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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-01-03

Police Unable to Find Single Relia-
BILE Clue to Identity of Murdered
Woman or Her Slayer.

New York. January 1.-The mys-
terry enveloDing the murder of the
woman in red" is seemingly as i'm
penetrable today as when the nude
body was first discovered on Christ
mas day partially concealed in the
water and slime of a lonely pond
near Harrison, n. J. Thus far the
detectives have failed to find a sim
gle reliable clue to the identity of
the woman or her slayer. The iden-
tification of the dead woman by Mrs.
Hattie Hull and Detective Drabell, of
Orange, y. j., have completely col
lapsed. Word was received from Phil
adelphia today that Agnes O'Keefe,
who Detective Drabe1l believed the
murdered woman to be, had been
found in that city
Acting Mayor DAILY of Harrison, \.
J., announced today that the city
council would offer a reward of 81 900
for the arrest and conviction of the
slayer. With the hope of finding a
new clue in the way of clothing or
effects the pond in which the body
was found is to be drained. The ia
nous Belgian police hounds which
police Commissioner Bingham I'M
ported recently will be used in the
attempt to track the murderer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-01-03
POWER FOR FAYETTEVILLE
Made With Electric Plant
at isut khOrn Falls.
Especial 10 The Messenger }

IFoptttdi ~ Inc Me eSSS'LsSA'}
Fayetteville, January 1.-The power
of the Cape Fear Electric Company at
Buckhorn Falls, is today coming into
Fayetteville by electric transmission
and experimental connection is being
made from the sub-station with cleo
trio light plant. mills, etc. The work
will be in full blast in a few days.
The distance Of transmission to Fay
etteville is 80 miles. The plant, which
cost $500, 900 now generates 1000 horse
power, 5000 of which is of the first
class power.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-01-03
TWO POLICEMEN KILLED
Shot by Man whom They Were Trying
to- Arrest.

Knoxville. Tenn. January Ia
trolImcu Mike Wrcnn and o. l.. Jarna-
gan we're shot and killed tonight whiie
trying 10 arrest one Ernest Wells on
trivU cnarg- Tae shooting occurred
in the entrance 10 Rena HcnsleyS
house on Central street, In the tenoer-
loin district When the officers ihld
hands on Wells he attempted TO draw
= pigtoI and both officers grabbed hts
hand and Pa.rOlman Wrcnn caught
him Dy the collar Wrenn asked Jar
uagaa If he had the pistol and tho
latter replied that he had. and "Tenn
released his hold. As he did 50 Wells
wrested the weapon from Jarnagans
hand and shot Wrenn who fell away
and Jarnagan vas then quickly shot
as he was attempting to draw his wea-
pon. Turning. Wells shot Wren again
and then turned around and shot Jar
nagan through the heart Wrenn died
instantly and flanagan in few min
utes. but not until he tried twice 10
arise and call for help. Wells surren-
dered TO a citizen and his only expla-
nation was that he knew II they 1r-
rested him he would go 10 the work
house and he would as soon be hung.
! Wells is about % years old and lived
! with a woman in the Bowery section
Both officers were married men with
families. Wrenn had served about ten
and flanagan about three years on ths
force. ysres
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Killed Wife Accidentally.

Augusta, Ga Jan. IA special from
Heneapath, S. c., says that Shepard
L. Graham one of the most prominent
merchants of this place, shot his wife
to death in their bed room this morn
ing
In preparing to leave for his planta-
ton he reached up over the bed to get
his rife when it was discharged acci-
dentally, the bullet striking his wife
In the temple
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-01-03
AtteII and Moran Battle for
featheTWeight Championship
ENGLAND AGAINST AMERICA
Contest lnleTeStlne But Not Par
tlCuIarIY Exciting

Moran Strong and Ac-r,~si,c-N,
tell l.aCL II IuIC,. iu M. llIn,,
Contest Marked bS NiCiou. Night
lnS-iicICrcc JcGrics Part PugiIi,t,
Niui Difficulty Hight CaII,,I nj
End ii .5tn Isu,,i.l
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RECE|VER FOB S. AL.
Application Made for Com
pany and Creditors
CONFERENCE Al RICHMOND
Application FiEst Made to Judee
MaddeII

Apply to Judge Pritchard-Judgc
and Counsel i'll Conference at Dan
viilc-Decline to Give Out Any
thing for Publication Until Entire
Matter Is settled.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-01-03
BRILLIANT EVENT
New Years Reception BY
President Roosevelt
MANY INTERESTING PHASES
Seventh Time President ROOse-
welt Receives New Years ThrOng

President Assisted by Mrs. Roosevelt
and Ladies of the Cabinet-Over
5000 Receives Cordial Hand Clasp.
Army, Navy and Marine Corps
Rcpresented-UnifO of Military
and Costumes of Foreign Diplo-
mats Added to the GeorgeOusness
Of the Scene.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

In the beginning OF 1905 I start.
cd In the piny woods stump land
of Ionca County 10 open up a little
farm. cleaned up is arrca Of land
and built a fve-room house on the
place ! bought. Ny land all being
rough and frrsh. l rented two acr-s.
which put In cotton. under which
I put 500 pounds of high. grad. neld
phosphate. on the two acres I
gathered about :.70o pounds OF seed
cotton. after tho storm We had In
september.
In January OF 1907 I sowed the
ahov. two acres In oats without any
fertilizer. from which I gathered 100
dozen bnndiea. having them to cut
BY hand. m there were 90 many
siumps on the land.
l then followed tho oats with peas
put I'm. ono acre. from which I saved
TWO tons of hay. after selling 3soo
wor,n OF green peas. and picked
three bushels for secd.
On ia OF an acre I planted Mexi.
can June corn. from which | gath
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

Editorial Answer: Diseases of the
Horse" viii answer moss nf the dc.
sired purposes here. Il II published
by tho Department Of Agriculture.
and may be m, by applying so ones
Congressional Representative or Sen
asor. II In large and very complete
and would probably cost as least IS
II X had been prepared and publish.
cd by an ordinary publisher. A long
~ tho supply lasts. II can bc got
from United States Senators and
Representatives free. Tho articles
no~ being published In thc~r col.
nmns on Tho horse should also be OF
assistance.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

Editorial Comment: II is to be
hoped that Mr.. Bcalc. and others.
viii report what success they attain
In corn growing with fiat cultivation.
so that doubtcrs may be convinced
that dat cultivation under favorable
circumstances and with suitable i'm
picments IL just as practical In tho
South IN In tho so-caiicd corn bolt.
with nas cultivation that In shai-
low. the crop can be worked 40 fast
that IL wiii not bc expensive 10 cui-
;ivase often enough 20 make large
Yields Tho statistics are sha, tho
ten years of isss-tso: the average
corn yield for tho United States was
about ~ bushels an acre. Any good
Southern farmer should hc able ia
exceed that yield: and II tho crop In
made eh~aply enough. hc can get 4
hc puts into making the crop. Corn
wlis higher In the South than In the
North. II IN clear that ono docs not
hav. tn yet an large n sirid In tho
South ~ In tho North In receive an
large an ircomc. II would not bc
far from tho truth. a, least for shc
lower South, To say that II tho South.
crn farmer makes three bushels nj
The aasnc expense that tho Northern
farmer makes four tho Southern far
nsrr Will net ~ much money. be-
cause OF tho higher price that corn
commands. That II certainly reason
enough for taking corn raising s-ri.
onsly and cndcavoring To md how
II can hc made chcapiy enough 10
make large acreage practical
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

cred 25 bushels and saved 1875 bum
dies OF fodder.
The remainder OF the piece I
planted in Spanish peanuts and set
in potatoes. from which gathered
35 bushels OF potatoes. and one big
one-horse wagon load of peanuts.
I now have the same land prepared
for cotton with 1900 pounds of high.
grade fertilizer on same.
expect to plant good seed and
may report as to the yield when I
gather. J. NJ. SUMRALL.
Laurel. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

Editorial Comment: The care CIV
en- the mares on this farm. and the
amount of work they do and the
profit they make. also the way they
are worked and then when advisable
rested, are notable points. They
doubtless account largely for colt
raising being successful. Mr.. Davis's
statement that the cost Of a car Is
500 and that eighteen or twenty
mares could be brought In one. sug-
.csss that several farmcrs might we'll
90 10 an Illinois or some other horsc-
breeding center and ship their pur-
chased animals all In one car. II II
saved 325 or even IS per head. II
would be worth while: and there
would be other advantages In two
or more prospective purchasers uav-
cling together.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

It to examine what II SHE'D at. to the
end that II may see how foolish 1t
has been. Brides without blinds
are better for shying horses, since
they get a better view Of things they
might shy at and have horse sense
enough not to get scared at nothing
II they really see there Is nothing to
be scared at.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

Tho demand for draf, hors,
been steadily growing for aomc
and tho prospects, are that Il
mand win stiii increase.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09
Cheap Cultivation Of Corn.

Messrs. Editors: Last season In
Oklahoma myself planted and
tended one hundred acres In corn
and Knfir corn working four mules.
when the crop was laid by. I pulled
the bell cord over eight mules TO a
rotary gang plow. cutting nine inches
deep. preparing land for alfalfa. In
same system here used in east Gen.
trail illinois,. O.. fat cultivation.
with surface cultivatora.
ED. ]. BEALE.
Tchula. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

Mcssrs. Editors: Please state In
your columns where I can procure a
book on the horsc. trcatin. the dis.
eases Of the horse. how 10 toll II.
age. and. In fact. cvcryshin. pertain.
Ing To the horse.
A. W. DOWNING.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

Sss~-The Running srockic 4. q veil. known
Augusta pca. not akin In Any SAY to whlpt~,
and NC rusArd 10 o. . better runner than Gays
or unknowna
PRICES ico bashei iou tAad Sc. bu. for less
amoants). Mixed Running speckics o. Is: Hun.
ming speckies ts 70; Iron ciAds o. Is: Iron Clad
mikes. Blacks. Reds. Clay mixe. o. cs: Whips
" - or 40 viii sell tho whole loI iocc bushels.
subject To stock changes o. NJ sacked. Augusta
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

knowing that they will bring me two
mule colts in about two weeks.
CLARENDON DAVIS.
Huntsville, Ala.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09


Messrs. Editors: I did not raise
cotton when Prof. Massey visited m,
farm; but do now, owing to the
scarcity of labor. have some share
troopers, that they may help me In
my hay and harvests. prefer to
work my mares In the cotton, be.
cause It is SO much lighter work for
mares in foal or sucking a colt.
consider the cotton farm. where there
Is plenty OF pasture and forage rails.
ed. the ideal place for working brood
mares.
The Cost Of Getting Good Mares.
The breeding can be timed 10 az
not to interfere seriously with their
work In the crops: then. when turned
out. as most stock are on cotton
plantation. they are raising a colt
We OF the South speak OF twelve
hundred pound horse as big AMI.
NAL. but this sized animal Is by nc
means n large horse In the North
Those OF your subscribers who are
interested In this class Of mares will
sde them quoted In Northern papers
AZ farm mares" and small chunks .
Dexter Part. Chicago. quotes this
grade ai tss TO $3.50 apiece.
! was fortunate In hav!n. a friend
an old virginian. Twin. In a horse
breeding section Of Illinois. who
kindly took me around: and / bongh,
my mares from the farmers at eiss
TO $3.50 each. and tho freight was
500 on the car. You can put cigh.
teen or twenty head In a ss-foot car
Mares for . Steady Pull. bat Mule.
for Rough Work.
Your paper In continually drum.
ming into It's readers the necessity ri
deeper plowinx. more horse power
and less man power. Now. 10 carr,
out this teaching. we must have bis
teams In the light sandy soil. or In
my heavy clay. Take your choice -~-
a biz team Of twelve hundred pound
mules. or biz team Of twelve hun
dred pound mares that win brins
you two coita OF course ws
must have some big mules 10 do the
rough. hard work. ilkc lox.in. or
moving heavy machinery: hut. can.
didiy. when the work does not re-.
quire backing or hard straininE pulls
but is n steady pun. iikc pio~inx
cutting hay. wheat. etc. ! prefer this
mares because they arc more profit.
abie. and that In what this farm Ii
run for. the per cent.
Cotton. Forage. and Colts.
Prof. Maxscy's visit To my place
was TO sec an ordinary cotton piania.
ton taken In hand by one who. fol.
lowing his teachings from bcginning
TO end. converted IL into a productive
and profitable farm on which In rails.
ed wheat. oats. barley. nisike and red
clover. alfalfa. peas. cotton and corn
hogs. cattle sheep and colts. I never
miss nm opportunity TO give rrof
Massey due credit for my success
but must contend that n twelve hun.
dred pound brood mare is a pronta.
bic investment for the up-io-date cot
ton farmer.
In the morning I will turn To pas,
ture two big mares that have worked
every day this year that they could
They have been the lead team In n
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09
Big Brood Mares for Farm Work.

DO Proftably
Do-An Upto-Datc Cotton Farm
the Very Place to
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09
HORSE TALK.

Give foaiinx mares feed tina, IL
cooling and laxative.
DO not hope 10 got full days
work from an animal that wears m
iii-fititng collar.
Tho demand for draf, horses hn.
been steadily growing for somc time
and tho prospects, are that tho de-.
mand viii xtiii increase.
Keep tho collars of the work stock
scrapcd clean OF cakes OF sweat and
dirt. had sores may start from neg.
leciins them. no not use n SHARP
edge for ncraping the collars.
II oats were sown I'm the fall. in.
stead Of In spring. tho Yield wonid
be much larger: and coi,s would lie.
veiop much faster with oats ma their
vrnin feed than II fed corn for their
grain.
Let horses and mules have [.
"hanee tn roll after n hard dsv's
work. They get ofY u iot OF dirt ,he.
has become entangled In the h,i.
and pasted down with sweat. A roll
In almost ms good for them m
bath IL for their driver.
The common practice is to give n
horse welt with whip when II
shies'at something. That only makes
matters worse. Treat II kindly and
with assurance. II will take conf
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

Give foaiinx mares feed that In
cooling and laxative.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09

DO not hope 10 got full days
work from an animal that wears an
iit.ftting collar.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-09
The Casseu Nurses;es,
Caaeea. ko1ss.
n. |. WiI|et Seed Co.
AUGUSTA. CA.

Msmosandur, Stock List Gov Peas April
9Th. 1906.
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AWAIT 7
Cali a Il TO :.
!. !. !. '.O|IIR|DER R.
Delegates In Seats
at Convention.
-
BRYAN men JUBILANT.
Everything Seemingly Under
Their Control.
CONTESTS ARE DETERMINED.
Secret Meeting Held to Oppose
Nebraskan's Candidacy.
CONTESTS ARE DETERMINED.
Secret Meeting Held to Oppose
Nebraskan's Candidacy.

Denver, July with the rap Of
the gavel of Thomas Taggart, chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee, in the Auditorium here today
at noon e o'clock eastern time) the
Democratic convention of 1908 will be
opened.
All is in readiness for the beginning
of the business of the great assem-
blage. The thousand delegates are in
their places, and the galleries of the
Immense ediice are filed with the
spectators who have been fortunate
enough to obtain tickets. That the
demand for the seats is and has been
enormous is. well attested by the con
gested condition of the galleries. The
crowd is enthusiastic and disposed to
manifest its energy on the slightest
provocation, but it is orderly enough
to insure the proper carrying out OF
the prearranged programme of the con
yention Well known figures are eager
Iy pointed out, and. there is loud buzz
of anticipation and stir and settling
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subcommittee. In this manner 1t VIII
be possible for the subcommittee to
present to the full resolutions commit
tee a perfected platform which al
ready has received the approval of
the prospective candidate. So far
there has developed no intimation of
hostility to Mr.. Bryan's wishes with
reference to the platform.
The question of the selection Of a
candidate on the Democratic ticket for
vice president will not be determined
until after the nomination of a candi-
date for the presidency. This is the
decree of Mr.. Bryan and has been COM
municated to the Bryan leaders. Mr..
Bryan has taken the position that not
until after the first position has been
I filled can there be really intelligent
selection for the second place. v
When the nomination shall have been
made and there shall be an opportunity
to consider its effect upon the country
at large, then, he thinks, and not until
then, can the vice presidency be intel
iligently considered. This desire on the
.part of Mr.. Bryan has been received
generally with favor.
Falling OFF In Gray's Boom.
t. Mr.. Bryan has not hesitated in let
!, ting the fact be known that if the NOM
nation for the presidency. goes to him
: he will desire to be consulted as to the
choice of running mate He has re-
peatedly said that he would prefer
Judge Gray for this position, but there
is now falling off in the Gray vice
presidential boom. This was especial
" notable among western delegates.
Mr.. Guffey enlivened the ante-con-
vention proceedings by issuing a hot
reply to Mr.. Bryan's characterization
of him in Lincoln as corporation
man who had taken the Pennsylvania
delegation as a result of conspiracy to
thwart the wishes of the party"
Mr. Guffey did, not mince matters,
and his language was approved by q
conference of the anti Bryan leaders
| The resolution honoring Grover
Cleveland prepared by former Judge
Alton B. Parker of New York, presi
Dental candidate in 1904, aroused
much discussion.
The Bryan men are up in arms
against the proposed resolution and art
emphatic in their idenunciation of its
announced wording. They declare thai
the resolution as published is an opeI
attack on their candidate for the pres
idential nomination. Judge Parker has
denied any intention of offending any
one.
1t is believed New York can have
the candidate for vice president should
a man be presented by the delegation
who is acceptable to Mr.. Bryan. The
belief that New York is doubtful
state this year and that New Jersey
is ON the wavering line gives the vice
presidential question much prominence
here. Outside of a Ne" York man the
names of Democrats from many partI
of the country are suggested for sec
end place.
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HUMOR- OF THE HOUR
The Merry YOUNG Man.

"Sir," said the nervy young man.
coming into the rich merchants Office
and taking a seat near the head Of the
firm, II would like to ask you for
your daughters hand"
"Why, don't even know you, SIR
ooh, don't let that bother at all, sir.
Wen soon get acquainted"
$50 you, perfect stranger, ask for
my daughters hand. ehY said the rich
merchant, gazing in amazement at his
caller. (Which daughter do you mean?
have three"
II mean the one with the golden
hair" impaired the young man, un-
abashed.
IT am still in doubt, young man.
Two of my daughters have golden hair.
Do you mean Ellen or MariaY'
Cant say which, sir. had, only a
moments view Of your daughter and
have never met her to know her name.
But the moments sight Of her was
enough to tell me that I love her,
SIR"
"And you come here to get my deci-
sion without consulting or even seek
ing an acquaintance with my daugh-
liter?" a#
yes. You see, sir, the time is short.
Yesterday came across your daugh-
ter and young man In the park.
Just as l made up my mind that I
loved her heard the young gentle
man tell her that he was coming here
today to ask you for her hand In mar
riage, SO hurried right along to get
in my bid ahead of him."
Young man." gasped the fond par
ent, 'it's foregone conclusion that
you will accomplish what you start
out to do. And you've certainly got
the nerve So go ahead and obtain an
Introduction to the daughter of your
choice and do the rest. You've got
my consent" p Charles @. Mhllin in
Judge.
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down into places as the officials of the
convention, headed by Chairman Tag.
CART and Theodore A. Bell of Califor-
mia, who VIII be temporary chairman,
take their places on the platform.
Bryan's Followers Rejoice.
With the nomination of William
Jennings Bryan seemingly certain in
spite of the resistance of a small
minority, the followers of Mr.. Bryan
are openly and exultingly jubilant.
The hotels and streets are filed with
the tumult that usually follows rather
than precedes a Democratic conven-
tion, and the atmosphere is charged
with Bryan feeling.
Existing conditions seem to be:
First-Mr Bryan will be nominated
on the first ballot, and more than 700
votes viii be cast for him. s6.
Second-Mr. Bryan will dictate the
very letter and spirit of the platform
to be promulgated.
Third-Mr Bryan, through his rep
resentatives, will dictate the selection
of candidate for the vice presidency.
Fourth--Mr. Bryan will endeavor to
induce Judge Gray of Delaware to ac-
cept the vice presidential nomination,
and, failing In this, will ask New York
to select the candidate for that place.
Fifth-That Mr.. Bryan will succeed
in drubbing into submission and pos
sible determination those old line
bosses who are now resisting him,
Guffey, McCarren, Sullivan and others
of lesser note.
Anti Bryan Men Hold Meeting.
The anti-Bryan men made another
effort to concentrate opposition against
the nomination of the Nebraskan and
asserted that they were now encour.
aged for the first time since the dele.
cations began to arrive. The move.
ment is not, however, taken with deep
seriousness by any Of the men who are
leading the Bryan forces.
The greatest effort was made to keep
the meeting secret, those who were
present being summoned by sman
cards which were quietly passed
around. The names of the men whc
were present were also kept secret to
a large extent, but 1t is known that
among them were Daniel f. CohalaD
and william r. Sheehan Of New York
Colonel James M. Guffey Of Pennsyl
vania, former Senator james ]. Smith
of New Jersey, A. II. Cox of Georgia
/. L. Straus OF Maryland, Josiah Mar
vel of Delaware and Frederick B
Lynch Of Minnesota.
The meeting was largely directed by
Mr.. Sheehan who declared that the
only way to focus the opposition to
Mr. Bryan was to give it standard
around which 1t could rally. The con
sensus among those present was that
Il New York viii declare against Bry.
n and stand firmly by its declaration
here exists d chance Of defeating him
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The b,si;stor,s Little Girls.

The little daughters of Missouri
doctor were. much interested in the
new baby which had arrived at the
home of a neighbor and which their
mother told them had been brought by
the stork. The children were promised
visit to the baby, and when the
eventful day arrived Gladys sought
her little sister and said: Come on,
sister. We are going to see Mrs.
Smiths baby" To the surprise of all,
the child declined to go.
II don't want to see the baby" she
said. I'D rayer see the stork."
These same little girls were busy at
work In the kitchen one morning
when their mother entered the room.
She noticed dark concoction cooking
on the stove and attempted to remove
the pan. "Oh. mamma" objected the
children, "don't take it of. We are
boiling a mud puddle. "-Lippincott's
Magazine.
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me Question Of Z Letter.

$50 your daughter has made a mat
rimoniaI alliance with Count Flu
cashi2'
ssThat isn't matrimonial alliance, =
answered Mr.. Dustin Stax. ~Thats q
matrimonial alliance Washington
Star.