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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
EXPECTS HIS UNCLE
Scotts's Uncle Will Arrive Tuesday
An Effort Will be Made to Get New
Trial

Henry Scott, one of tn three mutt
neers in the New Hanover jail under
sentence of death. expects an uncle to
arrive in Wilmington Tuesday from
Philadelphia and he says his uncle
has raised some money and will en-
endeavor to get him a new trial. The
uncle Of Scott lives in Mobile but it
seems that he went north to confer
with some of his relatives and to get
what money possible with which to
carry up the "a
1t is generally regarded that there is
practically no hope Of getting a new
trial bue nevertheless if SCOTS people
desire it and employ an attorney an
effort will be made. The case will
have to be carried before the United
States supreme court on a writ or err
ror There have been no new develop
ments as to Adams and. Sawyer.
Adams has a relative in Philadelphia
who is worth some money and some
time ago it was said that he was mort
gaging his property and would do what
he could to save Adams life.
It is now about six weeks until the
time set for the execution, which will
be On January 26th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
RIGHT TO USE OF SPRING
Public Practically Declared After Us
of Spring for More Than One Hun
dred Years.

Superior court adjourned yesterday
after being in session for one week,
Judge w. B. Council presiding. He
leaves today for Kinston where he will
hold court mex week.
No cases of consequence were tried
yesterday. Two negro divorce cases
We're disposed of and several orders
were signed. 81. J. Corbett. receiver
for the Coal. Cement and Supply Com
pany. was discharged. he having made
his final report which was submitted
to the court. The last dividend paid
was S per cent and amounted to ST.
099.69.
Judge Council heard argument yes
terday afternoon in a case from Ken
ansville involving the right to the use
of a spring at kenansville. The spring
is on the property of Mr.. D. L. Farrior
but the public has been accustomed to
using water from it for the past hun
dred ear Mr.. Farrior recently put
a pipe into the spring to have the
water pumped to his house. 4 petition
was signed by a number Of citizens and
placed in the hands of Mr.. II. D.. Will
liams. an attorney of Kenansville. to
see what he could do in regard to hay
ing the pine removed from the spring.
He claimed h a the public had a GER
tain right to the water by usage for
more than 100 years. Mr.. Stephens. of
the firm of Stephens. Beasley & Weeks
represented Mr. Farrior. After hear
ing the briefs. Judge Council told the
lawyers to see if they could not get
Mr.. Farrior to agree to allow a small
reservoir to be built below the spring
end to pump water from that. il
Mr.. Farrior woul not agree to this he
would consider the matter further at
the Kinston term of court
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12

ey 20 put in plant to borrow as mica
rs is necessary at 5 per cent interest
Alderman OfRrien said he saw no
necessity Of purchasing property un-
less Ii is 10 be -sed for establishing a
water works plant He said Ii the
Clarendon Water Works Company III:
in a filter with their present contract
some trouble might be experienced N
putting In a plant
Alderman JobIson was of the op!n-
Ton that IL the present system endeav-
ored 10 pursue such a course that II
would avail then of but little as the
water furnished by the Clarendon Wa
ter Works Company was certainly not
TT for domestic purposes. He read a
report from the state chemist showing
the analysis Of water from the Green
field mill pond and a hydrant OF Clar-
endon Water Works, and the report
ended by stating that the sample or
water from the city water wroks was
inferior TO that from the Greenfield
mill pond.
The motion of Alderman King. hav-
ing been seconded, was then put and
unanimously carr led
Alderman Price, chairman of the or
dina2ce committee, introduced a res
olution against the sale of toy pistols
in the city OF Wilmington and the
same was unanimously adopted.
The ordinance was made effective
at once and reads as follows:
BE it ordained by the mayor ami
board of aldermen of the city of Will
mington,
THAT ii shall be unlawful for any
person. firm Or corporation to give.
sell or offer for sale or for any person
other than merchants or corporations
to have in his possession a toy pistcl
that will explode and discharge a cap
or cartridge or any other explo slve
substance.
ANY person. firm or corporation
violating the provisions of this orl;-
nance shall be fined twenty-five dol
lars for each ~offense.
This. ordinance to be in force from
and after its adoption. Adopted this
December 9th, 1905"
After the adoption of the above Or
dinance the board adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
Contract for Filtration Plant Closed
Yesterhay-Is to be Completed
Within Three MonthS-Company
Guarantees That With the Plant
Water VIII be Free of All Sediment.

After considering the matter for
some time, the Clarendon Waterworks
Company on yesterday closed a con-
Hansen, Of the Pittsburg. Pa. Fill
tertng Manufacturing Company for
a 1000. 600 gallon filtration plant. The
same will cost about $4,000 and with
one exception. Charlotte. will be the
only concrete filtration plant in the
state.
The Waterworks Company got Mr..
George c. Whipples of New York. to
come here in November and give his
opinion in regard to the best means
of securing an adequate water supply
of good. clear water. He is recognized
as one of the foremost consulting en-
gincers in this county. Mr.. Whipple
recommended that a filtration plant be
installed. He visited several possible
sources of ply and after doing SO
recommended that the D use
the present plant. securing water from
the Cane Fear river, and that a filter
be instilled. The only objection to the
water. he stated, was its turpidity and
the filter would remedy this.
After receiving the report Of Mr..
WhipDle. Major w. F. Robertson. SUI
perintendent Of the Clarendon Water
Works Company, began to make in
vestigations towards the purchase of a
filtration plant. He visited towns in
this and other states for the purpose
of examining their plants. The filtra-
ton plant to be installed will be Of
the most modern pattern and the
company putting it in guarantees that
the water will be free from all sedi-
ment. The plant is to be completed in
about three months.
Of the many complaints in regard to
the city water. the fault has always
been on account of it's turpidity. Fill
tered water is perfectly clear and the
installing of the above named plant
will be the right thing n what has
been needed for many years. Had the
company had in a filtration plant it is
safe to say that no steps would have
been taken owards the putting in of
a Waterworks plant by the city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
sstaEipTs AND EXPORTS.

New York. December 9.-TotaI to-
day, IT all Ports. Net receipts $3.50
bales: e-ports TO Great Britain Io.454
oa.es: export to France 25.184 bales:
exDorts to the Continent 1913 bales:
exao~ts II Japan 934 bales: stocks l.
93t.735 tales.
Tonsoliatcd. at all ports. Net re-
ceirts 1855 bales: exports to Great
Pritat n 10.454 bales: exports to Eranca
a5-1e4 ha'es: EXPORT ID the Continent
1913 bales: exports 70 Japan ga
baie~.
Total since September 1s.. at all
ports. Net receipt 4.3e7.75s bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
rt.r LIVERPOOL. MARKET.

Liverpool. December 81 ID. IN.
Cotton: Spot quiet: prices II points
lower: American middling fair SIT;
good middling 6.42: middling 6.2s:
low middling 500: good ordinary SOL:
ordinary SITS. The sales OF the day
were 5000 bales. OF which soc were
for speculation n export n inciud-
ed 5.t00 American. Receipts 5000
bales including 200 American. Fu-
lures opened easier and closed weak:
American middling G.. o. G: Deem
Der Gle: December and January 6.12:
January and February Gle: February
and March 6.2G: March and April g.
"a: April and Nav 6.2T: MAY and June
$50: June and July 6.3I: july and
august 6.32: August n September
ga: September and October 5.s4: Oc-
tober and November 5.a4
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
DAILY COTTON MARKET
Port Movement.

Galveston steady at liz; net re-
ceipt 14.437 bales
New Orleans nominal al IL lie:
receipts $500 bales.
Mobile nominal at 11S: net receipts
1885 bales.
Savannah weak at IL 11-16: net re-
ceiDts 7.116 bales.
Charleston nominal: 1.019 bales.
Wilmington: net receipts 1920.
Norfolk dull at 11A; net receipts q
593 bales.
Baltimore nominal at 12h.
Boston quiet at 1910: net receipts
las bales.
Philadelphia quiet at 1885.
Port Townsend: net receipts 934
bales
Pensacola; net receipts 1.197 bales,
Jacksonville; net receipts 324 bales.
New York. December 9.-New York
uiet at 1910: gross receipts $500
bales. stocks 228.159 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
HAND CAUGHT IN SAW
Aleck Hewlett Came Near Losing Left
Hand Yesterday.

Aleck Hewlett, a carpenter employ
ed at the Atlantic Coast Line shops.
met with a serious accident early yes
day afternoon and came very near
ioosing his left hand. He was saving
a piece of timber and n some manner
allowed his left hand to get caught in
the saw. In a econu his hand was
badly mangled. Some Of his fellow
workmen FASTENED TO his assistance
and they sent for DIR. Thomas, who
took steps to stop the flow Of blood
In the meantime the ambulance had
arrived and the injured man was
carried to the James Walker Memorial
hospital. He will not lose his hand.
as was at first feared, but it will be
months before he can use it.
After having the wound dressed Mr..
Hewlett returned to his home.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
"BORROWED'' A TEAM
gy Belonging to F. j. Dempsey-Was
Caught Several Hours Later,

SduyII several f1OuFS Later.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr.. F. ].
Dempsey, of Acorn Branch, came to
the city and left his team hitched in
front of the Hayden buggy store on
Second street. A nice mule was hitch
ed to the buggy. When Mr.. Dempsey
went back after his buggy it was
gone and he learned that some one
had got in it and rode off.
Mr.. Dempsey was sure his mule hao
been stolen and he at once notified tbs
chief of police and other authorities
After doing this he went out to search
for the mule. About 1870 o'clock be
anu Sergeant Hardy found him on
Front street near Queen and a small
negro boy who did not appear to be
over 10 years old was in the buggy.
He said he saw the buggy and want
ted to ride around a little. The mule
seemed very tired and had evidently
been driven hard before being found.
The boy was on his way to FED
eral Point. He was put in the lock-
up and will be tried Monday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
MESSENGER BOYS ARE AGENTS
important Case Which Concerns Tele-
graph Companies.

A ease involving the responsibility
of telegraph companies for the safe
delivery of messages has just been de-
cided in Norfolk and an interesting
point is brought out. The Virginian-
Pilot has the following in regard to
the suit:
Telegraph companies, and the Pos
tai in particular, IS responsible for the
proper delivery CT a message commit
Tee to the care of one of their mes
senger boys, assumed by the special
call bell or the telephone.
This is true despite the excepting
clause In terms and conditions"
Printed on the back of the telegraph
blanks as quoted above.
f"This decision was made yesterday
by Judge w. B. Martin. in the law and
chancery court OF the city of Norflok,
IL the damage suit of IgnatZ Adler vs.
the Postal Telegraph company. AS to
whether or not the plaintiff shall re-
cover in the actin, Judge Martin re-
versed his decision. the case being
without the Intervention of a jury.
Plaintiff alleges that he sent the
following message to his wife, Lennox
avenue New York city: Arrived
cafe on time. Found all we'll. Mich
'oye. Ignatz." Failing TO receive the
messa"e Adler alleges that his wife
became nervous and finally II from
fears. Alleging her mental anguish.
the husband entered suit fors500 DAM
ages,
"The defendant company denied re-
eeiving the message for transmission
Alder showed that il had been deliv-
cred to a messenger boy called b. the
special bell of the company's. He paid
for the message. The company sought
to throw the case out Of court On the
ground that they were not responsible
for the non-dsiivery CT the message
by tie messenger boy. 1t was also
shoun that the boy lost the message
and none and failed to make aay
Itnort to the Office. The company CIT
Cd the excepting clauses of the terms
and conditions" on which messages
are accepted. The decision by Judge
Martin followed.
Judge Martin will render his dects-
lon on the merits of the case later"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
WILMINGTON MARKETS.

Saturday. December 9
COTTON-Nominal
Receipts of cotton today-l.029
bales.
Receipts this season to date
240.o71 bales.
Receipts same day last year-I.6
aaies.
Receipts las- season TO came date
250.2S9 bales
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS. OF TURPFSTINE-
Nothing doing
ROSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Firm 81 so.
ride TURPENTINE-Firn: h.re
s2.5o: dip. $500; virgin. $500.
RECEIPTS TODAY.
II casks Of spirits turpentine.
% barrels rosin.
100 barrels tar.
10S barrels crude ~turpentine.
.:ECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR
81 casks of spirits ~turpentine.
ia barrels rosin.
104 barrels tar.
142 barrels crude turpentine.
PRODUCE.
-If'EG-21 to soc.
-OFFEE-sh to lie.
10.VU. second
3sCents s5.25: full patents 5000.
%ALT-Prices car load lots-100 lbs
=. E. gee: 200 lbs c.. f. zee: 200 lbs
=. +. CSC. Less than car load lots-10o
BIS c. F.. A9c: 200 lbs c. F. in cotton
tacks SIC: 200 lbs F. r S1.05.
MOIASSES-S. House IA: New o.
Fans Brights % to Is: Porto Rico 20
'uba 2s.
sUGAR-9ranulated s6.1C: W. c. x
No. ! $3.50; No, Z $50; No. 8 $3.50;
30. Il. $40.
LARD-(TIerce Basisl Pure ga cents;
~tmooEnd Ga cents
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
TURKEYS-(1ive) Is: dressed Is to
coo.
FIELD PEAS-s0c.
BLACK EYES-s1.50.
PEANUTS-North Carolina rs to
90c.; Virginia 40 to Csc.
kEESWAN-25 to 27h.
EGGS-24c.
CHICKENS-Hens 35: spring dull
Is to zoe.
SWEET POTATOES-35 to 40.
N. C. BACON-Hams (old) 16 to
It: shoulders 10 to II: sides 10 to lie.
$3.50; 5-inch hearts $500: s-inch saps
'@.o0: s-inck hearts 800
TIMBER
Per n Extra milling. .s7.6068.ta
aiIl prime ..............-..kIAWQ1.b1
Miif IdH ................ So'ctGf.v
common mill .Sb'V005Sv
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARK

New York. December 9.-FLOuR
dul. but firm. Winter patents $40 to
Sass: Minnesota patents $4.65 to
$500; Minnesota bakers 1896 to $4.-
90. Rye -four firm $3.50 to $3.50.
Buckwheat -four quiet s2.t0 to sails.
WHEAT-Snot steady. No. 2 red %
elevator. Options partly NC net higher.
Nav 931i: December 95A.
COR\--Spot steady: No. 2 GO old
elevator. Options nominally unchang-
ed. MAY SIX: July 81: December 56ir~
OATS-Spot firm: mixed SEA II
36&.
LARD-Firm: western steamed So
IS to $500: refined firm: continent
$S.3o: compound 5A to SIS.
PORk-Steady: family $1,000;
short clear $500 to $780,: mess
$500 20 $3.50.
RICE-Quiet: domestic 81 to 6.
NOLASSES-Firm: New Orleans 80
to So.
COFFEE-Spot Rio easy: No. 7 in
voice s Lie nominal: mild quiet. Cor
dova ga to 12A. Futures irregular at
a decline Of 20 TO 25 points.
STCAR-Raw strong: fair refining
3 Lie to g.! centrifugal SO test 3As:
moiasses sugar 2 1915 to 2M. Refined
firm. Confectioners A S4.55: mould A
$500: cut loaf $40: crushed $40 to
$3.50: granulated $40: cubes S4.s5.
BUTTER-Firm. unchanged.
CHEESE-Guiet-
EGGS-Weak: nearby selected 80;
western selected fine % to 30.
PEANCTS-Easy: fancy handpick-
ed Az to Az: other domestic 2a to5.
POIATOES-Steady: foreign $1.65
to s2.00: sweets dull. unchanged.
CABBAGES-Steady. unchanged.
COTTON SEED OIL-Ffrm with
good speculative buying of May. Prime
crude ( o b mills % to "a: prime sum-
mer yellow o9h To 20: prime white 81
to 80: prime winter yellow 81 to 80.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12

Houston steady at liz: net receipts
11,212 bales.
1899 bales.
Memphis quiet at liz: net receipts
4.1T9 bales.
St Louis at IL: net receipts f.G1f
bales.
Cincinnati: net receipts 1881 bales.
Louisville firm at 1919.
Total today: net receipts 1851
bales: gross receipts 1882 bales;
SHIPMENTS 2e.550 bales: sales 1.6tS
bales: stocks 3f4.529 bale.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12

New York. December 9-Receipts
OF cotton at the ports today 1850
bales. against 57.754 last week and
$3.50 last year. For the week (esti-
matede 2!5,o0e bales. against 2s1,62s
last week and 326.1s4 last ear To-
AVS REGENTS at New Orleans 6.30s
haies agasnst 1929 asst year and at
Houston 1t.a1s bales. against 1927
aSf year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
PURCHASE FILTRATION PLANT THE SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
City will Soon Have a Good Supply Of Only Two Negroes Sent to The Hospital
Clear Water Last Night

Had Reen Seriously Cut ON the
Neck and Some One Had Smashed
the Other i'm the MOuth With a
Brick-The First Negro Told the
Usual Story, he Was Walking Along
tut Him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12

GIFT uuotaf1ons were "a foHows:
Flour dull: prices weak and 10c lower:
winter patents 1856 to $40. straights
1855 to $3.50: spring patents 1915 TO
$40: straights $3.50 to s3.s0: bakers
s2.25 to $40: No. 2 spring wheat S.
TO ssh: No. 3 So TO ST: No. 2 red IS to
= So: No. 2 corn At: No. 2 yellow At:
No 2 a { 81 to 31h: No. 2 white 10
to 33h: No . white 31h to 3zA: No. 2
rye 81: good feeding barley 37k tn 80:
fair TO choice mailing ~ TO so: No. 1
rax seed 30: No. ] northwestern 81
oli9: prime timothy SEED 80 %: r1ess
pork. per barrel 1925 - sI3.37h:
lard. Der loo pounds 1910 to s7.7sL:
whiskey. basis OF high wines 81
clover. contract grade 81, 20 To re 25
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12

II understand your life insurance,
company regarded you as an excep-|
tional good risk" NO." answered.
the d~ispleased policy holder. 81 wasn't
any risk. I was q sure thing."-Wash-.
ington Star. |
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
CLOSING or CoTToy.

New York December s-Cottcr eu-
lures opened weak. January 1iss:
March 11.5e: Nav 12.eo: .Tu;y IL os.
-tu~-sst II SO. Futures closed FIR De-
cer1ac- f1-s3. Ianuary 1I.s4: FERN
ary 11-7e. March 1874: April 1902.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12

MAY laos: June 1s.11: July fe-i5-
Spot cotton closed quiet So points low
er: middiing uplands 1910: mlddiing
gulf IL. 35: sales none.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
MAknET.

New York, December 9.-Money on
call nominal; no tomas. Time loans
firm: sixty days and ninety days 6 per
cent. and commission: six months 6
per cent. Prime mercantile paper So
to & per cent. Sterling exchange strong
with actual business in bankers 90
at Si.S5.60 to s4S5.65 for demand
ut s4.S2.50 for sixty day bills Pos
rates s4.s3 to S4s3h and S4.86 to syl
S6h. Commercial bills s4.S2 to f4.s2n.'
Bar silver 64h. Mexican dollars 49k.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
For Breakfast
Luncheon
or Tea

A few small biscuits easily made with
Royal Baking Powder. Make them
small-as small round as a napkin ring.
Mix and bake just before the meal.
Serve hot.
Nothing better for a light dessert
than these little hot biscuits with butter
and honey, marmalade or jam.
You must use Royal Baking Powder
to get them right.
ROYAL aaHuNa POWDER CO., NEW YORK
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
FAVOR THE REPORT
Aldermen Agree to Purchase
Greenfield Mill Property
UP To THE OTHER BOARD
ASpeciaI Meeting Of Aldermen Held
Last Night

Ordinance Adopted Against the Sale of
Toy Pistois-Also Includes Cap Pts
tOls-An Offer is to be Made to
This Property is Considered to be
Worth Not Less Than IS. 900 or S1O,-
GOETHE Tract Contains 1O5 Acres.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12
-AvaL sfoa,ss srrFT

New YORK. December s.-Turpen-
tine. duiet Ga {, e<Is. rosln. quiet:
strained s3ar.
Charleston. December 9.-Turpen-
tine and rosin nothing doing.
savannah. December 9.-Trrrentine'
firm 81: sales 73t. receirta e77: ship
ments ..573. rosin firm: seles SGT;
receipts 1.103: srtpments $500. Quote:
A B. G. $2.77E: d. s2.sc: E. s2s1h.
z. -e.e5: G.. s3.02h to s3.e5: III. 1918:
/. $3-37h: X. s4.s7h. nj. $4.47A. ~.
34.S5: VIC. $40. WV. &5a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-12

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Chicago. December 9.-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
Open High Low Close
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-01-10
Mother
Lost Reason After
LaGrippe.
Daughter Had Free
quent Spasms.
DIR. Miles Nervine Cured
Them Both.

DR.. Miles Nervine is a specific for nervous
disorders. It removes the cause and effects
a speedy and permanent cure.
Il feel it is my duty to let you know thar
your medicines have cured my little girl Of
nine, of spasms. She commenced having them
at the age Of three. Our family doctor said
she would outgrow them but she did not
We took her to another physician who said
her trouble was epileptie fits in a mild form.
He did her no good either She was 50
nervous she could hardly walk. As / had
already used DR.. Miles Nervinc and found
il a good remedy for myself ] commenced
giving II TO nay child. ! gave her in all ten
bottles Of the kcrvine and one of the Blood
she has not had an attack since We com
mcnced the treatment. She is no longer
troubled with nervousness and we consider
her permanently cured. / enclose her pic
tnrc. My mother-in-lzw lost her reason and
was insane for three months from the effects
Of LaGrippc. Six bottles Of DR.. Miles Ner-
vine cured her My sister has also taken it
for sick headache with good results We all
thank you very much for your good medi-
cines and kind advice. / don't think there
is any other medicine half 50 good I send
my daughters photograph so that you may
see what a sweet little girl lives out in
Arkansas" Mas. HANNAH BARKETT,
Springdalc, Ark.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle
DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for tree book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases Address
Dr.. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart Ind.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-01-10

A certain clergyman, man OF about
sixty-six, looks older than he really is
n fact of which he hates to be remind
ed.
At small rural station an aged and
bent farmer. painting violently, board
ed the train.
81 have had to rum" he said, nearly
half mile TO catch this train"
Then, addressing himself to tho
clergyman. he went on;
Its bad job. sir, when Old folks
like you and me has to run"
The clergyman. frowning, asked the
farmer how old he was.
"I'm eighty-six." was the reply.
"Oh,r said the clergyman. there is
twenty years difference between you
and me"
Goodness, sir exclaimed the old
man. 'you don't mean to tell me you're
10CY'-London Globe.