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of the great Altheim Medical Dispense.
~, 1925 Butterfield Building, Cincinna.
IL, Ohio, has just made the startling an.
nouncement that he has produced a com
pound that grows hair on any baldhead
The doctor makes the claim that after
experiments, taking years TO complete,
he has at last reached the geal of his am.
bition. To the doctor all heads are alike
There is none which can not be cured
by this remarkable remedy. The record
Of the cures already made is truly mar.
velous and were it not for the high
standing of the great physician and the
convincing testimony of thousands OF
citizens all over the country it would
seem too miraculous TO be true.
There can be no doubt of the doctors
earnestness in making his claims nor
can his cures be disputed. He does not
ask any man, woman OF child to take
his or any one else's word for 1t but he
stands ready and willing to send free
trial packages of this great hair restora.
tive to any one who writes tohim for it,
enclosing a cents stamp to prepay pos
tage. In single night it had started
hair to growing ON heads,ba for years.
1t has stopped falling hair in one hour
1t never fails no matter what the con.
dition, age or sex. Old men and young
men, women and children all have prof.
tied by the free use of this great new
discovery. Write to day if you are bald
If your hair is falling out, or if your hail
eyebrows or eyelashes are thin or short
and in a short time you will be entirely
restored.
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good and cheerful" When the tree
Gog finds himself becoming de-
pressed by the thought that he lacks
she grace of the young gazelle, he
IN wont to restore his good humor
by allowing his mind to dwell on the
old joke about himself and his kind,
30 the effect that they climb up the
trees and bark When he thinks again
that the gazelle is also swifter than
he (as it isl he consoles himself with
the thought that he himself has BALI
bearing toes.
The tree frog has much to contend
against in his effort to be of good
cheer, and his success is the more
Dommendable. He lives in Australia,
Tor one thing, and that is so far from
the Bowery! But, as a compensation
Tor this, he is a subject of Edward
VII, and his satisfaction at this is
seen reflected in his face. Then, as
geographers know, Australia is on
the other side up from the Bowery,
but the tree frog smiles to think that
he lives in a tree, where he has only
to cling to a branch and does not fall
on. And then, whenever there is
shaking down in any of the precincts
adjacent to the Bowery, the tree
frog experiences shalieup, and
again rejoices in the compensations
Of nature. In short, the tree frog
loads a simple, quiet, orderly life,
with honest motives, generous inn
pulses and earnest endeavor, and it's
motto is Handsome is that hand
some does"
This picture of the tree frog 10
taken from Nature, and is scientific
ally accurate. This account of him
Is not taken from Nature, but is
quite original, and aims to be popu-
lar rather than scientific.-N. Y.
Tribune.
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WORD-BUILDING GAME.
1t Is Very Amusing, hut Its Success
Depends on Having an Accom-
pIished Leader.

This game may be played without
paper, pencil or appliances of any
sort, and by any number of persons.
Some one is selected as leader, and
all he has to do is to give the players
the first three letters of some word
that he thinks of. Say, for example,
that he thinks of the word canopy"
He tells the players that the word
begins with can, and what they have
30 do is to complete it.
There is no special order in which
the players may answer. Anyone
has a right to speak as soon as he has
thought of a word beginning with
can. The first player giving the
right word gets credit for it; If two
speak at the same moment, both get
credit.
The interest of the game may be
Increased by limiting the number of
letters that the word shall contain,
but this makes it q little harder to
guess correctly. Proper names and
obsolete words are not allowed.
The sdllful leader will sometimes
make q good deal of amusement for
the company by selecting words the
6rst three letters of which do not
give q correct idea of the pronuncia-
sion. This naturally misleads the
players. Say, for instance, he gives
; She three letters b-s-a; the players
will be likely to answer with words
she nrst syllable of which has the
sound of 'bs," and they will be
dumfounded, perhaps, when the lead
er gives beau" as the word he had in
mind.
The offer of prize would increase
che interest, and it is awarded, of
course, to the player who guesses the
greatest number OF words.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
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Most PoverfuI snu3 Known

On the Amazon river several Indian
tribes use snuff, called pareca, which
Is made of the seeds of a species OF
plant. When bout of Snuf-taking is
determined ON the people become
highly intoxicated and then use the
snuff. The effect of pareca is so vio-
lent that the tal<er drops as If shot
and lies .insensible for some time;
those more accus toned to Is are high
ly excited, dancing and singing as If
mad. The effect soon subsidies.
O'Ger tribes use it to repel ague dur
in the wet season.
.trta t.s. Roll Call.
$50 A pugilist who makes his pile =
~ And then to congress goes
Would be right in his glory when
sHs He strikes the ayes and noes.
philadelphia Press 80
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CHEEKY TREE FROG.
Ne Lives i'm Parkway Australia ana
IL Happy I'm Spite of All sorts
OF Trouble

This is picture of the Australian
sree frog (Hyla caerulea). Optimists
Asve long maintained that every
ihlng which has been created has
some use. The use of the tree frog
y to set an example of oheerfulness.
i am not beautiful" thinks the tree
rog, land therefore the way for
we to make people love me is to be
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''winter Homes in Summer Lands. y

The above is the title of an attractive
booklet just issued by the PasseB xer
Departments of the Southern Railway.
1t is beautifully illustrated and fully
describes the winter resorts of the
South. A copy may be secured by send.
ing two-cent stamp to S. II. Hardwiol
q. z. A, Washington, ID. o.
Morris tribune., 1902-03-01
How the Kangaroo Fights.

The kangaroo fights with great
address and intelligence, and if he
can find stream or water hole in
which to await his foes he viii sta
ton himself waist deep in it and,
pushing the dogs under one by one
as they swim out to attack him,
either drown them outright or COM
pei them to retire for want of
breath. Against human enemies,
armed only with clubs or stirrup
irons, the kangaroo often shows
himself a clever boxer, Warding off
blows very dexterously with his fore
paws and now and then making for
ward bounds, with rapid play Of his
dangerous hind feet; which are diff
cult to. avoid.
Morris tribune., 1902-03-01

Then he held out his hand to the gyp-
sy, and she kissed it, without there be-
ing in this act Of respect habitual to the
people Of the north anything degrading
4 or seryile.
sa1agarre returned to the camp. She
found the place occupied by Nadia and
Marta Strogoff and passed the night in
watching them both, with her ears
open for any information. She could
hear nothing. By an instructive feel
ing Of prudence not a word was ex-
changed between Nadia and Maria
Strogoff.
Morris tribune., 1902-03-01
CHAPTER XII.

He next day, the 18th Of
August, the loud tongued
trumpets sounde d through
the camp. The Tartar sol
diers sprang at once to
i arms.
Morris tribune., 1902-03-01
BY Jules Verne
CHAPTER XII.

y E 1880 I A4AS al.
RSW- T was 2 o'clock in the aft
N6M ernoon on the 18th Of
XXI August, under a hot sun
VIA and cloudless sky, that
KGMIMsaAE the toptschi-baschi gave
NS9H98N the order to start.
Alcida and Rlount haV-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-11
Death OF n Confederate Veteran.

Mr.. J.. B. Mercer, of this city re-
ceived a telegram yesterday conveying
to him the sad intelligence OF the death
of his brother, Mr.. o. o. Mercer, who
died suddenly at Bladenboro on Sunday
night. Mr.. Mercer left yesterday af-
ternoon for Bladenboro n carried
with him the sympathies of his many
friends here.
Mr.. Q. o. Mercer was in the 57th
year Of his age n leaves a wife and
seven children, besides an aged mother,
Mrs. A. j.. Mercer. two sisters, Mrs. E.
w. Taylor, of Brunswick county, and
Mrs. E NJ. Walker, of Wilmington, and
n brother, Mr.. J. B. Mercer. the we'll
known merchant of this city. Another
brother, Captain o. Z. Mercer, of the
goth North Carolina regiment. was kill
ed in.the battle of Gettysburg.
Mr.. o. o. Mercer was himself a con-
federate veteran, having served in the
coast guard during the civil war. and
was in the battle Of Fort Anderson.
where he was attached to Gen. Bragg's
command as a courier. He surrendered
with General johnson neal Greensboro.
The funeral will take place at Baden
boro today.
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STRAWBERRIES RIPENING.
THE CROP The BIGGEST EVER
GROWN HERE.
h Growers About Rocky Point
Expect to Begin Shipping the Lat
ter Part of This Week, but There
VIII Hardly be n General Move
ment Till the Goth.

We learn that Strawberries in the
Rocky Point section are ripening slow
~ but the growers hope to be able TO
make shipments the latter part of the
present week. The Middleton, Excel
sior. Brandywine and Lady Thompson
are the PRINCIPAL berries grown at that
point and they will ripen in the order
named. The early fruit was badly
damaged by the recent frosts and cold
weather but the vines are now showing
I'D nicely and full of berries.
The city is now full Of the represen-
tatives OF the produce commission hous-
rs of MANY cities in the north. who al
WAYS come here at this season 10 look
after the berry crop. They tell US tina;
they have been through the berry grow
ing section from Chadbourn 10 Colds
boro and that the recent frosts have
done little or no damage except to de-
lay the ripening of berries. The wealth
Their has beer so cold that shipping
Will not commence generally till April
goth and probably not before the 25th
The representative of one of the larg-
est commission houses who deal with
u rover said yesterday that he
never saw a finer prospect for straw
berries. He says the crop of this Sec
ton will be the largest in the history
nf berry growing in eastern North Car
DINA
The Southern Express Company i
now handling some fine lettuce, aspar-
agus and other truck out of Whining
ton for the northern markets. The
shipment of spring lettuce just begun
a few days ago and yesterday $50 bar
rels went north over the Seaboard Air
Line. Today there will be n shipment
of 500 barrels over the Atlantic Coast
Line. In a few days it is likely that
car. load shipments will be made.
The lettuce crop here is fine and tn
owe are much encouraged over the
outlook. One of them got returns OF
sales at SO a barrel in New York yes
terday.
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Young Lady Assaulted.

A highly respectable young lady was
treated with gross i~ndignity early last
She was accompanied by her sister
and as usual a great throng Of negroes
were blocking the sidewalk. AS the
young ladies were tryins to pass
through the crowd as best they could,
a negro woman showed one Of them out
of the way and struck her Ia the back
When the young lady Indignantly ask
ed her what she meant, the woman told
her to go to the devil.
The young lady notified a policeman
and went with him to see if she could
find the impudent woman. She was not
to be seen. The policemen subsequently
arrested two women and carried them
before the Young lady but they were
not the right ones.
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May 9Th the Day of His Execution.
Defendant Appeals.

New YORK. A-r-i 7.-Albe-. T Pat
rex w..n MS Lb~v!. til q Mach afih
of the murder of w I'm March r:iee.
was sentenced Joi:.y b. Hscori-r Coz
10 be put % deaCl in t..s 'i.' i'ic Gin ,Ir
at S%ing-Sing prison III May 5th. Rice
died in this city CT September -. 1890.
An appeal to De made TO thu court Of
appeals by Patrick's counsel will act
as a stay OF execution pending a de-
cision by the higher court. T~herecorder.
in pronouncing sentence mad. no COM
ment on the fury's verdict
To the customary question as TO
whether the defendant had anything
to say as to why Judgment Should not
be pronounced. Mr.. House Patricks
chief counsel. said he desired 10 rnake
a motion for a new trial because the
verdict was contrary to law:
* was clearly against he evidence.
because IL was against the weight OF
evidence: because the court erred IA
denying the defendants naotior 10 adj
wise the jury TO acquit: because the
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GOOD ROADS AND EDUCATION.
Last lights Meeting-PolitfcaI Mat
tiers Beautiful Reception Base
B~aIl-Other Fayetteville News.

CORRESPONDENCE of The Messenger.)
Fayetteville. N. c., April 5
A large number of prominent citizens
gathered in the county court room last
evening, TO make arrangements for the
good roads convention of the Cumber-
land association and the educational
rally. to take place on the 22nd instant
Captain A. B. Williams, chairman Of
the board of county commissioners,
having been called to preside, and Mr..
A. S. Wightman appointed secretary.
Captain ]. D. Mcneil. in a forcible
speech explained the object Of the meet
ing.
Governor Aycock. State Superintendent
of Education Joyner. Commissioned Pat
terson. Presidents Winston and NcIver,
Hon S. B. Alexander, and Professors
Noble and Holmes are expected to ar
rive. and Fayetteville. in one great hos
rain.
State Senate McNeill will give a
public reception in the evening at the
Hotel Lafayette to Governor Aycock,
assisted by leading citizens of the place.
One thousand certificates of appoint
ment as delegates have been issued TO
representative men of the county, for
the rally on the 22nd instant. and il -
expected that approved machinery Will
be secured for the occasion, by which
to give practical lessons in road max
ing.
Mr.. H. L. Cook. chairman, calls the
democratic county executive commit -
together today. to consider matters OF
Importance relative to the coming cam
paign. and especially the matter o
poll tax. It is not expected that at this
meeting it will be advisable to fix the
date of the county convention.
One OF the most charming social fea-
lures of the year was the afternoon re-
ception given complimentary to Mrs.
DeLagnel Haigh, of New Jersey, by
Mrs. F. r. Rose at the Haymount resi-
dence. the commodious parlors and
broad Railways of which were beauti-
fully decorated with ~ ~profusion OF
flowers and exotic plants. The hostess
was assisted in receiving by Mesdamas
T. D. Haigh. W. w. Huske. ". L. Hot.
w. NJ. Morgan. John c. Haigh, b. 2.
Huske. G. NJ. Rose. R. G.. Haigh. S. n
Strange. John D. MacRae, Misses Har-
riette Haigh. Morgan Mcneil. Maud
Heigh. Bessie McNeill, Alice Haigh,
MdTy warren SdIleTOH- ALiohe in~
guests were the following from abroad:
Mesdames Gardner. of Massachusetts.
and Mallett. Of Brooklyn, n. Y: Misses
Cunningham. Of New York: Flora and
Marion Langford. of New Jersey, Pet
ger. of Virginia. and Dozier, Of Georgia.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Rose also
received the Fayetteville Book Club.
where THE Minor Poets OF the First
Half Of the Nineteenth Century" were
discussed. and interesting papers were
read by Mesdames Whitfield. ]. u. Mac
Rae. and Charles Rankin: Misses Ray
and Hicks.
Yesterday afternoon Red Springs and
Fayetteville played a hotiy contested
game OF base ball. resulting In a scnr-
OF 6 to 5 In favor Of Red Springs The
features of the fight were b splendid
work Of Mr.. Charles Gayle. pitcher for
Fayetteville. the good play OF Jordan
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Death of the Negro Who Was Shot

Jim Singleton. the young negro who
was shot on Monday night of last week
by Charles Hall. colored. at Seventh
and Castle streets. died at 1 o'clock
yesterday morning at the James WaIL-
er Memorial Hospital. The bullet en-
tered the lower part of Singleton's ali
domen n an operation on the night
of the shooting disclosed the fact that
the ball had cut five of the intestines.
The surgeons sewed them up, and
while they had little hopes of the
wounded mans life they considered
that he had a lighting chance.
Yester morning. DR.. e. d. Bell, the
coroner, summoned the following jury
and held an inquest over the remains:
G. w. Bornemann, foreman, J. H. Hol-
ton, L. Switzerland, ]. D. Caps, J. &.
Walton AMI Robert H. King.
A number of witnesses were exam
ined and the jury found a verdict, but
for public policy it was not made
public.
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HE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA GA.

on second base. and the batting Of Gas
ter. For Red Springs the work Of First
BaSeman Maultshv was very fine
Mr.. T. r. Matthews. living near Max
wells bridge, some miles east OF this
place. is at the Marsh -liigh@mith SAM
tarium, in consequence OF Il serious IN
jury to one hand while he was at work
in 2 shingle saw mill. A~mputation Of
his thumb was found necessary
Night before last. in tho northern
part of town, the DIV Cling of Frank
Adams, a colored shoemaker, was al
most totally destroyed uy fire, and that
Of DR.. Melchoir, a n'lored physician,
was badly injured. The residence OF
Mr.. Barden was for a time in great
danger. and the fire department did
very fire work.
Mr.. S. H. MacRae. ~oouna"'. asked or
the board Of aldermen at the last meet
ing. an enlargement Of the FRANCHISE of
the Fayetteville and Wilmington
Steamboat Company, that stream as
we'll as electricity might be used on the
branch line of railway between the
river wharves and the offices and ware
houses on Donaldson street.
Captain j. B.. Smith. ex-sherin OF
Cumberland COUNT and sergeant-at-
arms of the state senate. Is again al
the Marsh-Hignsmith santtarium, n
yesterday afternoon his condition took
Il turn Tor the worse. tnOuVn MS IrleHuS
are glad to learn this morning that he
passed a comfortable night.
The Daughters OF the Confederacy
will offer the public a few evenings
hence a fine entertainment in the con-
cert of the Arion Trio. who have de-
lighted large audiences in Charleston.
s. c., and other large cities.
Mr.. c.. w. Woodward. Of Wilmington.
was a guest at the Hotel Fayetteville
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Tolar and Miss
Virginia Tolar. Of New York, who have
been spending part OF the winter here,
are visiting the Charleston exposition.
DR.. J. II. Marsh. Il SUCCESSFUL and
prominent physician. is taking a New
York postgraduate course. and is &C
companied by Mrs. Marsh
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court admitted Illegal and improper
evidence against the defendants OBJ
lection; because the court excluded
legal evidence offered by the defend
ant: because the court misdirected the
jury in matters OF law: be,aus= the
court refused to direct the persecution
to elect upon which count OF the In
dictment it would submit the question
of the guilt or innocence OF the defend
ant. and because IL did not appear
from the record of the verdic. of what
crime the defendant had been found
guilty.
The recorder denied the motion for a
new trial. Mr.. House o III eXrep-
ton and moved for an arrest of Judg-
meni. This was denied and sentence
was then pronounced by the recorder
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After More Chalk.

Al boy was called away from TINS
earth and Joined the great majority
and when he entered the portals of the
upper sphere st. Peter told MIN 10
mount the golden stairs. and giving
him a piece of chalk. directed him to
leave on each successive step a chalk
mark for some sin that he had commit
ted. After advancing a considerable
distance, the boy met his father COM
ing down., and said: Dad, what's the
matter. what are o coming back for?
.sout of chalk" was the answer..Chas-
Smith.
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Well. I was instructed to speak about
the influence OF Dutch civilization In
doing so I must steer clear OF the pres
ent situation as much as possible. !.
have seen the little fellow tackle the
big one before. and know only Toe well
fight. now going on. the ultimate result
must be like that which befeIl the In
dia h lassoed the locomotive out
west. When III engineer saw MIN
whirl through space a. the rate OF for
~ miles an hour. fas &c his own lasso.
he rested his head upon his and. and
watching from the window. said: In
dian. / admire your pluck but damn
your fudgment",John s. Wise.
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Washington. April Sit In said that
congress viii not be asked for an ap-
preparation TO defray the OF
the United States special embassy to
the coronation Of King Edward. These
expenses will be betrayed by the civil
lians Of the party out OF their own
pockets. while the army and navy at
tachees will BE- ordered TO Londo In
the course OF duty n thus will have
70 Depend upon their ordinary mile
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B-RTTISHERS' PROTEST
Against the Tariff Regulations as to
Export of Manila Hemp.

London. April 5.-The English rope
makers will shortly submit a petition to
the foreign Office protesting against the
export duty on Mania hemp shipped
direct to the United States. but en-
forcing the tax on hemp shipped to
sthere countries. The discrimination.
the English rore makers say. entails
en them an extra cost Of so shillings
Per ton. leaving them on a most un-
equal footing aS competitors with tbs
UakteA States"
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warshIps at Charleston

Washington. April 4.-The navy de-
partment has modified the itinerary OF
the cruiser Cincinnati so as to keep her
at Charleston to participate in the ex-
e~rcises which will mark the visit If
President Roosevelt to the exposition.
The training ship Topeka has left Port
Royal for Charleston. and also will be
kept there until after the presidents
departure for Washington
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Gears tie The Kind You Hare slSars Pasga
Of &MMIZm
Frank Sargent as ImmiErafisa
gent

Agent.
Washington. April frank Sargent,
president of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen. saw the president to-
day and was rendered the position OF
commissioner general of immigration
Mr.. Sargent accepted the offer. 1t Is
understood that the resignation of
Messrs. Powderly and M~cSween.Y have
been requested. or will be at c
Joseph Murray will succeed the latter
and William Williams will be nominal
ed soon to succeed Commissioned OF
immigration Fitchfe. at New York
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1o Ian hide thss ugly and hpIiiadng blemshes by glazing them over with face
use of cosmetics but tmse artificial compilations and false skins only last for a day, when
eruphons and spots stand out as bare and baen as ever The natural beauty and
snoohnessd the skin cannot be permanently restored by the used external applications,
for the reason that these skin diseases are ue to sone poison or hunor in the bod that
must be anidoNd and eliminated before the skin can or will return to a healthy state
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London. April IA dispatch from
Lord Kitchener. dated from Pretoria
says: Commandment Kritzinger. who
was captured by General French a.
Hanover road. Cape Colony, December
18th last. and who a been tried by
court-martial on the charge of having
committed four murders. in addition
to train-wrecking and cruelty to pris-
oners. has been acquitted, and is being
well treated as AN ordinary prisoner Of
war.