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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
VARIETY OF IDLE COMMENT.
F.. Avery i'm the Charlotte OBJ
server.

1t was noted that while Mrs. Burdick
made anumber of unnecessary admis-
sions that served to incriminate her
from a moral viewpoint, she yet pro-
tected herself as far as possible at the
expense of her husband n Mr.. Pen
nell, two dead men. She was faithful
to nobody and held no me1nor sacred.
and showed herself utterly devoid of
deep feeling or sentiment. She was
selfish, and sine so much was at
stake, she had a right to be selfish;
and yet there is always regret when
the principal figure i'll Il tragedy be-
comes a weakling. According to Mrs.
Burdick's account she had no redeem
ing passion, and in all that tempest Of
feeling she had strolled along-a vain,
va~cillating figure. The two men were
dead, and the woman who had tor
tured both had shown herself r to
neither and was perfectly willing to
sacrifice both after death. When it was
too late for the knowledge to count,
she showed herself not worth love or
fighting for.
If Mrs. Burdick had been d charac-
ter in a book she would have clenched
her hands and perjured her soul, if
need be. in her determination to pro-
tect as far as possible at least II Of
the two men. Her attitude vas in
strange contrast to, the testimony Of a
young woman in this state who was
the principal parsonage in a murder
trial that occurred some years ago.
She had suffered more than any one
else and had reason to be vengetui to-
! ward one man who was intimately
connected with the homicide. But when
questioned about this man she said
simply, IT love him now better than
I love my God" The statement was
| not essential in her evidence and could
have no effect on the verdict CT the
| jury, and yet placed a wrecked life on
high plane. The woman made no eX-
cuse for what she had done, but in the
presence of the man who had betrayed
| her and cared nothing for her. she Lift
| ed up a dead white face n dignified
forever her own ruin. In the public
mind she became at once the sacrifCial
and best element in the tragedy. and
her conduct was at once f~orgivablP to
| a world which was not permitted 70
show its forgiveness.
Where naked tragedies are seen, or
where the large human passions come
into play, n is c~uriously shocked
by a display of a weakness that spells
| l%ittleness. In a consideration 81 such
matters there is in US a thing that will
make US look Understandings and
leniently upon n emotion that Is
big. brave and daring. no matter how
bad it is. This Is a primeval instinct,
which has fineness enough to abhor
| anything that crawls or stammerS or
shows fright in the face of a situation
that is made or controlled by the SUI
| preme workings of love or hate.
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Druggists in Lumberton. this state.
have been forbidden by the town aL-
| thorities to offer Peruna for sale. tbs
F! action was taken because of the vol
| untary testimony of some prominent
| citizens who declared they had be.n
| intoxicated by this medicine. There s
| nerve for you. In this place-the
| stronghold of Peruna-Peruna jags are
! discussed only in a whisper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
sweet

is a never failing sign Of a healthy
stomach. When the breath is bad the
stomach is out Of order. There is no
remedy in the world equal to Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure for curing indigestion.
dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Mrs. Mary S. Crick. of White Plains.
KY. writes: 4 have been n dyspep-
tic for years-tried all kinds Of RENE
dies but continued to grow worse. By
the use Of Kodol 1 began to improve
at once, and after taking a few bottles
am fully restored in weight, health and
strength and can eat whatever I like.
Kodol digests what you eat and makes
the stomach sweet. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

4 disOrdered stomach may cause no
end of trouble. When the stomach fails
10 perform its functions the bowels be-
come d~eranged, the liver and kidneys
~cOngested, causing numerous diseases.
the most fatal of which are painless and
therefore the more to be dreaded. The
important thing is to restore stomach
and liver to a healthy condition, and
for this purpose no better preparation
Can be used than Chamberlan's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. For sale by r.
r. BeIlamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
a Great Sensation.

There was a big sensation in Lees
Vile, Ind. when w. H. Brown of that
place, who was expected to die, had
his life saved by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. He writes: L
endured insufferable agOnieS from
Asthma. but yOu New Discovery gave
me immediate relief and soon there
after effected a complete cure" Sim
liar cures of Consumption. Pneumonia,
Bronchitis and Grip are numerous. It's
the peerless remedy for all throat and
lung troubles. Price soc. and 81. Guar
anteed by r. r. Bellamy. druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

C"1IiCi Sou Tell where the MIS-
sissippi river rises, Johnnie? Johnnie
Along its entire length, ma'am.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
If Mr.. Roosevelt could succeed in
bagging that Iowa idea" on his west
ern hunting trim it might prove worth
the journey.-NewDort News Times
herald.
O'Callahan Qn protes)-Shtop yer
foolin'! Dim too good a frind av yez
t foight yeZ on St. Pathrick's Day.
O'Hoolahan (warmly)- Yez may how
bin a good frind. O'Callahan; but if
yez won't foight me yez are no frind
av moline frum now on.-Judge.
Miss Reeskay Observation-Disclosures
er embarrassing for you l should
think, always to be blushing when
equally embarrassing for you, 1 should
think, never to be blushing when you
should!-Smart Set.
Ned-I'm d%readfully worried about
my debts. Jack-It must be very an
moving to be continually dunned. Ned
oh, hang the duns What worries
me is the fact that L can't get any
more credit.-Kansas City Journal.
A woman named Shook passed her
102nd birthday at Atchison, Kan, last
week, and is still hale and hearty. Her
house stands on a bit of ground which
she rented when a young woman II
paid $50 for the use of it as long as
h lived. Two generations of the
family have passed on since the lease
was made. and the $50 seem good for
several years more work.-NeW York
Tribune.
Letters come by the thousand to the
Pension Bureau and among them many
strange ones. The New York World
quotes this one, received a few days
ago from a doctor in North Carolina
in reference to an application for a
pension: while milkin' me kows He
cum to me and he SEE saz he I Eel a
mizery in mi insides. I Civ him Know
good, and he Never will be if the gov
vernment don't cum to his Relief.
DOCTOR BROWN,
Moth Klina."
Housewives in Pittsburg, as in about
all other cities, already a W their
troubles with servant girls, but it
seems they have more troubles COM
ing. \ representative of the Federation
Of Labor has Just organized in that
city a union of servant girls, n an
nounces that before May list a demand
Will be made for union wages, rules
n working conditions. 1t is not I'M
reasonable to look forward to a big
strike of the Pittsburg rva girls
within a few months.-SaVannah News.
Henry Waterman, the man who is
sued the first postage stamp in the
United States, recently died at his
home in Woonsocket, r. 1. He was
the postmaster of Millbury in 1889,
when there were no stamps, &"C ?
letter was cancelled by the postm""t7 -
writing his name and the amount Of
postage due across the face of til" n
velope. Waterman did not likN lis
method. and designed the MillDury
stamp. having the die made in Boston,
and lived to see his creation quoted
at nearly 81, 900 among stamp collec-
tors.-Springfield Republican.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
Due Notice is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on the
public generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the
market that is made from the pure
unadulterated witch hazel. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has cured hous-
ands of cases of piles thai woul not
yield to any other treatment, and his
fact has brought out many worthless
counterfeits. Those persons who get
the Genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve are never disappointed, because
it cures. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
Good for Children.

The pleasant to take and harmless
One Minute Cough Cure gives immedi-
ate relief in all cases. OF Cough. Group
and LdGrippe because ii does not pass
Immediately into the stomach. but
takes effect right at the seat of the
trouble 1t draws out the inflammation.
heals and sOOthes and cures perma-
nently by enabling the lungs to con-
tribute pure l~ife-giving and ~life-sus-
tanning oxygen to the blood and It's
sues. r. Il. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
Captain Schrader in Norfolk.

Norfolk. Va. March S1.-Captain
Schrader. German naval attachee from
Washington. arrived here today and
was met by Il tug from the navy yard.
After visiting the yard he went to New
port News to superintend the docking
of the German cruiser Gazelle which
arrived today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

to thaW out and the SKIN
is reacting and making
extra efforts to throw off
the poisons that have
accumulated during the
winter. Then boilS and
pimples, rashes and
%eruptions of every con-
ceivable kind make
their appearance, and
Eczema andTetter-the
twin terrors of skin
diseases Nettle-raSh,
Poison Oak and Ivy,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
The King Goes to Lisbon.

Portsmouth, March 31.-The royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, with King
Edward on board sailed for Lisbon to-
day. Royal salutes were fired and all
warships dressed n manned ship as
the yacht put to sea, escorted by two
warShipS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
The Davenport Still Not FIoated.

Newport News. Va, March 31.-No
reports of additional wrecks as a re-
suit of the storm have been received
here. The schooner Charles H. Daven-
port is still high and dry near Old
Point. The tugs have suspended work
temporarily
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
Too Grcnt n Risk.

plants should always De kept at hand.
The risk is too great for anyone to take.
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy never fails n when re-
duced with water Is pleasant to take
For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
Appointment for Mr. Sands.

Roanoke. Va. March 31.-JoE. H.
Sands. formerly general superinten-
dent of the eastern division OF the
Southern Railway - been appointed
general for Casner. Curran &
Bullitt, the coal firm which controls
the OUTPUT in the Pocahontas fields.
He will be located 1T Roanoke.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

Il owe my whole life to Burdock
Blood Bitters. Scrofulous sores COW
cred my body. I seemed beyond cure.
3. B. 3. has made me a perfectly we'll
woman" Mrs. Chas. Hutton. Ber-
Vile Mich
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

Ordinary household accidents have no
terrors when there's q bottle of DR..
Thomas Electric Oil in the medicine
chest. Heals burns. cuts, bruises,
Sprains. Instant relief.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

The best physic: Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. Easy to take;
pleasant in effect. For sale by r. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

I suffered with Eczema of the be,ds
ana race 1or over q year, it was not only
noyl ana Painful but very un-
streets.
Itried at least dozen soaps and salvse
and became very much discouraged
performed through the use of S. s. q. T
had little faith at first but determined
to give it a months fair trial at least. 7
am pleased to state that I soon notices. .
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
SHIN DISEASES THE sE e egD s} sss

And while not always painful are aggravatng beyond expression. With
few exceptions they are worse in spring and summerw when the svstemb egius
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
HERE and THERE,

Ieacher-Can you tell where the Mis-
sissippi river rises, Johnnie? Johnnie
Along its entire length, ma'am.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

me to keep it up. After the use of six bottles Y skin
was as smooth and soft as a baby's: This was a wear
ago and ! have never had any trouble since.
MISS GENEVA BRIGGS.
Gle So. 7th St., Minneapolis, Mimi.
ubles as usually remain quiet during cold weather,
ent and distract by their fearful burning, itching
i'd singing. A course of s.. S. S. now will purify
d enrich the blood, reinforce and tone up the gen
al system and stimulate the sluggish circulation,
US warding off the diseases common to spring and
mlner. The skin, with good blood to nourish it,
t and free of all disfguring eruptions.
K on diseases of the skin and write us if YOU desire
'ecial information. This will cost you nothing.
THE SWIFT Specific CO.. "a.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

If Mr.. Roosevelt could succeed in
bagging that Iowa idea on his west
ern hunting trim it might prove worth
the Journey.-NewDort News Times
herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

O'Callahan Qn protest)-Shtop yer
foolin'. Dim too good a frind av yez
L foight yeZ on ST. Pathrick's Day.
OHoolahan (warmly)- Yez nay how
bin a good frind. O'Callahan; but if
yez won't foight me yez are no fr;nd
av moline frum now on.-Judge.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-15
Strawberry Enemies.

In common with all other domestic
fruits the strawberry has its insect
and fungus enemies. says straw.
berry grower. Among the more de-
structive Of the former are the white
grubs, a name given to the larval
stages Of the different species Of the
June beetles. AS these work no ap.
parent injury until the patch Is two
years old. 1t is advisable where injury
1t liable to occur to pillow under the
patch as soon as the first crop is har-
vested. Other insect pests are the
Strawberry Sawfly, or slug, and the
Strawberry Leaf Roller. These may
be controlled to certain extent by
spraying. Rust, or Strawberry Leaf
Blight, as 1t is commonly called, is
perhaps the most destructive enemy
OF strawberry culture. This disease
II not checked. soon spreads all over
the leaves and attacks the fruit stems,
often completely girdling them. cans.
ing them to shrivel up. and the Der.
ries are consequently useless. Fifty
per cent Of the crop is often lost from
this cause. The most satisfactory
remedy for this evil is spraying with
the Bordeaux mixture, which should
be applied In July or August of the
previous year and before and after
blossoming OF the fruiting season.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-15

rufiian and rowdy? We mind our
own business and go to church regu-
larly-we are all Hard-Shell Baptists,
you, know, and call me a clam II wen
stand anybody owning these bottom
lands but ourselves!"
Miss Pearl Oyster, a mollusk belle,
was equally indignant. II believe in
keeping my mouth shut about most
things" she said, but there Is a tide
in the affairs OF oysters that taken at
the ebb leads to misfortune. We
oysters shall open on some of these
people who are claiming the very
beds from under us. l don't intend
to get in stew about II. Oysters
know how to keep cool, but you will
find us all sticking together on this
question. Why don't they get after
the soft clans, vagabond gypsies Ike
them! We are attached to our homes;
clans are not"
All the other oysters were equally
emphatic that the land they occupied
belonged to them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-15
Michigan Fruit Prospects.

The Michigan Department of Agri.
culture reports the fruit conditions of
the state to be as follows: Prospects
for an average crop Of apples, go per
cent; peaches, 35 per cent; pears, 3S
per cent; grapes, II per cent; black
raspberries, SO per cent; orchards that
are cultivated. 3S per cent; trees alive
from last springs setting, S5 per cent.
Fourteen counties are included in the
Michigan fruit belt. The prospects in
these for a full crop of peaches are
as follows: Allegan, 2s; Berrien, 81;
Ionia, 10; Kent, 81; Ottawa, 20; Van
Buren,, "a; Muskegon, 43; Newaygo,
A; Oceana, Sc; Benzie. 40; Grand
Traverse, So; Manistee, 80; Mason, GO;
Leelanau, 81; average for Michigan
fruit belt. &c.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-15

Hebron, the city made SO memorable
by Abraham and later on by David.
Here, or in the near vicinity, Abroham
pitched his tent and entertained the
three weary passersby who after.
ward proved to be messengers from
God. An immense oak tree, doubt.
less very ancient, is pointed out as
the one under which he pitched the
tent.
Hebron is a delightful place for q
vacation, and has many other inter-
esting sights; the cave of Macpelah
Is reverently preserved and guarded
by Moslems, who reverence Abraham
as much as any Jew or Christian does.
However, 1t Is not about Hebron
l wish to write, but about the Valley
OF Elah, few miles from Hebron.
1t was in this valley that the giant
Goliath defied the armies Of the liv.
Ing God" and fell ANONYMOUSLY be-
fore the sling Of little David-I Sam.
II. The Arab mud hut village near
the valley Is Belt Netif, and we de.
cided to spend the day in this In.
teresting valley. We decided to start
the next morning. very early, so as
to get there before the heat became
oppressive.
We were of next morning, with
our saddle grips on either side of US
on our horses, and it proved to be a
most delightful ride through deep val
leys and barren hills, though every.
thing looked very dry and barren.
We arrived at Belt Netif about eleven,
and were shown to the sheik's house,
the only stone building In the village
Here we opened up our lunch bas-
kets, and were glad to add to their
contents the delicious grapes. water
melons, breadmelons. pomegranates.
and other nuts and sweetmeats the
natives brought to us. We had long
rest and chat with the sheik, who was
most cordial. Not that he was un.
usually SO, for all shieks, without ex.
ception, are hospitable to strangers
and Abraham's act of hospitality to
the travellers whom we have already
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-15
I'VE Own Our Own Beds" Say the
Oysters on the Bottom OF PecOnic Bay

At Riverhead. L. l., an important
case. to prove title to 10000 acres of
bay bottom containing oyster beds, is
being tried before Justice Wilmot M.
Smith. Here is what the oysters have
to Say about it:
Your correspondent visited several
respectable oysters here at this point
to-day and ascertained their views on
the lawsuit being tried in Riverhead
to settle the question of ownership of
the bottom Of Peconic bay.
ITO get at the bottom facts" sale
an elderly oyster whom l awoke from
his bed to interview, sit Is an outrage
that either the town Of Southold or
Francis Parks and others should
claim to own the estates upon which
we reside. Why, dredge me-" ex.
claimed the old oyster, who could be
dumb under the circumstances? We
have squatters' rights. We own the
land. We are quiet and orderly. Did
you ever hear of an oyster being a
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-15

came out onto large threshing floor,
where men were tossing up the corn
with large forks. and women, in very
graceful positions. holding up baskets
above their heads and letting the
chan fly away, forming an exceeding.
ly pretty picture.
Leaving the threshers, our guide
brought us out to an open expans Sc,
from which we had grand view be-
fore us. AS we stood on the top of
that hill, where the Israelites had en-.
camped so many centuries ago, II
was with a strange feeling that we
looked down into the Valley of Elah,
which separated them from the Phil
istines. who were encamped opposite
on Mt. Schochoh. To the right lay
the road they had come by from their
cities-Gaza, Ascolon. etc.
1t all seemed very real as we stood
looking down on TIE valley before
US. and. we meditated wonderingly on
the events OF that great day, with its
memorable victory for Israel and the
speedy flight of their enemies.
How often In later years must the
great King David have visited this
spot--the site of the commencement
Of his greatness.
Shochoh could be distinguished by
patch OF trees and q slightly differ.
ent shade of earth.
On the left hand side lay q hollow
patch--in winter 1t becomes a little
stream. 1t may have been here that
David picked up the stones for his
sling. Though there is another stream
near Bethlehem to which the guides
point out as Davids stream.
Ephes-Damim, Sam. xvii, I, men.
toned in describing the locality Of
this battle, means Field of blood"
and to this day they tell us that, when
the spot is plowed, the earth OF Sho.
choh has reddish tint.
The Valley Of Elah means the Val.
ley Of the Terebinth, and the present
name is Wady-es-Sumt, the Valley of
the Acacia. probably changed when