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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14
.sBiC Steve's' Subterfuge.

big Steve" Rowan, q Chicago po-
liceman, about whom many amusing
stories are told, is the hero Of an an
ecdpte in Lippincotts Magazine. On
one occasion he found a weary indi-
vidual sitting on the curbstone.
'G'won home!" ordered Rowan.
Can't. Tsplied the wear one. and
when he tried to get on his feet IL was
evident that ha spoke THE truth. He
was too unsteady for the purposes OF
successful navigation. "Ha-ave We tn
money FIR a cab?" asked Rowan. No"
answered the man. "Ye can't SHAY
here" asserted Rowan. Cant go any
where else" said the man. For a mo-
ment it looked as II the policeman
would have to spoil his record by max
ing an arrest, but he was equal to the
Get up" he said. I'll
help ye." The man got on his feet, and
the policeman held him up. Come on
acrost tn r-road," was the next order,
and the weary one was assisted to the
other side of the street, where Rowan
gently put him down on the curb again
and left him. "'Tis betther So" he
said. Hes on CaSey's beat now, an
Casey's hat ambitious he like to get
I'M iv a n,ornin' to go to tn polls
court"
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The Password.

Booker T. Washington recently told
a gathering of negroes that one Of the
great faults of his race was a dlspo-
sition to exhibit knowledge under n
and all circumstances, and asserted
that, until the negro learned not to dis
play his vanity, he was useless IN any
confidential capacity, say the Pnlla-
delphia Ledger. By way of Illustration,
he told a story which, he said, might
be or might not be apocryphaI, but
which was good enough. to be true.
General Sherman had been told that the
soldiers of a negro regiment in his
command were very lax when on SEN
try { ,ty. and showed q Tor
pass doubtful persons through the
line Just to indulge their power to 90
so. 10 ascertain if this were so, ne
mufi. d himself one night in a CLOAK
| and tried to get past a black sentinel
| After the Who goes there?" and A
| friend" and the Advance, friend, and
, give the countersign," had beer ex-
! changed, Sherman replied:
..Roxburyi"
NO. sah." vas the polite but firm
response.
"Medford,"
NO, sah!"
/ Charleston" Sherman next tried
mo, sab, No. sah." said the negro
determinedly. Then he added: NOW
I see heah-yo' can go fru tn whoie
blamed ~joggrafy; but Massa Sherman
he done say that nobody can get pas
me wifout sayin' Cambridge.
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4 Word to Boys

When we see the boys on the streets
and public places we often n IL
they know that the business men are
wa ching them. In every bank. store
an a office there will soon be a place
70 r a boy TO fill. Those who have the
MANAGEMENT of the affairs OF business
IIouses will select one OF the Toys. they
will not select him for his ability To
swear, smoke cigarettes or tap a beer
keg. And the society swell who is
daft about little social functions and In
happy in his conceit that he Is just the
article that young ladies find indfs-
pensable on all occasions, IS given the
CLASSY stare" quite as often as the
beer guzzler or the cigarette smoker.
Business men may have a feg loose
habits themselves. but they are looking
for boys who are as near gentlemen IN
| every sense OF the word as they car
find. and they are able to give the
character of everybody In the city
They are not looking for rowdies- When
a boy applies for one of these places
and is refused they nay not tell him
the reason why they do not want him.
bat the boy can depend upon IL that
he's been rated according TO his be-
havior. Boys cannot afford to adopt
the habits anG conversation of the loaf
ers and rowdies II they ever want 20
BE- called TO responsible positions
Madison (Fla.) Recorder.
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Why He Was There.

i Boston paper tells this story:
de was a little late for the dinner.
and We all had to listen TO his abject
apologies to the hostess. who. how
ever, informed him that he was better
late" n SO on. And ali the way
from New York, too. But where is
your brother"
IL am commissioned TO tender his re-
grets. You seen, We are 80 busy tina IL
was impossible for both OF US 10 get
away, 80 we tossed Up 10 see which
Of US should come"
General attention and What an
original ideal And you from the
lady Of the house
"No"-the young man had caught
sight OF a girl he knew and divided
attention made him absent minded
lot"
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All Day Long.

you may have comparative ONTO I'M
til laughter. reading aloud or nervous
excitement brings on the fit of cough
ing which racks You until your very
bones ache. Do not suffer needlessly:
Even when a cold on the lungs seems to
have you fast in its dreadful power,
Aliens Lung Balsam will loosen the
mucus, allay the Inflammation, heal
the aching throat and finally overcome
the enemy completely.
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While the Short Hand

Of the clock travels twice around the
dial Perry Davis Painkiller will cure
a cold; will ease the tightness across
the chest and hence will Danish the
fear of pneumonia. Just a little cold
does not become a misery that clings
until roses bloom if you have recourse
TO this never-failing help. There is
brt one Painkiller, Perry Davis.
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Consul-General Bragg, transferred
from Havana to far-away Hong hons,
can now mediate upon the various
Chinese proverbs. which amount to
Kiplingie remark hat "a man may hold
any post If he will only hold his
tongue..-New York Press.
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ILL.,, tne letter:
"For years I suffered with cafarrh OF
the kidneys contracted in the army.
Medicine did not help me any until q
comrade WHO had been helped by Pc
runa advised me to try it. I bought
some at once, and soon found blessed
relief. I kept taking it four months,
and am now well and strong and feel
better than / have done for the pasf
twenty years, thanks to Peruna."--
T. III. Mars.
IF you do not derive prompt and salts.
factory results from the use Of Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement Of your case and he vii!
be pleased to give you his valuable ad.
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanita-ium, Columhus,O
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You Know What You Are Taking
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula Is plainly
printed Oh every bottle showing that Il
: simply iron and Quinine In a taste
form. No Cure Nc pay. soc
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THE TOBACCO OUTLOOK.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COM
MERGE COMMITTEE RETURNS.

Messrs. W. z. Worth and George o..
Markets to Make Investigation I'm
Connection with the In to
Make Wilmington u Mar
notwithstanding Report.
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simply be-
cause it cures
catarrhwher-
ever located.
MajorT.H
Mars, of the
IRIS t Wis
consin Caval-
~ regiment,
writes from
1425 Dunning
St., Chicago,
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1902-03-12

In the matter Of certain road petit
tions, viewers were appointed as fol
lows:
Road petitioned for by Anthony
Morris and others:-L. Lacoursier,
Geo. c. Taylor and c. M. lam.
Road petitioned for by Hugh Nc
Neill and others:-L. Lacourier, w. c.
Aherns and J. M. Goudy.
Road petitioned for by John Steph-
ems and others:-I4. Lacourier, Wesley
Barcus and w. H. Bell.
Road petitioned for by r. c. Smith
and others:-L. Lacourier, J. w. Lam
caster and v. Burch ST.
In the matter of the road petition of
NJ. ]. Baker ct al asking for change
in certain road on Burnt Fork it was
ordered that said petition be granted
as asked for.
Claim of A. B. Hammond for S103.72
on account of taxes claimed to have
been paid by mistake on land not
owned by said Hammond was reject
ed, as the board believes that the said
tax was legally due the county.
On motion board adjourned.
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ment of 90 per cent on the stockholders
to cover the defalcation of the erring
cashier.
The bank had a capitalization of
S2OO, 900 and Mrs. Daily has purchased
20 per cent of the stock. The Daily
estate he'd small amount of the stock
heretofore. The defalcation of Matte
son will be paid out of the money hand
ed over by Mrs. Daily
The negotiations were conducted by
John G. Morony, formerly state exam
liner, who will be cashier of the bank
under the new regime.
John D. Ryan, who is vice president
of the Daily Bank & Trust Co. of Butte
and Anaconda, will be president of the
Great Falls First National bank.
Mrs. Daly's representatives take con-
troll of the bank at once
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Filed for Record.

Deec-B. F. Perry and wife to VIM.
CASTILLO and Malachi Dwyer. $50 acres
near Victor; $4OO.
Placer location "Hope' Overwhich
district by Richard Flynn.
Deed-Robert G. Moore and wife to
S. B. McNeet, sc acres west of Stew
ensville; 81 600.
Deed-A. c. M. Co. to Boardman &
Warner, lots 3, and S, block IS, South
side addition; $3.50.
Deed-C. P. Mendel aud wife to
Martin Cramer, lots u, % and %, block
81, Victor; 500.
Declaration of Homestead by Carrie
F. Heffron.
Water Right, located by Benton M.
Golf, 24O inches of Bitter Root river.
Annual representation "Star" lode
by Theodore Truxler and Matt Saapel.
Deed-W. A. and J. H. Hayes to
Harper & Baird, timber on 2SO acres
near Stevensllle; ST..
Deed-John Delaney and wife to
Robt. H. Wood, 100 acres west of Stew
ensville; $3, 500.
Deed-Robt. H. Wood and wife to
w. G. Parks, 80 acres west of Stew
ensville; 81 800.
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BOUND OVER TO
DISTRICT COURT.
Bert Crush, Tom Adalr and CkAs
Alexander Must Stand Trial
For Burglary.

The preliminary examination of
Bert Crush, Charley Alexander and
Thomas Adair Jr. charged with burg
larry was concluded yesterday and all
three were bound over TO the district
court in the sum of $500 each. They
were unable to furnish bail and 1nuat
lay in the county Jail until distriat
court convenes.
The prisoners are accused of break
ing into the house, cellar and milk
house of William Dunbar, who resides
on the west side about five miles from
town, in the night time and stealing
four hams, three buckets of lard and
a lot of preserves and canned goods.
The stolen goods were found in the
false bottom of a potato bin or cellar
under the floor of room in the Pow
ers row occupied by the accused. The
testimony clearly indicated the guilt
of the accused and was strengthened
by confession of the Crush boy who
acknowledged everything and impli-
Gated the other two.
Agreat deal of petty thieving has
been reported in the community DUR
ing the past winter and it is beliefed
that one of the worst nests has been
uncovered and broken up. Meanwhile
the officers are on the lookout for
others.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1902-03-12
THUNDER MOUNTAIN. IDAHO.

When the mass of information, writ
ten, printed and oral, of the ThurSer
Mountain district, Idako, has been
sifted it will be found that the new
district is ne worse, possibly no better,
than many other of the central idaho
mining districts. It mast not be unde-
stood from this statement that the new
compares favorably with dozen bet
ter known districts of that portion Of
the state, IN which it is located, it is
one Of more than ordinary merit. Lo-
Gated somewhat south of east3 TfDf1
about north of Bear valley, the district
is situated convenient to we'll deter
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1902-03-12
r1ONTHLY rlEETING
OF TOWN COUNCIL.
Considerable Business Transacted
Annual Appropriation
Agent and Judges Of Elec.
tiOn Appointed.

The regular monthly meeting of the
town council was held last Wednes-
day evening. The usual routine busi-
ness was transacted, salaries allowed
and reports of officers approved.
An ordinance appropriating funds
for the ensuing year was passed the
second reading. It apport,ons the
town funds as follows: Salaries s., 500,
10 be derived from fines and licenses;
fire and water fund, $1,000, and elec-
tric light fund, $500, to be raised by
tax; street and alley fund, 5000, to be
derived from poll tax, licenses and fines
and \ tax, The salaries of town offic-
ers for the ensuing year are fixed as
follows: Town clerk, 500; treasurer,
$3.50; attorney, $3.50; police magistrate,
$40; marshal, $500; night policeman,
$3.50 per annum. Extra policemen
shall be paid at the rate of $3.50 per
day and not more than $50 shall be
expended in this manner during the
year.
Mayor McCrackin appointed ]. N.
Taylor registry agent for the ensuing
election and polling places and judges
were designated as follows:
First ward-City Hall. Judges, P.
H. Cone, A. n. Newell and ]. D.
Powers.
Second ward-Rawlins' barn. ,Judg-
cs. M. M. Lockwood, Walter Pell and
r. H. Irvine.
Third ward-Burke hotel. Judges,
David Burke, r. A. Trosdahl aud J.
"A. Meats.
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Mrs. Daily Buys Bank.

Great Falls, March Sat a late
hour last night negotiations were
closed whereby Mrs. Marcus Daily be-
comes the owner of the First National
bank of this city whose financial con-
dition was jeopardized by the embez-
element Of $4,000 by Cashier H. H.
Matteson.
Tne United States comptroller. who
was authorized to investigate the con-
dition of the bank, levied an assess
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1902-03-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Ia ablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. 25c
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1902-03-12

Thursday, March 9th, 4th day.
Board met at 9. a. m., same officers
present.
Claim of Miles Romney for $500. SO
for county printing and blank books
was allowed in the amount of $3.50 IS,
Commissioner Gleason contending
that the claim should be still further
reduced, voting against the allowance
of this sum.
Report of viewers appointed on the
road petitions of Jasper Paker and
others; B. L. Logan and others and F.
N. Crush and others were received,
and upon motion it was ordered that
a special meeting of the board
be and is hereby ordered to be
held on Monday, April 7th, 1902, for a
hearing and final action on said peti-
tions.
In the matter of a certain road
petition signed by r. G. Moore ct al,
asking that certain road near Stew
ensville be vacated, it was ordered
that hearing on said matter be had at
special meeting April 9TH next.
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Official Proceedings.
Synopsis of Business Transacted by
Board of County Commission
ers at Regular rlarch
Meeting.

Claim number 1O7 in favor of Bitter
Root Drug Co. for $14 .85 on account
Of medicines furnished to smallpox
patients and for disinfecting material,
WAS reduced to $3.50 on account of
overcharge.
Claim number 1O8 III favor of Ham
iaton Drug s. Jewelry Co. for the sum
ef $45.69 for IN edicines and disinfect-
ants furnished in smallpox cases was
reduced to $40. 80 on account of over
charge.
Claim number 100 in favor of Geo.
W. Solleder for care of smallpox
patients was reduced from $500 to
SIS. 90 on account of overcharge.
A number of claims against the
General Fund were examined and
allowed.
On motion board adjourned for the
day.
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Friday, March 9TH, 5th day.


Board met at ga. M, all members
present.
Claim number 12O in favor of G. G..
Wright for $165.OO on account of SER
vices rendered as quarantine officer
was reduced in the sum of $3.50 on
account of overcharge and claim num-
ber 128 for $25 in favor of same party
was disallowed in the sum of $500 for
same reason.
The accounts of county treasurer
were checked and found correct.
The reports of the clerk of court,
treasurer. sheriff and county clerk
were examined and approved.
County warrants in the following
amounts were returned by the treas
urer as paid and ordered cancelled on
the records of the county clerk:
General fund. .$25, ,23O.21
Contingent fund. ~, ,632.79
Road fund. .457 80
Poor fund. .879. 10
Total. $50. .1o0. 90
The official bonds of the different
county and township officers were ex-
amined as required by law and all
were found to be satisfactory.
The board, with Mr.. Gibson archi-
tect, went out to the county poor farm
and examined new poorhouse and it
was found that the building in several
Continued on Fifth Page.
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Wednesday, March 5tf1, 3rd day.

Wednesday, March sth, 5rd day.
Board met at 9 a. m., all members
present.
Claim of J. D. Miser for rebate of
taxes in the sum of $5.l5 was rejected
as it was decided that the tax was not
excessive and was legally due the
county.
A claim of Vernon Dent for rebate
of taxes was disallowed for the reason
that it was found to be duplicate of
another claim.
Claim of Big Blackfoot Milling Co.
for the sum of $110.AS for coal fur
nished for courthouse was allowed in
the sum of S43.37, the balance of S67. II
having already been paid by the
county as freight on car.
Claim number 101 in favor of L.
Lacoursier, county surveyor, for $63. 90
for services rendered in viewing
roads, was disallowed in the amount
of S14.OO being considered an over
charge IN that sum.
A number of claims for road work
were allowed and ordered paid.
On motion, board adjourned.
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Continued on Fifth Page.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-25

Mr.. ]. H. Button is probably one of the
best and most favorabIy known knights
of the grip travelling out of Alabama 3
Capital City. He is an Albanian by
birth. and is closely identified with the
States commercial interests.
For several years Mr.. Buttons. health
has not been of the best. lis family and
his hosts of friends were very much wor-
ried over his condition. He suffered con-
stantly from acute kidney trouble which
developed into gravel about eighteen
months ago.
When his physicians could give him no
relief or encouragement. he became very
blue. His countless friends recommend
ed various liver and kidney medicines,
which he tried without success, and later
he visited several prominent health re-
sorts. but obtained no relief. Finally he
began taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root
and here is what he said recently to a
reporter of The Advertiser:
For number of years l suffered from
kidney trouble. l not only suffered much
but the state of my health int srfered
seriously with my business duties. The
regulations of a commercial travellers life
require oromI tness, and often fund it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-25

1t would not be an exaggeration to say
that there is no better known or more
popular, newspaper man in the Southern
States than Mr. w. A.. Scott, formerly
Assistant Circulation Manager of The st.
Louis Post-Dispatch, and for the past
year Circulation Manager of The Mont
gon1ery Advertiser.
For a number of years Mr.. Scott was
afflicted with serious complications of the
kidneys and bladder. He consulted sew
eral. prominent physicians in st. Louis,
Chicago and Kansas City who all treated
MIN without the slightest success. In
many of the towns and cities visited,
while looking after his business, he re-
ceived all kinds of advice and had count
less remedies recommended. Most OF
these he tried with no material or per-
manent benefit. His friends and employ
ers became seriously concerned over his
condition, and 1T was feared tbat he
would have to permanently retire from
business. If nothing more serious resulted
Being a close and constant newspaper
reader Mr.. Scott had frequently seen ad-
vertisements telling of the wonderful re-
suits accomplished by Swamp-Root in
conditions similar to his, and he began
taking this great remedy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-25

a serious struggle to be at my post. Only
by the gre atnst effort of my mind was !
able to continue at my work My conei-
tloa gradually became worse, though
gave every care and attention to my
health. 1 tried numerous kidney RENEE
dies without relief. and also went to
welI-known health resort noted for the
great curative properties of its waters.
remained there for some lime, but oh
tanned no benefit. Physicians were I'M
able to give me any renef.
II returned to Montgomery and during
the latter part of the Summer l COM
menced taking DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root.
1 took three small bottles. which relieved
me entirely of my trouble. l must say
this result was a great surprise to me.
as l had lost faith in all medicines and
had about concluded that 1 was doomed
to be a chronic sufferer.
There is now no question In my mind
of the good effect of Swamp-Root for all
kidney troubles, and that it Is far supe-
rior to all other remedies. DR.. Kilmer
has certainly discovered great cure for
kidney complications and kindred com
plants. and l unqualifedfy recommend
it to my friends and the public. 49,
j. H. Button"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-25

explained, it being stated that the De-
partment has four sources of information.
County correspondents having their own
correspondents or assistants. State agents
with correspondents reporting to them.
and special field agents. All of these re-
port directly to the statistician and the
County and township returns are COM
piled separately in different sections of
the division, as q check on each other.
The number of County correspondents is
$500 the total number of counties being
$500. The State agents, special cotton
agents and special field agents are paid
for their services, but the County and
township correspondents receive no com
pensation beyond seeds, bulbs. etc. The
Statistician makes a comparison between
the results Of the computations OF his Of
fee from reports from township and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-25
ONLY SURE REMEDY.
MIR. w. A. Scott Circulation Manager The Advertiser Talks
~. -Entertaningy Regarding That Great
Remedy, Swamp-Roo. os.r. y

On November l1th. Of this year. Mfr,
Scott made the following statement TO
the editor of. The Advertiser:
You may say for me that think Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root the greatest amp
only sure remedy in the world Tor
troubles of the kidneys and bladder. This
statement may seem extravagant. but
make it after i had been seriously at
fiicted for a number of years, ana after
exhausting every reputable remedy on
the market in the effort to obtain RELIEF.
when a man tries every means at his
command to get rid Of a. disease and
fails, he generally becomes discouraged
and gives up. 1 did almost. but not
quite, and to the fact that i tried one
more time undoubtedly owe my recov-
cry. sts-l.
Il feel it my obligation TO my fellow
men to overlook no opportunity TO rec
ommend it to sufferers, no matter wheth-
er 1 am personally interested In them or
not l have been the means of placing
Swamp-Root In the hands of many az
fiicted people. and have never yet heard
of its failure to give relief.
81 wish l could make stronger this in
dorsement of the great virtues of Swamp
Root, for it deserves the best that can be
said of it. w. A. scott.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-25
Scotch Superstition About Cats.

Scottish cats We're accused of witehcrafe
as far back as 1891. In that year, when
King James of Scotland was crossing
from Denmark a great tempest arose ae
sea. This was supposed to have been
ca Ised by a 'christened cat being placed
in the vessel by witches. The following
is an extract from an old pamphlets
'Againe it is confessed that the said
christened cat was the cause that the
king maJestie's shtppe had d contrarie
wind to the rest Of the shippes In his
companie, for when the rest of the
shtppes had a fair and good winde, theR
was the winde contrarie and altogetheE
against his majesty"