; his wife. Mrs. Dru-
ella McEachern, 1 share; w. H Nc
Eachern. 10 shares; Alex. o. McEach-
ern. Z shares; d. Mc9Sachern, z shares.
The company is chartered to begin
business at Once.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
SHIP IN DISTRESS
American Schooner Arrived In
Port Yesterday With Sails and Chain
Plates Gone-SheS Struck RouRhwater
Off Hatteras, and Ran Into a South
wester Off Fryingpan Shoals.

The American schooner Oliver S.
Barrett, Captain Goole. arrived at
Southport yesterday in distress. She
was picked up at anchor off the bar
and was towed in by the tug Alexander
Jones.
The Barrett is bound from Baltimore
for jacksonville with a cargo of rail-
road iron and coal. She had a rough
passage all the way around and when
she was rounding Hatteras she struck
tempestuous weather. On Monday
night in rounding Frying Pan shoals
she raj into a Southwestern, and came
very nearly laundering. All her sails
wer blown away and her chain plates
were carried off. She is also leaking
some.
This morning at Gas o'clock the port
wardens-Colonel Thomas s. Evans.
Captain E. d. Williams and Ex-Mayor
w. n. Hrariss-wil go to Southport on
the steamer Wilmington to make a
survey OF the Barrett. They will de-
eide as to what shall be done with the
distressed vessel. 1t Is probable that
they will order that she be ;owed on to
her destination.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
THE RAILROAD TAX CASE.
The Railroads Finish Examination of
Their Witnesses-The Hearing Adj
.journed Till December 18th When
the State will Begin to Take TestI-
mony-The Examination to Close
January Sth.

The Hon.. Franklin Mcneil, chair
man of the North Carolina corporation
commission, arrived in the city last
evening from Raleigh where he has
been attending on the examination Of
the witnesses of the railroads before
the special master, Judge James E.
Shepherd, before whom testimony is
being taken in the railroad tax cases.
The railroads finished taking testi-
mony yesterday and the special mas
ter's court took a recess till December
18th, when it will again convene at
Raleigh to begin the examination Of
witnesses for the state. We learn that
the examination will continue till jan
uary Sth at different places in the state.
1t is understood that the state pro-
poses to lake the testimony of tax as
SCISSORS in every county in the state and
as it is expensive as we'll as inconve-
nient to have the witnesses summoned
to any point, the sitting will be ad-
journed from one point to another in
all sections of the state.
The railroads, it will be remembered,
are ~contending against the increased
assessment of railroad property in the
state on the ground that there is a
general rule of differentiation of all
kinds of property in the state whereas
the increased assessment On railroad
property amounts to the full value of
the same, thereby discriminating
against the railroads, rendering he
burden of taxation unequal and unjust.
The railroads attempt to show by their
witnesses hat general property is as
sessed below it's real value, and the
state will attempt to prove by it's wit
nesses hat there is no uniform rule OF
differentiation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
At Rest in OAkdale.

The funeral of the lamented Mrs.
Arabella Gore Rogers, beloved wife or
Mr.. l.. Is. Rogers, which occurred yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
family residence, sos Dock street, was
an exceedingly sad occasion. The
house was crowded with stricken rela-
tives and sympathizing friends, and
there was marked evidence of sorrow
at the loss sustained in the death OF
the young wife and mother.
The deceased's pastor. the Rev. DR..
Calvin S. Blackwell, pastor of the First
Baptist church, conducted h service,
and he was assisted by the Rev. j. j.
Payseur, pastor of Brooklyn Baptist
church. The singing was by a choir
composed of Mrs. W. L. Latta, Mrs. z.
Ct. Woody, Mr.. G. V. Motto and Mr.. A.
S. Holden, who tenderly and touching
ly sang abide With Me-" Lead,
Kindly Light" and Nearer My God
to Thee"
From the residence the remains were
followed by a large cortege to OAK
dale cemetery where they were laid in
the tomb. The floral tributes We're
very profuse and beautiful. and they
were tenderly laid upon the grave of
her whose memory will be cherished
with affection by the bereaved family
and her numerous friends and &C
quaintances.
The pail bearers were Messrs. r. w.
Haywood, A. S. Holden, B. o. Stone,
Cuthbert Martin, E. G. Woody, F. S.
Westbrook, w. r. Taylor and A. r.
Dunning.
Mr.. Claude Gore, of Pacoiet, S. c..
arrived here yesterday to attend his
sisters funeral. Mrs. G. w. Rogers.
Mrs. Annie Rogers and Mrs. l.. l..
Rogers, of Mullins. S. c., also came on
to attend the o~bSeQuies.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
MfltOp-Cafu-

Mr.. Elbert q. Milton and Miss Minnie
Florence Cain. daughter of Mrs. Mar
'garet ]. Cain, were happily united in
the holy bonds of matrimony yesterday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at the residence
of the brides mother. Ais South Second
street. The decorations were very pref.
|ty. but the wedding was a quiet n on
account of the recent death of the
brides father.
The Rev. DR.. Blackwell and the Rev.
R.. II. Herring officiated and the at
tending couples were Miss Cattle Ever
EFT. Of Fayetteville. with Mr.. R.. NJ.
Cain. brother Of the bride; and Miss
Emma Cook with Mr.. John J. Windley.
The couple received numerous hand
some n useful present. They left on
the 1886 a. m. train ON the Atlantic
Coast Line for Raleigh. where they will
the state Baptist convention.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
Good for q Third Term in the Penf-
Tertiary.

AIT Harnett and Swami streets last
night about 1880 o'clock Policeman ].
A. Martin arrested the negro Who ON
mitted a robbery on Wednesday of last
week at h residence of Mr.. George
Harriss, on Market street between
Sixth and Seventh streets. He is
known as Tom Anderson and is about
% years Of age.
On Wednesday Anderson went to Mr..
Harriss' residence and told the servants
that Mr.. Harriss sent him there 10 do
some work. He was left there and the
result was that he went into the house
and stole an overcoat, d ack coat and
a pair of shoes. Mrs. Harriss returned
in time to see him going up the street
with the stolen articles.
Las night after his arrest, Anderson
confessed that he was the thief of the
articles taken from Mr.. HARRIS resi-
dence. He has already sery ID two
terms in the p~enitentiary, and this
crime makes him good for a third
term. He will have a hearing before
Mayor Waddell this morning.
The stolen articles will probably De
recovered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-07
OUTRAGE ON AMERICAN CITIZEN
II. III. May Imprisoned by Guatemalan
Omcials.

New Orleans, December 4-The
steamship Saltwater arrived here today
from Port Barrios. Guatemala. Her
officers and a number of the crew were
at once taken before a notary and mad
statements relative I an outrage upon
al American citizen.
Mr.. r. II, May. who once served the
government Of Guatemala as the con-
tractor for the Northern railroad, was
arrested at the gangway OF the steam
er and thrown in prison upon the
charge Of attempting TO cave the
republic without having paid his debts.
The luminosity Of the officials OF the re-
public against May is probably attrfb-
utable to the TACT that Mr.. Kenner. the
British umpire I'm the arbitration Of the
case OF r. h. May, an American citi-
zen, against the government OF Guate-
mala, recently rendered a judgment In
ave of the claimant to the amount of
$4,000, American gold, on a contract
which May had with the government
10 operate and improve the railroad.
Mr.. Fuqua, who was with May, VIII
lay the case before the state depart
ment.