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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
Peasant Boxed the Archduke,s Ears

Peasant Boxed the ArchduIxe's Ears
The. archdule, with some boon COM
Austrian emperor, and heir presumpt-
i've to the throne, is in disgrace with
his imperial uncle because he kissed a
peasants daughter, and. had his aristo-.
cratic ears soundly boxed by the girls
father. .1T 5 III
n The archduke, with sole boon com
panions, was on a spree, and attended
a picnic ball iii the suburbs. A very
pretty peasant girl was among the
wall flowers. !" The tipsy noble APP
preached her, and, u without saying,
BY your leave, miss" threw his arms
about her neck and kissed her ardent
~ s8
! The girls father resented the arch.
dukes familiarity, and boxed his ears.
The arch luke wanted to fight, but his
companions dragged him away. i The
emperor was indignant when he heard
of the younth' S pranks, and exiled him
to stupid Meran, far from the gayeties
OF the capital Jenna Letter.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
Government Ownership Of Railroads.

Government Ownership Of Railroads.
The governments of Austria and
Germany now own most. Of the rail.
road lines in their respective countries,
but freight agreements are not uncom.
mon among lines which are still under
private ownership. The freight rates,
for instance, on lines that cross the
Alps between France, Austria, Swift.
zerland and Italy are fixed by agree
ment between the various railroads
concerned. and the public does not
complain, for. this union Of interests
has, with apparent honesty, aimed at
the abrogation OF injurious competi-
ton and the fair distribution of trafiic
among the lines.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
Ter carts
By JEAN WARNER.

can, to go from you forever / swear
to you that if leave you now, my mad
pursuit will end, my dreams be DER!
I bid farewell to love and hope forever!
Choose between us. Your word alone
will decide my fate-your word alone!'
"Farewellv' she whispered. ut is
all that I can say. Father, father!
See, I co not falter, though you bid
me rend my heart in twain. My oWn
beloved, farewell! Farewell TOTO
hope, and love forever!'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

life. But hey are in and in the MAORI
ty still. A divided liberal party with
new theories and ideas. and a repudia-
ton Of old principles. will hardly win
tie day or drive entrenched Toryism
from power. Ii the war continues for
another yea it may result in such an
opposition as shall cause h govern
ment to be defeated in the parliament
upon some one issue or measure. and
hat will cause the party's defeat and q
new election will be ordered for men,
bers of the parliament. II the election
goes against the Tories then the king
must send for an opposition leader to
form a new government. Toryism is
very strong for it has the king and the
nobility and the great papers n the
Church Of England and much Of the
real scholarship and authorship Of the
kingdom on it's side.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

crat. opposes free sugar even from
Cuba II says:
ut will be a fatal day for the Ameri-
can sugar interests when Cuba's sugar,
on any pretext, shall be allowed TO come
into the United States free of duty.
The crop of one year so introduced
e h crop Of succeeding years"
After c%ultivating sugar for seventy
five years the infant sugar industry
ought by this time to be strong enough
TO stand alone The opinion of a news
paper man in far away Oregon is about
right. He writes: "The freest possible
movement, on lines naturally Offered
to production and exchange, Is the
sound principle. 1t is not a sound prin-
ciple to use the power Of the
government TO force one industry or set
of industries to carry others or to es-
tablish others All the protection that
one sort gets another sort must pay
for"
!. :: +
The New York Evening Post is able.
scholarly and independent. 1t holds
views. however. never acceptable to the
south. 1t is against Schley. That hero
Is southern born. It even finds Dewey
against Schley. 1t says that Dewey
approved conclusions far more damag-
ing to Schley than those from which he
dissented has undoubtedly had much
to do with cooling the ardor Of the
Schley partisans. There is nothing to
be gained by a rehearing. Indeed. there
is every probability that a congressional
committee might find itself as unable
to disgagree upon the cold hard facts
about Schley's "vacillation. dilatorl-
ness. and lack OF enterprise" as did the
naval court"
Schley fought and gained a magnif-
cent victory. but received but a pittance
of the MONEY distributed. Sampson
did not fight or gain any thing but a
great share Of the monev-the spoils.
Whatever may be said it was Schley.
Cook and Clarke who whipped the en-
envy. And they stand together. Dewey
will be surprised to find himself so
strong against Schley. But Is he?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
BRYAN ON ROOSEVELT.

Hon. william j. Bryan is the same
thoughtful clear headed, patriotic, hon.
est and able statesman he has shown
himself to be all through his brilliant
but disappointing career. He is a man
of principles and strict integrity and,
we may not doubt, a very sincere Chris
ian. He approves of Schlev and praises
Admiral Dewey for siding with tina
wrCnged and heroic officer. He shows
IN his examination Of President Roose-
velt's first message that he is not a
arrow partisan but broadly statesman
Ike. He is fair and s~elf-contained.
wise n iudicious. His review Of the
message is clear cut and able and of
judicial o. rather than that of the
Political editor. He praises much that
MIR. Roosevelt says while dissenting
here and there as all fair minded. in
talligent men must do. He approves
for instance of his advocacy of Chinese
hour law. and to prevent overwork and
roper sanitary regulations. But he
failed to condemn government by in
junction and the blacklist. both of
which rave caused much injustice to
the w-age-earners.
He criticises his SHORTCOMINGS in the
subsidy scheme of r~ascality. while he
does not endorse it outright. Mr.. Bryan
also thinks he is willing 10 return TO
the pooling business for railroads. AS
to trusts. Mr.. Bryan saws thai the
message will convince any ~unprejudic-
ed reader that the president has heard
from h trust magnate5 since he made
his Minneapolis speech. His famous
I@rase in regard to the Stacking Of
Ginning is reproduced, but it is so d.
luted with warnings. cautions and fears
as to be scarcely recognizable, We dc
not follow him through his calm com.
n:ents. Enough is given to show how
a wise western statesman regards the
first political Offering Of the new repub-
iican president.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
ROsEBERY's RECENT SPEECH.

Lord Rosebery has made a speech
hat does not heel the differences in
his party. the Liberal, and does not
please the Tories. Rosebery is scholarly
and brilliant. but he is no great states
man, and when he succeeded the illus
trious Gladstone. the grand old man."
in the leadership. he failed to measure
up. In fact he was much of a failure.
His speech will not consolidate his
party but may consolidate the party in
power. His views may be "u~p-to-date,"
u in r~epudiating Dc issues he fails
to offer UGH new principles that give a
good hope of success n the promise
of a return to W and the rejoicings
of the country. His new Liberalism"
reminds one of the new" democracy
we read of tina some of the most pro-
nounced kickers present for universal
acceptance. with the promise Of a splen-
die victory and ushering in of the dawn
Of mellenium politics. We get the fol-
lowing from the Baltimore Sun: His
lordship held that in order to win the
party must drop from it's program Irish
-UOlilc uIC III hS RAOPOSoA
fish the Church. 1t must 'clean its
slate"-rub off the obsolete items OF
1886 and write on it ~up-to-date items OF
1901 and 1902. Among other things, it
must put away its "idealists and honest
fanatics who disgust the public with
their impracticable and revolutionary
proposals. There is" he says, "a great
deal of Toryism in Liberalism" Mer
with %.'fy-blown phylacteries humble
their incantations." to a world that has
long left them behind The wiser
course is to keep in view what is prac.
1ticable and Ego slow
The Tories have some VIII
their cruel war against the Beers ane
the great cost visited upon h British
taxpayers. Is well as the severe loss O
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
CLEANING AND COMMENT.

A very notable committee has been
appointed by the labor Peace Confer
ence between capital and labor, which
is to try to adjust matters, relieve fric-
ton. and harmonic divergent interests.
The members of the committee repre-
senting e1"h ,nterest-employes and
capitalists on n side and organized
labor on the other side-have talents
and experience. But there is a third
rctnmittce r~"p,tstating the great pub
lie. Among the conspicuous notables
are ex-Frecident Cleveland. Bishop Po--
ter. of New York. Charles F. Adams, of
Boston, President Eliot. of Harvard
university. and c. n. Bliss ex-secretary
o.. the interior
= - -
The report of the Schley side of the
case is very iorg and resolute. The ar
rangement Of the contemplate court is
complete, but it will hardly accomplish
any thing beyond adding to the pleas1f.
Of the American people and impalins
afresh the bold. bad conspirators. 1t is
a most dispicable, ~villianous business
those prosecutors OF a brave successful
officer are engaged in. There was but
one thing to be sought or done at San
tiago, and that was to fight. whip and
destroy the Spanish ships. And that
was done with an absolute completeness
that has no rival or equal in all famous
naval engagements. Now the hero of
| all this is set upon and the effort to rob
him of good name, glory and honor is
savagely pushed with the United States
government backing the rascals-
= = =
1t is a noticeable fact that every Sec
ton about every state has now some
particular product it wants fostered
protected by a high tariff and for the
special benefit OF those concerned
When ~selfishness appeals it seems as ID
principles leaped out of the window
The New Orleans Picayune. a demo,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
GOSSIP.

Heigho! Captain r.. P. Hobson will
marry Miss Eleanor Ludlow, Of Spring
field, Ohio. 1t is suggested that after
a bit he will get kisses enough even
for a hero.
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President Roosevelt is now busy try
ing to harmonic the factions in his
party. There is dissention over divid-
ing the spoils. Troublous and vexing.
= = =
At Athens Ga, a little white girl
Leila Lambert was burned to
.ieath by a negro peddling boy. II
what will be his fate? Hoar
would have his captors hanged if they
hang the young devil
= = \.
Here is the way the Mobile Register
states it: WHO won the battle Of
Sampson. Pay him s25, 1914
Who helped him do it: Chadwick. Pay
him s14, 026. 03! Where were they when
thew did it? Ten miles away"
That covers the case. Rob and dis
g. ace the men who fight and win.
T. DAD with gifts and honors the men
who never saw a Spaniard or shot
n, gun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
GOSSIP.

The Chicago Historical Society has
for SO 5000 the diary and cor
Of President James K.
T ok. a native of North Carolina. The
diary is reported to be contained in
forty volumes n to include no only
important data, but interesting COM
|nIent on men and affairs of the time.
:. = =.
A burglar at Pittsburg, Pa. shot and
killed in her home Miss Harriet P.
Murphy, prominent in church and So
Iciety.
!. = :.
Cable. the Yankee novelist, is q very
poor adviser for either the south OF the
negro. He tells the negroes to go to the
towns and whenever they can to make a
town. Let him stick to his last
writing $3.50 novels.
- - :.
Edison says that Marconi will score a
commercial success.
= >. =.
John Redmond and the other Irish
delegates are back home. Redmond
says the president and all classes OF
people showed good will to the Irish
ICauSe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
GoL.DSBORo GOSSIP.

correspondence of The Messenger,
Goldsboro. n. c.. December ID.
The board of aldermen this morning
decided to locate the market house aad
CITY hall on east Center street between
Asher Edwards and L. ID. GuIiey's
property. All the buildings in that sec
ton. which has been an eye-sore to
GoIdsboro for the past forty years viii
be torn out. It win be a great relief To
the people to get rid of the old wooden
building 10Y az the Great Eastern"
An intense interest has been conferred
around the location of the city proper
tv for the past two weeks and strong
efforts made in favor Of ~purchasing the
Kirby property. corner John and Null
berry street. and a strong contest was
made by the member OF the board be
tween the two locations resulting In the
majority ~favoring new buildings The
city lot will be 12S feet front And BIO
feet back. after purchasing the isi@
property for 81. 500. the citizens paying
81 900 towards purchasing It
Two large alleys will come In iron
east Center to- the market one from
Mulberry and one from John. with
probability Of an opening from Muller
~ clear through to John street
The board Of public works Will take
charge OF the electric light plant Jas
uary LIST for the city under the purchase
Of the board of aldermen
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

work on Agricultural College Tea
tile BuildiaE-Raieigh Rasiway
Shops TO be Rchaiff.
Messenger Eureau.
cS(Ak EO
Raleigh. n. c. December ID.

MESSENGER BUREAU
Raleigh. n. c.. December ID.
There was another slight snowfall
this morning. but il was from Utmost q
clear sky. It Sas the third tall this
season. The officials n ,ne weather
bureau decare they adhere to their pre-
uictioa that thu winter viii not De
severe.
Work on the exterior OF the textile
building a. the Agricultural anu Me
cha nicaI college is completed save On
the tower. which Is two-thirdS finished.
The he a,iIig plant is not installed and
Ii does not appear probable that
the building can De used before the hrst
of March.
1t Is positively asserted here that the
shops OF TIE Seaoo RI Air Line. burned
early in 1896. will be rebuilt and that the
number OF employees VIII De made Larger
lhaa II was then. At that time there
were about $50. The walls OF the
burned building are sound and ready to
De utilized. There is now no machinery
here and only about a dozen ~orkmen
employed in repair work :
Attorney General Gilmer was today
tree from fever. but yesterday his tenn
perature was l02. The persistence OF
his fever is remarkable.
Director l.. L. IraSls, OF the peniten-
tiary. is here, and says all the crops on
the penitentiary farms on the Roanok
have been gathered save about seventy
five bales OF cotton. The latter crop
was very late in opening. The weed
vas very rank and ii required several
IT, SITS TO kill the leaves n give the
bolls a chance TO open.
The state charters the Wilkes Lum-
Der Manufacturing Company. OF North
W~tlhesborc, capital authorized $4,000
The holiday trade here Is by no means
up 10 last years mark Those were
flush times here. The coIstrast this
year is quite sharp.
The supreme court will file another
batch Of opinions before il adiourns for
the term.
The corporation commission may not
be able to make up its comparative re-
port of tax valuations until after the
new year begins The delay is that Of
several registers OF deeds.
Five almanacs are no published IN
this state. The newest is the Methodist
which will be issIed by the Christian
Advocate here
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
His Lite Was Saved

Mr.. j. F. Lilly, a prominent citizen
Of Hannibal. Mo-, lately had a wonder
full deliverance from a frightful death.
In telling of it he says: IT was taken
with Typhoid Fever, that ran into
Pneumonia. My lungs became harden
ed. 1 was so weak I couldn't even sit
up in bed. Nothing helped me. L ex-
pected to soon die Of Consumption,
when 1 heard Of DR.. Kings New Dis
coVery. One bottle gave great relief.
l continued to use it, and now am we'll
and strong. 1 ant say too much in it's
praise" This marvellous medicine is
he surest n quickets cure in the
world for all Throat and Lung Trouble.
Regular sizes so cents E id $1.00. Trial
bottles free at r. R.. / ,llamy's drug
store: every bottle guar nteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY.
A Georgia School Teacher Disap
pearx-His Headless Body Bound.

Carrollton, Ga. December 18th
headless body Of a man supposed to be
that of Professor Chandler. a school
teacher who lived in Polk county,
Georgia. was found today beneath a
mass Of rock at Oak Level. C~learburn
county, Ala He lived in Lime Branch.
Polk county. Georgia, and taught schooi
just over q Alabama line in Clearburn
county. He was seen one day with s125
in money and the next day disappeared
The entire community was stirred yer
his disappearance, believing he had
been foudly dealt with and robbed. The
country vas searched but no clew to
the missing mans whereabouts could
be brought to light until today when
the body was found and identified by a
gold watch which Chandler always
wore. A farmer by b name OF
KniEhton has been arrested on suspi.
eion and committed to JAIL
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

There are f45 democratic papers by
Classification. Some OF which may be
so-sns. There are % classed as indie
pendent. and = populist and 20 repuofi-
can. he religious papers are thu
classified: Democratic las, republican
20. independent So. populist 2. Baptist
13. Methodist S. Christian 8. Moravian
1. Protestant Episcopal 8. Reformed
Church 1. PRESBYTERIAN 5. Primitive
Baptist 3. Free Will Baptist /. Metho-
dist Protestant 1 Catholic :. Religious
4. Quaker ].
President J. A. Bryan, Of New Bern,
makes a favorable report of the condi-
tion OF his road. the Atlantic and North
Carolina. 1t is doing a good business
and is paying off the debt upon it.
= !. =.
Hereafter all employees of the Sea
board Air Line railroad in North Caro-
lima must cease to visit barrooms. The
renaitv of Gisobeying is dismissal fror,
the service CT the road. 1t applies here
and elsewhere. Not only must they
keep out of the drinking places, but
they must not indulge in Intoxicating
drinks elsewhere. 1t is an order for
temperance and sobriety.
- !. -
The Raleigh News inc Observer
states that the census Of North Caro-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
HOME FOLKS.

The free rural libraries are not only
serviceable and desirable. but they are
gradually extending in North Carolina.
They are to be found already in fifty
one of the nfnety-seven counties and
number 210. Strange to say in the largest
county,. in which the capital is situate.
there is not one of these necessary ad-
junctS to popular education. Wake
should awake.
AS an old friend and admirer of the
late gifted Theophilus Hunter Hill. of
Raleigh, We are gratified to see the an
nouncement that a. portrait of him has
BEEN placed in the state Iibary. He
died on 29th jun 1901. in his 65th year.
He was the most genuinely endowed
O yet born in North Carolina.
- - :.
Senator Simmons has been placed on
six committees in the United States SEN
ate. We ppo that number is not
more than his proper share.
!. X 4
The Henderson Gold Leaf is one of
the most useful and well edited week
ie9 anu 10 neat ana attractive. II en-
tiers upon another volume and has be-
come highly respectable in age. 1t is
twenty years old.
:. X =
Commissions H. B. Warner, Of state
labor and printing department. has
published a summary of North Carolina
newspapers, magazines and quarterlies.
There are of all kinds 2l5- divided as
follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
No Right To Ugliness

The woman who is lovely in ace.
form and temper will always lave
friends, but one who would be atQac-
tive must keep her health. II she is
weak. sickly and all run down, she will
be nervous and irritable. If she has
constipation or kidney trouble, her i'm
pure blood will cause pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and a wretched COM
plexion. Electric Bitters is the best
medicine in the world to regulate stom-
ach. liver and kidneys and to purify
the blood. 1t gives strong nerves
bright eyes,, smooth, velvety skin, rich
complexion. 1t will make a cookbook
ing. charming woman of a rundown
invalid. Only so cents at r. r. Bella
my's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

lima. AXE in 1880. contains the names
Of the 80. 900 Leads Of families then res
ident in NORTH Carolina. Copies OF
these lists were filed in the court houses
ing of court houses and other destruc-
tive processes OF time few are now TO
be found. The originals, however, are
lin the census bureau at Washington. IN
two bound volumes except those for
IOrange, Granville and Casweu."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
Volcanic EruptfOnS

Are grand, out Skin Eruptions rob
life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
cures them; also Old, Running n Fee
yer Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons Corns,
Warts, Cuts. Bruises, Burns Scalds,
Chapped Hands, ~Childblains. Best
Pile cure on earth. Drives out Pains
and Aches. Only 25 cts. a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by r. r. Bethany,
druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
CONSUMPTION

Right food-right medicine
right time-these three
things are of the utmost imPor-
lance to the consumptive.
Right food and right medicine
these are contained in SCOTS
Emulsion of pure cod-liver oil.
Right time is at first sign Of
disease. Right time is now.
SCOTS Emulsion always
helps, often cures. Ordinary
food helps feed. Fresh air
helps cure. SCOTS Emulsion
does both. Begin early.
Wen send you a little to ty. If yoa Ike
SCOTT q BOVINE, 4os Pearl street. Ns f~k
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
A FIRE At
Fourteen Buildings and Several
Street Shows Buried

Charleston, s.. c.. December 19.-Firs
today DESTROYED fourteen buildings ia
t.ie ppe part Of the city. They were
frame structures and the loss il
. bout $50. 900. Among the places burned
were several street shows: which had
recently opened here for h exposition
period, The loss is about, two-thirds
covered bv insurance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
Fast Friends.

RushviIle. Ind.
Messrs. Ely Bros:-I have been a
great sufferer from catarrh and hay
fever and tried many things, but found
no permanent relief until / found IL in
.Ely's Cream Balm anout eight years
ago, and we have been fast friends ever
since. (Rev.) r. NJ. Bentley.
Prove its value by Investing 10 cents
In trial size of Ely'o Cream Balm.
Druggists supply II and we mail it.
Full size so cents. ELY BROS, Sc War
rem street, New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
How to Cure a Group.

Mr.. r. Gray, who lives near Armenia,
Duchess county, N. Y. says: Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is the best
medicine 1 have ever used. 1t is a fine
remedy for Group and never
fails to cure" When given as soon as
the child becomes hoarse, or even after
the croupy cough has developed, it viii
the attack. This should be
borne in mind and a bottle of the Cough
Remedy kept at hand ready for in
Istant use as soon as these symptoms
For sale by R. r. BeI1amy,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
saved HIS Life

Il feel ! owe my hfe 10 o Dys-
pepsia Cure" writes II. &. Christensen.
Iayfield. MINI. For three years 1 had
dyspepsia so. a that 1 could hold
nothing on my stomach. Finally / was
confined TO my bed. Doctors said L
could not live. l e Jour advertise
ment on kodol Dyspepsia CCre and
thought il fit my case and commenced
its use. l began To improve from the
first bottle. Now | am cured and re
IL to ALL" X. X. Beliamy.