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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

III Of Spain That concentration camp
business In which the British are engag-
ed is a supreme horror. a palpable dis
grace to the people who carry it on and
favor it Brodrick had no condemna-
ton indulge against such a cruelty and
shame.
Uncle Sans vessels do not measure
up in transportation even when 1t Is
spreading dominions that are concern
ed. Imports from the the Philippines to
this country were valued for one yea
at $13S.2 49. that came in American yes
sells. But foreign vessels brought 81
277. 925. The exports showed up almost
American vessels carry all? A subsidy
would not cure this.
- !. =
The Messenger mentioned tha Mex
leo was looking out for trade with Gen.
trail and South America. her cotton fac
tories now producing a large surplus.
But the trade of the United States now
with Mexico is about four times greater
THAI it was fifteen years ago. Hero ara
some figures:
1855. exports to Mexico........$ S.340. 7S4
1885. imports from Mexico . =. 9,276,021
Total trade SIT GIG, sos
1900. export to Mexico .......$ 33, 703, 996
1900. imports from Mexico 49,. 2s,646, 053
Total trade ................ So, 350. 0S9
This looks well. The progress has not
been a leap, but steady and from year
to year. Great Britain once controlled
Mexican trade. but that is gone The
Chattanooga Tradesman considering
the trade outlook, says:
THE commerce between the two
countries is a sound guarantee of peace
and good relations in hat quarter, and
also it is profitable to both peoples.
The balance of tradeu used to be steadily
against the United States, it is o
generally over S., 000, 900 a year in this
country's favor and the tendency that
way is increasing"
!. = !.
The growth of the electric light bust
ness is very great. The Electric Re-
view says there are 2,S42 separate cleo
trio stations and $66S,S3 Of nominal
capital in the business. This. too, when
the industry is not twenty years old.
We give an instructive table of opera
ticns in the south.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
Shot Father i'm Mothers Defense.

Brazil. Ind. December 25.-M defend
ing his mother from an assault by her
drink-craZed, husband. Theodore Wat
kins. colored. thirteen years Of age. shot
and killed his father tonight at their
home here. ichar Watkins came
home and began abusing his family. He
picked up a hatchet and started after his
wife, saying he was going to kill her
and attempted to strike her on the
head. Theodore seized a revolver. which
he fired at his father. The bullet took
effect near the heart and death resulted
soon.
Young Watkins surrendered himself
TO the police. The boy says he shot, his
fathe to keep him from killing his
mother. but that he lie not intend TO
Kill his father.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
a Men Fail

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all fee
the results in loss of appetite, poisons
in the blood, backache, nervousness
headache and tired, listless, rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel like
that. Listen to ]. w. Gardner, Idaville
Ind. He says: Electric Bitters are
just the thing for a man when he Is
all run down, and don't care whether
he lives or dies. It did more to give
me new strength and good appetite
than anything / could take. / can now
eat anything and have a new lease OF
life" Only so cents, at r. r. lar
Drug store. Every bottle guaranteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
LETTERS FOUND AS TO JOHN
BROWN RAID.

The Richmond Dispatch published an
interesting account or the hanging Of
OLD John Brown in 1859. and pictures
Of the old villain and the V,rsinians
engaged in the trial. There were some
interesting letters pubiIshed-two in fac
sinile-of co-conspirators in the north
written to Brown. Some hundred in all
are in the Virginia state library, but
few are of much Importance. There
movement throughout the north-ip
several states-tO organize large forces
to invade the south in 1859, and to res
cue Brown and his fanatical followers,
Longfellow and other cultured fanatics
were in sympathy with Brown. 1t Is
no wonder that Virginia and the south
were greatly moved and thai war talk
began to abound. It is clear that tens
Of thousands of northern fanatics were
ready for an invasion Of the south and
Anxious for it. When the negroes in
Virginia did not respond as was antici-
pated and join the rascally invaders
there was deep disappointment.
The most interesting is a list of the
names of those who took part in Johu
Browns raid. prepared by Andrew
Hunter, who was special prosecuting
officer Of the state in the trial of the
prisoners. So far as known these names
have never before been printed. These
are the white men: John Brown. New
York: Aaron C. Stephens. Connecticut.
Edwin Copper. Iowa: Oliver BroYn
New York: Watson Brown. New York;
Albert Haslet. Pennsylvania: William
Lemon. Maine; John Cooke, Connecti-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

Candies of all kinds from Sc up.
Fresh Cream Chocolates for lsc a
pound.
5000 Christmas Cards and Calendars.
selling from &c to $1.00. We are anxious
to sell them. Come and look-all beau
tjful new goods.
Sterling Silver Novelties CSC each.
Ebony Handle Silver Trimmed Novel
ties 10c each.
We have 100 line Trunks to sell cheap
Mems Raglan O~vercoats way down
cheap.
Mems all wool Raglans. sold for sI0. 100.
row $5.98.
The Big Racket Store is reliable. 1t
sells goods cheap and guarantees what
II sells.
We have 100 new Chairs. so new
Table, and % new Easles to give away
FREE.
Bring your Card and get IL punched
nth every cash purchase.
The Big Racket believes in living and
let live. We punch your card TO give
yo1 a present free with cash prices.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid 20 be generous to
he needy and suffering. The proprie-
'ors of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have
;iven away over ten million trial bot
les OF this great medicine; and have
the satisfaction of knowing it a abb
solutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness
AMI all diseases of the Throat, Chest
ART Lungs are surely cured by it. Call
on T. r. Bellamy, Druggist, and get a
fre- rial bottle. Regular size soc. and
= livery bottle guaranteed, or price
refunded
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

'T1dd. Maine: John Kaga. Ohio: Jerry
Anderson. Indiana These are the ne
DanRerfield and Newly. vir.
Igtnia and Ohio: o. p Anderson. Penn.
|syivania: Emperor. New York: Leary
Oterlin. Ohio: Copeland. Iowa
One Of the letters intimates that Fred
douglass sympathized with the object
lof John Brown. which was to free tn,
slaves, but that he did not approve o
his raid upon Harper's Ferry.
The letters had been slowed ava.
since 1859, and but recently discovere,
lby the state librarian.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
Red Hot From the Gun

Was the ball that hit G.. B. Stedman,
Of Newark, Mich. in the civil war. II
caused horrible Ulcers that no treat
ment helped for 20 years. Then Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured him. Cures
Cuts. Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons,
Corns. Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
On earth. % cents a box. Cure guar
anteed. Sold by R. r. Bethany, Drug
gist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
A Duel With ShOtEuns.

Savannah. Ca December 25.-Yester-
Gay at Green. Bulloch county,, Martin
Jones and Claude DeLoach. prominent
farmers, fought an impromptu duel
with shotguns- DeLoach is dying and
Jones is probably fatally wounded.
They quarreled in Jones gin house
about cotton. Both men went to get
guns. Returning at once they opened
fire at about the same time. Each dis
charged the two shots. The body OF
DeLoach was filled with buckshot. and
Tones Jared hardly better.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
The Venezuelan IusurrectfOn.

Fort de France, Island of Martinique.
December 26.-Large numbers Of Vene-
zuelans have arrived here.
General Matos, the reputed leader of
the revolution against President Cas-
tro and the British steamer Ban Righ,
arrived here. 1t is alleged that the YES
sci has on board 5000. 600 cartridges
and 10. 900 MauSer rifles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
Train wheels Grind Children into
Pulp.

Salisbury, n. c., December 25.-Ray,
aged Il, and Milton, aged 9. sons Of
John Rufty, an employe of the South
ern railway, were literally ground to
pieces about 10 o'clock last night.
The children were returning from q
Christmas tree and were in advance 81
their father.
They failed to- hear the train, which
was running at a high rate OF speed.
Zeb Trexier, who witnessed the acct
dent, attempted to save the children
and was seriously injured. but wiz
probably recover.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globule of health, hat changes weak
ness into strength, lis~tlessness into en-
ergy, brain-fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only Csc per box. Sold by r.
r. Bellamy, Druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31

The widening and extending of the
electric light and power are indeed phe-
nomenal. but the sum invested is great
ly "watered7 no doubt. But the growth
is large and will become greater with
the years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-31
THE ESQUIMO

The Esquimo eats blubber.
The lumbermen cat pork.
These people are constantly
exposed to cold and physical
strain. Experience has taught
them that fatty foods give
warmth and nourishment.
For those who have cold
and thin bodies, or are threat
ened with or any
wasting disease, there is no fat
in SO digestible and palatable a
form as SCOTS Emulsion.
Physicians prescribe it.
Wen send you a Fitfie to Try. If you like.
SCOTT s. BOVINE. 4os Pearl suea. New yorh,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Kentucky Third.

The annual report of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue con
tains the following data relative to
Kentucky:
Total aggregate collection of five
districts during fiscal year ending
June 80, 1901, $25,1Sl,3O5.S The
State ranked third in the quantity
of tobacco manufactured, with 81,
237,36 pounds. The number of
tobacco factories in the State was
302; pounds Of tobacco used in
making cigars, l,l6S, ,204; cigars
manufactured, 59,952, $50; cigar
cites. 10000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
State Fair.

A number of Louisville business
men will 90 To Frankfort in Janu-
airy to work up interest in = pre-
posed bill in the Legislature, pro-
vidiug for an appropriation W tn
which to purchase and equip a
State fair grounds at Louisville for
an annual exhibition Of live stock.
machinery and agricultural prod
ucts.
1t is proposed that the fair be
owned by the State and controlled
by Board of Directors appointed
by the Governor from the different
judicial districts.
The probability is these men are
more interested in Louisville than
they are in the State.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Thursday, January 2, 1902,

At his late residence, about miles from Mt.
stcaiine sell 1t public sale all the personal
properly owned by the decedent at the time OF
his death, cept that part set apart TO tfe
widow as exempt from sale and distribution,
Ihe following is the property, to-wit:
Dry Cows, Cows tstrippers),
Is stock Cows, Mich Cow,
Heifers, Steer Calves, Heifer Calf,
Bull Calf. 10 year old Cattle
= year-o q Bull, % Feeders,
Mule Colts, Work Mulrs,
Horse Colts. brood Mares,
S0rre Gclding
3 Sows and p e., Shoats, 6 Meat Hogs,
About 5000 lbs. Stripped Tobacco in barn al
About 5000 lbs Stripped Tobacco in barn at
Roes farm
About ash Shocks Fod er on home farm,
About I60 shocks Fodder on Ross farm,
About $50 shocks Corn on Ross farm,
About 100 Barrels Picked Corn in crib, home
farm,
Pr cks Hay on home farm,
Kicks Hay on Ross farm.
Ricks Straw on home farm,
Mccormick Self Il nder,
Mccormick self Dumping Rake.
Mccormick Mower,
Acme Harrow.
Phaeton, / Surrey Farm Wagons,
Lot Farming Utensils, consisting of Piows,
Harness Tools, Nc. &c.
Aiso-is rat Cattle II not sold privately before
dare Of sale.
EERM5- All sums of $1,000 and under.
cash in hand; all sums over $1,000, credit OF six
months. with approved secu ity No property
to Ue removed from premises until settled FOR.
sale will begin at 10 o'clock a. m.
JAMES KENNEDY,
JOE w. THOMPSON,
Administrators W. W. Thompson, decd.
Doc. 10. 1901. 2sst
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK

whatever form it appears it has
practically the same results. There
may be difference in kind, but
under whatever form it appears,
it has practically the same results.
There may be difference in kind,
but results question of degree.
Most of us are possessed and gov
erned by selfish motives in life.
What we speak Of as ambitious
ends are more than likely dictated
by a certain form of selfishness.
One may hardly succeed in this
life without making another suffer
for it. What is one persons gain
is too often another's loss. The
woman who shines socially is sure
to create envy and heart-burnings
in another. Jealousy is created in
every sphere of human action,
whether of business or pleasure.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Fixinq for a Pull.

DIR. Mann, who attended Presi-
dent Mckinley, in setting forth the
attitude of himself and his associ-
ates, said:
owe feel that when we operated
ON the President Of the United
States, that we operated for the
American people, with view to
saving their President for them
we were not called by the family
of President Mckinley, but by the
authorities, the cabinet and Others
to take charge Of the President,
and we feel, therefore, that we
have right to look to Congress
and the nation for our remunera-
ton. We took tremendous re-
sponsibility, because we took in
our hands the life Of the most
prominent man in the world; and
we feel that, in taking such a re-
sponsibility, we ran an immense
risk. Had ssthe autopsy showed
that we made any serious mistake
we should have received unlimited
condemnation-we might even
have been ruined professionally.
From all these facts, we feel that
we should not be called upon to
render bills to the family. Any
bill which we might render to the
late Presidents estate would be
larger than Mrs. Mckinley ought
to beScalled upon to pay
notwithstanding all their boast
that the PreI dent was ''out of the
woods" he died. Probably they
will want large compensation for
what they did not know.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Expenses of Kentucky Prisons

The fourth annual report of the
Prison Commissioner was on Dec.
81 filed with Governor Beckham.
1t shows that the income from the
Frankfort Penitentiary is $11, 900
in excess of its expenses, and that
the deficiency at the Eddyville Pen
itentIary has been reduced to SIS, 900.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

There's story of farmer and
his son driving a load to market.
or the team they were driving one
was a steady reliable old gray mare
the, other fractious, balky black
horse. On the way the wagon was
stalled and the black horse sulked
and refused to pull. "What'll we
do father said the younger man.
"Well" said the father, II guess
we'll have to lay the gad on the old
gray That homely compliment
TO women; THE gray mares the
better horse" suggests how often
when there's an extra strain to be
borne ii is laid ON the woman's back.
How often she breaks down at last
under the added weight Of some
"last straw" Women who are
dragging along YEARLY through life
can gain real strength by the use
of DR., Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t puts back IN concentra
ted form the strength making ma
terial which working women use a.
more rapidly than it can be restore
by Nature in the ordinary process
of nourishment and rest. d
Pierce'e Pleasant Pellets are unive
sal favorites with women because
they are easy TO take and throughly
effective in curing the consequences
of constipation.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Small POx In Breathitt.

There are now only three cases
in the immediate vicinity of Jack
son, and these are well except "a
few scales, etc. Inside of one week
jackson will be entirely free from
smallpox unless some outside per-
son comes in.
JAS. p. BoGGs, Health Officer, b. c..
-Breathitt Sentinel, Dec. 20.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
CAMEL CITY.

Fl. H Hager has taken charge
of the O. d X. office.
he.Caney Greek Oil Company
just organized at Lexington, leased
some land over on the 0. G X. in
Morgan county and hope to go
drilling soon. j. b. Hoeing is
President and George NJ. Sullivan
Superintendent
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Renounce Allegiance.

Authorities at BEIRUT, Syria,
have notified naturalized American
citizens that they must renounce
their naturalization within fifteen
days, otherwise they WILDE expell-
ed from Turkey.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Wants To Be Governor.

Attorney General Breckinridge
says: 81 will announce now, -
"that if ] am deprived of the Of
flee of Attorney General shall be
a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor. Fur
thermore, / believe / will win the
race if eLter it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
QuiCk Delivery.

Sir Auckland Calvin, chairman
of the Burmah Railway Company,
told a meeting in London that
twenty American locomotives had
been bought, not only because there
was quick delivery, but also because
they were 20 per cent. cheaper than
anything offered by British manu-
facturers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
We VIII Save You Something
on Every Purchase.

Buyers are wanted to
move this Large Stock,
and no inducement will
be left undone to sell the
goods.
Come and see that Hol-
iday Bargains do exist,
and that we give them.
You want the Best, and
this is your chance.
We are able to sell the
INCEST of Goods Cheap,
and we do. You can't
help being pleased. SO
call at once.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

The September term Of the Court
of Appeals closed Dec. 20, after a
record breaking session, during
which 400 opinions deciding cases
were delivered, and several hundred
petitions for the rehearing of cases
were passed on.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Dolls. Fol Chairs. Chamber
Sets. Lamps. Indian Baskets.
China and Toys of Every
Description.

We carry the Big G est
. Line of 5, 10, IS, 20 and
25c Goods that has ever
been shown in the city.
1t will do your eyes good
to see what we can sell
you for so small a sum.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

The Secretary of the Municipal
Reform League, estimates that there
are 8, 440 penny in the-slot machines
in Cincinnati, and that at least
$8,0s0,600 is placed in them every
year.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

Kindly words, sympathizing at
tentions, watchfulness against
wOunding others sensitiveness,
these cost very little, but they are
priceless in value.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

Those ministers in New York
who whooped it up for Seth Low
are now searching for an adequate
kicking machine so that they can
back up against it. They do not
like the way things are running in
that modern Gomorrah and they
feel somewhat responsible for it,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

In applying for life insurance
policy Mr.. Bry an wrote under the
list of sicknesses from which he
had suffered:
Had two severe attacks of the
presidential fever, followed by Sc
we're chills, but have fully recovered
from both.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

2 Selishness in some form is at the
foundation Of most of our unhap-
piness and misery If we could
analyze all the suffering in the
world and trace it back to it's first
cause we could probably find that
selfshness was the greatest factor
in creating it. II may be selfish
ness of special kind, but under
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

If were asked to say in one
word what was the matter with
England, ! should'reply, Drunken
ness What causes this drunken
ness? / will not venture to declare,
but from it springs practically all
the ills to which the British social
organism is heir.-London Inter
view with Miss Mcdowell, of Chi
cogo.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

A minister's little girl and her
playmate were talking about seri-
GUS things. " Do you know what
backslider is2' she questioned
Yes; it's person who used to be
Christian and isn't" said the
playmate promptly. But what do
you suppose makes them backslid-
ersY' "Oh, that's easy. You see,
when people are good they go to
church and sit up,in front. When
they get little tired of being
good they slide back seat, and
keep on sliding till they get clear
back to the door. After awhile
they slide clear out and never
come to church at ALL
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

Anent that Hobson engagement,
the lady begs to protest, and she is
clearly entitled to be heard.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

At the funeral of dog in New
York the coffin was of the finest
and five carriages and twenty
mourners followed it to it's grave,
while thousands of children we're
suffering with cold and hunger
along the line of march. But then
it is standing joke that rich mems
dogs are better cared for than poor
mems children.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

At this writing it looks as though
Marconi has both Edison and Tesla
set off on a siding.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

Santa Claus
HEADQUARTERS

Our usual Immense Hol-
iday Stock is now on dis
play, and we are ready
Tor business with a rare
assortment of Christmas
Gifts suitable for old and
young.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Why is ROYAL
Baking Powder bet
ter then any other ?

Because in it's mammoth works a
corps of chemical experts is con-
stantly employed to test every ingre-
dent and supervise every process of
manufacture to insure product alb
solutely pure, wholesome and perfect
IN every respect.
The most wholesome food and
the most digestible food are made
with Royal Baking Powder.
POWDER IT..
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Administrators
8 x L Z !!

Notice is hereby given that the unders gned.
az Admi & strators OF w. w. Thompson. deceas
ed, will, IN
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

Women can't Oe ogicaI because
they are always legging the ques-
tion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

The hirts punishment for con-
tempt of courtis ancient spinster-
hood.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

If Dewey says that Schley is 1T,
y Thatgoesl
If Dewey says he made hit,
That goes
If Dewey says he turned the trick
That made poor old Cervera sick,
Well, to the records we must stick.
That goes
If Dewey says that Schely's o. X.
That goes
If be endorses Schley's delay,
That goes!
For he has heard the rockets sizz,
And he has heard the screamer
whizz;
He knows exactly how it is.
That goes
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31

DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter, the
"gum shoe statesman. viii, It is
said, experience some trouble in
being reappointed L. S, Minister
to Guatemala and Honduras. EX-
State Senator f. G.. Linney, of
Louisville, has filed with President
Roosevelt five or six specific char
ges against him. These charges
embody all those unearthed during
the memorable senatorial fight of
1896.
A British syndicate is said to
have obtained control Of about
three-eighths of the producing oil
wells IN the Beaumont field and will
erect storage tanks, pipe lines and
will ship oil to Europe at less cost
than the freight on oil to Eastern
seaboards.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1901-12-31
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership lately existing between
Mrs, Mary r. Samuels and Mr..
John F. KifkAunder the firm name
On Samuels King, was dissolved
the 7th day of December, 1901,
by mutual consent. j. +. King is
outhorized to pay all debts of said
firm and collect all outstanding
accounts Cue the said firm.
MARY II, SAMuELs,
JOHN r. KING.
Mt. Sterling. KY, Dec. IA, 1901.
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