davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09
YOUNG WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE
While i'm Denlented Condition, Miss
Garfield browns Herself-Negro
convict Escapes From Road Gang.
Especial to The Messenger.)

SR~~ A@ ~AN~1~A5SAJ
Goldsboro, II. c., February -
While N q dementei condition Miss
Annie Barfield, daughter of the late
Bryant Barfield, lceeded in making
her escape from her home in Broglen
township night before last and drown
ed hersclf in a woods pond nearby.
She was missed By the family dur:lg
the night and a search was begun
which lasted until late in the day yes
terday, when her body was found in
TO suicide. The whole neighborhood
was aroused and joined in the search
Before losing her mind the young lady
was quite popular n the sad ending
Of her life has caused deep sorrow in
the community.
A negro convict named Henry Davis
made his escape from the road force
yesterday afternoon. The officers took
a shot or two at the fleeing fugitive
and put out in hot pursuit, but the
negro was S feet on foot that he
finally disappeared from their sight
in the woods. 1t is learned TO-DAY mat
he spent the night in the cemetery
where he must have been quite sure
that he would not be molested. He
broke in t. the lodge at he cemete-
~ and burned all the wood that the
sexton had on hand and stole all the
articles and tools that he could carry
Off.
The police here who have been look
ing for some time for a negro named
Jesse Bailey, who is wanted here for
engaging in a shooting ARRAY, have
just learned that Jesse has got into
trouble in Kinston. The authorities
here will request that he be sent to
after he has finished his sen
tence in Kinston. He bears a bad req
utation. Only recently, before leav-
ing here. he went to the home of an
other negro to kill him. He had sent
the other negro a message to the IF
feet that he was going to kill and
when he appeared on the scene he was
met by a volley from a pistol and
was thought to have been shot. He
made his escape and had not been
heard from until he turned up in Kins-
There was a light fall of snow here
this morning, the first of the winter.
At one time it looked as il we were
going to have a regular nov storm,
but later in the day the weather mod
Grated and the snow tonight has about
disappeared.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09
THE -CHACKAYorTE MILLS
New Corporation Formed at Weldon.
To Make Satin Lining for Clothing
and Undertaking Trade.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Weldon, n. c., February IA new
corporation has been formed here 10
be chartered and known as the
Chackayotte Mills, capitalized al $50.
900. Subscribers to the stock who
met here were Paul Garrett, of Nor
folk, Fl. c. Hewlett of Providence, r.
L.: DR.. r. H. Stancell, NJ w. Ran
som, Robt. Ransom, Joe Ransom, OF
Northampton county; w. E. Daniel,
W. T. Shaw. W. A. Pierce, d. r. An
derson and c. L. Clark, of Wilson.
The company has purchased the
building and grounds owned at Chack-
ayotte by Mr.. Paul Garrett, who be-
comes n of the largest stockholders
in the new concern. The mill viii
work fifty girls and the product will
be satin lining for clothing and I'M
dertaking trade.
The temporary organization was eff
facted by the election of NJ. w. Ransom
president; w. j. Shaw secretary AID
treasurer, and who will be general
manager; H. c. Hewlett, superinten-
dent. Machinery will be installed at
once and w1rk begin May 1st. The
buildings are already complete.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09
Tried TO Whin the Editor,

Down in lizard county, darkest Ar
kansas, they do things UP brown. says
Bent Murdoch. An editor called a
member of the legislature a "~lcp-eared
liar, and the member went into the
office to lick the editor. After a min
ute'sf conversation the editor man
threw The "lop-eared liar out of the
window on to a shed roof, which was
rotten. and the legislature man fell
through to the porch below, lighting on
a sleeping dog. The dog rose up and
bit the man or the arm. whereupun
the "lop-eared liar kicked the dog.
AT this moment the owner of the dog
hearing a cOmnotion, rushed around
the corner, very mad. It is not safe
to kick an lizard county dog, SO the
owner of the dog kicked the ~"lop-eared
liar off the porch into a convenient
horse trough. About this time the
member of the legislature concluded
that he vas a lop-eared idiot and Went
h~ome.-kansaS City Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09
ELECTION OF SENATORS BY Pop
uLAR VOTE.

The legislatures of ~thirty-two out of
adopted resolutions advocating the
election Of senators by direct vote of
the people. North Carolina and Vir.
ginia are among the number. The
present legislature Of Virginia has
passed a resolution calling upon
the two senators from that state
to say what they have done to-
ward carrying out the declared wishes
of the people of Virginia in this mat
ter.
The legislatures of two more than
the requicite two thirds Of all the
states required by the federal consti-
tuition to call for An amendment Of
that instrument have declared in favor
of an amendment changing the man
ner Of election of senator's; still, there
has been no action ny congress On the
subject.
1t is true that these many state leg
~islatures have not made specific appli-
cation to congress to call a convention
to act upon the proposed amendment,
but it does seem that congress should
take action under the first clause
providing the manner OF amending
the constitution after the requisite
number of states had declared in fav-'
or of such an amendment.
Our contention that congress should
under the circumstances give the states
opportunity to pass on this question
does not necessarily commit this pa
per to the proposed change in the
manner of election of senators. We
only hold that in view of the action
of the legislatures of thirty two OF
the states on the question congress
should take measures to ascertain
the will of the people through their
representatives on the question.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09

The venerable Senator Pettus, of AL
ALBANIA. and his wife are making prep
arations to celebrate the sixty-third
anniversary of their marriage. SeEa-
tor Pettus was eighty-four years Old
on his last birthday, which occurred
in June. This couple was married
nearly twenty years before the begin
ming of the wal between the states. In
those days brides could not put their
orders for a trouseau in the hands of
M furnisher of lady's clothing and
have everything prepared and for
warded off hand, as it were. They
had to do most of the work themselves.
A Washington newspaper correspoa-
dent, speaking Of the approaching
Pettus celebration, says:
Mrs Pettus was born a few miles
from the home which she has adorned
since her marriage. She wove all the
material for her trouseau, her linen,
and the wool stuffs for the gowns. Only
her wedding dress of silk was "store
goods" All her shoes, slippers and
such trifes We're made by the slaves on
her fathers plantation. She even work
ed the buttonholes in her CATERS and
adorned the edges with her initials.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09

Congressman keifer and CrumpacB-
er are still working on their plan to
have reduced the representation of the
sOCtSHrn states in congress because
Of the disfra1chisement of the Hitter
ate negroes. 1t is strange that hey
should not yet have found out
that there is 10 prospect whatever of
succeeding in their malicious scheme
against the south. No such bill can
be gotten through congress. They
should know that by this time. They
have been trying to get such a mea-
sure adopted long enough to have
learned how futile are their efforts.
We do not believe the republican par
~ OF the north. would stand FIR surn
an Infamous measure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09
GEM CIGAR CO.,
SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT

BY DR.. and Mrs. Dav1de. German
masseurs and dermatologist. Treat
ments are hair and scalp massage and
but treatment. Wrinkles. Treckles,
Mothspots. Rlackheads removed. Ecze-
ma, Acne. letter Cured. Molas Sores.
Birthmarks removed without lain.
hours from 8 to IL a. m. from 2 to Z
=. m. 315 Dawson. Phone $50.
ian % @
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09


Bears the The Kind You Have Afways Eaurtt
..'''' &NNMm
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09

Cna million unemployed workmen in
England propose to march to the house
OF parliament and present a living
petition" 70 that legislative body for
relief through legislative action. This
is soEEe~tat On the Coxey order; but
we sTp.ose there is more reality in
the distress Of these men who wish
wcT- aut eannot secure it than there
was in :h2t @ the horde Of idle men
who followed Coyey IN his memora-
Bile march en- Washington city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09

North Carolina insurance companies
are forging TO the front. Many new
ones are being established, and all
are prospecting. The latest item of
news regarding them is the Charlotte
Chronicles statement that the Mu-
tual Life is to increase its capital
stock to half a million dollars.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1906.
GOVERNOR GLENN TAKES A
HAND.

1t seems that Governor Glenn took
a hand in the fight between the war
ing republican factions of this state
owe the appointments in the western
district and it seems that he fired al
effective shot in the battle which has
been waging for several months.
Mr.. Pence tells the readers Of The
News and Observer that Mr.. Glenn
wrote a letter to the president regard
ing the whiskey frauds in the western
part OF the state and urging the reap
pointment of Mr.. Holton as district
attorney. No doubt the governors
letter had much to do with the presi-
dents action in reapointing Messrs.
HoltOn and Millikin. If the governor
cannot get his state executive officers
to enforce the laws against Illicit
manufacture of whiskey he is perfect
ly right in urging the president to
Keep in office a federal prosecutor
who IL diligent and FEARLESS i'm his eff
forts to break up the %blockading. AS
to the appointment of Messrs. Holton
and Millikin by the president and Mr..
Glenn's part in securing the same
The News and Observers Washing
ton correspondent says:
SoEe of the incidents relating to
fhp rP-2 InOinfn1 ont of T;cfrsnf Affnr.
ney Holton and Marshal Millikin are
gradually coming to the surface. 1t
Is new known that Assistant Attorney
General Robb, who made the inVesti-
cation Of revenue conditions in the
western district, which resulted in the
reappOintment of Mr.. Holton and the
marshal, submitted his report in per-
son to the president. Mr.. Roosevelt
sent for Mr.. Blackburn, so the story
goes, and went over the entire situa-
ton with the congressman in the pres
ence of Mr.. Robb.
What occurred at the meeting is no:
yet disclosed, but it is known that a
letter from Governor Glenn cut an
important figure in the hearing. The
letter, which urged the reappointment
of Mr.. Holton, is said to have reflected
upon The congressman. Mr.. Black
burn's answer was that the governor
was not a diSintereSted party for the
reason that personal differences existed
between him and the executive ana
that they are not on speaking terms.
We do not see that the fact that
Mr.. Blackburn and Governor Glenn
are not on speaking terms has any
thing to do with the question as to
Mr.. Holton's qualifications as a dis
trict attorney. The governor had
sODie facts to lay before the the presi-
dent and he exercised the privilege he
had to do so; in fact, he was doing no
more than performing his Auty as a
citizen and as the chief executive of
his state who's duty it is to see
that law and order are maintained
in his state. For Mr.. Blackburn to
attempt to counteract any effect the
governors letter may have had on the
president by saying that he and the
governor were no on friendly terms
was puerile in the extreme and a re-
Election on the governor of the state
in as much as it was an insinuation
that Mr.. Glenn was using his official
position to injure the congressman We
feel perfectly sure that Mr.. B%lackburn's
remarks en- the governors letter did
not raise him in the estimation of the
president or add to his influence with
the latter.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-09

Mr.. e x. elt;r. CT the urn ce Blair
and E1ca.y, returned yesterday fern
q bus ne $ trip Up he Wilmington .:Gd
Weidtn railroad.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-09

Signal, and DR.. T. w. Murphy, went
out TO watch the work. They made
the trip on the tender of locomotive
driven by brakeman instead of the
regular engineer As the engine,
neared the pile driver the brakeman
lost control of the air brakes and the
engine crashed into the pile driver with
such force as to demolish the rear end
of the tender and tear up the track for
nearly twenty feet. The quartet
ESCAPED injury although all were badly
shaken and thoroughly drenched
The bonded Indebtedness of the state
has been reduced $50, 800 more by the
state treasurer securing the surrender
of bonds to that amount which do not
become due until 1909 This brings the
total bonded debt below 5000, 900, and
the treasury ready to take MP every
cent OF that at any time. Each year
shows the state to be in better finan-
cial condition. and at the farthest all
the bonded debt will be wiped outin
three years. 4 part of this debt comes
due next year, and the last of it two
years later. The treasury has been paw
ing cash for several months, but has
again begun registering warrants,
which will be continued for about
thirty days. by which time there will
be warrant call and cash on hand
again
Cattle thieves, as least for the time
being, appear to have selected the
southern part of Charles Mix county as
their field of operations. Recently Jens
Jensen, who has about thousand acres
of leased Indian land fenced on the
Missouri river, and who during the
summer months takes in cattle to
pasture, has been missing cattle from
his pasture. At one time four head of
valuable animals disappeared. Jensen
found evidence that the animals had
been butchered in the pasture. 1t was
supposed the thieves sold the beef to
Indians who were encamped near the
river in that vicinity about the time the
cattle were stolen. Jensen had three of
his neighbors arrested on suspicion of
having stolen the cattle. The only evil
dence against them was that they had
sold fresh beef to the Indians. How
ever this evidence was not deemed
when the three men had
their preliminary examination and they
were released from custody. 1t is now
believed in some quarters that some of
the more disreputable Indians them.
selves stole the animals.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-09

while subject to change by the stare
beard, are not likely &c be disturbed to
lany great extent in the whole, although
there are likely to be changes dn details.
The counties anostiy followed closely OF
the lines laid down for the guidance of
,county auditors at the meeting of those
, officials in March, and their work gem
orally will stand.
A referendun petition asking the
Sioux Falls council to submit to a vote
ut special election the proposition chat
the city sell the municipal waterworks
system to the South Dakota Water
company, which for more than twenty
years has supplied Sioux Fails with
water, is being circulated. Under the
referendum amendment to the state
consultation, the petition requires the
signatures of five per cent of the
voters who cast their ballots at the last
election. 1t appears certain that the
necessary number of signatures will be
secured.
The wolf bounty claims for last year
have been closed in the office of the
state auditor Bounties were asked to
the amount of $40, 2S3, which must be
met with an appropriation of $4,000,
which will pay each claimsnt 81 cents
on the dollar. Last year the appropri-
alton was only 5000, allowing but 81
cents on the dollar. The larger amount
of the claims this year does not mean
that any greater number of wolves
were destroyed. in fact they are less in
number, but the last legislature doubled
the annual appropriation and also
doubled the amount to be paid for
each scalp.
But for the persistent barking of the
dog which itself persisted, the family of
Joseph Macmillan, of Worthing,
would have been wiped out The
family was awakened by the persistent
barking of the dog, which slept under
the porch. Knowing that the dog
would not bark unless there was good
reason, and fearing burglars, the male
members of the family armed them
selves before opening the door. When
the door was opened they found that
the house was in flames. 1t took but
short time to get the rest of the family
out, but just as they were all safe the
second floor fell in. The dog had been
running in and out, apparently satisfy
ing himself that the work Of rescue was
proceeding properly, and when the
crash came was caught in the flames
and persisted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-09

At che meeting of the county super.
intendents of the state at Mitchell last
month a resolution was adopted request
ing Governor Erred to appoint com.
missiou of five persons to rewrite the
school laws of the state and bring their
4 report before the coming session of the
! Legislature. La pursuance with their
desires the governor has appointed for
ohat work Prof. c. L. King, Castlewood
Prof. G. II. Lugg, Parkston: Prof @ K.
Swanson, DeSmet; Prof. w A. Thomp-
SON. Webster; Hon. w. A. CLARK. Red
field The last named gentleman is the
republican nominee for attorney general.
Two accidents have been reported in
| the harvest fields TO date. A son of
John 2. Ries, residing near Kranzburg,
in Codington county, got caught in the
guards of binder and after being taken
to Watertown to see physician il is
probable he will never recover the full
nse of the leg. Tbs lad was standing
in front of the binder at the time when
the team started and he was caught in
the manner indicated Another boy in
that vicinity was hurt. This boy
attempted to get into the binder while
it was in motion and his foot slipped
and he fell into the cogs in the machine
aud his foot was badly lacerated. A
physician was called and a partial
ampntation was needed to save the
rest of the foot.
AT the beginning of the fiscal year
July /, there were only cents of the
permanent school fund lying idle in the
state treasury, which is getting the same
down to bedrock For the first six months
in the present year the department
loaned s433,66S, of which 1921 SCOTT
was sent out of the department, and
the balance of 1892, 007 20 was in the
way of loans. By far the largest per
cent of the loans for the period was on
farm lands, that class of securities
being secured for 1894, 1858; while $45, |
700 was loaned on school bonds and
$1,000 on municipal bonds. The loans
were we'll scattered over the state, hav.
ing been made in all the counties but
five, these being Buffalo, Hughes, Lake,
Lawrence and Pennington.
Three citizens of Pierpont had a
narrow escape from serious injury near
the railroad bridge about one mile north
of that city. A pile driver is ut work
repairing the bridge and H. g. Raffel-
son, manager Of the Pierpont Lumber
company, r. L. Folsom, editor Of the
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-01-25
unknown TO MEN OF ecIEneE.
Many Mysteries Of Life Yet TO Be
Unveiled

In what posture, asks recent pop
dlar science contributor in Golfers,
does q bear sleep? We know not.
Nay, as to the fish, the monkey and
the elephant our ignorance is equally
complete. Can any of you answer?
OF course, you know that most birds
sleep on one leg, but what about
mackerel and the fox. Snakes and
turtles sleep with their mouths open.
and whales on the surface of the sea-
Rats roll up in ball. The orang-
outang takes crouching maps, but at
night sleeps more earnestly on it's
back. This is an age of popular in
formation about science, yet most of
these facts are unknown to nearly all
of us; for ignorance about the world
1t lives in is the great predominant
fact in every creatures life. Even the
foremost man of science knows moth
ing of the sleep of molluskS, radiates
and worms. Also, the nature of sleep
is connected with some Of the most
wonderful vistas that have opened
lately to the human mind, as in hypno-
tism, multiform personality and the
relation of consciousness to memory
and suggestion. knowledge never
made mystery less, and never will, for
nothing could be more mysterious
than the fact of life itself.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-01-25
Voice of the Rhinoceros.

In the course of a year | saw more
than 600 rhinoceroses and the tracks
OF thousands. The sight of these gil
gantlc beasts standing in the moon
shine on the snowwhite steppes is still
VIVID In my memory. | have never en-
countered more than four at one time,
though | have seen as many as eight
together
Ihelr appearance when in sitting
posture is very like the stump of a
tree. While resting the rhinoceros
very often resigns himself to his feath-
cred friends, who alight upon his body
ana serve the double purpose of free
ing MS skin from parasites and giving
warning of danger. 1t is a case of
partnership between an animal with a
keen sense of smell and birds with
keen eyes,
The horns of the African rhinoceros
sometimes attain a length of nearly
i've feet, and when he lifts up his
voice the whole world seems to trem-
Bile. The sound is so tremendous that
the effect is startling in the extreme
&C. 3. Schilling in the Worlds Work
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-01-25
HOME OF SLAMS ROYAL FAMILY
City In Which No Man but the King
Nav Enter

Perhaps the queerest city in the
world is that of Nang Harm, the home
OF the royal family of Siam. This
,city's popularity lies in the fact that
1t is composed of women and children
alone. 1t is in the center of Bangkok,
has high walls around it, and in it's
population of 5000 there is not sim
gle man. though the king occasionally
pays visit. The name Nang Harm
means "veiled women" There are
shops, markets, temples, theaters
streets and avenues, parks. lakes,
trees, and flower gardens; a hall Of
justice, judges, executioner, police
generals, and soldiers all the posi-
lions, official and otherwise, being
filled by women. The only man in all
Siam who can enter this city is the
King. 1t is the home of his family
and Of the family of the king before
him. The ruler of Siam may have as
many wives as he pleases. Each wife
has her own children and slaves
therefore small city is needed to pro-
vide accommodation for them ALL
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-01-25
FRIEND OF THE AGRICULTURE,
PeewIt OF Great Aid in Keepinc n.
Grubs and Insects.

A bird that is of inestimable horos.
to the agriculturist is, saws Not'.u u'
Notes, the peewit. There is abso,n.'
ly nothing that can be said apa;ns.
him, and as a friend of the farmer :.
would be hard to find his equal ~
has no taste for corn or any Other :,
the farmers crops, spending his tima
In the search for grubs and insocts
upon the fallOws, and when the fros.
drives him from his usual haunts h.
betakes himself to the water meadow,
and ekes out bare existence seacb
ing for food in the mud alongside tbo
running streams. He is wary bird
and well able to protect himself from
the gunner, and from this cause his
numbers suffer but little diminution
But it is thousand pities that tho
craze for plovers' eggs is still as prev.
alent as ever, and it is to be regretted
that the taking OF them is not severely
prohibited. Many observers have
given it as their opinion that peewits
are less common in many parts than
formerly, and it cannot be doubted
that the annual collection of their
eggs for eating purposes has brought
about this state Of things. 1t would
be a bad day for the farmer if the
peewit were to become extinct.