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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-30

In Oregon the will flowers begin to
bloom about the middle of February,
and as winter does not begin until about
the middle Of December the season Of
cold weather is very short. II fsc., an
Oregon winter generally means season
Of warm rains, broken BY less than two
weeks Of light snoW.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-30
II AAV4NUs
Always IN Adrance.)

Crickets are devastating Algeria, en-
tirely destroying vegetation. Their
dead bodies are creating pestilence,
and interfering with the running of
trains,
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-30

At 4:22 the convention adjourned
until IL o'clock Monday.
SIXTH DAY.-The Republican Conven-
ton, after being in session six days, adj
journed, having completed its National
ticket, and adopted its platform and ar
ranged the preliminaries for the coming
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-30
Charlotte Messenger
Is PUBLISHED
Every Saturday,
AT
CHARLOTTE, N. c.
In the Interests of the Colored People
of the Country.

Able and well-known writers will contrib
ute to its columns from different parts of the
country, and it will contain the.latest Gen
eral News ofthe
IHE MESSENGER is a first-class newspaper
and VIII not allow personal abuse in its col
uinns. It is not sectarian or partisan. but
independent-dealing fairly by all. il re-
serves the right TO criticise the shortcomings
of all public oflicials-comnending the
worthy, and recommending for election such
men as in its opinion are best suited to serve
the interests of the people
1t is intended to supply the long felt need
OF newspaper to advocate the rights and
defend the inter sts of the Negro American,
especially in the Piedmont section of the
Carolinas
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-30

FOURTH DAY-The convention to-day
began balIoting for President with the
following rcsult. The ballots up to re-
cess, which at 2 p. m, was taken to 2
y. m, were as follows:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

A terrible surprise was suffered not
long ago by married couple at Paris,
France. Their only son, little fellow
of 6. hid in the safe which the father
had in his office in the family dwelling,
expecting that his mother would miss
him and look for him. The father, be-
ing suddenly called away, locked the
safe All night the parents searched in
vain for the child. On the next morn
ing when the safe was opened, the child
was found in it suffocated.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

A comparative table recently pub
ished by the Swiss bureau of statistics
shows that the people of the United
States, instead of ranking among
the drunkards of the world.
are really among the most tenn
perate. In only three countries, Nor
way, Finland and Canada, is the per
capita consumption of spirits, wine and
beer less than 1t is in this country.
Great Britain, Austria, France, Russia
Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and
Holland all precede US, in the order
named, and Denmark stands at the head
Of the list with a spirit consumption
nearly four times as great as that in this
country. Another very interesting fact
is that the per capita consumption of
beer in the United States is nearly half
what it is in Germany, the great beer
drinking country next to Belgium.
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The Lessons OF "Unser Fritz Case

me greatest doctors in Europe don't seem
TO known what ails "Unser Fritz
mus are the Garfield and Grant enisodes
repeated, and public confidence in "exnert''
nig TN knowledge Is again shaken.
Inc enectls a revulsion.
Since the fatal DAYS of 1852 MANY of ,h.
doctrines of the schoolmen concerning ex.
oehsive medication have been abandoned
ana ali schools of practice are more and mora
relying upon old-fashioned simple root and
oeTD Preparations and careful nursing-tbe
oi,Iy renances known TO our ancestors
.. Se methods and reiances are illustrated
To-Day In series Of ld-fashioned roots and
herDs Preparations recently given to the
v %orid oy the well-known proprietors of
warner safe cure-preparatiOns made from
tormniR possessed by many of our oldest
Iafnihes' and rescued for popular use. and is
sued under the happy designation of War
uers Log Cabin Remedies.
My son, exclaimed venerable vomar 20
the writer when he was a boy, INV SON von're
yeher and pale and weak like lookin you're
sas'parir." 'o'ne
"A jug OF spring sarsaparilla was lust as
necessary In the winter supplies of fifty
eaIs ago as was barrel of pork, and a
.ious medical authority says that the very
general prevalence of the use of such a prep
ara'lon as Log Cabin Sarsaparilla expIains
'ne rugged health OF our ancestors.
ME " arners Log Cabin Sarsaparilla is
an eAceiient remedy for all seasons of the
year IL Is particularly valuable i'm the snrinp
When the system is full of sluggish blood and
ieqeires natural constitutional tomb, and
ins,sprator TO resist colds and pneumonia.
anu a. the effects of a long winter. Philo Nj
y = arsohs, clerk of the City Hotel of Hartford
Ooi,h, was Frustrated with a cold which. he
soi' seemed TO settle through nv BODY I
neslecYeu IL ana the result was my blood be-
I, Saine impoverished and poisoned. indicated
oy unnamed eyes. l was treated, but nv
eyes grew worse. / was obliged to wear a
shade over them. / feared that l would h,s
Obliged TO give up work.
L huer the operation of Warmers loo
Sapin Sarsaparilla and Liver Pills" he saws
;, the sore and infiamed eyes disappeared
ny piood, know, is in a healthier condition
/, .hah IL mas been for years | have a much
oetter appetite. l shall take several more
ooItles Tor safety's sake Warmers Log
ann Sarsaparilla is great purifier and I
most heartily recommend it.
lew bottles of Warmers Log Cabin Sar-
'apariiia used IN the family now will save
many a week OF sickness and many a dollar
Oh OILS; Use no other This is the oldest
most thoroughly tested and the best. is nnt
up Ia The largest sarsaparilla bottle on The
market, containing l30 doses. There is no |
1tier preparation Of similar name that can |
'qual 1t. The name Of its manufacturers is q
guarantee OF It's superior worth
w nile the great doctors wrangle over tba |
echnicalifies of an advanced medical science |
tat cannot cure disease. such simple prepa- |
atoms yearly snatch millions from untims
y graves
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Miss Maria A. Brown. of Boston h.

Miss Maria A. Brown, of Boston, has
been in Washington on an interesting
mission. She wishes congress to ap-
propriate $50, 600 to pay the expenses
Of herself and other antiquarians while
they hunt through the libraries of Eu-
rope for proof that Left Ericsson dis
covered America about the year 1000 A.
D. She has already spent a great deal
Of time in Europe ''looking up the
record" of the Morse explorer, and feels
confident that with little aid from the
government she could utterly destroy
the claims of Christopher Columbus as
the discoverer of this country. There
are those who say she will obtain the
appropriation.
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fCOPYRIGHT. 1887. I

pending calamity?
If you have all, or any considerable
number OF these symptoms, you are
suffering from that most common of
american maiadies- Bilious Dyspepsia, or
or Indigestion. The more Complicated
your disease has become. the greater the
number and diversity of symptoms. No
matter what stage it has reached, DIR.
will subdue il, il taken according 10 di-
rectlons for a reasonable length Of time.
II not cured, complications multiply and
consumption of the lungs. Skin Diseases.
Heart Disease, rheumatism. Kidney Dis
ease, or other grave maladies are quite
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Hoods Sarsaparilla is prepared from SarsarariIla,
Dandelion. Mandrake, Dock, Pipsissewa, Juniper
Berries and other well known vegetable remedies.
In such a peculiar manner TO derive the FUN
medicinal value Of each. 1t will cure when In the
power OF medicine scrofua. salt rheum sores boils
pimpes all humors dyspepsia biliousness sick head
ache Indigestion. general debility, catarrh rheu,
matism, kidney and liver complaints 1t overcomee
that extreme tired feeling
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
A Crows Court Of Justice

OF the almost human intelligence O:
crows, there can be no doubt, saws a
Boston letter to the Inter- Ocean. In
Vulnerable authenticated incidents
prove this, and if conviction is needed,
follow the coast clamdiggers half a day
upon the shores. Her, you will see
these dusky ras Gals lowering about or
struttins a: safe distance, until the
digger has thrown aside a clam too
small for the market. Watching his
chance, the crow will pounc, upon it,
rise to great height, let it fall upon
the rocks, and, instantly descending,
wrench apart the shattered shell, de-
your its coveted contents with many
croakings and chucklings over its own
canny wisdom and success. l am also
convinced that crows possess still more
remarkable characteristics. fully be-
lieVe that some sort of civil and penal
codes exist among their communities;
mat In some sort of way they preserve
record of misdoings; and that,
while they may have no sys-
tenn OF rewards, their sociology
|comprehends direst punishment to Of
Lenders from the crow standard of eth
pcs. At Crows Neck, near Prescott,
Maine, there exists sort of crow me-
|tropo!s. Vast multitudes of crows
gather here apparently to adjust their
|eisic affairs. Oae day last September,
snen passing along a wooded road
kirtins large corntield the sky sud
|oeniy became blackened with crows.
winch, after an appalling whirring.
afiekins and cawing rose high above
He surrounding forest. and then, swift
/! descending. formed a hollow circle
p 'ne centre OF the field, the black
|'"'Ss cleaning like tremendous dark
"a'ers touched by moonlight in some
aS' pool. Then from the inner edge
p The circle aselect few arranged them
ewes In stately groups in the centre.
0Vu'' being opened two culprit crows
"efe brought before the bar. Under
'''u 'hey stood there silently with
Ne-dos heads and guilty looks.
Aeir certain trial lasted nearly half an
fs', and all the wranclinc
human court was INDUCED in; sem
. was pronounced. and suddenly
Dozen powerful crow cxecutioners
D.e" upon the unresisting victims
NV oea: them to death with their
h AS wings and claws. Approval by
crow public was manifested by
'Ans acclamations; and vast clouds
Vows whirling and swirlinc from
"ear'h In an ecstacy of approba-
" scattered to the winds nearly
very Vestise of their former criminal
s'nfen. Astonished, i related what
~ seen to farmers thereabout but
ag at my ignorance. they informed
mat inns was a common occurrence,
,,a "e ieast remarkable of the crows
|ace. wonderful feats and perform
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COnsumpiian SnreIx C.I

10 me EdItor:-Please inform your readers
Ihat have positive remedy for The aboye
named disease. BY its timely use tnousa nds Of
holeIess cases have been permanently cured. /
sIlitl DE glad to send two bottles Of my remed =
fREE 10 any Of your readers who have 60,
suLlp.ion II they will send me their Express
ana +; U. address: Respectfully,
la. SIOCUN. ". -. Isl Pearl ST n Y
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
Now is the Time

NOW is The time To purify your blood and fortify
ur system against the facilitating effects OF spring
weather. Serious consequences often follow this
iasstude. which degeneraes into debility most favor
able for the appearance OF disorders. You are run
down No specific disease has manifested itself but
the condition Of your system 10 low and your blood
IL In disordered state. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla
no"' before some serious disease gains q nrm hold
upon your system.
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g isney and seeing that essentially blood-puriner i'm
suerr y 20 the old lady who long
She taxi
tSt one oe Seemed to be better However reszeS
I'M! wouio ake time for medicine
anu encouraged her to then nurchssa
lef0re eSc I.H.
10 an Improvement Alter taking about dozen
haai perfectly and
anu neahy s ehids Her general health was also Sresv
the rheumatism entirely left
enoxed fea SO mt T. ceased to be much hss
eerh OF either salt-rheum rheumatism Discover
10 nave entirely eradatcd the her syste
SI Is now over eighty old,
extreme - 49, ->",-'' Aoi WIG Vi suce
nave written this letter. Of which
tna some sufferer from
by Golden DlscOyervs
IS IN it's curative properties. much aboy.
tuoe OF norurns and s,caled
aonsy Haunted before the public GOLD above the
nie'3As' Respectfully yours
f.. 21sfS
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

Scrofula, bronchitis and General Debility will
Try SCOTS EMULSION Of Cod Liver Oil with
Hypophosphites, they will find immediate re-
i and permanent b nefit The Medical Pro-
fesslon universe ly declare il a remedy Of tn
greatest value and very palatable. Real: II
nave used SCOTS Emulsion in several case o.
Scrofuls and Debility in Children Results
most gratifying. MY little patients take il
bury Ill. ~
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
Purify Your Blood

III was troubled with an eruption OF NV akin.
which covered nearly my whole body. doctored il
Tor year without help; then began TO take Hoods
sarsaparila and two bottles completely cured me-
lcheerfully recommend Hoods Sarsspsria for any
similar disease" NJ ). CLARKE, Decatur, Ill.
For some years have been africted with eczema
or very stubborn form. Three bottles OF Hood,
Ssrsaparilla cured me. am now well and praise
this excellent remedy" MARY l. OWENS TROY Ind
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Build Up the System

Last spring SCENE TO be running down b
health, was weak and tired all the time. I tool
Hoods sarsaparilla and IT did me a great deal q
good. My little daughter ten years old has sufYero1
from scrofua and catsrrh great deal Hoods Sarsa.
parilla did her good than thing else have
ever given her, and we have tried a number OF nedk
cines" Mrs Louisa Corr, Canastota, NY.
NIB. If you have decided to take Hoods sarsaps
rilla do not be induced TO buy any other.
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Itching Piles

NRnrtHns -MOisture; intense itching and
stinglng; worse by scratching. IL allowed 10
continue tumors form. which often bleed and
ulcerate, becom NJ very sore SwAYNE's OINT-
MENT stops the itching and bleeding heals ul-
ceration, and in MANY cases removes the IN
nors. Equally etficaciogs i'll cur ng all skin
Diseases. DIX. SN AfNE& son, Philadelphia,
cent oy mail for ~ cts Also sold by druggists
of 10 men and boys admitted to Clinton
State Prison, between August, 1880 and July
q 49,. 2s6 acknowledged they had been
habltual drunkards; 900 claimed to he mod
crate drinkers; 22l claimed to be strictly
temperate, and / evaded or refused to reply.
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A Fathers Protectiop

rather, it Is as essential for you to provide
a safe guard againt that night-fiend to your
CGa,iluren. Group, as to their hunger. Taylor,
lem VIII cure Group, coughs and colds
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liable to set in, and, sooner or later. In.
duce fatal termination.
DIR. PIERCE's GOLDEN MEDICAL DrsCoy.
cry acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
cleanses the system of all blood taipts and
Impurities. from whatever cause arising.
IL Is equally efficaciOus in acting upon the
Kidneys, and other excretOry organs.
cleansing, strengthening, and healing their
tonic. IL promotes Digestion and nutri.
ton, thereby building up both flesh and
strength. In malarial districts, this won
derfui medicine has gained great ctleb-
rlty IN curing Fever and Ague, Chills
and Fever, Dumb Ague. and kindred
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

When In doubt as 10 which is the most ef
iective and painless remedy for Catarrh get a
Iree pamphlet by addressing City Hall Phar-
macy, H4, Broadway, New York
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some one has told you that your catarrb Is
iphcuraole II is not so. DIR. Sage's CaIarrb
i,en1euy VIII cure II. IL l. pleasant to use and
1t aiways does Its work thoroughly. w. haxe
yel 10 hear OF case in which il did moi sc'
coinpilsh cure when faithfully used Catsrrb
~ disease which it is dan .erous 10 neglect A
oer,al1 remedy Is at your command Avail
yourself on II before the complaint assumes a
more serious form. All druggists
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10 During the last sixteen years p 600 sailors on
nritish ships have been lost at sea.
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LIVER
DISEASE.

humors. from a common Blotch, or Erup-
uon, To the worst Scrofula Salt-rheuIn.
fever-sores." Scaly or Rough Skin. In
conquered by this powerful. purifying, and
lnNigorating medicine. Great Eatinl u
GERS rapidly heal under its benign fnfiu-
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The Prince of Wales stakes for 1889
viii amount to 100000.

he ate green cucumDers;
They made him quite sick;
But he took a few pellets"
That cured him right quick.
An easier physic
You never will find
Than Pierce's small Pellets"
The Purgative kind.
Small but pre- Gus 25cents Der vial.
Through remonstrances circulated bv the
W. c. I. U. Of Houtzdale, Penn, nine out of
fourteen applications for licenses have been
refused
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ence. Virulent od-poisons are, BY m
use, robbed of their terrors. Especially
las It manifested its potency I'm curing
deteI, Eczema, Erysipelas. Boils, Carbun.
cles. sore Eyes, Scrofuloue Sores and Swell
ings, Hip-toint Disease, white Swellinga :
Goitre, or Thick Neck, and ENLARGED a laSds
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COLUMBUS, OHIO, Aug. 18th. 1897.
WORLDS DIsPENSARY MEDICAL ASsoCIA.
TON, 66S Main Street, Buffalo. N. Y:
Gcntlemen-FOr several years I have felt IL
to be my duty to gil e to you the facts in reIa-
ton TO the complete cure of most aggra-
waited case OF salt-rheum, by the use of your
Golden Mndipal niceny.rxE I'll,
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why Laura Los, Her Beau

Every member of the Kansas City police
force is a church member
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HHuh ofcreth
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golden MEDICAL DISCOVERY cures Con-
sumption (which is Scrofula of the Lungs,
by its wonderful blood-purifying, invigora-
ting apd nutritive properties. For Weak
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| SALT.RHEUM
| AND
RHEUMATISM.

relative OF mine had been great sufferer from
upwards Of forty The disease
hands causing the skin
joints between the
the adhesive
bandages and during the er hands
dressed daily The pain
health badly affected the diseases to
ia addition to the eum She had used faithfully and with
the most conmendabe all
BY her physicians but without obtaining relief She
ing roots and herbs She continued this for
rived benefit Finally, about
setting forth fe merits ~ he
Golden Medical Discovery The name strck
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IdUrd once had an afffuent beau,
Who called twice a fortnight or So
Now she sits. sunday eve
AL lonely to grieye,
Oh, where is her recreant bean.
And why did he leave Laura SOP
why. he saw that Laura was a languishine
delicate girl, subject To sick headaches srnsi,
1--WE nerves and uncertain tempers; and know
ing what "A lifelong trial is a FIRE; full. sickly
wife, he transferred his attentions 10 her
cheerful. healthy cousin. Ellen The secret il
by chronic weakness. peculiar 10 her sex
which Ellen averts and avoids BY the use of
Dr. Plerce's favorite Prescription This ia
the only remedy, for woman's peculiar weak
nesses and ailments sold by druggists under !,
positive guarantee from the manufacturers
that II will give satisfaction in every case or
money Will Ice refunded. See guarantee on
bottle wrapper.
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n DAVID G. LOWE Esq. of 81. Agnthe, Afrndobr
XII llN Canada "Reing troubled terrible bill,
'sssS ous attack, futtering of the
HT1lnN night ETC. commenced the
Medical Discovery and Pellets derived the
very highest benefit therefroIn." 49,
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"F0R THE BLOOD IS THE uEE."

Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which is
the fountain of health. by using Dr.
fIERCEs GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY,
and good digestion, a fair skin, buoyant
spirits. and bodily health and vigor will
be established.
GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY cures all
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Mrs; i. v. WEBER, Of Yorkshire, Cdttarauous
70. " T., writes: For five years previous TO
taking Golden Medical Discovery and .PcIlcts'
. WI was a great sufferer; had a severe pain in my
rent sde continually; was unable to do my own
WORK. 1 am now well aud strong"
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promptly cures the severest Coughs. n
blood. No -
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CONSUMPTION.

wife. She was taken '
tor after another [ fin
poor and having but {
he might show ne son
thing did tell me t6
wife took il as directei