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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-17
QUITE A COMPLIMENT
A Wilmington Man Invited to WASH
fngton by the State Department to
Submit Plans for q CIPHER Code That
Can't be Forged.

Our townsman, Mr.. J. NJ. Forshee,
who, by the way, is an old operator and
compiler Of Geographic cypher, Is in
receipt of a letter from the secretary of
state. Washington, D.. c., requesting his
presence in Washington to submit his
plan OF a telegraphic CIPHER by which
it would be impossible for a forged tele-
gram or cablegram to deceive the de-
partment.
Mr.. Forshee is the author Of a plan
by which a telegram will show for it
self whether or not it is genuine or a
forgery. Under his plan no such state
of suspense could exist rs was the case
recently for two weeks after the re-
ceipt of the famous Conger cablegrams
sent by our minister through the Chi
nese minister On the Goth of July.
The state department ~telegraphed Mr..
Forshee at Baltimore while he was in
n city last week, asking him to go
10 Washington, but the dispatch reach
city.
Mr.. Forshee was a telegrapher for
Years. n was operator for General
fhi sheridan in his operations against
the Indians in the west several year
after the civil war.
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Death of Former WiImingtonian


The Greensboro Record Of Monday
contains the following sad intelligence:
j. D. Burch. whose critical illness
was announced Saturday, died that
night. 1t was a most peculiar case.
He had just entered on his vacation,
being one of the ~postoffice carriers,
seized with a chill. On Monday he
grew worse, but no apprehension was
felt until a few days thereafter. He
became delirious, his fever failed to re-
spond to efforts to lower tin fact
nothing seemed to be of any avail and
he gradually grew worse until the end.
1t is announced that he had typhoid
fever.
"Mr. Burch was about As years of
age. He married Miss Alice Fields a.
number of a ago and at that time
lived in Wilson, being engaged in the
bookstore business. He came to
Greensboro over ten years ago, where
he has resided since. Soon after the
free delivery was instituted here he
stood an examination under the civil
service rules and passed successfully.
so that as DON as there was a vacancy
he was appointed and held the position
up TO the time OF his death. He was
a most competent AID faithful officer
and was fond of his work. He was
wen hLoWu Ill GREENSBORO and was ad-
mired and respected by all. He was a
perfect gentleman in every ense. de-
voted to his family, and a member of
West Market NJ. E.. church.
He leave a wife and one child-a
son-who have the sincere sympathy
Of loving friends in their sad bereave-
ment."
Mr.. Burch was a native of Whining
ton and his relatives and friends here
regret to hear OF his death. Mrs. w.
H. Yopp and DIR. N. F. Kelly. of Mis-
souri,, who is now visiting this city
are cousins of the deceased. Mr..
Burch left here % Years ago
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-17

Orphans From the Home at Goidsboro
Rendered Admirable Programme
Last Night-Orphans on Tug Blanche
Yesterday

The bright and talented little chill
dren OF the Odd Fellows Orphan
Home a. Goldsboro are evidently
spending their outing here as the guests
of the Wilmington and Southport
lodges in a most delightful manne
Features OF the entertainment yester-
day were a sail on board the tug
Blanche about the harbor at South-
port, then a short distance out to sea-
They returned 10 tae city C-l the
steamer Wilmington at 2:30 p. m
When they reached this city they were
taken in charge by the committee Of
d Fellows and ladies and entertained
in various homes about the city until
$50 O'Clock last night when the chill
dren gave an especially successful con
cert complimentary TO their friends, in
the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium.
The capacity of the hall was the size
of the crowd which assembled to hear
the orphans sing n everyone was
delighted with the music and general
excellence Of the entertainment. In
addition to h programme rendered by
the children, there were. short and
pleasing addresses by Mr.. B. H.
Woodell, of Henderson, and Mr.. Mar
Gus w. jacob, Grand Master of North
Carolina.
The following selections were render
ed by the children:
Fairy Bells Ringing"
"When Papa Leaves Home"
"Larboard Watch."D
Little Boy Blue"
Under the Old Umbrella"
Ave Marie"
My Josephine"
Time in Dixie"
God Be With You Till We Nee
Again.
The manner in which the children
acquitted themselves reflected grea
great credit upon those by whom the,
have been trained for this special work
They are a bright and happy lot an
the Odd Fellows rejoice beyond tn,
power of words to express in the splen
did work which is evidently being &C
complished in the Home at Goldsboro
tThe children will go down to tn
, beach this morning to spend the da.
at the Seashore hotel, returning to tn
|, city on the 6 o'clock train.
, On Friday evening the orphans ar
expected to call at the hall of Letiti
lodge, Daughters of Rebecca, on Thir,
!. street, where a little entertainment will
be arranged for them. The little PEG
. pie will leave for the Home at Colds
6 boro Saturday morning.
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Wilmington Markets.
Wilmington August Is.

Wilmington August Is
Receipts of cotton today , bales.
Receipts same day last year bales.
The seasons receipts to dat~2S0. 535
bales.
Receipts TO same { last year
2S9, 692 bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today al the exchange:
COTTON.-Nominal; nothing doing.
Same day last year|6Ac-
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Firm;
machine barrels 39Ac; country barrels
3SAc.
ROSIN-Firm at s1.2O n s1.25.
TAR-Quiet at sl.40.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Steady at
s1.40 and $40.
Prices same day lasr year-Spirits
t~urpentine ACC and 4Shc; rosin 9oc
and CSC; tar $50; crude turpentine
Receipts today-159 casks of spirits
~turpentine, $50 barrels rosin, 104 bar
rels tar, SO barrels crude ~turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-1S3
casks of spirits turpentine, 27S barrels
rosin, 24 barrels tar. 70 barrels crude
turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT.-lO0's. 49,; 125's. 5Shc; 1sGs.
SAC; zoos, 99c; zoos. F. F., $780,; in less
than car load lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-7B to Sc.
BUTTER.-24 TO 26c.
COFFEE-10 to 11hc.
BAGGING.-2 Id. basis, 81 to 8hc-
COTTON TIES.-s1.40 to $3.50.
FLOUR-Straights s4.10; End pat.
ents s4.35; full s4.75.
MOLASSES.--S. House, 15c; New
Orleans Brights, % to Csc; Porto Rico.
i 30 to Csc; Cuba, % to 31S.
SUGAR-Granulated $6.25; ". x. c.
No. S $3.50; No. 9 $3.50; Nc. II $5.45.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS.-North Carolisa. eaEcy,
IS to Coo; prime 80 to 55c: Virginia 4;
to SOC; Spanish 90c to $1.00.
CORN-60 to 62hc.
CORN MEAL-56c.
N. c.. BACON.-Hams, l2c. skoulIers
Szac; sides, 10c.
CHICKENS-Firm; spring 8 to n"
hers. 22k to 27c: roosters Zoe.
EGGS-Firm at 13c.
SHINGLES Per 1000, 5 inch saps
s1.60; 5 inch hearts, s2.25; 6 inch saps
So. 90; 6 inc hearts S4.25.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Shipping $1,000 9.Ot
Mill, prime $500 7.5t
Mill, fair 5000 6.0t
Cor.uon Mill .............. 1000 5.Ot
Interior TO ordinary ...... $500 4.5t
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-17

Mr.. T. F. Tyler, the contractor for
the barracks at Fort CaswelL. is order
ing material for he building. He ex-
poets TO W yrk very soon as
the building must be completed by
January LIST. 1t will be 26 by 105 tees
and will have two wings, each 10 feet
long and 26 feet wide. 1t will De two
stories in height and the roof will be
slate. The cost of the barracks will be
$4,000
In. addition to the barracks. contrac-
tor D Hanna has the contract for put
ting up the buildings for quarters for
commissioned officers, quarters for non
commissioned officers and a mess
room for the soldiers,
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ESCAPED FROM THE BOXERS
THE REV. l.. W. HERRING WRITES OF
HIS EXPERIENCE

He Gives an Interesting of
the Flight of Himself and Family and
Other Missionaries From the Scene
of Danger and Carnage-Cut Off From
Escape Themselves, They Were
Recued by a British
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Cash quotations We're as follows:
Flour dull; No.. > red wheat s6is1tsci
No. . corn SOC: No. . yellow Ssxc: No.
2 oats 22AG2s4c; Nc. . white e46e4hc;
No. 5 white 23hG2ihc; No. . ~ Size:
mess pork per barrel Sl1.55G11.eo; lard
per 100 pounds ss.6ehGs.e5; short rbs
sides Qoose) s6.s067.15: dry salte.i
shoulders (boxed) s6.T5G1.0o: short
clear sides tboxed) sT.45G7.55; whiskey
$1.2Sk.
New York, August 15.-FLOUR-
Moderately active on patents.
WHEAT-Spot asy No. . red 1sAsc;
options were steady at first and after
wards rather firm on persistent
strength in corn. coupled with local
| covering, fairly large seaboard clear
| ances and a smaller southwest move
ment. They eased off finally with corn
and closed easy at &c net loss. Sep
TENDER closed 1850: December closed
S1Zc.
CORN-Spot firm: No. . 45Ac; op-
tons developed a good lea Of strength
on a bullish cash situation at Chicago
and a scare OF shorts. Lisnt export
trade on the final decline closed at sc
advance on September but &c loss on
the other months. September closed
43Kc; December 1850
OATS-Spot easy; No. . &c: options
slow but firmer.
LARD1Steady; western steamed
$685.; refined steady.
SUGAR-Raw firm: FIN firm.
EGGS-Steady: state and Pennnsy1-
vania at mark 14G17c: western at
mark 1870 for average lots.
POTATOES-Quiet: Jersey s1.O0G1.25
New York s1.25@1.50: Long Island
$1.12h@L50.
PEANUTS-Firm: fancy hand-pick-
ed &c; other domestic 2h94c.
CABBAGE-Dull; Long Island per
100 s1.50Q2.00.
NAVAL STORES.
Charleston-Spirits turpentine firm al
3Sh@39c; sales none Rosin firm: sales
none. b. G. d $3.50; E., $3.50; F., $1.40;
e., $40; H, $3.50; T.. $1.55: K, s1.65:
II, SITS; N, $500: w. G.. s215; w. w.
$3.50.
Savannah-Spirits turpentne firm al
39Ac; receipts 1883 casks: sales 81;
casks: exports % casks. Resin steady
and unchanged; receipts 2.276 barrels;
sales ], 256 barrels; exports 7,779 barrels
New York-Rosin dull. Spirits tur-
pentine quiet.
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Total today-Net receipts So bales.
exports to continent 1.4f2 bales; stock
sf.401 bales.
Consolidated - Net receipts ..4ss
bales: exports to Great Britain a.Vss
bales: continent 1.SS2 bales
Total since September 1-Ne re-
ceipts e.4s7.s1 bales: exports to Greas
Britain $50, s45 bales: France ess,sfs
bales: continent 2,10e. 46s tales.
Ftures closed steady: August s-s'
September ST: October $50: November
$50: December SIS: January s.sS. FEB
rua-y SIS: March $40: April S4l: May
S.43: June S.4S.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling
uplanGs loisc; middling gulf 1oSc.
sales s05 bales
GPAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
Chicago. August l5.-The leading flu
lures ranged as follows:
Omen High. Low. Clos.
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Messrs. J.. VI. Nurchfson and w. III.
Taylor. of Ia Grange, Not Held for
Using the Mails for Fraudulent Pur-
DO-oS.
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The British transport with troops
reaches Shanghai. The viceroy pro-
tests to Admiral Seymour against their
landing and the Admiral cables to
London for instructions.
The sun., 1900-11-18
HAPPY ISL4NDERS.
The People 81 Tahiti at last Secure . steam
ship Line to San Francisco.

THE Srv announced on Nov 2 that tho pio-
noor vessel Of a new steamship line. started
BY the Ocearlc Steamship Company and sub
sd ,ad by tho French Government to ply he
tween San Francisco and Tahiti. had left that
mort for the islnrds on the preceding day. The
fact was not mentioned, however. that 1t was
only after the most urgent appeals on tho part
Of the people of Tahiti that they secured this
boon which they hope will rcsuscit1te the fall
iuc commercial fortunes of their Islands.
Tahiti or the Society Archipelago lies far
east of the main steamship routes across the
Pacific For MANY YEAR there, has been a
monthly sailing vcs,cl service between san
Francisco and the i'lauds, hg' it long AGO be-
came Inadequate for tn" needs Of the archi-
p.laru The result was tia, the trade Of 1a-
h'i has not cvCu held il own and the conf
mercIll rIoyctncnt ,rl ~ from 9. 10000 francs
in 1865 - lass t!.,T i.oOOOW Ia 1895
4 while nco the i,lGnders made an appeal
20 the homo uo"~,in"' They sid the people
were completely discouraged They had praC-
Lcl!y '"As'd To raise c.cnlnuts aud cotton
, bcrlls~o tr,y crul4 tot -.i. them The trans
narration was WHOLLY made ,uate. and as many
of IA" planter, were cor. gin tn bc left with
CROPS on tH,ir hands nobody cared To run the
risk Of rG.ong conmodi'iess 70 rGt on thel:
, 60 author,lo the cvr'nditurc Of a part Of tie
colony rc"euucs IN the building % good roads
rhrongh the Stands and In snCurinc regular
stoar.slin communications with the United
States toy means ol A subsidy
Ih; appeal has born" fruit at last. The
subsidy cnni"~ NOT nom france, but nom
the Tahiti Cove ril'uelt. which however re-
CURED auiHuriHst u. from the hon" tOlHnial
Oncc bc'pr" Il could approrrltc the ncoes-
, slry 'no:"v Tho steamship company l. 20
receive s3o.bo vc1r IN gold and II j. 70 operate
n steamship Of az least 7.oj1 tons, making eleven
round trips per arnum, al m AVERAGE -peed
of not les than thirteen and one-hslg knots
an hour lr ADDITION 20 clrry.ng freight II
, must Transport n" mails and furnish atrac-
tive pa~s"HgHr accommodations The people
of the Islands believe that this will become u
, favorite rout" OF travel when the charm OF
the climate and scenery Of Tahiti are better
known
The sun., 1900-11-18
Vegetable Net for Foot ball Players.

From ne IfN0Gfin'id Hfcord.
An INTEL gont vecetarian-he is one OF tho
leadinG m,rhers Of the chief vegetarian So
ciatv Of the Ea,t-sald Yesterday that nc Is
going T. try next wear to induce some football
t.,1.n ira Univer.it, of pennsvlvauia's team
prrl,rail,- to give a weeks trial at the be-
ginning %. the sel>on 10 n veg table diot.
And an sure" -ed he, that H. will please
them so he II kecp i up. There no dor, {
about II that for endurance. for hard work
ynyrtaranism i tho onlF thi"y DO YOU know
vn,2 II is heC,uon in vegetables YOU est no
tredness In n,eat; or fish, crrculTy. on eat "a
great del Of tIrednrSs. and tnat ! why tGc
inclt aarsr after a n"Irtv meal. feels law and
he,vt md d. inclined 20 work. lie has Absorb ed
with hi meat a c-rat duau'ltv Of uric MID
aud the definition 0i uric Hcid hG~ been given
by an eu iueut scientist H. the = sance OF tIrei-
r1s- Ep VINO eats only vegetable. l. never
tired afior q Uoll never. How much work
he ca % yet through On vegetable diet whether
Le could ga. 'lYv ',otbail on it dou't know.
h.nulSc the experiment htN not been tried
"Mn-t vsget1Iian$ are not uonual WORKERS
lut brain Workrr-. ! don't know whether
ia b. able 20 ind ice the pcnn.ylvania foot
hall men t. give "cge IriAni.n a trial or not.
II ,llr-,a! ] am oo-1drrr the cNl eriment
will rs.ult in a b!g forward movement FOR vegr-
N 1pi-1r
The sun., 1900-11-18

1t n pleasure to talk OF our Dinner Ware
Department TIE IN Isual aud unprecefen;ed
iucfrH II Nu~i -, IN this pee al depart uene
lead, u - bcdyNc TINT le have t." argere
variety To q l""t from. dud lower rr'c's 10y Tar
III IN could ppss by he on.ained clsewhere In
this CITY ON several Iu6rrd differ 'Nt pat
ter ~ YOU can sorCt a. lumber Of pee thhS
you wish. and ray tccurdrsly. The foluvig
give but a. iuHu"guatr Iart ~ tho good men.
toned or OF the varieties nom which YOU may
select. and are Of red ~ sugg .stions only.
The sun., 1900-11-18
/ NATTER or INTEREST TO REAL
ESTATE Dr.yTRS

All necesary Real Estate News Is printed in
complete detail each day In The SuS. You need
this In your business. No other paper gives
such attention 10 this detsu
The sun., 1900-11-18

II Ia irdeed. fortunate purchase for YOU
that We have ~ I ma from one ~ tho largest
c'i' glass muuu'e"t rcrs IN th' cu'try. who
r,,, 90 - ~, vi ,t',h IA" H. 80 a, 'ing tn
orcrn inue. and rather than repack his saulple
and return them To- the factory he sod hsn TO
us a. a rtd,ICtion SUIT 'ciently large 50 that we
can p ace them in your hard at ltttl' ess ihan
what ordinarily would be- tho wNol.sa price
The purchRse consists OF Wator Bottles, Ice
Tul . ard Plates Q ard 10 inc Fruit. salad or
Berry BOWS. \, 10. IL, "a. 10 and ~ inch Vase.
sugar md treamers, lee Cream T :. Celery
TRAYS etc. etc. OF cour q there ar not many
aruClrs o. kini but there ara good many
different kinds We viii offer at the sau.e time
The follow ing:
The sun., 1900-11-18

I,or rs Nsv O,l,rH. ir0''. pe H"rr1t
what b. yot ripk of tbs fnf - CURIOSITY IN
mo limo oi dort1f's b'lia'' ask"i i'oral s're"t
dealer IN abtiupcs Nrs'rtdnr, pfodn"hs alp
NJ r0rer from h' po'k"ib'oh " bore ~"
hendirs of q prutdraeht S"N orleans "Wg""n
n nd read A. iOlluWs
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-04
DIRECTORS.

7 FreidenL
Commission Merchants ana Warehousemen
ALI A. THOMPSON
& Thompson, Cotton Merchants
CAREY J. HUNTER
sup Central Life Company for the Caronas and
Virginia
House and General Agent Mutual
Life Insurance Company.
THoS BRIGGS,
OF Thos. H Briggs d Sons, Hardware Dealers
JOSHUA B. HILL
Of K Ferrall & Co. Grocers
JAMES +. SHEPHERD
OF Shepherd & Busbee, Attorneys at law
ASHLEY HORNE,
OF hley Horne Merchants and Cotton Shippers
Clayton, N c.
HON FRED PHILIPS
Retired capitalist, Tarboro, N c.
GEO. W. WATTS
Director American Tobacco Company, Durham, N c.
BENZ N. DUKE,
Durham, N. c.
JNO. SCOTT,
Retired capitalist Sanford, N c.
HA LONDON,
Attorney atlaw Ptsboro N. c.
Y. COOPER,
Capitalist, Henderson, NJ
Prompt and careful attention given to all business.
The broad ax., 1900-04-28
THE DEwEY-sPASIsH EPISODE

Europeans have often accused Amer
leans of neglect of the diplomatic pro-
prieties, and the charge is likely to be
repeated now. in view of the invita-
ton which was sent to the Spanish
minister at Washington to be present
at the celebration soon to take place
in Chicago in honor OF Admiral Dewey.
OF course the invitation to the Duke
d'Arcos was an oversight. All the 9TH
er diplomats in Washington were to
be asked to appear. and the clerk who
wrote the invitations sent one to the
Spanish minister without thinking OF
the improperly Of asking that Official
to take part in festivities to commem-
crate an event which was disastrous
to his country. The apology which has
Just been made by the American min
lister in Madrid to the Spanish govern
ment will make it plain to Spain that
no offense was intended.
The broad ax., 1900-04-28
DEwEy's FAMOUS VICTORY.

Visitors to Chicago during the Dewey
festivities should not fail to visit the
wonderful reproduction of Dewey's IA
nous victory OF Manila bay. The 'sBat-
lie Of Manila" has now been open to
the public about one year, during which
time 1t has entertained many OF the
most distinguished men In the world.
President Mckinley was 50 enthusi-
sstic over the thrilling performance
that he pronounced It "a wonderful
scene" and said that every American
should see it"
Admiral Schley also saw It and spoke
In the highest terms OF the wonderful
performance. Capt. McCalla Of thu
cruiser Marblehead and many other
distinguished naval officers have seen
II, and declared 1t to be the most mar
yelous reproduction Of a battle scene
ever produced. With the advent of
Admiral Dewey's visit to Chicago every
one who intends to witness his recep-
ton should first see the scene of his
wonderful triumph, at Wabash avenue
and Hubbard court Admiral Dewey
has expressed the desire to visit the
eyclorama on the morning OF Nav I,
and, providing the committees on ar
rangements win permit, the admiral,
Mrs. Dewey and the admiral's stan will
witness a performance at that time
The broad ax., 1900-04-28
Benar.s. Tn. sacred city.

Benares is the sacred city Of the
Hindoos. To the devout Hindoo 1t Is
a. Mecca to the Mahomedan, as Jeru-
salem to the Jew. In this seat Of the
blessed, not only the inhabitants pos
sess the odor OF sanctity. but the
buildings, reservoirs and temples. tbs
ground on which you tread, the air
you breathe. are sacred. The stu
ton Of Benares Is very beautiful, rest
ing on the northern bank Of the Gan
ges. and extending by the river for
three or four miles The stream, more
than one-third Of a mile in breadth,
sweeps round II like a bay, and the
view as you approach by either rail
or river is imposing and beautiful.
Temples, palaces, mosques, rise about
4 cliff Of a hundred feet in height
From the summit numerous CHATS, or
stone stairs, Of great variety descend
to the bed Of the holy stream.
The broad ax., 1900-04-28
ROBERTS CENsURE-

All Great Britain-and the watching
world with Unjust be rather puzzled
at the action OF the Salisbury govern
ment In giving publicity to the ex-
traordinary criticisms passed by Lord
Roberts upon most of the prominent
British officers in South Africa. While
the frankness OF the commander in
chief Is properly commended, 1t Is
quite plain that his comments were
not intended for the public ear. The
war ministry and cabinet were, o:
course. entitled to the fullest informa-
ton regarding the operations Of the
generals responsible for the disasters
sustained by Great Britain prior to the
advent of Lord Roberts, but what use
full purpose, it is naturally asked. can
be subserved by spreading this melan-
choIy intelligence broadcast?
The broad ax., 1900-04-28
STORYETTES.

There was q time when swearing
was almost considered a gentlemanly
accomplishment An archbishop Of
Canterbury OF the day, however, OBJ
jected to the habit. and calling on Lord
Melbourne to discuss some business,
thus apostrophized him: Now, my
lord. it will save time II, before we be-
gin, we assume that everybody and
everything is damned"
Prof. Simon ]. Brown, the new as
Economical director Of the naval obser-
vatory at Washington, occasionally in
dulges In bit Of humor. On one oc-
easion q colleague came into his Of
Zee, and finding the professor stand
ing, said: Els 1t possible you work
that way? I cannot stand standing"
That's peculiar" replied Prof Brown
quickly; now, do you know, 1 cannot
stand sitting?"
The Duke OF Wellington used to tell
q story Of a Frenchman who, to en-
force his contention that we are mere
creatures Of habit, exclaimed: For ex-
ample, we wash our hands. bit never
our feet" The Iron Duke" probably
had not heard Of the English duchess
Of century before, who. when some
one remarked how dirty her hands
we're, said: Lord, that's nothing; you
should see my feet!"
The broad ax., 1900-04-28
A Roek was HIS Pillow.

Private N. G. Blanchard Of Windsor.
N. s.. writing from Richmond, and de-
scribing the expedition from Belmont
to that place, said: This little excur-
sion has done US, a lot Of good as We
are out Of the sand. Just think OF IL
! have had my meals for the last fort
night in a house, sitting on q chair
with tablecloth and china cups We
slept out Of doors most Of the time,
either in the fort or on top OF one OF
the kopjes. We did not bring tents
with US. It has rained two nights here
while I was sleeping out, but ! JUST
tie handkerchief around my head ana
get nice shaped rock for pillow and
pull my blanket and rubber sheet up
and 90 to sleep ike I used to In my
bed"
The broad ax., 1900-04-28
A TRUST HABIT.

Probably nobody outside of a small
and secretive coterie will ever know
exactly why the American Steel and
Wire company abruptly shut down a
dozen mills, throwing 5000 men out oil
employment and demoralizing great
industry. II is not necessary that any
outsider should know. The simple fact
that outside" opinion unanimously
Imputes the step to an inside plan TO
rig the stock market is quite SUFFICIENT
The fact that the men on the outside
Who have followed the course or the
wire trust are perfectly ready to be-
neve that the small controlling eoterie
violently distointed the industry In the
furtherance Of a stock-joohing scheme
tells its own story and furnishes all
Abe evidence that is necessary In the
ease