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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-14

Dir. VIM: Walpole. of Walshtown, S. D., says: "a
little blotch about the size of a pea came under my left
eye. gradually growing larger, from which shooting pains
at intervals ran In all directions. became greatly alarmed
and consulted a good doctor, who pronounced it Cancer,
and advised that it be cut out, but this l could not con,
sent to. l read in my local paper of a cure effected by
S. S. S., and decided to try it. 1t acted like a charm, the
Cancer becoming at first irritated, and then discharging
very freely. This gradually grew less and then discon-
tinued altogether, leaving a small scab which soon drop
ped off. and now only a healthy little scar remains where
what threatened to destroy my life once held full sway"
Positively the only cure for Cancer is Swifts Specific
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-14
s. s. s. FOR THE BLOOD

it is the only remedy which In go deep enough to reach the root of
the disease and force it ut O the system permanently. A surgical operation
does not reach the bood-the real seat of the dsease-because the blood a.
not be cut array. Insist upon S s S.; nothing can take it's place.
S s. S. cures also any case of Scrofula, Eczema, rheumatism, Contagious
Blood Poison, Ulcers, Sores, or any other form of blood disease. Valuable
books on Cancer and Blood Diseases will be mailed free to any address by
Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-14

Flowers also afford mighty symbol
ism of Christ, who compared Himself
to the ancient queen, the lily, and the
modern queen, h rose, when He said:
Il am the rose of Sharon and the lily
Of the valley" Redolent like the one
humble like the other. Like both ap-
propriate for the sad who want sympa-
thizers and for the rejoicing who want
banqueters. lowering over the mar
riage ceremony like a wedding bell, or
folded~1ike a chaplet on h pulseless
a of the dead. Oh, Christ, let the
perfume Of Thy name be waited all
around h earth-lily and rose, lily
and rose-until the wilderness crimson
into a garden and the round earth
turn into one great bud Of immortal
beauty laid against the warm heart Of
God! Snatch down from the worlds
banners eagle and lion and put on lily
and rose, lily and rose.
But, my friends, flowers have no
and use than when on Easter
morning we celebrate the termination
of Christ from the catacombs. The
lowers spell resurrection. There is not
a nook or corner in all the building but
is touched with the incense. The wom-
en- carried spices to the tomb of Christ.
and they dropped spices all around
about the tomb, and from these spices
have grown all the flowers of Easter
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-14
A SMALL SPOT
May BE CANCER.
MOST VIOLENT CASES HAVE
APPEARED At FIRST As s ~IT, t,

=" "UuAD TT ETo0T TO VI UcFcUP III OHNc1 q THO ~0r tyPG
So many people die from Cancer simply be-
NEQc UIMQIEV cause they d o nt know just what The disease Is;
WILL tu III they naturally turn themselves over % the doctors,
and are forced to submit to a cruel and dangerous
operanon-the only treatment wnlcht the doctorsk know for Cancer. The disease
promptly returns, however, and is even nor violent and destructive than
other external treatment al have no effect whatever upon it. The cue must
ome from wihmn-the last vesige of poison must Ne eradcated.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
HOW TO MANICURE.
1t Ia Very Easy TO DO When You
Know How.

1t Ia Very Easy to Do when You
Know How.
Get small bowl or finger glass and
dissolve therein small piece Of pure
soap in some hot water. says the ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat. Then soak the
finger tips for five minutes, wipe dry
and then with knife or ivory mani
cure implement gently loosen the
NV, - skin around the root OF the
nail so that Il can be trimmed On
with cu.scls scissors especially curved
scissors for the naiD. and press the
skin we'll back to distinctly show the
half-moon or onyx" This may not
be possible at once, when the nails
have been neglected. Still, two or
three manicure treatments will show q
marked improvement. With the ivory
implement remove any dirt from I'M
der the nails. Trim them oval shape
with cuticle scissors, rub down any un-
evenness with prepared toilet emery
paper. then apply the nail powder with
. chAmois polisher. Rinse the nails
In warm water, wipe we'll and rub the
nails again with polisher or with the
palm OF the hand, and do this after
washing, which will serve to keep
them polished for week. II the nails
are brittle and dry rub little vaseline
over them each night.
Perfect cleanliness is the greatest
adjunct to beauty but, for all that. do
not wash your hands too often. Wash
ed seldom but thoroughly, they will
keep in . far nicer condition than II
they were continuously being "rinsed,"
~ It were. which simply serves to
grind the dirt into the pores. When
gloves are worn at night be careful
that they are perfectly clean inside,
otherwise the CRIME and dirt are alb
sorbed by the overheated glands and
the effect Is opposite from what was
dssired.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

could not read or write, and her father
vas quite as ignorant. Yet upon her
beauty ana natural accomplishment
keayis built up romance that
brought him more than half a million
dollars, but failed to carry through the
most andaclous conspiracy that has
been CONCEIVED during the prdnknt
generation at least. The two concoct-
Cd the scheme with perseverance and
fortitude worthy OF better purpose.
In all the annals Of crime there can
not be found more complete and
comprehensive conspiracy. and 1t cost
the government Of the United States
nearly s250,00O and several years OF
labor 10y the department OF justice TO
expose the fraud and send Reayis TO
prison for two years
IL looked for many years as II the
bold seoundrel would win. Several
committees OF congress reported IA
yorably on the claim. and II ii had not
been for the persistence With which
some OF the settlers fought it the title
might have been confirmed by leg
isiatlve act. keayis, who spent a good
deal OF time in Washington in those
days, and lived with DESTINATIONS eie-
gance at the Arlington Hotel. had the
nerve 20 consent TO an investigation
by the United States Court OF Claims,
which was never hnlshed. In the
midst Of the proceedings the ciaiman,
was tried and convicted % forgery. and
the great structure he had spent 50
much time and skin In building col
lapsed like house Of cards His dis
( tngulshed attorneys withdrew from
The case. his financial hackers repudi-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
ADMIT WITHIN FIRE LINES.
An Extraordinary Motto for Reporters

An Extraordinary Motto for a Reporters
Funeral Emblem.
In his Introduction To his story OF
THE Last OF she Mulberry Street Bar
ons," in the May Century. Mr.. Jacob
A. Rils. author OF How the Other Halt
Lives" tells rather srewsome but
very amusing aneedote Of fellov-re-
porter attached 10 police headquarters
In Mulberry s,rcet, New York. There
had been fcud Of long standing be-
tween the reporters OF Mulberry street
and In consequence news WAS pisnti-
ful. There xere mutual scores 10 be
paid OF. and We paid them OF In tho
coin OF the realm. The coin OF Null
berry street was murder. nrc and sud
den death I'VE ad passed the stage OF
boxing gloves and did no; speak as We
passt by. and II went a long way.
do not mean. Of course. that We muir
dered or burned UP one another. but
these things were the staples of our
dally work as police reporters. and
when we were "out" the precinqi re,
turns received an extra sitting. with
the result that many a grain Of news
paper wheat that would otherwise
have escaped was rescued from the
dust bin. We had our specialties in
this contest OF Wits One was dls,in-
gulshed as n sleuth. He fed on detec-
tive mysteries as a cat on chicken
bone lie thought them out by day.
and dreamed them out by night, TO the
great evaporation of the official detec-
tlves, with waom their solution was a
| commercial. not In the least an intel
lectual affair. They solved them on
the plane OF the provorbial lack Of
honor among thieves. by the formula,
You scratch my back, and I'll scratch
yours" Another came out strong on
fires. He knew the history of every
| house in town that ran any risk OF
, being burned: knew every fireman and
could tell within q thousand dollars,
! more or less. what was the value OF
the goods stored In any building in
the dry goods district. and for how
much they were insured. Y he could
MT. he did anyhow, and his i; a.sssses
often came near the fact. as shown In
the final adjustment. He shifted a
! flrebuR from afar, and knew without
asking how much salvage there was In
bale OF cotton after being twenty
four hours in the fire. He Is dead,
poor fellow. In life he was fond OF a
Joke. and in death the Joke chung to
him in way wholly unforeseen. The
fremen in the next block with whom
he made his headquarters when on
duty, so that he might always be
within hearing OF the gong, wished
to give some tangible evidence OF their
regard for the old reporter but. being
in a hurry, left II to the florist. who
knew him we'll. to choose the design.
He hit upon a floral IRE badge al the
proper thing, and thus II was that
when the company Of mourners was as
sembled, and the funeral service In
progress. there arrived and was set
upon the coffin, In the view Of all, that
triumph OF the florists art, a shield OF
white roses, and this legend written
across II in red immortelles: Admit
within fire lines only" 1t was shock
ing. hut Irresistible. II brought down
even the house OF mourning.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

On the 18Th Of Jlly, IS, Mr.. Hughes
gave one Of his solemn dinner parties,
AS usual. the coins were displayed
after dinner, snd the Old gentleman
held forth with more than his ordinary
zeal upon their history. value and
merit.
After the guests had taken their de-
parture. Luke, the butler. assisted by
Edward Bartlett. removed the cases.
under Mr.. Hughes supervision, and
placed them in the cabinets in the Ii
hrary where they were ordinarily kept
1t was supposed that Mr.. Hughes did
not retire until long after midnight.
He was in TIE habit Of sitting up late
and jotting down the occurrences OF
the day, and writing out orders for the
servants to carry out on the following
morning.
He was heard by the cook to be
moving about downstairs after the
clock struck one; and the underhouse-
maid. Anne Dodson. declared in her
evidence that she heard her master
come upstairs and go into his bed
room just as the great hall clock
ehimed The three-quarters after one.
This witness moreover declared that
she was suffering from toothache on
| that night and could get no rest, sc
she was trying 10 read herself &c
sleep. Hearing MIR. Hughes step OF
the stairs. she looked at her watch and
was astonished to find that it was Sc
liate. Soon afterwards the1clo below
struck two. and this fact Impressed th'
time upon her mind.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

Milan has curiosity in a clock
which ia made entirely OF bread. The
maker Is n native OF India, and he has
devoted three years OF his time to the
construction OF this curiosity. The
clock is OF respectable size and goea
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

Hubby-l feel i'll this morning. I'm
afraid those Holsters l ate last night
didn't agree with me.
Wifey-I was afraid they wouldn't.
They were green when l bought them.
and told the fish man didn't think
they were ripe. and he said they al
ways come tina. way.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
Matter of Digestion.

Oh, that l had the wings of a bird
she sighed, with infinite sadness.
Tonight. for dinner. she mad eaten
pork chops, picked olives and ice
cream.
Was 1t, then, that she needed the giz-
card rather than the wings of a bird,
in order that she might be happy?
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
The Real Thing.

"The idea of sending children to bed
early to punish emp exclaimed Mrs.
Cossel, who was discussing her rela-
tiyes. That isn't any way to Greet
them"
"Of course 1t isn't" answered her
husband. If you want to convince
EN- that you mean business make em
get up an hour or SO earlier in the
morning"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
DUB BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

L. Variety OF Jokes, Gibes and Ironiss
Original and seiecied-Fioisam and
Jetsam from tie Tide of Humor--
Witty Sayings.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
PoAAihlY.

The tragedian laughed bitterly as he
stalked along the railroad track.
This is what comes of going out
with stalk company" he exclaimed.
and laughed again, something less Bit
terly. mayhap.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15


pok la such nen as conLiin
ersoii.
has lately been released from
Mexico Eenitentiary a mai
Bis time perhaps caused as
brld comment as any Twins
and who. for unmitigatei
audaclty, deserves 10 rank as
h OF his kind. lie played the
zane seen ia the western
no since the Scotch i.napcler
b 10 replenish the depleted ex-
hi that Louis after whom the
me. John Laws scheme was
Embraced two continents. and
bably go down 70 history as a
In lis class. Yet in many re-
lmes Allison Reayis, the king
RnkO men deserves a more last
II Law deluded the best
his time, Reayis pulled the
sr the eyes OF some OF the
Of his. Law must take r.
TOO. when the difference IN
sr!ai is considered. foF. while
royal favor aud unlimited
NJ his back. the American
had nothing but his own wits
on. And for more than
of century they stood him In
bod stead.
was the SON Of a farmer IN
punty. Missouri. who went Into.
sederate army during the civil
b thereafter led a life OF adj
for several years In North.
aud South America. He was
and a soldier. q clerk and
kper. a street ear conductor. an
h. agent. a drummer. and nm
real estate agent IN 81
There he made tie nc.
bee % a man o; tho
of willing. who hired him
,lga,e the genulneness OF an
nlsh gran, for a small piece Of
b In Arizona Ia this inquiry
learned the methods aud the
the old spanish occupation.
experience with the Willing
eema 10 have suggested the
getting up one FOR himself.
Ia did on a most magnificent
After ten or twelve years OF
j, ingenious and Industrious la
asked congress To confirm 10
} tho title 10 tract Of land IN
sNico and Arizona nearly twice
as the state Of Massachusetts,.
1orty miles wide and 500 miles
pa containing q population o,
b. 10000. The Santa Pc Rail-
npany recognized the Justice o.
I'm before II vas acted upon b.
y. and paid him $4,000 for =
way across bis ~i'e's proper.
+ aouihern Pacific company not
va greater amount for q right
but It's chief owners are said
furnished Resvis from time to
pi lcss than $500 600 10 pay the
Of proving his title.
torkei at this scheme With tbs
Of patience and skill for more
Neniy- Year,. lie not onl,
a royal grant bearing the sig
OF tho king OF Spain and biz
hrs. but also a series OF Wills. !
bunch Of deeds. records OF pro
ID other legal proceedings. bsp
and marriage certificates. and
las more diflcult and daring. HI
n \ long line Of distinguished
~ for his peon wiie, connecte,
b ties Of kinshlp with the roya
pf spain. secured full set o
Portraits. both In oil and OF
niniaturss. wrote their biogrs
lupplied from his own brain cor
aence that had passed betweei
nd distinguished porsonages o
me, and surrounded them will
mplete and perfect evidences o
ee that men like Roscoe Conk
Senator Edmunds. Thomas +
Robert @. InRersoll. Bourk
N and others were completed,
eyed and accepted his fiction
rts. John W. Maeksy. c. !
pgton. tho late Lelani Stanford
, Croker and other famou
ers furnished him money TO car
his crime. the cabinet minister
Yin and Mexico gave him thel
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
A Bond of rel,owshi,.

Women who wear eyeglasses or
speetacles are always congenial."
Yes: they. like to tell each other
how they had -. then on ,,ccSSs--lonE
peAore as.e had anylnil.s ~ "a "a WIZ =.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

Lady OF the House-'I should think
big, strong fellow like you would
rather work than go around begging.
Sloppy Sim--I would If it wasn't for
one ting.
Lady-"What's that" Is
Sloppy Sim-I ain got no family
meself and I'm afraid If wen to work
| might crowd out some poor chap
wot has little ones to support
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
WIN Ex;lsnd Now.

How does it happen that your
brother Bill has quit TALKING against
expansion?"
HE has been promised job on the
police force. and, of course. he's &C, to
De consistent.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
OF SWINDLERS.
he SCHEME OF 4 NOTED
BUNxO MAN.

ked Game for = Miniature
Handsome Wife aud u Clever
pok la such nen as conLiin
ersoil.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

'on and assistance, and even prel-
Dt the Catholic church bore testi-
to the honesty and respectable
the swindler and his bogus wife.
OF the most romantic features OF
lnair was the part taken by his
the daughter OF an ordinary Ari-
ranchero, who appeared In her
Ands schemes az Her Excellen-
no bona Sofia Loretta Miceala de
p,a Reavis, nee Maso y Silva de
TIA de la Cordoba" etc. Her real
was Sophia Maso, and she was
IN 1862 on a ranch near the San
|ardino mountains. Her mother
. common Mexican woman. rho
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15
jocks Triumph.

jacks Triumph.
He told her she WAS sweeter tnan the
petals Of the rose.
He told her she was fairer than the
= lily.
She pouted and pretended to turn zip
her pretty nose.
And sine aus we.ed: Jack. l pray you.
don't be silly.
Another who was richer and who knew
much more than Jack
Came wooing the sweet maiden who
had pouted;
He looked upon. her fondly. but she only
turned her back tf
The love that ne bestowed w she
fouted
The man who rad the riches and the
brains forgot to say
That she was Ike rose or like :, My;
Jack came again and nattered her in ais
old, foolish way,
And she took him, still protestfr~s.
Don't be silly"
Chicago New.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

Miss Wheeler-What made her throw
you over?
Climber Hill Rugged her and for
got about her vaccination.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

did that woman give any reason
for attempting suicide?" yes. yer
honor" What was it," She says
she wanted to kill herself"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

And sine answcsed: Jack. pray you.
don't be silly.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-15

Another who was richer and who knew
much more than Jack
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-13
UNEQUAL.

Married women may be considered
as having settled the question of self
support. 1t is upon those who do not
marry that the problem presses. We
often hear it said that the world is
hard on women, and many people talk
as if some exceptions might and
should be made from the laws OF
modern industralism in favor of wo-
men wage-earners. The world is
hard, but no harder, no more unjust to
women than to men; and no legisla-
ton was ever yet enacted to protect
or favor by artificial means one class
Of labor against another that harm
did not result. II women enters the
business field she must accept the
conditions existing; and those con-
ditions are the laws of supply and
demand, and the competition result
ing from their operation. No man or
woman can enter the labor market
ana not compete, unless he or she pos
sesses quite exceptional qualifications;
and to compete is to strive with
others for the same thing. Com
petition is warfare, where whoever
takes up arms must fight, and where
the one who exercises the greatest
endurance wins. Competition involves
and compels the survival OF the fit
test, as do the laws of life and death.
That the woman who enters the
field of business completes at great
disadvantage owing to her physical
disabilities, her lack of business
habits and technical training, is true;
but If women are to work on the same
terms with men (and ask yourself
what other terms are possible1 they
must accept the same conditions that
men accept.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-13

of the intestinal tract, may be ale
Waited by strict dieting, but not pre-
vented. Such diseases can be over
come by medical aid only Malarial
affections are universal, and those
who make their homes in tropical
countries are never immune for long
periods against the visitations of this
stealthy foe. The germs of malaria
are no doubt oftenest carried into the
system by drinking water, though the
exact method of means of transmits
sion is a much-mooted question with
the medical fraternity. Habitation
near swamps, morasses, or cesspools,
and in streets where sanitation is
poor, where decaying garbage is care
lessly thrown and eff1uvial carnations
are constantly rising, produces ma
larial affections, even where boiled
or distilled water is used for drinking
purposes. Prevention, to a large ex-
tent, lies in using boiled drinking
water, in never living near marshy
ground, in sleeping elevated above
the earth (second-story rooms being
preferable) and in keeping away from
contact with the great unwashed and
their homes.-Harper's Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-13
DISEASE IN PORTO RICO.

1t is customary to suggest hygienic
rules and regulations by which the
traveller in the tropics should be gov
erned, but in practice he seldom lives
up to the strict limitations of these
formulate; the army in Cuba and
Porto Rico, even where 1t was pos
sible never did, and, further, it is fear
ed it never will
The most common physical ailments
which oyertake the unacclmated, as
we'll as the native population, are,
first, dysentery, sometimes of so per-
sistent type as to cause death: sec
ond, malaral and pernicious feyers,
which take intermittent or malignant
forms; third, colds, catarrahs, pneu-
monia, and consumption. Dysenteries
mucous membrane affections, and
lung troubles may usually be, in
large measure, prevented by simple
methods of taking care of the person
Never eat fresh fruits with which you
are unfamiliar, is one rule, II dysen-
terry is to be averted; this rule is
broken by nine out of every ten per-
sons who are of an inauiring turn CT
mind the rare and delicious fruits be-
ing sore temptation to the appetite
Mangoes. bananas, and nisperos, while
fine favored and tempting, produce
great distress in the average stomach
by fermentation Lemons tsweet and
souri,. lines, and oranges are con-
sidered safe. though the natives will
never eat an orange after meals, nor
for an hour after using alcoholic bey-
erages of any kind. The too con-
slant or frequent use of lemon or lime
juice is not beneficial to some systems.
as 1t brings on chronic acidity Of
the stomach. Dysenteries, which arise
from malarial or bacterial poisoning
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-13
A TORGIVING MONARCH.

The King of Sweden, who is known
to take a strong interest in elementary
education and not infrequently to pay
surprise visit to a school, had a
humorous experience the other day.
His Majesty dropped in upon class at
a girls school while history lesson
wa going on, and asked the teacher to
allow him to put a few questions.
Can any of you tell me-" inquired
His Majesty, the names of the great
est Kings of Sweden" "Gustavus
Adolphus," replied one scholar.
Charles XII." cried another, while
a third, evidently a wide-awake
youngster, lisped out oscar IL. Very
much amused, the King turned to the
little one and said: Can you mention
any celebrated exploit of his reign"
rhe child turned red, showed signs of
coming tears and faltered forth Il
don't know any" His Majesty kindly
patted her on the head and remarked
There is nothing to cry about, my
dear: | don't know any either. Lon
don Chronicle.