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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
QUEER D0|NGS N
SUPREME COURT
An Investigation ukeIv >,
Follow.
AN OLD POLITICAL CASE
Treasurer Worth and HIS Under.
ground Telegraph
AN OLD POLITICAL CASg
HOW DID THE COURT KNOW S0grr.,,,
The Legislature viii Have Twenty DAY,
Find Out. Plenty Of Tine 10 Which,
Solve the Mystery That Hangs
About the handan.g.

1t now appears not imr~.. ...
the Legislature. when r. rra..
uary, Will have to tackle tr.
ment question.
If it does, the Theophilu. N....
decided At the last term Gil. -..
preme court and before If a.......
term. will form the basis Of. ....
parchment.
As there are only tWeutg DAYS f...
the day the Legislature u,..-......
time State Treasurer Worth ...-
of office, attention will pra.....
first directed to AIS caSc-th.. .....
pays Whites claim for SALARY 1..
that some vacancies may hy rr..-..
the Supreme our bench. f. r... ..
now being INDUCED i'm los n,u...
elect mean anything.
The story has already been .,...
these columns how the l.......u
by a statute nearly two years .r. ..-
clared that White should MOI b. ....
how the Supreme court. some
months ago declared he -.a... ..
paid, and tnen how recently Nl.-..
attorney made two applications F..
open court for peremptory manlam..
On neither occasion was this m..
damus granted. but suddenly. Iu -.n.
mysterious way, without uotiru. ..
writ has been issued, and all of . -...
den Treasurer worth manifr~t~ a- r.
tense desire to pay the claim dis -..
as it gets to him. whereas hcrrfDu.
he has talked wit ha far-aWa, u.u.
tainty that BODIED no good for "Ot..
White.
Why this sudden change iu Treas
urer Worth? 1t is a problem tha' '-
Legislature will seek to solve. 1s.
that body will try to locate the Uu..r
ground telegraph by which Tine >'..
Treasurer let the court know tha' ...
pay the claim if it would Issue '
mandamus. When he said read. '.
writ was Immediately issued.
Is that not so Mr.. Worth! Ihn ..-
islature will be certain to ASK This w
comfortable question.
Judge Clark at last term dI~~cUfo.
in an opinion in which he said thar .H
court was without authority t0 -
such an order against the Sta'. ."
were expressly forbidden To .--.,
by express provisions of h"'h "....
and Federal constitution, aud fH'' '..
writ would be no protector #" '..
treasurer should he obey it, jn-''.. g."
Obeying the Legislature. Judge M....
gOmery also dissented.
There is no order OF the court .' ..
term directing the writ to I~-.-
to a reporter who asked judge '..
if he assented to the issuance "'
writ. he gave a copy Of tho Wr".'". .
tice he sent to the clerk. pr"''-
against its issuance ON the -'..
CD The peremptorY mandaH0- "'..
any alternative mandamuS has N|'.
sued and returned IS contrary
courts and practice OF the roNi..
The court is without amy J"0Il-.'.
to issue the writ.
Evidently some intcrcstf"a ..
viting deve opments are iih''N
out Of this interesting ~sltua'N...
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
THE PRESBYTERY MET
APIeasant and Profitable SEES
sion at Greenvi!Ie.
The MemoriaIize the General Assembly Touch
a Foot Note to the Confession
Of Faith.

The Presbytery of AlbcmarIe is one of
the most influential associations of Chris
tian men in the State. 1t covers a terri
tory of thirty-one counties, and includes
in its membership many pious, able and
consecrated men. The recent session held
at Greenville was one of the most widely
attended, and interesting sessions that
has been held. Rev. Eugene Daniel. D. D.,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church of
the city, who attended this session, speak
ing to a News and Observer reporter,
said:
The Presbytery Of Albemarle met in
fall session at Greenville, n. c., Tues
day night, October 10th.
AT the request of Mr.. Samuel Walthan,
Of Henderson, moderator of the last meet
ing, the opening sermon was delivered by
the Rev. A. R. Shaw, of Henderson.
Rev. F. W. FAIRIES. of Goldsboro. was
chosen as moderator. and Rev. w. T.
Walter and Pew. z. P. Bradley were
made temporary clerks.
Very solemn and impressive services
we're held in connection with tributes Of
respect and affection to the memory of
the late Rev. DR.. G. NJ. Payne. of Wash
ington.
..The work of Home Missions received
very careful consideration, taking up
much of the time of the Presbytery.
NJ W. S. Primrose and Mr.. NJ. p.
Baumann, of Raleigh, and Rev. A.. R.
Shaw and Mr.. l. B. Gary, of Henderson,
we're appointed a committee to receive
suggestions and criticisms from the SEES
siCns as to the New Hymn Book. and to
forward the same, will their own, to the
chairman of the Assembly's Committee on
the Hymn Book, by the 1st of January.
THE Preshytery overturned the General
Assembly of 1901. to rescind the action of
the last assembly touching a foot note
to the Confession of Faith.
Henderson was chosen as the place of
the next meeting.
Sermons were delivered by the Rev. G.
n. Wharton, of Warrenton. Rev. W. d.
Morton, of Rocky Mount, and myself. The
weather was fine, the attendance good;
the congregations excellent; the hospi-
tally of the people cordial and gracious.
1.-The Presbytery adjourned at II o'clock
| Thursday night. The moderator, DR..
FAIRIES, remained in Greenville to preach
J on Sunday morning and evening"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
FROM MURPHY
TO MANTEO

Gen. Ransom will speak at the COnfed-
crate Reunion in Shelby, Thursday, No
vember 18th.
Our old friend, Rev. j. B. Floyd, of Be
rea, was married yesterday to Mrs. Eliza
Daniel, of near Roxboro. Rev. S. G.
Brown making them Ledger.
Three prisoners broke out Of the coun-
ty Jail shortly after II O'Clock last night,
and two of them-both Federal prisoners
made good their escape. The third,
one was Thomas Fort, who is charged
with an attempted assault on the late
Mrs. James Driver, and he, too, would
have now been at large but for a little
MISUNDERSTANDING Observer.
The Atlantic Coast Line has completed
its relief hospital at Rocky Mount. 1t is
in charge Of DR.. Isaac Naming, a son
of the late Hon. John Naming, dean of
the law school at the University of North
Carolina. He is an able and Skilful ply
stefan. At Wilmington the company is
now building offices for the chief surgeon,
DR.. George G. Thomas, and his staff.
Mrs. W. NJ. Barber, of Greensboro. is
in receipt of a letter from her sister,
Miss Maude Hancock, who is a missionary
in China, saying she would shortly sail
for home. She is expected to arrive here
some time during the latter part of No
NSlilpSl hio I1dutOCh Id bccH III III
six years and was in the midst of the re-
cent Boxer uprising, narrowly escaping
death O:Aone or two occasions.
The Winston Sentinel says that 'the
largest crowd that has assembled in the
Twin City during the campaign greeted
Hon. Daniel Hugh Mclean. He spoke
aDout an hour and a quarter and his
speech was a strong arraignment of the
Republican party and it's latter day poll
cies. The speaker held the attention of
the audience throughout and frequent APP
plausc manifested the approval of his
hearers"
Gen. Julian S. Carr spoke at Randle-
man on Tuesday night to a large and
enthusiastic crowd A special to the
Charlotte Observer says that he spoke
on Imperialism and trusts and was often
interrupted in his speech by the applause
of the enthusiastic audience. There was
nothing in his speech to detract in the
least from the reputation of any of his
antagonists. The present indications are
that Randleman will cast a large majority
OF its votes for General Carr.
-Four Of the prisoners in Jail cut their
way out some time Saturday night. Three
or them were United States prisoners
and the other was George Hardness. con
Vlcted and sentenced to five years in the
penitentlary and an appeal was made
to the supreme Count. The Jail is a ono
story affair and there is nothing to hinder
any one from giving tools to those in
slde. Sheriff Martin is using every effort
TO apprehend the escaped prisoners
Murphy Scout.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
HUSBAND AND WIFE BURIED.
Mrs. Peterson Shot Herself Through the Head
With a Revolver.

Havana, Oct. 1S.-Major Peterson, the
chief commissary of Cuba, died today or
yellow fever. Mrs. Peterson, his WIFE,
who arrived here last Monday from Gin
cinnati to nurse him. shot herself in the
head with a revolver one hour after the
majors death and died instantly.
The remains of Major Peterson and his
wife were inferred this afternoon with
military honors. The flags at Ell MORO
and On all the public buildings were at
half mast. The tragic occurrence has
greatly depressed the whole military
community in Havana.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
GROWS A LOVE THAT KILLED
Wife of Major M. R. Peterson
Shoots Herself.
Deed Committed an Hour After his Oea'0'
Major Peterson Appointed to West
Point From This State.
nv the Associated Press.)

(Bv the Associated Press
Washington. Oct. 1S.-The War Depart
has received the following cable
gram:
Havana. October 18th.
Surgeon General, Washington.
Major Matt r. Peterson, onlteo 0'e.eo
Volunteers. died at Los Anlmas az
o'clock October 18th. Mrs. Peterson ms
wife killed herself an hour later.
(Signed.) nS.
Major Peterson was of the Commlssary
Department, and had the RANK OF captain
in the regular establishment. he was d
graduate of West Point, and was appoint
ed from North Carolina.
Mrs. Peterson was the daughter OF a
prominent business nan OF cincinnati
and was gifted with unusual charmS OF
person and mind. Her devotion 10 ner
husband is indicated by the tragic man
ner of her death.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
Mr.. Cameron Makes a Prediction,

To the Editor: l wish to submit the
following estimate of the result of the
coming Presidential election: l predict
that Mckinley will receive 300 electoral
votes, as follows, California, 8; Con
necticut, 6; Delaware, 5; Illinois, "a; In
diana, 10; Iowa, IS; Kansas, 10: Maine,
6; Maryland, 8; Massachusetts, 10: Mich
igan, ii; Minnesota, 8; New hampshire.
4; New Jersey, 10; New York, SO; North
Dakota. 3; Ohio, %; Oregon, 4: Pennsyl-
vania, 80; Rhode Island, 4: South Dakota,
4; Vermont, a; Washington, A; West Vir-
ginia, 6; Wisconsin,, -; Wyoming, 3;
Idaho, 3; Montana, 8: Nevada, 5.
Bryan will receive 157, as follows: Ala
bama, II; Arkansas, 8; Florida, A.: Geor-
gia, 10: Louisiana, s; Mississippi, Q:
North Carolina, II; South Carolina, Q;
Tennessee, 70; Texas, 10; Virginia. u:
Kentucky, -; Nebraska. 8; Missouri. II:
Utah, 3; Colorado, 4.
Of course nc one knows what the re-
suit may be, but | believe the above will
not be far wrong. l hope l am mistaken.
as | am a Democrat, but our wanting a
thing will not bring it. | have no idea
the Democrats will carry even Maryland
and West Virginia: and it is sheer non
sensc to think they will carry Ohio. In
diana and Illinois. Mark my predic-
lions.
w. P. CAMERON.
Hamlet, n. c., Oct. Is, 1900.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23
THE RANEY LIBRARY
This Building Has Just Been Compete A
Has no Counterpart IN the State

The first meeting to be N'.
Olivia Raney Library viii take
tober 23rd, when the meeting o. FIJI.
Carolina Library Association "
place in the music hall.
The formal opening Of the ...
take place about the LIST Of ."'
which time there Will be SUi'
cises, though as yet no detln|.
ments have been made for H.
The building is just about
and Miss Jennie Coffin, the H..
move into her apartments I'D '"
DAYS.
The library has a ca1a"'.
%, 900 volumes. About sl&I' .
have already been purchased. 81"
in place at the opening. lA"
for the library have been I"'.
carpeting is now going on, an.
it is complete, the shelves "'.
in position.
The building is of pressed
stories high and has a tile Fo'
SlIt ~ tllt lily vi !
is the most notable building
On the ground floor are
tractive store rooms. one o..
cupied by Mr.. Robert ~..
store.
There are two entrances
street, one into the librarIr.
one into the vcstibulc 10 tn.
latter is protected by sjTonE
and has white marble ~
for the meeting Of the libr"'
just to the left of the Fe#ii..
The library is situated ON
floor. On this floor : i
private office, a ladies Tec''.
a smoking Dom The lLhI..
light from six large "In4.
fitted for night with electro
also the entire building. lh'
be open from 10 O'Clock a.. i-.
except on Sundays and Puh't
On the third floor is the
model auditorium with a SCI.
of about 400. This, when A
have every appointment for
entertainments, lectures. d.
mental work on the entII'
very modest and tasty. II
all, a building that has no '.
the State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23

W. 7. VRN EItUAN
Hamlet, n. c., Oct. Is, 1900.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23

Reports from the primary in the Fifth
Alabama Congressional district Indicate
that c. w. Thompson was nominated for
Congress over the present incumbent, Hon.
Willis Brewer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-03
The GeoIory of Oahu,

In recent Bulletin OF the Geolog-
ical Society of America G. II. Hitch
cock describes the geology Of Oahu,
which is the main island of our newly
acquired Hawaiian Islands. The
town of Honolulu is situated on the
island. Geologically the island is al
most wholly composed of basalt, with
narrow fringe of limestone. The
following is condensed summary of
the geological events in the history of
the Island of Oahu: Igneous erup-
tions commenced under water in post
tertiary time and accumulated until u
smooth island dome arose above the
surface of the water. This dome was
soon chauneled by rain, precipitated
from the warm trade winds, and grad
ually vegetation derived from distant
regions covered the surface. AS soon
as coralline and molluscan fauna
migrated thither limestone began to
be formed. The subterranean fires
were by no means dead, but con-
tinued to pour forth at uncertain in
tervals lava and ashes. A sinking of
the land then took place, allowing the
accumulation of marine deposit,
which was subsequently raised, prob
ably by an earthquake.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-03
APPENpIclTIs.


A""hh AhHn VIZ
The vermiform appendix, inhamma.
ton OF which constitutes appendicitis,
is q curious little offshoot from the
large intestine near the point where it
is joined by the small intestine. 1t is
hollow tube about as thick as a lead.
pencil, from an inch to several inches
in length, which communicates with
The cavity of the large intestine but is
closed at its free extremity. Nobody
knows definitely what its use is, and
many think it has no use at all.
It is popular belief that milan.
nation of the appendix is often caused
by the lodgment in it Of grape seed
Or some similar little body, but as q
matter of fact this very seldom occurs,
and no one need deprive himself of u
delicious and nourishing fruit from
any such fear.
There are probably very few per-
sons of middle age who have not had
appendicitis, but fortunately they did
not know it. 1t is only when the in.
| flammation becomes severe, and in.
wolves the parts about the appendix,
that violent symptoms appear, and
this occurs in only small proportion
of cases.
The disease is more frequent with
the young than with the middle.aged
or old.
In mild cases the only symptom is
slight dull or coliclly pain in or near
the right groin. When the inaamma-
tionhs more severe, or extends to the
neighboring parts, the symptoms be-
come more pronounced. There is a
sharp pain in the abdomen, signs of
dyspepsia-loss of appetite, nausea or
vomiting, and bowel disturbances
are present, and there is often slight
fever.
In the most serious cases sudden,
violent pain occurs, there is marked
fever, and the patient is depressed
and presents all the signs of being
very ill. Hiccough is often distress
ing symptom.
The treatment Of appendicitis is one
OF the points upon which doctors dis
agree. Some believe that in nearly
every case cure will follow rest in
bed, q milk diet, cold applications to
the abdomen and sedative remedies.
Others assert that an operation is
necessary in every instance, and that
this should be performed the instant
a diagnosis of appendicitis is made,
before serious symptoms appear.
4, The proper course, here as else
where, is doubtless the middle one,
for in many cases an operation is alb
solutely necessary to save life, while
in others recovery will take place with
out subjecting the patient to this seri'
GUS risk. In any case a sufferer from
appendicitis is in danger, and should
be under the constant care of his ply
sician. Youths Companion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-03
Projectile Air.

Physicians in South Africa now
have another theory for explaining
away the charges made by both Briton
and Boer that the other is using ex.
plosive bullets. The extensive lacera.
tion often found in bullet wounds is
now said to be due to the air which
the bullet drives before it into the
wound. The existence of this phen.
omenon can be proved easily. If a
round bullet be dropped into a glass
of water from the height of few feet
it will be seen that when the bullet
touches the bottom a large bubble of
air will become detached and rise to
the surface. In this case the bubble
will usually be from ten to twenty
times the size of the bullet.
Now, Mauser bullet travelling al
high speed is said to carry before it a
bubble of compressed air of large
dimensions. Experiments made by
surgeon who fired pistol ball into
glass of water showed the bubble to
be one hundred times the size of the
ball. From the appearance of the
wounds and from these experiments
it is concluded that the mass of all
driven by Mauser bullet explodes in
the body of the wounded man with
sufficient force to cause extensive
laceration. This destructive all
bubble is well known to surgeons
under the name of proiectile air.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-03

years ago, when she was but ] years
of age. The story is no doubt fa-
miliar one to many of our readers. On
the afternoon Of September 10, 1893.
Jennie, while wandering through some
woods belonging to her foster father,
her parents having died some years
before, suddenly caught the smell of
burning wood and on going to invest:-
gate, found that railroad bridge over
gulch on the Panhandle road which
ran near by, had burned away AL
most at the same instant the brave girl
heard the rumble of an express--ths
Worlds Fair train rushing on to de-
struction. She knew that she must
act quickly or the train would plunge
into the yawning chasm with its prec-
ious freight of human lives. Tearing
OH her red underskirt she waved it
frantically before the onrushing train.
The engineer saw the signal of danger,
reversed the lever and came to a stop
almost on the verge of the gorge. Jen-
mic was carried through the train in
triumph and the passengers took up a
collection for her. On board were a
number of French people returning
from the fair, and when they reached
their native land they told the story OF
the brave little American girl. The re.
suit was that she received the five.
pointed gold star of the Society of the
Legion of Honor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-03
NOT WHOLLY FREE FROM GUILE.
A Traveller Corrsots False Impression
as to the Central American Indians.

Traveller Corrsots False Impression
as to the Central American Indians.
"It is a common impression that
the Central American Indian is singu.
larly honest and free from guile, ~
said traveller who came up on the
last banana boat, "but don't you be.
lieve word of that story. recently
made'a mule-back trip to the Olancha
district, in northwest Honduras, my
particular purpose being to take a
look at the famous old plac er diggings
on the Guayape River. / spent q
week or so in the region, and was
especially interested in the native In.
dians who live along the banks of the
stream and who regard the placers as
sort of family pocketbook, from
which they help themselves as they
please. When q household needs
anything that can't be hunted or
fshed-in other words, that has to be
bought at the store--the women sally
out with their 'bateas' or wooden bowls
and proceed TO wash as much gold as
is required for the purchase. The
metal they secure in that way is
usually in the form of minute grains,
hardly as large as the head of a pin,
but occasionally they find little mug
gets, and that brings me to my story.
'"The day before left was at the
principal store of the district talking
to the proprietor, or 'tienderos, when
typical Olancha Indian shambled in
and sat down on the floor. L at
tempted to question him abolt the
diggings, and presently he united
corner of his neckcloth and showed
me three small, Enthusiastically shaped
nuggets which he said his wife had
lately found. Tt occurred to me they
would make interesting souvenirs
mounted as scarfpins or bangles, and
after some haggling 1 bought the lot
for $4-they weighed altogether some
thing under quarter of an ounce. L
was so disarmed by the apparent sins
plicity of the Indian that L never
thought to examine the nuggets close
ly until / reached Port Cortez, and
then it hardly needed second look
to see that they were not gold at Gll,
but evidently sort of brass alloy.
"a few days later, learned from
an engineer who came down from the
Guayape district that my Indian
friend was boasting that he had stolen
some yellow composition metal bear
ing from q stamp mill and melted up
fragment in homemade clay cru
chile. In that way he produced his
handsome nuggets. If he had put in
the same amount of labor at the
placers he could easily have washed
out $40 worth of gold. That's what I
call natural aptitude for crooked
ness New Orleans =. Times-Demo-
crat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-03

the most accurate record OF methods
and results. A report that shows O
loss may win over less carefully
kept one that shows a profit. There
is no incentive to lie, TO misrepresenl
or to be careless aud every reason foi
contestant to be absolutely truth
ful.
"We are greatly pleased by the
character of the contestants. We
made a special effort to get city raisers
as we'll as farmers in and have met
with great success. Among the con-
testants are dozens who raise poultry
i'll the most crowded localities in large
cities, others who keep hens in their
cellars or back yards and one man
who raises his birds in an old horse
car that he bought for $j and con.
verted into hen house. When all of
these poultry raisers get through tell.
ing us their experiences, we will be
able to give the world some valuable
contributions to poultry literature.
In addition to the $500 in gold,
which the contestants are to strive
for, there are these other incentives
to energy on the part of the poultry
raisers-2167 prizes OF cash, birds,
eggs, poultry food books, subscrip.
tions. ETC., valued at $4,000, and a
grand sweepstakes price of 5000 in
gold. The regular prizes are 800,
$50, S25, SIS, $40 and twenty prizes
o. So each. New York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-03

The city of Nome itself might prop.
erly be termed a model of production,
Before the end of June, 1899, there
was practically nothing on it's present
site; in early July it was still place
of tents, but by the middle of Septem.
Der it had blossomed out into a con.
structed town of three to four thousand
inhabitants, more than one half ol
whom were properly housed in we'll,
built cabins, the lumber for which was
in part brought from n distance OF
two thousand miles, and none of il
from less than one hundred miles.
Numerous stores and saloons has ar.
ranged themselves on both sides of q
well-defined street (which was here
and there centrally interrupted by
building transgressions) the familiar
signs of dancing and boxing bouts
were displayed in front OF more than
comfortably filed faro and roulette es
tablisments, and in general way the
site wore the aspect of riding a boom
swell, And indeed there was plenty
of activity, for the fual weeks of fine
weather warned of the impending
wintry SHOWS and blasts, and much
had to be done Individually to shield
one from these and other discomforts.
- Appletons' Popular Science
Monthly,