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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-01-10
Dad BLOOD, !
BAD COMPLEXION.

The skin Is the seat OF an almost end
less variety OF diseases. They are known
by various names, but arc all due TO the
same cause, acid and other poisons in
the blood that irritate and interfere with
the proper action of the skin.
10 have a smooth, soft skin, free from
all eruptions, the blood must be kept pure
and healthy. The many preparations of
arsenic and potash and the large number
of face powders and lotions generally
used in this class of diseases cover up
for a short time, but cannot remove per-
manently the ugly blotches and the red,
dis6guring pimples.
Eternal vsgiSassc0 Is fRs0 Sfs'fC0
Of q b0aessfsEss complex f0Fa
when such remedies are relied on.
Mr.. II. T. Shohe, a7o4 Lucas Avenue, st. Louis,
Mo- saws: MY daughter was afflicted Tor yeara
with dishguring eruption on her face, WHICH
resisted ali treatment she was taken 10 two
celebrated health springs, but received no Dene>
out result, until we decided 10 try S s., and by
the time the FIRST bottle vas flushed the eruption
began 10 disappear. A dozen hotties CURED her
completely and left her skin perfectly smooth:
She Is now seventeen years CID, aud not sign OF
She embarrassing disease has ever returned"
S. S. S. is a positive, unfailing cure for
the worst forms of skin troubles. 1t is
the greatest of all blood purifiers, and the
only one guaranteed purely vegetable.
Bad blood makes bad conplexions.
Ga 20 &sh purihes and inyigo-
& = rates the old and
%A &eA VA makes new, rich blood
hGAWkA that noYrishes the
skin active and healthy and in proper
condition to perform its part towards
carrying off tile impurities from the body.
If YOU have Eczema, letter, Acne, Salt
Rheufn, Psoriasis, or your skin is rough
and pi1nply, send for our book on blood
and Skin Diseases and write our physi-
clans about yonr case. No charge what
ever for this service.
SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. "a.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-01-10

Mem. for Good Health.
Today drink some "Castlewood" Bourbon
or Rye Whiskey. Highest grade Kentucky
goods. Cartan, Mccarthy d Co., sole dis
tributers, San Francisco.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-01-10
RUSS HOUsE of San Francisco,

A man is known by the company he keeps
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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-01-10

Brooklyn, N. Y, December 9.-earfield Head.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-01-10

f1bHmE all bowel troubles. appendicitis. hill.
E-HERkz iousnesss bad breath. bad blood wilma
kHHEEEH on the stomach, blOaLed hovvel2. fosI
ne1 mouth. Head ache, indI gestfon vsT,nSea
pnins al Ter eatng liver trouble, saIloxv cofpIeEson
ana uIzzlness When bowels don't mo We re.T,
xary you are getting Sick CONSTIPATION kiils nn,ra
rcogae snan ali other diseases together. N is y
Tor the chronic ailments and long wears of
s1lorAns usat come afterwards. matter s6nt
Sni, you stars taking CASCARETs to-day, for Won
~. ges wen and be well ALI lime until
xw.H pU. y09r bowels right. Take our advfce. stars
VIII UAsCAREES to-day, under an absolute eY,ar.
-0s AeAun~cu'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
WORTH CO
The Grand Opening
Was a Financial SUCCESS.

The compliments our Millinery De-
partment received numbered up in he
thousands. Every one seemed 10 enjoy
themselves. Our Millinery Department
was on full display and words Of praise
were heard on every and Our able
forces Of milliners, VITA Mss Alma
Brown as their leader, aid with the Is
sales ladies to assist tn m. were kept
busy, and the number OF orders they re-
ceived and the quantity of business
they did is evidence Of the fact that the
ladies appreciated our goods and prices.
We make it a point to sell the best Toy
the least money. In our millinery Ie-
partment we try harder TO pIease thai
in any other.
We realize that the world is on the
eve of changing to thin WINTER
CLOTHING. HATS AND SHOES, and
we have made preparations by laying in
the LARGEST STOCK EVER SHOWN
IL WILMINGTON.
We will name over tn different de-
partments u store represents: JEW
ELRY. DRESS GOODS. SILkS, DO
MESTIC GOODS, SHOES. MEN AND
BOYS CLOTHING. OVERALLS. La
DIES. CHILDREN AND MEMS IN
DERWEAR. MILLINERY. TCLOAn9.
FURS. RIBBONS, CORSETS, GLOVES
CARPETS, MATTINGS. CRUCKE4eY.
GLASSWARE, FURNITURE. IL
CLOTHS. LINOLECM. STATIONERY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14

NOTIONS. RUBBER GOODS LA2Ia
AND OIL HEATERS. BROOMS.
POCKET KNIVES AND SHEARS,
LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
MEN AND BOYS HATS AND CAPS.
TRUNKS AND VALISES. Toys OF
L KINDS. LADIES' SKIRTS AND
SUITS, LACES AND ENBROIDERIEs
and plenty of FRESH FINE CANDIES.
The store covers 10. zoo square feet of
floor room. is twice as big as any other
store in the city and is FULL FROM
The CEILING TO The CELLAR.
We are selling the Perfection smoke
less, Odorless Oil Heaters-maximum
heat at minimum cost-pricc $500 and
$3.50 each.
Witch Hazel Toilet Soap a: Itc COX.
Yard wide Rockingham sneeo1g az sc.
Good yard wide bleaching at SC yard.
"a inch wide Camel lair serge asc.
worth 75c.
Cotton bats. the best, : for &c. Coats
spool cotton soc per do:- J. y. CIarks
cotton at 29c doz. Nice blankets
at 24c each; 4sc pair.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES-fIk. Pens. Tab
lets from &c ar up. Writing PAPER 72
sheets for 10c- Zoo candy at s.. Cream
chocolate at 15c n the finest quality
at 25c pound.
We wish to thank the ladies' for their
attendance at our opening and trust to
get a liberal share Of thcir patronage
for fall business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
Resolution on Temperance-Rankin.
Robertson Marriage-Ln NOuviIIe
German CIub-Brief Notes of News.

Correspondence of The Messenger,
Fayetteville, n. c., October 9.
a Sunday morning at the meeting
of the congregation of the First Baptist
church of Fayetteville, the following
resolution was submitted by the board
of eight deacons, and was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, On the 4th day of Nov.
there is to be submitted to the voters
OF Cumberland county the great moral
question of prohibition or license: and.
Whereas, the question is purely d
moral one, and wholly disassocrated
with politics; therefore be it
Resolved, That we expect every
voting member of this church to regis-
ter his vote against the liquor tarif.
ana IN v of good morals, happy
homes and pure manhood"
Mr.. N. H. Smith, a we'll known real
estate and insurance agent of his city.
mas applied for a patent for his new
invention, a street sweeper, which, In
completeness of work and saving OF
labor, will o very valuable.
Miss Kate Matthews has been elected
a regular grade teacher, and Misses
Alice Haigh, Kate Sutton and Dais,
Watson substitute teachers, in the
city graded schools.
Ellen Graham, an aged colored wo-
man living on Haymount, was yesJer-
day committed to Jail until she can ue
sent to the asylum. being violently
insane.
Mr.. E. c. Holt has returned to VIII
mlngton after a visit to this city.
Mr. Joseph V. Bedgood, of Richmond.
Va, is a welcome visitor here.
Mr.. John H. Anderson, Of New York.
Is in town on a business trip.
La Nouville Club gave a piasanr
german last evening at the opera hous,
complimentary to the Williamson-Var-
dell wedding party, which came up or
a special train, Mr.. J. c. Thompon lead
ing, and Remsburg orchestra furnish
ing the music.
A pretty home marriage at .'Th.
Meadows" the country HON of IN,
brides mother, united in wedlock Miss
Jennie Robertson and Mr.. Lacy Ran
kin, OF Mars Bluff yesterday afternoon
the ceremony performed by Rev. Dr..
DR.. A. j. McKelway, of Charlotte. for
mer pastor of Fayetteville Presbyterian.
church. The groom's best man was
Mr.. " m Haigh, the fair maid of homo,
was Miss Salle Purdie, and the parlors
profuse in floral decoration.
The Cumberland Independents, call
ing themselves good government
democrats, met today, to the number of
about thrifty people in a room of the
Central Hotel, and put out a partial
ticket, as follows: Clerk of Superior.
court, j. c. Thompson; register or
deeds, j. H Smith; Med.
Geddie; surveyor, w. S. Averitt: coro-
ner, D. Highsmith, Of Hope Mills; COM
missioners, j. d. McNeill, D. A. Blue.
N. C. Hazard 1t is thought that many
OF these named will no serve.
In his speech in Bladen county yes
terday. while Mr.. E. r. Mcclellan. IN
| dependent candidate for congress. said
nothing about withdrawing, he plain
iy animated that he was for Patterson
! as against Slocomb. )
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
ROOSEVELT AND THE COAL STRIKE

The results of the meetings of the coal
mime strikers on Wednesday show that
the end of the trouble is not yet III
sight. The strikers almost unanimous
lily voted to continue the strike. Under
these circumsta noes, of course, Presi-
Ident Mitchell could not accept Presi-
ldent Roosevelt ) proposition to ask the
linen to return 10 work on a pledge from
him to appoint a commission to mves-
Itigate the cause of the strike and the
conditions in the coal regions. Had the
men agreed t. return TO work unde,
Mr.. Roosevelt's proposition it would
have amounted to a complete surren-
der of all their claims. Whether then
contentious are just is another ques'
ton. Right or wrong it would nave
Amounted TO an admission of the lat.
ter. At any rate their action would
have been so construed by the mime
lowners and they would never have Sc,
Icured n concessions. The conduc'
Iof the mine operators toward the presi'
dent and their replies to his proposl'
ton made at the White house confer
ience were enough to convince any on.
that such a commission as proposed b,
the president could accomplish nothing
mo recommendations made by it. il
against the coal men, would have an.
lefftct on the latter. They are deter
land no persuasion can turn them from
this determination. Both sides are 5,
determined and the luminosity be
tween them is so great that there
can hardly be any compromise now L
has got to be a fight to the bitter end
(which will be stopped only by the uttel
defeat II one side or the other.
President Roosevelt has taken tn,
only ours per TO him in an effor: t.
bring about a settlement of the con
test, and we believe him to be sincere
and honestly DESTROYS TO end the strike
While he may be and probably il
actuated TO some extent by politica
motives in this endeavor, We give hin
Icredit for having the welfare of TIT
people at heart and being anxious e
prevent a public calamity which he -
lieves is inevitable if something is 9c-
ldone 10 prevent the threatened est
famine. The continuance of the strike
Though, will certainly effect the repuo,
lican vote among the union laborins
men of h north, but we do not believ,
this idea alone actuates Mr.. Roosevelt
in his ~endeagors to put an end TO thu
strike.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
THREE NEGRO POsTMAsTERs.
This is ali Left i'm the Entire state.
No Republicans Registering Under
grandfather Iause
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh y c. October Q

Raleigh. y. C, October 9.
Curator Brimley. of the state museum.
has returned from a trip 10 the noun
tain region, during which he collected
specimens. Among others he got a
black bear. weighing 100 pounds.
which he skinned. He has the skin
n skeleton, for mounting.
Today the work begun of installing
the new arc light system here. There
will be 159 street lights, one at each
corner The lights to be used is the
Hartford enclosed arc. There will be
four circuits, so one can be cut out
without Interfering with the others.
IL the republicans are taking the
franchise amendment TO the constitution
in good faith, why is it that none OF
them are registering under the grand
father clause" This question is being
IKE here. II is said no republicans
are thus registering this way. When
one was asked today if he would so reg
lister, he replied with great emphasis,
No, sir" Some people are found who
do not believe the republicans are in
earnest in their professions OF asquies-
cence in the amendment.
1t is said that only three negro post
masters are now left in his state. One
Of these is at Wilson. His term ended
last July, but there has been quite a
contest as to who shall succeed him.
OF course his successor will be white.
The two other negro postmasters are
at negro villages where there is not a
white patron. a few years ago there
were scores of negro postmasters in the
eastern counties.
The estimate made here is that the
democrats will carry the state by 20, 900
to $4,000 votes-a majority literally
overwhelming.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
AN UNHAPPY QUEEN.

Maria Christina, the dawager queelr
of Spain, is said to be very u%nhappily
situated at Madrid. She has had
enemies at the Spanish court and among
the nobility of the country ever since
her marriage, and it is said these
nemies are still secretly working
against her. There was much opposi-
ton to her selection as the wife of the
late king. Spain had had much trouble
through the former selections of con-
sorts for her kings from the royal house
OF Austria and the people of all classes
We're opposed TO making another such
choice. So this lady began her life as
queen of Spain with many Of her hus-
bands people hostile TO her. Her hus-
band had no affection for her and was
not faithful to her. Since his death her
life has been even more unpleasant
among the Spanish grandees. Her sO;l
has caused her much anxiety all his
life on account of his feeble health, n
since ascending the throne by his wild
habits and undutiful conduct toward
her. On one occasion not long g he
flew into a passion with her and ordered
her in the night to leave the palace.
He tried TO force her into the streets.
Her latest worry is the report of her
morganatic marriage with her master
of horse. Her friends deny he report
and charge that it was put in circula-
ton by her enemies 10 force her to
leave Madrid. The young king when
told of the rumor became greatly en-
ragged and ordered her from the city,
but she refused to go.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14

The departments of agriculture of the
federal government and of this state
are both trying to intereS. our people in
the silk worm industry. Both are send
ing out literature on the subject. Years
ago the northern states attempted to
raise the worms. Thousands of null
berry trees were planted, but ;ney were
killed by the cold as far south as New
Jersey. Our state department of agri-
culture has succeeded in getting a good
many people to undertake raising CO.
coons and offers to aid in finding sale
for them. This is an Industry which
women and children can conduct.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14

GOOD GOVERNMENT DEMOCRATS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
The Big Racket Store,
GEO. 0. GAYI ORD. = : Proprietor.
STAMMERINC BANKER.

Mr.. ]. L.. Leutz. president Of the Com
fnercial Bank Of Lenoir, N. c., as we'll
as merchant at Hudson. ~. c., was a
confirmed stammerer.a and he came to see
DR.. G. w. Randolph, that noted special
ist OF the voice from st. Louis, who is
now at Hotel Dorset, Raleigh, ". c.,
ne cured him in two days. He went
nome q happiest man In North Caro-
lima. Write him with stamn ~ Won
doubt this. Many stammerers are
cured now from several states, all leave
rejoicing. Read what the North Caro-
INA Christian Advocate, Baptist Her
AID, Progressive Farmer say OF him.
Name this to e stamerer please.
R Smith. Hillsboro. N. G., have been
ters or enquiry. Many others are being
sep 10 IL
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14

The president Of the University of Ne
fraSka .startles the country by refusing
N Increase of one thousand dollars a
ear in his salary.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
United States Will Never Lack Coal.

The basis of all iron IL steel making
is reliable coking Goa and iron ores
suited to the Bessemer or the basic pro-
cess of producing steel. The Connells-
vile district in Western Pennsylvania
carries the largest known seam GO feet)
of high grade coking coal. But the dis
trict is distinctly limited, and at pres
ent rate of mining will be exhausted
within a generation. Nature, however.
was lavish in providing reserves. The
developments of the past ten years
among the vast bituminOus coal regions
of West Virginia, southwest Virginia,
southeastern Kentucky, and eastern
Tennessee, have revealed deposits Of
high grade coking Goa that would seem
to be ample to supply the blast furnaces
of the world for centuries to come. 1t is
only a question of building railroads..
opening mines. and constructing coke
ovens.
Not all good bitumirous coal will
make coke. Indeed, in al the great coal
fields of Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. Missou-
ri, and important o a sections of Ten
neSSee and Kentucky, there has not
been found an acre Of cohiug coal. Draw
u circle around the Connellsville section
in Pennsylvania including the so-called
Mountain" operations adjacent on the
east; another around the section where
Virginia. West Virginia, kentucky, and
Tennessee meet; another around the
Warrior coal field in Alabama, and a
fourth around a newly DEVELOPED dis
trict in Colorado and Utah and you have
all the known sources Of fuel supply for
iron and steel making IN the United
States. 1t is true that anthracite coal
is still used in connection with coke,
In the blast furnaces OF eastern Penn
s~ylvania but it is a small and dimin-
iShing factor. The circles above indi-
Gated, however, embrace deposits so re-
liable and So extensive that q rate of
consumption many times greater than
the present could go on fer generations
without raising the first question of eX-
TRANSFORMATIONS Brown, in The En-
cheering Magazine for October.
Society for Municipal improvements
Rochester, n. y, October 9.-The con-
v~ention of the American Society FOR
Municipal Improvements opened today
street lighting, presented by Charles
FL. Rust, city engineer of Toronto,
canada.
Alexander Dow, of Detroit, contrib
uted an interesting on the same
subject as that taken up by Mr.. Rust.
Mr.. Dow said there was no general
successfully own and operate its own
public lighting. plant.
Nelson P. Lewis, of New York, chair
man of the committee Oh street paw
ing then read his report.
Emmett j Streece city engineer OF
Burlington, Iowa, spoke on the cost of
pavements and roads IN small towns.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
sEAT OF BOXER TROUBLES.
Immense Isolated Province in Which
tne Natives Are Fierce.

Those familiar with Chinese condi-
tions say that Sz-Chuen province will
be one Of the last from which 1t will
be possible to effectually eradicate all
traces Of the Boxer influence, isolated
from the world except by intermittent
connection afforded by the very small
steamers which ply on the Yangtsc,
the natives are fierce to an unusual de-
gree. The population of the province
is estimated at GS,OOO, 600, of which 1O,-
OOO.OGU live in the district where rioting
is now occurring. The natives are par
ticularly savage in times of drouth,
even dc dc-cending to cannibalism 1t Is
thought that crop failures may be the
underlying cause of the trouble. The
Methodist Church north has twenty
five men and women missionaries now
working in the district where the dis
turbances have occurred. and these are
the only foreign workers among the
10.cO0,OOO inhabitants. Chentu, which
Is the working center of the mission, is
farthest distant from New York of all
Methodist missions. Prcsbyterians
north have number of missionaries
in the province of Human, which ad-
joins Sz-Chuen on the east.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

reanzed 1t quicker than anybody. He
lit fresh cigar and looked steadily
out OF the window. But he could not
forget and In the space of two min.
utes he had made up his mind that
the pretty little blue-eyed girl carry
ing her load so bravely was the one
girl in all the world for him. The
idea stimulated him and gave him a
grip on interest in life and AFFAIRS he
mad never had since he could remem-
ber.
Wen, that's about all there is to
the story. He was too wise and ex-
perienced, of course. to frighten her
by any bold moves. But he took very
good care-and expensive-to learn
her name, address and limitations. He
contrved to meet her and become
familiar with all the humiliations of
her position.
Then he became indignant and went
after the matter in hand with all the
force and direCtness that character
lied his paternal grandfather in the
upbuilding of his fortune. The result
was that within a month Van Aldine
much to the disgust of Vans imme-
diate family, but more to the dismay
of old Mrs. Grigsby. who never had
contemplated the possibility of losing
ner slavey-"
And the strange part of it is that
it is the happiest marriage on record.
Milly not only made a good wife-a
mode wife from the standpoint of do.
mestic ecOnomy-but she made the
kind of a wife of whom her husband
is proud nearly to the point of wor,
ship. And strangest of all known
phenomena, from the fourth day OF
October in the year 1893. at about
4:3O p. m, or shortly thereafter. Van
Aldine acquired an interest in life of
which he never had had a conception
before and which he never lost there
after-at least up to the present time,
and the Van Aldines have now been
married for nearly eight years.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
Toilet of a Lady Ant.

A naturalist has been making OBJ
servations on the toilets of certain
ants, and has discovered each insect
goes through most elaborate ablu'
lions.
They are not only performed by
herself, hut by another, who acts
for the time as lady's maid. The
assistant starts by washing the face
Of her companion, and then goes over
the whole body.
The attitude of the ant that is being
Washed is one OF Intense satisfaction
She lies down with all her limbs
stretched loosely out; she rolls over
on her side, even her back, perfect
Nlcture of ease.
The pleasure the little insect
evinces being thus Combed and
sponged is really enjoyable to the
observer.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Nervous prostration is SO frequently
associated with systemic catarrh that
some doctors do not distinguish between
the two. In systemic catarrh the dis
ease has pervaded the whole system and
there is a constant loss of vital fluids
from the mucous membranes
Agreat many people are doctoring for
nervous prostration who would be i'm
mediately cured by a course of Peruua.
Peruna makes clean, healthy mucous
membranes. BY this spreservation of the
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

ing very sensitive nature, the inher-
ent instincts Of lady and healthy
appetite-not counting face OF con-
siderable promise from the standpoint
OF beauty, figure and disposition of
rare sweetness.
1t was fortunate, indeed, and very
charitable, on the part of Aunt Mar
tina that Milly's mothers sister, having
gone nearly blind and being the relict
of old Grigsby, who Lad departed this
life prematurely, but not before he had
wisely invested in life insurance to the
amount of few thousand dollars, felt
the need and necessity of companion
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
hunters Humorous Story.

"a friend of mine writes an army
officer. when returning to camp after
A days shooting suddenly came in
sight of big she-bear with two cubs
following in single file. proceeding
along ridge, the forms of the three
being sharply siIhouetted against the
sky. 1t was a very long shot, but
he determined to try it, so he drew
a bead on the old bear and fired. The
result was curious. The procession
stopped. the she-bear scratched her
self hastily. then turned round and
regarding the cub Immediately behind
with grave disapprovsl, boxed its ears
soundly and then went trundling on
along the ridge, evidently under the
Impression that her frolicsome on
spring had been up to some unusu
ally Objectionable tricks
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

for e,am,nsilou before paying TOR same Catalos-
Sr- ff~e. All xopi- stAlnp~l FRkD MuEI.LER
'ti1!s LArim~r Street. Denver. Colorado.