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The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
POLL TAX DISFRANCHISEMEN IN
PENNSYLVANIA.

The chief battle cry of the republican
campaigners in this state is what they
call the disfranchisement of white vot-
ers by the clause in the amended con-
stitution requiring the payment of the
poll tax by May 1st preceding the cleo
ton. To mention this poll tax clause to
a republican on the stump is like shak-
ing a red rag in front of an angry bull.
1t makes him foam at the mouth and
below and tear up the ground nightly.
These republicans tell the people there
never was such an iniquitous law placed
upon any statute books as this amend
ment to the constitution the democrats
have foisted upon the people. They
declare it is disfranchisement of a man
to say he shall not vote if he does not
take enough interest in the affairs of
his state to raise not exceeding dollar
and a half between September 1st and
May 1St to help bear the public burden.
We call the attention Of these republi-
cans to the following from The Record,
of Philadelphia, as to the condition Of
thousands of voters in that strong
hold of reputIicanism in a republican
state:
"Thousans of voters in Philadelphia.
will find themselves disqualified as cleo
tors in November if they shall fail to
pay their poll tax. In order to faclli-
tate payment of poll tax collectors
have been appointed for the various
wards in the city. AS the
constitution requires that the voter
must have paid a tax within two years,
and at least one month before the day
of election. Saturday next, October 4th,
is the last day for payment in order to
cast a vote at the November election.
So it seems that in the state of Penn
sylvania. where the republican majori-
ties range from fifty thousand to eighty
thousand, no man can vote who has not
paid his poll tax a month before the
election. Do Senator Pritchard, Mr..
Slocomb and the other republican cam
paigners say that thousands of voters
in that state have been disfranchised
by the repub,- AN party? If it is such
a heinous crime in North Carolina that
a few white .nen should be deprived of
their right t. vote at the next election
bcause they .,ould not contribute dol
lar and hal toward defraying the ex-
penses of go, ernment, what crime have
the party f. ends of Pritchard and
Slocomb in Pennsylvania been guilty OF
in "disqualifying' thousands of voters
in that state for not paying their poll
tax? If they approve of the Pennsylva-
mia law they are estopped from CRITICS.
ing that of North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
A FrfghtfuI BIunders

Awful anxiety was felt for the wild
of the brave General Burnham of
Machias, Me-, when the doctors said she
could not live till morning. writes
Mrs. 5. H. Lincoln. who attended her
that fearful night. 'Al thought she
must soon die from Pneumonia, but she
begged for DR.. Kings New Discovery,
saying it had more than once saver her
life, and had cured her Of Consumption.
After three small doses she slep easily
all night, and its further use complete
ly cured her" This marvellous medi-
cine is guaranteed to cure all Throat,
Chest and Lung Diseases. Only soc and
81 90. Trial bottles free at R. r. Bella
rny's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

The northern press Is still Carrying on
the crusade against child labor III the
factories Of the south. Under the head
of Child Slavery at the South The
New York Herald devoted nearly two
pages of its issue last Sunday TO what
it called the horrors of this state of af-
fairs. The southern cotton mill owhers
are held up to the execration of the
Herald's readers as monsters Sattening
on the blood of children. This picture
of the New York Herald is very diff
ferent from that presented no, long ago
by The Tradesman of Chattanooga. af-
ter a thorough investigation of the
matter. That there are abuses no one
denies. but it is outrageous that they
should be so magnified by the northern
press and so-called philanthropists who
take this course. not for any love OF
the children who work in southern cot
ton mills, but through pure selfishness
and desire to check the rapidly increas-
ing competition of our mills with the
long established factories of the north
ern states.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

can such a policy be defended. It sim
ply inures TO the benefit of those who
secure control of any such commodity
since by its aid they can fix exorbitant
prices in the domestic market. Con
gressman Babcock.
I'VE favor any modification OF the
tarlfY schedules as will prevent their
affording shelter to monopoly. Iowa
Republican Platform.
1T must be confessed that IN many
instances protection has been made
wholly superfiuous so far as the inter-
ssts OF industry are concerned. and OPP
pressive so far as the people are con-
cerned- ed-''-Baltimore American. (Rep)
The people who cast the votes have
the power TO enforce the order that
they be protected against foreign bus
mess rivals, whom they are already
underseIlinc in tha foreign market.
And every proof of lie misapplication
OF the high tariff system, such as MT
Schwab furnishes viii incite the voters
TO exercise their authority at the polls
-Ex-Postmaster General wanamaker.
We favor such revision OF the Sarin
as wsn place upon the free list every
article and product controlled by any
monopoly Idaho Republican Plat
form
Il tell you. If Ve republicans do not
take the matter in hand and adjust our
tariff to prevent inequalities and
abuses. We shall not have the oppor-
sunity."-Mr. Foss. the Republican
Candidate for Congress in the Eleventh
Massachusetts, District.
There seems 70 be one way 10 dear
with the trusts honesty. and that In
wolves the adjustment Of the tarln on
the products OF the trusts. Secretary
Root.
In answer 10 this demand on the re-
,ublican party by its members the fol-
lowing are some OF the announcements
by other republican leaders:
There VII be no revision Of the
tarin"-AuthoriZed statement given To
the press h. the President after the
conference at oyster Bay.
The republicans will not revise the
tariff during the coming session nor in
the next succeeding congress ss-'-Rep-
resentative Cannon Chairman or the
Appropriation Committee Of the House
OF Representatives.
The real evil connected with IN"
trusts cannot be remedied by any
change in the tariff. President koose-
Welt in his recent speech In Cincin-
natl.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
CATTLE RAISING At THE SOUTH.

Formation Of the meat trust and he
consequent increase in the price Of
meats has turned attention to the south
as cattle raising territory. The Phil
adelphia Record says that lin the
southern states there is strong induce
ment for men to go into the business %
cattle raising on scale to rival the
far west" In this business the south
would have many advantages over the
west such as lower price OF lands. free
dom from severe cold and blizzards
which destroy so many cattle on the
western plains and nearness to the
eastern markets and the Atlantic sea
ports. On this subject the Savannah
News says:
"Lumbermen are rapidly clearing the
lands of Georgia of their pine timber.
A considerable proportion Of these lands
are being taken up in farms, but by
far the larger acreage remains idl".
awaiting development. The lands are
we'll watered, and the grass on them re-
mains green practically the year
around. With a little attention they
could be made as fine grazing lands as
could be desired. On many of them
where cattle are wintered without The
feeding of a pound of fodder. Theae,
however, could not be depended upon
in a regular stock raising business. 1t
would be necessary to feed little in
winter but the time such feeding
would be necessary is very short rs
compared with the time western cattle
must be kept housed and fed. We
should, as a matter of fact, be able TO
raise fine beef cattle in south Georgia
at a lower cost than they can do il in
Kansas and Nebraska. We have Il
climate an abundance of water and q
plenty Of cheap, rich, grass bearing
land. All that we really need is the en-
terprise and pluck to take hold of he
business in a busineSs-like way. If We
would do this, we would not only quiz;
ly quit keeping our packing and sm""--
houses in the west, but would raise our
own beef and have a surplus to sci 10
less favored sections Of the country.
What is true of Georgia in this re
spect is true also in North Car"sna.
Cattle raising could be made profitable
in this state from the mountains t. the
seashore. In eastern Carolina the are
vast tracts of land that could be cur
chased at low prices on which title
could Craze almost the year round The
cost Of keeping them in winter wo.'': b.
very small compared to that OF the
beak plains of the northwest. Ev IN in
the central and western sections this
expense would be much less than that
incurred by the cattle raisers of Kan
sas, Nebraska and northern Texas. ana
for feed during the short period that
pasturing has to be suspended Il g
could be found nothing better or che~o-
er than the by-products of our cot IN
seed mills. With well-watered ia0is
cheap, plenty of grazing almost lhe
year round, cheep food for the short
time Of housing and markets and sea-
ports close at hand we have all the
requisites for making ours a successful
cattle raising state.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

The independent moveraen< In North
Carolina" said the Hon. F. NJ Sim
mons, United States senator ftom that
state. at the Riggs house, will not
grove a success. 1t - hardly nothing
more than the old coalition Of the
/ forces that are always aTayed against
the democracy, aided here and there
by some disgruntled democrat The
opposition, knowing 4. could not win
On the old lines, imagined that by ap-
peaIng 10 the people under the guise
OF so-called Independent organization.
the voters might be induced to turn
their Jacks on the democratic party
II was the voice Of the siren. but IL
falls on deaf ears and North Carolina
will stand loyalty democratic. The at
tempt to make the people believe that
their salvation lies In q high protective
tariff, which is the chief programme OF
the Independents. is likewise futile, for
If there Is a state In the union that Is
thoroughly committed to the idea OF
a tariff for revenue. that state is North
Carolina
What OF the coming election OF Unit
ed States senator?
There are Ave caadatcs, all excei-
TENT gentlemen-Messrs. Craig, Alsxan-
der, Overman. Watson, and Gen Julian
carr Any OF them would make an ex-
eelient senator. In the contest my po-
sitfon as state chairman. imposes abso-
| iute neutrality On by part and / shall
maintain that attitude throughout the
| contest. t.'-Washingto Post.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
Fre;E:ht Equipment-Onicers Exon
Grated. Etc.

Correspondence of The Messenger)
Fayetteville. n. G.. October l.
Cars with steel rails. gear and other
rigging, to be used in handling freight
on the wharves of the Wilmington and
Fayetteville Steamboat Company. have
arrived, and will at once be put into po-
sition.
The jury of inquest yesterday after
the autopsy OF the remains OF the negro.
Henry Huggins. whose case has al
ready been given In The Messenger.
rendered verdict that deceased came
to his death from a pistol wound In
fiicted by Constable Goddard, and. ex
onerated the officer Of all blame.
Mr.. Bailey Evans. of Grays Greek
township, a young man socially promi-
nent all over the Cape Fear district.
has been appointed chief marshal Of the
Cumberland county fair, and will short
iy publish list Of his assistants.
Mrs. T. G. Lewis. Of Wilmington. -
paying a visit to Mr. and MTs. g. ID.
Sedberry.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man-that il
the order Of a woman's preferences.
Jewels form a magnet Of mighty power
to the average woman. Even that
greatest Of all jewels, health, is often
ruined in the strenuous efforts to make
or save the money to purchase them.
If a woman will risk her health to get
q coveted gem, then let her fortify
herself against the insiduous conse-
quences Of coughs, colds and bronchial
affections by the regular use OF DR..
Boschee's German Syrup. 1t will
promptly arrest consumption in its ear
ly stages and heal the affected lungs
and bronchial tubes and drive the dread
disease from the system. It Is not q
cure-all, but 1t is a certain cure for
coughs, colds and all bronchial troubles.
You can get this reliable remedy at r.
r. Bellamy. Get Green's Special Al
manac.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
DIFFERENCES AMONG REPUBIL-
CANS.

We give below statements of lead
ing republicans showing how they are
divided on the subject of tariff revIs-
ion. The break il their party is no.
confined to the northwest where the
state conventions OF Iowa and Idaho
advocated a revision Of the tariff, but
We find the same sentiment existing in
republican ranks in Massachusetts,
where their candidate for congress ad
vocates an adjustment of the tariff by
republicans and warns his party that
if they do not grant this relief to the
people. the latter Will take from them
the opportunity TO do so: that Is. turn
to the democrats, who are pledged 10
this course and put them in Con rol
Of the government
While there Is this demand from .ae
END Of the country TO the other for re-
lief against the protective tariff and
the greed OF the republican preteges,
the trusts, and in the face of such
statements as those of Secretary Root
and Congressman Babcock regarding
the only means of curing the evils oil
the trust oppression it Is announced
authoritatively that there viii be nc
revision Of the tariff at the approach
ing session OF congress or during The
next congress. Read the views of lead
ing republicans on the subject of tarifl
revision and trusts:
Shall We continue tariff on article.
that yield no revenues. need no protec
ton, and are articles OF export. How
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
a typical south African store.

o. R Larson, of Bay Villa, Sundays
River, Cape Colony, conducts a store
typical of South Africa, at which can
be purchased anything from the pro-
verbal needle to an anchor. This
store is situated in a valley nine miles
from the nearest railway station and
about twenty-five miles from the near
est town. Mr.. Larson says: Il am Ia
vored with the custom Of farmers with
in a radius OF thirty miles. TO many OF
whom have supplied Chamberlain s
remedies. All testify to their value in
a household where a Doctors advice is
almost out OF the question Within one
mile of my store the population Is .ser-
haps sixty. OF these, within the past
twelve months, no less than fourteen
have been absolutely cured by Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. This must
surely be a record" For sale by r. z.
Bellamy's Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

The last day Of registration OF voters
is October 25th instead of the Goth as
stated in The Messenger yesterday: but
do not put off until the last five days
to get your name on the books. Some
thing might happen then 10 prevent you
doing so. Go early ano register.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

limited means and a little spare time
on their hands to devote part Of the
latter to exercising with the WOOD saw,
for if the coal strike Is not soon ended
this experience will come il very handy
this winter.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

The work of tearing down the Eygeia
hotel at Old Point Comfort has begun.
Under the order of the war depe rcnient
the building must be removed by De-
cember 1st. 1t is not yet known where
this famous hotel will b. rebuilt
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

We believe the Wilcox Case is the
first in the annals of North Carolina
jurisprudence in which a man con-
victed of a capital offence is given q
new trial because Of lntimida ton of the
jury by demonstrations of a crowd OF
men during the trial.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

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pills. Then their use is not followed oy
constipation as Is often the case with
Mills Regular size, 25c per box.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
Natural Anxiety.

Mothers regard approaching winter
with uneasiness, children take cold SO
easily. No disease costs more little
lives than Group. Such cases yield
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coughs, colds, grip, bronchitis. all throat
and lung trouble.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

A coal dealer Of Augusta, Ca, has an
offer from a dealer in q northern city
of eight dollars a ton for his stock. He
refuses the offer, but not for the pur-
pose of holding for higher prices. He
is selling to home consumers at seven
dollars a ton. This man is laying up
treasures in heaven more valua BILE
than hard coal at strike prices.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
This Climate is Good

Enough for anybody with weak lungs
The patient need not travel. He can get
well here with the help of Aliens Lung
Balsam, taken frequently when cough
else serve notice upon him that serious
pulmonary trouble is not far away:
Aliens Lung Balsam is free from any
form Of opium.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
To Ny Frien ds.

was troubled with my stomach fer
several months. Upon being advised
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w. Fry, Viola, Iowa. Kodol cures all
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ton, dyspepsia r r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
The Best

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Chills and Fever is bottle of Groves
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and Quinine IN a tasteless form. No
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The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03
WAREHOUSE PROJECT.

The Chamber of Commerce Commit
tee ON Industrial and Business
Enterprises Held an Interesting
Meeting Yesterday-Sub-Co m TT
tee Appointed to Visit Tobacco
Markets.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-10-03

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
THE MISSION CLOSED.
Fathers o'Connor and Mcdonnell
 Leave for Macon, Ga., Today.

2
 Leave for Macon, Ga., Today.
 The mission services which have been in progress at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church the past ten days closed last night with beautiful and fitting ceremony. Rev. Father O'Connor, g. T., of Shreve- port La, and Rev. Father McDonell, s. J., of Macon, Ga-, have conducted the mission and have endeared themselves to the hearts of all with whom they have been associated while here.
 The order of service was, high mass ana instruction at 6:30 a. m.. mass and in- structton at S:80 a. m. way of the Cross" followed by children's mission at p. m.
 Sunday much attention was given to children. Rev. Father O'Connor spoke on the text: Suffer little children to come unto me. and forbid them not, for of such Is the Kingdom of Heaven" He spoke 6uently on this text and his address was well received by the entire audience.
 Last night Rev. Father O'Connor spoke on Practical Religion"
 The success of the mission was great, unusual interest having been manifested. The services were at all tima. largely at- tended and many confessions were made.
 Both Rev. Father O'Connor and Rev. Father Mcdonnell will leave today for Macon, Ga After spending several days with Father Mcdonnell, Rev. Father OConnor will return to Shreveport, La. where he will resume his duties in connec- ton with building college in that city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
MESSENGER BOYS LUCK
THEATRICAL COMPANY QUITS
 ROAD WITH PLAY.
All Engagements Cancelled After Mobile Performance and Actors
 Passed Through Montgomery
 En Route to New York.

The theatrical company which produc- cd The Messenger Boy' at the Mont- gumery Theatre Saturday night has can celled fts engagements for the season and the players were in Montgomery short while yesterday en route to New York.
 Passenger Agent Rogers of the Central of Georgia Railroad came to Montgomery on Louisville and Nashville train No. 1, yesterday evening in company with Manager Block and the thirty-nine niem- bers of 'AThe Messenger Boy" Company.
 This is the prelude to rather an interest ing story-a story of disappointment. financial losses and general all round 'up against it, luck. The piece has proved a distinct disappointment with the road company. notwithstanding the New York company made good in the metropolis last winters
 Saturday morning while in Montgomery, Manager Block made arrangements with Commercial Agent Fred White of the Central Railroad to send the company back to New York.
 When I put the call on the slate at the hotel in Mobile Monday right" said MT. Block. fit will read, company leaves for New York at 12 o'clock Tuesday T will have to give them weeks notice and the week will be up before we reach New York ..-.- .--
 From Mobile the company was scheduled in New Orleans and from there to Memphis Tenn, but realizing that the piece was losing one. Mir. Block quietly cancelled every one of his contracts after Monday nights performance in Mobile.
 From Mobile the company came to Montgomery in . coach. Passenger Agent Rogers being with the actors. .Commer- cial Agent White took them to Savan- nah, the route being over the Western Railway to Opelika where they found . special Central Railroad sleeper and went by Columbus and Macon reaching Savan- nah at o'clock this morning.
 Just thirty minutes later they will steam out of the harbor on the pride of the Ocean Steamships feet of steamers. the Kansas City, landing in New York Friday afternoon where the actors will no doub' rejoice to be once more on "dear olt BroadWay." "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19

The bill last night was The Girl from the West" mining camp story. In the leading role Miss Paige scored heavily. She played the part in a winning and attractive manner. A noticeable im- provement over her clever work of last season is plainly discerntble. Henry F. Willard as Lone Star" played the hero in a manly way and Vallery F. Rarras as the inevitable villain was very good.
 The hit of the performance was the splendid comedy work of Thomas E. De- Pew. DePew as a comedian in low parts would shine in any company. His character work last night was sltogethe