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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-12
Raleigh. y. c., March

Raleigh, n. c., March 1.
Next Monday is the last day for
which the legislature can receive pay;
that is both branches of it, as it is now
settled that the same pay of senators,
as members of the court of impeach-
ment, can begin March 18th, when the
trial of the judges opens. The judiciary
committee today heard arguments by
counsel On both sides regarding this
matter.
Inc educational bill has now passed
both branches; so have the two impoT-
tant insurance bills. h soldiers home,
the p~enitentiary and the pension bill.
Today a white man was brought to
the penitentiary from Beaufort county,
to serve ten years for impersonating in
the night time a husband of d woman
near his home. This unusual crime,
the second on the record Of the courts
in this state, was fully reported last
autumn.
h state charters the Carolina Min
eral Company, of Marshall, Madison
county, capital $50. 600. George E.
Brighton and others stockholders. 1t
will mine iron, copper. gold, tale, etc.
The state geological board met yes
terday, largely to familiarize Governor
Aycock with its line of work. The
board found that within the past few
days he had considerably familiarized
himself with the subject. The bill be-
fore the legislature regarding the geo.
logical Survey virtually proposes to
abolish it. as it puts it under the agri-
cultural department. and says the lat
ter may continue and maintain it.
There is a great deal of feeling re-
garding the passage by the house yes
terday Of a bill to give prohibition to
Cumberland. The current is
that it was done in anger and spite, by
the advocates of the abolition of the
~dispensary at Fayetteville. There is a
great deal of harsh talk. The senator
from Cumberland said he intended in
some way or other to crush the dispen-
sary, after the failure of his bill to
abolish it. There vas no petition for
the county prohibition law. and no pri-
mary was held. 1t is claimed that the
bill will pass the senate. The matter
will create q sensation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-12
Tn. Reciprocity Treaties

Washington. March 6.-There was
some discussion in the enate commit
tee on foreign relations today as to
whether there should be an effort to
have the reciprocity treaties pending
in the senate acted upon at this ses-
SION, but no definite conclusion was
reached. The most general opinion
seemed to favor consideration Of the
treaties to which little objection Is
made. which are those with South
American and Central American ne
publics. There is considerable opposi-
ton to both the English n the
French reciprocity treaties. All Of the
reciprocity treaties will expire by limi-
tation before the next session of con-
grese.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-12

In Cradock. Cape Colony, yesterday,
the British arrested h Rev. Mr.. Rey-
necke, a minister OF the Dutch reform
ed church, under martial law.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-12

A Berlin dispatch says the South Ger
man cotton weave have voted to re-
strict twenty-five per cent. Of the pro-
duction during April, May and June.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-12

Greenville Reflector: Several cases of
smallpox have made their appearance
in the Farmville section Of Pitt
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
A Roar,s Gallant Escape.

Bacon says, "Hog-hunting is not only
more scientific, but is n more dangerous
sport than tiger-hunting. The boar Is
a terrible enemy. and also an alarming
ly agile one. Isabel Savory, the author
of "A Sportswoman in India. men-
lions one evening, when, after days
pig-sticking, stories of the hunting.
field were told. and the mighty boar
became their principal theme. Here is
one tale of n splendid escape:
+ A boar, which had been hard pressed,
galloped into a nullah, a very sharp,
deep cut more like narrow chasmY
than rayine. Down this, along the
bottom of it, he raced. followed BY a
sahib on swift horse.
The banks OH either side, overhanp.
ing the pig, were Six feet or more IN
height. Suddenly the creature. turned
a sharp corner, which hid him from.
view, Then. by tremendous effort, he
scaled the bank and gained the top.
He turned short round. leaped the en-.
tire width of the nullah and landed
safely on the other side, clearing both
horse and rider as he jumped, save for;
the sahlb's plth helmet, which he.
knocked off. He escaped $50 as by
fire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

A Rat aud Storm Proof Coop.
Says a correspondent of the Poultry
Journal: The brood coop have had
most success with is made as follows:
length, "a inches; height in front, 20
inches; rear; - inches; width, is inches
Inside Measurements. make the
coop Of matched pine, with board floor,
the cleats being oil the outside so as to
raise the coop off the ground. The top
projects three inches at the sides and
four inches at the rear. l make closed
front tboards the same rs the coop,
the front being hinged to the top and
front inferred so as to close tight when
down. The coop front Is kept in place
by cleats on the inside, these cleats al
lowing about seven-eighths of an inch
space on both sides when the door is
down for ventilation.
The front has iron strips, with three
or four holes fastened about the center
for the purpose of forming hood to
the coop which can be set at different
angles by placing screw eyes to the
sides of coop. This Feature of the coop
is grand, as by the hood the hot sun
can be kept out as well as driving rains.
These coops save me many chicks each
season. They are rat proof and storm
proof. The hen is kept in by a lath
front fastened just at the edge of coop.
By painting these coops and storing
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Heroes Buried BY Night. s

One of tile most romantic bdrials In
history was that of Alarlc, the king OF
the West Goths, who invaded Italy,
captured and sacked Rome Aug. ~,
410. After this success he was prepar-
ing to carry his arms into Sicily, when
he died suddenly at Cosentia, Italy.
His soldiers buried him In the bed OF
the River Busento, after turning the
water INTO another channel. With him
was Inferred great treasure and the
digging was done by prisoners who
after.ward We're put to death that the
exact spot might remain unknown.
Another Roman conqueror, Attila the
Hun, was buried in 453 A. d. in the
midst of pT6in. His body was in
closed in three collins the first of gold,
the second of silver, the third and outer
of iron. He. like Alaric, was sur
rounded by great treasure and buried
by prisoners who were afterward
killed.
"A third secret and romantic burial
was that Of the Spanish explorer, Fer
nando de Soto. the discoverer of the
Mississippi River. Shortly after find
ing the river he died of malarial fever,
and to keep his body from falling into
the hands of the savages 1t was placed
in a coffin which, at midnight was
taken to the middle of the great stream
and sunk.-Woman's Home Compan-
Inn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Cats, Rat, aud Chickens.

Cats. Rats aud Chickens.
A certain well-known writer for ag-
ricultural papers says that "the cat
should be fed but very little. If they
are given enough food to satisfy their
hunger, they will hunt but very little"
Now 1t has been our fortune when we
lived in house that there should be.
one or more cats init, and sometimes
Others at the barn, ard not one of them
was ever allowed to go hungry much
longer than the members OF the family
did, yet most Of them that we remem-
Der were good hunters, and seldom
would one of them ever eat rat. We
lave. seen half dozen or more rats
piled up around the doorstep in the
morning, when we We're newly moved
to farm where the buildings had stood
empty for some time. and the cat that
caught and killed them, after she had
called her mistress to look at them, was
as ready for her breakfast as If there
had not been rat on the premises, and
she had it, too. The cat hunts because
she likes it, Just as many men do, and
If she was hunting because she was
hungry she would have found better
picking at the chicken pen than among
the rats at the barn. Our cats catch rats
and sometimes snakes and even frogs,
but never are hungry enough to eat
them, and, being well fed, seldom touch
a chicken or IL small bird as half
starved cat will do. Starve no cats in
our neighborhood when we have chick
ems in the yard and birds in the trees
Massachusetts, Ploughman.-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
ecandi,l Of E.travaRanee.

The New York Press apologies for
the scandal of extravaganza" of the,
Republican Congress, but says: ut Is
doubtless too late for the party man
ayers to save the party reputation in
this respect of lavish appropriation"
The Cleveland Leader says: Patriot
ism does not mean extravaganza. Only
few years ago the expense of the
Government in all of Its departments
amounted to about S1,O0O,OO0 day.
while now more than that sum is ex-
pended for soldiers. sailors, pensions,
guns and ships" The New York Press
and the Cleveland Leader are both Re-
publican papers. What right have they
to criticise Republican administration
of public affairs? Do they not know
that our national dinner pail is SO full,
and that the confidence In the wisdom
and integrity of the Republican party
has been SO thoroughly expressed by
the American people that "the King
can do no wrong!' To be sure, it is
difficult for plain, everyday Americans
to become accustomed to the wild ex-
travagance now practiced by Republi.
can leaders, but are we not to accept
whatever our ruler may do as be-
ing the best for our interests and our
welfare -Bryan's Commoner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

One of the items of greatest waste
OH the farm has been the reckless way
in which corn fodder has been handled.
The silo has solved the problem of
making the most out of this valuable
food, but not one farm in 100 or per-
haps 800, has silo. Left to ripen to a
degree that would make 1T worthless
and then possibly rot in the shock, the
cornstalks OIL most farms have fallen
into disrepute, and very few regard its
feeding value as they Should. With
improved machinery for preparing it
for feeding there should be more
thought given to utilizing fodder, which
can be made good substitute for hay.
National Stockman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10


Generous and open-handed high
spirited, frank and courageous, with
the beauty of splendid health, COM
manding figure and radiant face,
Sally Ward was long acknowledged
throughout the South to he the fore
most of its bellies with the grand and
dashing manner" writes William Per-
rinc in the Ladies' Home Journal. at
is Blue Grass legend that once in a
riding party, which included Tom Mar
shall and Miss Jennie Smith, Sally
urged her horse quite up the steps to
the second story of the Gait House.
She had a brother, too, who created a
great sensation by shooting dead a
teacher for flogging one of the younger
Ward boys. and who was acquitted on
the ground of self-defense. When
Sally Ward Travelled in Europe she at
tracted attention in every capital as a
regal type of American beauty, and in
the South there was great delight when
it was learned how graciously she had
acquitted herself when she was pre-.
sented at the court of st. James. She
was tall, with a finely symmetrical
form in her youth, her hands and feet
aristocratically small, and her voice
rich in tile melodious fullness of its
tones, while her lily-white complexion,
her profusion of light-brown hair, and
her large, dark-blue eyes, Impaired to
ller not little of the dazzling charac.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Refused the Crown of Spain.

The remarkable romance of Elise
Hensler, the Boston girl, who married
King Ferdinand of Portugal, is recalled
by Mabel Percy Haskell, in the Ladies'
Home journal. At her marriage Miss
Hensler was created the Countess Of
Edla, and with her royal husband took
up her home in the beautiful Palace of
5Cintra. Had she wished it the Coun.
tess of Edla might have been Queen
of Spain, for King Ferdinand declined
the crown of Spain in 1869, soon after
his marriage to the beautiful American
girl. 1t was offered TO him by Gen.
Prim and Gen. Serrano, and both the
King and his lovely wife decided that
their quiet life SO free from cares of
state was infinitely to be preferred to
the worry and fret of great Euro.
pean court. Ferdinand died in 1885,
and since then the Countess has lived
in retirement in the Palace of Cintra.
She is visited by members Of the pres.
ent royal family and is greatly beloved
by them, for they never can forget how
fine and good was her gentle influence
over the King, and they shared his ad.
m!ration for her. She is treated as II
she had been born to the purple instead
Of far across the sea-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Hand or Machine Labor.

There are many kinds of work upon
the farm which. if performed by hand
labor, require much strength, and
which can be done equally well when
the machines are driven by other pow
er. The grinding of grain has passed
out of hand labor long ago, but the cut
ting of fodder, saving wood, pumping
water and running Of churn and sepa-
rator are vet done on many farms by
main strength of hand labor. The
steam engine run by gasoline or other
fuel, the windmill and the tread power
are all in use for doing such work, and
each has its advocates. Can any one
decide which will do the most work at
the least cost, or-tle amount that it
will be profitable to employ either for?
Or must we wait until electricity be-
comes cheaper motive power than
either?-Exchange
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

John Wanamaker's commentary on
Benjamin Harrison will never be re-
speated on William Mckinley. 1t Is
that "his habit of never making a
promise cost him many friends, but he
has left none to say that he failed to
keep his word"
AS a promise maker, solemn, ,canting,
with eyes uplifted and hands out
stretched, President Mckinley is with
out peer in the past, without possibility
of imitators hereafter among Presi-
dents Of the United States.
There are thousands Of citizens to
testify to his suave openness of pledge
and his answering evasion of per-
Torrance. insignificant, however, is
individual disappointment in party pat
ronage compared with the monumental
betrayal of his voluntary and indelible
assurances given to Porto Rico, Cuba
and the Philippines. The promise
maker and breaker is the title to be-
long to Mr.. Mckinley in the White
House.-C Chicago Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Money W. En- pire.

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In the old days fabulous giants fright
ened kings and gallant youths in fairy
stories won princesses' hands by de-
feating the giants and their dragons.
Giants live to-day, and they still
frighten kings The other day In this
country a giant was born, called the
Billion Dollar Steel Trust. This giant
is one of the new brood of rulers-one
of the rulers of republic.
Z His birth frightens England, still
ruled by a king, but Tending gradually
toward our rule of money. In the
House Of Commons our giant Steel
Trust has been seriously discussed as
a menace to English prosperity. Charg-
ing any price 1t like in its home, Amer
len, the Steel Trust is able to cut rates
abroad and slaughter the little Eng
lish fellows trying to make steelin the
fold-fashioned way. Prices for Scotch
pig iron have been reduced to figure
which makes production profltless. Mr..
Gerald Balfour, a member of the Brit
ish government, comments bitterly on
the fact that the aim of our steel giant
is alleged to be to destroy the iron and
steel industries Of Great Britain.
This country is today the land of
giants, and ii Is producing them rapid
". The steel giant, the oil giant, the
sugar giant, already rule at home, and
threaten to rule abroad. Students of
history cannot view without intense
interest this situation: A single finan-
cial enterprise in this republic dlsturbs
the peace of mind and threatens the
prosperity of the greatest empire in the
world. Great is the power of money.
Greater the power of organizations
Chicago American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Good ADVICE Unanprecioted.

He was very nearsighted, which fact
accounts for this tale. It was on
snowy morning, and lie was undecided
whether to yield to a Quixotic impulse
and clean the sidewalk himself, or to
toss q quarter to one Of the passing
slloyelers, and, tAlm in the assurance
that some one had been set to work to
earn an honest penny or two. pursue
his own and more dignified way.
A preparatory survey. resulting In
the discovery that particularly cold
aud cutting wind was abroad, sufficed.
shy, my man." he exclaimed to the
first person lie saw passing, what
would you take to clean this Walk
IA shovel, by all means" was the
laconic reply.
Asa prominent politician went chuck
ling down the street, the astonished
questioner went into the house and
kicked himself three times. New York
Mail and Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
CALAMITY JANE
ONE OF THE REMARKABLE wo-
MEN OF THE WEST.
Female in Sex; bit n Man in Employ.
nent and Association Noted Char
acter VIII End Her Days in Nom
tana Poorhouse.

tana Poorhouse,
Calamity Jane" has sought an asy-
lunn in the poorhouse of Gallatin Coun-
ty, Mont. AS a child of the frontier, an
army scout in the disguise of man, a
dispatch bearer through country
swarming with cunning enemy, an
Indian fighter feared by the redskins,
d mail carrier in the Black Hills, a free
rover among the rough Characters Of
the border, a woman in sex but man
in employment and association, Ca
lamity James" life puts the Imagination
Of the novelist to blush Her adven-
lures have been the base of a familiar
character of the dime novel, but the
ilurM pen Of the yellow writer has con.
cocted no more desperate exploit than
actually fell to the lot of this remark
able woman.
In private life Calamity Jane" is
Mrs. Martha Burk. She owes her nick
name to Captain Eagan, of the United
States army, whose life she saved in a
battle with Indians in 1872. She was
then only 20 years old, but was already
acting as a scout. This is her own
story Of the Incident:
II was serving under Captain Eagan,
and while near Goose Greek on the site
of the present town of Sheridan, Wyo.,
we had three-day skirmish. We lost
six men killed and several wounded.
Then mir detachment was amhushed
about mile from camp. Captain
Eagan was one of the first to be shot
during the fight that FOLLOWED, and. hap
pening to be near him, was able to
reach his side in time to prevent him
from falling from his horse. man
aged to get him on my horse, in front
of me. and made dash for camp,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

Says a grower in an exchange: AS
soon as the ground can - worked in
the spring sowing of the black-seeded
variety of lettuce is made in the open
ground. the rows being spaced one foot
apart and every other row being left
out, so that celery may be set in later.
When the plants are large enough, they
are thinned SO as to stand one foot
apart in the row. Servings are made
in this way every ten days until about
the goth of August. These sowings,
with those under glass, give continu-
ously maturing crops Of lettuce the
year round.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

We used TO believe as we We're taught
that the way to make hot bed was to
put in manure about three feet deep,
trample 1t down well and allow 1t to
heat up. then fork it over and let 1t
cool. after which put 1t back and when
1t showed temperature of 100 degrees
Or more, cover with six inches of earth
IND allow to heat UP again. When the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
The Veterans Advice.

On thelast night of a series of PRO
tracted meetings" in the Methodist
church Of a little New Jersey village a
visiting evangelist was making spe-
clal effort to obtain showing of anx-
ious souls. But nobody responded to
his invitation. They sang hymn and
then the evangelist rose again and
called upon the congregation to ''enlist
for the service of the Lord" A battle
Scared, wooden-leg veteran who had
dropped into the back seat watched the
proceedings with Interest. For the
third time the perspiring evangelist rose
and asked: as there no one willing to
enlist in the Lords army?" Then a
response came from the back seat:
Draft 'em, parson; draft emp
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
would not be allowed constantly to EN-.
barrass his party by his coarse work.
Kansas City Star.
Taxpayers Alone Forgotten.

Taxpayers Alone Forgotten.
In. the greatness and glory of our
country we hold n just and proper
pride. Its generosity sets no bounds.
1t pensions Its old soldiers. the Wild
ows of its old soldiers. the children OF
its old soldiers. and sometimes the sub,
stitutes of it's old soldiers. Not stop
ping there, 1t makes places for its old
officeholders, and In due time. 1t is rea-
sonably certain, 1t will see to 1t that
everybody has an easy time, unless it
may be the unimportant citizen who
will-haye to pay the taxes for supply
ing the needs of the pensioners
Worth, Texas, Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10

In all the present agitation about
pure food, 1t is comfort to the coffee
drinker to be told that he is getting
very satisfactory article. At the De.
partment of Agriculture some thorough
tests have been recently made to deter
mine the extent and nature of coffee
authorizations. The results are entirely
reassuring to coffee-lovers. The expert
finds that while very little pure lava
or Mocha berries find their way into the
American market. almost If not quite
as good favored beans are had from
other tropical places, Porto Rico and
Hawaii being mentioned as furnishing
good coffee. The adulterants. when
used. are for the most paxt harmless.
The chemist who has been looking into
the coffee question, Professor WILEY.
gives some advice as to the use of this
beverage. He says that the use of cof..
fee In moderation should not do any
injury to adults, and then he mentions
In detail what moderation means. This
is a cupful-only half of it coffee, the
rest hot milk-at breakfast, none at
noon, and a small cup of black coffee
after dinner. On some systems, un.
doubtedly, coffee may act as a poison.
and such persons, of course, should not
drink 1t. The average grown person II,
normal health may use it moderately
without harm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Blind staeeers in Sheer ..

Blind staggers is due to Indigestion
and the result of 1t on the brain. The
remedy is to give an active purgative
to relieve the stomach, then give half
a level teaspoonful Of bromide of potas-
SUM in bran mash twice daily. 1t
is frequently an immediate relief to
bleed from the large vein in each ear,
cutting 1t carefully lengthwise. An eff
fective purgative in this case is two to
four ounces of epson salts dissolved
in ha' a pint of water. To drench the
head and neck with cold water is also
useful.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
After Cuban Annexatiou, wh.tf

After Cuban Annexation, whatf
Our Cuban coercionists plume them
selves on their statesmanlike looking
before and after in all their plans. But
have they ever asked themselves what
they will do with Cuba after they have
denied her independence? Their prom
Use not to control the island they can,
digest like an ostrich, but just how do
they propose to control the Cubans In
the future? What kind of government
are the islanders to hive after their
nationality is destroyed New York
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