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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
BOER CAMPAIGN IN AMERICA.
Plan to Carry on Regular Work of
Accusing sympathy and Securing

Brussels, February 1.-The plan Of
campaign drawn up by DR.. Mueller, the
former consul of the Orange Free State.
in Holland, who is nov on his way to
New York with dispatches from the
Boer delegates in Europe to President
Roosevelt. includes the formation Of
two standing committees, one. more OF
less political, to include the pro-Boer
senators and representatives, and other
prominent men, who. it is claimed.
nave already promised their co-opera-
ton. The other and larger body will
be chiefly concerned in the collection
and forwarding of money for the Boer
aus
The Beers here allege that there has
been considerable difficulty, heretofore,
in accounting for all The money sub
scribed. and that not all of it has reach
ed it's destination.
DR.. Mueller will be president of the
finance committee and will remain in
the United States so long as necessary.
He is entrusted with 4 letter from Mr..
Kruger to President Roosevelt. the
joint production OF DR.. Leyds and the
other Roer delegates, but which Mr..
Kruger approved and signed.
DR.. Mueller is charged to personally
hand this letter to President Roosevelt.
whose permission to publish it will be
asked.
After a discussion. in which the opin-
ion Of the Boer delegates was consid-
erably divided. Mr.. Kruger and DR..
Leyds convinced the others that it was
not wise. in view of the reply Of the
British minister, Lord Lansdowne. to
the note of the Netherlands on the sub
ject of peace in South Africa. to make
overtures to Great Britain for permits
sion to pen Geographic communication
with the Boer leaders in the field.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
ACROSS THE ISLAND OF CUBA
. JOURNEY BY RAIL FROM CllNfUEG0S
TO HAVANA.

4 Hundred and Ninety Mile Ride
Through the Cane Growing Section
OF the Island-The Trip Made on
sunday-No Evidences of the Day
seen IN the Open Stores I'm the
In Lnborers ut Work in
Cane Fields and the Loading of this
on Freight Car.-The Des-
oiation of War Visible From the
Car Windovs-HoteI Throver of
Havana.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
MISS STONES SAD PLIGHT
Her Capt Ors Attacked by Other Brf-
EanS . to secure the Captive.

Paris. February la-Referring TO the
reporte d engagement btween brigands
Tor tn E possession OF Miss Stone, the
Const antinople correspondent OF The
Echo de Paris says:
II he captors Of Miss Stone and had
anne Tsilka have been attacked by an
otn er band OF brigands. seeking TO ne.
GU e the prisoners I'm order to get ne
"a nsom. Twenty men on both side.
:" ere killed during the fight, but the
o riginal captors Of the missionary were
Notorious. Miss Stone was not hurt"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
THE WRECKED DETROIT BANK
Appointed-Cashier Al
drews' Condition Worse.

Donovan today appointed the Unio1
Trust Company. of this city. receiver
for the wrecked City savings bank.
Prosecuting attorney Hunt today be-
gan suit against the directors Of the
City savings bank on behalf OF Wayne
county. for $3.50. 600. The county is onf
of the heaviest ~depositors in h wreck
ed institution.
Cashier henry r. Andrews. Of the
City Savings bank, Is reported as weak
er today. His mind wanders and Ne
has symptoms OF a recurrence Of hlz
heart trouble.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14
Count Fol.soi Crow. weaker

Yalta. Crimea- February I2.-Count
Tolstoi is continually growing weaker
His temDerament Is low and his pulse
varies from 100 to loz- The pneumonis
b not spreading and the Improvement
in his pulse and Temperament has
awakened hopes that he win rally.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

and placing the towering branch or
 tree where it will be seen to greatest au-
 vantage in their guest room, IS uhques-
 tionably an excellent 1dea-one Weii @ @Wor.ii thing pretty and showy around us we
 reduce our parlors to miniature curlo stores and palm houses, ana m cro"ohhs
 our treasures fall to obtain the erect oi
 artistic beauty in their arrangement.
 Each room should be furnished Tn strlct
 accordance with it's purpose and no room should more pre-emincntly ueslsna'e lto object than the dining room. whatever It's decorations, they should be simple
 and chastc. All it's pictures should De or an associative. and moi or a comparative character; wherefore 1t Is that deslSho of fruit fish, game or the like are never dining room Is typicaly characteristic or the people; there is always an ar ". good cheer, hedrtlness and solldity aDou. it. One of the largest rooms on the HiSt floor away from the kitchen, IS f"-
 served for the purpose; the furniture IS substantial and plain; on me sldebodIu there are placed few large, handsome
 silver pieces--but not the entire contents of the plate chest!-and on thc Wa'Is th''e ara usually family portrIi.s-npt neces' sarily chromos. Palms and movers arc introduced wherever available and plenty of light and good ventilation, those being rightly considered indispensable
 As d parlor is SuppoSe1 10 reilcct lhe ideal personality of It's pOssessor, so dotS a wornan's bedroom always give an lh- sight into her individual personality
 Here she has no secrets rom herseit ana the room in consequence bears silent eNl- dence of her character. The American
 woman seldom reserves a room for her own especial use. The parlor belongs 10 the public; the library to her husband th,. dining room % the family in general, and even her bedroom Is usually Sharcu by the husband and children; yet, wlthal
 this being her own particular domain, IL hears an individual stamp. An ideal bed-
 room to be we'll furnished should contain
 as little furniture in 1t as possible; IL
 should be essentially a sleeping apart
 ment, with all its surroundings m Keep ing with it's purpose, Testful, peaceful. reposefui. ,.,
 For the Jay nursery should be selected a large room at tn" top of the house 1facing south if possible). where il is bright and sunny and the youngsters can expend their superfiuous spirits and en- ergy in any way they please, not detrl- mental 10 thcms Ives. Turing the hrst few years of child's fife there is little furriture required in the nursery beside a tabl, or two and some chairs. the chlldren's toys usually take mp most Of the room. After the age ot or [, now 1 ever. the child is filled with vague ann | hilton and desires which express them selves in various ways-mostly to possess ! something big, very big! Now Is the op- ! portune moment for father or mother to | enide the, little mind according to its l bent surrounding it with such objects as 1 will produce correct impressions of the l dreams that more than half ill the life 1 of an intelligent child and always avoid l ing such things as will unduly excite the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
< 4 < < 4 < 4 4 < 4 4 < < < 4 < < VITAL STATISTICS. < ( 4 4 < < < < < t | | < f f t [

Deaths reported to the Sanitary De- partment during week ending yesterday were as follows:
 April Ia, Mrs. Sarah A. Lucas. age 70 years. meningitis.
 April D. Mrs. A. E. Merrlweather, age April 15, Mrs. Mary Mashburn, age o6 years. dyspcpsia-inanition
 April i6 C. sC. Hackett. age 2 years, henorrhage from lungs:
 April 1T, infant of J. E. Ciark.
 Negroes.
 Aprtl 12 Charles Miller, age 42 years, April F. Frank streety, age P years, tuberculosis.
 April F, Herbert sadler, age 8 years, tuberculosis.
 April 13. Selma Webb. age g years. heart disease; body shipped to Sandy April IL. Minnie Foster. age s5 years pneumonia.
 April Is. Lizzie Pettus, age fo Sears' syphilis. April Is. infant of Hattie Southern, age F days, hemorrhagc. m April Is, Amanda Rice. age ~ years' patprfilS'77 hpril 75. Clara Gleason. age 40 years, April IS. infant of Ada Newsome. 1 day cause unknown. apopleXy. -- April IS, Nancy Emory, age % years drowned. ,a;, Anvil 1S John Shack, age B years, rai'- road accident; body shipped to Jemison' Ala.
 Births recorded during past week were as follows: u ,o,, e o;r, To Mir. and Mrs. z. T. Ramsey sh
 Negroes.
 Tn Hardie and Lula Thirese. girl To percv R. and Sarah Pierce. boy. To William and Emma Benjamin. girl. ro,a a how To Ed. and Mary Cunningnam girl TO Parthemia Williamson. boy. Ten cases of smallpox were admitted to emergency hospital during week just end ed. One case of scarlet fever was report ed from Ward 4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
HOME BEAUTIFUL.
Valuable Hints to Those Who Are
 Studying the Problem.

NN J AAAS NAAS Brooklyn Eagle.
 There is no nation in the world whose women are as ambitious to have thclr homes beautiful as the American. IL is this innate love of giving pleasure 10 the homo that incites the squatter s wife in her dugout on the prairie to spend her few leisure moments in crochetlnS cotton lace for her window curtains which, as rule, are made or oid hour sacks, washed starched and ironed' or III doing cross-stltch in gaudy colorS on sacking for rugs and mats. All these things, she considers, add beauty to her little home.
 While this fact is noticeable even in such lowly quarters as these, 1t is forced on one to an overwhelming degree in more refined and prosperous localities. particularly in city houses.
 The House Beautfuf' need not be large nor in any way pretentious' lt must however. be the reflex of the souls that inhabit-from Earret to cellar 1t must ring true. No disparity should exist between the house and it's furnishings.
 The furniture of the hall should be m exact proportion to its size, If narrow: have long mirrors set at angles in the wall. so as to act as refiectors and In- crease the light Drapertes in a small hall are not appropriate. but if unavOld- able let them be soft in texture and light in color.
 The parlor-otherwise the company or show room" ought to be the one room in the house that should portray in it's every detail the ideal personality of the woman who owns it. It should contain but few beautiful objects on which the eyes might rest without distraction some good pictures on the walls. a sug- gestion of music by the presence Of an unobtrusive instrument. and. above all and everything, d sense of comfort and unity which should be apparent In all Its Furnishings and decorations. The Japan. ese custom of showing only one good pie ture, or kakemono. or screen at time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

My husband was all run down. and no medicine seemed to help him until I bought four bottles of Hoods Sarsapa- rlla. He began taking this medicine. and it set him on his feet I am very thank full 4or what it has done for him, and have induced others to try it." Mrs. Joseph Smith, Box 92. Lake Helen Fla
 Last spring my health was in a run down condition. l would get nervous and have an indescribable tired feeling 1 would get up almost every morning with a pain in my stomach which would grow better or worse the morning passed away l obtained no permanent relief un- til took Hoods Sarsaparila. After taking one or two bottles uf this medicine l felt much improved. continued its use until l had taken six bottles, which has restored me to good health. I rec ommend Hoods Sarsa parila to my friends and am grateful for what it has done for me" c. E. Burtz, Jr.. RoX- boro, Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Difference in the Fathers.

After Alex D. Sweet, the Texas hu- morist, started The Texas Sftings, he moved to Austin. where he continued to reside till he removed to New York. He went over to san Antonio on one occa- sion. accompanied by his eldest son, then a lad of or 10 years. Arriving late in the Alamo City. Alex did not wish to disturb his fathers family, and went to hotel.
 Next morning the humorist and his son were taking an early morning stroll about the Market Plaza, when they met Colonel James R. Sweet. ex-AIayor of San Anto- nio. and the father of the humorist.
 After greeting his son. the Colonel
 turned to his grandson. patted him C
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Judge Brady and Senator Hill.

At family dinner given by Judge Can ter to some famous New ork lawyers among them Senator Hill, Joseph Choate Judge Brady and others. the Judge. to add to the entertainment of his guests. suggested toasts while the champagne corks were pulling, and named Senator Hill Mir. Hill said: "BetwiXt .Brady and brandy there is but one letter. If Brady were brandy I would like brandy better. Then Judge Canter called on Judge Bra dy Brady retorted: "Betwixt Hill and hell there Is but one letter: if Hill were in hell would like Hill better"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
A Spring Tonic,

Almost everybody needs tonic in the spring. Something to brace the nerves. invigorate the brain, and cleanse the blood. That Peruna will do this Is be- yond all question. Everyone who has tried it has had the same experience as Mrs D. w. Timberlake, of Lynchburg, Va, who, in recent letter, made use or the following words: ''I always take a dose of Peruna after business hours, as if is a great thing for the nerves. There is no better spring tonic. and have used about all of them"
 Catarrh in Spring.
 The spring Is the best time to treat catarrh Nature renews herself every
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Birmingham Ala.
Special Train to Dallas, Tex, April 2Oth, Account of Confederate Re-
 union. April 22-25.

General Geo. P. Harrison and staff having designated the Louisville and Nashville, Southern Pacific and Houston and Texas Central Railroads as the of ficial route for the Alabama Division. U. CIV, to Dallas, Tex, will leave on a special train at 1900 o'clock noon. April 20th This train will consist of day coaches, Pullman Tourist and Standard Sleeping cars sufficient to accommodate the crowds. and will run through to Dal- las without change, arriving at Dallas early in the afternoon of the following day. For full particulars and sleeping car reservations, call on or write B. M Washburn, Montgomery, Ala.
 M. l.. BeasIey.
 P. A, l.. and N. R. R., tues -fri-sun. Birmingham, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
woMEN's LOW SHOES,

Made by "Wichert & Gardiner" New patterns, new feathers, new styles. We have magnificent display that are fairly bewildering for beauty. No ordinary shoes. Every pair would well do to exhibit as America's high est product. Nowhere else can you find such an assortment.
 Bullock 6 Fleming,
 Leading Shoe House.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

the greatest progress in America, be- cause he has almost given up the idea of the aeopiane..
 My accidents? They were nothing mere Incidents. cannot talk about them One, cannot have successes all the ume. | waas not really in any danger The Brazilian Consul and his stan met NJ Sat1tos- Dumont at the pier. It IS not the inventors first visit to New York. He has often been here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
MISS HELEN WHITMAN.

spring. The system is rejuvenated hW spring weather. This renders medicines, more effective. A short course of PerunH3 assisted by the balmy air of spring, wflH cure old stubborn cases of catarrh that have resisted treatment for years. Ev~I erybody should have a copy of Dr. Hart~, mans latest book on catarrh. Addresai The Peruna Medicine Co.,, Coiumbussi [ Ohio.
 If you do not derive prompt and satissi factory results from the use of Perunas write at once to Dr. Hartman. giving al full statement of your case, and he wilI be pleased to give you his valuable ad~s. vice gratis. A
 Address pr. Hartman, President of Th9 Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

'I was all run down and my husband got me six bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla. I began to feel better before had taken all of the first bottle, and when l had taken three l was we'll I don't think there is any medicine as good as Hoods Sarsaparila for people who are feeling all worn out" Mrs. Anna Abbott Fitz- gerald. Ga.
 My health was very poor. I was low spirited. l was persuaded to try Hoods Sarsaparlla, and 1t has done me very much good. I gained in strength and flesh. and have since taken it every spring with good results Mrs. s. C. Mooney, Weogufka Ala.
 My wife was all run down with neu- ralgia. and l began giving her Hoods Sarsaparilla. It has done her more good than any other medicine she has ever taken, and recommend it to every one" L. L. Nelms Gamer, Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Out of Tone
Conditions Common in the Spring.

Marked by failure of appetite loss of vitality, feeling bilious dull headaches, indigestion
  able impure impoverished condition of the blood. Hoods Sarsaparila condions-'s med that makes the blood and richhe peculiar strengthens weak function and builds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

imacination. Whatever may be the nat ural tendency of the child, 1t should te fostered and favored in the nurs ery. so that in years to come he may look back to that room as a memory of paradise. And for the parents. particularly the mother, the nursery is pretty certain to remain enshrined in the memory as the Idanl room of the House Beauuful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Queen Alexandra's Unique Collection

Queen Alexandra has collection of tiny animals, birds, and insects cut out of precious and rare stones. They are necessarily very small, and some are ex- tremely beautiful. The collection is quite unique, and the items have come from all parts of the world. Many of these most valuable and dainty treasures are cut from turquoise and jade
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
The Old Chaps Never rastsd ,Em,

Many of the fruits and vegetables now eaten in England were almost unknowm to our forefathers. Not until Henry VIIra time were either raspberries or straw- berries or cherries gown in England.
 and we do not read of tulip. caulifiower and quinca being cultivated before tfle sixteenth century, or the carrot befora the seventeenth century,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

ABUNDANT HEALTH is assured when there is good blood in the veins. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the medicine to make good blood. Begin taking. 1t now. It iss and will do you great good. Sharpens tna appetite. steadiss the nerves. (3)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Only 27 Hours to Dallas via IT. 6 c
 R R

Special trains. carrying chair cars. seats free. Montgomery to Dallas withouA char ge. Leave Montgomery 80 a. ns, and S:sO p. m. April 10th. Particulars Na. . Commerce St.
 adv. P. S. Hay, S. E. P. A. 1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
OFFICIAL ROUTE
$14.35 to Dallas, Tex, and Return via Louisville 6 Nashville R. R., Confederate Reunion
 

Confederate Reunion
 April 22nd-25th. Tickets on sale April 18th, 18th and 20th. limited for return trip until May End, with provision for extension until May 18th by depositing tickets with Joint Agent on or before April a0th and pay ment of fee of 50 cents at time of deposit Through day coaches and sleepers on all trains. Ask for your tickets via Louis viIle and Nashville Railroad through New Orleans-"The Mexican Gulf Coast Route.'
 For general information. call on any ticket agent l.. and N. R. R., or write W. L. Beasley, P. Sid Jones,
 P A. D. P. A. Birmingham Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

the head. and said: This is q brignt boy, Alex; much brighter than you wera at his age"
 Yes. l expect that is so, Pa," quicIiy replied Alex: but just think of the dtfs ference in the fathers of the two boys"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

whitman Grand nothing which play After about but of and restored health keep condition the pure, blood I thoroughly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

The first six months that a boy earns hia own morey you can always find peanuts i1 his pockets
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

It is particularly out of place for girl ts attempt to be coy after the chasing instincA | has deyeloped
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

Mrs. Leone Dolehan, in letter from the Commercial Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn., writes:
 The Peruna Medicine Co.,, Columbus. O.:
 men:-"For two months my physician experimented with me try ing to cure a hard cold which settled in my stomach, causing inflamma- ton and catarrh. I then made up my mind he was simply unable to help me, and reading some of the fiattering testimonials as to the value of Peruna in such cases, I thought I would try it.
 Ut was six, weeks before I could eat a meal without unpleasant effects, but I have now been well for six months, and give all the credit to Peruna,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
MRS. LEONE DoLEHaN.

Have you got nerves? Well, you ought to have nerves. But they ought to be strong nerves. good nerves. Does your hand tremble? You are living too fast Does your heart fotter at times? You had better call halt. Americans live too fast. They crowd too much into single day. They have too little lels- ure. The hospitals and insane asylums are filling up. The quiet, pastoral scenes of yore are becoming rare. It's time that We quit this sort of business
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
How to Get Strong Nerves.

First. repair the injury already done to your nerves. The way to do this is to do exactly as did Hattie B. Curtis. Secre- tary of Legion of Loyal Womem Hotel Salem. Boston. Mass She said in recent letter: "I suffered for over year with general weakness and debility mani fested In severe headache and backache I took four bottles of Peruna, and fol two months have been entirely free from these maladies."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Nervous Prostration.

NerVOuS FrOStfHIIOH
 Thousands of cases might be quoted In which Peruna has been used to rescue people from the perdition of deranged nerves, and put them on the good, solid foundation of health. The County Audi tor of Erie County, New York. Hon. John w Neff. in a recent letter written at Buffalo, New York. stated: "1 was per suaded by a friend to try bottle of your great nerve tonic, Peruna, and the results were so gratifying that l am more than pleased to recommend 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

Secretary Root is not escaping atteu- ton. The head of the War Department was never personally popular in Con gress. although his great ability Is rec ognized by all. It Is conceded by men of both political parties that he is the ab- lest man who has sat in the chair of the Secretary of War for many years. He is essentially constructive rather than emo lient, and he drives so hard to his ends that some Senators think him abrupt and cold. The beet sugar men blame him
North Park union., 1902-03-07

Il Isforc the meadow 10 run down BE- j.
yond rvpatr. know Just this much,
that there arc not maay people In
tho park men or womes, who 70
experiment with many sorts OF use
full plants. grass, vegetables, fruit,
etc., etc II everyone would state in
tho Union what ne experimental
With, audsr what condition, and the
results and properly. the mist AXE he
thought he made in case Of failure,
II would be Of immense help 70 every
body Interested. Not all would have
to mako Individually the samc mis-
takc and take II for granted. 1t won't
grow. II would be an experimental
station itself, adapted TO this section
OF the country. We ought 70 dc
something of this kind, a. all tho irri-
CATION and agricultural papers have
not much practical value In line Of
irrigsting and planting. 1t wants
different methods altogether iu here.
know Bromus Insrmis is the grass
for here, and whom over anybody
makos . trial they never will regreI
it, aud will plant more.
THOMAS Wis.
Mr.. Wis may moan nossy where ho uscs th'
word moosey. bat VIC loft Il o. wriitcn.-lEp :