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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
PUT TRUST IN THE LORD.
Novel Defense Made by Coiorcd Man 20
Charnc of Theft

| Last winter when | went south 70!
| my health said Colonel l.. S. Brown
| Of the Southern railwaywho always has
| a good story in stock. Il was told they
stealing quantity Of raw cotton, and
when the hour arrived | went up Ia
the court house to hear the case. The
prisoner was Il man about 40 years OF
age, and he had elected TO Plead hi,
own case. The prosecution proved that
the bag Of cotton was found in the
colored mans cabin, and the property
was fully identified as belonging to the
owner Of Il compress. The prisoner
asked no questions, but said lac wanted
to make n statement ana rest his case
wild de Lawd. After IA While he WAS
given an opportunity to speak and
said.
81 was gwne by dat compress at
'!cb.n o'clock last night when n voice
dun called out to me Hold ON, dar,
Abraham Jones. 70 was a pore man,
an yo' jest take long dis bag o cotton
to buy 20 some shoes fur cold wealth
or. Den de bag 1c! at my feet, an
! dun took 1t home
Did you recognize the voice. said
he judge.
No. sab; but | reckon it was an
angel who spoke
Then why did YOU hide the bag
when you got hOm@?'
We'll, sab, jest as | got frcW de
gate another voice dun told me dat I'd
better hide de cotton for few days
Did you recognize that voice.
No. sab; but | dun reckon it was
voice from hchcn.
" And that's your defense, Is it?'
Yes, sab l'@e willin' to rest dis
case in de Lawd'S hands. De Lawd
lie dun knows | ncbbcr stole dat cot
ton.'
Hadn't you better have a lawyer
suggested the judge. with something
like a smile on his face.
! reckon not sab. IZc been gwinc
to church fur de las fo'ty yars, an
l2e restin' dis ease Eight in de hands
Oh de Lawd
Then ! shall have to give YOU four
months III jail. Abraham
Huh, what fur
" For stealing that cotton
The prisoner received his sentence
without II word. seeming to have cX-
pcctcd 1t, and was presently led away.
Two weeks later | met him on the
}hccts OF Il town fifty miles away and
aid to him;
Abraham 1 thought you We're In
Jail over at Selma?
Yes, sab, | was he replied.
And | remember you put your case
in TN" hands of the Lord?
Deed but ! did, sab. an l cum out
all right
But you got four months.
so | did. sah-so | did. but arter
serving nine days OBJ de time de Lawd
showed me how to dig outer dat Jail,
an yer | am an dey won't ncbber git
me again >"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
BELL AS A LONDON SIGN.
Its Adoption Due to the English E-onu
ness for Bell Rinuinc.

ness for Bel! Ringing.
st. Nicholas: The English are music
loving nation, and love to hear music
even when going about their daily &C.
cupations. and so it is that the spires
and towers Of her mighty cathedrals
are hung full of glorious bells. SO fond
of bell ringing is Merle England" that
Handel once said the bell is her national
instrument. 1t is not strange, therefore,
that we find this instrument frequently
adopted us d public sign. From early
in the seventeenth century bell inns
were numerous in London. In Knight
rider street there was an old inn, the
walls of which We're prefaced with a
giant bell carved in bold relief. The
Keystone had the initials M. T. A.
and the date 1868. This fine specimen is
now at Guildhall. Bur a step away from
Garter Lane there was another bell inn
which has the proud distinction of be-
ing the hosiery from which Richard
Quyney wrote, in 1883, to his loving
good friend ana countreyman, Mr..
Nilm Shakespeare" the only Letter ad-
dressed to the lard of Avon now known
to exist. The letter is preserved in STRAIT
ford, the home of the worlds greatest
poet. Not far away, again, there is u
modern bell tavern. place where it is
said that Dickens loved to go when
making notes for David Copperfield."
one of the most ancient and reputa-
Die Wholesale druggists in the city,
While rebuilding on his old SITE dug out
of the foundations of the ancient house
an old sign of THE Bell ana Dragon"
1T had lain there for more than 200
years, having Eeen used on a prior
building before the disaster of the great
fire. and had fallen through into the
general ruins The popularity Of the
situation is that the firm had adopted
The Bell Dragon" as it's trademark
before the discovery of the fire touched
relic. This splendid old stone bas-relief
| is jealousy preserved, and occupies a
prominent place in the entrance of the
Holborn branch of the firm
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
G.stine Eyen.

From Pick-Me-Up: Pew Opener (con-
fidsntfyl-That woman just seated Is
Mrs. Stuekup, She had me sent round
to the back door one day when called
at her house on business errand.
Made me transact the business through
a servant. too, But I've gos even with
her.
Frtend-why. you have given her one
Of the best pews in the church
Pew 0pensr-Waft halt an hour,
She's iast where 81 stained glass win
dow Will throw a red ligas on her nose.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
A csreo,r,;sant.

sEssss e,ssek. said the dealer. la de..
sisse3 30 nsa&s honae hagpisr: II needi
10 b. MSsssFa bat once q nlnrftit. rhinII
on the htssSansas who are agg-aEatss.
Fsyess sgss.S ny y. .ilsss re get uIl aftas
gaiag 20 bed arssl @ilss5 the clock. =
] All yeFS good = says the qlstarnel
stssas where IS the rat r.
;sse cat e:
as Il companion piece a cat that has {
be PIT cllt oak once = month Z
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
OLD ALMANAC JoxEs.
Collection Lately scented to the Mi

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souri, Historical Society.
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tcs are i08 IN number ana date from 10
Up 10 ne present timG, there being one io'
| ;h'H year Included In ths coii"ctioh ~
TWO volumes OF The western G"nich 81
h'hhnGk, published In Cincinnati, III 10"
ma 1880, ny N ana q. tuiItorh o. co hh'
| iiubDhFh "a fIninhhds,
| Aith"uBn some OF Inc rhfler a'h'"i' "eF
| eoh'hih JOKES ana so-chlIch humorous an.
s'ho''S, lheSr TWO volumes are 'he ",''n
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ship OF amy Of the jokes some OF the
very ruuny' Jokes which appear In the
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sister state having attended TO va
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was ii witty harriatcr The Judge, eating
very heartily OF dish Of salmon, OBJ
served that lie had Hllcd himself 80 run
that he ncodcd hopping
Your honor Is much more In want OF
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served 'hot ON" OF us most conspicuous
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alt bodies, humorous student roa" IN
his seat nnd asked; Ia tina, the reason
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17

All that week and the following San
Juan paid close attention to society's
gay Whirl.
1t wasn't every day in the week that
Dewey's fleet put its nose into the har
Dor, and the Surf band concerts"
"Santurce' ana Country club offered
their best to the entertainment Of Uncle
Sans AMY.
Nor Was. this all, for on the day pre-
ceding the departure of the Atlanta
Lieutenant Grey, U. S. ~, and Alice
Smith We're married
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-17
A. nissinrsicn.

4 Life; Hs-Tes remembered xou at
once as the girl WINS engaged to n the
i mountains some seasons age.
! What a remarkable n,eniery Tor faces
4 you hiiwe. haven't your
Nc; for rii,gss
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-15
Nominations for City Officials.

The city caucuses and conven-
tion were held last night to place in
nomination candidates for city ofic-
es. The caucuses were held at !
O'Clock and delegates we're selected
to attend the convention at $50. j.
III. Scriven was elected chairman and
S. III. Scallin secretary. The follow
ing citizens ticket was nominated
Mayor, Geo. a. Silsby treasurer, II.
r. kibbee: police justice. James Nc
Kinley; city justice, NJ. A. Reeves
assessor, Mark Harris: school treas.
urer, Vim. NJ. Smith; member Of
board Of education at large, O. L.
Litchtield. The caucuses made TIL,
following nominations: First ward.
alderman, o. ii. Perry; school board
t. q. Duncan. Second ward, alder
men, A. J.Curtis, A. j. Kings; school
board. Gottlieb Scheurenbrand.
Third ward, alderman, c. E.
Reeves. Fourth ward, alderman, j.
L. Hanett school board, f. FL. Win.
sor.
The election will take place Tues.
day, April 10. The license question
will not be voted on this year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-15
Tns only high e,sas esk,ns pewaes
maoo o. moderate pvloO.
Baking
Powder

affair was verv pleasant to all and
Mrs. Crow received the happy COM
pliments of her friends on taking
their departure. Mrs. Crow will n
terrain again Friday afternoon.
Wanted. an apprentice to learn
dressmaking. Apply to Mrs. j. ii.
Goodwin, over Ferglson's.
See the notice of a public sale of
Registered Short Horns at Mitchell
May II to be conducted by W.. r.
Barclay.
Harry Hooper started out Tuesday
morning with the advance agent of
the Columbian Opera Co. and the two
will cover the towns for the COM
pany.
Mrs A. L. Hitchcock informally
entertained IA number OF her friends
at a five O'Clock coffee, Wednesday
that proved a very delightful affair.
The hostess was assisted in serving by
Mrs. II. r. Kibbee and Mrs. S. 6.
Boyce. After refreshments the
guests We're pleasantly entertained
with some music and elocutiom selec-
tions, which were rendred very ac-
ceptably Ivy MIS-. Florence Gregory
Tiffany and Miss Mary Windle anG
Miss Emma IHarker and Mrs j u
Anderson.
DIR. A. III. Daniels arrived Wednes-
day evening from an extended abb
sence in the east. He is the presi-
dent Of the Cooperative Magazine
Publishing Co., with headquarters at
Chicago, and in that capacity has
Travelled to the four quarters Of this
country in making contracts for the
magazines. The company publishes
seventy distinct magazines and the
DIR. says that they will in time have
a thousand publications. The COM
pany has recently bought 500 lots 2s
miles out of Chicago, on which 1T
proposes to establish a town.
For sale. EARLY Ohio and Bowie
seed potatoes by a. b. Seaton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-15
X

Baker, April l3.--The latter part
of last week seemed more like JAN
uary than April with the snow storm.
The farmers are at work in the
fields again after the interruption
trying to make up for lost time.
DR.. Smiley Of Mt. Vernon was in
the vicinity last Thursday calling on
patients. He was storm stayed at j.
L. Bourrets until Saturday morning.
Miss Breer has been sick.
Charles Clark and family visited at
his mothers Monday and Tuesday,
of this week.
Edith n Ruth Parrett spent
Tuesday afternoon with Anna Kais-
er.
The angel Of death has twice visit
ed the home Of John Zangle in the
past week. Louis died last Wednes-
day evening and was buried Sunday.
Monday Mrs. Zangle died. She will
be inferred today in a cemetery near
Parkston beside her son. The
family have the sympathy Of every
one in their Bereavement.
Walter Clark has been on the sick
list.
Mr.. Fred Fitz had a very sick
horse Sunday.
Mrs. Bourret has been suffering
with the rheumatism
Harry Parrett went to Mt. Vernon
Monday and brought home a new
GOOD Enough pillow, and a new
section harrow.
Edith and Ruth Parrett have been
sick with tonsilitis the past week.
DR.. Bobb, Of Mitchell, has been
attending Mrs. Cloudy, who is quite
sick.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-25
a BIG PROFIT.
Piece Of Property Bought for $500
Sold at Once for $4,000

The following deeds were recorded
yesterday in the register of deeds Of
fee:
Sarah E. Bannermann to w. j. Nc
Call, of Meckleuburg county, for the
sum of $1,000, three tracts of land
located as follows:
First tract in New Hanover and
Pender counties, on Island Creek.
lear the mouth of Old House Branch.
Second tract, on Island Creek, nea
mouth of Jumping Run, and the third
tract adioins the lands OF Isaac EineS
and others. Number of acres not
mentioned.
w. ]. Mccall sold the above pieces
of property to D. R. Woodson and 7.
w. Woodson, of New Hamshire, for
the sum of $4,000.
w. w. King and wife, to w. NJ.
Cumming and wife, for the sum Of
S110, a lot CT by 100 feet, on 18th
street, south of Queen.
H. D. Stanland and wife to Eliza
Catherine Penny and others, for the
sum of S1.250. a lot SO by 165 feet,
on McRae street, South of Greyson.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-25
WILMINGTON Markets
wednesday. March ..

Wednesday. March q
Receipts of cotton .oday-lo bales.
Receipts same day last year
bales.
bales
Receipts TO same date last season
SIS. So5 bales
vsvaL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Frm at s1-eo-
CRUDE TURPENTINE-F1rm: hard
s2.2S: dip 500
Prices same day last year$Spirits
t~urpentine firm at 51hc; rosin $lsS and
$40: tar fir at Size: crude turper-
tine quiet at s1.75 and s2-So-
Receipts today casks spirits tur-
p~entine. SO barrels rosin. 81 barrels tar
q barrels crude ~turpentine.
PRODUCE
SAUT-Prices car load lots-1es lbs
C. F. 41c; 200 lbs c F. SIC; zoo lbs FF
DRY SALTED sIDES-s to sh.
BUTTER-27 TO soc.
COFFEESSh to u.
FLOUR-Straights s4.75 TO SASS; snd
patents $3.50 to $500: full $3.50 10 $3.es-
MOLASSEStS. House IA: New Or
leans Brights Is to Is: Porto Rico 20:
Cuba Is.
SUGARGranulated s4.75: w. c. x
No. 5 Sass: No. z $3.50: No. 8 $40: No
IL $3.50.
LARD-cTierce Basis) Pure sa cents
Compound ia to 7Ac-
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 80 to IS;
Virginia 50 to s1.O5; Spanish 80 to $1.eS.
BEESWAX-25c.
CORN-62h to Go.
= CORN MEALS to 62hA
EGGS-121 dull.
CHICKENS-Hens q to So: spring
10 to % cents.
TURKEYS-1Sc dressed.
BEEF to 4 cents.
N. c. BACON-Hams (old) Is cents;
hams (new) 12hc: shoulders 12h to Is;
sides old 10 to lie: sides new 10c.
SWEET POTATOESj75c.
SHINGLES-Per 1.00s; 5-inch saps
s2.90; 5-inch hearts. $3.50: s-Inch SAT-
$500: 6-inch hearts $500.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Extra milling. ..s7.50GS.5o
MILL prime so.VVV o.oJ
MIL 1aIT .sf.ooQS
Inferior. to ordlnary...-......S3.5O9si.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-25
HEADQUARTERS AT PANAMA.
Canal Commission VIII be on the
Scene of Operations.

Washington. March 2S.-Two import
ant points have developed in connection
with the work of the isthmian canal
commission. One is that the head
quarters of the commission probably
will be on the isthmus of Panama in
stead of in Washington. although an
office probably will be maintained here,
and the other, that all the time OF at
least five of the commissioners will not
be- devoted to the Ina work. Their
private interests will demand a part of
their time.
Legislation now pending before con-
greSs provides for the appointment AZ
u governor of the American zone IN
Panama. Should it be enacted into
law. it is quite probably that h Pres
ident may designate Genera Davis as
the governor of the canal strip.
The President has practically deter
mined that the Panama canal commits
sion shall be attached to the war &C.
partment-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-25
FEW WHISKEY SHIPMENTS.
North CarOlina's New Liquor Law and
Its Effect on Our State.

Since North Carolina has voted pro-
hibition in several counties there has
been a very noticeable falling off in
the mount of whiskey shipped to this
section of the state and constables do
not get many chances to make a haul
on c~ontraband goods. A few months
ago it was not an thing to
see a dozen or more jugs of whiskey at
the passenger station in transit 10
distribution in the neighboring coun-
ties. Now only a very few judgs can
be seen at a time.
State Constable w. 3. Rowell in
speaking Of the matter said there is
less whiskey travelling now than at
any time since he has been in the ser
vice. The c. and d. passenger train
used to be a heavy whiskey thorough
fare but Wadesboro has recently put a
stop to this so the whiskey business
from there was reduced to a minimum.
The only train now hat brings booze
this way is the one from Columbia.
Most of the whiskey from this train
comes from the western part of North
Carolina in counties that are lot eff
fected by any prohibition law.-Ffor-
ence Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-25
BACK TO THE A
An Old Negro Who Serves the Coun-
~ Most Of His Time.

In every town can be found a few
characters. some white and others col
ored, who spend most OF their time
IN the county roads. 1t soon becomes
so natural for them to be at work on
the chain gang hat they feel lost when
they are released.
Such a character as the above is
Henderson Hays, colored- For years
past this negro has spent a large por-
ton OF his time on the roads and he
Is so fond Of the roads and whiskey
together hat his vacations are very
short. When he first began getting in
trouble. which was many years ago, he
would some times spend several weeks
off of the road between sentences. but
he nov generally spends only a few
days in the city and Jack he goes to the
roads. He finished serving a sentence
on the 18th Of March n on the END
he was found ~gloriously drunk and
was locked up. He was tried before
Mayor Springer yesterday and given 80
days on the roads.
1t is very strange how little a negro
minds going to the roads. When they
are sentenced to terms on the roads
they never show the least concern and
IL anything they look al it is a kind
of joke.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-25

measure. promised In q y
platform. passed by q Repu.oncaIl
Congress. signed by a Requiem
President, and enforced by a nc>N
giant under the direction OF The pres
n Republican President And while
the case has been appealed, IL stands
and holds and will remain effective
until reversed.
Nor IS this all. nor the most aston
ishing feature of Mr.. Cleveland's in
terview- In the closing paragraph he
takes no small pains 10 explain why
nothing was done during his admins
tration, n by so doing indorses. in
the o emphatic language. what has
been done by his successors. Without
admitting the sufficiency OF his expla-
nation. il is quite gratifying eo have
so distinguished q person unQualifedly
approve the institution. the prosecu-
ton, and the result of he merger
case. Listen to the explanation he
gives for his own inactivity:
There was then no opportunity to
lake any such action as this merger
suit The case did not present itself.
If contracts existed among these bust
ness combinations for the restraint OF
trade, they were kept secret and no
evidence offered itself On which to act
AT that time this merger OF railroads
had not been formed, so that there
was no action of this sort to take"
How unfortunate it is for so many
OF us h a opportunities never present
themselves in our times. Those who
i've before us, and those who come
after US, have great opportunities. OF
sc Mr.. Cleveland bewails his misfor-
tune
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-25
IN COMMAND.
National Guard Takes Charge of Sit
uation Among Striking Miners.

Denver. Colo, March 23.-About
four hundred members of the National
Guard of Colorado reached Trinidad
today and were distributed among the
various camps in Las Animas county
which Governor Peabody has declared
to be in a state OF Instruction. The
Governor has instructed Major Zeph
7. Hill, commander of the force, to
use such means as he may deem
proper, acting in conjunction with
or independent of the civil authorities,
to restore peace n good order"
The local miners in the Trinidad
rlct have been On strike for sew
eral months, claiming that they suffer
abuses IN the weighing of coal, in their
treatment at the company's store and
in other. matters. Labor leaders say
that the purpose Of sending a mill
tary force to Las Animas county is
to inaugurate a series Of deportations
such as nave been carried out at
Telluride.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-25
HObSon's Campaign.

Captain Richmond Person Hobson,
who is a candidate for congress from
the sixth Alabama district, is con-
Quoting a campaign of more than or
binary vigor, If a correspondent Of
The New York Tribune is to be be-
lieved. He is not only speaking six
days in the week al the halls and
school houses, but it is alleged that he
is preaching to the voters in the
churches on Sunday. This CORE
spondent says:
1T is not unusual for a layman to
get into the pulpits of many churches,
but when Hobson went 70 invade
Episcopal pulpits a short time ago
some of his opponents thought they
would call him.
what right have you to enter
these c~hurches?' Hobson was asked.
His only reply was credentials
reader in the Episcopal church. And
now he's preaching and speaking
without interruption and making the
liveliest campaign the district has ever
SEEM"
1t would appear from this that Cap
tain Hobson is conducting his cam
paign along strenuous lines. We are
ready enough TO DelleVe that ne is
whooping things up six days in the
week. but we are prepared 10 hear
a denial of the charge to the effect
that he is pro%stituting the pulpit to
political ends, for such a thing as
that would not be tolerated in the
south. He has probably not gone out
side of his privileges as an authoriz-
ed Iay-reader and his appearance in
hat capacity has doubtless been
wrongly j~nterpretad nv his rO1itic2l
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.