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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14

Through the dimness Of August dawn
ing the course At Loris park showed like
an eartnen river, dun and wide, washing
sinuously about a velvet turfed island
or infeld. Where the ~straightWay cut
through the island the turf was some
thing worn. That was the highest point
of all the course, and there folk congre-
gated 10 watch the racers at work. 1t
was a sight. so wei worth seeing a good
few cane 10 look, from the city ten
miles away, as well as from the country
houses ali round about.
The whole course indeed was 4 show
place. Its setting I'D had been the pas
time Of a man who had a great many
millions. along with the inclination tc
spend them royalty. Next to his wife
and his honor he loved a good horse. so
you VIII understand that he had reiOiced
exceedingly to part with one ii the mil
lions in making ready for battles TOya!
between the kings ard queens OF the
turf. The clubhouse was The sum and
pattern of simple yet elegant laEury, the
stand a miracle of comfort: more than
all, the free field a boon to the plain
people, who uron high days and holidays
packed its board seats, happily uDenFious
Of folk upon the coach tops. in the boxes
or scattered about The foWer-spangled
clubhouse lawn.
There was stable room, free, for a
thousand racers, a!ong with training
quarters as literally planned. The
course indeed Wes a village n itself,
bigger ard mere populous than the
struggling trolley haunted hamlet just
outside its safe. Tire gate opened every
summer morning At three o'clock, SO that
such trainers IS cared 20 give their
strings slow road Wcrk for hardening
might send them out and over miles of
the broad, harC-beaten clay highways.
4 string, hooded and blanketed, had
tust Sudden out, looking like four-fOOted
ghosts in the gray crepuscular dawn
darkness, when q smart trap ratified along
the village street and swung in with a
flourish between the big stone portals.
Il was TOO dark to see the horses, but
they eXhaled a sWeaty smell, which told
that they had been driven hard. The
driver putfed with long vicious limitations
at a very fine cigar. He swore between
his teeth as a second out-comiDg hooded
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14

string forced aim to check and pull
sharply to one side. The oath would have
astonished those who. knowing him on
the surface, fancied they knew him all
through. They said that Rix Bascorn,
book maker, had the austerity OF a
priest and the conscience of a pirate.
A slim, lanE Lad, sitting at Bdscom's
elbow gave q little distressed cry. You
know it's the worst sort OF luck-to
swear Lefore breakfast" he said, half
hesitatingly, with 4 little catch under
the words. Bascon sw0re again, this
time outright. ct don't seem that
anything could maize ing luck worse" he
ADDED. - wonder if yCu know just what
I dropped en- the Equus Saturday? Elk
actly SIS, 0o0-and all because Of The
Brave
4 begged you not to lay odds" the
lad bPg9n. BascOn laughed shortly. you
always DO that" he said. Ii ! listened
10 you in six months I'd be
You havc lost now tor Z wear, every
time you gave odds against The Brave
the lad said hrstily. = reckoned it
I'll up Surday-he has lest you over $50
coo. I told yea a. the very first he was
your -ucN-''
The dev.rs own ucf.' Bascom said
savage1v. Yet l cant hate him, d-n
him. It's in ne to love q horse, and
he's easily the horae Of q eeneration.''
The Frightening cast touched all the
graz and green CT the course with suf-
fused rosy radiance. SparT0ws, were
twittering Iaaa'y all about, flying in
huddled focks around the stable doors.
setting their heads aside, and quarrel
ing Erscdilv over their fctsam of chance
oats, IN the trees about the trainers
ho,.ses q few yanturesome robins let fall
now and then q dropping note, The un-
touched turf was ali a simmer of beaded
dew. Every footmark showed on it a
print OF vivid green. They were reason
ably plenty, and for the most part ran
in straight lines toward that high upper
corner, where the ~straightaWay came in.
The barrier, Of course, was across it. Only
when q straight dash impended was any
training permitted over its elastic, loamy
breadth.
Bascom sprang down a hundred yards
from the corner, flung the reins to his
companion, saying: Put them I'D.
'Driese, then come to me-but be sure
you don't get run over He shot across
the track, lodging in and out of q NOV
ing maze, squeezed himself almost flat
against the rail, and ran until he came
to the place he sought. Already it had
20 occupantS-men, horsey men of all
sorts and conditions, from the tout to
the millionaire. Though the free mason
ry of sport for the time leveled artificial
distinctions, they were almost silent
too intent in gazing to waste time in
speech.
-ne course was alive. Six hundred
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14

1t was a trouble common enough and
sordid enough. Harris, a rich owners
thrice-trusted employe, had dropped
$4,000 OF money not his own in the effort
to beat the books by an infallible sys-
tenn. Unless he could make good the
stables bank balance within the next
fortnight there would be the exposure
which meant ruin. Sharp, the owner,
prided himself upon paying SO well the
men he paid must remain honest. There
fore, he was pitiless to the least fault in
them. 1t was certain that if he discov-
cred a great one the wrongdoer would
pay the full penalty of the law.
II wanted to pull The Brave-out
there on the course-so's to fool you
bookies into laying hig odds against him.
/ know he can win as he pleases-if only
| could a-kept you from KNOWN it, too,
l might a-had a chance" Harris wound
up miserably. Bascom chewed the end
of his cigar a minute, then thrust his
hand deep in his pocket. He drew it
out full Of thousand dollar bills. .Luck's
been fair this week, Mark" he said,
80 1 can spare this lot OF pictures for
a good while. You take 'em and square
things. Afterward-we'l talk of bal
ancing accounts with-Sharp and all the
rest"
When Bascom got home late that
night a yellow envelope lay on his desk.
Inside there was a single line: Broth
er in condition to be brought east-com-
ing via Chicago There was neither
date nor signature, but Bascom under
stood, and smiled. He pulled forward q
calendar, and marked off - days on it.
II don't know whether the time is too
long or too short" he said to himself.
''Anyway-I have got the cards in my
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14
THE BELLE OF CAROLTE

J. d. Boone, in Waynesv.IIa
She's the Belle Of Carolina.
Is my laughing sweethoart Dina
And I care 0 if she's number.
TIE 9oor.
She will make my pathW3"
And she'll do that withou.
AS she sweeps the dirt from
cabin door.
Chorus:
Yes, she lives in Carolina;
She's the daughter of a mia"r.
She's a regular Regina
And she's mine.
Now l ask you to behold #.-
As my strong arms do entn..
While she makes believe She
to be free.
Was a picture ever bright"
Was a fond heart ever Ia.
Don't you think the who"
will envy me?
She IS wild and she is pre-
She is musical and witty.
And her laugh is more tn l
this world.
On, her checks are like r1
she has golden hair Whi"1
Far below her slender wall .
curled.
She has promised me a we'd.
II III furnish board and tei.
SO o know before l tell y."
do.
To my cottage ! will talk"
AND a husband I will max
such as never any woman e'
0 will never find any Gil.
prompt and SO pleasant
Little Early Risers. Bobbitt-"
Co., w. H. King, VIM. Sim
When you need medicine 2".
get the best that money @. 6
experience proves this to be Ii''-
saparilla.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14
B[p@Gh@p to 66Glh@ Brave
Bv MARTHA McCULL0CH-WILLIAMs

Copyright, 1900, by Martha Mcculloch- Williams
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14

BascOm went to Paris on the str
of that thrice lucky stroke. lie
there in quiet elegance-only his
is not Bascom now. His wife .
with no beauty but a pair Of big
eyes. Occasionally a look Of fr.Ea
melancholy creepS into them, and
her husband kisses her and says
Don't be frightened, 'Driese. ]
ised you never to go inside "a r
gate again, and l shall keep my "
Loris park, of course. has 'ar.
Bascom and most of his work. .
you happen TO lounge there about
ing quarters, through an off aaF
dull one, the chances are that
veteran will tell you the other 81
this story, and finish with, "A1"
as you live, the very next mora.a-
found The Brave, poor fellow. dr..
stall. The vet said heart dl-m.-
we all had our opinion, Sh8rr .
hard man, mighty hard, and he ~
to win that Searchlight, the very
way. Funny thing, though.
Brave has got a brother somn"..'
west, and some of the game
sters in training are his
daughters, though folks say III.
gutter, too
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14

toward the middle OF the ea-
shouts went up as The Brae.
opening a gap between ns-..,
~contenders, running strong
closer than ever to his ,rs-.
He is the Autaeus ot -au
dant said to his elbow ra.
ing the golden head aa-s
further forward. The net-af--
He was not used 10 mix r.
his sport. He had come s~
which meant he was tae-.
licious thrill born OF sea.ar
first and knowing that 1T
in the pocket. But Basea-
heard the pedant, smiled e.-
and said over his shouIler.
not 10 say that, il you has.
Brave. Remember Ant4eus
cules."
4 cry made him look at sr-....
ewes now did not leave the
first mile was won. ana sem #
was in front, going like VI
and two lengths to the ....
held him hard. but sttl ID.
matchless stealing strides .t
ion. Bascom's heart gave a r..
at the SigDI. GOl. Sl...H. ..
he is not a coward he m-
hollowly in Dresses ear.
He looked again. Sun The r...
He was half through the ult---..
this. the excess distance. .H. #..
to run on for five furlon-s m..
| Bascom would be ruined hayeuF
| Could Nixon be playing t8.
| the Kentuckian?-but 40. Na u
| his senses wouId have parted ... ..
a beast except for iulubtt4.. ...
The man thought he spoke .-.
| Bascom had believed him TO as
undoing the fault lay wholly with
SEE.
Only half a mile now, and sill. ~.
| Brave led CALAMITY. He ha1 ROWS
| stridden 50 strongly, SO swiftly. a-s
| such easy might and grace. The hash.
throng watched with batel breath
he Swept the half-miIl pes1 .a.,.
| and squared for the last quarter
the run home.
Sulieman lay we'll back. There n..
| three horses betwiXt him ana The H-.,.
At the pole his jockey stood No.
his reins, drew his whip, and drove t.Hs
the spurs. Then began a horse race -
| stir the blood. Like a lance we'll H.r.s
Suleiman went forward. c|olaraa
| horses and leaped after The Brave f
little quavering cry, the rattle d.
pended breath told that the ga.r.
noted. It swelled to a roar, huarsa .l
| wild as the rush Of icy seas. iu the ae#
half minute. Fol as he caugA.
hunder of Suleiman's hoofs behind -
Brave slackened, shortened stride.
| up like a jacknife. Suleiman locked a#
| passed him., ran clear by Two Ieas
Nixon piled steel and catgut, but ii.
vain. The Brave belied name and fans
There upon what had promised 80 b. has
field of triumph he showed himself 3
gutter of the worst.
Nobody believed even their own eyes
| until Suleiman dashed over the .
with the best of the rnck in s.Hzl
| place and The Brave absolutely '
Then, indeed, pandemonium rn.-H|
Yells, cries, curses, Kisses rent ta.
| sharp, 10 yards away from Basrow
dazed, his face white n drawn -
| aged. Il have no excuse to offer.
said to those about him. 1.-THE a-
was fit to run for a man life. la
| only that he will not stay
THAT is what / thought. He e.
handsome to have anything OF abe .
dog in him. | laid accordingly. Ea
| said, with the accent Of respeet,4.
patty, as he moved away.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14

When you need medicine 2
get the best that money G..
experience proves this to be Ii''-
saparilla.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14

You will never find any C..
prompt and SO pleasant
Little Early Risers. Bobbitt-
Co., w. H. King, VIM. Sim
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-14

ne course was alive. Six hundred
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

ANOTHER VICTIM DEAD.
Total List Is SO Killed or Injured In TIL
Parkersbnrg Accident.

Total List Is 63 Killed or Injured In tho
Parkersburg Accident.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, July o.
Helen, the 2-year-old daughter of Mrs.
d. p. Nelson, died, making the ninth
victim of Wednesdays explosion.
The Nicely boy suffered relapse and
bis death will probably occur. William
Carr and Frank Plumley are both in a
critical condition and are not expected
to recover.
A canvass OF Riverside developed that
the following persons, whose names
were not before published, were more
or less injured by the explosion: Rosa
mond Anderson. John Thornton, David
Roache, Pearl and Charles Butcher,
Walter Behan, Roy Lynch, Lola Jen-
kins, William Smith, S. NJ. Hill, Will
lam Jones, James Beyland, Edward
Kelly. E. I. Howell, n. e. FORTRESS,
Grant Jenkins and Wallace Bennett
Cole. This swells the list to SO killed
and injured.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

WASHINGTON. July 9.-The last China
mail to reach the state department
brought the report of Minister Conger,
perhaps the laat that will ever come to
hand. This bears date Of Pekin, May
81. 1t is of this utmost impor lance, dis
closing, as it docs, a full comprehension
on the part of the foreign ministers in
Pekin OF the character and extent of the
Boxer uprising, even though Mr.. Con-
ger himself. by disposition optimistic.
found some reason to hope that thc worst
was over at that date.
What Mr.. Conger has to say as to the
attitude Of the Chinese government
toward the Boxer movement, as re-
vealed in the formal interchange that
took place between himself and the
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

kilograms were being sent TO the news
,apers Of Europe and America of the
existing state of anarchy here, and that
The people of the world would be forced
10 believe that the government of China
was either abetting these murderohs
brigands, or that it was too weak to
suppress or control them, and its good
name and credit must suffer irretriev-
ably in consequence. After reading me
the decree, which was much like those
heretofore published, they asked If 1
would not wire my government that
they could and were suppressing the
Boxers.
II replied that at present would not;
that / had been for six months tele-
graphing the issuance Of ineffective de-
frees, but If they would show me the
fact by actual and immediate repres-
sion, which they could if they would,
in three days, would gladly ard quick
ly wire it to my government.
"Tbey assured me that sufficient
troops had been sent to the disturbed
districts to restore order and afford pro-
tectiou
81 again told them that restored order
would be the only possible proof. also
said that unless tho situation was re-
lieved and the threatening danger from
mobs averted, / should be compe He'd TO
ask for sufficient guard Of An erican
marines to insure the safety of the lega-
ton.
'They said:
"'Ohi don't do that. 1t is unneces-
sary,' and again promising energetic
action, the interview closed.
'Unless some energetic action is
taken the situation will become fraught
with great danger to all foreigners, not
from any intelligent or organized at
tacks, but from ignorant and infamed
mob violence. l, however, believe, as |
said in my telegram, that the govern
ment is aroused, itself alarmed at the
situation, and will take more energetic
action, but no one can be certain of this
until it is done.
.'Since the u. S. s. Wheeling had
already left Taku, | deemed it prudent
to ask the admiral for the presence of
another war vessel, and, responding to
the request, Admiral Kempff with the
Newark, sailed from Yokohama, on the
10th inst. and should arrive soon.
81 have the honor to be, sir,
"Your obedient servant,
(Signed) ''E. II. CoNGER."
Among the accompanying correspond
ence was communication from the
diplomatic corps, through the dean, the
Belgian minister, demanding that GER
tain suggestions be enforced for the
suppression of the Boxers Another
letter was from Bishop Favier, of the
Catholic church, of the apostolic vicarate
of Pekin and North China, to M.
Pechon, the French minister, pointing
out the massacre of native Christians.
ETC., the seriousness of the situation and
other points, and asking for guard.
This letter was also signed by S. Jarlin
bishop coadjutor, and @. Guillox, vicar
general.
Another letter WAS from Charles A.
Killie, a missionary, to Minister Conger,
naming places where the secret society
people were drilling, threats made at
certain places against native Christians,
and warning him that he had better
have the Chinese officials suppress the
societies or put down the ringleaders,
etc.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09
FOREIGN LEGATIONS
SAFE ON JULY 4.
Foreign ConsuIs at Shanghai United In
the Announcement-Coun Re-
beIlion In PeLin.

bellion In Peiin.
LONDON, July 9.--The foreign con.
suls at Shanghai met on July 7 and
officially announced that the legations
at Pekin were safe on July 4.
LONDON. July 9.--The eonsuls of
Shanghai reported that the Pekin lega-
tons We're safe on July 4, and that the
Chinese had ceased their attacks. The
only fear felt at that time, according to
the reports of the consuls, was regard
ing the food supply.
BRUSSELS, July "a dispatch from
Shanghai received here said that, ac-
cording to high Chinese official, the
two legations which were still holding
out July were the object of incessant
attacks. There had been some losses
among the troops guarding the 1ega-
tons, but the diplomatists were safe.
The dispatch also said the loyal troops
under Prince Ching, who was heading
a counter revolution, had attacked the
rebels in Pekin. The governor of Shan
Tung, according to the same authority,
was reported to have declined to obey
Prince Tuan's orders to seize Nankin.
Further dispatches from Shanghai
said the legations were holding out on
July 3, that the rebels had been re-
pulsed with a loss of about 1000 and
that the Boxers We're discouraged. They
also reported that a Chinese journal con-
firmed the announcement of Prince
Ching's counter revolution i'll Pekin.
LONDON, July GA dispatch from
Tien Tsin, dated July 3, contained the
following: "Since early morning the
Chinese have heavily bombarded the
settlements. Admiral Seymour has
ordered the women and children COD
veyed to Taku at the earlist possible
moment
BERLIN, July "a dispatch from
Tien Tsin said the Russians unsuccess-
fully bombarded the native town on
July 2. The strength of the allied
troops Was about 10000. There was no
fresh news regarding the situation in
Pekin
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

Newspaper advertising is the pro-
duct of an evolutionary process At
first the news journal only mention
ed, as of interest to the public, the
arrival Of wares for sale Then the
merchants developed preference
for making such announcements
themselves. The great display lads"
of to day are sequential upon the
primitive warehouse paragraphs.
Advertisements are read for the in
formation they give, and naturally
belong in newspaper columns
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

The election of Hon. Jno T. Me
Graw as the National Committee
man from this state is another ac
acknowledgements of the ability and
strength of that gentleman. He
He is probably the best equipped
man that could have been selected
He is always on the alert, loyal to
his party and true to his friends.
His co-workers may expect to hear
good reports from his work.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

Acme Book Store Notice.

To our many patrons and friends
we wish to say that during July and
August the Acqe will close at p, m.
We hope to have you call early and Of
ten during these months. Up until
the hour OF closing we will be ready
and waiting to attend To our custom
ers wants.
THE ACME Book STORE.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

The Supreme court of Illinois has
decided that hard cider is intoxica
ting. IL is not recorded, however,
that the court explained just when
soft cider becomes hard, and that is
really the important question. 1t
doesn't require judicial mind to
determine the other.
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

A great many newspapers have
been endeavoring to make estimates
of what the census will show as to
various localities as well as 10 The
country at large-and the tendency
always is to figure out large in
crease of population. Census Direc
tor Merriam thinks the returns will
give us population of about Is
100000 while the Chicago Tribune
claims 100000. But thus far it
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ly to be many disappontmeuts, es
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09
Imports OF Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, July 9.-Imports of dry
goods and merchandise at the port Of
New York last week were valued at
IS, 496, 207.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

Trains daily except sunday.
No persons will be carried on any
ether than the trains named above, and
stops will only be made at Stations lie
signated.
j. A. MARTIN,
Gen'l Supt.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09

Some people seem to think the
way to make good Cinnamon is the
same way a good Indian is made.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-09
CONCER' s LAST Note.
WarnedE Government of I'M
pending Outbreak.
TRIED TO GET CHINA TO ACT.

vsung IL yamen Attempted to Put Him
on With Promises, as They Had In the
Past-sept For Another warship, In
Spite of Their Protestations.