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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
Senator Restored to Health
Peruna as a Nerve and Catarrh Tonic
the Talk of the World.

Tin these days o all kinds Of medicine
1t is q comfort to know Of q remedy
which may be used with unquestioned
beneficial results. Igladly recommend
Peruna as q safe, reliable remedy in
cases Of catarrh Of the stomach, helpfri
in building up the system worn out with
overwork or age.
"Several Of my friends who have used
Peruna have spoken Of 1T in the highest
terms, and I congratulate you on its
merits.n
Mrs. w. E. Grissom, Henry, Ellis Coz.
Texas, writes:
II took Peruna faithfully over two
months, and the result is q thoroughly
renovated system and a strong, buoyant
feeling, to say nothing Of azure of the
chronic catarrh. Therefore I shall avail
myself Of every opportunity to speak Of
Peruna as q catarrh cure"
MI. Harry NJ Stevens, Midland Beach,
l.. l., New York, proprietor OF 'The
Richmond" Hotel, says of Peruna:
sit gives me pleasure to testify to the
value Of Peruna. Ihave used it for years
and have found it to be a most excellent
family remedy. For colds, catarrh and
similar ills, it is unsurpassed.n Cor
daily n gratefully,
n. M. Stevens.
Catarrh is q systemic disease, durable
only by systemic treatment. A remedy
that cures catarrh must aim directly at
the depressed nerve centers. This is
what eruna does. Perunaimmediately
~invigorates the nerve-centers which
give vitality to the mucous membranes.
Then catarrh disappears. Then catarrh
is permanently cured.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever To-
Gated. Peruna is not a guess nor an ex-
periment-it is an absolute scientific
certainty. Peruna has no substitutes
no rivals. Insist upon having Peruna.
A free book written by Dr.:
Hartman, On the subject of Ca
tarrh in its different phases ard
stages, will be sent by The Peruua
Medicine Company, Columbus,
Ohio, upon request.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
GROWING ALARM OVER y NEGRO
ENT.

A great exodus of negrOeS from
North. Carolina and Virginia into Mary
LAND is the talk now. It will begin just
so soon as Sambo finds he can vote no
longer unless he can read. The negroes
have never used the ballot wisely, but
they prize it none the less. 1t makes
them bigger, more consequential. For
two or three years there has been L
steady, continuous movement north
ward among negroes all over the south.
New England. New York, Pennsyl-
vania. New Jersey, Washington City.
and the west have all possessed great
attractions for the negroes, and they
have been filling up the north. Wash
ington City has 500 900 negroes. Phila-
delphia has $4,000 and increasing. But
so much of a failure is the negro in the
estimation Of the north he is classified
as undesirable immigrant" Even
that cantankerous enemy of the south
ern whites, the New York Times, (once
ealing itself a democrat as the bastard,
New York Sun also boaSted) had an
editorial lately on the valuelesSness of
negro labor in hat city. 1t showed it up
in strong colorS. The Baltimore Sun
discusses this new threatened invasion
Of the black race, and says in its issue
of 21st with its usual clarity and di-
rectneSS:
1T is given out hat the expected ne
gro immigrants from states south of us
propose ito settle in the southern coun-
ties of Maryland. where the negroes are
already in great numbers In those
counties there is general complaint or
scarcity of abor. There is an abun-
dance of men and women who could pe
laborers with profit to themselves and
to the community, but the complaint
is that they will not work Farmers
| when they plant a crop never feel as
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27

One of the brightest men in the
south-one really Of the most gifted-is
Tom Watson, Of Georgia, ex-represen-
tative and formerly the leader of the
populist panty. His recital work on
France in the volumes was we'll re-
ceived. 1t has been praised by compe-
tent writers. 1t Is one of the three re-
The other two are Prof. Goodwin
Smiths recent two volumes on Eng
lish history, and Sir George Otto
Trevelyan's two volumes on the United
States. Both of these Englishmen are
of remarkable literary gifts and Prof.
ablest living historical writer, not eS-
cepting even Mr.. Gardner, an English
author of very striking merits. We re-
fer to Mr.. Watson here because of an
interesting recent announcement. It
is stated tina this really able Georgian
freshing independence, is now engaged
upon a life of Thomas Jefferson. There
are now some three or four lives of this
great Virginian statesman. But Mr..
Watson has too much intellectual re-
source and literary skill not to have
something new and attractive to say
about the greatest American political
genius. Mr.. Watson will retire from
law as he had already retired from
politics and will give himself entirely
to literature.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
LOSSES AND GAINS IN THE STATES

1t is a noticeable fact that both Bry-
an and Mckinley lost votes in the
states that went for them four years
ago. Bryan lost in the Bryan states,
and Mckinley lost in the Mckinley
states. Curious, ITO say the least. Nc
Kinley lost in the east and central
staes, and Bryan lost in the west. The
silver Issue failed to do it's work in the
west as in 1896. The New Orleans
Times-Democrat, one of the leading
newspapers in the south. reviewing the
field and counting losses and gains,
says this as ITO why Mckinley lost III
the east:
Some reason must be found for this
loss, an dthe independent papers can
discover no other explanation han that
Mr.. McKinley's policy in the matter of
imperialism and militarism is no pop
ular. Whatever may be the sentiment
in regard to imperialism in he west, IL
is assuredly not regarded with V
in h east, and it lost the president
nearly half a million Of the votes he
had in 1896. The eastern press, there
fore, has every reason for warning the
president against mis~interpreting the
late election and falling into the erro-
neous belief that the popular vote ap-
proved his Philippine policy and voted
for it's continuance"
tt will interest to note some of Nc
Kinley's decreased pluralities in the
east. He lost in Connecticut Is, 900. in
Delaware 2,045, Maine Is. III. M~assachu-
setts 103, 265, New Hampshire 5,469,
New Jersey 1882. New York las, 1853,
Pennsylvania 5S,072. Rhode Island 1878
and Vermont 5.4G0. If Mckinley has
understanding he will not fail to note
the signiicancy of this doctrine in
the public confidence IN the states indi-
Gated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
BREVTTIES.

Chairman Jones. OF the democratic
national committee. says that Mr.. Bry-
an would decline TO be the leader in an
attempted reorganization of the grand
Iold party with a century of life and
power and usefulness. The chairman
well cou the proposition of the very
anxious "reorganiZers."
The belief in Washington is that the
Chinese negotiations will fail as a re-
suit of a wrangle. China has enough.
America is trying to induce other pow
Iers to withdraw their troops.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is dead. He was
IEngland's greatest composer Of music
lof the asst thirty years. He was born
lin London in 1912, OF Irish and Italian
stock. He died suddenly while laugh
ling, of heart disease.
Paris will give President Kruger a
VERY enthusiastic reception. The pres
|ident is seeking to have a peace made
with England.
1t is feared at Shanghai that the
Chinese may begin val again 1t is re-
ported that missionaries are bound and
CARVED dIOnS On spear q
In ten years Uncle Sam piled up his
lingots by way if increase until they
reached s26, 600, 900, 900. Each inhabi-
liant according to the estimate, has
81, 1875. Many a fellow will be apt to
look around and ~anxiously inquire
where his share is to be found.
1t is stated as true that in the marine
hospital service nearly half are south
Term men. OF course Virginia leads. It
ALWAYS manages to get than its
lshare in offices. The surgeons number
lthirty-one, passed assistants twenty-one
land ifty-six assistant surgeons.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
MERE HINTS IN LITERARY BYE
WAYS.

We would urge upon no mind not
empty to undertake the reading of a
new novel, as h great standards should
be good enough for any of u taste
and understanding. But as lore novels
are publishing right now than ever be-
fore known, we take time to give a
hint as to a few recent novels.
First as to "Eben Holden" a new
American story by Irving Bach
eller. ALI we know of it is that the
best equipped Inc most gifted writers
in the north praise it, and almost with
out stint. 1t is a better thar the
greatly over-rated David Harum."
One of the best Of writers in the north
is Amelia Barr, an English woman.
She writes: "It is as far above and be-
yond David Harum' as MONDAY is
above dawn" Howells, ~essayist, novel
list and critic says it is "as pure as va
ter and as good as bread Harriet
Prescott Spofford, we'll entitled to an
opinion, writes: 'Eben Holden is a
noble creation. 1 have been wondering
if 1 ever read so vivid and breathes a
battle scene" 1t is of the great wal,
and we do not know nov the brave con-
federates fares. Sarah Orne Jewett
says it is delightfully."- fresh and origi-
nal" Mary E. Wilkins with no SUI
perior among New England women)
says: way and way ahead of David
Harum. Eben Holden is simply ador-
able" Margaret E. Langston says: $50
I pass the word along. read Eben
Holden" Other competent people
praise it. With possibly one exception.
we know of no safer living critic in the
north than Edmund Clarence Stedman.
He praised the book highly. We re-
peat, it is of confederate war times and
We are not informed as to the fairness
of the ook Of it's cleverneSs there can
be no reasonable doubt raised. From
Lloyd Brice. editor of North Ameri-
can Review We take this: 'Eben Hold
en- has some of the essential elements
of a great book. 1t appeals to the sim
pie palate instead of the stated. It ap-
peals to the weary and the jaded in
stead of to the frivolous" "Ir-
wing Bachelor in some ways is to lit
erature what Wagner is to music-I
mean with all his power to portray ma
ture. In 'Eben Holden he has writ
ten a book that will live"
Another novel but lately published
is also endorsed and landed on both
sides of the Atlantic. 1t is Barries' last
story, Tommy and Grizea." While all
praise it the more critical select it for
the more decided commentator. Mr..
Stoddard, the poet and critic, says 1t
is his most delicate and most power
flu" story and is "one of the very few
books of this decade that nave within
them a promise of lasting life Still
another novel that is exalted above
the others is Mrs. Wards Eleanor"
her last and best. W. must conclude.
Miss Cholmondeley is an English nov
| elist of fame and much cleverness.
| Within two months she has been treat
| ed to an interesting and a~ppreciative
| discussion by the old able Edinburgh
Review. She is not of the first rank,
| but clever and healthful and entertain
ing. Her last book, Red Pottage," is
selling well, and being only praised, as
are hundreds of other novels at pres
ent. 1t seems she blunders in her CT
tations from great writers. The New
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
HOW THE POWERS DIFFER
AS to the Measure OF Punishment for
the Chinese Powers

London, November PA serious di-
.yergence has arisen in Pekin. says the
|Tien Tsin correspondent of The Daily
Mail wiring Wednesday,. Japan, the
United States, Russia and France favor
a milder punishment than
the execution of Prince Tuan n the
Others, while Great Britain, Germany,
Austria, Hungary n Italy deem any
thing less thar h death penalty use
less.
"An important decision has beer ar
rived at, however, that this divergence
is not to interfere with the general
Ipeace negotiations.
Another remarkable feature of the
situation is h sudden vote face of
Russia. who now declines either to
Withdraw her troops from the province
iof Chi Ii or to hand owe the railway
las promised"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
Pool Room Raided

New York, November 23.-Armed
with warrants issued by Magistrate
Crane in h Essex Market court. Park
hurst Society Agents Burr. Thompson
and Leitenberger, reinforced by h en-
tire Essex Market court police squad,
raided an alleged pool room at No. go
Grand street this afternoon Fifty men
We're In the place. There was a panic
and a terrific fight among the inmate
of the place 10 get out Men Were
knocked down and trampled in the at
tempt TO escape Two arrests were
made and several telegraph instruments
were seized. The men arrested gave
the name OF George Hogan and Law
renee Brown. They were hsld for ex-
animation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
FAKIRS AND PICKPOCKETS
Plentiful With Rhoda Royals show.
Charged with Kidnapping a Farm
er'S Son.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Clinton, November 23.-Rhoda Roy
ais show exhibited here today and was
"a disappointment to many. The medi-
cine man was in evidence here and
raised the people to the tune of about
800. There are a gang Of fakirs and
Ipickpockets with this show; several per-
sons had their cash taken from heir
pockets. One man told me he had s35
taken from him.
Mr.. Rayford Royal, a farmer who
Lives near here, lost his boy today and
he accused h show people Of kidnapp-
ing him. The officers are searching for
him at this writing, but have not found
him yet. Mr.. Royal is consulting a
lawyer as to legal steps to be taken.
The boy is II years old.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
Try Aliens Foot-Ease.

a powder to be shaken into the shoes.
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27

York Bookman points in its November
issue to two crying examples of literary
Interpretations by this accomplished
English But the fun of the
thing is hat it too the New York
critical magazine some time to discover
what the Charleston News and Courier
exposed soon after the w~eIl-praised
novel appeared. o.
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27

W. OdtAIfdug Os De S6uALOT IHOm
Mississippi.
Hon. W. v. Sullivan, United States
Senator from Mississippi, in q letter
recently written to DR.. Hartman, from
Oxford, Miss, says the following Of Pc
runa as a catarrh remedy:
"FOr some time I have been q
sufferer from cafarrh In its most
incipienf stage, SO much so that I
became alarmed as to my general
health.
"But, hearing Of Peruna as a good
remedy,I gave it a fair trial and soon
began to improve. Its effects were dis
tinctly beneficial, removing the annoy
ing symptoms, and was particularly
good as a tonic.
81 take pleasure In recommending
yourgreatnational catarrh cure, Peruna,
as the best I have ever tried"
Miss Irene Cooper, Assistant Superin-
tendent Of the Old Peoples Home, Chi
cago, Ills, also has a good word to say
for Peruna. In q letter written from
1888 Prairie avenue, Chicago, Ills, she
gives in the following words her expert
ence with the national catarrh remedy,
Peruna:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-27
To Restore the Newport Bank TO
Iyenc

Washington, November 23.-The
comptroller of the currency has been
informed by National Bank Examiner
Tucker, temporary receiver Of the Ger
man national hank. Of Newport. KY.
that an effort is being made by the di-
rectors and stockholders OF the bank
TO restore the bank to solvency.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
NOTES FROM CLARKS MILLS.

Miss Nora Laughlin visited relatives
in this vicinity the latter part of last
week.
The annual town election was held
here Tuesday which resulted in the re-
election of all the officers.
A number of teachers and would be
teachers of this place attended the ex-
animation at st Nazianz Monday and
Tuesday.
The marriage of Miss Mary Steiner
and Mrs. Peter Wilhelm will be cele-
brated at st. Mary's church, Tuesday,
April 10.
Miss Mayme Laughlin has resumed
her duties as teacher at Cato Falls
The German Medicine Co. passed
through here on its way to Valders,
Tuesday.
The annual Easter ball will be held at
Leists hall, April 16.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
UTILIZING OLD JOKES.
Even Joseph II. ChOate the Famous
Lawyer Finds Them Handy
Occasionally.

In this era of new ideas and startling
inventions old jokes still retain their
youthful vigor, says the Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post. Nor are they
confined to minstrel performers and
monologue artists on the vaudeville
stage. No less wit than Hon Joseph
Hodges Choate, the law partner of Will
liam Maxwell Evarts, ard the present
ambassador from this country to the
court of st. James, recently found a
very old joke useful and appropriate.
A reporter called to see him.
"Mr. Choate is busy man." said the
clerk.
$50 am l." responded the reporter.
'Let me take in your card?"
"Never mind the card. He knows
me-"
Without further parley he opened
the door and confronted Mr.. Choate,
who was talking with visitor.
"Good-morning, Mr.. Choate," said
the reporter, cheerily. Il am a re-
porter"
Mr. Choate looked at the intruder
curiously. "Take chair, sir" he said,
quietly.
II want to see you about this story"
showing a clipping from the Morning
"Ah!" returned the lawyer, with his
peculiar, gentle chuclle, I'm glad to
see you. Please take two chairs"
IL Il 4 NJ
Choate did not hesitate to use i.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
LONG. DELAYED PUBLICATION.
Gov. Bradford Devoted Twenty-Five
Years to Writing HIS
History.

Gov. Bradford's famous History of
Plymouth Plantation" sometimes err
roneously styled The Log of the May
flower" which is now proudly shell
tered by Boston's gilded dome, is, de-
spite it's age and wanderings, clear
and as legible as print, and, withal,
much of it is so fine that no type of
ordinary size will reproduce it line for
line, says Truth.
Since the days of printing, probably
no author has waited longer for a
publisher than did Gov. Bradford, or
furnished more legible, precise and ac-
curate copy when the allotted time
came. Twenty-Five years were devot-
ed by him to writing this history,
which, although well known at the
time, and used and quoted from by
several historians, mysteriously dis
appeared at the time of the American
revolution, and was believed to be as
irrecoverable as the lost books of
Livy. In 1916, however, Bishop Will
berforce, of Oxford, made quotations
from manuscript said by him to be
in the library of the lord bishop of
London, at Fulham place. These were
recognized some years later by an
American scholar as probably of Brad
ford's authorship, and subsequent in
vestigation identified the manuscript,
which was for the first time printed
in 1856, more than two centuries after
Il left the amt hands
This immortal manuscript consists
of $50 large folio pages. written on
one side of the paper only, the whole
strongly bound in vellum; it was re-
Gently restored to the custody of the
state of Massachusetts, by the bishop
of London.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
NOTES FROM REEDsviLLE.


Mr.. p. Ran spent Sunday at Chiffon.
D. Bleser was in our village Monday.
Leo Murphy is visiting his parents
here.
Rev. Father Kabat and Lockame were
present.
j. Meany was in Manitowoc on bust
ness Monday.
Mr.. Rusch's crew returned from the
north Tuesday.
DR.. Pritchard was in our village Mon
day on sick call.
VIM. Il Chara spent Friday and Sat
urday in Manitowoc.
Mrs Charles Kisten of Kenosha visit
ed relatives here last week.
Forty hours devotion was held in the
Catholic church the first part of the
week.
Supt. Christensen held examinations
for teachers certificates here last Fri
day and Saturday llThere were sixteen
applicants.
DR. Falge is the earliest gardener in
the vicinity. His radishes can be seen
poking their way upwards. If they keep
ON growing the doctor will have radishes
for his Easter dinner.
The following officers were elected on
Tuesday: Supervisor. A. G. Maertz
president, F. g. Maertz; clerk, Chas.
Helm; treasurer, Gust J. Ohm; assessor,
Fred Bergman; police justice and JUS
tice of the peace, F. H. Meany; constable,
George Gisch; trustees, j. Bornefeldt,
w. Link, w. J. Kabat, w. Boetcher, H.
Kreuger and Peter Reineman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
EASTER OPENING.

On April 9Th we shall present in our
windows the most extensive and beautl-
full lines of footwear ever shown in Am
erica. The famous Il. P. Reed and
Queen Quality shoes in every up-to- date
style, for every use and all occasions.
We shall show light dainty, dress
shoes in KID and PATENT LEATHER;
street shoes in KID and CALF, light and
heavy soles; outing boots for wheeling,
golfing, etc; shoes for tramping and for
round wear, the very latest shapes and
most fashionable feathers are represent
ed, and no one, whatever they need in
footwear, can fail to find in this splendid
variety something to meet their require
ments. SPECIAL SHAPES for stout
women and for those with slender feet,
and the most PERFECT FITTING shoes
ever made. The distinguishing features
of these shoes are BEAUTY, EASE and
SERVICE. Their like can not be found
and we invite your Inspection OF these
lines.
HENPy SpOENTGEN
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-05
NOTES FROM MISHICOTT.

Dr. Harrington Of Kaukauna was here
for q few days this week
Fir. Bourgmeyer has recovered so far
as to be able to be around again.
Karl and Arthur Zander of Manitowoc
spent Sunday with relatives here.
julius Lindstedt and wife of Manito-
woe visited here few hours Sunday.
Miss Alma Halberg entertained a large
number of friends at her home Sunday
night in honor of her birthday.
Town election was very quiet here
this spring. The old officers were re-
elected there being no opposition
Aug. Rohde left for Kaukauna Satur-
day, and to go from there to Northern
Wisconsin to look over the lumber and
logging situation with view of rebuild
ing there.
Vic Vogl and Peter Federspiel went
to Milwaukee Tuesday to take in the
graduating exercises at the Milwaukee
Dental College. Mat Federspiel being a
member of the graduating class.
Chas. Skwor. who is attending the
Oshkosh Normal is visiting here with
his brother for a week Clarence Nj
quette came with him. They will take
up the teachers examination and then
return to their studies.