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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
CIRCUIT COURT OPENS MONDAY.
The Damage Suit Of anderson Against
Rollins, iiar>in~ and othcro May
Not BE Reached This Term
Of superior Court.
Especial to News and obs arvcr.)

AshevilIe. y. G., May 19.-Au ad-
journcd term Of the United states cir
cult court VIII convene hero Monday
will Judge j. &. Pritchard and two
district judges, probably Judges Boyd
and Waddill, sitting.
TIL regular term Of Superior Court
for the trial of civil cases ~couVcuc5
here Monday. Judge Fred Moore pro
siding. The term viii continue -four
weeks.
\ special from Hendcrsonvilic. whore
Judge Justice is holding superior
Court. says the celebrated 100000
damage suit of II. :. Anderson
against McssrS. Rollins Harkiue. ct
al Will hardly be reached during the
present term Of superior Court II
is set for the last day, next Saturday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
SUDDEN DEATH VI GOIDSBDI;D.
Mr.. l.. NJ. spence. Il Prominent Nor
Chant - at city.


Geldsbero. \. e.. May IA fcw
nli1tes after l. o'clock this afternoon
Nj. l.. NJ spence. Il prominent Nor
chant If this CITY. died Suddenly NJ.
spence had been unuelt for two o-
three DAYS. but ne serious oouSc-
0uencee were thought III, and his sud
den death WAS therefore . severe
shock to his family ana - the entire
community AZ wcll. b deeply SYM
pathize with them in ta"ii i~rIepaIsb3e
loss Nr. spence was - wears old
aud leaves q devoted wife and three
childrau.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Ice Company for Concord.
Especial to News and Observer.

Concord. y. G.. MAY 19-W. y.
smith. ESQ. has prepared the char
ter for the Concord Ice and Fuel CO.
which viii be Incorporated with q
capital Of fifteen thousand dollars To-
manufacture ice. The company has
already purchased n lot and the build
ing will be erected 1T once.
Postoffice INSPECTOR HiHea was her..
yesterday and arranged uith fhe Jn-
niors and I'D Fellows for the pp~tDf-
flee to occupy the Corb.n street build
ing BY Oct. 1st.
- IL - INI-SIfI II LII I&Ib(lIsh
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22

It was a most impressive moment
when under the spell Of DIR. willing
hams call there were twcnty-efght
men and women who rose and there
by declared their readiness TO go to
the foreign field if the way should
open. The fourteen m~issionarieS pres
cnt were introduced to the body. No
subject is quite so near the V
TONS heart as Foreign Missions.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
HOPE FOR MRS. DAVIS.
Her Condition WAS Reported
as Very Much improved,
(Bv the Associated Press.

(Bv the Associated Press.)
New York. May 19.-Mrs. jefferson
Davis condition was reported today Is
greatly improved and it was said that
she a spent the most comfortable
night since her condition became So
rious. The family are now hopeful Of
Il complete recovery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Tar Heels at The Front.

Perhaps there were a hundred ma
tive North Carolinians present ut the
convention and they were not a Whit
behind the chiefest, for instance.
Truett, the Texas giant: Mcconnell, the
great Missouri pastor, Broughton. the
Atlanta eVangel; Spillman. tho sun
d~ay-school expert; John +. White, 4
moving force in the Home Mission
ROard; j. l.. White, whose church lei
the South in its gifts TO Foreign Mis-
sions; the Poteat brothers, abIest col
legc presidents in the convention; Bal
ley. one Of the frOnt-line editors. Liv-
ingstOn Johnson, h whom there IS
no better mission secretary in all the
land; Miss Fannie Heck. elected this
year president of the Woman's Mis-
sfonary Union and the most prominent
Baptist woman in America today.
And there were others-a long and
worthy list.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
The Growing South.

In his interesting speech on Home
Missions I'll. Richard H. EdmOndS,
editor of Manufacturers Record, sal
timore. gave some telling facts. For
instance he declared that every riS-
ing sun looks upon 100000 of prop
erty accumulated in the South since
the sun rose the morning before. Ana
again: "In the next five years the pro-
grcss of the South will exceed that of
this section since 1880 to the pres
n,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22

hausting as wen as cxhiIirating. Wee
it not for he prevalent hunger II
head and heart there would surely be
fainting by the way.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Volunteers for the Front,

in the convention. Not a pessimistic
note; the world is growing better.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Kitcllin '.~keercd En- Up"

Representative w w. Kitchin gave
the Republicans of the House Il case
of fright this week when he brought
to the attention Of Cougress the fact
hat the Navy Department had is-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
ThC Silent Announcer.

An innovation with both its advan-
tages and disadvantages was the silent
announcer; tina is a blackboard TO the
rear of the platform on which was
written and turned to view various
announcements, calls for committees
kilograms received. etc. The design
TO save the time required to make
announcements verbally.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
The Supreme Hour.

Time and again the convention rose
to climaXeS of interest and enthusiasm,
but the supreme hour of the session
Sunday afternoon when 'EvangeI-
ism" was the theme. The five speak
ers were Drs. George w. Truett, F. G.
Mcconnell. NJ. p. Hunt, J. 3. Gam
breIl, and l.. CT. BrOughton. Not for
Il moment did interest lag; each adj
dress was exactly in place and to the
point: the "amenS' We're frequent ana
repeatedly the vast audience was
to tears; the seriousness, the
fervor, the awe were overwhelming;
NJ manifestly the Holy Spirit was
present in unusual power. 1t was an
hour never to be forgotten.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22

N more: Follow that splendid
way along the summit of Mission
I|G". admire the creSting homes
"0ilHnCing view. and think again
~. days that were. Here Bragg
" down on the forces of Grant,
."..1'lon seemingly impregnable;
|.'u the battle was joined his
..." gave way and he lost the
N"d from this very point began
"..- devastating March to the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Medals for Service.

For twenty-five consecutive years
DIS. Burrows and Gregory have been
the secretaries of the convention. and
ike is not in all the laLd. n
graceful tribute to their fidelity and
efficiency was the presentation to each
of q handsome medal, DR.. Eaton
speaking gracefully for the donors.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Out OF Il Country Church.

1t CHANGED that Professors Carver
and Dement,, of the Seminary. adj
the convention in succession.
When the second had finished Dr.
Folk, of Nashville. told how both had
come out of the same country church
in Davidson county, Tennessee, and
were baptized by the same man; and
how DR.. Dement,, as a boy, in a mem
DRY contest in the Sunday-schOol there
had learned by heart the entire New
Testament.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22

f.. th" EditOr:-On Friday morning.
81. the gaVeI of President Steph-
called to order at Chattanooga
of the greatest religious bodies Of
"pTId5 and when. ON Monday
ur. May IA, that gavel fell, Il
10 a close onc of the best SEES
I- i'm all history. 4 few sketches
= --lL be Of i%n1nrnst
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
\ Norman OH NOmen.

One of the reporters asked q lady
stenOgraphcr for an original para
craph ON the convention and here is
the rosponsc: al of the handsome
women in the audience are wearing
g,a and the old maids are in white
with CiddV hats
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Seven Jokes i'm One Speech.

but perhaps there is perfection mega
tive as we'll as positive. At any rate.
a religious body, while hOspitable to
occasional flashes of humor does we'll
to refrain from side-splitting anecdOte
on the platform or noisy applause in
the pew. Seven jokes in one speech
that was the highest record during
the convention; all were enjoyed n
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22

y sea level rather than a lock canal
will probably be authorized by Con
grcss. Sentiment in favor of the canal
at sea level has developed wonder
fully fast since the Frisco earthquake.
Panama is in the earthquake zone
and it is the opinion Of many cngi-
uecrS that violent earthquakes would
JeopardiZe if not destroy immense
locks, such as are contemplated in the
construction Of the Isthmian canal.
Senator Simmons, who is a member
of the senate committee on Inter-
oceanic Canals, announced today that
he would vote for 4 sea level canal. At
first senator Simmons was disposed to
aVO = lock canal, though the more
he has studied the question. the more
convinced has he become that a sea
level canal should be constructed
across the Isthnus. The Senator did
not get the benefit of the views of the
expert engineers. who testified while
he was i'll and during his absence in
North Carolina at the meeting of the
state committee. During the past few
days he has been studying this teSti-
monN and he has reached the conclu-
sion that the government should build
q sea level canal by all means. The
earthquake at Frisco had an influence
ing effect on his mind, as it has had
on nearly all Of those Who thus studied
the question. 1t is said that nearly all
the Democrats in the Senate favor q
sea level canal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Present: y Mighty Host.

''''H tho convention. represent
'''t two million Christians in the
''.t gathers mid these historic
l'"k in upon them crOWdinS
nook of the great auditorium
that sea of faces and watch
''<'}2 moods: WEAKNESS some
'|.Sc interest in the main; hum
.' handkerChicfs now brushing
"..1 now waving salutes; lusty
and pillows of applause once
and, again, some familiar
''HHdering heaVenWard from
."'~tHd masculine threats. How
+.< one man in such a thron9;
Impressive is the total multi
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Notes Optimistic.

N0los Optimistic.
ii better year in the history
.''AErhtion than the past twelve
me Theological Seminary.
" students; the Home Mission
".+blnrt1ng $50 missionaries i'll
'' SECTIONS of the South; the
~' Mission Board spending ST.
'"N giving the gospel to the
me Sunday-school Board
' Publishing business of $50
me wear and donating $1,000
.'.h I" Sunday-school field work
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Through the Gate CITY.
Charming Chattanooga.

Beautifully situated on the banks
u( The Tennessee; fertile and we'll
titled farms for miles and miles
rounds; a treater of historic interest;
70 population of $1,000; beautiful resi-
IcurcS. churches. schools; people in
tnIligcnt, Industrious, hOspitable; ex-
cn.lcut transportation facilities; the
blue hills looming up about it "as
tH" mountains are round about Jcrusa-
.rW.' Sue is Chattanooga; and
-ioual hours must of course be spent
the city.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
y Baptist Baron.
For the Brother in Black.

In an interesting discussion of mis-
among the negroes DR.. j. William
Jones spoke of the work done in the
past: How the good women of the
South instructed in n Bible the saw
imported hither by New England
ships in colonial days. how DR.. James
BOyce conducted d negro Sunday
in Charleston; and how one in
Lychburg was under the fostering are
If StnnnMaI Jackson
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22

nrdcaIs for Auditors.

To hear one great speech a day or
week or month. would give exercise
to mind and life; but to near tWehty
or more q day. from mld-lhoVlhs 70
nearly midnight. many OF them sooa
and some Of them epochal-thlS Is eA-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-22
Johnnie Strikc-AXc.

AS trophies of Home Mission work
on the Western frontier there were
some of the Usage Indians in attend
ance at Chattanooga. One Of these
bore the singular name of Johnnie
Strike-AXe and he was a unique figure
in the passing thrOng, though he did
not appear on the PLATFORM.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
OLD TIeHTFIsT NOT CAUGHT.
cieve Ruse to Secure Drausht Of
Beer Was Wasted.

Near Yineland, N. j., there lived a
German farmer who brewed his own
beer, the superiority OF which he was
continually pPoclaiming, though no
other person ever enjoyed an oppor-
tunity Of testing Its merits. A young
neighbor made a wager that he could
trick the farmer into giving him a
taste of the much-vaunted drink. The
youth visited the German one Sunday
afternoon and the conversation was
deftly stored around to home brewed
beer The young man boosted that
his father brewed beer that could not
be equaled The farmer at once We
nmently ordered up mug of his own
favorite brew. When 1t appeared the
German raised 1t to his nps, and, the
other hand pressing his stomach
drank every drop without taking
breath Then holding the empty mug
to the disappointed young fellow he
said, gravely:
You say your fader's beer ISIS so
better as minel Jost schmell dot
mug!"-Lippincotts Magazine
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
SHAW WARNS BANKERS.
Government Deposit Must Not IL
Used For Speculation.

Government Deposit Must Not lie
Used For Speculation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Secretary
Of the Treasury Shaw has notified all
national bank repositories, in which he
says in effect that he expects public
moneys In depository banks to be used
In communities where II is deposited
and not loaned through brokers and
other agents in New York for specula-
tive purposes.
His letter Is as follows:
Il am advised that many banks scat
tered throughout the country are loan
ing their surplus funds through brokers
and Others in New York on call at high
rates of interest. Money loaned on
call is well nigh universally for specu-
lative purposes. recognize the right
of any individual to speculate in stocks
or in lands, and the legal right of any
bank to loan money ut appropriate
rates of interest at home or abroad on
ample security, even with knowledge
that it is being used for speculative
purposes.
IL am not willing however, that gov
eminent money shall be entlced away
from the locality where 1t has been
deposited for the purpose of being used
in this way. Public deposits are made
in aid of legitimate business as dis
tinguished from speculation whatever
Its nature.
"Depositary city banks are expected
to loan at regular rates or not at all
and they must not be tempted to act
as agents instead of correspondents for
other depostary banks in making call
loans at high rates.
''If you have more money than your
community can appropriately absorb,
please return 1t to the treasury, for ii
can be promptly placed where 1t will
do much good. This does not apply to
banks with large reserves regularly on
deposit with city correspondents"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
NOT ALTOGETHER HIS FAULT
Mountaineer's Appearance In Court
by No Means Voluntary.

A brawny moonshlner from the
north Georgia mountains was on trial
Though weighted with the outward
evidences of many years. the old fell
low was straight I'm FORM keen Of
eye. and ready OF tongue. Il was his
first offense. or at least the first time
he had been caught with the goods
on" The Judge determined to be
light on him. and administer a small
fine, accompanied by a lecture and
some soft words OF warning.
odd man. am going to be light on
you this time. because Il Is your first
ofense. and you are old enough to
know better warn you. however.
that n you ever come before me
again. IL will go hard with you"
Sudden humor wrinkled the grim
old mouth and made the eyes twinkle,
as he drawled IN that inimitable noun
tainese: "'Bleeged to 20, Judge. But
honest / never come this ere time;
l was fetched
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
INVENTOR FATALLY HURT.
Explosion Of New Compound at Lynn
During Demonstration.

LYNN, Mass, Sept. s.-Two men
were fatally, one seriously aud dozen
others slightly injured by an explosion
on Lennox hill In this city.
The fatally injured are Frank w.
W0rdenberger and George Tatnall.
both OF New York city. Francis Chi
colne. an Italian laborer. who lives In
Swampscott was seriously hurt, but
will recover. The slightly injured in
clude number OF Lynn aud Salem
contractors.
Wordenbergcr, n German by birth
and chemist by occupation. Is the in
ventor Of a new explosive compound.
aud Tatnall is the president Of com
pany formed 20 exploit il. The two
men had been touring throughout New
England demonstrating the new eXplo-
sive In the presence Of contractors and
quarry workers
A demonstration was given on Len
nox hill. ana some forty or more con
tractors from this city and Salem were
present Five holes had been drilled In
the ledge and filled with dynamite
Three other holes contained the new
explosive.
Wordenberger was tamplng one of
the holes containing the new explosive
ana Tatnall was beside him overseeing
the work. Suddenly without warning
there was Il terrific explosion. For
some reason which will never be
known the new explosive was deto-
mated. the concussion causing the com
pound in the other two holes to ex
plode Wordenberger apd Tatnan
were blown nearly thirty feet Nearly
every stitch of clothing was torn from
them, and their faces and bodies were
badly lacerated. Both men were filed
full of minute particles of fine rock.
Chicoine was seriously injured by
the flying fragments of stone.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
wARsHlps IN LONG RACE.
Four United states Cruisers start IL
Endurance Test of ~ 900 Miles.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Four Of the
finest cruisers In the American navy.
the West Virginia, Colorado. Pennsyl
yania and Maryland. started ON a race
OF over 5000 miles across the Atlantic
and then on TO the Philippines a total
of 1900 miles
The four vessels are alike In design
aud engines. hut they have different
type OF boilers and for that reason the
outcome OF the trip TO Gibraltar. which
Is to Ice the first stopping point, will be
watched with great interest by naval
authorities.
II Is believed that all Of the cruisers
will cross the Atlantic TO the entrance
OF the Mediterranean sea inside of ten
days. The four vessels will not return
to American waters for three years.
They 20 TO replace the battleships
Ohio and Wisconsin in Asatic waters
The Wisconsin returns TO San Fran
cisco. while the Ohio will come here.
In navy circles II Is believed that
the Pennsylvania or the Maryland will
show the greatest speed during the
trial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
One 1hIno She Had Learned.

One OF the young architects who de
llvers lecture on modern architec-
ture in the series OF free public school
lectures In New York had just shown
his audience the beauties OF the
Cologne cathedral the other night,
when he thought Of an experience he
once had on a similar occasion.
1t was at the conclusion OF my lee.
ture." he told his audience. that a
woman came to me. explained that
she, too, was a student Of architecture,
and thanked me for enlightening her
on one point that she had never been
able to understand before. I have al
ways wondered. she said to me,
where the colonial style Of architec-
ture comes from. Now, Of course. |
see that It comes from Cologne"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
REPUBLICAN, TEXT BOOK OUT.
congregational Committee Issue In
formation "a Electors.

formation 90 Electors.
WASHINGTON. Sept l0.-The Re.
publican party, It's achievements for
half a century and particularly IFS rec
ord IN the present congress, Is com
mended TO the voters of the country
In the campaign text book given ont
by the Republican congressional com.
mittee
The book contains 273 pages and Is
repete with Republican doctrine, en-
braclng practically every conceivable
subject upon which Information may
be desired. Radlcalism or conserva'
ton, IL is declared, are never matters
OF concern 10 Republicans, but II Is
stated they are content with practical
aud progressive Ideas and the matur'
ing OF those Ideas into positive per
formance." Every statement made
and all figures presented are declared
In the foreword OF the book 10 be OH.
clal or authoritative. aud the foreword
concludes, "rhe truth Is the highest
exempllncatlon OF Republican doc
trlnes aud policies aud party record
the best plea that can be made FOR
continuation In power"
In discussing the campaign issues Of
1906 the book calls attention 10 the
fact that since the termination Of the
Fifty-thlrd congress Ia 1895 the house
OF representatives has been Republic.
an and adds that there Is every rca
sou to expect that substantial work
Ing Republican majority will be elected
next November" During those ten
years. II Is stated. eve have made "a
greater advance as nation and a PEG
pie than was ever made before In a
generation aud In many respects great
err than during our whole previous his
tory"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy ReaderA

Henry Root leaves Tuesday for Law
renoeyille.
S.. Corbett offers his dwelling for
sale, ll9 Jefferson street.
Misses Hlldred and Hazel Hart
spent Sunday In Woodford City.
Mrs Harriet Sykes OF Dorset Is Wis.
ltlng her daughter Mrs ii. N. Williams.
Miss Mary Mclean OF Holden Is the
guest OF friends Ia the village for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Henser OF
Boston are visiting at the home OF NJ.
j. Belden.
Frank T.. Howe and son Paul went TO
Wilmington and spent Sunday with
bis mother.
Mrs A. O, Sweet and daughter Mil
dIed have been spending a few days In
Woodtord City.
The 2lst G. T.. state convention will
be held at the Second Congregational
church Oct. PA.
Me- and Mrs T.. G.. Cram and sou
Claire have been visiting 10 Burling
ton for a few days.
Miss Elizabeth Harrison who has
been visiting Miss Elizabeth Norton
has returned to North Adams.
Miss Adele Endress leaves Wednes-
day for North Adams 10 resume her
studies at the State Normal school.
DIR A. b. Blxby aud wife who have
been visiting at DR. l.. II. Ross, have
returned TO their home In Poultney.
Lyman X. Bowles and j. L. Griffin
are in Albany today TO see Edward
Kline who Is yet confined In the City
hospital.
Edmund Robinson lad about 10
years of age was taken 10 hospital
In Troy Saturday where he Is to un-
dergo an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Grace Harmon entertained l6
OF her young lady friends at widow
Friday afternoon at the Soldiers
Home. The prize was won by Miss
Vera Bull. Refreshments we're served.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-10
Reading Made Easy.

In study of the physiological as.
pect OF reading the curious fact has
been brought out that the Characters
tic features of letters are found for
the most part in the upper halves. so
that as the readers attention is here
directed he is often able to read a
line with the lower half of the letters
covered. 1t has, accordingly, occurred
to some French scientists that some
considerable Improvements could be
made ia Typography, working along
these lines, and that increased legi-
bility and rapidly of reading would
result. Some of these suggestions
have received a practical application
in some European advertising signs,
where legibility is prime essential,
and the results have been most salts
factory.-Harper Weekly