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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-11
UNDER SPELL Of
MOUNTAIN PLOT
Boy Describes Sensations
While "Charmed'
Walking Slowly to His Death When
a Negro Interfered and Broke
the Spell"

Especial 10 News and Observer
Sparta, June Sam Brown, son
of Rev. w. 8. Brown. Of this section.
who was recently charmed" by a
snake. is again able to be out and at
work. Immediately following his
episode. u Brown was sick for
several days. He slept nearly all the
time. night and day. and finally be-
came alarmingly weak and helpless.
Two physicians were in charge Of the
case
After he had gained sufficient
strength. Sam was asked to describe
his sensations while under the charm
of the snake. His story was some
thing like this:
Il was UP in the snake field on the
mountain doing some grubbing. There
was no one near me. though a negro
man was helping me in another part
of the field. My dog was with him.
l knew the field was full of snakes.
and it was thi S fact that suggested
the ~advisability of cleaning it up in
order that l m light get rid Of them.
was lust READ hing over for a bush
preparatory to- digging it with my
m,attock. when l saw a snake coifed
up underneath it. 1t scared me. and
l jumped back a step or two. It was
a striped Pilot. and q large one. go.
I took fresh hold on my mattoCk and
walking back to the buSh | thought
to kill it. Just as | got within about
two steps Of it. | cauEh its eye-or
it caught mine. | don't know which.
| a Just reached up to scratch my
face. My hand and arm stuck in the
air, couldn't move a muscle
could do nothing but stare at that
snake. Everything turned right blue
around me. [ seemed to be enveloDed
in a sort of haze,
Christianity [ felt some Upward or
outward force. | don't know which.
impellin3 me toward the snake. [
was conscious at the time that its
bite was certain ddltl. but hold back
or take my eyes off of hat snake
| could not. Its two little eyes, set
on either side of its slOping fore
head. seemed To burn with fire. but
their lustre was as nothing compared
with the glitter with which mine an
i sWered his. 81 and neare [ came
to it, and iust that much nearer |
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-11

lnew nay end To be. Every muscle
WIS tense. but there was not Il muSclh
| could move voluntarily. not even
my tongue. Finally ] found myself
standing on tipto., rigid and helpless.
bending over the snake. 1t was iu
this position that the colorrI man
found me 4 fe@ minutes later. His
coming distracted tn" snak", and at
once the spell Was broken. The sjtn
was shining. and | was myself again.
went to the spriHg, = little W.ls
down the hill. and drank some water
and soon became deaJrly sick. |
hardly know how got home.
never knew lat mental OF physical
strain meant until | got away from
that Pilot
Tho incident was not without its
humorous side. Tee Lynch. the ne
gro who 'brok the harm" and kilt
ed the Mountain Pilot, was asked just
after the incident happened what
kind Of z snake it was. 1t WAS 4
rattle snake Tee said. How many
rattles did it have. Tre2" WHY.
Lawd. boss, it had rattles All over it"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-11

operatives now in the mills should
return to the cotton fields, cotton
might go to five cents Il pound again
by excess competition.
This would mean nearly $500. OOO,-
900 loss for the cotton farmers of the
United States. Beforcth mills were
built in the South cotton was five
crop brought less than $500, 900. 900.
Since the mills were built. cotton has
gone to Is cents the pound.
Influence Oh Mills.
Therefore. if the cotton producer
alone paid the mills $4,000, 900 bonus
they would benefit about $500, OO0,-
900 by the influence of the cotton
mills on the cotton farms in reducing
the competition Of labor in the cot
ton fields by making a market for
about 3 1000, 900 bales of cotton by
the mill people. by making markets
for infinite p~eriShable farm products.
and in other ways The cotton pro-
Queer could afford to make the mills
a present Of the value Of the entire
cost of the mills and still make a
profit. If they should give the cot
ton mill people $500. VVO. 900. the APP
| prOximate cost Of the existing plants.
| that would make a profit of one hun-
dred per cen the first year, and more
thar a profit of two hundred per
cent every year afterwards. When
we consider the increased price or
cotton over the whole world. a fair
protection Of cotton manufacture on
CONTINUED on page tenn
American soil is Of the utmost i'm
portance to the cotton producer and
to everybody else who lives in prOX-
unity to the cotton territory n to
the whole American people. | be-
ueve the tariff needs a comprehen-
siye revision downward. but cotton
goods are already low enough and
should certainly 1t ~ made the be-
ginning of a cut-throat reduction for
politics sake.
Politics Not Economics.
THE reintroductiun of the cotton
schedule into Congress is not eco
Monies but politics. The tariff is a
question subordinate to the great trust
question. and his latter question must
be put into satisfactory shape, and
then the tariff will more or less auto
maticaIly correct itself UCder meas
ureS necessary to regulate and con-
troll big business. | am assuming
that bic business will ultimately be
regulated and controlled and not
smashed all to pieces. The benefits
Of the cotton goods tariff are not alb
sOrbed by $50 cotton mill presidents
not BY. 25$,s$s operatives in the cottor
mills, but they go to h . .OOt
population interested in the produc-
ton of cotton and its accessory bust
roScoS' "
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-11
NEW COTTON II

Salisbury. June S.-Wlth a capltal
Of $4,000. the Princeton Cotton Mill
comnapv was ORGANIZED in Salisbury
TODAY. NJ. l.. Jackson is president,
r. B.. Marsh. Jr.. Vice-president. n
II z Marsh, ST.. secretary ana trea-
urar OF the new company when sue
ceods the, Grace Mill company. A
new brick building. 30 81 feet IN
size will be erected and the concern
will manufacture fine da!naShs. ihe
min will use electricity for "
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-11
COTTON NOV

New York, June =. The following
statistics on the movement II cotton
for the week ending Friday. Hume 7.
were complied Dy the New lork COT
ton Exchange:
Port receipts, his year. LAX.
last year. 20,009; overland L. nils
and Canada, this year, Sill. last
year. 5,954; southern mill tahiu7S
festirpated.o this <year, $4,000. last
year. 10000; loss Of stock At integ.":
towns, this year, 1870; last year
1885; brought into sight for lna
week, this year, 1852 last gar,
29,01I.t
Total Crop Movement.
Ports receipts, this Eear. 1i.32I.-
020. last year, S.i75.S27. overland -
mills and Canada. this year, t6..1ll,
last year. 935.la1: southern mi ak
ings estimated. this Year. 2.,o0.ooo.
last wear. ..015.000. stock 1t interior
towns in excess Of September Isl, This
year. 8~4.915, last year. lo2 So.
brought into sight thus far for s-a-
son. this year. i. lSi.6t6. last y"tr,
11,5SS,823.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
MORPHINE SMUGGLED
INTO THE CITY JAIL

Carefully secreted between two pieces
OF paper handed through the bars in the
city jail to one Of the drug victims con-
fined there, ten grains of morphine were
found by the police last night. Ray
stains, recently cured OF the drug habit
and discharged from the Jail. was arrest :
ed for smuggling the drug. On the paper
containing the morphine was found this
message:
Dear Blaclllc-This Is all the stuff |
could get You can't buy 1t for love or
money any more l-se IL sparingly be =
cause ! wont be able to get any more
for YOU"
stains was arrested by Patrolman Eg-
bert. who happened TO pass behind The
city jail while Stains was copversing
with 'Riackie' through the bars of a
lower window. The reformed drug user
told the police he had tried to snuggle
the drug 10 his friend because he knew
from experience the agony OF deprva-
tion. "Rlackie' is well-known charac-
ter about town. whom Dr. n p SpraEue
IS giving special attention for the cure of
the drug habit
When shown the note written by Stains.
Chief OF Police b. +. Grant was highly
coDplmcntcd nj the confession Il con-
tained that IT is now practically impos
Sihio for drug hcnds TO secure their
dope IN salt Lake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
AMERICANS LIVE
IN GREAT ALARM

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-Eeports 10
the state department during the day from
Mexico Indicated that the situation IN
tho south was substantially the same
though in Vera Cruz, OaNacd and Mich
oacan. conditions probably were worse
and antl-Americen feeling seemed TO
have arisen at San Luis Potost.
Foreigners at Colrla were reported to
fear AN outbreak Of lawlessness. Con-
siderable apprehension was felt among
the Americans at Guanajuato. From
had taken some small towns betwee n
Parrss and Ssltilio. and that "A railroad
bridge had been burned. TeleCraphic
communications were reopcned between
Torreon. Durango, Chihuahua and Mon
tersy,
notwithstanding signs Of continued dis
orders. the attitude OF the American
government remains precisely the same
and is confined 10 extreme watchfulncss
and preparedness FOR any emergency.
The instructions gent today {" almost
every American consular officer in Mex
leo, as well as TO the embassy a Mexico
CITY. follows:
''You are authorized officially 20 DENY
through the local press and otherwise
as under instructions 10 do so, all fool
fish stories of intervention, than which
nothing could be further from the intcu-
tons OF the government OF the United
States, which has the Sinccrcst friend
ship for Mexico and ,hc Mexican peo-
pie. 10 whom il hopes will soon return
the blessings of peace, which is not con-
, c-rnsd with MeNicoS internal political
affairs and which demands nothing hut
the respect and protection OF American
life aud property I'm the neighboring re-
public.
You Will observe the strictcst par
TALLY and in no wise interfere between
contsnding forces, counseling Americans
in your districts 10 do likewise. You
will use the language OF this instruc-
tion."
II Is reported from Psrral. chihuahua
that flfteen armed mon today entered
the house OF James Williams Hambleton
and robbed him OF $4,000. Mexican money.
Hambleton IL a British subject OF long
residence. He lives opposite the rail-
wsy station and is agent OF the Torreon
srnelier.
Night before last the smeItcr com
pany's store at Kilomctcr 50 on the Par
raj & Durango railroad, was held up by
twenty-five armed men. Other outra 6 es
on natives are reported The outraccS
are being taken up rs tho British and
American ministers In Mexico
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
Rate of Profit Uncertain.

The accounts arc not separated" he
said. "We cannot ten how much Of this
is profit on our ore lands"
Iill admitted that by the terms OF tho
lease with the Steel corporatio that con-
cern got no benefit from reduced charges
for freight, as the amount ~ the reduc-
ton was added 10 the price they paid
per ton on their orc lease. Others got
the benefit OF the rate OF 30 cents
which IIlll said was the lowest freight
rate paid by anybody anywhere. The
Steel corporation didn't
Mr.. Hill, after announcing that he
knew very little about the ore business
displayed the most minute knowledge OF
tho grades OF ore. the manner OF It's ship
ment and the cost to cent Of handling
every carload. \ large part OF his tcsti-
mony wag devoted to minute details of
the orc business. the dimensions OF cars
docks and ships and the types OF cars
and locomotives, with the exact cost Of
the operation of each.
n was at his own solicitation that he
was released by the committee.
Il have n great deal 10 do" lie said
and would Ike To get away today " |
can I've tried 10 answer everything
you've asked me- but I must apologize
FOR my lack OF knowledge"
He got away rs he requested.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
SUPT. CHRISTENSEN
TOGO TO ST. LOUIS

brief meeting Of tno board OF edu-
cation was held last night at which a
number Of routine business was acted
upon Several assignments or teachers
were made and the purchase or duan-
tity OF supplies was authorized.
Upon the motion Of w. j. Barrettes
Superintendent D, II. Christensen was
granted a three weeks leave OF absence
to attend the convention of the depart i,
ment of suporintendencc Of the National
Educational association to he held at st.
Louis. Mo. February 26, Mr.. Christen-
sen has been asked 10 deliver an address
at this meeting on Provisions In Public
Schools for the Unusual Child Mr..
Christensen has been devoting consider
able time to the study OF the deficuent
and sub-nor child. and many excel
lent provisions are being made In tho
local schools for their proper care.
Tpon tho motion OF the teachers and
school work committee, ], Leo Fair
banks. supervisor of art in the public
schools of the city, was given leave
OF absence 10 make arrangements In the
east for next year $ work, together with
otncr kindred business.
in the high school, and the Misses Mat
tie Mandell. Erna Storm. Clarissa Bees
lev, Amber Bardsley. Edna Evans. Elsie
Fredericton. Dora Bogue and Lucy
Farnsworth were appointed teachers in
the elementary schools Ethel Firman
and Lucille Gllmer were granted a leave
OF absence during the second semester
OF the present year, and Christine Olsen.
Sadie Payne. Marie Hunt Maydell Ca
zier and Georgiana Copp were released
from the terms OF their contracts.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
LACK Of CH|VALRY,
IS W|FE'S GRIEVANCE
Woman Brings an Unusual
Charge in Suit for Divorce
From Fifth Husband.
,ternstlonal News service.

Ev International News Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Lack OF chiV-
airy was given by Mrs. Margaret Ern-
estlne Fauser in the supreme court ,ocaY
a. the primary reason for her wish 10
be separated from her fifth husband
Gustave Fauser. a wealthy artist MIS-
Fauser has already lost four husbands
in the divorce courts. and she Is eager
Mr., Fauscr showed today that he may
have been unGallant at times by INSIST ihsis..
from her own record OF years, IL was
only So Her chic appearance gave
weight 10 her claim.
Mrs. Fauser did not rebel at her nus,
bands lack OF courtesy she said. until
he laughed when she fell from her IRto I,t
pony during a game and rolled on 'he
bank under her horse ,u. -.;r,.c,r.
monkey" She said, land did not make
a move 10 help me. bad to Trlind ulsh
the contest and walk home. He came
home In a taNicab and refused 10 get Il
physician for me-"
Augusta SchwarZ. a pretty. dark
haired girl OF %, who was accused py
Mrs Fauser OF having sat in the artist $
lap and with having said 10 the indiE-
nant Mrs. F'auser, "Oh, I'll be here after
you're gone took the stand today and
denied these charges. She testified that
Mrs. Fatser had treated her nicely NJ
first, but soon began 20 call her on the
telephone and accuse her OF all sorts OF
slanderous things and finally threatened
TO horsewhip her,
Fauser, looking tnin and worried, went
on the witness stand and testified that
Mrs. Fsusor was subject 10 ungovernable
fits OF anger and temper. He said she
had chased him several times with n
carving knife.
Asked II he had not arranged TO sond
Mrs. Fauscr TO Il sanltarium FOR rest
he said he had arranged 10 do so and
Mrs Fauser had agreed 20 20, but she
suddenly changed her mind
Instead OF me going TO a sanitarium
I'll send YOU TO n hospital he declared
soc warned him,
He said that ono doctor had advised
him that the best way to keep peace
with his wife would be To go so far
away that his wife could not find him.
The trial will be continued tomorrow
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
DEMOCRATS PROPOSE
CHEMICAL TARIFF
Revise Free and Dutiable
List TO Bring Greater
Revenues.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-The Demo
cratic chemical tariff bill. made public
today by the ways and means commit
tee OF the house is expected TO increase
the governments revenues by $S,5io'Sip
over those OF the present fiscal year
although the reduction of ad Ealorefn
duties proposed is about 81 per cent.
Principally the measure increases
duties on perfumes, fancy soaps ana
other luxuries and lowers the duties
on drugs and materials in common use.
Tho Democrats will caucus on the
be introduced in the house on Satuf-
day.
Democratic Leader Underwood today
summed up the changes proposed by the
bill as follows
There liz general reduction I'm The
duties on chemical products. but an m
crease I'm revenues We have taken ar
ticles now on the free list and mad"
them share taxation for revenue pur-
poses only. The articles transferred 10
the free list amounted In imports In 1911
10 s2S3,643. and produced revenue al
1891. The articles taken from tho free
list and made dutiable amounted In i'm
ports in 1911 10 S4l6Gi 900.
"The result to the chcmica, schedule
is an estimated increase in imports for
the fiscal year OF s96, It3, 600. compared
with SIS. 500. 900 i'm 1911. The estimated
duties under the new bin would amount
TO sic. 1O1 900, as compared with sl2,
$40, 900 under the Payne act OF 1911.
There Is an average decrease Of 31i pei
cent ad yalorcm. the equivalent ad
valorcm duty In 1871 being 25.i2. com
pared with 1864 for the first year OF
operations OF the new bill.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
CHING HWA NAME Of
CHINESE REPUBLIC
Continued from Page One

companies. the proceeds OF which might
reach either the republicans or impcri-
alistS
Secretary OF State Knox, through the
United States embassy in London called
the attention OF the British foreign Of
Ace to the proposed purchase by the
Japan Mall steamship company or China
Merchants Marine company as direct
way of supplying the republicans with
funds.
At that time Japan was able TO reply
that the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank
already had made a loan TO the China
Merchants Marine company, part or
which IL was presumed went TO the re-
publcans.
When the proposed loan TO the Han
kow Railway company by the Otura
Arms & Ammunition company WAS re-
ported Secretary Knox again called the
attention of the British government 10
tho subject and Sir Edward Grey once
more approached the Japanese govern
mcnt.
On this occasion japan proposed that
the powers should prohibit their ma
tionals from making loans 10 either
side; but Great Britain had no power TO
do this. and proposed instead that the
powers should use their influence with
the nationals TO prevent loans. The
japanese government has agreed to do
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
ALLEGED THIEF HELD;
VICTIM IS MISSING

Wanted-Thc man who was robbed by
highwaymen in the rear OF a saloon on
Second South street between State and
Commercial streets, at 5 o'clock last
night, Call at the police station
In the person of Ole Nystron1, arrest
ed last midnight. the police are confident
they hold a highwayman. but dlligent
search and inquiry has failed to reveal
his supposed victim.
Nystrom was arrested at the American
house on Commercial street by Patrol
man Schranz at the request OF James
Brown, 1851 South West Temple street
Brown told the police that lie saw Ny
strom and another man "strong arm an
intoxicated man In the roar Of a Second
South street saloon near Commercial
street He followed the couple for SOW
eral hours, hoping to find a policeman
The trail OF the highwaymen however,
led not 10 the haunts Of the guardians
OF the peace and it was midnight before
Brown was able 10 bring his quarry into
Ju&taposition with an officer. BY that
time the two men had separated and
Brown had elected to follow Nystrom.
Nystrom is we'll known to the police
He was recently released from the county
jail, where he served six months ON n
charge Of stealing $50 from c. w Coch-
ran, member OF the Fifteenth Infantry
Nystrom answers the description of one
OF the highwaymen who held UP William
Russell, "A colored waiter, last week
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
Brandt Only Incident.

Morcbesu T.. Towns, his counsel de-
clarcd that Brandt now becomes but an
incident in tho affair. which swellS into
the Importance of Vindicatlou OF JUS
ti'e. with the investigation 10 be pursued
until every fact IN connection with the
case has been laid bare.
Before setting aside tho conviction or
Brandt and opening the way for new
trial Judge otto 4. Rossisky made an
impaSsioned speech defending his action
in sentencing Brandt 10 thirty years i'm
pTisonmeut for crime which Brandt Is
tested that his record as a judge was
above Suspicious that he had proved In
multitude Of cases ,hat he was not the
friend of the rich.
But what stirred tle crowd even more
deeply than thf outburst Of the court
MAS the action of Judge Alton II. Parker
In reading, on behalf Of Mortimer Schln.
u statement In which II wss record ed
that Brandt wrote an insulting letter 10
Mrs, Schtn and was al once discharged
from the Schtn household. The Schin
attorney accused Barndi of spreading
Rcandslous stories and OF having in his
defense so disgustcd Governor Dix that
- was No small wonder the governor had
refused ci-meuCy and closed tho case. In
spite cf this attitude Judge Parker asked
that the entire matter be reopencd. flo
j efended tho action ~ Judge Rosglskv in
sentencing Brandt to thirty years and
read the examination OF Brandt ny Judge
RosnislIy 10 show that every effort had
been made 10 give the accused man an
opportunity 10 clsar himself
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
Del Casse Defines Policy.

In the chamber Of deputies NJ. Del
casEe, minister Of marine. said IL was not
in tho interest OF France 10 increase au-
tomaticslly the number OF ships In ratio
with those built by other powers l,
sufriced for France TO have forces enough
10 insure security In the Mediterranean,
and he insisted that the programme as
sured this.
In the channel and the North sea, the
minister continued. France could content
itself with deStroyers and submarines
and adequately maintain tho defensive.
which was Frances attitude. The bulk
Of tho naval forces therefore would he
left for service In the Mediterranean, for
the French fleet must always be ready
to attack a fleet threatening its COM
munications with North Africa.
After consideration, he added. the gov
ernment deemed IL unnecessary to in
crease its programme, but had hastencd
the carrying out OF the programme by
two years The total expenditures will
amount to f279 500, 900.
The senate adopted the aviation pro-
gramn1c.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-14
DECLARES ROOSEVELT
IS NOT POSSIBILITY
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
By the authority OF unanimous demand
OF the people-would be OF far less value
10 him than the undlmmed record or the
two terms he has served. .
Il was an uncompronllSinS tooSeNelt
man when Roosevelt was president; ana
am his political friend today Ana IL
is because I have SO long trusted his po-
litical and patriotic instincts that nave
not wavcred in my belief that RooscVelt
would not-and with his makeup, coui9
not-conceive a reason why he should
run against Taft.
'The record OF Taft cannot he I'M
peached before tho people. And koose :
Welt Is not, as I measure him, the man
TO be caught with the thin chan or a
thin opposition movement. There is no
progressive crisis in tho Republican party
and no progressive quality In the any
thing to beat Taft idea.
Moreover Roosevelt has laid down
the course OF his future political career
He stated himself out of the polltlcai
arena when he made his declaration IN
1904 And lie will not come back INTO IL
and surely he ought not to come back
into Ito contest for more poutlcal
honors nor TO help Fictitious revolt
nor for any but some imperative reason
that will incontestibly Justify, in the calm
Judgment OF all high minded men, ,he
change Of a deliberate high CONVICTION
and the withdrawal OF deliberate, pro-
found PROMISE