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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-05

Charlotte; Mrs. 1. F. Hill, of Durham;
Mrs. JnO. H. Anderson, of New York
City: Miss Ethel Bagley. of Washing
ton: Mr.. 3. S. Jarman, Mr.. H. w.
Jackson and DR.. D. E. Everitt. In the
opposite parlors the receiving party
included Mrs. Mary c.. Daniels; Mrs.
Wilson,. mother of Mr.. Daniels; Mrs.
Adelaide Bagley, of Washington, moth
CT of Mrs. Daniels; Mrs. Chas c. Dan
ieis, of Wilson,; Mrs. Chas. w. Worth,
of Wilmington: Mrs. F. A. Woodland,
CT Wilson; Miss Cora Bagley. Of Jack
SON: Miss Julia Worth, of Wilmington;
Miss Betsey London, of Pittsboro; Mrs.
r. c. MCNEIL, of Lenden; Mrs. E. E.
MOffitt, Mrs. Jas. H. POu, Mrs. Chas.
b. AycOck and Mrs. l.. F. Afford, OF
this city. The young ladies in the din
ing were Misses Janet Badger,
Kate Badger, Isabelle Busbee, Mamie
Jackson and Louise Richardson. They
were assisted by little Misses Mary
CleVeS Daniels, OF GOldsbOro; Evelyn
Hope Daniels, of Wilson; Edith Pou,
Evelyn Jackson and Josephine Gilmer.
Masters JOsephus Daniels. Jr.. and
Worth Bagley Daniels took cards at
the door,.
MI. and Mrs. Daniels received con-
gratulatiOnS from many parts of the
country. Mr.. Daniels is editor of the
News and Observer and national dem
OCTdllC committeeman from JnlS state.
Letter to j. v.
OF Wilmington, n. c.
Dear Sir: Mr.. H. H. Stephenson.
Cashier of Oil City CPa.) Savings Bank
writes: Nine years g 1 painted my
house with your paint. 1t wore so
we'll, I want to use it again."
That's nothing wonderful except for
the fact that the soft coal region of
Pennsylvania is pretty hard on paint
with its oil, smoke and CRIME. Ill we
see in it is that DeVOe is good for nine
years sometimes. There are thousands
of people that know it, and millions
that don't
There's the rub, We print for the
millions: We want to make paint for the
millions.
Mr.. Cashier. do you know that Devoe
lead and zinc is worth twice as much
as Old-fdshiOned painters paint. lead
and oil. and costs no more? Is 100 per
cent Il fair profit in your business?
Three-quarters OF the people paint
lead and oil mixed by hand; while the
I. S. Government use lead. zinc and
oil ground together by machinery
same proportions as Devoe lead and
zinc. The majority Y is right about
anything.
Yours truly,
=. ". DENOE & co.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-05
THE STATE CAPITAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Josephus Daniels CeIe-
brate the Fifteenth Anniversary
of Their weddinE-JuGge PurneII
Saws He WOn't-NOrth Carolina So
cicty of Sciences-YeIIOw Pine
ston. Chartered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-05
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.

New York, May 2.-Time money easy;
sixty days 4 to AZ per cent; ninety
days 4 to AZ per cent; six months AZ
per cent. Money on q nominal; no
loans today. Prime mercantile paper
"a to 81 per e Sterling exchange
today steady with actual business in
bankers bills at s4.S7.S0 for demand and
at S4.S6.6O to s4.S4.65 for sixty days;
posted rates s4.S5 and s4.SS to S4.8Sk;
commercial bills S4.S4 to $4.S4h: bar
silver 54H; Mexican dollars AIS: gov
m bonds steady; railroad bonds
steady.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-05
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NAVAL SHORES.

SaTae day last year-1Bc.
NAVAL SCORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE = Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
Tar-Firm S1.65.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Quiet; hard
$500; dip s3.25; virgin $3.50.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
turpentine firm at 45c; rosin s1.1o and
S1-15; tar s1.2e; crude turpentiRe S1.35
and $25o.
Receipts today-21 casks spirits tur-
p%entine, 81 barrels rosin, 143 barrels tar.
SO barrels crude t~urpentine.
Receipts same day last year-1S casks
spirits turpentine, 145 barrels rosin. 240
barrels tar, 80 barrels crude ~turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-Prices car load iots-2o0 TBS
coarse rec: $50 TBS coarse TIC; 100 tbs
c + Acc; 200 tbs @ ? soc; 200 TBS F F
Table 90c to $1.15; 200 TBS Rock Cattle
$50.
DRY sALTER sIDEs-1eA.
BUFFERS to 81.
COBBTfE-7 to 10.
FIoUR-Straights 1915 to $3.50; End
patents $3.50 to $500; full $40 to S4.75;
MOLASSES-S. House 14c; New Or
leans Brights % to Csc: Porto Rice 28e:
Cuba &c.
sUGAR-Granulated $3.50: w. X. c.
No. 5, $3.50; No. Z, $40; No. 9, $3.50:
No. IL, A.2s.
LARD-CTferce Basis) Pure .lkc
compound s to SIC.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina SIS to 72h;
Virginia so to Coo; Spanish G5 to rec
BEHSWAX-25 cents.
CORN-s5 to 81.
CORN MEAL-5S to 60.
N. c. BACON-Hams (old) IA to 15c;
hams (new) 15c; shoulders II 20 12c:
sides IA to 16c
EGGS-14c
TURKEYS-16 to 16kc per pound.
CHICKENS-Hens 20 to ~40c;roostres
20 to Acc.
PORK-S tt &c per pound.
SHINGLES-Per 1000; 5-inch saps
500; 6-inch hearts, $3.50; s-inch saps
$500; 6-inch hearts s4.o0.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Extra milling. -s7.0eG7.N
Mill prime Sc. SO
Mill Ialr S4'o9af". 90
common mill $50
:nferier to ordinary...........s3 So. 560b4 90
Saturday, May ?.
Receipts Of cotton today-236 :,ales.
Receipts same day last years.
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to-
day at the exchange:
COTTON-Quiet.
OiuILIdiy
Good Ordinary ................. ga
Low A1iddling 9S
AlluulIlS IL
Good Middling ................ 10 is
Same day last year-S3sc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-05
NAVAL BE5RzEe.

HSk2$B.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Firm at Size.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Quiet; hard
s2.00; dip 1925; virgin $3.50.
Prices same day last year-Sp;rits
turpentine firm at 45c; rosin S1.10
and s1.15: tar s1.2o: crude turpentine
8. 80 and $3.50.
Receipts today-15 casks spirits tur-
pentine, so barrels rosin, 139 barrels tar,
81 barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day asst years. casks
spirits t~urpentine, 81 barrels rosin, 3SS
barrels tar, 80 barrels crude turpentine.
SAIT-Prices al load Dts-90 lbs
coarse 79o; $50 lbs coarse TIC; 100 lbs
c F 4ec; eco lbs c F soc; 200 lbs T F
Table 9ec to s1.15; 200 lbs Rock Cattle
$50.
DRY SAIiTED SDES-1ec.
BUTTER-S9 to 81.
C0FFEE-7 to 10c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-05

New York, May II. Wells Champ
ney, the artist, was killed today by fall
ing down an elevator shaft from lie
fourth floor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-05
10y IdSI y6dI-IN.
v

same DAY last year-lk.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE : Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Firm at s1.S.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Quiet; hard
$500; dip 1925; virgin $3.50.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
t~urpentine firm at 45c; rosin s1.10
and S1.15; tar s1.2O; crude turpentine
s1.35 and $3.50.
Receipts today-25 casks spirits tur-
pentine, IS barrels rosin, 81 barrels tar.
A barrels crude t~urpentine.
Receipts same day last year-21 casks
spirits turpentine, A barrels rosin, 10
barrels tar, 50 barrels crude t~urpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-Prices car load lots-2G0 TBS
coarse 79c; $50 TBS coarse 72c; 100 TBS
c F 4oc; 200 TBS c F soc: 200 TBS F F
Table soc to s1.15; 200 TBS Rock Cattle
$3.50.
BUTTER-29 to 81.
DRY SALTED SIDES-1Okc.
COFFEE-7 to 1oc.
FLOUR-Staights 1915 to $3.50; pat
ents $500 to $500; full $40 to s4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House 14c: New Or
leans Brights 23Q25c. Porto Rico Soc:
Cuba CSC.
SUGAR-Ganulated $3.50; w. C. x.
No. S, $3.50; No. Z, $40; No. 9. $4.30; No
Il, $4.20.
LARD-cTierce Bari.e Pure 11hc;
Compound S@SAc
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina IS to 1872.
Virginia so to so. Spanish IS to 70.
BEESWAX-25 cents.
EGGS-16 to 1Sc.
CORN MEAL-5S to 60.
CORN-65 to 81.
TURKEYS-16 to 1870 per pound.
CHICKENS-Hens 80 to 40; roosters
80 to 40.
PORKs to &c per pound.
N. c. BACON-Hams (old) Is to 16c;
hams (new) 12k to 13c; shoulders 10 tt
12c; ides 121ac.
sHINGLES-Per LOGS; s-inch sap
600; 6-inch hearts, $3.50: s-inch sap
$500: 6-inch hearts S4.e9.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-05
WILMINGTON MARKETS.

Thursday, April 80.
Receipts of cotton today bale.
Receipts same day last year-64
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to-
day at the exchange.
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Friday, May /.
Receipts of cotton today-116 bales.
Receipts same day last year-S39
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to-
day at the exchange
TGTTnN E;r,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-05

FLogR-Straights $S.75 to $3.50; 2nd
;~;atents $3.50 to s4.ee: full SAC to $3.50.
MCLASSES-S. House IA; New Or
leans Brights % to %; Porto Rico &c:
Cuba o.
SEGAR-Gfanulated $3.50: W. G. x
No. 3, $3.50; No. I $40; No. 9 $3.50; No.
II, s4.2e.
EAHD-CTIeree Basis) Pure 11Asc.
Compound s to SIC.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08

Kidney Pills cure all kidney and blad-
der ills. Read the following case:
Veteran Joshua Heller, Of T064 South
Walnut street. Urbana, HI, says: "ln
the fall OF 1899 after getting Doan's
Kidney Pills at Cunningham Bros
drug store in Champaign and taking a.
course of treatment Z told the readers
of the paper that they had relieved me
Of, kidney trouble. disposed Of a lame
back with p~ainsacrcss my loins and be-
meath the shoulder blades. During the
Interval which had elapsed I have had
occasion to resort to Doan's Kidney
Pills when | noticed warnings Of at
tack. On each and every occasion the
results obtained were just as satisfac-l
tory as when the pills were first.
brought to my notice. just as em-
phatically endorse the preparation to-
day as l did over two years ago."
A Free Trial of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Heller will
be mailed OF application to any part.
of the United States. Medical advice
free; strictly confidential. Address
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all druggists, price 80
cents per box.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08
Msla,kirq st.naard olI chi.

IN McElurGSESSNns
where SSdoes the policySof ernrui M
Watch r. Rockefeller Has ggo,,it
show better than 1 nssongSof the Stand
ard canning works several months
ago b writer NisitedSsthe largest AZ
the Standard can facturiss; the sDeyoe.
on8the Eastsriver, Long Island CITY.
Ithas q capacity Of F0.0 0e 1veSgallon
cana day and Isl probably the slargest
can factory In the world.
h nveSgallon can turned ut
the Devoe Is q marcel of evolution
The present methods OF marufacturei
are AaimstY5entirely the work of Her
man Miller, known In Standard circles
asstfestsfatheri OF the five-gallon d
Thesamachnery for making the can
han been so developed that while, III
1866. when MfssAsMiller5 began his
ories q and alboy soldered S5oscans
In q day; ins1sS0, thre men made 5000
and since 1898 three men have made
2 1000. 1t Is an actual fact tnat d til
can is made by Miller in just about
the time At takessto Walk from the
ooint in factory where the sheets
" tin Ssaresunloadedsto the point where
he finished article Is filed with oil.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08
CONSUMES MANY HIDES.
as7ss65 Animals Required to Supply tho
Big Mayesshss
Milwaukee,

Whit becomes OF Nthes$&tnousands OF
hides gathered together annually ill this
country. and how are they %consumedsl
This question may come to the minds OF
many stock raisers, but few have any
conception Of the 5dnily requirsnentsssof
a single great modern institution like the
Mayer Boot 4 Shoe Company nfsAfil-
waakee. This concern made into shoes
last year the hides of 2S77.l65 ~aniinals.
Figured on theEFbasis of 300 working
days a year. the hides Of nearly 400
animals were required each day TO keep
the working force and the machinery in.
operation.
10 supply the demand for tho trade.
during the last year., there were made
into shoes the hides Of
21,492 cows.
38,952 calves.
13o, 1916 goats.
s46 ,62o sheep.
LAO horses.
1920 Kangaroo
II all these animals were placed in
single file it would make one continuous
lance from Chicago to st. Louis. Tho
number of animals required to Supply
the hides for each working day, IL lined
up at the Mayer factory every E.ps:::.,g
would reach almost n mile.
To work SO large nm amount of mate
rial into the finished product necessitateti
the employment OF over GOO people all
the year round. The wages paid would
suppsFt every man, woman and child in
a city of 5000 inhabitants.
The Mayer factory has a capacity of
600O pairs of shoes per day. 1t il locat-
ed in the greatest leather market insthe
world, and gets the first selection of
hides, which is largely responsible for
the superiority of Mayer shoes and the
universal satisfaction given to the vast
army of people who wear, and insist
upon being supplied with, shoes bearing
the Mayer trade mark.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08
sufferers from Lung Troubles.

The Eoffsr made elsewhere In this paper
by DIR. ns.rk r.. Yonkerman, 3I266 Shake.
Sspeare building, Kalamazoo, MicE., to
consumptives and sufferers from lung.
trouble is remarkable, especially as show
ing the undoubted confidence Of those
who make it in the efficacy of the remedy
offered to the public. The list 81 anne
given as testimonials to back up the offer
and the remedy are not those OF obscure
individuals, but of men of renown, many
of them Of national fame who have used
looks as IL this offer WINS a genuine one,
made in good faith and based. altogether
upon the merits Of the remedy. sa
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08
WHALES DIVE DEEP.
Something About the Habits of the
Il G Ocean Monsters

Ocean Monsters.
hnowledge: Both whalers and natural
lists have usually held that when whales
sound" they descend to great depths.
One writer on the subjects estimates that
the larger members of the group dive full
~ "a thousand yards. In a memoir pub
lished in Belgium DR.. Racovitza chal-
lenges this belief, and states that, in his
opinion, leo yards is the maxjr,um depth
to which the whale can divy. and tina
many species cannot reach anything like
that limit. Says the writer:
Why should whales want to go to such
depths? All whale sound for tine pur-
pose of obtaining food, and In the pro-
found arkness of 1000 yards what food
could they get? Those species which feed
on animalcules might, perhaps, obtain
what they want. But how about the spe-
cies which feed on fishes and cuttles? AT
a depth of a thousand yards they certain
" could not use their eyes to detect non
luminous species, and we have no evidence
whatever they feed on the self-luminous.
idcep-sea fish and cutties: If, indeed, there
Sbe any of the latter. On the contrary, the
available evidence indicates that they feed
on ordinary iight-dwelling fishes and cut
ties which live In much shallower zones.
But this is not all. 1t is known that the
effects of a pressure of more than three
atlnospheres prove fatal to human life:
and, although we may believe that whales
can stand treble this pressure, or nine at
mospheres, which would occur at about
ninety yards depth, is 1t conceivable that
they could resist the effect of ten times
me latter pressure, or ninety a~tmospheres?
Moreover, does 1t seem possible that a
whale, whose body is only slightly heavier
than water at ordinary pressure, could ex-
ert the muscular force necessary to propel
that body to a depth Of a thousand yards?
DR.. Racovitza contends further that
whales never sleep. One of his arguments
is that individuals will follow q ship for
days. which they could not well do while
asleep.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08
Il Anpealed to Him.

Chicago Tribune: At the e~locution-
|Rry entertainment we observe one ma
who is greatly impressed with one
number in particular.
Turning to our friend, we ask: Who
is the gentleman who is insisting upon
an encore to The Charge OF the Light
Brigade?'"
"That Is Mr.. Cokeburner. our local
gas masnate," explains the friend
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08

Philadelphia Pupis Ledger:
Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
you that tells you when you have
oh, yes. little lad atSthe
Tar end of the roonis a hadait once
this summer after I'd eaten green aps
pies; but theysahad to send ferga@docs
f0rss a5 az @IMSNTA M
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08
All Tired out.

The weary, worn
out, all-tired feel
ings 0cme to ev-
erybody who taxes
the kidneys. When
the kidneys are.
~oyerworked h v
fail to perform the
duties nature has
provided for them
to do. When the
Kidneys fail dam
gerous e
quickly follow, uri-
nary disorders, dia-
betcs,aaTopssarheu
matism, Rights
dis O 6 nna11tS
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08
Attrauted lier,

Cleveland Plain Dealer aid Iii
h-annenMthat Mrs. EurrySSwent taes
rncesfs n sS s
.sonebody told her ii was tpsnesa har-3
gain day IN tips .Hs sSS
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08

Puck;" oh, I ScouldE,t possibly talk half
an hour on that subiect.!t'
'.Nonsense! Why, you can fill twenty.
minutes explaining the difficulty nftreat-
ing so important @ subject IN SO short
tirne.1 #
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08

Twenty-thrse acres Of ground are
needed to bury Londo1's dead Of one
year. NJ
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08
Unc, Eph,m.

Chicago Tribune: IVY don.sFde mea
folks quit aggeryatin, de womsn.s said
Uncs Eph'm. tan let 'em dress my !
dey ple S:l do 1t anyhow"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08
OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, :,

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. CHENEY g.
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo. County
and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONEHUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of Catarrll that cannot be cureu
by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres
ence, this 9Th day of December, AL 1886.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08

s.SM,rs. Wlnslow's sooTH1sa exaup tor Childrap
5toethings softons the sguns, reduces inflammation, AZ
LAYS 0stn. eurss Winds cello. y csYss 8 hottle.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08

PUTNAM FADELHss DYES pro.
d1ce the brightest and fastestscolors.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08

4 Shoes " Mail, &SkSaenfSs Eextrx, illusItrhfSS
Cstalss frss. y. Is G0UGLks, Brotktsas -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-08

worId.. Thts Is absolute proof Of
monial. We have faith and sell
~. give themRA fair, honest trial
1T you IRE not %satisffed. after usi1
used DOC bog and the empty box
from whom you purchascdft. an
boxes. Take our advice-n no ma
sts sted t Hse, use as' 81 6A istl2K ana
sTRRLIHG REMEDY CO.. ,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
The Route for Summer Tours.

Make inquiries. of Burlington Agents
for rates, routes, etc. The entire West
is embraced in the scheme of cheap
summer rates during 1908. Describe
your proposed trip to us. 1t will be a
pleasure to advise you fully.
L. J. BRICKER, L.W. WAKELgY
!. !. A.. SO Main st. 1en'l Passr Ag3li
Kansas City. Mo. St Louis. No.
F. C. SHARON.
p W. P. A. s23 Main St.
Kansas City No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
BIG LOSS OF WHEAT.
Blaine, of Pratt, Says His COun-
ty Will Lose $1,000 Bushels.

Kansas City, July 15.-The loss to
Pratt county, Kansas, in wasted wheat.
owing to the inability of the farmers
to secure adequate harvest help, will
be $4,000 bushels. This is the estimate
OF D. W. Blaine of Pratt. who is in the
city. But the loss there is only part
Of it, Mr.. Blaine states that the rail-
roads and warehouses are totally IN
able to care for the wheat as it is
threshed out and the grain will have to
be piled on the ground, where further
loss is inevitable.
Pratt county alone will, beginning
Monday, thresh so 000 to $4,000 bushels
of wheat a day for 80 days" said Mr..
Blaine. This wheat viii be piled on
the ground, for the railroads cannot
get cars TO the stations to transport it
to market and the warehouses will not
contain even a small portion of it. In
thirty days from now all over the Kan
sas wheat belt will be seen piled upon
the ground stacks of wheat of various
amounts from 10 900 to $4,000 bushels
1t will be covered lightly with straw
for protection from the weather, and
much loss will inevita bly, follow But
it is true that wheat piled in that way
| viii not be much wet by even a very
severe rain. It turns water very well.
The cost Of producing a wheat crop
IS too great This is due to the in
difference of the railroads. 1t is a
short-sighted policy on the part of the
rallWays-for the Kansas wheat crop is
about one-ffth the property of the rail
roads from its inception That is the
cost of getting the grain to market.
II the railroads would figure on this
| part of the subject they would see il
is to their advantage to make rates to
the harvest fields that would enable
the farmer to save his entire crop at
a reasonable cost The price of har-
vest hands in Kansas was again this
year almost prohibitive, because they
were not to be had in sufficient num-
bers. Labor cost $2.25 to $3.50 a day
and board. That is too much with the
price Of wheat at about so cents That
] is why wheat RAISING is not nrofitahle !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-15
SPORTING news.
Jeffries and Fitz Play a Joke on
the Referee.
Decide to Rob Eddie Graney of
$4,000 Stakes.
ACCIDENT PREVENTED
Shareholders Team Ran Away
and Stopped Deal.
The Big Prize Fighters Tackle
Bear to Their Sorrow.

San Francisco, July 15.-Eddie Graney,
referee and stakeholder for the big fight
between Jeffries and Corbett, came down
from Hardin Springs today with Mana
ger Coffroth of the Yosemite Athletic
club. Graney brought $1,000 of stake
money with him. and told an amusing
story of a fake holdup Jeffries planned
and would have carried through had it
not been for an accident. 1t seems Jeff
and Fitz conceived the idea that it
would be a huge joke to rob Graney of
$4,000, which represented the stake mon
ey of both fighters. and then send the
money after him by express. The plan
was to have a regular old-fashioned
stage holdup, but Graney defeated this
by hiring a private rig, in which he
and Cof1roth started from the springs
last night. Graney drove a spirited team,
and three miles from the hotel out step
ped Jeff with a black mask over his
face and yelled Hold up your hands.
His voice was SO savage and his ap-
pearance so fierce as he leveled his rife
on Graney that the referee complied
Then Graney also obeyed the command
to get down in the road. AS Jeff ad-
vanced to search him the livery horses
bolted. Graney yelled, stop those
horsesl My friend can't drive" jeff
threw his gun away and made a break
but before he caught the team COT
froth had been thrown out Coffroth
was picked up, with only some slight
bruises, and the two continued on their
way to this city. Jeff apologized for his
fun, which came so near tragedy, and
was forgiven by Graney.
Another story is of Jeffries and F1tz-
simmons had with a big bear at Hardin
Springs. They were both badly bitten
by the vicious animal, Fitz in the leg
and Jeff in the arm and leg.
The bear was captured by the proprie-
tor of the springs and Fitz built him a
house When he tried to induce the ami
NAL to enter the place he refused and
would not bulge FItz then called up
Jeffries to aid him. While they were
engaged Fits pet fox terrier. thinking
his master was in trouble. went to the
rescue. The dog bit the bear on the
nose and the latter attacked the canine,
chewing it badly. The bear then turn
ed on the men and succeeded in biting
both of them before they could make
their eScane.