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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23

These figures mean that on the aver
age the dollar that goes over the coun--s
ter Of the store for food or food stuffs
has shrunk as compared with the dollar,
that Went over the same counter in
1896, to SO cents. But it does not
mean as is claimed by some eastern
publications, that where the WORKING
man in 1896 paid So week to set his
table. he now pays $40. This is mere
guesswork. If he sets his table on
the same scale as before, the average
increase has been II cents in the dol
lar. But there have been other in
ereases. The cost of fuel has cone up.
This, has. been due largely to labor
troubles in the coal fields, to necessary
increases in the cost Of production
and partly to the abnormal appetite of
the trusts that control the coal at
bases OF supply. To earn dividends
on increased capitalization thew have
increased the selling price of coal at
tldeWater. But the retailer of coal
IN Minneapolis is making relatively
less than he did before. His profit on
ton of coal is about what it was ten
years ago and it takes considerably
more capital to handle it.
There has also been an increase in the
rent account. What that increase has
been in Minneapolis, it is difficult to
get an accurate account. One rental
agent who has large list says there
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23

Bailiff Drops Dead When Threat.
= ened by a Sick Child Whose
Father He Would Evict.
Special Gable to Tho journal,

Special Gable to The Journal.
Warsaw, Dec 22.-In q small country
town not far from Warsaw a death has
just occurred, under dramatic and
sensational circumstances, which has
made a profound impression on the
are convinced that it was the result Of
q miracle, and that a. young girl was
the agent thru whom divine vengeance
was wrought.
It appears that the local squire, like
many Of his kind, fell upon evil days
and was obliged to borrow sum Of
money on nm morgage But ewing to
and host Of minor misfortunes, he
was unable to pay the interest on the
money for some time. The mortgage,
woman, by the way, determined to
evict her debtor from his estate, and
charged bailiff to perform that un-
pleasant duty.
When the bailiff arrived at the
manor, he was met by the squire, who
besought him, with tears in his eyes,
year-old daughter was just recovering
from a bad attack Of scarlet fever and
1t would mean death if she was turned
out into the fields in the raw November
weather. But the bailiff refused, say
ing that he was acting under his
client s orders, who had told him not to
delay single day no matter what ex-
cuses were made.
But this is not an excuse" pro-
tested the distracted father. eff nv
prayers cannot move. you perhaps the
sight of my suffering child will.'
Goes Into Sick Room.
Still protesting that he could do
nothing, to postpone the eviction, the
bailiff followed the squire into the
sickroom. When the child saw him
and learned why he had come, she
raised her pale, thin face from the
pillow and looking. at him with wild
eyes, said in trembling voice:
You have ruined my father and
mother, and now you re going to turn
me out of my home to diel God will
most surely punish you for such wicked
nessi'
No sooner had she uttered these
words than the bailiff turned pale, stag
gered and: fell fate forwards on tie tie
ground; When licked up he was
found to be dead.
The incident has created the greatest
sensation, not only in the district, but
thruout the country. The peasants
and the workingmen solemnly explain
1t by the words, "To cud" "It's a
1t was with the greatest difficulty
that the frightened farm servants could
be persuaded to carry the dead bailiff
out of the room. At first none Of
them would touch it, declaring that the
man had died under Gods curse. They
look upon the squire s child, however
with peculiar generation, as one by
whom God has chosen to work a mir
acle. -'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23

but prosperity has come to the work
ing man also. The bureau makes this
clear in it's discussion of wages. OF
course such an Investigation must be
limited in it's scope, and this one did
not include transportation, agriculture.
and other important groups. But
fortunately there have been remarkable
increases in the wages Of men on the
within few weeks. It is also known
that farm labor is scarce and highly
paid .
The results Of the investigation show
that in 1905 the average wages per
hour in the principal manufacturing
and mechanical industries Of the coun-
try were l.6 per cent higher than in
1904. that the average hours Of labor
cent more persons were employed in.
the establishments investigated AS
there was an increase in the number
employed, as well as in the average
wage per hour, it follows that there
was an increase in the total weekly
earnings This increase was per cent.
The average wage per hour in 1905
was 1873 per cent higher than the aver
age tor the ten-year period from 1890
to 1899. The average hours of labor a
week were Al per cent lower.
When the figures of the inyestiga-
ton Of wages and prices are brought
together, they show that, while the
average price Of food increased O.6 per
cent between 1904 and 1905, the aver
age wage increased little more, so
that the purchasing power of the dol
lar increased in the intervening twelve
months. Besides, there was great deal
more labor employed. :.
The struggle between wages and
prices has been a close one. The Bat
tie is still on and while the average
method Of getting at the matter shows
"a comfortable margin favorable to
wages, this does not comfort the man
who has not been fortunate enough to
secure an increase or whose earning
power has decreased. He has had to ac-
cept the hardships of prosperity with
out its benefits. He has met fate: But
averages and evolutions do not concern
themselves with the individual.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23

Japan gets 1870 recruits yearly for her
regular army. 22Ts - 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
Balance Rock.

In strip Of woodland among the
slopes of the Berkshire hills near the
city Of Pittsfeld, Mass, can be seen a
strange phenomenon. It is massive
boulder weighing about 40 tons
perched upon bed of rock of Berk-
shire limestone-of entirely different
formation-in such way as to appear
Sss BE- q Ths beze eaiR'i I'd a Rne~
known fact that golden grain belt beer
is not only the purest Of all beverages,
but also the most beneficial to body and
mind. A trial will convince you.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
FAMILY BLOWN TO ATOMS
Alchenlist Causes Explosion While
Showing Nugget He Had Made.

Paris, Dec. 22.-M. Capel, a distin.
gulshed chemist and alchemist, who has
long been trying to manufacture gold,
brought about the death Of himself AMI
his entire family just when he believed
that he had solved the golden riddle.
n. Capel has recently limited to sew.
eral people that he had made an i'm
poTtant discovery in his experiments at
COLO, production, and he wrote to his
prother saying that he believed he was
on the way towards solving the prob
He called his wife and three children
into his laboratory at Pomet last night,
and showed them what appeared to be
a nugget of gold
he was explaining to them the pro-
cess he had used, when he inadvertent-
~ pushed basin containing some gun
powder too near the lamp. a terrific
explosion followed, blowing up the en-.
tire laboratory and leaving it q heap Of
ruins = - -
.Neighbors rushed to the rescue. and
with great difficulty were able to re-
cover the shattered bodies of the al
chemist, his wife, and three children.
The wife was still able to speak. but
she died on her way to the hosnital.
The alchemist has left no trace of his
secret discovery. Nm
Japan gets 1870 recruits yearly for her
regular army. 49, AsNssN
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
THE UPWARD STRUGGLE
OF WAGES AND PRICES.
Interesting Results Of Recent Investigations Of the
Federal Bureau of Labor.

compared with average prices for the
ten-year period. Calling the ten wears
prices 100,. the increases or decreases
are shown in the table on that SCALE
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20
Marriage In Orange.

Married at the residence of
Major Joseph 4. Harris in Hills
boro, on Sunday, afternoon Nov.
IL, 1906, at 3 p. M, Mr.. B. r.
Riley and Miss Addie NJ. Hayes
by Joseph A. Harris, J. ?. The
attendants were Mr.. Burt Dur
ham, of Burlington, N. c., and
Miss Sadie Hayes of Hillsboro,
sister of the bride, and Miss
Hattie Riley, of Cheeks town.
ship, sister of the groom. The
bride Is a daughter of our towns
man, Mr.. Frank Hayes. The
groom is a very worthy young
man, a son of our friend, Mr.. w.
P. Riley, and is an empIoye of
the Emo Cotton Mill. The OBJ
server wishes the happy young
couple a long and happy life. -
Orange County Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20
From The Chapel HILL News.

Mr.. NJ. B. Merritt, of Mt. Car
mel neighborhood, was in town
Monday and showed US a sweet
potato that was shaped very
much like a dove. 1t had a neck
and a head like a dove and the
body of the potato was shaped
exactly like a doves breast. 1t
was somewhat of a curiosity.
While out hunting last Satur-
day. Mr.. Claud Sykes shot at a
bird and several shot struck Mr..
Eugene Teer. the X. F. d. car
rier, who was travelling the big
road. One shot went through
his ear. while several went into
his face and head. While no
serious damage was done, and
both men are the best of friends.
hunters should be more careful
the way they shoot.
The Chapel Hill train happened
to bad luck yesterday evening
soon after leaving the depot, a.
bout 2 o'clock, p. m. The trucks
of a box car, next to the engine.
became tangled causing one end
of the car to drop head foremost
on the track. Marvin Sparrow.
who:.was on the car at the time,
was thrown off and narrowly es-
capped being run over. The track
was torn up the length of the
car. The passengers were car
ried to the Station on the engine
in time to make connection with
the train going west. The pas
sengers from the east were met
at the station by the work train,
which was in charge of Capt.
Freeland, who done all he could
for the comfort of his passen-
gers. We might add that Capt.
Smith and engineer J. p. Nesbitt,
of the Chapel Hill train were
very kind indeed in showing cour-
tesies to US all. The track was
cleared about day this morning.
Durham was threatened with
a water famine last Friday.
when the main pump at the sup
ply pond of the Durham Water
Co. bursted. The damage was
speedily repaired and soon there
was little danger Of supply run
ming short.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20
Trouble al The Bull Factory.

There came near being serious
trouble at the Bull factory last
Saturday. when a negro by the
name of Son Mitchell was dis.
charged for failure to do work
the foreman ordered. After he
was discharged he refused to
leave the factory, and at that
moment Superintendent Andrews
araivcd and attempted to put
him out.
In the scuflle Mr.. Andrews re.
ceived a cut lon the hand. The
negro ran off, but was overtaken
and officers of the law sent for.
In the meantime several ne
groes that worked al the factory
left their work and began to con-
gregate and make threats, 50
much so that those OBTAINING the
negro thought best to let him 90,
and he escaped. Later several
negroes that assisted in having
Mitchell turned loose were ar
rested. Those arrested on the
charge of disturbing the peace
were Joe Bynum, Claud Bynum,
Ed Holloway and Irwin Barbee.
Two of the negroes were fined
S. and the costs. Thu others
were discharged.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20
SIX Women Arrested.

After midnight in fact near
/ O'Clock Sunday morning Ser
qcant Aldridge and three officers,
Policemen Hicks. Gates and PEN
dergraph went on a raid for bad
women on Whitted and Glenn
streets. They landed six who
are now in Jail. as thes could not
furnish the necessary bonds.
Those arrested were as follows:
Fannie Johnson, Lorena Harris,
Annie Harris, Mollie Pool, Josie
Marrow and Rosa Fallon. They
were arrested under the city or
dinance for this crime and If they
had deposited $40 each or give
that amount of securely they
would have been allowed their
liberty.
Each of the women were fined
ten dollars and the costs or thirty
days at work house.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20
German Items OF Interest.

er after the little snow that came
last week. We all are very busy,
some moving, some killing hogs,
while am eating potato pudding,
not like the correspondent that
had been picking cotton, for | do
not have that pleasure.
A. ]. Hall and family went to
Durham on shopping tour last
week.
Misses Bessie and Belle Mark
ham and Vera Ross spent Satur-
day night with the Misses For
sythe, Durham, route 4.
w. A. Robertson is convalescent
his many friends will be glad to
know.
A goodly number of young peo-
pie called to see the Misses Mark
ham Saturday night and Sunday.
They We're Miss Fannie Moring
and brother, Charlie, from Nor
Irisville, A. M. and Ed Hall, John
Stevens and William Wilkins, of
German, Hugh Poole, ]. NJ. Proc
tor and T. Gates, of Durham.
A certain young lady moved
out of the neighborhood recently
and the night before she left a
certain man started to see her
and stopped on tie way remarked
today has been larger than the
22d of last June" Wonder what
he told her? Guess he will &c
somewhere else every Wednes-
day night now.
Our mail carrier was the vel.
come guest of Hugh Holloway
Friday night. He reports a good
time as does everyone that visits
them.
Mrs. Martha Hicks is very i'll.
She is suffering with complica.
ton of diseases.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Fogleman
spent Sunday in Durham.
There will be a flag raising al
Glenn's school house on Thanks.
giving by the Junior Order Of
Durham, when a Bible and flag
will be present. Everybody i:
Invited to come, and of course
we shall expect our good editor
to come and share with us.
Miss Belle Markham has ac
cepted a position with Mrs. Ad;
Smith in Durham and will bt
lglad to have her friends call ir
to see her.
Miss Bessie Markham is very
much improved. She has beer
suffering with Lagrippe.
| w. T. and T. J. Holloway wen
over to Durham last week OF
business.
Miss Malissa Markham and G
?. Moring of Morrisville spenI
Saturday night and Sunday neal
Trinity College with friends.
May we all meet on Thanks
Igiving. G. c.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20
MATTERS AT The STATE CAPITAL.
Correspondents Sending out Many In
tereStinQ Items.

Raleigh, Nov. Is. The North
Carolina state literary and his
torical society convened tonight
in fRaney hall for its seventh
annual meeting. The attend
ance was large, manyofthe states
most highly educated and cul-
tured people being present. The
program carried out was a splen-
did one, several memorable ad-
dresses being made.
The most interesting feature of
the meeting however, was the
award of the William Houston
Patterson memorial cup, the gift
of Mrs. Lindsay Pattersn, OF
Winston-Salem. The cup was
unanimously awarded to DR.. Ed
win Minis, of the chair of En-
glish literature of Trinity col
lege, Durham, in recognition of
his notable achievement in lit
erary production, the Life of
Sidney Lanier," which was pub
lished last fall. The cup was
presented by Hon. F. H. Busbee,
of Raleigh, in happy speech.
When the decision of the COM
mittee was announced there was
a tremendous outburst of ap-
plause.
Today Commissioner of In
surance J. r. Young cancelled
the license of the peoples Ben
eficial and Relief association, of
Charlotte, for gross carelessness
in managing its affairs. 1t is the
oldest negro company in the
state.
A charter is issued for the
Pleasant Garden company, of
Pleasant Garden, by the secre-
tary of state with $25, 900 capital
to do a general wood working
business. The incorporators are.
w. H. Ragan. High Point: w. C..
Tucker. Greensboro, and E. r.
Tucker, of Pleasant Garden.
Death claimed today Col. Will
liam j. Saunders, one of Raleigh's $
oldest and best known citizens.
He was seventy years old, a son
of Judge Romolus Sanders. who
was minister to Spain from the
United States prior to the civil
war. Col. Sanders enlisted in
the confederate army as lieu
tenant. being a member of the
famous Mauly's ba terry. At the
close of the war he was serving
, as lieutenant colonel in Johnson's
army and surrendered near
Greensboro. He was one of the
best known and brightest Ma
sons in the state. and was man
of great literary talent. The
funeral will be at 4 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from Christ
Episcopal Church with Masonic
; honors.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20

]. H. Shields, who went to the
hospital in Richmond a short
while ago for the second time.
has returned to his home in this
county. He comes back home
greatly improved by his trip.
This was his second visit to the
hospital in Richmond.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20
HAPPENINGS In PERSON COUNTY.
Batch Of Items from the Courier
Cleaned for Recorder Readers.

Iledned fOf Rec1fder kedaerS.
Elder P. D. Gold will preach
at Rougemont next Monday, Nov.
10Th, Flat River Tuesday, Surl
Wednesday, Roxboro Wednesday
night, and Stories Greek Thurs
day.
Mr.. l.. M. Carlton is placing
the lumber on the ground to build
a residence. He will build on
the lot recently purchased of Mr..
Henry Field.
Mr.. Joe Moore recently pur-
chased a nice building lot on
Reams avenue, and is placing
lumber on the ground to build
him a residence and it will not
be for rent either.
Mr.. D. NJ. Andrews went to
Baltimore last Saturday morning,
to visit his son, Joe Dick, who is
in the hospital there. Joe went
there about two weeks ago for
medical treatment, he soon de-
veloped a case of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Andrews has returned and
we are glad to learn that his son
is improving.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Joseph Gilbert
Moore, of Roxboro, and Miss
Hattie Cora Williams, daughter
of our estimable countyman, Mr..
Joseph r. Williams. The mar.
riage will take place at Oak
Grove church, Person county, on
Wednesday morning, Nov. %.
Another old landmark gone.
Nc C. Cozart died at his
home, near Surl, in this county,
last Sunday, at the ripe old age
of about GA years. Mr.. Cozart
leaves a large family connection
to mourn his death. He leaves
10 children, 100 grandchildren
and II great-grandchildren. The
old men are fast passing away
and their places will be hard to
fill. We sometimes think that we
do not appreciate these old people
as we should.
Mr.. II. c. Satterfeld left last
week for Durham, where he has
accepted position with the
American Tobacco Co. We re-
gret exceedingly to see Clem anC
Mrs. Satterfeld leave Roxboro
They are quite an addition tt
any town and will be missed
by their friends here. The Cou'
rier extends best wishes to then
in this change, hoping that they
will find prosperity and happi
ness in their new home.
The many friends and relative.
Of Mrs. K. A. Pass were shocked
last week to learn that she haC
a severe case of diphtheria. Fol
two days she was very low. but
SUNDAY morning the glad tiding:
came to her loved ones here that
she was out Of danger and i'm
proving. Mrs. Pass is with hel
husband in Asheville, where they
expect to spend the winter. W.
are glad to know that Mr.. Pas!
Is also improving.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1906-11-20
The DEATH RECORD.
Death Of a Child.

Little Miss Ethel Hill, eight
week old child of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Beard, died at the home of
her parents, corner of Vickers
avenue and Parker street, last
Friday evening at GAS O'Clock.
The child has been i'll for some
thing over two weeks and her
death was not unexpected by
those of the family and other
loved ones who had been attend
ing the bedside.
The funeral services was con-
Quoted from the residence Satur-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev.
T. A. Smoot, pastor of Main
Street Methodist church, officiat-
ing. The interment took place
in Maplewood cemetery imme-
diately after the funeral service.
N. EnOCk.
Saturday afternoon at 3:3C
o'clock N. Enock, father of B.
Enock, Mrs. M. Gladstein and
Mrs. NJ. Haskell, died at the
home of Mrs. Gladstein. In ad'
dition to the above named chill
dren, who reside in this city,
there is one other daughter, Mrs,
Joseph Smolensky, of Henderson
These are the only members Of
the immediate family of Mr.
Enock.
The deceased was 73 years o.
age and he had been in declining
health for quite a while. Hi
death was no surprise to those
who had been watching by hi
bedside. 1t was expected.
The funeral serv're was con
Quoted Sunday and the remains
were laid to rest in the Jewisl
cemetery Immediately after tn
funeral rites.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-27
NEGRO GETS DRUNK.
And Begins to Raise a Rough
House on Third Street.

John Moss, n negro working at the
home Of Or. Uriah Hartman, II North
Third Street, got glorlonsly drunk yes
tcr(ay morning and anticipating the near
approach OF Emancipation Day, l,o be-
gan to celebrate by hurting a few big
cobble stones at the front OF his cm-
ployer's house.
DR. Hartman, who was busy With II
patient at the time, was told Of the man
evil deeds, and armed with n lnrso claw
hammer. he sailed forth to a hand-to-
nund combat
In sruhle which ens'led, tho ham
lner foil to the ground and the negro
soon followed 1t In Its downward course
still graphing tho doctor, however. The
tier, seeing the necessity for action,
and quick action, gave tho man II taste
OF his fist full In tho face and blood
spurted from nose and mouth Drofusely,
DR.. William II. Parker who happened
to be near, gave the man hypodermic
injection and ordered tho ambulance to
BIO called for, Or. Truman, who responds
ed declared the man more ut for tho
natrol and so the patrol was sent for
Moss was taken to the Third Station on
a warrant sworn out by DR.. lIarman.
A counter warrant was served against
tho doctor, and both will appear IN tho
Police Court this morning to answer tho
charges against them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-27

from Havana and thereby make It pos
sible for people to live in the South Win
out the ever-recurring fear OF yellow
fever and It's business DESTROYING com
panion, quarantine. And he will not let
tho public lose sight Of the fact that the
benefits resulting from the discovery
OF the means Of preventing yellow fev 81
and its allied. diseases lis not confined
I'd freeing Havana md the South Of
yellow fever, as he Will doubtless re-
mind them that, has made possible
the building OF the Panama Canal by the
United states government As the failure
Of the lorench3to build the canal WIS ns
largely due TO the high mortality rate
among the laborers. CONSEQUENT IN me
lack of proper sanitation rs to any otlic:
one thing, Profitns BY tho failure OF the
French our government has begun It's
work with the battle cry "let tho dirt
fly" But in doing SO II Is devoting lis
attention to making tho dirt fly accord
ing to tho views OF modern santnrlans
before beginning the digging operations
on a large scale. thus adding to tho many
monuments hlilt by Sthe9 workers In
prevcntitlVn medicine