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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
HISTORY OF

Are you aware that tobacco has
history? A writer, w. A. Penn, ha:
written a volume OH the history Of to-
bacco. He calls it's 1.-The Sovereign
Herb" 1t is said to contain no little
information. The name given to this
narcotic is not the Indian name as is
generally supposed. In adopting the
word from a "barbarous tongue" the
word was called Tobacco" but that
was the Indian name drinking smoke
A writer in the New York Saturday Re-
view says:
1.-THE Indian word tobacco mean
the Y-shaped instrument, usually a
forked piece of wood, used for smoking,
while the native name for the herb
worried in different parts of the o n
tinent. The Caribbees called it. co
hiba,' the natives of Virginia 'uppowoc,
the BraziIians 'petun.' and these were
only a few of the multitude of terms.
"It was as a drug that tobacco was
first used in Europe and it is stated by
the autho that it was a Spanish ply
sician. sent out by Philip II, Of Spain,
who introduced it there"
According to the author named above
~ AIol IL "ollSI IAOlO1Si IL
"tfie patron saint "of smoking in Eng
land. He is reported as stating hat
while she may hav popuIarized its
use" it was really introduced by
Ralph Lane, governor of RaIeigh's col
ony in Virginia." But Raleigh sent out
the colony and Lane acted under him,
the colony referred to was on Roanoke
Island in North Carolina. Here is prob
ably something new for the old, u c
cessful tobacco growers and curers in
North Carolina. The aforesaid review
er gets this off:
"a leaf of tobacco, simply picked and
dried. would have nc more flavor than
n dried corn leaf. The fragrance de-
per6s entirely on the curing processes,
and these are the result of long years
of eXT erience :"
The finest, best, most perfect chewing
tobacco is sun cured" is hung on
scaffolds in the sur and dried. The
fragrance is finer, the flavor delightful
to a lover Of the weed. Mr.. Pen says
lie "brier pipe is the best pipe to use.
The finest tobacco ever grown in this
country has been produced in three or
four counties in our state OF the north
arn border.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
Geo. 0. Cay|ord's Big Racket Store
new GOODS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK

800 Ladies' Felt Hats to sell for Csc
All good shapes.
Breasts and Fancy Feathers at half
price. In
CHILDRENs' HEADwEAR
OF all kinds. we have q big line both
wholesale and eta
For spring in the wholesale line. we
have Baby Caps from 75c to $3.50 per
dozen. AT the present time we have
ali kinds CT SILK Caps TO close out cheap.
Beautiful Silk Caps as how as s25c and
Up to soc.
Good Wool Hoods for Children for
&c and 35e.
Fa~scinators 15c, 25c and 800.
Mems Odd Vests to sell for 80. IS. and
s1.00 each to clean up the line.
MEMS RUBBER BOOTS
In great variety to sell cheap.
Boots we sold for 1900. VIC will sell
fer $2.50-want to o " them.
Mems Rubber Shoes al Csc a pair.
Ladies' Rubbers at 25 and 35c a pair.
A job in ChiIdren's Rubber Shoes at
1Gc a pair.
A nice new line OF Boys and Girls
school Caps. A 1902 Cap at CSC.
A nice Embroidered Cap at zoe.
A big line Of Bays sob Caps at 10c
each.
~Ten-quarter u~nbleached sheeting at
13c per yard.
Heavy Crash Toweliing at
quality.
Our stock has a nice new bright ap-
pearance and we are selling our heavy
Winter Dress Goods at greatly reduced
I-Ices.
Come to the Racket Store and get
your Card Punched with Every Cash
Purchase
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
M'CLURE'S TRIBUTE TO LEE.

Colonel Alexander K. Mcclure, who is
so we'll known as an editor, being out
now of the harness n much advanced
in years, is amusing himself with writ.
ing articles of interest and sometimes
of value. His papers in the great out
rage upon Schley are memorable. Writ
ing recently at some length upon Gen.
eral Robert E. Lee, he gave expression
to an opinion ahead Of his people. He
said this:
THE south had many heroes who call
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
CLEANING AND COMMENT.

In Georgia, we think 1t is in Richmond
county, there is a change in farming
operations being made that is worthy
II mention here. 1t Is cutting up the
big cotton plantations into diversified
farms Of ten or more acres. Intensive
farming" is practiced with the best re-
suits. With two mules and ten acres
the work done is profitable. The new
system requires rows of cotton not to
be two or four feet arart, but II inches
apart, and put as much fertilizer In
each row as formerly was put when
four feet apart. The Augusta (Ga.)
Chronicle says "a farmer can cultivate
go acres In less time and for less
money than he can cultivate 500 acres.
and If by thorough pulverizing Of the
soil. liberal fertilizing and careful cul-
aviation one can produce all h a is
needed on the smaller acreage. and
with more profit, why have he expense
and responsibility of h larger area
iniperfectly worked?"
.: = =
The United States exported last year
tc the following countries in sums in
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
A FrfghtfuI BIunder

Will often cause a horrible Burn,
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arni-
ca Salve, the lest in the world, will
kill the PAIN and promptly heal il
Cures Old Sores. Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Erup-
tons. Best PILE cure on earth. Only
% cts. a bon. Cure guaranteed. Solo
by r. Z. 2,.lllmY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
A Monster Devil Fish

Destroying its victim. is a type Of
Constipation. The power of this MUIR
derous malady Is felt on organs and
nerves and muscles and brain. There's
no health till it's overcome. But DR..
Kings New Life Pills are a safe and
certain cure. Pest in the world for
Stomach, Liver. Kidneys and Bowels.
Only % cents at r. R. Bellamy's drug
store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

SKIN active and healthy ana IN proper
condition to perform its part towards
carrying off the impurities from the body.
IF you have Eczema, letter, Acne, Salt
Rheum, Psoriasis. or your skin is rough
and pimply, send for our book on Blood
and Skin Diseases and write u physi-
clans about your case. No charge what
ever for this service.
SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

purihes and invigo-
rates the old and
makes new, rich blood
that nourishes the
body and keeps the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
EfernaI vigilance IS the price
Of a b0aesiful cOn7pIoxjOn

when such remedies are relied on.
Mr.. II. r. Shobe. 27o4 Lucas Avenue, st. Louis,
Mo, says: M daughter was afflicted for years
with a disfguring eruption on her face, which
resisted all treatment. She was taken TO two
celebrated health springs. but received no bene-
At. Many medicines were prescribed, but with.
out result, until we decided to try S. S. S., and by
the time the first bottle vas finished the eruption
began to disappear. A dozen bottles cured heI
completely and left her skin perfectly smooth.
She is now seventeen years old, and not a sign o!
the embarrassing disease has ever returned"
S. S. S. is a positive, ~unfailing cure 70,
the worst forms OF skin troubles. 1t is
the greatest of all blood purifiers, and the
only one guaranteed purely vegetable.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
BAD BLOOD,
BAD COMPLEXION,

The skin is the seat of an almost end
less variety of diseases. They are known
by various names, but are all due to the
same cause, acid and other poisons in
the blood that ~irritate and interfere with
the proper action of the skin.
To have a smooth, soft skin, free from
all eruptions, the blood must be kept pure
and healthy. The many preparations of
arsenic and potash and the large number
of face powders and lotions generally
used in this class of diseases cover up
for a short time, but cannot remove per.
manently the ugly blotches and the red,
dis6guring pimples.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31

This country likes to send abroad its
own products with a free hand n no
high tariff in the way to keep out or
oastruct in any way. II prefers to have
the Chinese Wall at horne TO shut out
the foreign products Compare the
tgures and you viii see how much the
disparity and how greedy is Uncle Sam.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
INSPECTORS CATCH
MAIL CAR ROBBER
Is Captured and Is Said to Have
Confessed.

A fine of $1,000, with from one to five
years in prison, will probably be
awarded by the federal court to Ray
Roe, who was arrested at Tracy, Mimi,
on Wednesday evening by Postal In
spector HI. O.. Smith. Roe broke into a
mail car on the Chicago & North
Western railway at Tracy last Feb
ruary and stole $14 belonging to the
mail clerk. The postoffice authorities
have been looking for the robber ever
since, but only recently were they able
to find a clue pointing to his identity.
M. G. Fosnes postoffice inspector,
received Inspector Smiths report of
the arrest late yesterday afternoon.
The robbery occurred on the morning
Of Feb. 5, between and 8 o'clock,
shortly after the car had reached
Tracy on the mail train from Huron,
S. D. The mail car had been side
tracked at Tracy, to await the return
train to Huron in the morning, and the
robbery was soon after the mail clerk,
H. c. Simmel, had left the car.
When the agent returned, at a. M,
he found that the lock on the door had
been broken, and his pocketbook, con-
tanning the sum named was missing.
Nothing else had been disturbed
Roe has been in the employ Of the
North Western railway as station
porter at Tracy, and recently he took
it into his head to go on spree. While
under the influence of liquor he adj
mitted that he knew all about the mail
car robbery in February. When taken
into custody by Inspector Smith he
confessed his crime, it is said.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
BLIND PIG KEEPER is
CONVICTED BY JURY
Joseph stoffeIs the First Person to
Stand Trial Under the
New Law,

After two hours elaboration yester-
day afternoon jury in the police court
found Joseph Stoffelsi guilty Of run
ming blind pig at the entrance to
the state fair grounds. He will be SEN
fenced this morning.
This is the first trial to be held I'M
der the new act of 1901, and has at
tracted considerable attention, espe-
cially among residents of the Midway
district, many Of whom were in court
yesterday as interested spectators. The
states case was conducted by Assist
ant County Attorney O'Neill, While
Stoffels was defended. by Senator John
FL Ives, who made a hard fight to have
the act declared unconstitutional, but
was overruled by the court.
Mr.. O'Neill put, in evidence three
cases of beer bottles, partly empty,
and a beer pump, which Deputy Sher-
if Charles Leichow, testified he had
captured on Aug. 26 at Stoffels' place,
at Smelling and Langford avenues, OPP
posite the gate to the fair grounds.
Deputy Collector Vars, of the internal
revenue office, testified that the de-
PENDANT had paid the government
liquor tax and had taken out a certif1-
cate. ht 81
Secretary e. w Randall, Of the State
Agricultural society, told the jury that
during the last horse show he had
found a number of drunken men on the
fair grounds and had set to work to
discover where they obtained the
liquor. On entering Stoffels' place he
found a crowd of men at the bar drink
ing, and Stoffels himself busily work.
ing the beer pump.
The defense offered no testimony,
and the court charged strongly against
the prisoner. Stoffels has done time
in the worlkhouse for selling liquor
without license,5and has been fined
several times for the same offense.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
BABY GIRLaFI1Ds A
e PIN AND SWALLOWS IT
Little Mabel Ekinan Tells Her Mother
she "Ate a Pin" Then Has
Commissions.


Mamma, ate a pin. said little
Mabel Ekman yesterday afternoon,
and 1t hurts me just awful"
This was the announcement that the
baby daughter Of H. A. Ekman, 467
North street, made to her mother. A
few minutes later the child was roll
ing in commissions. " Her cries could
be heard all over the neighborhood,
while the mother, almost distracted,
could DO nothing to relieve the pain.
Mabel, who is one and half years
OF age, was playing about her home
yesterday. She found a pin and swal-
lowed it.
It caught in her throat, and at first
hurt but slightly. Mabel told Mrs.
Ekman Of her action and medical aid
was called. Before a physician arrived
the pin worked further into the flesh
and the pain became intense.
Then the little girl commenced to
choke and commissions followed. When
the family doctor arrived she was near
to death. The pin has ceased to bother
her, but the exhaustion from the con-
vulsions all but resulted in death.
The doctor was unable to locate the
pin. 1t passed from the throat into
the stomach. ~ :
Physicians say that there has been
cases where people have swallowed
needles and pins and survived, but
that usually it causes death sooner or
later.
Last night Baby Eknan was rest
ing quietly. The pin no longer pain
ed her An X-ray machine will be used
to locate the pin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
is FOUND DEAD IN BED
MRS. FREDERICK w. FOOT Ex-
PRES SUDDENLY
Was Daughter of c. D. O'Brien and
Well Known Socially in ST. Paul
Her Death Blow to a Large Circle
of Friends-Funeral Will be Held
Saturday.

Mrs Frederick w. Foot, formerly
Miss Sadie O'Brien, daughter of C. D.
OBrien, died suddenly yesterday morn
ing at her summer home, White Bear
Lake.
Mrs. Foot complained of a pain
around her heart Wednesday evening,
but apparently did not attach much
Importance to it and retired at the
usual time. AT o'clock yesterday
morning she was found dead in bed.
DR.. Francis Clark was summoned, but
could do nothing. s
Besides her husband, Mrs. Foot
leaves two small children, one three
years old and the other eight months.
TO the many friends of the young
matron the news of her death yester-
day came as a great shock, for she
had always enjoyed robust health Mrs.
| Foot was the second daughter of c.
D. O'Brien and the granddaughter OF
the late Dillon O'Brien, author and
| lecturer. She attended school at the
, Visitation convent in this city and the
| Sacred Heart convent in Montreal. She
was married in 1898 to Mr.. Foot, for
merly an attorney In Red Wing, but
since his marriage, q practitioner in
this city.
Mrs. Foot, who was only twenty
five years DID, was favorite in soci-
ETY.. She was an expert golfer and
fine oarswoman. A devout member of
the Catholic church. she was prominent
in its various societies and in philan-
| thropic work.
Mr.. Foot's town house is not ready
for occupancy, so the remains Of his
wife were brought to the residence OF
her father, c. D. O'Brien, SOC Portland
avenue. The funeral will be held at 10
o'clock Saturday morning from the
Cathedral. The interment will be at
Calvary
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
MICHELET DEFIEs THE
STATE GAME WARDEN
Says That Fullerton Cannot Get on
Reservation Without a Pass
From Him.. 81

The exchange Of pleasantries be-
tween Game Warden Fullerton and In
dian Agent Michelet are growing
warmer each day.
"Michelet is an accident and should
never have been appointed to the posi-
ton he holds" said Mr.. Fullerton. He
did something for some of those Min
neapolis politicians and was given the
position of Indian agent. He Is young
and his head is swelled."
Michelet declares that he did not In
vite Judge Steele, Judge Simpson,
Supt. Randall or; DR.. Hoyt to shoot on
the reservation, as charged by Mr. Full
lerton. ,ti
at would have been all right If I
had" said Michelet," for no game war;
den has any right to interfere with
them, or to come on the reservation
without a pass from me. The United
States government has the title to the
reservation and the state authorities
have no jurisdiction"
The case against the hunters at Twin
Valley who sold Condo Hamlfn twenty
six chickens, and were arrested by Mr..
Fullerton, was not tried Tuesday. A
continuance was secured until next
Tuesday. 1t has been explained that it
was not a boy, but a couple Of grown
men who cold the birds to Mr.. Hamlin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
GROCERS TALK SHOP
THEN JOLLY H. P. HALL
Retailers Shorten Accounts and Tell
Several Citizens What Good Fell
lows They Are.

'The ST. Paul retail grocers are
compelled to adopt the system of car
rying no balances whatever on their
books, and have unanimously adopted
a resolution to the effect that no bal
ances will be carried by any grocer in
this city after this date, and no Gus
toner will receive credit from any
other grocer until he has paid his bills
in full
The above circular was ordered sent
out to all members of the Retail Gro
GERS association at q meeting held last
evening, and those who have been do
ing business on credit basis will In
the future be obliged to pay their bills
in full.
A special meeting of the Retail Gro
GERS and City Salesman association
was held last evening for the purpose
Of giving a send-off to II. P. Hall and
H. R. w. Hall, of the st. Paul Trade
Journal; Ernest Pratt, of the CONNER
cial Bulletin, and President j. w.
Thatcher, Of the City Salesmen's as
ISOLATION. The following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That we now extend to
Brother II. P. Hall our heartfelt thanks
for all his kindness and consideration,
trusting and hoping he may achieve
success in any undertaking he may at
tempt and assuring him we will do all
in our power in the future to partially
repay him for what he has so >un-
selfishly done for u.s."
President Thatcher, who goes to To-
ledo, Ohio, was eulogized in resolu-
lions, and also presented with a hand
some diamond locket.
Mr.. Thatcher responded feeIingly to
the gift and was followed by H. P.
Hall, H. R. w. Hall and Ernest Pratt,
who thanked the members of the as
ISOLATION for the compliments rendered
them.
Addresses were made by J. G. Robb,
of the Minnesota Soap company; John
Powell, H. M. Prytz, E. A. Scofield and
John w. Taylor, of the Minneapolis
Grocers' association; A. H. Tenvoorde,
former secretary Of the st. Paul asso-
citation and others.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
RAILWAY DAMAGE SUIT
MUST BE TRIED AGAIN
Verdict of $4,000 in Favor of N. S. Oh
sen Set Aside on Strength of
Own Admissions.

A verdict of $4,000. given by a jury
in the district court last spring in ia
vor Of Nels S. Olson and against the
Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste. Ma
RE Railway company was set aside
yesterday by Judge Brill and a new
trial ordered.
The suit was for damages for inju-
r1es claimed to have been sustained by
reason of the company's negligence,
but Judge Brill. in the memorandum
accompanying his order for new trial,
says that the plaintiffs own admis-
sions, made after he was hurt, should
have defeated the action.
1.-THE jury evidently failed" says the
court, ito give due weight to the state
ments which the plaintiff made before
he consulted w. L. Keefe and his at
torney. These statements as to the
cause of his injury are at variance
with his evidence on the stand and en-
tirely inconsistent with the claim made
in the suit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
SIX NEW CORPORATIONS.
Five Purpose Manufacture and Trade,
One Is of Farmers.

Articles Of Incorporation were filed
yesterday at the secretary Of states
Office by the following firms:
Aetna Machine and Iron Works of
Minneapolis. Capital stock, $4,000;
incorporators, c.. e. Cottrell, John w.
erson and M. T. Smith.
Marshfield Novelty Company of Min
neapolis. Capital stock. $4,000; in
corporators, J. L. Blodgett, F. G. Phil
lips and A. D. Osborn.
Missabe Electric Railway Company
of Duluth. Capital stock, $4,000; in
corporators, G. G. Hartley, o. D. Kin
ney, George N. Buck, H. B. Fryberger
and III. G. Fulton. The company is au-
thorized to do business with electric
railways, telegraph, telephone and cleo
trio light and power lines.
Western BARRIERS Supply Company
of Minneapolis. Capital stock, $4,000;
incorporators, B. M. Hicks, w. II. Fear
er and HI. w. White.
United States Track Gauge Company
of St Paul. Capital stock, s30,000; in
corporators, Fred e. Mohler, A. M.
Wells and John r. Rowlen.
Red Lake Agricultural society. Cap
ital stock, $4,000; purpose of the So
ciety to hold county fairs at Thief Riv-
err Falls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
GEORGE r. FOLDS ACCEPTS
NEW POSITION IN THE EAST
Claim Agent of Twin City Rapid Tran.
sit Company Goes to BROOKLYN.

George r. Folds, for nine years con-
nected with the Twin City Rapid Tran
sit company, will sever his connection
with the company next week. Mr..
Folds is going to New York with the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company. In
1898 Mr.. Folds became connected with
the Twin City company as assistant
claim agent at Minneapolis. He held
the position for five years and then
came to st. Paul as general claim
agent, which position he has since
held.
Mr.. Folds is the third st. Paul man
to be called to the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company, Dow S. Smith and
George B. Graham being the first two.
James Mattimore, who has been as
sistant in the office here, will succeed
Mr.. Folds. Mr.. Mattimore will be sue
ceeded by Charles r. Frost, of Mum G.
Thygeson's Office.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
Stories Fall to Save Them.

ssFifteen EACH" was Judge Finehout's
laconic sentence yesterday morning, after
he had listened to the plausible tale of
James Brady and Jacob Schmidt, who
were arrested by Officer Fitzgerald We'd
nesday afternoon, while loafng in the
Burlington yards.
Schmidt told the court that he had been
looking for job with the construction
gang, and Brady declared that he was q
Chicago mechanic temporarily out of
work and on his way to the Dakotas for
the threshing season.
at means $50 to me, judge, IL you lock
me up" said Brady. But justice was In
exorable.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
IRRIGATION EXPERT Is
INVITED TO ST. PAUL
Commercial Club and Chamber OF
Commerce viii Entertain George
n. Maxwell.

George H. Maxwell, Of Chicago, ex-
ecutive chairman of the National Irri-
cation association. will be entertained
by the Chamber of Commerce and
Commercial club next Monday. Mr..
Maxwell will visit st. Paul in the in
terests of the tenth annual convention
of the association, to be held at Colo
RADIO Springs Oct. Go.
Those interested in the subject of ir-
rigation will attend the meeting to be
held at the Commercial club rooms
NTOndou
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-12
HAVE CHANCE TO BID ON
$250,ooo IMPROVEMENTS
Contractors VIII Soon Be Dealt With
by Fort Smelling Commandment.

The plans and specifications for the
Improvement Of Fort Smelling are in
the hands of the chief quartermaster
of this department, Col George e.
Pond, who will proceed to advertise for
bids. The amount to be used for the
Improvements is $250,000, and an equal
amount will be allowed next year.
Col. Pond is now in Bismarck, N. D.,
where he is inspecting the sewerage
system at the post. He will be back
the latter part of this week.
The companies of the Twenty-Five
infantry, now at Fort Keogh, Mont,
have been ordered to leave there Sun
day for Fort Smelling. They will ar
rive here Monday. These troops will
complete the First battalion Of the
Twenty first, and with those already
at Fort Smelling will increase the gar
rison to two full battalions. The place
of the men coming to Fort Smelling will
be taken by two companies Of the
Twenty first, which will go to Fort
Keogh from Bismarck.