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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
a Peculiar Suicide

New York, December z9.-John Berg
mann. who. last night hailed a police
man on Third avenue with Here cop
per. take this corpse to the morgue." and
sent a bullet through his own brain. fall
ing dead at the officers feet, Is said to
have been formerly a wealthy resident OF
Chicago. 1t Is said that Bergman ~
his money in speculation on the bQaoe
trade of Chicago after which ara awe Ue
east. Ie Came
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
MONEY TO BURN
BERTH FOR A HUNGRY l,OPU
LIST TO COST $1,000 YEARLY

A Surplus OF 100000 Anticipated by the
Treasury Department Next Year The
District ttorneyship-Russell Differ
ent Entertainments for the white aud
the Black Pupils = Diseriminations by
Penitentiary Oihcials-The Psnnsylvania
Colony In Rowan
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31

washngton. December r., ss;nrn i cnmms.-
peas boa. winslo%a sSass wss under nSs " coman..a
kslon liant at SJ J. B. Bernardou. who w
Of Lieu.snaf nf the boat while she ~
inspector baltimore. She Join the
building Dsada fiotilla on the Florida COAST
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
roBid on con,rac, for the Nicarnrrs Canal


New York. December 29.--When the
Panama steamship Finance sails down
the bay on Friday she will have ON
board fourteen OF the most prom ncnt
contractors in the United States, wfyo
will go to Nicaragua to inspect the sur
vey of the proposed canal. If the work
is deemed practical these men will form
a company and bid for the job. The
party Is under the direction OF l.. r.
Cragin, and +. L. Cooley, chief engineer
Of the Chicago drainage canal.
Most Of the contractors were associa-
ted with MIR. Cooley in that immense
unSsstaking. From the meagre infor-
nation in their possession, Engineer
Cooley estimates the maximum cost 0f
the Nicaragua canal at SIS. 900. 000-
The army engineers say this Is ridicu-
lously small and predict an excess uT
100000. OthSss have variousy estf-
mated the cost OF the project from
$50, 600, 600 to $3.50, ,000, 600.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31

The mission of Hoods Sarsaparilla is
to cure disease. and thousands Of testi-
uronaSls prove il fulfills its mission
well .ts-s..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-31
NEW RAILWAY COMMISSION
1T MEETS FOR THE TRANSACTION
OF BUSINESS

No Formalify on nAssembling.Fifteen Minor
Cases of Over Charges Disposed OLA
RESOLUTION for enforcement of the Law
as to Free Passes Adopted-Annual Pass
es Sent the Commissioners Returned-Tel-
egraph Company Refused Time to File
Reply in Its Case
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29
TELL THE TIME BY TRAINS.
Families Along the Illinois Central
Have No Need for Clocks

Families Along the Illinois Central
Have No Need for Clocks.
Not all residents of Chicago depend
on clocks to keep themselves informed
of the time of day. 1t is perhaps not
generally known that people who live
along the line of railroads can tell the
exact hour of a day or night by the
trains which pass their homes. Along
the line of the Illinois Central railroad,
for ,'iHs1ance, there are many homes
where clocks are an unknown luxury.
In the vicinity of Thirty-frst street,
for instance, there is household which
is wide awake at seven o'clock in the
morning, says the Chicago Chronicle.
I'VE always get up at 211," said a
member Of the household 20 COM
panion in street car the other day.
Two eleven, what time is that?''
asked the friend.
why, l thought you knew" replied
the other. '21t is the seven o'clock train
which passes the house. As soon as we
hear the bell on the 211 we all get up.
Then we watch for the oth her trains We
can see them pass the house and as we
all are acquainted with the schedule
we can tell the exact time of day. At
night we tell the hour by the bells on
the engines. We are familiar with the
sounds. No, we have no clock in
the house Never had one as far as |
,an remember and we find train time
more reliable than a lot of clocks which
cannot be kept in repair"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29
TAKING" PEOPLE UilAWARES.
The Late mr. Sarony's Clever 5iethOds
of PhOtoGraphinG.

lhe Late hsf SofoHy y SicSSr altthOds
Of PhOtoGraphinG.
The late Mr.. s;arony, the wefl-known
photographer, of New York, gave he
camera something of the freedom of
the pencil or the brush, and in his hands
it did almost anything he pleased says
an exchange. In many ways, it is said.
he was really Il icaturist. His poses
were somothing so odd that the picture
seemed like travesty on nature. For
this reason he exceiled intheatrical por-
traiture. But his sitters had to yield
him implicit obedience, and when it
failed he refused to take them" any
more. This made even popular actresses
submissive. One of his favorite devices
was to take them by surprise. Are
you ready to do my picture?" said Mr..
Blaine, when he had been chatting in
the studio for some time, and, as he
thought, awaiting for the instrument.
at is done," said Sarony-the snapshot
had been fired just as the sitter had
reached the climax of a capital story.
This, he said. was the highest reach of
the art-"the true pose is not a pose,
but natural position" He was but an
amateur in photography until he lost
the fortune which he had made in busi-
ness. He quickly recovered it by his
originality and his consequent success.
He was born in Quebec; he had studio,
for time. in birmingham, but New
York was his laDDy hu-tiYc ~ Ground
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

ously than ever npon his plunging
horse. In a moment the coat was
consumed, but we had held our own.
then l threw in my cap while Fisk
went me one better by following SUIT
with his Goa. and overslls The sher-
iff barely leld his own with us now.
The coat and overalls did not last
long, we were agsin beginning to lose
ground with Missouri half mile
ahead. | opened the fire box and
looked in, not handful of embers
remaioed. | showed my overalls into
the furnace and shut the door, At
last we crawled slowly over the line
into Missouri and came to dead stop
inst beyond the border line. We ne
yer saw anything more of eur third
Gleason all that au-
tumn we continued to thresh in Mis-
souri,, and being quite satisfied with
our investment. we gave up the idea
cf going any further westward. and
ran the Comic successfully for several
seasons before we finally sold out.
George F. Lyon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

A mans health is the rope by which
he climbs to success If he can keep
his health, he will go on to success.
Yet his health is the very thing he
neglects more than anything else 1t
Is easier SO keep health than it is to
regain it. When a man feels himself
running down, when he realizes loss
of vitality or energy, he must call a
halt. The strands of his rope are
parting rapidly. Dr. Picrce's Golden
Medical Discovery has helped thou
ands of men in just this condition. 1t
makes health, it makes pure rich
blood, it forces out impurities aud kills
germs. 1t doesn't make any differ
ence what name you call your trouble
by-dyspepsia-kidney disease-rheu-
matism-coDsumption-skin disease,
the Golden Medical Discovery" will
cure it absolutely None of these di-
seases can retain hold on the body
when it is full of rich blood.
Send Il onecent stamps to coyer
cost of mailing only, aud receive free
copy of DIR. Fierce's Medical Advi-
ser. Address, Worlds DispeDs ary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

'Mistah Bowen, what do plus mean p
asked the old nan. "Plus? Why, it
means something additional" Guess
I'll hab toe stan it. den. Dat DAN
Iishman hat sole me dis mule an say
he kin go mile in two thutty seben
plus, an l too much stuck up to 'spose
my ign'ance befo' an Fishman toe ask
him what dat plus mean"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

Prof. Henry A. Beers recalls in The
Philistine how a> stenographer once
proposed to Henry Ward Beecher
that he be allowed extra pay for re
porting MIR. Beecher's sermons, in con
sideration of correcting the gramm att
cal errors. "AnG how many errors do
you find in this discourse of mine?'
asked the great paeacher "Just ZIG"
Young man, said Mr.. Beecher, whe n
the English language gets in my way,
it doesn't stand chance"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

A young maid servant of Cande, a
small town hear Anglers, in France, in
trying to get rid of tishbone which
had stnck in his throat, swallowed
spoon and, in spite of all efforts of the
doctor who was called, the spoon re
mains in her body.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

81 see that scientists have figured
out that there are 7O0,0O0.000 people
in the world who are only partially
dressed well, WE'LL Then The
society girl is not one Of the 400, but
one of the 7OO,OOO,OOO, isn't shc?''
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

When the Spring time comes, gen
tie Annie" like all other sensible per
sons, will cleanse the liver and reno
vate the system with DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. famous little pills for
the liver and stomach all the year
round. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

Group and whooping cough are
childhood's terrors; but like pnemon-
MIA, bronchitis, and other throat and
lung troubles, can be quickly cured
hv using One Minute Cough Cure.
Henry Hinriche.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

Not only acute lung troubles, which
may prove fatal in few days, but old
chronic coughs and throat troubles
may receive immediate relief and be
permanently cured by One Minute
Cough Cure. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29
WRITES OF JOURNALISM.
The Inventive Small Boy Holds Forth
NeWspaper Work.

Oh Newspaper Work.
bright little boy who attends one of
the city public schools was told by his
teacher few days ago to write an essay
on Journalism" says the Atlanta
Constitution, and the next day he
handed in the following: Journalism
is the science of all sorts Of journals.
There is a heap of kinds of journals.
Journals is a good thing 'cept when
they is not journals and then they is
just awful. My ma, she takes q fashion
journal what is always full of pictures
of horrid old maids with the uglicst
dresses on I ever saw. The fashion
journal is a heap gooder than the hot
journal. cause the hot journal stops
it. The fashion Journal don't stop moth
in but the broken window light and
pas bank account
There is sheep journals and hog
journals and brass journals, too. and
pa has got journal downtown at the
store and writes things in it about folks
he don't want to forget. Then we had
woman t cooked for us named Sally
Journal She was the funniest journal
l ever saw She was a baldheaded
journal.
"They amt no more journals that
know of.
"P. 81 forgot to say that man
what puts grease on the car wheels is
called a journalist"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29
CHILDREN'S NIGHTLY HARITS

DIR E. DETCHoN's ANTI DIURETIo-May
be worth to you more than 500 if you
have child who soils bedding from in
confluence of water during sleep Cnres
old and young alike. 1t arrests the
trouble at once. 81. Sold by F. c..
Buerstatte, druggist, Manitowoc, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

There was recently killed in Wyo-
ming one of the largest mountain
lions ever seen in that state. Ii was
almost nine feet long.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29
Wisconsin Central Time Table.
PASSENGER TRAINS,

PASSENGER TRAINS,
Going West,
Leave Manitowoc ......540 A. m 2:55 p. m
Menasha -......-.....bA1 415
= Neeuah .-..-. ......t 01 = 500 =
Arrive Ashland ..............3i5p p. m. 7sl5 a m
ST. Paul ....-........i:25 SI5
. Minneapolis. h5 . $50
500 n. m train out of ManituwOc makes con
necian Ht Neenah at T:o0 "A. m. with train for
Oshkosh Fond du Lac and otner 'ints south
thus giving Manttpwoc people a chance to go To
Oshkosh and Fond du l4ac the same day-2:55 y.
M. tram also makes co lnection at Neenah AT 5:l0
y, III. for south.
Gong East
ieave Minneapolis. .7:21 a. m. 7Jl,' p, m.
- Paul ...........S;oo $40
=" Ashland -. 80. .....S:ln " 7:21 =
n ,enah .... .....-...5 ~ p. m. sos
ana-ha ..........-...5: 5:25 1l5
Arrive MauItowoc .....-.....t;lJ ea9
7tl m. train ont Of Neenah gets connection
from North and South N 800 \, a;l5 p, m.
tram gets connection from South at 81 p. m.
w. II. NANDEGRTFF. Agt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29
RELIABILITY.

Absolute reliability is among
the foremost of the qualities
in which are bound up the
professional reputation and
commercial success of phar
macists
4 mistake in the prepara-
tion OF a physicians prescrip
ton may bring troublesome
consequences.
We pride ourselves upon
our absolute reliab lily. Our
- years record of Frofe sion
al activity does not disclose a
single serious error.
We are continually com
pounding prescriptions OF all
our local doctors and very
frequently receive recipes
from physicians of other cit
les. This simply illustrates
the confidence which oul
reputation has inspired.
We use Only the purestAin-
gradients and give eXaSdy
what the doctor orders.
Let us serve you.
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05
On The Decline.

Republic
Government statistics show that
the liquor traffic has Oeen decreas
ing, the difference in Licenses be"
tween the years 1895 and 1895 being
about 3,400.
A study Of the interesting tables
furnished by the Internal Revenue
Bureau discloseS the fact that the
decrease has not been confined to
any particular section, though there
was slight increase IN certain dis
tricts of Illinois, New York and Cal,
ifornia.
1t is interesting to note also that
IN the Indian Territory, where it IS
commonly supposed that the gov
eminent strictly prohibits the sale
of all klGds of liquors, l2l licenses
were issued. In Alaska there were
l27.
New York heads the list with
1881 licenses, Illinois, Ono and
Pennsylvania are next in order,
while Missouri IL ninth in the list
with s,677 licenses,
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05
News in General,

New York has 10000 unemploy.
ed
London has 4II,3oo working
women,
A couple marry in Kentucky al
the ages Of 1913 ami I0I
a school house IN OK. r, collapsed
on p children, lniurmg several
Painters IN Rochester have had
their WAGES cut by their employers
Cleveland, Wilson and Carlisle
will likely form d law firm IN New
York
A plague and famine is now rag
/ ing in India. The death rate daily
is about 200
The daughter Of w. C. P. Breck,
enrldge has been admiJCed 10 Lhe
bar IN Kentucky.
Thirteen meG accused Of whites
Gaping were fined 50 and turned
loose at Terre Haute, Ind.
In OkIehoma Mr. Dollar mar
RES Miss Nickel, Tenn. paper says
to look out for snail change,
Hundreds of the poorer classes IN
the larger cities have suffered from
cold and hunger during The recent
cold spell
In the Nebraska Legislature a res
olqtion was introduced which pro.
vided for an investigation Of the
outgoing administration,
A bill has been introduced in the
Kansas Legislature making 1t un-
lawful TO manufacture or sell cIgar>
cites IN that state,
A mob down IN Louisiana let two
men fight before they hanged them,
and on swinging them up sang
"Nearer my God TO Thee"
Senator Teller, Of Colorado
claims that Mckinley named a very
incompetent man for Secretary OF
State, az Sherman has no knowledge
Of for eign affairs,
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05
Fat0t ECOD1pIe.

The father INDUCES IN a friendly
game Of cards at night, does it
often, does 1t with his boy The
BOY becomes 4 sklltul PLAYER; by
and~by, he goes 10 school by tram
with Others Of his age, aud cards
ale introduced, at 6rst for fir lend .
ship, at last Cor halr-ppnce. lie
them goes TO business, and as his
mother wishes him to have the com,
forts OF home, every night he slilI
uses the rain; and NAV be found
each day entering carriage labelled
engaged" which means that youl
son, and other propIc's sons are
playing all the way TO town, aud all
the way back again, Has he wont
lie Is full Of life and animation
las he IostY lie il morosc and If.
rllable. By'and,by you find spor,
ting paper IN ms pocket His de,
sire TO get money without working
for It has led him into the hands OF
sharpers, His pursels empty, and
ms employers money is taken, and
at last he stands IN the dock char
ged with embe2zIement, aud il sen
fenced TO The lcIou's doom, - -Chas.
Garrett,
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05
Couldn't fool him.

An old farmer was in a merchants
office and asked If he could supply
some fresh butter.
The merchant told him tnat he
would INQUIRE If his wife needed
any. SO he stepped.to the teIe-
phone, called her up and talked with
her lew seconds Then, turning
to the countryman who was standing
with his hands in his pockets, his
eyes stretched and his face very
red he told him that bis wife did
not need any butter
The indignant countryman pIurted
out;
"I.ook here mister, # you want
aav butter, why didn't you say so1
! amt such a, fool az to think that
you've got your wife shut up In
that little boxH
And he went leaving the mer"
chant speechless,-San Francisco
Bulletin,
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05

The following is a funny adven-
ture that happened to some English
ordinance Gurvey o.rs in
Scotland, They We're IN an old
farmers field. The farmer appro-
achcd and SAID;
"WhaC are yo lettering ls the
field forY'
"Oh, we have n right to 90 any.
where, we are surveying and here
are our government papers said
one.
"Paper here or paper there" re-
turned the farmer, SCOT ye gang GOT
Of my field"
ono, we shan'tH returned the
mat "aud YOU are rendering your.
self liable TO prosecution for inter.
rupting u.s."
The farmer said no more, but
went over to hls shed which opened
into the field, and let out vicious
bull. The bull no sooner saw the
releoatS than he went for them IN
full career The surveyors ,uatched
mp their theodohte and flew for
thclr lives, while the old farmer in
great glee, yelled after phem'
"What are We running tory Can
yc no show the bull yer government
papers,"- Bk
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05
The Gra,ldcsI Remedy

Mr. II b Greeves merchant Of
ChIlhowle Va, ceruf,s that he had con.
sumption was given 40 10 die, s0uiht all
mcdDcaI treatment that money could
procure tried all cough remsdi es he
could bear off, but got no reueG spent
many nights sitting up 100 O chau was
induced TO ry DR. nlugs New Discovery,
Hud WIS cured by use Ol two BOTTLES.
For uust three years has been attending
TO Ouaness, ana SAYS DR. kings New
Discovery IL tha grandest remedy over
made asst has dome 10 much Tor bm anu
also TN others IN hls community, DIR
hmg's New Discovery il guaranteed for
Co,ghs Colds and Cougompdon. IL
don't ml That bottles free NJ W. q,
Snow Dug Store
Everyone who feels RIM down.
tired out, fall Of malaria, or any
blood trouble, TO cal and get bot
Tie o! Browns Iron Tonic, the king
of all Tonnes For Mle by W *.
Donty y Co, Calamne Arb.
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05
Clippings.

Good road, would remove so per
cent OF the objections raised against
Fulton county by prospectors com,
ing here seeking hOmss.- Monitor
The State needs good dirt roads
more than State railroad, AID the
. Legislature will do well TO 20 slow
in making appropriation to build a
railroad with the State cunvICts. 49,
O,ceola Times.
/ beyond any question the first
thing hat Arkansas should do Is 10
make preparation for the payment
/ Of It's public debt. Everything
should be made subordinate To TIN,
end, No STAN of Reputation must
LarElsh the name Of the Com mon,
wealth If We would remain a res.
pectaDle member Of the sisUprh ooG
OF States, or attract visitors 20 our
Oound,eSs resources, Let every doI>
lar of the States past obligation,
be paid i Bluff Graphic.
A party of gentlemen We're stand
ing down on The Helena compress
platform yesterday afternoon when
several hoboeS passed along going
mp the railroad track. Some ont
spoke mp and asked If any one of the
party knew where those fellows were
bound for and who they were. He
received in answer that they were
hobops. Hoboes, what are hoboe>:
asked some one. Can yon give me
the definition Of a hobo? One of
the gentlemen promptly jumped up
and offered the following; "a hobo
is travelling advertising rppresen-
Larive of Mckinley prosperity
JOneSbOro Times,
LII yOu want to oct acquainted
with human nature edit a newspaper
Tor q short while. You know Moth
, ing Of The ups aud downs Of IIte an,
| tII You have served in that capacity.
You may have preached, snapped
horses, conducted a bank, sold goods
/ practiced law. sawed wood, OF oppr,
ated popcorn factory, but YOU
/ need but few months of pXDer-
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05
A Soy stronger Than n
Man.

The conscience is one part OF man
which IA not always developed IN
PROPORTION Of his age and size, and
The reproof of = certain boy was
very Just to some men who knew
better than to take the name of their
Maker'in vain.
A lad in Boston, rather small for
his AGE, works IN an office as errand
bow Tor four gentlemen who do busl
ness there, One day the gentlemen
were chatting him a little for being
90 small, and said 50 him;
"You will never amount to much;
YOU can never do much, you are too
SMALL
The little fellow looked at them.
DWELL" said he "as small az ] am,
! can do something that neither OF
YOU can DO"
"Ah what is that" said they.
81 don't know as ! ought TO tell
you,' be replied.
But they were anxious to know!
and urged him to tell what he could
do that neither Of them was able ia
do,
81 can keep from swearing sald
the little fellow,
There was some blushes on four
faces, and there seemed % be nc
anxiety for further information
Ark, Methodist.
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05
something ~ Know,

II may be worth something 90 know
that he very best medicine for restoring
the tlred out nervous system 10 a bealthy
yigor is Electric B.tters Tbls medicine
is purley vegetable acts by giving tone
90 the nerve cenUce ~ the stomach,
gently stimulates the Liver and Bliroys.
ana aids these orgOny N throwing ~
impurities in he blood ElecUi, Btters
improves the appettea aids digestion,
ana is pronounced by those who have
tdqd il 20, the very best blood puutier
and nerve tome, Try IL Sold for 5Oo
or a 90 per bottle ~ W. 9, SHOWS
Drug Store,
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05
interested parties. Every Ci

interested parties. Every Gil
zen of Arkansas who desire
the advancement Of the state \
now our seIf.appointed agent
and the orders are now com
ing in from all parts of th'
state, The Gazette is for Ark
ansas and her people, and aga
inst all tyrannical corporations
The Legislature meets al
once. You want to hear tn,
clash Of the different Interests
and see the fray as if you wer
on the ground.
Sharp County record., 1897-02-05

A converted cowboy gave this
very sensible idea Of what religion
Is. Lots OF folks that would really
Ike 10 do right, think that scryn'
lie Lord means shoulin themselves
hoarse prapin' Ills name Now lII
Tell Won how look at that Pm
,yorkin here here for jim Now II
ia sit around he house here tellin'
what good fellow jim Is, and nog
i'm songs TO hm, and gctlio' mp IA
the night to serenade him, ia be
dom Just ike what lots OF Christ
ians do, but ! wouldn't suit jim, aud
ia get fired mighty quick But
when ] buckle On my straps and
hustle among The bill. aud see That
Jim's herd is all right, and not 'uiI'
erin for water and feed, or beng
drove of the range and branded by
cattle thieves, then Pm Selyln' jim
az he wants 10 be served, -CbnStlan
SYnosnres ,-..-a