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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
Died Away From Home.

Died at Punta Gorda. Fla. on Friday
the 3rd of January. 1902. OF pneumonia
and typhoid fever. Mr.. Charles L
Davis. in the 2Sth year of his age. Mr..
Davis was born in Morehead City. n.
c., and for several years past has re-
sided in Onslow county N. c., where he
was married to Miss Cora Stanly sev-
eral years ago.
He had been engaged in the fish bust
ness for a few years at Punta Gorda.
Fla. where he died as stated above.
He was a son of past master T. G..
Davis at Morehead City. His wife is a
daughter of Mr.. John Stanly, now a
resident of Swansboro. N. c.
He leaves a father, mother, severa,
brothers and sisters, with many friends
n relatives, but no children to mourn
his seemingly untimely death. His wife
was in Swansboro when summoned By
a telegram to his bedside. She arrived
at Punta Gorda a few days before his
death, and was by his bedside at the
time of his death
He was buried there, far away from
his old home and kindred. May the
good Lord reconcile his bereaved wife
and parents to the divine will of his
Creator. G.. w. ".
Swansboro, N. c., January IL.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
Preparing the ImprOmptu.

Great orators have generally refused
to speak on the important themes, says
the Saturday Evening Post. Demos
themes, the king of orators, would never
speak in a public meeting without pre-
vicus thorough preparation. Daniel
WEBSTER, when nee pressed to speak on
a subject of great Importance, refused,
saying that he vas very busy and had
no time to master it. When a friend
urged that a few words from him would
do much to awaken public to
the subject he replied: IF there be so
much weight in my words it is because
L do not allow myself to speak on any
subject until my mind is imbued with
it" On one occasion Webster made a
remarkable speech without notes before
the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Har-
ward university, and a book was pre-
sented to him. After he had gone q
manuscript copy of his eloquent I'M
promptu'' address, carefully written.
was found in the book, which he had
forgotten to take away.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
Funeral of Miss burlington.

The funeral of Mrs. Jennie burlington
who passed away on Saturday at 3:45
p. m. took place yesterday morning AT
II o'clock at st. Andrews Presbyterian
church. The services were impress1vely
conducted by the Rev. A. d. Mcclure,
d. D. after which the remains were
sadly borne to Oakdale cemetery and
laid to rest in the family plot. Beau
tiful flowers were tenderly laid upon the
grave.
The pallbearers were the same who
acted at the funeral of Miss Turling-
toms sister. Mrs. H. j. Bierman, on
Tuesday of last week. They were as
follows: Honorary. DR.. VIM. j. Love,
DR.. A. D. Mcdonald. and Mr.. Oscar
Pearsall: active. Messrs. ". H. Yopp,
w. H. Sprunt. ]. G. Stewart. G. I. Spen-
Ger. w. G. VonGlahn and w. l.. Latta.
Mr.. E. E. burlington. of New York,
came on to attend the obsequies OF his
sister.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
THE puRGLARIEs CONTINUE.
Raleigh People still victfmfxed
NighfIy-Mr. Parker's Encounter
With One I'm His House-Furnfshing
the Rooms of the New Dormitory
at the Soldiers' Home.
Messenger
Raleigh, N. c., January q.

Raleigh, N. c., January q.
All of the rooms in the east wing O,
the new dorinltoTy of the soldiers
home. save two. have been taken b.
chapters Of tn. Daughters of the coz
federacy. All tnose in the west win,
were taken W weeks or more ago
The chapters taking rooms in the els.
wing, which they are furnishing. are az
Aorganton, Kinston, Wilson, Red
Springs, kittrell. Warsaw and Licking
ton. One room Is furnished Jointly by
Lenoir n Arson Chapters.
QuIte d number of chapters have made
no re3Donse to the appeal to aid in fur.
HiahiIiS rooms, among these being
Charlotte, Salisbury, St~atesville and
Henderson. ~
me ourglaries here continue. Most
OF them occur in the suburbs. Satur-
day night abou four O'Clock Charles +.
Parker, a we'll known resident, heard d
noise In his house and with a night
lamp in his hand, but unarmed, went
10 investigate. He opened a door and
saw the burglar at a bureau, with d
patent torch in his hand. He pursued
tie burglar, who he says was a young
white man, and caught him.. Then the
thrust a revolver in his face
and told Parker calling his name) that
II he did not release him he would shoot
him dead. Parker relinquished his holu
and the burglar made his exit through
a AS he did so Parker threw
the lamp at him. The torch was found
In the house. A police officer got three
shots at one burglar who was running.
A rumor has wide circulation n two
young men and a boy are in the gang,
and the police now say they are sure it
is local talent.
The governor today appointed a num-
Der Of delegates from this state to a
o a congress at Columbia. S. c.. in
compliance with a request made by the
governor of South Carolina.
Commissioner of agriculture Patter-
says the wheat in the piedmont sec
ton does not look well. but that he sees
no reason why there should not be Z.
good crop. The fall was unfavorable.
He says he does not like to see wheat
two luXuriant in growth in January and
that he has known good crops to be
grown when the appearance was no
better at this time of year than it
now is.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
No in 1t.

ut must have been quite a year ago."
said the general delivery clerk at the
postoffice, according to the Detroit
Free Press, that q a came in one
day and inquired for a letter in his
name, and he looked much ~disappoint-
ed When [ could find none to hand out.
Since hat day up to a week ago, he
EaS been coming twice a week, most
always when l was on duty, and as no
letter for him ever arrived 1 a con-
siderable curiosity regarding his case
In fact, l built up a romance around
him. 1 took it hat he might have sep
arated from his wife in some distant
town, n was hoping to e from her
ally came to feel hard toward her be-
cause she refused to write. 1t seemed
10 me that the man was failing in
health as he lost hope, and now and
hen 1 gave him a cheerful word to
brace him up. A week ago l saw his
name on a letter, and next time he
called | passed it out with the remark:
Here is your long expected letter at
last, and [ hope it contains good news"
He stepped away from the window
to read it. and after a few minutes he
came back to say:
Il didn't get it"
"What was it?"
why / sent to my brother-in-law
in Pittsburg almost a "a ago to bOr-
row a dollar to buy some porous plas-
tiers, and he writes me that he can't
spare it, and I'd better use mustard in
Stead!p
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
Correspondence of The Messeneer1

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. y. c., January q.
A shocking fatal accident occurred on
the banks of Neuse river, in Johnston
county Saturday evening. Miss Minnie
Rose. daughter of the late Mr.. James
Rose, and granddaughter of Mr.. w. T.
Cox. Of this city. il company with her
brothers wife. went down to the river
bank to carry dinner to her brother and
party who were constructing a craft.
The two ladies took a seat on one of the
large logs on the sloping bank.
In some mysterious way the log
started rolling. The other lady jumped
to n ext log above and thus started
it rolling. Miss Cox was caught by
the skirt by the first log and jerked un-
der 1t, and both logs rolled over her,
crushing the life OUT OF her instantly.
She was a most excellent young lady,
and her shocking death is deeply de-
plored by all who knew her.
The death of Mr.. Jesse E. Hollowell,
a most estimable citizen of this county,
occurred at his home on NeuSe river
Saturday from the ravages of concer
of the face, of which he had been a
sufferer for several years. He was
about So years of age and leaves a wife
and several children and a wide circle
of friends n relatives to mourn his
emise.
Ar. and Mrs. T. c. Switzerland have
returned from Jackson springs, and
their many friends will be gratifed to
learn hat Mr.. Switzerland was greatly
benefited by the sojourn.
The Many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
w. Brown, foreman of The Argus, will
deeply sympathize with them in the
death of their infant Tbaby. which oc-
CURED Sunday night. The funeral was
held from the home this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. w. r. Phillips, I am sorry TO note,
is confined to his bed with a slight at
tack of la grippe.
The snow-birds have made their ap-
pearance in our vicinity and the old
weather prophets say that it means
snow. +.
Today has been a regular spring day.
low bar. and McIver, of the New Bern
bar. came up to the city today on pro-
fessional business before Judge Allen.
The damage suit of Gilmore against
the Seaboard Air Line, referred to on
Saturday, is still engaging the time of
the superior court. The counsel are ar
guing the case this morning.
The next case on the docket is the
damage suit of Mr.. Richard Johnston
VS.. the Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad. for breaking his arm last win
ter at LAGRANGE.
Truckers are finding it very difficult
to get seed peas. The supply is scarce
and the price is out Of sight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

Lulu Shimmelreih. Is years old. or
No. 726 North Twenty fourth street.
Camden, was seized with $ oieed
Yesterday morning. She paid little at
tention to what she thought was only
an ordinary bleeding until shortly after
noon, when the hemorrhage had rem
dered her so weak that the child be-
came helpless.
DR.. w. a Martindale was summoned
and worked hard for more than an
hour in stopping the bleeding. but with
out avail. HI physician finally picked
up a piece of ham fat and with il plug
ged up the girls nostril. When the fat
was removed a short i'm afterward the
flow of blood had stopped. The girl Is
in a serious condition. but win recover.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
III. sweetheart. Letter.

A colonel. on his our Of inspection
Unexpectedly entered the drill room.
when he came across a couple of SOL
diers. one Of them reading a letter
cloud, while the other was listening
and. at the same time stopping up thr
ears of the reader, says Tid-Bits-
What are you doing here?" the
puzzled officer inquired OF the former.
."You see, colonel, I'm reading TO At
kins, who can't read himself. a letter
which has arrived by this afternoons
post from his sweetheart"
"And you, Atkins. what IN all thr
world are you doingz"
"Please. colonel I am stopping up
Murphy's ears with both hands, be-
cause I don't mind his reading my
sweetheart's letter, but I don't want
him TO hear a single word Of what she
has written."-Exchange.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
Killed Everglades Monster.

An enormous REPTILE more like the ex-
tinct baontausaurus or tabled sea SER
pent than IN living creature, has just
been killed by a hunter in the lower
everglades. He means to send the skel-
eton to the Smithsonian institution at
Washington. 1t has for a hundred
years been a tradition among the Semi
mole Indians who inhabited the borders
OF Lake Okeechobee, but it IS stated as
a fact within the knowledge of some of
the Indians now living that an immense
serpent made this nome in the ever
siades and has carried off at least two
Indians. The Indians report h ami
NAL to be snakelike in appearance, with
Ears like a deer; that ii has only been
seen in the everglade. n that 1T was
very wild. They SAID that when ii
travelled it frequently stopped, raised
its head high above the sawgraSS tc
take a view Of it's surroundings, to dis
cover enemies or locate victims, a deer
bear. hog. or some other animal. II
frightened, the Indians asserted that II
glided off at immense speed. The New
York Times now credits Buster Ferrel
with having met and killed the tabled
animal. He estimated it to be from 2;
to 80 feet long and fully 10 by II inches
liz diameter where the head joins the
hody and as large around as a barre
10 feet farther back. He secured the
head, and has it now in his home on
the KiSsemmee river. 1t is truly a
frlghtful looking object. fully 10 inches
from jaw to jaw. and has ugly, razor
like teeth. He described the animal as
dark colored on its back and dizzy white
beneath, with feelers around its mouth
similar to catfish. He mas gone back
into the swamp with The intention OF
obtaining the skeleton and bringing IL
back after which he will END it to the
Smithsonian institution in Washington
Jacksonville Metropolis
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

\ German professor. by means of q
Photographic apparatus. has measured
the amount Of time consumed BY the
eyelfd in the act OF wfnking.
Investigations proved that the evelid
descends more quickly than it rises. and
that a ~appreciable pause takes place
when the upper and neither I'D come
into conjunction. The exact measure
ments as obtained by n special photo
graph apparatus are as follows:
Downward movement from .o75 TO .o9f
OF a second: the pause from Is to II OF
q second while the rising of the lid
takes about IL Of a second. the wink be-
Ing completed In about 4 Of q second
Jewellers Review.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
Contract Awarded for the Bridge OE
Fifth Street.

The bids for furnishing the material
n erecting the steel bridge on Fifth
street over the Atlantic Coast Line
crossing. were opened yesterday by
Mayor Waddell and the streets and
wharves committee consisting OF Alder
men J.. F. Maunder, L. H. Skinner and
George Harriss-
The bids were as follows:
The GeorN c. Crafts Bridge COmpa-
ny of Atlanta, Ga. 81, 400.
Culley & Co. of Atlanta, $4.625.
Virginia Bridge and Iron Company, Of
Roanoke, Va. $500.
American Steel and Bridge Company.
So. 1856.
The contract was awarded to the
lowest bidder. the George G.. Crafts
Bridge Company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
A British Warship Wrecked.

Victoria. B. c.. January 15.-Hope for
the safety of the British warship Con-
dor is all but abandoned. Naval men
here are convinced she went to the bot
tom during the recent typhoon. while on
her way from here to Honolulu. The
admiralty officials Will dispatch the
Phaeton Saturday in search of her.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
The Good. Road. Work.

Mr.. w. H. Shearin. superintendent Of
the god roads convict camp at Castle
Haynes, was in the city yesterday. He
is now working 79 hands, and has got
ten the rock crusher at work again.
He hopes soon to finish the two and
three quarter miles gap on the Castle
Haynes road and then work will COM
mence on h Market street road at the
city end
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

Tarboro Southerner: The largest
yield of cotton from one acre is report
ed from N. p. Bullock in No. z toWnshlp.
On that one acre he picked a few
pounds over 5000.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

Senator Lodge reports from his COM
,nittee a resolution LcT thorough inves-
tigation Of the Philippine question.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
A SHOCKING

a Young Lady Crushed to Death BE-
meath ROLLING Logs-Two Other
Denths-Mr. It. c. Switzerland I'm
proved I'm Health-Rarbingers of
Snow.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-20
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy money man-that is the
order of woman's preferences. Jewels
form 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 woman will risk her
health to get coveted gem, then let her
fortify herself against the insiduous conse-
quences of coughs, colds and bronchial
affections by the regular nse of DIR.
Boschee's German Syrup. 1t will promptly
arrest consumption in its early stages and
heal the affected lungs and bronchial tubes
and drive the dread disease from the system.
1t is not cure-all, but it is certain cure
Tor coughs, colds and all bronchial troubles.
You can get DIR. q. G. Green's reliable
remedies at Hanson & Emerson's. Get
Green's Special Almanac
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-20
Notice of Expiration of REDEEM

Notice of Expiration of REDEEM
ton.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF STEARNS }@@'
To Emily Fairman:
Take notice, that the piece of land as
sessed in your name. situate in the County
and State aforesaid, and described as follows
and Smiths Addition to st. Cloud was, at
the tax sale on the Sixth day of May. 1895,
under tax Judgment entered in the District
Court of said County on the twenty-irst day
Of March 1895. duly offered for sale, and no
bid was received therefor and the same was
duly bid in for the State for the sum of Four
Dollars and Fifty cents $780, being the
amount OF the taxes, penalties, interest and
cost due on said land for the year 1893 and
that thereafter and on the fifteenth day of
June A. d., 1900, the County Auditor of said
county by direction of the Auditor of State
did duly sell, assign and convey said land
and all the right, title and lien of the State
therein acquired at under said sale to w. B.
Mitchell for the Sum of Twenty one Dollars
and Ninety cents. ($21.90), being the amount
for which the same was so bid in with inter-
est, together with all subsequent delinquent
taxes, penalties, costs and interest that has
accrued prior to such assignment.
That the sum of Twenty-six Dollars and
Thirty-tive cents with interest thereon from
the date of this notice, is the amount re-
CURED to redeem the said piece of land
from said sale, exclusive of the costs to ac
crue upon this notice. and that the time for
the redemption of sal land will expire sixty
days after the service of this notice, and
proof thereof has been fled in my Office, and
amount of sheriff's fees in serving this
notice.
Witness my hand and-offical seal, this
First day of February A. D., 1902.
(SeaD p. GRUBER,
County Auditor, Stearns County, Mimi.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-20
Notice of Expiration of REDEEM

ton.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF STEARNs 90
To Emily Fairman:
Take notice, that the piece of land as
seSsed in your name, situate in the County
and State aforesaid, and described as follows.
to-Wit, Lot No. 10 of Block One % in Bell
and Smiths Addition to st. Cloud was. at
the tax sale on the Sixth day of May 1895,
under tax Judgment entered IN the District
court OF said County on the twenty-first CAV
of March, 1895, duly offered for sale. and no
Dld was received therefor and the same was
duly bid in for the State for the sum of Four
amount OF the taxes, penalties, interest and
costs due onsatd land for the year 1893 and
that thereafter and on the fifteenth day of
June A. II. 1900, the County Auditor of said
county by direction of the Auditor of State.
did duly sell, assign and convey said land
and al the right, title and lien of the State
therein acquired at under said sale to W. B.
Mitchell for the sum CT Twenty Dollars and
Ten CENTS (S20.10) being the amount for
which the same was SO bid in with interest.
together with all subsequent delinquent
taxes, penalties, cost and interest that has
accrued prior to such assignment.
That the sum of Twenty-four Dollars and
Nineteen cents with interest thereon from
the date of this notice, is the amount re-
CURED toredeem the said piece of land from
said sale, exclusive of the costs to accrue
upon this notice. and that the time for the
redemption of said land will expire sixty
days after the service of this notice, and
proof thereof has been fled in my office, and
amount or sherif's fees in serving this
notice,
Witness NY hand and official seal, this
(SeaL) P. J. GRUBER.
County Auditor, Stearns County. Mimi.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-20
A printer Greatly Surprised.

.I never was so much surprised in my
life. as I was with the results of using
Chamherlains Pain Balm, say Henry t.
Crock, pressman OF the Asheville IN. C.,
Gazette. 81 cont acted severe case o.
rheumatism early last winter by getting
my feet wet. tried several things for II
without benefit. One day while looking
over the Gazette, noticed that Pain Balm
was positively guaranteed to cure rheum.
atsm, SO bought bottle of it and before
using two thirds of it my rheumatism had
taken its fight and have rot had rheum,
attic pam since. Sold by Hanson & Emer,
son.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-20

Could Not Breathe.

Coughs, colds, Group, grip, bronchitis,
other throat and lung troubles are quickly
cured by One Minute Cough Cure. One
Minute Cough Cure is not mere expecto-
rant, which gives only temporary reliet.
1t softens and liquihes the mucus. draws
out the inflammation and removes the cause
of the disease. Absolutely safe. Acts at
once. ..One Minute Cough Cure will do
all that is claimed for it." says Justice of
the Peace, J. Q. Hood, Crosby, Miss.
ssMy wife could not get her breath and was
relieved by the first dose. 1t has been a
benefit to all my family" anson &
Emerson.
The boring Of the simplon tunnel is
half done.
One thousand five hundred and thir-
teen novels were published in England
last year.
Florida produced last year but 600
tons of phosphate against nearly l. 00O,-
600 In 1890.
The Monte Carlo Casino made 81 .5o0,-
600 last year, of which $500, 600 was
clear profit.
Japan's foreign trade has In thirty
years increased from less than dollar
10 nearly 81 per cantta per annum.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-20
He Said to Himself.

Kansas enjoys the distinction, posi-
Dly, of being the only state in the
Union where man has been allowed
by court of inquiry to testify regard
ing what he said to himself.
A committee had been appointed by
the legislature, says The Green Bag,
to investigate the alleged bribery of
certain members in connection with a
defeated railroad bill. The first wit
ness called testified that he saw one of
the representatives late one night COM
ing down the hotel stairs
Il said to myself" he went on, but
a member on the side Of the defense
jumped to his feet.
Hold onr' he shouted. "You can't
testify about what you said to your.
selfv'
The prosecutor retorted that there
was no law to prohibit him from sc
testifying. A long argument ensued
but majority of the committee agreed
with the chairman that the testimony
was admissible
Il said to myself" seriously proceed
ed the witness, 'that NJ. had been ur
to Billy's room TO get his pay"
The testimony was recorded and
made part of the official record.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-20
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween s. P. Hansen and VIM. V.
Whipple, under the firm name OF
Hansen & Whipple, has by mutual
consent been dissolved.
All debts owing to the said co-part-
nership are to be paid to the said S.
P. Hansen and all demands against
said co-partnership will be paid by
said S. p. Hansen.
Dated Sank Centre, Mlnn., Jan
9th. 1902. SIP. HANSEN.
w. V. WHIPPLE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-20
An Accommodating chemist.

An Accommo dating Chemist.
Chemist Ito poor woman)-You must
take this medicine three times a day
after meals.
Patient-But, sir. seldom get meals
these 'ard times.
Chemist passing on to the next Gus
tomer)-Then take it before them
London King.