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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29

The Outcome OF Extension Of Rura'
Free Delivery

Washington, November IA SELF
sustaining service. brought about by
the yearly increase Of the postal rev.
Of rural free delivery, is the conclusion
reached by first Assistant Postmaster
General w. M. Johnson in his annual
report.
OF the gross postal revenues Of the
United States for the past rscal year
$74, 295, 1874 came from S66 delivery cities.
The remaining 5000 presidential post
offices yielded SIG, o23. o52. While the 49,
479 fourth class postoffces produced
t1S. 913, 519.
Mr. Johnson says the fact that the
postal service in the largest cities IL
practically perfect is the explanation Of
why the annual percentage of increase
In the revenues of the free delivery
postoffces should be three times great
er than in the smaller cities and five
times as large as that of the fourth
class offices. AS rural free delivery
cache out into the country, giving
equal facilities without regard to local
tty he says it increases the revenues
at a rate at least equal to that main
tanned in the free delivery cities, where
Xxi Tx PoSt AfS ySa3S H. AoS I've
aged s per cent.
At the end Of the present fiscal year
$500 rural routes will be in successful
operations. 5000 being in effect by De-
cember 2nd. The latter figure repre-
sents just 80 per cent. Of the applica-
lions for such service filed since its
inauguration five years 6 The IN
flexible policy is announced Of avoid.
Ing hereafter maintenance Of unneces.
sary postoff1ces and superriuous star
QUITE contemporaneously with rura
free delivery routes. On July 1st las
the force of 1901 rural carriers wa,
serving 2,S40,644 people at a Fraction
over IS cents per capita and on Deem
Der End, next. 1000. 600 Of the rural pop,
ulation will be enjoying free delivery
Every establishment Of a route, tn
report says. is followed promptly b.
a steady increase in the volume Of mai
both delivered and collected.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29

Isaid Miss Minas' testimony would d.
rect suspicion toward her.
| Miss Minas testified to the disagree
lment between Mrs. Bonine n Ayres
during the holidays and the fact thai
Mrs BONNIE subsequently complained
because Ayres no longer danced with
her.
On cross examination Miss Minas
destined that in her room the night OF
the tragedy she had talked with Mrs.
Bonnie about a trip which they had
ARRANGED 70 make TO Falls Church the
next day. The noise which she heard
in the middle of the night sounded to
her as II they came from the ball She
did not recognize the voice Is that Of
Mr.. Ayres. She heard no e evidence OF
a struggle. On the Monday night before
the tragedy Ayres ard Mrs Bonine
lwere entertained in her room She gave
them Ice cream and cake. She saw no
evidence Of i'll feeling between them on
THAT night.
When Miss Minas was excuse Miss
Mary "oolums was called. h had
the room under that occupied bv Ayros
and saw the shadow Il a person pass
her window at 2 O'Clock on the mor
ing that Ayres was killed. 1t was. she
said. thrown upon the wall of her
apartment The mex morning Miss
Woolums left and did not return until
Thursday night. She hen expressed
a fear of going TO her room. whereupon.
Mrs. Bonine volunteered to go with her
After they arrived there Mrs. Bonnie
asked her about the shadow and re-
quested her to explain how it had ap-
lpeared.
On cross examination, Miss Woolums
said that Mrs. Bonine had volunteer ii
to go to the room with her and that
she. and not Mrs. Bonine, had first ad-
verted TO the appearance of the shadow
on the wall.
Court hen adjourned until tomorrow
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
Extension of the carolina central

Raleigh, N. c., November ga News
and Observer special from WINSTON
Salem, N. c., says:
1T is au~thoritatively announced To-Day
that. Notwithstanding The denial by the
Seaboard Air Line. ii had purchased
the Virginia and Southwestern Ial'roau
srom Rio Stone Gap to Mountain City,
one of the agents has been notified that
the Seaboard would take charge jan
uary 1st.
1T has been understood for sometlIne
by railroad people that the chances are
good for the building Of the Crars-Ap-
naiachian railway from Shelby Via MO-
bean suspected all the time that TINS
is q scheme of the Staboard Air Line
+o reach the coal fields. The surveying
corps is now making the permanent To-
cation of the line and preparing specl-
fica tions to let the contracts
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
The Chfldren's Friend.

For coughs, Group, bronchitis, grip
snd other winter complaints, One Min
ute Cough Cure never fails. Pleasant
to the taste and perfectly safe. c. B.
George, Winchester, KY: "Our little
girl was attacked with Group one night
and was so hoarse could hardly speak
We gave her a few doses Of One Minute
Cough Cure. 1t relieved her immedi
ately. When she awoke next morning
she nae no signs of hoarseness OF
Group" R r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
Physician Testif1es.

at have taken Kodol Dyspepsia cure
md never used anything that did me
49, GOOD that did" says County Physi-
clan Geo. w. Scroggs. Hall County Ga.
@As a physician, I have prescrloeo i.
""I VIZ in your stomach it decays
ma n1eyent this by dieting means star
y nn Kodol Dyspepsia Cure dlgests
wbat YOU eat. You need suffer p nelaneI
Wnaa9sia nor starvation. r. r BeilamS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29

Hsa,, thu The Kind You Fave AIxays Psuqtt
PhiladeInhia,s Greeting to Schiey

Philadelphia, November 26.-Rear
Admiral Schley, who with his wife. ar
rived here today to remain until tomor-
row as the guest Of Colonel A. X. Nc
.Clure. was the centre of an enthusiast
&c d.n So at the Broad street
station Of the Pennsylvania railroad
when the Washington express rolled
into the big train shed. More than 1,CcJ
persons were e~ongregated in the eta
ton to see the admiral and when he
stepped from the train the crowd set
up a wild cheer. The people massed
around him and it was with much diff
ficulty that the police opened a passage
way for him to leave the station
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
A Village Blacksmith Saved His Little
SONS Life.

Mr.. n. H. Black, the we'll Known viii
lage blacksmith at Grahamsville, Sulli-
van Co., N. Y, says: "Our little son,
five years old, has always been subject
to Group, and so a have the attacks
been that we have feared many times
that he would die. We have had the
doctor n used many medicines, but
lChamberlan's Cough Remedy is now
our sole reliance. 1t seems to dissolve
the tough mucus and by giving fire.
Guent doses when the Group symptoms
appear we have found that the dreaded
Group is cured before it gets settled"
There is no danger in giving this RENE
ldy for it contains no opium or other
INJURIOUS drug and may be given as con-
fidently to a babe as to an adult. For
sale by r. r. Bellamy, druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
Railroads for Porto RIco

Washington. November 26.-President
Roosevelt today signed the concession
granted by the executive council OF
Porto Rico to h Port America Com
pany. which will build two lines Of rail-
road in the island of Porto Rico, one
north and south from San Juan TO Port
America which is a few miles from the
old Spanish port Of Guayama. and the
other east and west from AQuadilla tc
Enceuada Honda
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' ssssa the IF &MMzZM
People Believe In 1t.

1t has been cynically said that any
thing can be sold by advertising now
a-days. This is not so. Many lini-
ments nave been advertised but only
one-Perry Davis Pain-killer-has
stood the test of sixty years use. To-
day its popularity is greater than ever
and is based not upon what anybody
says but upon what the remedy does.
There is but Pain-killer, Perry Da-
Wis
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
-A.-n,s Good Roads Train

A,o November 2o--lne
NOBLE; always good roads tram tram
u nnractical demonstration of roao
graxG in the suburbs today ay ,. a s Erts
pood roads convention VIII De heio 80
5ay and Saturday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29
Perhans You Wonder

If the tormenting cold that made ,a-r
winter one long misery will be as bad
this year. Certainly not, If you take
Aliens Lung Balsam when tickling and
rawness in the throat TIE
presence of the old enemy. Do not ex-
pect the cold to wear itself out. Take
the right remedy in time. Aliens Lung
Balsam is free from opium.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-29


Beans the The Kad You aas AhEays Bogghd
Signature EaNW"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
THE METHODS OF A REPUBLIC.

The peaceful progress of President
McKinley's party through the country
including that part of his tour which
led through the southern states,
where he did not receive an electoral
yote-the enthusiasm with which the
President was greeted by citizens hos
tile heretofore to the Presidents pol
lcy-all these things have had mark
ed effect on European and Asiatic ma
tons that can scarcely comprehend
the meaning of it. 1t impresses them
however, with the fact that republic
is more powerful with its peaceful and
constitutional methods of government
than monarchy upheld by bayonets.
If any sovereign of Europe or Asia
were to undertake such a progress the
line would be guarded every step by
armed men to prevent an outbreak of
violence. The only guards required
during the Presidents excursion are
used to prevent the eager epople from
over-crowding and thereby injuring
themselves.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

it has slain it's thousands and tens of
thousandsin the Philippine Islands and
in other islands adjacent to the Asiatic'
coast. These details were formerly
only OF certain kind of interest to
citizens of the United States but our
close relations with China and espe-
cially with the Philippine Islands rem
der the subject one of thrilling import
ance to America. The Malthusian
theory of life and death provides that
certain number of people must per-
ish from earth in a given time; the iso-
lated position of America heretofore
has been regarded as sort of protec-
tion but it will no longer avail If the
plague is to be the means of removing
large number of people from the
world, America may by its close rela-
lions with Europe and Asia, be COM
PEELED to accept it's full proportion.
The position of mayor of Rushville.
Indiana, is open to any gentleman who
has the nerve to undertake it. The
former mayor, Joseph A. Armstrong,
aged 81 years, held the office six years
and four months, and at last had to
go to the poor farm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
THE CURRENCY AND THE PANIC.

There is not a man capable of
thinking on the subject who does not
know that the soundness and the
abundance of the nations money pre-
vented the spectators panic on
Thursday from precipitating a bank
and commercial panic, as has happen
ed many times in former years.
There was more than 100000, 900
in circulation on April, of which 1885,
100000 was gold coin or certificates.
Because of honest laws and a great
stock of gold in the treasury every dol
lar of this enormous sum is at pari-
ty with the worlds standard. There
was no question of money, either as to
quantity or quality, in Thursday fur
ry. II eXorbitant rates We're demand
ed and paid for one day it was not due
to the scarcity of money, but to the
emergency for its. use.
And yet in the face of these facts
and conditions William j. Bryan rises
with jeer at the gold standard and
asks: What has become of conf
dence?" How does it happen that
we have panic?"
1t is entirely probable that on the
last great day, when all human ques-
tions and worldly issues shall be swal-
lowed up in the wrecks of matter and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
CHEESE MAKING IN IOWA,

Iowa enjoys the proud distinction
of the foremost dairy state in the I'M
ion. The butter product of the cream
cries in 1900 amounted to nearly 49,
100000 pounds and it was worth over
SIT 100000 on the market. The
cheese product of the state, however,
amounted to only little over 4,O00,-
900 pounds and Iowa annually imports
cheese for home consumption. 1t is
sometimes claimed that Iowa is not
adapted to cheese making. These
conditions have led to careful in
vestigation of the subject of cheese
making at the Iowa Experimental Sta
tion at Ames and it has been clearly
demonstrated that practically as good
cheese can be made in Iowa as in the
most famous factories of Canada, the
products of which have made such a
favorable reputation in foreign mar
kets. Bulletin No. 81 of the Iowa Ex-
pertinent station gives report of this
work and furnishes information about
the best methods of making cheese
and the conditions essential to sue
cess, This bulletin is for free distri-
button.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
AeAIN-THE GOLD BRICK.

The gold brick man is not such a
fraud, after all; this one is the genu-
inc; his name is John Newman, an
old Indian fighter in Arizona, who got
into an Indian trouble over thirty
years ago, near Phoenix; he had a
bar of gold worth $4,000 with which
he dared not cucumber himself, SO he
buried it in the ground at the roots of
tree and made a map of the sur
roundings; then he left the country in
hot haste. Subsequently he lost the
map and never found it until few
days ago when it turned up in a pack
age of mustly old papers. Mr.. New
man did not lose any time but imme-
dlately departed for Arizona, and with
the aid of his old map, found his gold
brick. This, however, is only one Of
the few cases where the gold has been
found; ordinarily, the Indian is found
in little wickiup near the town
where the sucker" lives and where
the government assayer has his Office;
the Indian is never genuine, neither
is the gold brick but the sucker is
real. sga
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
MRS. coNeER's STORY OF THE
SIEGE,

Mrs. Conger, wife of Minister Con.
ger, was the guest of honor at recep.
tion given by the Des Moines Woman's
club on Wednesday afternoon, May Is;
there were 500 women present. Mrs
Conger conversed about the siege, in
answer to questions. Her revelations
as to the horrors of the siege are of
the most astounding character. The
Register of the 18th published three
columns of Mrs. Congei's talk; some
of the details are enough to make the
blood of civilization boil The mem
bers Of the legation were besieged two
months; during that time they were
under constant fire. The women of the
legation worked as well as the men in
the fire brigade, aiding to keep down
the fires that were started by the
hordes of besiegers. They were re-
duced to the scantiest of rations, con-
sisting of pony meat for the Europeans
and dogs for the Chinese servants.
Mrs. Conger said:
Il have at Picking a sample of the
food which the natives ate during the
last stage of the siege. 1t consisted of
compound made of the leaves of the
trees, clay, little rice, bit of wheat,
and boiled into a jelley with the refuse
of the dogs that had been eaten there
tofore.
Il have often been asked how we
could eat the horse meat, the mule
meat and the rice. / have answered
always, and it seems to me it is the
best answer that can be given: Where
there is gratitude there can be no COM
plant. We were thankful for the pony
meat.
I'VE were shut in June 20. During
every succeeding day and night we
were under a continuous firing from
the artillery and rifles of the Chinese.
This lasted until August a. The
fiercest assault was made during the
night preceding out relief by the al
lies.
1t seems incredible that a nation
pretending to any sort of civilization
would permit such atrocities as were
committed upon the legations. Apache
Indlans could have done no more. The
murder of all, the foreign ministers
and their families, was only prevented
by the gallantry of the few soldiers
and the heroism of the ministers and
their families. China has to pay dear
ly for all this, but it is just retribution.
The penalty should be so severe that
hereafter foreigners, and especially
the legations, will be protected by the
Chinese government at all hazards.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
+, WHAT is THE PLAGUE?

In the middle ages, Europe, as well
as England and Ireland, was swept by
q contagion that has been described
as the plague, the black death, the ter
ror and the cold sweat. The disease
still exists; it is not to be COMPOUNDED
with cholera, smallpox nor any of the
ordinary diseases that afflict mankind;
it is far more deadly than any Of
these. Millions of people have perish
ea in India since the disease abated
in Europe and the worst of it is that
it still exists almost as violent as ev-
er. The viceroy Of India has estimat-
ed that the total mortality through
the famine of 1S99-19OO would amount
to about 100000. Many experts are
of the opinion that at least double that
number died, directly or indirectly.
The disease attacks mainly those i'm
poyerished in blood, or through fam
inc, and yet it strikes vigorously right
and left when well established. I'm
der the name of the bubonic plague,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

Josiah Flynt, author of 'Tramping
with Tramps," says that railroads are
the mainstay of tramps; that if the
railroads would absolutely prohibit the
free riding of tramps on freight cars
or on trucks or in front of mail or bag
gage cars, that the tramp evil would
subside. If these tramps were hon
estly seeking work there would be
some excuse for their migrations, but
they tramp only to secure food without
work. 1t is growing evil and if it be
true that the railroads can make pro-
hibition prohibit, they owe a duty to
the country in suppressing the evil.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
A REPRESENTATIVE sNoH.

Honore Palmer, the son of his pa
rents. recently elected by the demo-
Gratis as a Chicago alderman, has an
article in the last number of the Phila-
delphia Post, in which he gives his
views on politics and especially on
that phase of it which may be desig-
mated as the Silk Stockings depart
ment, of which he claims to be rep
resentative. The young man, who was
born rich, and probably never has
earned dollar on his own account,
has placed himself on record in this
article as the representative snob of
the country. What shall be said of a
man, living in the state where Lin
coin achieved his greatness, who says
that the ideal legislator is he who has
made his fortune and retired, or the
younger men who have the same adj
vantages of wealth and leisure. Abra-
ham Lincoln sprang from the lowest
walks of life; born in poverty and
raised in adversely, such man would
be ruled out of politics according to
the theories of this snob of Chicago.
There is mass of stuff in Palmer's
article all produced to show that rich
men should be elected to office be-
cause they are above temptation in the
way of brides, and that their expert
ence in taking care of their own mon
ey gives them far better qualifica-
tons for taking care of public money
than the poor man who becomes an
officer.
If Honore Palmer were republican
and should give utterance to such stuff,
the democrats would have some ex-
cuse for denouncing party that has
such man as representative. 1t is
doubtful if any public man in the coun-
try has ever taken SO bold stand for
an aristocratic form of government,
as this young sprig of democracy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
THE KATE SHELLEY BRIDGE.

The bridge now being erected over
the Des Moines river near Moingona,
is to be one of the most magnificent
I structures of the kind in the world.
The type of structure is that common
ly known as the viaduct. The spans
forming the top of the tower are forty
five feet long. while those spanning
the space between two towers are sew
entysfve feet long. Not all of this
bridge, however, is of the viaduct type
for across the channel of the river is
truss span SOC feet in length. The via
duct proper forms that part of the
structure extending from the ends Of
this truss span across the valley to
the adjacent bluff.
The length of this structure is 1855
feet; the height from low water to the
base of the rail, 1856 feet More metal
lis used in the construction of this via
duct than of any similar structure in
the world. The cost will approximate
100000. The bridge is for the Chi
cago & Northwestern railway, and is
to be known as the Kate Shelley
Bridge" in honor of the brave maiden
who, by her courage, saved passen-
ger train from plunging into an abyss
where section of the former bridge
had been washed away. 1t was such a
deed Of courage that the state of Iowa
gave Kate Shelley medal of honor
and her name has been celebrated in
poetry and prose. This is an old story
in Iowa but it cannot well be told too
often, to commemorate the bravery of
a girl who risked her life to save 9th
ers. The bridge will be soon com.
pleted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
AN IOWA MANS SUCCESSFUL
CAREER.

Inc Chicago papers print the por-
trait of w. l. Buchanan, who is prom
inently before the public now as di.
rector general of the Pan-American ex-
position at Buffalo, and with the por-
trait goes the legend: HE is one of
the busiest men of the world" This
could not have been said of Mr.. Blu.
chanan in the early '70s, when he open
ed small cigar store in Ottumwa, and
after failing in business, coming in
contact with Ottumwa men who have
since made their mark in the world,
he went to Sioux City, where he form
ed co-partnership with Julian K.
Prugh, in the mercantile business.
The public life of Mr.. Buchanan began
soon after his business relations were
established with Mr.. Prugh, at Sioux
City and may be summarized as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Buchanan's genius for success
fully directing public exhibitions was
first brought out at his home, Sioux
City, where he organized and managed
for three years the well known annual
Corn Palace eXpositions. Later he
was superintendent of the agricultural
department at the Chicago fair, where
he also represented the state of Iowa.
President Cleveland appointed him
minister to Argentine, and his excel
lent record coused President McKin-
ley to re-appoint him him to the post.
For services in settling long-disput-
ed boundary matter Argentine made
him a gift of 100000. Mr.. Buchanan
was born in Ohio forty-eight years ago.
There are many in Ottumwa who
remember Mr.. Buchanan when he
opened up his little cigar store and
We're his patrons; he was courteous in
manner and had little to say but it is
to his credit that all he said was mark
ed by what the country people gener-
ally denominate as "horse sense" He
did not make any close friendships
while here and had nothing to do with
politics, although he was reputed to
be a democrat. Those who knew him
best say he was companionable on
some occasions, but as a general rule
he was reserved in his intercourse with
the public. 1t is to the credit of Mr..
Buchanan that notwithstanding his
humble start and his lack of success
in Ottumwa, he perseyered, and after
some other minor difficulties at last
met with fame and fortune as detailed
in the foregoing paragraphs.