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, 1905-12-08
BAPT|STS TO
HAVE A TREE
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL Ar
RANGING FOR THE CHRIST
MAS ENTERTAINMENT.
Tree Will Be Set Up in German
Church and Will Contain Present
for Each Member of Sunday
School and From Friends to
Friends-J. n. Merriam Chosen.

There was a meeting last night OIL
the officers of the Baptist Sunday
school, at the home of Mr.. and MRS.
]. H. Merriam, at Eighth and Custer
streets, attended by Rev. A. Addison
Lansdell, the pastor of the church, and
others. The meeting was for the pur-
pose of electing officers and the ar
rangement of the plans for Christmas.
The only officer chosen was that of
superintendent of the Sunday school,
Mr.. Merriam being selected to succeed
himself. The other officers will be
elected at a second meeting to be
held at the parsonage during Christ
mas week. The postponement was
had for various reasons.
1t was decided to have the Christ
mas entertainment at the German
church on Monday evening, Christmas
night. They will include a suitable
program of music, r%ecitations and lit
erary numbers, with a Christmas tree.
There will be 1870 presents for the
children of the Sunday school andl
hundreds of other presents from lov1
ing friends to other friends. The END
%tertainment is in charge of competent
hands and will be a very pretty affair.
The Sunday school will have a live7I
ly hand in the building of the church,
and that feature was discussed at the
meeting last night. This branch OF
the church work has ever SHOWN g
willingness to do its full share, and
Rev. Lansdell is quite well pleased
with the outlook for the future. The
classes are well attended, the exercises
always interesting, and the Sunday
school is progressing in a steady,
healthy way. Mr.. Merriam has been a
good superintendent and has been ably
assisted by all the officers of the
school.
The meeting during Christmas week.
at the home of the pastor will mark
the beginning of the new year by the
completion of the election Of officers,
, 1905-12-08
LIGHT THAT FAILED
IN A W0MANS CASE

grip of a tiger, and when he became
quiet she and Perham threw the body
into the river. A note was left pur
porting to be written by Rogers that
he had drowned himself. In her haste
to collect the life insurance, circum
stances led to her arrest. Perham
was captured confessed and was SEM
to Windsor prison for life. Mrs. Rog-
ers was found guilty on December %,
1908, and sentenced to be hanged last
February. She was twice reprieved
by Governor Bell. The third reprieve
expired today.
Mary Rogers was % years old. being
10 when she killed her husband. She
was thoroughly n completely bad.
The last effort for reprieve was made
on the ground that she was in a deli
cate condition, n that two lives
would be sacrificed.
Following is the chronology of Mary
Rogers crime:
August 10, 19O2-Marcus Rogers
murdered.
August 14-Body discovered.
August 15-Leon Perham and Mrs.
Rogers arrested, Perham confessing.
December 10, 1903-Trial begun.
December %, 1903-Mrs. Rogers
and Perham found guilty. Mrs. Rog-
ers was sentenced to be hanged and
Perham to Imprisonment for life.
November 5, 19O4-Mrs. Rogers
placed in solitary confinement.
November 15-The state legislature
defeats a bill abolishing capital pun
ishment, also a bill to commute Mrs.
Rogers sentence. The same week the
legislature refused to pass a bill pro
viding for the examination into Mrs.
Rogers mental and physical condition.
January rs, 1905-Death watch set
and the gallows erected.
February 2-Governor Bell granted
reprieve.
June 6-State supreme court refused
to grant a new trial and the governor
granted a further reprieve that the
case might be appealed to the United
States supreme court. That body later
declined to interfere.
October, 1905-Windsor prison sca
dial necessitated that the authorities
change the date of the execution,
which was set for December s.
, 1905-12-08

Windsor, Vt, Dec. S.-After weeping
all night, Mrs. Rogers, dry-eyed and
broken in spirit, this morning slept
ftfully towards dawn. She awoke and
asked detailed questions about the
gallows. The United States marshal
was in the Jail to serve Immediately
any federal writ which might come at
the last moment.
Mrs. Rogers half collapsed on her
cot when told that the governor fatty
declined to interfere. She prayed for
a few minutes with Father Delaney,
who left after administering the last
sacrament.
Mrs. Rogers was pronounced lead
at 1:2S. She was dressed, with the
assistance Of Matron Durkee, in a
black combination waist and skirt,
made for her execution last June. She
wore neither collar nor corset. The
m met her fate quietly and calm
ly, as she said she would. She made
no statement when given the oppor-
tunity, just before the lever moved.
She merely nodded her head, indicat-
ing that she was ready. Just before
leaving the death cell a short religious
service was held. AS three deputy
sheriffs appeared Mrs. Rogers turned
to Mrs. Durkee, the matron, and said:
Il am ready to go; l thank you for
what you have done" Then she babe
farewell to Mr.. and Mrs. Loukes.
, 1905-12-08
A BANK WRECKER
BEING WATCHED
MAN WHO LOST LARGE SUMS FOR
sIcILIAN coUETRYMEN MAY
DIE BY THEIR HANDS.
Group of Angry, Dark, SulIen Men Sur
round His Residence and Make No
Secret of Determination to Have
His Life If They Lay Their Hands
On Him.

Denver, Colo, Dec. S.-A group of
dark, %sullen, desperate Sicilians, who
have been defrauded by Vicenso Pen
SIM, the banker, who lost them all their
money in his institution, have sur
rounded his house. They make no
mystery of their determination to kill
the banker on sight.
Whether he is inside or not none
know, but the bank wrecker who Sc
cured thousands of their Christmas say
ings is very apt to die at the hands of
his victims if they can catch him.
The authorities are exercising the
greatest care in dealing with the prob
lem, as they realize it is a new and a
hard one to handle.
, 1905-12-08
|lmboden Jury Secured.

Denver, Colo, Dec. S.-After work
ing all week for a jury to try Leonard
lmboden and James A. Hill on the
charge of wrecking the Denver Savings
bank, the twelve good men and true
were secured this morning and were
sworn, although Imboden's lawyers
protested against them. The district
attorney read the Indictment against
the two men to the jury and Attorney
Banks began his statement for the de-
Tense. He is still speaking and will
probably occupy the afternoon.
, 1905-12-08
MEETING PLANS FOR
CHORAL UNION TONIGHT.

The director hopes that the members
of the Choral Union will all be pres
ent at the beginning Of the university
recital, in spite of other attractions and
engagements. Their number on the
program is placed at the beginning, and
there will be time to reach their places
at Maennerchor hall before the play
begins.
, 1905-12-08

John H. Mitchell, senator from Ore
gon, was born in Washington county,
Pa, June %, 1885, and received a pub
lie school education and the instruc-
ton of a private tutor. He studied
and practiced law in his native state,
removing to California and continuing
in the practice of the law, first at San
Luis Obispo and then in San Francisco.
He removed to Portland, Ore, in 1860,
and in 1861 was elected corporation
counsel, serving one year. He was
elected as a republican to the state
senate in 1862 and served four years,
the last two as president of that body.
He was commissioned by the governor
in 1865 as lieutenant colonel in the
| state militia. He was a candidate for
United States senator in 1866 and was
defeated in the party caucus by one
vote. September rs, 1872, he was
elected to the United States senate
serving from March 4, 1873, to March
3. 1879. He received the caucus nom
nation of the republican party in 1882
receiving the votes of two-thirds OF
all the republicans in the legislature
on the first ballot, but was finally
, 1905-12-08
WoMAN'S CLUB WILL
MEET ON SATURDAY.

The Woman's club will meet in its
newly furnished quarters at the libra
ry Saturday, December 8, at 2:45 p. m.
The following program on American
Literature will be given:
Quotations from James Whitcomo
Riley-Members.
Early American Literature-Mrs. Err.
ickson.
Modern Literature in America-Mrs.
H. G. Knight.
James Whitccmb Riley's Poetry
Mrs. Tisdel.
Marco Bozzaris, THE Whistler" and
other selections will be read.
, 1905-12-08
SACkING RICH ORE
AT STRONG NINE.

The word from the Strong mine this
morning is of the most encouraging
character. Every pound of ore hoisted
from the south drift is being sacked.
The new strike in the northwest is op-
ening up a fine body of glance only a
little inferior to the big southeast vein.
Mr.. Baker writes that his stock is
not for sale at any price.
, 1905-12-08
FORCED To BACK Up ON
HARTMAN STATEMENT

Mr.. Ryan purchased a controlling
share of the Equitable and said he
gave his personal check for half a
million to Hyde for 502 shares. He
had not placed the stock as collateral
to secure a loan to pay any part of
the purchase price. He had placed
the stock in the hands of trustees be-
u he did not believe he or any
other f%inancier had the right o use
for his W advantage. He said no
agreement existed for turning the
stock back to Hyde.
, 1905-12-08
Government Taking a Hand.

Jefferson City, Mo, Dec. SIT de-
veloped today that the federal govern
ment is taking an interest in the Mis-
souri, custer suit against the Standard
and allied oil companies. John Nelson.
n of Garfield's assistants in the en-
ploy of the department of
and labor, was here all day yesterday
studying the evidence gathered by At
torney General Hadley.
, 1905-12-08
GOING To OGDEN

WITH WHS WNNoT'
Senator and Mrs. John McGill will
leave on Sunday afternoon for Ogden,
going that far with Mrs. Marsh, h
mother of Mrs. McGill, who will pro
coed to Los Angeles. The senator and
his wife will go from Ogden to Salt
Lake if they find Mrs. Marsh is able
to continue the trip to the coast alone
II not, they will accompany her.
, 1905-12-08
BOUGHT SOME CATTLE
FOR GLENEYRE RANCH

Joe Smith of Gleneyre bought a
bunch of fifty young cattle while here
today and will take them to his ranch
on the upper Big Laramie to be fed
for market this winter. The cattle will
be driven to the ranch tomorrow.
, 1905-12-08
BIG CREEK CATTLE
GOING TO MARKET.

Hunter, Casteel & Hunter of the Big
creek ranch have reserved twenty cars
for cattle to be shipped from here on
the 10th.
G. w. Linger loaded twelve cars Of
cattle here today.
Thirty-two cars of sheep from the
William Daley ranch near Rawlins
passed through the city today, en- route
to the eastern markets.
, 1905-12-08
PRETTY SON BORN TO
POPuIAR YARpMASTER,

A son was born last night at Hanna
to Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Abbott. Mr.. Alb
bolt is the popular yardmaster for the
Union Pacific at Hanna and the moth
er is the daughter Of Colonel and Mrs.
Jabez Cook of this city.
, 1905-12-08
WILLING To BUY
SOME ELUME LUMBER.

SOME FLUME LUMBER.
G. d. Spalding and Corlett Downey,
members Of the board of trustees of
the Pioneer Canal company, went to
the head of the canal this morning, &C
companied by Ora Haley, who is anx-
ious to buy some of the lumber in that
portion of the f1ume of the canal aban.
doned when the recent change was
made into a new ditch. There Is q
large amount of lumber, much of which
is in good shape, and Mr.. Haley will
be able to use it in some building he
has in mind. The gentlemen are ex-
, 1905-12-08
SENATOR MITCHELL OF OREGON
PASSED AWAY AT PORTLAND
SHORTLY BEFORE ~
O'CLOCK TODAY.
Recently Convicted of Unquestioned
Fraud Against Government and
Was Covered With Disgrace-Re-
markabIe Political Career of One
of Most Noted Men of State-Serv-
ed Several Terms in Senate.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 8.-Senator j
H. Mitchell died shortly before noon.
He was recently convicted of connec
ton with certain land frauds in Ore
gon, and was a remarkable la There
was felt throughout the city this after
noon great pity that this man, in his
10th year, died in disgrace, having
been convicted for unquestioned
frauds.
, 1905-12-08
NOW IN HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Berry Being Cared for by Her
Relatives.

Tulsa, L. T., Dec. 8.-Mrs. Berry ar
rived here today and was placed in a
hospital. She is weak from exposure
and insufficient nourishment. Her
father will care for her.
, 1905-12-08
GREEN MOUNTAIN MURDERER
GOES TO GALLONS FOR BRU-
TALAN FERocIoUS MUIR
DER OF HUSBAND.

Mrs. Mary Rogers Meets Death on Glib
bet in Jail at Windsor, Vermont,
Being Given Every Opportunity
Allowed by Law to Save Herself
From Such Fate-Governor Found
No Mitigating Circumstances.
, 1905-12-08
TWO OF U BOYS

HAVE DINED TOGETHER.
The following from the Mount Yer
non (O.) Republican-News will be of
interest to many in this city:
"Mr. Clyde NJ, SNOW for several years
a student in the Wyoming state uni
versity at Laramie and now a student
at O. w. u. Delaware, O., spent
Thanksgiving with Mr.. Frank Banter
Of this city"
, 1905-12-08
LOST SOME GLASSES

GTVEN FIN YENHS N0O'
When DR.. Swigart left Kansas for
Laramie the Odd Fellows of his town
presented him with a pair of gold eye
glasses. He has worn them since un-
, 1905-12-08

@ Windsor, VT, Dec. 8 Q:21 p. g
o m.).-Mrs. Rogers was executed g
G at TIA this afternoon. G
Q @ C G @ Q Q o O @ @ = G
, 1905-12-08

til last night, when he lost them and
now would give everything he has ex-
cept the Strong mine to find them.
, 1905-12-08

Daily Republican so cent. a month
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-06
The Cabbage Hair Worm.

The cabbage hair worm is the subject
of Circular No. 60. of the Bureau Of
Entomology, q. s. Department of Agrl-
culture. the publication of which was
made necessary by numerous inquiries
in regard to the identity and alleged
poisonous nature Of a minute worm
popularity known during the years 1909
and 1904 as the cabbage snake" The
Department says: During the former
yea1 the species first attracted atten-
ton. but was not considered seriously,
as it was we'll known that hair worms
are not in any degree poisonous-ln
fact, they are perfectly harmless and
even, to a certain extent, beneficial. as
they destroy by parasitism the PERM
cious codling moth and several species
of destructive grasshoppers or locusts.
In 1904, however, the subject increased
in proportion, the Bureau of Entomol-
ogy frequently receiving five or six
communications daily in regard to this
creature. In most cases these were
accompanied by clippings CLEANED from
the daily press. The object of the cir
cular is mainly to facilitate the CORE
spondence Of the Department, to place
the facts in the case on record and be-
fore the public, and to correct errone-
ous reports and mere rumors which
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-06
Shakespeare and Hiawatha.

An American schoolboy has written
an essay on the Merchant of Venice"
full of original matter. This is his
view Of Portia: "Portia was a kind
and true-hearted young lady; she was
very good-natured, especially to some
of her gentleman friends, when those
young men was going to choose their
collins" But the gem of the article
relates to Shakespeare himself, The
story was written BY Shakespeare,
who married Hiawatha. He was born
in Venice, where he and the merchant
shot arrows of the same fly when
boys. 1t was here that he learned to
season mercy with Justice" Anne
Hathaway turned into Hiawatha is a
really interesting a S Of arrangement.
London Chronicle.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-06
Talk on Alfalfa.

SAn VIZ
Alfalfa thrives during drought as
no other crop does. owing to its deep
root system. After being once estab-
lished no drought will ever destroy the
plants, and at the first temperance OF
rain it starts into vigorous growth.
Alfalfa is not at all a difficult crop
to establish or grow. Once one under
stands it, no crop is easier grown.
Stands of alfalfa may be secured with
greater success than of red clover. It
is easy or it is impossible to secure
stands of alfalfa, owing to how one
sets aboHt it.
a rich limestone soil as dry as can
be found-that is. dry in wet seasons
is the first essential. It is not. with
our present knowledge, advised that al
falfa should be sown away from the
limestone and blue grass region. At
all events, lime should be in h soil,
and if not naturally there, it ought to
be added at the rate of 500 to 1900
pounds per acre; air-Slaked lime will
serve, narrowed into the soil. This
sweetens it, and sweet soils are abso-
lutely essential.
Next. the soil should have q depth OF
at least three feet above bed rock; then
it should be naturally dry or else tile
underdrained. Don't waste alfalfa seed
on craW-fshy or wet land. 1t must be
dry and sound in winter.
Such soil as one naturally calls his
1,oo+ .l,o,,15 no c]ono, TI,o or,on ic nnn
that will amply repay the sowing ON
the richest soil. When it is remem-
bered that from three to six tons OF
hay per acre will be returned from good
land and that this hay is worth nearly
as much. pound for pound. as wheat
bran, it is easily seen that it deserves
good soil. In truth, it must have GOOD
soil to thrive at all.
After selecting the right soil it should
be stored with vegetable matter. Coat
heavily with stable n and break
deep. This manure may precede a crop
of corn or tobacco, or it may immedl-
2tely precede the alfalfa sowing. Ma
nure may be said to be absolutely es-
sential to starting vigorous alfalfa in
any soil in Kentucky, or any soil east
of the Missouri River. for that matter.
1t is not sufficient to alone add fertility
to the land. though that helps, and art1-
fetal fertilizers strengthen young al
faFa, but it is essential to add humus
to the soil in the shape of stable ma
nure. 1t matters little what sort Of
manure is used.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-06
On Your Knees. Court Said.

Fourteen-year-olG Joseph Porter Of
SIS Willow avenue, Hoboken, was ar
raigned before Recorder Stanton re-
Gently for running away from home.
81 Just hoped a freight train to go
III the road" he said. Il didn't know
/ had gone so far, and then / was
afraid to go home"
His mother told the recorder that
the boy had no reason to leave home.
She said she took good care Of him.
"Get down on your knees" said the
recorder to the runaway, "and don't
you get up until your mother has for
given you"
He was on his knees five minutes
before his mother said the word. Then
the recorder told him to go home and
stay there--New York Times.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-06
SOUTHERN :: FARM :: NOTES.
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TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLANTER. S7ocxMAA AND TRUCK GROWER,

have been circulated in regard to cases
of poisoning of human beings. In
only a single case was the name of the
person or persons who had been killed
by cabbage supposed to be infested ny
this hair worm given, and the post
master of the city promptly denied any
knowledge of the facts, all efforts tha1
were made to locate the origin of the
account being without success. 1t may
be safely assumed that all other reports
were equally untrue or greatly eXag-
gerated. In fact, the entire matter was
a hoax save for the fact that the ru-
/ mors were placed in such general CIR
| culation that the consumption of cab
| bage was greatly curtailed, many per-
| sons fully believing in the poisonous
| ness of the hair worm. There is no
| doubt, on the other hand, that the ma
| jorty of the reports of damage to the
cabbage crop We're founded on fact.
| We have positive knowledge of one
Of these in Tennessee where fully
eightyfive per cent. of the States CAB
bage crop was lost in 1904. Similar
losses were reported in various per-
| tons of Missouri. Iowa, West Virginia
| and Virginia. From data at hand it
can tr%uthfully be said that thousands
of cabbage growers incurred severe
losses ON account of the unfortunate
scare due to the unWise circulation
of the veriest rumors.
In support of the statement when
has been made by letter by the Depart
ment of Agriculture for the past two
years, Il DR.. Louis Leroy made tests in
order to determine whether the hair
worm or cabbage snake" possessed
any poisonous properties. The usual
laboratory animals. rabbits, guinea pigs
and domestic animals, were fed with
the worms, raw and cooked: extracts
from the hai1 worms were prepared,
and the animals fed with them. and the
substance was injected hypodermical-
ly. the final result being reached. as
none of the animals thus treated were
affected. that the cabbage snake' is
entirely harmless and the public ru-
mors and superstitions are %fallacies
without semblance of foundation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-06
GUST THE DEMON.
A TussIe With Coffee.

There is something fairly demonla-
cal in the way coffee sometimes wreaks
its f5endish malice on those who use it.
A lady writing from Calf. says:
my husband and I. both lovers Of
coffee, suffered for some time from a
very annoying form of nervousness,
accompanied by most frightfui head
aches. In my w case there was
eventually developed some sort Of af-
lection of the nerves leading from the
spine to the head.
81 was unable to hold my head up
straight, the tension of the nerves
drew it to one side, causing me the
most intense pain. We got no relief
from medicine, and were puzzled as to
what caused the trouble, till a friend
suggested tLat possibly the coffee we
drank had something to do with it, and
advised that we quit it and try Pos
tam Coffee.
"We followed his advice, and from
the day that we began to use Postum
we both began to improve, and in a
verg short time both of us were en-
tireig relieved. The nerves became
steady once more the headaches
ceased, the muscles in the back of my
neck relaxed, my head Strengthened
up and the dreadful pain that had so
punished me while I used the old kind
Of coffee vanished.
"We have never resumed the use of
the old coffee, but relish u Postum
every day as we'll as We did he for
zner beverage. And we are delighted
to dnd that We" can give IT freely to
our children also. something re never
dared to do with the old kind Of cof-
fee" Name given by Postum Co., Bat
tie Creek, Mich.
Postum Coffee contains absolutely no
drugs of any kind, but relieves be
coffee drinker from the old drug poison,
There's d. reason.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-06
A Kinship.

Mutual difficulties not infrequently
precipitate love between those who
are mutually in trouble. An amusing
instance of how taking a wrong train
won a wife for a young sutton is told
under the above caption by Francis
Lynde in the September Lippencott's
Magazine. MI. Lynde's work is we'll
thought of by those who are fond of a
rapidly moving short story.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-06
Mhen We Are Old.

When We Are Old.
when we are old. the fair world Is SO
young,
Re-cchoing with song we left
our laughter lifting on another's tongue.
When we are old, there is no lovely Ching
lat speaks not youth, that bodies not Of
the spring
Z thai keen dawn, that now no dark can
sIfrr o Maytinle. whittier shall we turn?
Nn : we the Years a%ntiphonal to learn?
59tes we not where its purple torches
burn?
iii the worlds matin have we yet no
song?
ia not the oId-time melody as strong?
% only echoe to the heart belong?
When we are old .-- Love, love q dream
1t is!
The summers song. tn illimitable bliss,
The flame. the flower, is loves, is ours, is
I. Virginia Woodward Cloud, in June
Reader
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-09-06
Fickieness of Woman.

Gray-"Hello, Smith, old boy! And
so YOU are married, eh?"
Smith-"That's what the parson told
me-"
Gray-"And, of course, you are hap
py?"
snith-"Well, I don't know about
that. TO tell the plain, unvarnished
truth, I'm Just a little bit disappoint-
ed"
Cr"y-"Tm sorry to hear that.
What's the trouble?"
Snith-"Well, you see, during the
courtship stunt she used to tell me
how s~trenuously she loved me, but we
had no sooner got spliced than she
gave up her SO a week job as type
writer thu:nper. That goes to show
how much you can bank on a woman's
love"