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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26
BE sure You Read.

The man who would like to know
something about astronomy must lay
out little scheme of study for him
self, get the books which are neces-
sary and have them at hand the mo-
ment he is at leisure. The man who
wishes to familiarize himself with po-
litical economy, with politics or with
Industrial questions, which are now Of
such Importance, must find out what
textbooks he ought to have, secure
those textbooks and keep them by his
side.
The man who wishes to know litera-
ture does not need to lay out an elabo-
rate plan which fills him with discour-
agement by its very magnitude, but he
does need to decide what author he is
going to read next, and he does need
to get the book and keep it within easy
reach.
Almost all the great classics are now
published in such portable forms that
man can carry play Of Shakespeare,
the essays Of Bacon, the poems Of Ten
nyson or Of Browning, a translation Of
Faust" Matthew Arnold's criticisms,
Emerson's essays or John Burroughs
charming transcriptions of nature in
his coat pocket and substitute them for
the newspaper which is thrust in his
face by an eager newsboy and which
he buys because he has nothing else to
| read.-Success
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26
Mi1let ana "The Ange1us."

It was only after long years Of strug-
gle and dire poverty, through which
Millet was consoled and supported by
his wife, that the peasant painter was
able to take the three roomed cottage
at Barbizon and ''try to do something
really good" 1t was then that he be-
gan to paint that most beautiful poem
Of poverty" the "Angelus," which is
today one of the most valuable pic
lures in the world. Again and again he
threw aside the picture in despair Of
ever finishing it to his satisfaction, and
as often, his wife replaced it on the
easel and induced him to continue
On one occasion he was SO incensed
at not being able to produce a certain
effect that he seized a knife and would
have destroyed the canvas and ended
the matter once for all had not his wife
fortunately seized his hand and in
duced him to give the picture another
trial. Thus 1t was that at last the
"Angelus'' found place on the walls
Of the Louvre. The success it won en-
couraged Millet to paint many more
pictures and thus place himself among
the immortals In ar.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26
The Man Faced Crab.

One of the most singular looking
creatures that ever walked the earth or
SWAN the water under the earth" is
the world famous man faced crab Of
Japan. Its body is hardly an inch in
length, yet the head is fitted with a
face which is the perfect counterpart
of that of Chinese cody, veritable
missing link, with eyes, nose and
mouth all clearly defined. This Curl
Gus and uncanny creature, besides the
great likeness it bears to human be-
ing in the matter Of facial features, is
provided with two legs which seem to
grow from the top of it's head and hang
down over the sides of it's face. Be
sides these legs, two 'feelers," each
about an inch in length, grow from the
"chin' of the animal, looking for all the
world like a coloneps forked beard.
These man faced crabs fairly swarm
in the inland seas of. Japan.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26
klllbALLT0n. .fLKh0Rll

and had most enjoyable time as all
people must who visit his place.
Hans Madsen's store is head quart
ers for fall and winter caps of the
latest colors and styles.
Fred Hansen the carpenter who
broke his leg some time ago was NOV
ed from Geo. Nissen's to the home of
Jessie LANCE. He is getting along
nicely and soon will be out again.
Mrs. Nelson the mistress of the
Kim ballton hotel was sick last week
with rheumatism and unable to be up
and about her work. She is now how
ever up and about her work again.
Joe Elmqvist secretary for the
Sharon Creamery was in Kimball-
ton Monday getting some repairs for
his house which he has been fixing
up and making heater and more
pleasant home.
Joe James one of Elkhorn's pro-
gressive merchants, was out to Omaha
the last of the week to purchase
goods for future use. Joe has learned
what is best for the trade and will
soon have his store well filled.
Hans Nielsen the furniture mer-
chant at Kimballton was out to Omaha
the last of the week attending to mat
tiers of personal business. 1eis en-
joying a good trade as the ad in this
weeks issue will show what he has
Mis- Larsen and Lawrence johnson
were the delegates from Elkhorn that
went to Harlan last Saturday to re-
present their part of the township in
the Republican County Convention
that helped to put up the ticket fol
the County.
Saturday night crowd of young
people on pleasure bent, wendell theil
way to the pleasant and hospitable
home of Hans Smith one of the
most prosperous farmers by Sharon
store, to have one Of the finest times
that could be imagined.
The finest line of fall and winter
goods ever shown in my store. | cal
fit you out IN all kinds of outing
flannels of the latest styles, colors sane
heaviest texture.
JOE JAMES,
Elkhorn, la
Chris Jacobsen living on Jen
Schouboes place was busy Monday fix
ing up cattle sheds for the winter
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26
CAPITAL TEN PERcENTERs.
Government Clerks who Lend to
Their Fellow Workers.

Government ClerkS VINO LenO 10
Their Fellow Workers.
II reckon I'll sell my salary this
month";" remarked the young census
clerk.
''To whom?" asked his friend.
"Why, to one of the ten percenters,
of course" was the reply.
Dialogues such as this are of fire.
Quent occurrence between government
clerks in Washington toward the end
of the month When clerk sells his
salary to ten percenter, he gives the
latter an / o U for the entire salary
due him on the following pay day and
receives in exchange 80 per cent Of the
amount. The man who makes the loan
retains the remaining 10 per cent,
whence his name Of ten percenter.,
The ten percenter is said to exist
under one name or another in all of the
great federal department buildings in
Washington. He is invariably a shrewd
government clerk who has bit of
money of his own or has saved his sal
airy until It's accumulation represents
tidy little sum. This capital he is
ever ready to lend in sums of from $40
| to 500.
| fees the laws against usurers are so
vigorously enforced that the ten per-
center is unable to transact business
| in safety as an individual; he exists
nevertheless under the protecting title
of beneficial society. These fake So
cieties should not be confused with
the mutual beneficiary organizations
which have been established for
number of years in many of the de-
| partments, notably the government
printing office, for the purpose of aid
| ing sick or disabled members and their
| families and of burying the dead. The
ten percenters society never includes
more than five or six members. They
have their charter and a carefully
drawn constitution and bylaws.
Each member contributes certain
amount of money to the funds of the
concern, and the other employees Of
the Office are quietly informed how
they can be accommodated with loan
for small bonus. On the first Of every
month the pool divides it's profits.
These organizations are usually short
lived, as they become unpopular when
the business begins to grow large. The
death of one fake association is rapidly
followed by the birth Of successor,
differing from it's predecessor in name
only, so that the ten percenters are en-
abled to ply their trade without much
nterruption.-New York Sun
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26
Slow but 1nexorable Justice.

In October, 1900. Pietro Giaconi and
Marie Bonelli We're tried at Rome on
a charge Of sextuple murder by poi
soning committed 81 years before. In
England Eugene Aram was hanged for
the murder of Clarke ii years after the
offense. A man named Horne was eX
ecuted for the murder of his child in
the eighteenth century no less than 30
years after the offense. There is also
the we'll known case Of Governor Wall,
who was executed in 1902 for MUIR
der committed in 1882. Sherward was
hanged at Norwich for the murder Of
his wife after lapse of 20 years.
But Sir Fitzjames Stephens recalls
what is the most remarkable case Of
all. He prosecuted as counsel for the
crown in 1893 a man who was charged
with stealing leaf from parish reg
lister 60 years before-that is, in 1908.
In this case the prisoner was acquitted.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26
Mrs. Geo. Miller was numbered
among the sick this past week.

Mrs. Geo. Miller was numbered
among the sick this past week.
M. Wonsmos was sick the first of
the week and unable to attend to his
work.
Jackets for men. Those that wear,
look neat and are cheap at Hans
Madsen's.
Jeus Schouboe, road supervisor for
his district was busy the first of the
week fixing up the roads.
Remember that you will save time,
patience and money to buy your out
ing fiannels at Hans Madsen's.
Don't sleep cold this winter, but
90 to Hans Madsen and get a cotton
blanket that wears like wool. Try
one.
There is to be dedicatory service
at the home of Jens Anderson today
Thursday, but we did not learn the
nature of it.
Jocum Jensen the Jacksonville
merchant was in Elkhorn Monday
looking after business and visiting
old time friends.
Miss Lucy Nelson and Alma Peter
sen who have been visiting friends in
Kimballton and Elkhorn departed
Monday for Elkhorn.
Peter Fredricksen from Prairie
Rose creamery is figuring with Axel
Jensen for a bill of lumber for some
repairs at the creamery.
Get a handsome sweater or duck
coat at Hans Madsen's. The former
will keep you from catching cold and
the last will keep you warm.
Torvel Jensen began Monday on the
framework for the new house for Jens
Soc in Elkhorn and will soon be
transferred into commodious house.
Carpenters are busy in Kimballton
the first of the week putting an adj
dition to the laundry building. The
lady conducting it is doing quite a
big business.
Flannels of all kinds for fall and
winter dresses. Don't be cold or
don't catch cold but call on Joe
James, Elkhorn, Ia, and be pleased
in quality and price.
Peter Fredricksen and wife. of
Prairie Rose spent last Sunday at the
home of Hans johnson at Kimballton
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26

There will be an illustrated lecture
held at the Brayton Baptist church
next Friday night, September ~ at 8
O'Clock sharp by Rev. A. |. Jones of
Atlantic and A. j. Fit of Omaha.
The title of this lecture is g The
White Mans Burden. (" This enter
tainment will consist of 100 beauti-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05

A Prominent and Popular Citizen of
Tarboro Passed Away Yesterday-He
Was a Leading Spirit in Enterprises

The Messenger received yesterday the
following special dispatch which will be
e with deep sorrow throughout east
ern North Carolina:
"Tarboro, N. c., November 1.-Wm
E. Fountain. one Of the most prominent
and popular citizens Of this place., die
at 1 O'Clock this morning of Bright's
disease. He was aged fifty years. In
every industrial enterprise of recent
years he was the leading spirit, being
founder of a bank and cotton mills, the
latter bearing his name. He was may
or eight yea and county treasurer two
years. His death is deeply and gener-
ally deplored, all classes regarding him
as a most valuable citizen"
Mr.. Fountain was the brother of Mrs.
l.. B. Pennington Of Wilmington, of Mr..
j. A. Fountain, assistant superinten-
dent Of transportation of the Atlantic
Coast Line at Richmond, Va, and Mr..
5. K. Fountain, agent for the A. G. L.
at Rocky mount.
The deceased was president of the
Fountain cotton mills, inc vice presi-
dent of the Bank of Tarboro. His re-
mains were sent on a special train to
Rocky Mount where the funeral took
place yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. A great many of his friends
accompanied the remains and as a
mark of respect to his memory the
stores at Tarboro were closed from $3.50
to $50 D.. M.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05
DEATH OF WE'LL KNOWN CITIZEN
Mr.. Tucker French Passed Away mt
Midnight Last Ni9ht-He Was a Con-
federate Veteran and Was Wounded
Twice at the Battle of Kinston

We are panied to record the death
Of Mr.. Beverly Tucker French, a well
known citizen of Wilmington. who en-
tered in rest at mid night last night al
his residence on Eighth street between
Market and Dock streets. He suffered
a third stroke of paralysis last Thurs
day and continued to grow worse until
death called him away.
About five years g Mr.. French had
a stroke of paralysis n a second
stroke about twelve months g further
disabled him. He was, however. able to
be about and was out on Thursday, be-
iEg able to sit on his piazza and talk
with his friends
Mr.. French was aged 5s years and
was born in Norfolk. Va. He moved
to Wilmington soon after the civil wal
and has since made his home In this
city. For some years he was with the
well known dry goods house OF Brown
& Roddick n for several years up TO
the time he vas i~ncapacitated by ar
alysis he Travelled for the wholesale
grocery house of J. G. Stevenson &c
Taylor.
Though very young. Mr.. French was
in the confederate service during the
war ana maue a gallant sofolsrs f1e
belonged to Colonel John ID. Taylor's
regiment and was twice wounded at
battle OF Kinston- He was a man OF the
most ~uEbending integrity n was
widely known in eastern North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. French married Miss Carrie Nc
LAuchlin, Of Columbia, s. c., and she
survives him with four children-Misses
May Beverly and Eliza French and
Messrs. Clarence n Reid French. He
also leaves two brothers aad two sis
ters-Messrs. William r. and Brooke
French and Mrs. J.. Allen Taylor and
Miss Mollie French. The family has a
wide circle of acquaintance who viii
deeply sympathize with them in their
bereavement
The order for the burial OF the dead
will be said at st. James Episcopal
church Monday morning at IL o'clock
and the interment VIII be made In Oak
dale cemetery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05
THE REVIVAL
EVANGELIST GREeNWO0US MEETINGS
AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Yesterday the Attendance and Interest
Reached the High Water Mark-An
Services Drew e Crowds-No Ser
vice Today But the Evangelist VIII
Sing and Preach Tomorrow

Yesterday was the fifth day of the
revival service being conducted at the
First Baptist church by Evangelist
Lawrence B. Greenwood, of Boston.
1t was the high tide. of attendance and
interest. both at the $3.50 p. m. and
7:3O p. m. service. The afternoon SUBJ
ject was How TO successfully pray"
It was an address calculated both to
instruct in the art of prayer, n to
clear up obstacles TO successful inter-
cession.
Mr.. Greenwood sang a new solo with
chorus at the night service, Honey in
the Rocks" The audience sang the
chorus with fervor. The evening sub
ject was Giants" the passage Of
Scripture being Numbers xiii 1888.
The sermon in part vas as follows:
The passage contains a two edged
truth. one to Christians another to un-
converted people. 1t is suggestive Of
the call to Christians to higher living
n to non-Christians to repentance
toward God and faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ. There are giants in the
way of mems coming to Christ. One
is. 1.-The fear of a past record" but
Gods answer is hat though your
sins be as scarlet they shall be as
white as snow, and though they be red
like crimson they shall be as WOOL"
Another giant, is "fear"-first of man
and then of self. To the first let me
say cease we from man whose breath
is in his nostrils, for wherein is he to
be accounted of; and to the second,
God is faithful. who will not suffer
you to be tempted above you are able,
but will with the temptation made a
way to escape that We may be able to
bear it," Another giant is, Pleasure
"She that liveth in pleasure is dead
while she liveth. ar if any man love
his life he shall lose it," The last
giant mentioned was the Wait till to-
morrow" giant. "Boas not thyself
of tomorrow for thou knowest not what
a day may bring forth"
A largely attended after meeting
was held at which several went for
ward for prayer.
There will be no public service today
On Sunday Mr.. Greenwood will speak
and sing at II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05
NJ. F. Crawford u Co.,

Charleston quiet and firm at 4 Slice;
net receipts 3,l03 bales.
Cincinnati weak at 1Ac; net receipts
2,547 bales.
Louisville quiet at 7Sc-
St. Louis quiet at Z 9-1sc: net receipts
1.s20 bales.
Houston easy at TIC: net receipts H.
GIL bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET
New ~York-Cotton quiet at 1%c; net
receipts 1852 bales; gross 1867 bales;
sales los bales; stock 1850 bales.
Total today and consolidated-Net re-
ceipts 6,235 bales; exports TO Great
Britain 557 bales; to France $50 bales:
to continent 1882 bales; stock 6fi.ss2
bales.
Total since September Met receipts
2,095. 040 bales; exports to Great Britain
$50, $40 bales; to France 49,. So bales; to
continent 597, 319 bales.
Futures closed steady. November
7.47; December 7.50: January 7.4s: Feb
ruary 7.44; March IA: April IA; May
7.39; June 7.a6; July 7.S5; August 7.42.
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling
upiands 7Ac; middlins gulf SIC; sales
165 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
Chicago. November THE leading
futures were as follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05
THE ENLIGHTENMENT CASE
Mr.. N. L. Smith Before Justice Fowler
for a Preliminary Hearing Yester-
day-The Prosecution Did Not Haye
Evidence Enough and Got a Continu-
ance TIL Monday

Mr.. N. L. Smith, former agent here
for the Ludden & Bates Southern Music
House. who was arrested and brought
here Thursday from Georgetown, S. c.,
was before Justice John j. Fowler yes
terday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock for a
preliminary hearing.
The Ludden & Bates Southern Music
house had him arrested on the charge
of embezzling s1,430.47 of funds which
he had collected for the house while
it's agent Mr.. Smith does not deny
that he has such amount in hand but
says he held it as an offset to about
5000 which the firm owes him as COM
missions on the sale of pianos and Or
gans.
When the hearing began yesterday.
l.. ". Grady, Esq, Marsden Bellamy.
Esq, and Herber McClammy, Esq.
appeared for the prosecution. NJ.
Smith was represented by the /
John d. Bellamy and eX-Judge E.. 4.
Bryan.
The merits of the case were not gone
into. Mr.. Grady at the outset mad a
motion to continue the hearing owing
to the absence of important witnesses
for the prosecution.
Hon.. John D. Bellamy resisted the
motion and demanded that his client
was entitled to a hearing and was
ready, and urged that it was not fair,
after the prosecution had ample time
to have had Its witnesses here, to allow
his cient to lie in Jail with felonS and
craZy people. The warrant Of arrest
was issued five weeks ago and there
had been the greatest length Of time
for witnesses to be here.
Marsden Bellamy, Esq, spoke in IA
x-nr IF n6nfinI1 nna 1r16Oa RruQn made
an argument to the contrary n Mr..
McClammy argued for the motion to
continue.
After hearing five speeches, Justice
Fowler Informed the attorneys for the
prosecution that in order to secure a
continuance it was necessary to make
affidavit setting forth the facts to be
proven by absent witnesses. A recess
was then taken while the attorneys for
the prosecution retired to make UP their
affidavit. They returned with the af-
fdaVit and after more argument, JUS
tice Fowler continued the case till 8
p. m. next Monday. Mr.. Smith was
held under a bond of $500. At the COM
initial on Thursday afternoon he was
sent to Jail in default Of a $4,000 bond.
The preliminary hearing in the case
of the Ludden & Bates Southern Music
house against Mr.. N. l.. Smith former
agent. who is charged with embezzle-
ment, will he resumed tomorrow after
noon at 8 o'clock before Justice John j.
Fowler. Mr., smith yesterday gave
bond and was released from Jail. His
bondsmen are Major D. O'Connor and
Mr.. II. G. Mcqueen.
Mr.. Jaspersen Smith, former treasur-
er of the Ludden & Bates Southern
Music house, who is a brother of Mr..
Smith. will attend the hearing. Three
of the emhe of the music hOuSe will
also be here to testify against Mr..
Smith, but he is confident Of vindica-
ton and will sue for damages, as has
been heretofore announced.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05
The Little Girl Waff

The little girl baby which was found
on a piazza on Grace street Wednesday
afternoon and which was spirited away
from The city hospital Friday night and
left on another piazza on Dock street,
was taken charge Of yesterday by a re-
sponsible family. The taking OF the
infant away from the hospital where
1T was being kept, resulted in the dis
covery Of it's mother. The disposal Of
the child was finally made OF terms
agreeable to all parties.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05
NEGRO TON
Peg-Leg Williams Again After Labor
ers for the South and West
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., November 2.-Peg-Leg
Williams. who twelve years ago induc-
ed $4,000 negroes to leave North Caro-
lima Ito go further south to work, ar
rived here today and wants large num-
bers of negroes to go to Kansas, Ten
neSsee and other states. When last in
North Carolina he a several narrow
escapes from mobs, as then there was
violent opposition to the exodus he was
promoting. The license as a labor
agent was made 81, 900 for each county.
The legislature three years g repeal
ed this law and "Peg-Leg" is well
come.
John G. Dancy is appointed commits
sioner for North Carolina for the negro
exhibit at Charleston exposition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05
Health Authorities on the Alert

The Messenger yesterday called at
tention to the fact that smallpox had
broken out at Mount Olive and Elm
City, up the Atlantic Coast Line. Our
health officers never lose any time in
protecting our city from infection and
last evening Captain Robert Green, our
wide awake chief health officer, left
for the infected points to rake sure IL
any steps have been taken TO prevent
the spread of the c~ontagion and to as
certain what precautionary measures
are necessary to protect Wilmington
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05
RStong Savings Bank

DR.. George F.. Lucas, of Currie. state
bank examiner, has examined the bank
of the Wilmington Savings and Trust
Company, and he was much pleased
with the exhibit made. The bank not
only has the largest depists of any
savings bank in North Carolina but its
stock is now selling at double its par
value. investors being anxious for the
stock at $500 per share.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-05
A Victory to be Proud OF

is the final and absolute cure of a sore
throat. in which the rawnes and ten
derness lave been spreading dangerous
ly near those guardians of life, the
lungs. The luxury of a sound throat
and robust lungs is most keenly en-
Joyed by people who, having suffered
all the consequences of "a little cold.
you KNOW" have been rescued from
misery and danger by Aliens Lung
BalSam.