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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
Sut,,cient Reason.

Philadelphia Press: Tess-Oh! She'll
never marry him.
Jess-Why?
ness.
Jess-what? Nobody could ever con-
slider her shy.
Tcss-No, but he's extremely shy Of
money.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

'ISInC BrOck.
Catarrh is the greatest enemy of old age.
"A person entirely free from catarrn is sure
to live to halo and hearty Old age A free
book on c:tarrh sent by The reruna Mcdi-
cine Co., Columbus, y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

"See, grandpa. my dolly is ready fer bed.
You must take us. ard rock herto sicep.'
And the cid man said. as he lifted the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
Couldn't Escape.

Couldn't Escape.
indianapolis Press: my wife got 80
mad she wouldn't speak to me for an
hoEr.''
'Ah!"
And then she turned 1t loose all at
nnco
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
"Pcruna has been my standby

II have come to rely upon it almost en-
tirely for the many little things for which
i need medicine believe it to be especial
ly valuable to old people.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
BLESSINGS OF CHRISTIANS.
Ahy 1t is the Day of All Days In
the Christian Calendar.
PRECISELY min e

M AZ = -
teen ce n I ur ! e 8
have passed since
there fell upon the
ears OF a very
youthful Jewish
mother the most
gladstone $ o u n d
that ever comes to
mortal the first
vail of her first
born child. She
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

And the rins-dove coos and croons;
love it-love it with all my heart"
Cried the daughter. a hlue-eyod maid.
~. limbs greg. Ecvcr q weary, 1 ron
To She hill .Lroten crett whore canoe In
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
Perfectly safe.

where in this part OF the county-pear
IL always off tishin' When he's wan1 Cd.
nVRTUAA" ' s;gs .S zssss Vim ss ssss6
tealth. hitting for success happiness IL business.
fessionnl social married life e. or for 81. Guaran.
sntcpd BY Kidd Drug CO. i.lgin Ill Sent by mall on
receipt Of pri e. H. $ Baker. Druggist, Sioux CITY
Iowa, who carries full ,,ue Of rubber goods
SIOUX CITY pro. co, s5s-51, 1900
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
Ill the earth ana the sea and the sky arc
"And Worship with Jesus Of Gal.lee."

(And size tossed Ecr yoilow hrs.d)
lie taus.. US that beauty is best" cried
she
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

OF the widest ocean he makes his slave,
He scoffs at fears and he mccks the grave
When he answers that one brave call
That one brave call: Come. follow thou
me-
And he connrcrs with Jesus of Gnlilee..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

20. the low!and sweet. where the bot-o-
link reels
Through his tangle of tipsy tunes,
Where the bees dive deep in the clover
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
Free Silver Sentiment Waning.

"Unquestionably the sentiment in ia
vor of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver has declined in our section"
said Mr.. A. l.. Smith, president of the
Montana bank, of Helena, Mont, at the
Shoreham.
Il do not mean to say that it has
been abandoned, for a great many peo-
pie still advocate the 16 to 1 doctrine.
Compared with 1896, however, there
has been a great change, and the forces
that were for Bryan are no SO united
and aggressive as they were. The re-
publicans who stand with the regular
organization are feeling very well sat-
isfied with the outlook. Thousands
who left the party on account of silver
are coming back to it, and many are
confident that Montana will give its
electoral vote to the republican candi-
date. The discussions within the dem
ocratic ranks will also be a factor in
the coming campaign, and from the bit
terness with which the factions fight
each other, there is no prospect of
speedy harmony."-WashingtonP Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
THE WHITE MANS BURDEN.

With 5000, 900 people starving in In
dia, of which o. 600, 900 are in British
territory, and, therefore, a direct re-
sponsibility on that government, John
Bulls share of the burden of the white
man is mounting up to rather oppres-
sive proportions. The statement of the
viceroy is to the effect that the famine
area has expanded, SURPRISING the
worst that was feared, that 3,250,000
persons are now receiving government
relief. and that millions of lives will
be lost unless greater aid becomes
available.
All this is not calculated to make the
situation of the government any more
pleasant when parliament comes in at
the end of this month. When the
famine last swept India, three years
ago, E~nglishmen had no other very
pressing national affair On their hands,
and they went down deep into their
pockets in the name of humanity to
help the government save the starving
brown men and women and children.
To-Day the government is calling for all
their spare change and all their volun-
teers to fight white men in South AZ
RIGA, and There will not be much left
to spare for the miserable folk in In
dfa--Boston Post
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
REJECT THE HOLLAND.
Majority OF the Naval Construction
Board Oppose Submarine Boat.

Washington. January 2i.-Secretary
Long today received from the board
OF naval construction two reports on
the Holland submarine boat The Hol-
and company had offered to sell the
Holland to the government for $165. 600;
to embody certain improvements in her
build two new and larger boats for
$40, 600 each.
Four of the members OF the board
united in a majority report fayoring
the rejection of the propositions. based
On the fact that the company is now
a delinquent in the case OF the sub
marine boa Plunger. on account OF
which the government has already paid
s99, 716, with no likelihood of her COM
pletion in the near future. II the COM
pany makes satisfactory settlement for
the Plunger, then the board will be
willing to build one OF the larger boats.
but not to purchase the Holland.
The chief constructor, Admiral
Hichborn. submits a minority report
declaring that the majority did not
give sufficient credit and encourage
ment to the enterprise of the company.
He declares hat the results obtained
with the Holland were very satisfac-
tory, and that in view of the small cost
of submarine boats the government
should accept the Holland and order
two larger boats. The immediate pos
session of the boat in an emergency
would be an advantage, and her posses
sion in the spring of 1898 just before
the Spanish war would have been very
marked in it's effect.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
A SENSIBLE APPEAL.

Governor Longino, in his inaugural
address as governor of Mississippi,
said in discussing THE treatment due
foreign capital:
1T is perhaps meet to say here that
now, when the tidal wave OF new in
dustrial development seems to have
struck the state and capital is hunting
investment here, a liberal and just leg
iSlation should be pursued toward all
kinds Of corporations AND corporate in
terests. 1t should be remembered that
no country has eve became truly pros
porous or great where a becoming re-
gard was not shown for the equal
rights of both labor and capital by the
laws, the courts and the people. Elk
p%erience has shown it to be wise state
policy to extend liberal franchises and
privileges to such corporate enter
prises as offer mutual benefits to la
Dor and the public generally, as well
as to h money they employ. l conf
IDENTIFY hope, wherefore, that no mere
sentimental or prejudicial opposition
to railroads or other corporate enter
prises will find favor with the legisla-
ture, so that capital hunting invest
Mississippi and go ITO the other states
offering wiser legitimate inducements"
Mississippi has the most modern and
up-to-date constitution Of any of the
southern states, and she is rich in nat
ural resources, and. with this assurance
from he chief executive, capital will
flow in and begin to realize her Splen-
did observation-disclosures Scimitar.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
GENERAL WOOD SEES NOVELTIES

CaSilda, Province of Santa Clara,
Cuba, January Ex-Governor General
Wood, who is making a tour of inspec-
ton over the island, arrived here on
the dispatch BOAT Ingalls, at daylight
this morning.
Later the general visited Trinidad
and inspected the Jail, hospitals and
other public buildings here. Accom-
panied by General Fitzhugh Lee, Gen
eral Chaffee, Colonel Black, Colonel
Burton and other officers, he visited
the post of Company K, Second infan-
try, under the m of Captain
Benham, whom General Wood compli-
mented upon the mi in which the
Jail, hospital > and streets had
been kept clean. A noticeable fea-
ture was that the women do all the
street cleaning and h men do the
laundry work.
General Wood does not believe in
the advisability of supplying the peo-
pie with oxen and farming implements
free, thinking it better to employ them
as much as possible on public works
and allow the men to save money to
buy the necessary implements and
oxen. This plan has been found to
work successfully in the provinces of
Santiago and Puerto Principe.
The city of Trinidad has nomlnally
$4,000 inhabitants, but in reality there
are only about 5000 persons in the
place. Most of them are poor although
not in actual want.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
LIBELED FOR S40,0 900.

Norfolk, Va, January A.-The Brit.
ish steamship Venetia, from New Or.
leans to Hamburg; with cotton, whear
and general merchandise, arrived a
the Norfolk and Western piers thi:
morning for bunker coal and was i'm.
mediately libeled by Garrett e Gar.
nett, counsel for E. S. Marshall, mas
ter, n Christie & Christie, o.
the steam tug Stella, of Sabine Pass
Tex, who hold a claim of $40, 00(
against the Venetia for salvage.
The Venetia grounded on Sabine
banks, Texas. while going at full speed
on the 18th instant, and was floated by
the Stella. On the 10th instant she
grounded again n was the second
time f1oated by the Stella when il
great danger from heavy lei The
libellants say the steamer was pound
ing heavily on the rocks at the time
she was reScue
The Venetia is owned by Harrison &
Co, Glasgow, Scotland. She will prob.
ably be bonded and proceed tomorrow
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
CONSOLIDATION INJUNCTION.
Hearing of the Application of DAILY
Postponed Until Today.

Macon, Ga, January 2i.-Judge
Emery Speer, in the United States
court today, took up the case Of
Michael Dady, of New York, who seeks
to enjoin the consolidation of the
Georgia and Alabama and Florida Cen
trail and Peninsula railroads, with the
Greater Seaboard Air Line system MI
Dady was represented by Joseph NJ.
Terrell. attorney general Of Georgia,
and Mr.. Marion Erwin. Morris Bran
don represented Edward w. Rider, an
interviewer; Walter G.. Charlton, the
Georgia and Alabama railway; j. a.
Henderson, the Florida Central and
Peninsula railway, and Boykln Wright,
J. Shelton Williams interest
The bill and answers were read in
court and plaintiffs counse asked for
an adjournment until tomorrow so they
might tudy the and arrange
the proof to back up thier averments-
1t appearing that the answers are
not in accord with rule laid down by
the court and on this ground Judge
Speer granted a continuance until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. In passing
the order Judge Speer said:
TT is not the purpose Of the court
to allow its powers to be used to arrest
a legitimate enter prise upon which the
defendants and their associates may
have embarked, nor is it our purpose
to deny to the complaint the opportu-
nifty of a fair and full inquiry in order
hat he may, if he "a do SO, sustain
the averments of his bill OF have their
sufficiency passed upon in a judicial
way. The -postponement of this apIli-
cation sought will not in my opinion
c~ontravene this. 1t will rather expe-
dite than delay the cause."
The defendants answer denies every
material allegation Of the COM
1T denies that they intend or ever in
tended to consolidate with any other
railroad.
An affidavit from J. Shelton Williams
TO this effect is attached to the answer.
They charge that Dady is not a bona
fide stakeholder in the Georgia and Al
ALBANIA, and that he simply represents
Thomas F. Ryan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
BRYAN IN CONNECTICUT.

New York, January 24.-William j.
Bryan left the city today for tam
ford, Conn. He insisted on going into
one of the ordinary day coaches, declln-
ing a seat in the parlOr car, saying
that his ride would be a short n and
that there was no need of Stralnlng at
comfort for a short distance.
Stamford, Conn, January 4.-Wll-
liam j. Bryan arrived here at 1879
o'clock. A big crowd had assembled on
the depot platform and at the town hall
where Mr. Bryan spoke to over a thou
sand people, many Of them working
men.
Within ten minutes after he stepped
off the train Mr.. Bryan, had opened a
speech that lasted over three quarters
of an hour and barely left time for the
party to take luncheon.
The speech was about equally divided
between the currency question, the
trusts and Imperialism.
New Haven, n January 24.-Wll-
liam Jennings Bryan arrived in New
Haven at 2:15 o'clock p. m, and was
driven to the city hall, where a recep-
ton was held. After a brief Fest, Mr..
Bryan repaired to Music Hall, where
fully 1000 people awaited his coming.
Several hundred more crowded into the
aisles after he arrived.
His entrance was the signal for a
wildly enthusiastic demonstration. Men
and women rose ito their feet and cheer
ed themselves hoarse. MIR. Bryan
bowed his thanks. He plunged imme-
diately into a discussion of the three
great leading questions of the day,
namely, trusts. Imperialism and
money" Which of them is paramount
depends upon the point of view of the
individual and, he said, personally ]
do not care to specify" He believed
thai to assert that the none question
as a political issue is dead is folly, for
the reason that it vitality concerns all
men, and because they are thinking OF
1t. no matter what their station in life.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
Incredulous as to ANTIQUITIES.

A party was being shown yer the
British museum. In one of the rooms
the keeper pointed out a collection OF
antique vases, which had been recent
ly dug up at Herculaneum.
Dug up, sir?" querously echoed a
member of the party.
Eyes, sir"
what. out of the sround?"
Undoubtedly"
what. just a. they now are?"
perhaps some little pains nave been
taken in cleaning them, but in all other
respects they were found as you see
them"
The wise man turned to one Of his
~pan and, with an incredulous
shake of the head, whispered: He
may say what he likes, but he can
never persuade me that they dug up
ready-made pots out of the ground
Baltimore Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
BUT IN THE FUTURE, DON'T.

What may be termed the attempt to
revive negro magistracy in this city, a
few days ago, met with the result that
could only be expected, that is, failure.
Briefly stated, the case was the sum-
monlng of a white employer, by his ne
gro employees before a negro magis-
trate, who might be supposed to favor
the negroes as against the white man.
AS to the individual merits of the
caSe, which are really unimportant as
bearing on the matter of negro magis-
trates, it can be said hat the attempt
was one on the part of the negro en-
ployes to extort payment for services
not performed by placing a white nan
In the obnoxious position of appearing
before a negro magistrate.
Fortunately for the sake of decency
and law and order, there was an exhi-
bition of good sense displayed on each
side, the negro magistrate being wait
ed upon before the cas- was brought
up, and quietly told a few things, and
his acceptance of the situation and dis
missing the case.
With no thought or desire. to lessen
h peculiar dignity and power which
may be invested in the office of a ne
gro magistrate or TO especially lecture
the negro magistrates of New Bern on
the duties of their Offices, The Journal
believes that any but the most obtuse
negro magistrate can easily draw a les
son from this case of a white man be-
fore the negro magistrate Chapman.
CalmnesS, good sense and moderation
prevailed in this instance, but it is Just
as we'll for the negro magistrates in the
future, if such cases may be brought
to them for their disposal, to not mere
ly think, but to act at once, don't
accept the cases.
And the discreet negro magistrate
will observe this don't.-New Bern
Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30

-ccess to the Mound-Buflders.
A movement is on foot in South Da-
kota to organize a company for the
purpose Of bartering in aboriginal skel-
etons and implements. Throughout the
state of South Dakota are a large num-
Der Of ancient burialplaces, many Of
them estimated TO be several thousand
years old. Even the newest of them
the Sioux Indians know nothing about,
as they were DID when the Sioux oc-
cupied the country n undred years
ago.. Many Of these ancient burial
places belong TO rs mound builders.
and therefore are so old hat there is
nothing to be found in them save i'm
plements of copper and stone, tbs skel-
etons and shell ornaments having al
most entirely returned to clay. But the
larger per cent belong to a subsequent
race, which occupied the country prior
to the Sioux Indians
Who these people were is not known.
and we have no legends or traditions
that in any way may aid in assigning
them to their proper place. Along ev-
cry w~atercourse in he state are evil
dences of a great population which
must have been an agricultural people,
a Dakota has never been over
grown with timber, and therefore could
not at any time have supported so
large a population by the chase, where
as an acre of ground in cultivation
could easily support a hundred people.
These lost people were not much adj
vanced in architecture, as no works of
stone have been found, and evidences
show that their habitations must have
been of earth and wood They could
not have been warlike, because no evil
dences of Qualifications or defensive
works have been found in tn state
Correspondence Chicago Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
TITLED I-NCAPABLEs."

London, January 23.-The
expressed at the alleged plumbers and
incapacity Of the yeomanry slaH. to
whom Is ascribed the rank failure
threatening to overwhelm the move
tnent started with such a fanfare OF
trumpets, Is increasing daily.
ihose who were able to carry the
scheme to success have been met al
esery turn with red tape and all kinds
OF obstacles and Sights by the inner
circle OF titled incapables, resulting in
scores OF good men withdra wing from
participation in the plans.
In the case Of the South Bedfordshire
yeomanry a whole company OF 10 Sc
iecteo men has disbanded In disgust.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
Counterfeiting in Penftentiary.

Richmond, Va, January 24-The Vir-
GINA ~penitentiary authorities are puZ-
zled over the discovery that counter
felt nickels are in circulation within
the prison walls. They are satisfied
that the queer" is made IN the insti-
tuition. but so far have not been able
to find the plant, or connect any par
ticular prisoner with the work.
The execution of the counterfeits is
good. The theory is that the mould or
moulds were made in the shoe shops
by taking impressions Of a genuine
nickel in wet leather, but where the
metal came from they have no idea.
AS the prisoners use oil stoves in their
cells, the melting can be accounted for.
1t is stated that some of the counter
feits have cotton into circulation out
side of h prison. A rigid ~investiga-
ton is being conducted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
Motormen Barred from Automobiles.

-FAokoA ASA ~ ~
The Automobile a Company has no
use for motoTInen, it is said. A motor
mans training bars him out. On the
cars, when any sudden danger threat
ems. it becomes second nature for him
to put on the brake with all his might.
This is work for his right hand. On
the CABS, however, the right hand has
charge of the steering lever, which is
a wholly different matter; and a chart
oteer who has been a motorman is sup
posed to be likely, in emergencies, to
forget himself and try to stop his cab
by whirling the steering lever, just as
he used to whirl the brake handle. This
usually results in making the cab run
wild on the sidewalk, try to climb
fences, trees of lamp-posts, or other
wise disport itself disastrously. In fact,
report has it hat at the time of h
accident on Clarendon street last sum-
mer, when an electric cab ran upon the
sidewalk and brought up against a
lamp-post, the man in charge was an
ex-motorman, whose old instinct got
the better of hin. Since then it has
been understood hat mo motormen
need apply" though conductor after
conductor has been taken from the
street railway company to run the cleo
trio cabs.-Boston Transcript.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
A TRICK.

A comedian in a Paris theatre re-
Gently made a great hit out OF a pain
fui incident While INDUCING I'm
a bit of horse play on the
stage he struck his head accidentally
against one Of the pillars Of the scene
upon the stage. The thud caused a
nutter OF sympathy to a through the
audience.
NO great harm DONE" said the CO.
median. Just hand me a napkin. a
glass of water and a salt cellar"
These were brought and he sat down
folded the napkin in the form of a
bandage. dipped IT in the glass and
ernptied the salt cellar on the wet mart
Having thus prepared a ac-
cording TO prescription. and when ey-
eryone expected he would apply 1T To
his- ne gravely rose and tied
ii round the piIlar.-Baltfmore HeraId
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
AN IMPOSTER ARRESTED.

Lynn, Mass, January 25.-A man
claiming TO represent the firm Of J. N.
Richardson, of Nashville, Tenn. was
arrested here today charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
He has been here a week and it is said
h has placed orders for shoes with
several manufactors and in some
cases has obtained loans Of money. In
quiry by telegraph showed that the
man was not connected with the Rich
ardson house.
Letters upon his person contained the
rame Of j. K. Leek, n a letter ad-
dressed 10 his wife bore the name of
Mrs. Oscar Cohen, Gadsden, Ala
The police think he is wanted by the
police of Alabama.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-30
Efforts to Reconcile Filipino Catholic

Manila, January "a, 9 a. March
bishop Chapelle, papal delegate to the
Philippines, gave a reception to the
Catholic clergy and laymen for the
purpose of conciliating the opposing
factions.
Many prominent Filipinos attended,
With a view OF n.dkinS d demonstration
against the friars. They hooted Arch
bishop Nozalda and every friar who
appeared, crying "Fuera NoZalda"
and "Fuera Friales'. General Otis,
who attended with his staff, vas cheer
ed.
Mgr. Chappelle made a speech, ask
ing for liberation and patience and
promising a satisfactory settlement of
the questions in dispute. He rebuked
the newspapers for meddling with mat
ters which he said they did not under
stand.