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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-18
NO ANSWER TO DISTRESS SIGNAL
New Orleans SignaIied for
Assistance But the NOOrberS
Passed On.

Savannah, Ga, September 1.-THE
steamship New Orleans from Balti-
more to Savannah, reported last night
disabled off Hunting Island. came into
port today with her shaft broken.
With a passenger list of twenty-five
the ship was helpless at sea for six
teen hours. During that time, the
Dutch steamship Voorberg passed in
sight. The captain of the New Or
cans says he signalled for assistance,
but the Voorberg continued on her
way. paying no attention whatever.
The VoOrberg came INTO port ahead
of the New Orleans. When the latter
arrived in tow her passengers Kissed
the Dutch ship. The captain of the
koorberg insists he saw no signal of
distress from the New Orleans.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-18
DepOsitaries of Public Funds.

Washington, September 14.-Secre-
tary Shaw today designated about
fifty national banks in various parts
of the country as depositaries of pub
lie funds and ordered about 81, 600 900
deposited with them. Very little of
this money went TO banks in the large
cities. the money going chiefly into
the agricultural sections of the south
west. The banks selected cover the
country from Maine to the Pacific
coast. Maine and Florida each getting
relatively a good share. Most of the
distribution was in the cotton and
grain growing districts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-18
Recovered Speech and Hearing.

Messrs. Ely Bros.:-I commenced US
ing your Cream Balm about two years
ago for catarrh. My voice was some
what thick and my hearing was dull.
My hearing has been fully restored
andSey speech a become quite clear.
I am a teacher in our town.
l.. G. BROWN, Granger, o.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 cents
or mailed by Ely Brothers, 90 Warren
ST., New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-18
FIERCE GALES
Whole State of Florida
Swept by Severe
Cyclone
GREAT DAMAGE

Car shed Was Lifted Clear of the
Trains Under it and Wrecked.
Pineapple Sheds Blown Down and
of the State-Shipping is Injured
and Several Wrecks Are Report-
ed. With Heavy LOSS of Life rear
ed-At Palm Beach There Was
the LOSS is Heavy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-18
BEAVERS HAS COUNSEL
WANTS THE POSTM ASTER GEN
ERAL To GO TO NEW YORK.
And to the Records in the
Salary and Allowance Division.
Grand Jury Resumes its SeSSions.-
Bail Raised.

Washington. September 1
W. Beavers, the former Oh
division Of salaries and
poStoffice department, has
local law firm as counsel.
stance of the latter, a subj
served on the postmaster
day directing the prQdTcd
records in tbs salary and
division. in connection With
ply Of the Dent-Brandt ca
the hearing of Beavers to b
New York. Beavers counSd
cordance with the legal requ
rendered the postmaster ger
prescribed fees and mileage
necessary for the trip WIZ
postmaster general declined to
explaining that it was impra
for him to go to New York
time.
Postmaster General Payne N
ranged to spend a week at VI
Hot Springs and will leave fou
tomorrow night. Mr.. Payne !
confidence in the closing of the
tigatiOn by the early part of 0,
The federal grand jury which ha
investigating the postal invest
cases. resumed its sessions toda
amined several witnesses, ar
journed until tomorrow. 1t is
stood that among the matter:
dence regarding the adminiStra1
the office of the assistant at
general for the postoffice depar
prior 70 the Investigation is
placed before the grand jury. T
Of August w. Machen the d
head of the free delivery syst,
day was raised from $40, 900 to
The indictments against Mache
number thirteen.
New York, September LISA
Giehan and Joe Huntington of I
lumbia Supply Company who W
dicted in Washington, D. c., i
nectiOn with the postal scandal
rendered themselves to United
Marshal Henkel in this city
Each gave bail in the sum of
Bench warrants were issued for
ington and Mcclellan last week
warrants charge them with h.
the city of Washington u
conspired together and with
w. Machen and others to defrv
United States out of the sum 7
cents for each and every packa
to be furnished to the postofl
partment under a contract wy
Columbia Supply Company an
having given to Machen 500 j
suance of this conspiracy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-18
Railroad Carmen.

St. Louis, September 1.-THE broth
erhood Of railroad carmen today elect
ed W. F.. ,Ronemus, of Kansas City,
grand chief carman and c. E. Wal
lace, Of Wilmington. n. c., a member
Of the executive board.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-18

FurnifoId G. m is Brutally
rdere by a T~respasser on His
Lands Which We're
Murder Occurred Saturday Morn
ing. But the Body Was Not Found
Till Sunday-A Negro is Arrested
on Suspicion and There is Evil
dence duplicating
Excitement Prevails in the County
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-18

How it reddens the skin, itches, oozes,
dries and scalesl
Some people call it letter, milk crust or
salt rheum.
The suffering from it is sometimes in
tense; local applications are resorted to-
they mitigate. but cannot cure.
II proceeds from humOr inherited or ac-
Guired and persists until these have been
removed.
Hoods ~JdrSdpdriHd
positively remOves them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cases, n
is without an equal for all ~CutaneOus
eruptions.
HOODS PILLS are the best cathartic. Price IS cents
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04

HE very recent one from the COM
paratively modest period t
years the first in
cage which city claims the Tacoma Building completed
first American
values are enormous and constantly enhancing
~ hodefn bridge built with skeleton
covering
nny that the Cycops might roll
chose without
notably New
Grated it, and then
lures the tendency
mat New York now possesses and larger
othe" city the lead
but Of
OF steel lowering skyward score
The taest buildings be in
CITY 1t was thought the limit had been reached
Building which,
base of its foundations 1t is called building
its capitol at Washington
ana almost high
with its 800
stands foundation
supported
OF twenty ton driver 1t cost $4OoOOo and said
men-n fact there hardly Chicago
city where realities
of is
matter, It's
in
ties Broadway 5h
the bow of immense being
window yet is high rising
space 1t cost $o000 One of Chcags latest
Montgomery Ward Co.'s building wenyone
measures 800 feet to the the
of the be
Prick kyscaper stories
the land it
The skyaper presents no greater diff.
cutes
geometricay a growth which the genus
steadily
doubtless architects
that could be extended required rapid
with
the really the articles emu
merated by the auctoneer too numerous mention"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04

Mrs. Mills and her family emigrated
10 canada in 1857 and settled in the
virgin forests of Osborne Township.
Huron County, on the concessions of
the Canada Land Company. Mr.. Mills
died two years after landing in Can
ada, succumbing to the hardships OF
pioneer life in the backwoods. OF their
family of nine children, four sons and
five daughters, five are still living-one
in New Zealand, and four in Canada,
The second son, James, of st. Thomas.
is 76 years of age. All her other chill
dren are well on in years. Mrs. Mills
has descendants to the sixth genera
ton. Three or four years ago she
went to ST. Mary's Ont, to have her
photograph taken, and surprised her
friends by walking unassisted with
light, brisk step up a long flight of
stairs leading to the photograph gal
lery. She was proud of her old age
and was always pleased to receive Wis
itOrs, of whom she had many, as she
was known far and wide
All through her life Mrs. Mills had
been deyout Methodist, and while
living with her sons in ST Thomas
walked to church every Sunday that
the weather was favorable. Mrs. Mills
never partook Of tobacco, snuff or
stimulants of any kind. and In her
active days toiled at many things from
which women Of the present genera
ton shrink.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04

1887, when George III. was King
She lived under the rule of 1--WE Brit
ish sovereigns, George ILL.,, George
~, William w.. Victoria and Edward
VII. Until three or four years ago she
could readily recall and fiuently relate
stirring incidents of the early part of
the nineteenth century, but of late,
though her memory was clear and I'M
impaired, 1t was difficult to converse
with her, owing to her deafness. Up
to few weeks ago she was bright and
active, and through her last illness she
retained consciousness until within a
few houxs OF her daath
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04
LIVED TO A REMARKABLE AGE.

"Grandma" Mills Was the Oldest
Woman in Canada,
Mrs. James Mills. of Woodham. Ont,
who died a few days ago at the age of
115 years, was the oldest woman in
Canada, if not in the world. Grand
ma" Mills, as she was called. whose
maiden name was Mary Ann Coulter,
was born in the town of Pettig, Coun-
ty of Fermanagh. Ireland, October 10,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04
Long Eyeninrs.

Eyes, we carry an evening suit" said
the Arctic explorer.
But isn't it lot of trouble chang.
ing so often in those cold climates?"
protested the friend.
I've don't change often. You know
the evenings are six months long ND
there"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04

When man makes very long pray
er in church, somehow his hearers get
the impression that when he scolds in
the privacy of his family he keeps a
long time at 1t
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04

A man is seldom as smart or as fool.
ish asNhis wife thinks he is
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15
wonder lemon"

The augora goat is a very use
full animal on a farm As we'll as
valuable for food. Write the Ell
6nwood Stock farm for full par.
ticulars. prices. etc.
Mississippi needs pure bred
beef cattle. An excellent oppor-
tunity to secure same will be Civ
en- al San Antonio Texas Oct %
Read the AID.
An excellent opportunity is
offered in this issue TO secure a
splendid dairy farm and Jersy
herd of cattle. If you want to go
into the dairy business read the
ad of J. ]. Geigcs. Mhoon Valley
Miss.
Polan China. pigs and man.
moth White Holland turkeys for
sale by J. S. Thompson. Houl-
ka Miss.
Now IL the best time 10 SOW
Burr clover seed. 1t furnishes
an cxccllen, winter pasture and
also improves the soil. And don't
forget that seed can be secured
from II. A. Beattic Siarkville
Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15

Investigations, that the nutritive
elements contained in the soil
moisture itselfhas been accurate
ly determined and is found to be
ample to sustain the theory thus
developed. This confirms an o.
pinion well expressed by a pro-
gressive irrigation farmer from
California who had a few days be-
fore purchased a farm near Carl
bad, n. Mex. In driving over the
country in company with this
gentleman, the writer asked him,
docs not this soil seem rather
poor to you? It looks so certain.
ly to one from the black lands oil
Texas" THAT makes do differ.
ence." said the Californian; give
me the water and I'll grow the
crops on any kind of soil that will
keep the plants in place" This
bulletin. now nearly ready to send
out, will prove one of the most
mportan ever issued by the De-
partment. and every progressive
farmer will Of course want one.
Farm aud Ranch.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15
Fcrt,iizing With the Plow.

Agricultural chemists have
been compelled by ,nexorable
facts developed by actual tests,
to modify their previous opinions
shat soil fertility can only be
maintained by replacing regular
ly the plant food removed IN all
sale crops. y few. fortified by
actual experience. have contend
ed that practically oil soils con-
tain enough OF the elements OF
plan, growth 10 produce crops
indefinitely, IL il IL made avail
able, and that cultural methods
properly applied wall render this
TODD available. The Bureau OF
Soils OF tho Agricultural Depart
men, has JUS; completed an ex-
naus,iyc iny,~ tigatinn OF the
chemistry OF SOILS as related t"
the Yields af crops. The resul,
indicate that practically all soils
have sufficient available COM
pounds for. nor NAL crop yields.
and that this supply II constant.
~ maintained BY means OF natural
agencies IN the soil itself. Th,
difference in yields being der"n
den, rpon the eond,inon and KIM
oi soil grains, and these condi.
tons arc dcpenden, upon the
character OF the cultivation and
the rotation of crops n s>ary
to provide and maintain necessa-
nv physical conditions in the soil
which enable the growing crops
to uti izc the plant food present in
the soil. 1t appears. from these
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15

half mile track in the south. It
holds the record of any track in
khe south by five seconds. Many
III thv swiftest horses in the codn-
kry took part 10 the three days ra-
rs. 1t was indeed atreat to lovers
bf fine horses to witness the
Faces.
The officers Of the fair deserve
The thanks Of every visitor for
&hcir excellent work.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15
Red Polls.

The Red Polls have a tradition.
b. history that goes back 4s4
hears before Christ. The .'red
m uly bulls" that pulled the char.
of the ancient kings are the
ancestors of our modern brecdof
red poll cattle. Aud we nov full.
|ly believe every word of this HIS
tory, because we saw the herds
|pt red polls exhibited By W. S,
frurner. A. w. Halbert and Jno.
N. White at the fair. We natur-
billy Inferred that they cameron
foyal ancestry.
Aracynthus, owned by Mr.. W.
+. Turner OF Crawford is one of
he finest bulls in this country.
lie weighs ION grassy 200 and is
immune, kind, gentle and easily
handled. He il an immediate de-
tcndsEt OF British anccstry~thc
cnowned Norfolk aud Suffolk
(tock. He is six years old and
has been owaed by MIR. Turner
or four years. Mr.. Turner has
50 OF his young COWS and hei'crs
knd on this account will sell him
Tor $500. He il a bargain for the
honey. There wcrcsevcral 9th.
n fine red poll bulls and superb
ted poll cows on exhibition. No
kncr stock we're ever shown any
here.
The red poll are a fine all-pnr-
ne cattle, we'll suited 10 the
.,as OF the small farmer. They
re god beef, milk aud. butter
@runais. In com nc vito All
H., cattle, they are kind and
t~atlaolc.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15
New Advertisements.

Al ,rappers and huntsrs ough,
read Andersen Bro, ad.
The Gclding horse advertised
i this issue is owned by a minis
nd il a beauty.
When you need a horse OF any
ind be sure and read w. NJ.
kirby's ad. and write him for pri
r. He keeps the Test OF all
nds,
The lemon is a very healthy
Fuit and can be grown 10 this
innate Read the ad., american
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-10-15
S57. so California Il Return.
of 2 in list.

Between October z and II from
Mobile & Ohio stations, Meridian
70 st. Louis inclusive. From
New Orleans $3.50; Mobile,
Montgomery and Tuscaloosa
$6O.35
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

cline $40 feet in depth, from which
drifts Of 100 feet or more nave peen
run To the north and south and east
I'm the latter direction an east ana west
cross ledge has been encountered
which has n thickness Of over 30 teet
ut the present Workings
SULPulDE ORES.
The character Of the ore IS that Of a
low grade sulphide, admirably adapted
for concentration, and. ns the values
apparently Increase with depth, 1t IL
the intention of the management to
sink 500 feet or more during this year.
\ drift Is being run to the east on TINS
cross ledge, to cut another vein known
to lie parallel 10 the one which Is fol-
lowed an the way down by the incline
shaft. The ground ia easily worked
mt low cost This parallel vein Is
traced on the surface for a long dis
lance The knight shaft has been
equipped with necessary machinery
and buildings. At the Elkton an OPP
Grating shaft has been sunk 20 feet
and at 25 feet a three-foot vein carry
ing substantial values Of copper, silver
and gold was uncovered. An important
feature of formation in the group Is
that there is a contact between por-
phyry and granite running through
six OF the claims of this group
The Offices of the company are locat-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19
HOW NEVADA WAS 'LEGALLY' STOLEN

w to the SKATE TO which its citlzons IN,
now point These lands are locats,
IN ana down the sides OF every rlyn
and stream and surrounding cftry
spring and water hole I'm the state. \,
that while Nevada today has some an
100000 acres OF public land, thore
rot n quarter section Of IL upon which
"a homestcader could make n livlrr
The land granted 20 the state for
school urpo3es-disposed of by tie
state for mess OF pottage, controla
the balance OF the state.
The government plans. when worked
out In their entirety In Nevada viii 70
claim something like 100000 acres.
which Will provide n new life blood
Of settlement and citizenship for this
region OF naturally great agricultural
possibilities.
Nevada affords an excellent oyamplc
Of land stealing. II was dcne legauy
but 1t was stealing So under our pres
ent land laws, with the exception Of
the Homestead law. Great areas are
being taken under them. and except
In such cases as have recently come
to llght under the Timber law, thoy
are being legally taken. Neverthelesg
they are steals--steals against the peo-
Pile of the country, and the people
would do well to instruct Congress to
shut them OFF through quick repeal OF
such laws. GUY. Il. MITCHELL.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

EsHYnAHE unexpectedly large sum Oh
" sl5OO0,COO available for gov
eminent irrigation works with
the irrigation law only one year
upon the statute books has
caused great activity In the
ii western states to secure the
III construction Of the dams ana
bitches in the various localities Thls
is we'll and the opening of these iahds
70 homes will add to the national
veolth and benefit the whole country
hut the necessity is now seen for some
additional legislation to prevent the
land which the government proposes TO
irrIgate from first getting into the
hands of the spectators, otherwise the
charge may be very justly made that
government appropriations are being
spent mostly for the benefit Of the land
dealers. spectators and live stock in
forests. Nor can any rigid admlnistra-
ton OF the present laws-the Timber
and Stone law the Communication
clause of the Homestead law and the
Desert Land law-remedy the evil as
it has been claimed can be done. In
a recent interview at Washington on
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

mining district, The Lincolntes made
dismal failure; they were tenderfeet
and instead of procuring the services
of competent mining engineers 10 map
out the campaign of operation, THESE
important positions We're given To per-
sons who did not understand even the
first rudments of mining The synnl-
cate expended something over $o0,vUV
and had nothing TO show for 1t IN me
end About the only thing they ana
succeed IN doing was 10 drown sew
cral expensive pumps I'm the wet smart
and Involve the various interests III
litigation The mine was hrHt up0Uuoh-
ed years ago ON account OF the Wciien-
dous flow OF water after haFlnS thloy
cd "A long aud prosperous eNistence'
those who know something of the
mines history declare that as soon as
the water problem IL solved the prop
erty viii Yield It's riches generously
again. The ores carry values IN SILVER
and lead principally. When the NINE
was ina the flower Of its activity there
were no fmeters In the country
BULLETS FOR INDIANS,
II isa matter Of history that in those
days the Indians frequently became
hostile. II was necessary, therefore,
for the pioneers Ia be always prepared
To meet an emergency and IL Is related
that bullets were made from ores
extracted from the Rollins mine. The
ore carried a heavy per centage OF
lead and was melted over an
| old fashioned forge and reduced TO
| bullion, The product answered the puT-
| nose for witch It was intended. but on
| account of the hardness of the metal,
gun barrels were short lived,
| After the excitement attending the
! finding of the Rollins mine. the as
! covcries around Milford were made
This was I'm the i0's, Several pros
! perous camps came into existence
! among them being Elephant Cl'y
shamuc. and North Star city some
OF the camps enjoyed quite an era oI
prospcrity one of them had a popula.
! lion once Of several hundred
pcoplc. Several smelters were built
Of small capacity, of course. The Troy
| and Shauutie plants were probably al
| important as any Of them. \ portion
Of the Shauntle plant still remains anC
| the old Stag pile is evidence that IN
smulter had prolonged run. Othe
small plants were operated ot the town
OF Milford,
NO SYSTEM ANYWHERE,
! None Of the WOrk IN TN
mines i'm those early times was dom
as II would be now. The ore wa
"gophered" out and among the prop
critics were the Rebel mine In the Nortl
Star district, out OF which Matthew
cullen aud the late Allen G. Campbell
made their first stake and gained IN
title of the Mining Kings of this re
! eiou The Vichsburg and the Harring
ton n Hickory now belonging Co Oh
Majestic Copper company were Impor
tant mines then, and made money 10
their fortunate owners. 30 did the cav
mine. in the Bradshaw district min
miles east of Milford. This propCrt
probably did as wen MS any OF then
for 10 rs claimed that the owners di
vidod money To the amount OF 100000
which the mine had yielded, The or
was found In a limestone formation