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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
Existing Law Does Not Authorize the
Government to Acquire Title to
Land Necessary to Develop
Scheme OF lmprOv-
ing Waterway
in State.

Washington, February 1T Wal
Department has reached the conclusion
that it has no authority to acquire lands
in North Carolina for i've and harbor
urposes md to meet the situation 1t
will be necessary for the State Legisla-
ture to pass a law permitting the Fed
eral Government to acquire lands in
the State. The discovery that the gov
lacks this power was made by
Senate Simmons, who ascertained
that the $4,000 appropriated by Con-
gress two years G for acquiring sites
for the proposed locks and dams on the
upper Cape Fear have never been ex-
pended. A North Carolina law, en-
acted years ago, authorizing the gov
to acquire title and exercise
Jurisdiction over lands needed for pub
lie buildings and forts is not, in the
opinion of the War Department., broad
enough to include lands required in
connection with river and harbor i'm
provements.
1t is necessary in carrying out the
project of canalizing the Upper Cape
Fear for the government to own lands
on either side of the river at locations
of locks and dams. Again, in carrying
out the scheme to connect Paml1co
Sound with Beaufort inlet by a canal
connecting the waters of Neuse river
with Newport river by way of Adams
and Core creeks, a dry cut offour miles
will be necessary to connect the head
waters of these creeks, one of which
empties into the Neuse and the other
into the Newport river which flows
into the ocean by Beaufort inlet, and
the government will have to acquire
title to a strip of land over four miles
long and $50 feet wide. It is estimated
that this land will cost about SIS, 200.
Senator Simmons amendment ap-
p~ropriates money to buy this land, but
there is no North Carolina law to allow
the government to acquire lands for
this To meet this situation
the Senator has, after conference with
Genera Mckenzie, chief of engineers,
prepared a bill comforting the neces-
sary authority on the government and
sent a copy of it to Senator McLauch-
lin, of Cumberland county. The Sena-
tor says the act should be passed by
the Legislature as soon as practicable.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
MRS. BROOKS dead.
Husband Was Famous in Recon-
StruCtiOn Period of the
States History.

Elizabeth City, n. c., Feb. 2O.-Mrs.
H. A. Brooks, widow of United States
in South Road street last night at ten
O'Clock at the age of rs years and two
months. Several days g b sus-
tanned a stroke of paralysis, from which
she never rallied. h is survived by
three sons, two daughters and seven
teen grandchildren. Her body will be
inferred tomorrow in Overman's ceme-
terry.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
MI. Will Casey Has HabeaS Corpus
Hearing Before Justice Con-
nor, of Supreme Court,
With the Above
Result.
From Thursdays Daily.

AS announced in Wednesdays ARGUS
the attorneys of Mr.. Will Casey, who
is charged with the killing of the late
Mr.. Gordon Hurst, went with their
client to Raleigh, where last night, un-
der a writ of habeas corpus, they had a
hearing before Justice Conner, of the
Supreme Court.
Quite a number of witnesses were
examined, and the hearing extended
late into the night, and at the conclu-
sion Justice Connor announced that he
would render his decision this morn
ing. This his Honor did, admitting
Casey to bail in the sum of SIC, 900, to
be justified before the Superior Court
clerk of this county.
All the parties returned to this city
this afternoon, and as we go to press
the bond is being made VI among Mr..
Casey's relatives and friends in the
neighborhood of his home.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
The Wasted witticfsm.

81 always thought" said the hostess,
chat Scotchmen were humorous. Last
night I showed a departing Scotch
guest a great pile Of ~overcoats in the
dressing room.
"'Here,' I said, with a wave Of my
hand, you are the first to leave. Take
your choice
"@Thank you,' said he as he fum-
bled searchingly among them, I'll ave
me own.'"-New York Press.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
"A GuaranUeeu Cure For Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pro-
tr1ding Piles. Druggists refund
money if PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure any case, no matter of how
long standing, in 6 to IA days. First
application gives ease and rest. 50c.
III your druggist hasn't it send soc iD
stamps and it will be forwarded
postpaid by Paris Medicine Co.. st.
Louis, Mo.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
A $4,000 Cotton Fire.

Elberton, Ga, Feb. 17-Fire early
today destroyed the Southern Rail
way depot, 400 bales of cotton, eight
freight ars and contents, and a pas
senger train. The loss is about $780,
600. Sparks from a passing train are
said to have ignited the cotton.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
A Legal Remedy.

Hostess - Were o seasick coming
across, dear? Miss Pert-Oh, mol You
see, papa was with us. Hostess-But
what has that to do with your not be-
ing seasick? Miss Pert = Well, you
know, papa is a judge, and he over
ruled the motion.-Boston Transcript.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28

A sharp tongue is the only edged tool
that grows eener with constant use.-
Irving.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-06-13
SMYRNA CARPETS.
Employment Given to Thousands of
Needy People in Alden.

The celebrated Smyrna carpet" is
not made in Smyrna; it is product
of the vilayet of Alden, of which
Smyrna is the capital, says a consular
report The chief places of manufac-
ture are the villages of Uschak, Koule,
Ghiardis, Makri, Melessos, Kirka-
gatsch, Axar and Demirdji The in
dustry gives employment to thousands
of needy people. especially women,
who are obliged to do the work almost
entirely, while the men spend their
time in the coffee-houses drinking
strong coffee and smoking numberless
cigarettes, all in true oriental fashion.
Little girls are compelled to take up
the work early. at seven or ten years
of age at the latest, and they keep at
it increasingly until they go to their
graves
The market for the woods is held
every Thursday from dawn to sunset
In the bazar of Uschak, which is then
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in your case. and now plead guilty to
your plea?"
1T is came the response from the
prisoner at the bar.
Two months before that-right after
the shave and hair cut-no such plea
would have been accepted. Death in
the electric chair was then the only
solution of the case. But two months
under the guidance of the experienced
attorney-at-law had made an absolute
ly positive change for the better. The
miserable life of the prisoner was
saved by a method that is only too
often applied in cases which are con-
sidered desirable. The defendant, in
stead of being put to death, is now
serving a life sentence in Sing Sing.
There are others of his kind there
1t is not always that the murderer
succeeds in carrying his shamming
game to a successful termination I
recall we'll the case of Policeman Will
liam H Ennis His is considered the
most remarkable of all the shamming
cases that ever came under the OBJ
servation of the officials in Sing Sing.
Ennis was Brooklyn policeman. He
was married man, and as far as his
police record went a good policeman.
But he would get drunk, and when he
was in his cups there was no telling
what he would not do.
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they are fine specimens of manhood
and womanhood, having much the
same characteristics as the native Ha-
waiianS.
They worship the sun and snakes,
and it is peculiar fact that the
snakes seem to reciprocate this kindly
feeling on the part of the black peo-
pie, for they have never been knowa
to bite them. When l killed a boa
constructor once it cost me several
bags of tobacco to square myself with
local chief.
Whenever a native kills lion or a
leopard he has to cut off the head and
tail and present them to the chief of
the tribe. This enables every tribal
potentate to have several lion heads
as head-dresses.
The food is mostly confined to game
and maize. Funerals are long-drawn-
out journeys, numerously accompan.
led, over the land to PARKWAY place.
l once met one in the moonlight
The train of mourners were singing in
deep musical tones and the body was
being borne in a blanket between two
sticks.
The Zulus like to kill white men by
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filled with purchasers who have ar
rived on buffaloes, camels, donkeys
and other picturesque beasts of bur-
den. The spun woods are not dyed by
the weavers themselves, but by special
dyers.
More than 5000 female weavers are
employed at Uschak in the prepare
ton of carpets. The operators are
generally members of the same family,
but there are number of girls who
earn about six to seven cents per day
The Ghiardis carpets are generally
smaller than those of Uschak. Very
fine prayer carpets. closely woven and
of harmonious colors, are produced in
imitation of the Persian carpets.
Carpets are made into bales of ESQ
pounds each and covered with goat
skins. The caravans pass the night in
the open country at the loot of some
hill, the drivers under tents and tire
camels and their loads in the open air.
Very large carpets, too heavy to be
packed, are folded and thrown across
the backs of the camels in the form of
a covering. When the carpets arrive
in Smyrna they are spread out, beaten,
broomed and repacked in bales weigh
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jump out of his skin, writes Gus Roe
der in the New York World.
whats the matter this morning."
l inquired.
Nothing the matter" he replied,
''only here l was ready for the trial of
that man l was assigned to look after
on the charge of homicide, and that
fool has spoiled my defense"
The lawyer explained: The case was
one of cold-blooded murder. 1t was a
homicide committed while in the act
Of committing burglary.
My man was insane at the time of
the shooting" said the attorney. The
district attorney laughed when he
heard about the kind of defense that
was to be offered.
Two months later the prisoner was
brought to court again What a
change! l was unable to identify the
man. His hair was long and looked as
though a comb had never passed
through it. There was two months
growth of reddish beard on his face.
His eyes were starry. Altogether the
defendant appeared more like mon
ster than a human being.
The Ruse That Worked.
NO use trying him; he's not right
in his upper story" said the lawyer to
the assistant district attorney in
charge. The prosecutor seemed to
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"You fakir! We

and Connaughton. "You fakir! We
found you OUT!
The moment Ennis realized that he
had been caught with the goods on"
as big Bill Devery would have said
had he been on hand, he turned as
white as a sheet. Nobody realized bet
ter than he did that his end was at
hand
Gentlemen" he stammered, "yes,
you have found me out. But you
would not have done so had you not
put me under chloroform. Now I'm
glad it's over and | am ready to take
nv medicine. You cannot imagine
what 1 have suffered during all these
long months while | was trying to
beat the chair. Now l am glad the
end is at hand"
I well remember the case of Mar
sin Thorn, the barber, who, together
with Augusta Mack, midwife, killed
William Culdensuppe,. rubber in a
Turkish path William F. Howe, the
veteran criminal lawyer, was his
senior counsel.
There was nobody at that time who
understood more about putting up
the right king of defense than did the
veteran Howe. l remember going to
him Just as the trial was about &c
start and asking him what kind of a
defense Thorn would put up.
i "Ah, my boy" said Mr.. Howe to me,
"I don't know myself That is, it ali
depends upon circumstances. In the
first place we' Che always spoke Of
his client as WEI ibid not commit the
crime. Therefore, you see-and quite
readily too-that we are innocent Of
this most awful charge that grand
jury, guided by misinformed district
attorney, has declared against u.s.
A short time after the commence
ment of the trial Mrs. Mack an
nounced that she would turn states
evidence. She confessed all and
swore that Thorn had committed the
murder.
was assigned that night to notify
Mr.. Howe of what had occurred. I
found him in an uptown hotel. He had
retired when the bellboy took up my
card. I was asked to Come right
in, my boy
I told him that the woman in the
case had confessed that Thorn had
killed Guldensuppe and that she had
helped the man to dispose of the body
of the victim.
What are you going to do now
about the defense?" I inquired.
81 have it! 1 have it," all at once
shouted Mr.. Howe, looking as happy
as a schoolboy with new toy. What
do you think of it?"
''The only thing left you is insan-
ity," I suggested.
"And that is where you are wrong"
replied Mr.. Howe. Il told you had
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The bluecoat and his wife did not
get along well. Some said it was
case of 'too much mother-in-law.
Whether that be true or not, Ennis
shot and killed his wife, and then shot
his mother-in-law, who recovered.
When arrested Ennis slammed sui
cidal mania. He was put on trial,
nevertheless. His defense was insan-
ity. He was convicted. Throughout
the entire trial the fellow sat beside
his counsel as though in trance. His
lawyer pleaded and pleaded with great
earnestness. Alienists swore the po-
liceman was surely mad.
But the district attorney won his
point. The jury found the policeman
guilty of murder in the first degree.
There was nothing else for the Judge
to do than to sentence the man to be
electrocuted at Sing Sing. Ennis heard
the sentence and acted as though he
did not know what was happening.
They took him to Sing Sing. He was
weak and broken in health. He was
placed in one of the steel cages in the
death house and there the man sat, in
almost utter silence, for nearly two
years, while his case was being passed
upon by the highest court in the state.
During all these days and months
while Ennis was confined in the death
house he never spoke to one OF the
other condemned men. Although they
tried their best to entertain the con-
victed policeman he never spoke to
them. When the warden and the keep
ers attempted to draw him into a con-
versation Ennis would humble some
thing that they could not understand.
He would sit all day and long into the
night, always in crouching position.
When once a week they would open
his cell door and tell him to step out
side that he might be bathed and
shaved, he would hobble about as If
he was a wild beast. But never a
word did he utter. AT first he refused
to taste food. After a while he ate,
but sparingly only. He wasted away
terribly.
The ChIoroform Test.
On0 udy there Cd11G WOlu lLOu al
bany that the court of appeals had
confirmed the sentence and conviction
of the lower court, and that the death
sentence must be carried out accord
ing to law. Warden Johnson was puz-
zled
eff we can only get his mind off
the subject" said the doctors. IF he
is shamming we can find it out only
by getting his mind off the sub
ject.''
They carried Ennis out of the death
house and up to the operating room in
the hospital inside of the prison walls.
There they placed him on an operat-
ing table and the chloroform was adj
ministered. They gave him a small
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it. Here is our new defense. I knew
it all the while Now, please, don't
think that I just manufactured it.
Why, of course, we knew all the time
that this was the body of Guldensuppe,
although the head was missing. We
know, too, who killed the man. We
did not She did. Yes, she did. All
we had to do with the case was to
help her, out Of pure gallantry, to
dispose of the body That is no
crime. She did the killing, nothing
else. That is our defensei"
Thorn went on the witness stand
and told the story just as Mr.. Howe
had outlined it to me. But the jury
did not believe him, and convicted the
barber of murder in the first degree.
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dose only, just enough to make him
unconscious for a short while. AS
the chloroform was beginning to wear
off DR.. Irvine suddenly pushed the
man off the operating table so that
he struck the floor with thud. This
awakened the crazy cop" in a
jiffy.
Get UP and hurry over to that
door!" commanded Mr. Connaughton,
who was present during the expert
ment.
Ennis walked to the door, just as
you or I would, in natural way. He
had forgotten all about the hobbling
and the crouching-and that was his
undoing.
"Oh, you fakir!" yelled the experts
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-06-13
Sex of the National Bird.

It has been declared by a lecture,
to the Mothers club of New York city
that the official eagle of this country
as shown in authorized designs, is fe
male. The proof offered is the white
tufts of feather on head and breast
The female is larger and stronger
than the male. Most persons imagine
the metaphorical bird as male
Ornithologists say that the conven
tional design does not indicate the
sex. But the law is plain In the de
scription of the seal accepted by the
continental congress, June 20, 1882
the masculine pronoun his" is used
three times with reference to the bird
Youths Companion
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-06-13
BRIDE COSTS TWO OXEN.
Zulu Warriors Have as Many as They
Can Buy, Up to Six.

Every grown-up native of Zululand
who has the II oxen necessary to buy
them, has six wives.
Zululand occupies an area about the
size of California and sustains about
10000 population. When the women
are about II years of age they are
purchased as wives at two oxen
apiece,
There is no ceremony and no minis
ter; the man who is charmed by the
beauty of the maiden pays the price
and gets the wife OF course, not ev-
cry man has more than one wife; only
the more prosperous men and the
chiefs are able to maintain six.
In that country there are no laws
and no judges. Primitive methods and
customs prevail, and the highest au-
thority is the local chief.
The people live near to nature. The
dress of the men is confined to a Cir
die about the waist, and that of the
women is not noticeable. Physically
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New York. Its shame!
Here l was ready to go to trial
with my murder case this morn
ing, and that fool of a client Of
mine had to go to work and get a
shave and a haircut Now I can't
have him tried for two months He's
got to wait now until the vacation sea-
son is over. I'll make sure that he
does not shave any more while have
anything to do with his defense"
/ was coming out of the criminal
courts building when / ren into a law
yer, an old acquaintance-he is one
Of the best-known criminal lawyers in
this country-who appeared to me as
though he was about mad enough to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-06-13
The Practice Might Almost Be
CEassed as a Fine Art--How
III Has Been Successfully
Done, With Legal Assist
ance, in Some Celebrated
New York Cases.

have his doubts. In order to go to
trial in the case it was necessary to
get a jury, and then there was some
doubt as to whether, after all, con-
viction of murder in the first degree
could be secured.
Twill you take plea of guilty of
murder in the second degree?" asked
the lawyer
The prosecutor consulted the judge
on the bench He said he was willing
The prisoner was arraigned once
more.
Defendant at the bar" called out
Clerk Penney, you say you change
your plea of not guilty of murder in
the first degree, heretofore interposed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-06-13
eennar Alone Spoke English.

People make great mistake as to
the prevalence of English on the
continent, says Rev. A. N. Cooper in
Chambers Journal. I'm my walk to
Rome, journey of some 900 miles.
only once met man on the road
who could speak English, and he was
the only man who begged of me-"
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way of revenge for the way they were
treated when they first met the Eng
fish. I did not have very much trouble
because they threw bottles in the air
and found I usually hit them and be-
cause wore bracelet given me by a
local chief
But I once saved the life of young
Englishman whom l found defending
himself against nine Zulus armed with
assagais. Rushing in on my horse l
felled the chief, though not before
gaining a scar in the forehead which
I carry to this day. and helped to kill
or drive off the others.-Washing
Post
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Some Animals Really Weep.

Animals are said to weep from va
rious causes. Grief at the loss of
young ones and mates makes the dog.
horse, elephant, rat, bear, deer, mon
key, donkey. mule, cattle, camel and
giraffe shed tears.
Sobbing has been proved in the par
rot, though this may be mimicry. The
stag at bay, and the Gagged rat have
been seen to weep. while monkeys
have wept when pitied or from terror.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-06-13

Games Of chess and checkers for
travellers on long journeys have been
introduced by the English Midland
Railway company. There is no charge
made by the company, and when the
game is finished the conductor col
lects the pieces.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-06-13
Worlds Finest Cigars.

The best cigars manufactured come
from Cuba, the tobacco for which is
cultivated in the famous Vuelta de
Abajo district, west of Havana. This
favored spot is on the banks of riv-
er, the nature of the soil being such
that in no other part of the world can
leaves of such excellence be produced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-06-13

The elephant has wept at the loss
of its liberty, and in some cases also
from vexation The dread of punish.
ment has caused captive chimpanzees
and other apes to weep.
Joy, pain, fatigue, thirst, i'll usage.
sympathy, old age, approaching death
and pettishness have all drawn tears
from animals or at least driven them
to a fearful state.-Little Folks
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ing 500 to 500 pounds each for ex-
portation.