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3 Tal THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IO, 1907. I HONEST ABE, U, S, 1 R Writes Some More Poetry For U Friends Along-the Route. MRS. LEE STARTS HIM A-GOING '"The Tragedy of the Six Rail Fence; or, The Taking Off of J. William Hooper, the Cooper" "The Tragedy of the Haystack," Etc. Copyright. 1907. by C. H. Sutcllffe. When I got along to Farmer Lee's the other day after being off ny route for a month I found Mrs. Lt? at the gate and gave her a cheery salute. In stead of replying she beckoned me to get down and follow her around the house. There she pointed to her daugh ter Hannah, who sat on the ground with her back to an apple tree and her attitude full of the deepest dejection, and s;iid: "Abe, isn't that enough to make a JJf :i't f stone ache?" "lint v.h. Jiappeiu:l V" I asked. ' "Come Lilo flu? kKcIjen and get ready to write sum:" poetry. We have been Crv.. HIS EEAD WAS DOWN; HIS HEELS WEBE UP. waiting for you for a whole week. If Hannah's life is-to be saved at all it will be your poetry that will do it." Thereupon she gave me the particu lars of a tragedy which I have here en- mX'-'d '"The Tragedy of the Six Rail flee; o". The Taking Off of J. Wil liam Hooper, the Cooper:" Sweot Hannah Lee, with eyes so blue, She loved J. William Hooper, Who in the village 'neath the hill Pursued the trade of cooper. They'd loved each other for a year Thtir love was smoothly running And neither had the least idea That death would come a-gunning. 'Twas midnight of a Sunday night. The twain had ben a-courting, And f.fuof zinj-T hands, as lovers do. And otherwise cavorting. Whi'n William started for his home. A fond "ilood nlcht" a-ealling, And as he called the soft winds sighed. And dewlike tears was falling. In, climbing o'er a six rail fence J. William struck a sliver. The sliver caught his trousers, and A gasp, a shout, a shiver. lie called for help, but called in vain. o one was near to hear him, friendly hand to boost him up, 0 tongue to gladly cheer him. His head was down. His heels were up. Alas, the sad position! No lover e'er before was placed In such a sad condition. And thus J. William met his doom, And thus his life was ended. And thus they found hi3 body cold. From that 'ere fence suspended. Oh, lovers, take a tip from me Keep off of six rail fences; Look out for slivers as you climb Or take the consequences. Mother Wept Softly. While I was reading the verses after writing them the mother wept softly, but a moment afterward brushed her tears away and said: "Abe, you have saved Hannah. You can go along now, and I will go out and read them to her, one verse at a time. She will fall a-weeping, the same as 1 did. but by the time I have reached the last verse I'll bet you any thing she stands up and asks for a irlass of buttermilk from this moru 'iV's churning. May Heaven bless you to the last day of your life!" I jogged along down to Farmer Car ter's to find that something had also happened there. At least. Mrs. Carter had got news that a sister of hers i MMMMwaiMwaaa "" out in Dakota was dead. When she had road me the letter and begged for a fVft- verses to commemorate the oc casion, I sat down and wrote "The Tragedy of the Haystack and the Titchfork, Being a Sad Warning to Cavorting Sehoolma'aius. To Be Sung Mostly in the Evening:" It was out in far Dakota, where the prairie breezes blow, And the prairie dog beeometh chicken pie. And the blizzards of the winter doth freeze' the marrowbones. And the heat of summer makes the mar row fry. Sister Nettie, she was out there, a-teach-ing of a school Sister Nettie, with her spirits all so gay. The scholars loved her dearly, and so did all the folks. For our sister had a sweet andT gentle way. One afternoon in summer time we never shall forget ' v j-fl'Jr Nettie dear went wandering o'er lr Xri the lea. i - ..... J I . .1 1 1 a XI - sue culleu tne genue uaiay, one cuuea mc vl-o-let. She patted on the back the bumblebee. . By and by she reached a haystack, and in her loving way, And not thinking any danger hided there, . i She went climbing to the top. like a kitten up a tree, And the picture she presented it "raa fair. While sitting on the summit, all innocent of guile. A hornet came along on lazy wing. And he lifted our dear sister some forty inches high. And the yell that she did utter it made the welkin ring. Our sister she was frightened and suf fering with pain. The sami would been the case with you or me. Down the stack she went a-rolling. and there was a tragedy. And the trag was something awful for to see. A pitchfork It was lurking to pierce her maiden heart One gasp our sister gave and was no more. One little sigh of sadness, and then she sailed away And went her way a-winglng toward the golden shore. Oh, slaters in Dakota or in any other land. A warning let me give you ere I cloee: Beware of lurking pitchforks. Beware of hornet stings. Beware of turning frolics into woes. "Abe." said the tearful Mrs. Carter as 1 read the above in my most pa thetic voice, "there have been some touching and beautiful things written, but never anything to equal this. Those verses shall be framed and hung In the parlor, and I don't care if the frame costs ail of .'0 cents. Poor Net tie! She is looking down on you at this moment and whispering in my ear that when you come back this way you will hud a two pound roll of but ter ready for you to take along." Aids the Johnsons. I had one more brain storm to go through. At Farmer Johnson's I found the good wile iu teats and the husband looking very serious. A nephew living in Ohio had been drowned in the Ohio river while fishing, and after I had drunk a glass of buttermilk and eaten the half of an apple pie I sat down and wrote the following touching trib ute: We mourn for Johnny Baker, who's lying 'neaLh ta? sud. Who was thi dearest nephew that we had. His face was lilc-3 an angel's, his age was over twelve. And his nature didn't run at all to bad. He went to Sunday school, and he always said his prayers. And Iks mother cal-cu-lated by and by That ii2 should be a preacher and in the pulpit stand And with the other preachers have a try. But alaa for human planning, alas for Johnny C. He wanted to go fisf-.ir.j t'other day. lie hid dreamed of ca:ching suckers and hauling in the ?...t Av.-l or s the li catfish at their He pror.-iI.3--d to be careful and to fish uno:s th:; land And to I: -op tho ra jin? river rods away. He wo'.:' I wi-ivl his living mo r her and sit hir.i ;.; grass And all hr injunctions would obey. But th-y f.-un I him in the river when the sun was goi:i.T down The- water it 'had choked him , quite to death The doctor came and felt him, but said it was too late. He'd died because a-losing of his breath. Oh, Johnnies, and, oh, Jimmies oh, Pe ters, and. oh, Sams, Oh, boys who would go out with line and pole. Do your fishing in the washtub or in the kitchen sink And catch your giddy suckers in a road side water hole. M. QUAD. He Had Inside Information. She was the daughter of an aristo cratic widow, and to the widow the young man went and demanded the daughter's hand. The mother received him haughtily. "Am I to understand," she coldly ask ed, "that you profess to be able to support my child in the style to which she is accustomed?" The young man dared to smile. "Oh, I know all about the accus tomed style," he glibly said. "Your former cook is working for my moth er." He got the girl without any further delay. Cleveland Plain Dealer. When Greek Meets Greek. "Some are born great," began the tiresome quoter, "some achieve great ness" "Yes, that reminds me," interrupted Topley. "Our baby weighed twelve pounds when he was born, and the doc tor said that Hello! Going? What's your hurry?" Catholic Standard and Times. Kindly Old Cy'.it l;ou't all those pa-P-?rs umktr you tireJ. my boy? Little I; v N'o. I doesu't read "em. sur. Puiu. Af:s' tha Show. Singer The leading man Sw doesn't get so r.:a:r' tirtain calls since he has been tuarri'vi. Comedian Xo: I think he gets more curtain lectures. Chicago News. Two Sic'es to It. "He Isn't in or: social set any more." v"So I uv.tle-stand." Yes. be.ti. Jirvd out some time ago." "Indeed? lie gave me to understana fie had climbed out" Pick-Me-Up. Not Him. BRYAN SCORES TAFT Criticises Address on Okla homa Political Situation THE SECflETflfiY IS Mr Promises to Acquire Title of Great Postponer Favors Iterision of Tariff, but Want it Put off Until After E3eotion Has no Standing a Presidential Candidate Not a Single State lias Instructed for Ilim. Tacoma City, Okla., Sept. 5. Ten thousand people heard William Jen nings Bryan reply to the recent address of. secretary of. War Taft on the Okla homa political situation, and 2,00 per- suiij unahle to ain admittance to the auuitorium attended an overflow meeang. An . Liryan" was entnusiastically re ceived. In addition to scoring Taft soundly for condemning the proposed constitu tion for Oklatunna and attacking the views of the secretary of war on na tional policies Mr. Bryan declared that the, constitution of the proposed new state is even better than that of the United States. "Secretary Taft, ia his speech made in this territory a few days ago, ad vises the people to reject the proposed constitution arwi postpone statehood until another enabling act can be se cured. "At first blush one might suspect that the secretary's advice was due to his personal interest in the next elec tion. He might be accused of advis ing the postponement of statehood with a view of keepinSg seven electoral voters out of the democratic column, but the more generous view taken oi the matter is that his advice resulted from his habit of thought. "Taft is inclined to postpone every thing. He promises to acquire the title of the great postponer. He is on his way to the Philippines to tell the Filipinos that, while he thinks they ought to have self-government after awhile, he wants it postponed for tne present. "It is strange, therefore, that he should yield to his ruling spirit in th.e matter of statehood and tell you to put it off. He holds out to the people the hope of another enabling act, but what assurance can he give that a re publican congress will act immediate ly to bring in a democratic state just before a presidential election. "Does he control the congress to such an extent that he can guarantee immediate action? ' "The two senators from his own state do not accept his advice. "His influence as a presidential can didate cannot yet be measured, for not a single state has yet instructed lor him. "Have you read his Columbus speech If s oyou will find in It an arraign ment of protection as we have it today an appeal for a revision of the tariff, but he paralyzes the force of his own speech by postponing until after the electio. "I am glad that Secretary Taft refer red the Philippines question, for his discussion ehows that he believes in a colonial policy and that he dis putes the doctrines set forth in the dec laration of indenpendence. While he seems disposed to acquiesce in suf frage amendments adopted in the south he overlooks the fact tha the black man of the south is treated much better than the brown man of the Phil ippines. "The black man of the south has the protection of the constitutions, state and national, while the consti tution is denied to the Filipino." Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold A. J. Nusbaum, Batesvllle. Indiana, writes: "Lat year I suffered for three months with a summer cold so dis tressing that it interfered with my business. I had many of the symp toms of hay fever, and a doctor's pre scription did not reach my case, and I took several medieinrs which seemsd to only aggravate my case. Fortu nately I insisted upon having Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package, and it quickly cured me. My wife has since used Foley's Honey and Tar with the same succees."Jos. C. Shep hard and The J. Hicks Eunting Drug Co. Mrs. Jenkins cookbook is so popular Jthe fourth edition has been sold out. Then I suppose it will soon be drama tized. Exchange. CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. fha Kind Yea Havs Afepjs Bought Bears Signature u DROVE OUT HliiiS Every Native of India Dostled Out of City POLICE DDE NDflUS Movement Had Been Long Ei Ipected I MiUs Were Raided Where the For eigner.s Were Ebployed Victims Dragged From Tlieir Beds. Escort ed to City Limits, With Orders to Dillingham, Wash., Sept. 5. Six badly beaten Hindus are in the hos pital, four hundred frightened and half naked Sikhs are in jaiL and in the cor ridors of the city hall, guarded by io licemen, and somewhere between Bel lingham and the British of Columbia line are 700 natives of India, beaten,, hungry and half clothed making their way along the Great Northern railway to Canadian territory, and the protec tection of the British flag. . The long expected cry, "drive out the Hindus" was heard throughout the city and along the water front last night. The police were helpless. All author ity was parallyzed and for five hours a mob of half a thousand white men. raided the mills where the foreigners were working, battered! down doors of' lodging houses, and dragging the vic tims from their beds, escorted the vic tims to the city limits with orders to keep going. The mob swept down to the water front and mill after mill was visited; the white employees? joining the mob. Every Hindu was hustled out side. At the suggestion of the police the mob victims were taken to jail The mob kept up its work along the water front until early this morning. ITealth in the Cana Zone. The high wages paid make it a mighty temptation to our young arti sans to join the force of workmen needed to construct the Panama Ca. nal. Many are restrained by" the fear of fevers and malaria. It is the know ing ones those who have used Elec tric Bitters, who go there without this fear, well knowing they are safe from malarious influence with Electric Bit ters on hand. Cures blood poison too, biliousness, weakness and all stomacTi, liver and kidney trotibles. Guaran teed by R. R. Bellamy, drug-gist. 50c. Oortelyou has made the situation so easy that he finds time to write syndi cate articles. Philadelphia Ledger. How to Avoid Appedicitis Most victims of appendicitis are those who are habitually constipated. Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels, and restores the natural action of the bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not naus eate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes. Joa C. Sheph&rd and The J. Hicks Bunting Drug Co. There are said to be intelligent peo ple on Mars. If so, they must be amus ed every time they look toward tha earth. Philadelphia Press. Of Interest to Many. Foley's Kidney Cure will cure any case of kidney and bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach ofmed icine. Xo medicine can do more. Jos. C Shephard and The J. Hicks Bunting Drug Co. I freely admit, remarked Mr. Meek ton, that I owe everything to my wife. And she occasionally reminds you of the fact? Well, I must admit that she is not the easiest creditor in the world. Washington Star. Take DeWitt's Kidnev and Bladder I Pills f r l achache. weak kidneys and I inflammation of the bladder. Sold by R. It. Bellamy. The news from the yster beds is encouraging. The crop is said to be fine and a good oyster year is predicted. This should serve a little bit to miti gate the sting of calamity in the stock market. Philadelphia Press. Humane Appeal. A humane citizen of Richmond. Ind Mr. U. D. Williams. 107 W. Main street, says. "I appeal to all persons with weak lungs to take Dr. King's New Discovery, the only remery that has helped me and fully comes up to the proprietor's recommendation ." It aves more lives than all other throat and lung remedies put together. User as a cough and cold' cure the world over. Cures asthma, bronchitis., croup whooping cough, quinsy, hoarseness, and phthisic, stops hemorrhages of the lungs and builds them up. Guaran teed at R. R. Bellamy's drugstore. 50c and $1. Trial bottle free. A colonel bearing the appropriate name of Grundy will now be the offical flcial dress suit wearer for the James town expositions Washington Times. DeWltfs Little EarJy Risers are crood for any one who needs a, pill. Sold by R. R. Belliony. Mailke Mssy and let us sell you a , Many IPtaEas to be worked by horse power, mddng neat small bales Bagging and Ties are going to be in good demand, and you should buy now. Full stock heavy groceries. TEE WOEOTI COMPANY HAYING TOOLS The most modern machine with all the most modern improvements. Just received a car load of Walter A Wood's Mowing Machines and Rakes. They are considered the best on the market and is the only mower on the market that will not choke while cutting pea vine hay. Will cut close stubble. Write or c&HJand get our- prices. WIvIE SPRINGER) & CO, 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT We will move our place of business on October 1st. to NTo. 18 South Front street, store formerly occupied by The J. G Stevenson Co m Dan v. In order to close out our stock of Refrigerators, Hammocks, Ice Cream Freezers, Garden Hose and other Slimmer Goods, we offer same at a dUcount of' 20 per cent. - -'v.tt?ESS;ai SLOAN & SWEENEY Phone 332 :-: :-: 130-132 MarketlStrect P. S. We close at 1 P. M., Saturday's PROTECTION. We cm Insure four residence against loss by. Barglin. All of our policies not call oter the loss by Burglary, butalsd dinagc ta premises and fixtures- In nany cases this, feature Is of nub care value to the Assured than the loss fron Burglary, Three of ocnesidecces entered in the last two weeks. Call upon es fOt full (nforoatioa. eJ.JH. Boatwright &. Son, Agts. cf every meal, but just thin!: cf ihe tcaciune alter taatng Co beccsao dosed. J, WV Murchison 8r Co. PROTECTION. 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Aluminum aud high grade cnaiDei tc diffexc styles and size. $2X0 vp. & y The Universal" Food Chopper enables yoa tortiuVr the untouched portions of cooked tad mended food that might otherwise be wasted if yon were taened to the use oi the tffesocne chopping bowL Chop anythis yoa wax citopped - mlla m.A wH TltaMt ftrft ,m tilt rftUM MmLa and not butter Grinder. One or two crackers res thsxch the a. m m ft fa f .a w deans tncroojnlr, l Hole Of Opesgi I AH paxts exposal to view. in t