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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-06
THE SULTAN'S VICTORY
The Fight With the Pretenders
Forces Was Stubbornly Resented.

Tangier, Morocco, February 1.-THE
details of the sultan's victory Thurs
day over the force of the ~pretender
Buhamera show that the battle was
stubbornly contested and that the for
mer's success was largely due to the
cooperation at a critical moment Of
the Benz OeWrin tribe whose detection
from the rebels the sultan had pre-
viously purchased.
The artillery Of the imperial forces,
which were commanded by he minister
OF war. Ell Menebhi. consisted of eight
MaXims and our Krupps.
The sultan's troops opened the attack
early in the morning and shortly after
ward the pretenders camp was assailed
in the rear by the Benz Ouerins. In
spite of the surprise and disadvantage
of position the rebel army stubbornly
maintained their ground and desperate
fighting continued for three hours. The
slaughter was very great. The rem
nants of the rebel army then broke,
abandoned their camp and fed in the
direction of Taxa. The Imperial roops
are pushing the fugitives and if the
pretender is among those slain his cap
ture is confidently expected.
There is rejoicing at Fee as a result
Of the victory of the, Sultan's forces.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-06
REFINERIES AT WORK
Reports of Suspended Operations
Are Officially Denied.

New York, February s.-Reports that
the refineries Of the leading sugar
companies have suspended operations
indefinitely because of the large supply
of refined products are officially denied.
AT the officle of the American Sugar
company it was said that only n re-
finery, hat in Jersey City, had been
shut down. 1t was admitted that the
Brooklyn refineries were not working
to their full capacity.
The National Sugar Company which
has close business relations with the
American company announced the
closing of a refinery in Yonkers and
another in Brooklyn. 1t is declared
however, that these places have been
closed chilly to facilitate the yearly
~"cleaning up" process.
Arbuckle Brothers nave not closed
any of their %refineries, which are said
to be working a little more than half
time.
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more IL Mrs. Bowser hadn't thrown
up a back window and called to him:
"Mr. Bowser, I smell burning cloth.
You'd better go in and see to your
trousers"
It was time. Indeed, 1t was past
time. The hot iron had scorched and
charred and shriveIed until nothing
was left of those nine dollar trousers
but buckles and buttons and a piece of
one leg.
Slowly and carefully he gathered up
the remnants. Slowly and with dig
nifty he heaved the still kissing iron
out Of the hack door and went up
stairs. He paused a moment in the
doorway to transfx Mrs. Bowser with
a glare, and then he held up the rem
nant Of burned cloth and hoarsely
whispered:
woman, behold your work.
II thought something was burning"
she replied, "but what did 1 have to do
with it?"
"Not a word, woman! This is the
last hair. l have borne and borne, but
I shall bear no longer. Tomorrow we
will consult u respective lawyers and
begin proceedings for divorce. Should
any one ask for me this evening you
can tell them that 1 am In the library
and cannot be disturbed. Good night,
madam: good night to your
NJ. QUAD.
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~Sc6eS T6df
ouSbf Worry

Zone day three or four years ago.
said q Pittsburg lawyer, Il received
instructions TO notify an old shoe
maker living in the suburbs and peg
gins away for a bare living hat he
had become heir TO $4,000 by the
death of a relative in Ohio. 1 jumped
On a car and rode out to his place, and
I wondered whether he would fall of
his bench or swing his hammer and
cheer when [ broke the good news to
him He did neither. He just sat and
stared at me, and gradually a look Of
trouble came into his face.
What is il, Uncle Jerry? I asked.
You don't seem to be a bit pleased
0Ver the great news
Eyes, 1 am pleased, Of course he
answered, but
"'But what is it?
"'Why. 1 was just thinking that I'd
probably have to have oysters at every
meal if l wanted to be an aristocrat,
and I'd give more for one piece Of
eorned beef than for a whole wagon
toad Of OYSTERS"
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you were lifting up the gate to see why
It didn't shut. Go on"
81 got on the car this morning to find
whitewash on my hat. All the passen-
gers were looking and smiling, and
when 1 took off my coat n big bull
necked Ioafer laughed 'Haw, haw,
haw! / felt like sinking through the
floor of the car with shame"
80 you had whitewash on your hat?
Well, let me tell you where you got it.
You stopped in to see the carpenter be-
fore you took the car, and you must
have hunted your head against some
thing"
"Bunted my headt" fairly howled the
martyr as he sawed the air with his
arms and turned red and white. "Wo-
man, am l a goat that 1 go around bunt-
ing things2 1 tell you that whitewash
was on my hat when / left this house,
and if you had been any sort of wife
you would have seen it. Perhaps you
did see it, but desired to make me a
public laughing stock. 1t is no wonder
that l am looked upon with pity"
"Not at all, Mr.. Bowser. Have you
any other complaint to maker"
Thousands of them. Look at these
Internal old trousers, will you?"
81 see them. You had them made to
order three months ago and paid the
tailor 50. Have they shrunk or fadedY'
"No, but they bag at the knees, and
where can you find any creases? They
look like meal bags drawn over hitch
ing posts, and yet you let me wear
them around and don't say a word.
No wonder a gamin cried out at me to-
day, Cit on to de old buffers legs!"
But do 1 wear your trousers?" pro-
tested Mrs. Bowser. IF they bag at
the knees and the .creases have van
ished, you should take them to the tai
lor. 1 have pressed a pair yet,
and 1 don't think 1 could make a good
job of it, but 1 will try"
81 do not ask your assistance. 1 will
do it myself. Just get your nose into
a novel and leave me to take care of
myself"
There was no more to be said on
Mrs. Bowser's part. He went down to
the kitchen, put a fatiron on the stove
and hen went to his room and changed
his trousers and smoked a cigar while
the iron was heating. He had had no
experience as a presser, but he went to
work with the greatest confidence.
After he had pulled and hauled at the
trousers for ten minutes to get the
"baggy" out he smoothed them out on
the table and applied the hot iron to
make the creases 1t so happened that
just as he began work a fight took
place among the cats in the back yard,
and he left his iron to rush out and an
initiate the disturbers. He spent ten
minutes out there throwing clubs and
cans, and he might have put in tsS
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America who gets more attention than
you do, / should like to see him. What
have you to find fault with nowr
"Will you look at this neckte?' he
asked as his hand went up to it.
81 will. 1t is a year old. It is frayed
and full of wrinkles, and there are
about sixteen different grease spots ON
it. 1t was in the rag bag, and you
hunted it out this morning and put 1t
on. You alone are to blame. What
else?"
ITS no use to say anything, but look
at this hole in my shoe. Did you ever
see a respectable man wearing a shoe
like that before? Ten million people
have looked at that yawning hole to-
day and wondered what sort of q wife
/ had at home"
Ten million people haven't done any
such thing" sharply replied Mrs. Bow
ser. I'm the first place, the hole is
hardly large enough to be seen, and, in
the next, it was your business to have
it patched. No wife goes around with
her eyes on her husbands shoes. He is
supposed to know enough to keep them
in repair"
woman, remember who l ann shout
ed MI. Bowser as he rose up.
Il do remember"
"Then tell me how this rip in my coat
came about, There it is, under the
arm, and the whole town has been
smiling at it all day long. Am l to be
Inundated because you CAD about and
have no time to look over my clothes2'
There is a rip in your coat If you
knew it, you said nothing to me about
1T. If you didn't know it when you
went away, neither of US is to blame.
/ am sure you did it this morning when
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-06

Washington, February The ena
today had the army appropriation hlH
under consideration. 1t was about to
be passed when Mr.. Pettus, of Alabama
requested that it go over until tomor-
row to permit some amendments to be
offered. :
During the reading of the bill Mr..
Hale and Mr.. Cockrell got into a dis
cussion over the general staff provision,
the former c~ontending that it was gen.
eral legislation mo had no place in
the bill. Mr.. Cockrell insisted other
wise. Mr.. Quay during the discussion
interjected the remark that the provi-
sion was properly in the bill,
MIR. Berry criticised as remarkable q
defense made several days g by
Proctor, of Vermont, of Captain Brow
nell, said to have been connected with
the death of Father Augustin, in the
Philippines. Captain Brownell, Mr..
Berry, said. had admitted giving the
water cure to Father Augustin, and yet
the autopsy is said to have shown that
he died of fatty degeneration of the
heart. Father Augustin. he declared.
lac been murdered. and yet Captain
Brownell was to be held up as the
highest specimen of the American SOL
der, or American officer.
Replying Mr. Proctor with some en-
phasis said THE senator from Yer
mont defended Captain Brownell and
continues to do so, and resents h i'm
plication of the senator from Arkansas
that he was guilty Of murder" Cap
ain BroWnell, he said, was in a situa-
ton which he had to defend his men
against treachery in which Father Au-
gustin was the prime mover.
Mr.. Berry, answering Mr.. Proctor
said that If Mr.. Proctor approved OF
Captain Brownell's conduct that was a
question for him to decide. las to bis
saying he resents," he said, Il do not
know in what way he purposes to re-
sent"
Mr.. Proctor made no reply.
An amendment by Mr.. Bacon was
agreed to a~ppropriating $4,000. 900 to
supply and equip the organized militia
of the several states in accordance
with the militia bill recently passed.
The statehood bill was up for a short
time and Messrs. Bard and QuarIes
spoke in opposition to it. After a brief
executive session, the senate adjourned
until tomorrow out of respect to the
memory of the late Representative
Rumple of Iowa.
House of Representatives.
The house today passed about forty
bills under suspension of the rules.
The most important Of them was a bill
to authorize a resumption of the
tiations with Great Britain for the pre-
servation of the Alaskan fur seals and
to give the secretary authority, II a
modus vivendi is not concluded prior
to the opening Of the Pelagis sealing
season this year. to exterminate the
seal herd on the Prybylov islands. ex-
cept 10. 900 females and 1000 males.
The senate bill appropriating 81, 50o,0 900
for a new department of agriculture
building was passed.
Among other bills were a number to
restore to their former rank in the
army or navy, and then retire, officers
who resigned years ago. One bill adj
vanced Brigedier General H c. Meri-
man, retired, to the grade of major gen.
eral on the retired list. The house ad-
iourned until tomorrow.
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NAN.

There once was a man from Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket;
But his daughter named Nan,
Ran away with a man.
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.
Princeton Tiger.
But he followed the pair to Pawtucket
The man and the girl with the bucket;
And he said 70 me mln
He was welcome to Nan. .
as Cor the bucket. Pawtucket.
Chicago Tribune.
And on his way back Pawtucket
Was counting the cash in the bucket.
When Nan and her m a
Rushed I'D with a pan,
And as for the cash. Nantucket.
Durham Herald.
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Divine Shooting.

We doubt if any repartee ever sur
passed in delicacy the reply made by an
East Indian servant of Lord Dufferin
when he was viceroy of India. We'll,
what sort Of sport has Lord Blank
nadY' said Dufferin n day to his
~shikarry" or sporting servant, who
had attended Il young English lord on a
shooting excursion.
"Oh," replied the scrupulously polite
Eindoo, the young sahib shot divinely,
but God was very merciful to the
b~trds.'-FOreSt and Stream.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-06
Rules Controlling the Trust Com
panies.

New York, February 2.-It was an
nounced today hat the clearing house
committed will recommend T., the full
association On Wednesday a new set OF
rules controlling the trust companies.
The rules in brief will require all such
companies clearing through the associ-
alton to keep a 5 per cent. reserve and
provide for an increase of hat amount
by degrees at specified times until a
ten per cent. reserve shall have been
reached. This maximum amount is two
thirds of the reserve, which the New
York state laws compel state banks TO
carry.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-06
EXOnerafel.

When the urgent call was received at
the doctors office, he was out attend
ing another patient and consequently
did not reach the house until two hours
afterYard. AS he entered he met the
endertaker coming out. All" he eX
claimed, with u look of deep chagrin,
this is bad. I am, then, too late"
Don't blame yourself" said the IN
5ertaker composedly. 1T is not your
Sault. You were not here."-New York
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-06
new ROAD LAW
Wake Divided Into -Four Districts.
Body of Eugene Harrell Leaves
Manila.
Especial to The Messenger.b

Especial 70 The MesSenger.1
Raleigh, N. c., February "A new
road law for Wake county has been
passed, dividing it into four districts
each under a supervisor with a super
intendent over all. The Raleigh road
district to be worked as now by con-
vict labor. other districts by hired Ia
Dor. ten men in each outlying district
to work all the year and all able bodied
men to be liable to work certain days-
The county Dad tax is to be fifteen
cents on property, 45 on poll.
The body of Eugene G. Harreli, left
Manila today on the transport Sher1-
dan. his son John y. Harrell accompa-
nying.
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X II X X X X II X i: X II: ]: !. II *
BOWSER IN DISTRESS ;
He Discovers That He Is q Martyr
70 His Wife, WeSIecf * * * *
Copyright, 1902, by c. B. Lewis.l

copyright, 1902. by c. B. Lewis.l
CUFF, scuf, scuf! echoed Mr..
~ Bowser's footsteps as he en-
W tered the gate and YEARLY
climbed the front steps. Mrs.
Bowser heard the sounds and realized
that something was going to happen.
She was in the hall with a smile on her
face to welcome him, but he scarcely
gave her a glance. He uttered a sigh
as he hung up his overcoat and another
sigh as he placed his hat on a peg, and
as he followed down to dinner a sound
like a moan escaped him.
Have you got a t~oothache?" asked
Mrs. Bowser as he sat down to the
table.
NO" he replied, with a shake of his
head.
HAS your rheumatism been bother
ing you againr"
No reply.
"You haven't had a chill, have you?"
Never mind what ails me. 1 am Of
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a Reasonable Explanation.

She has some queer freaks about
her"
What do you mean"
well, last night she ordered me to
take my arm from her waist"
AZ should think that an indication
that she didn't want a queer freak
shout her."-Chicago Post.
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no account in this house anyhow. It
wouldn't matter in the slightest IL I
was brought home dead"
Mrs. Bowser said no more. She
knew that all would be explained later
on. From time to time during the din
ner hour Mr.. Bowser sighed drearily
and rolled up his eyes and picked at
his food as if some great sorrow had
taken possession of his heart. 1t was
not until they had reached the sitting
room that he said:
81 have been thinking things over
and have concluded that it is time for
me to leave the house. 1 seem to be
more Of a cheap boarder here than any
thing else"
What ~nonsenser' exclaimed Mrs.
Bowser- eff there is a husband in
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-06
Needed His Help.

HOstess-Won't you please sing some
thing. Mr.. S~creecher?
SCreecher-But there are so many
peopIe here l really
HOstess-That's just it. 1 want to
get rid Of some of them. Chicago
News
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Thought He Knew.

"A learned Boston professor has care
fully explained what it is that causes
an intoxicated man to see double"
"WeIl. well! 1 always supposed it
was drink that did it.'-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-06
No Self

Barker has 4 little too much eelf
confidence"
I'll have to disa Barker has too
u sense to put any confidence in
anything he hears himself say."-Indi.
annapolis Journal.
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Annoyed.

Everybody has his little peculiari-
DIES" said the broad minded man. Il
don't doubt that you have your own
way of looking at some things"
"NIy dear sir" answered Mr.. Meek
ton, Il wish you wouldn't talk about
my having my own way in that off
hand hammer. Henrietta might hear
Eou."-WaShingtOn Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-06
"A MILD CASE

Of Contagious Blood Poison never exis.
ted. 1t is always bad, though sometimes
no external symptoms of the disease an
pear for a long time.
Because the disease is slow in deyel-
oping does not indicate that the case is
a mild one, for the poisonous virus at
work in the blood and system may be
spending its force upon some internal
vital organ while you are looking for ex-
ternal signs. Contagious Blood Poison
does not affect all alike. In most cases
the first little sore is quickly followed by
painful swellings in the groins, a red
eruption upon the body, sores or ulcers
IN the mouth and throat, unsightly copper
colored blotches, loss Of hair and eye
brows and other symptoms of this miser-
able disease. When the poison is thus
lighting its way to the surface, exposing
h disease in all its h~ideousness, we call
1t a bad case; but Contagious Blood Poi
son, whether working internally or exter-
nally, IS a dangerous, treacherous disease.
S. S. S. is the only remedy that cures
Contagious Blood Poison thoroughly and
permanently. 1t is an antidote for the
deadly virus that produces the awful
erupt1ons, sores and ulcers, and destroys
the bones. Mercury and Potash dry up
LIN III C1uplIOLiS, Cul III 50 QOlIiS uIlNC
the poison further into the system, where
it SAUNDERS for a time. but comes back
again with redoub1ed fury.
S. S. S. is a vegetable remedy that has
been used successfully for years in treat
ingthis vilediseaseand
SIS : &: : I; !: !: +: :: !; a.: IN !: q: 6: !:
Ed Hezz B&s@ occasional sore mouth.
or muscular and bone
pains. your blood is tainted and the disease
is liable to break out again at any time.
A course of S. S. S. will remove every
trace Of poison and at the same time
build up your general health.
Write for our Free Home Treatment
book. No charge for medical advice.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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IN CONGRESS
The Army Appropriation
Bill Considered in
the Senate
HOUSE BILLS

h Army Appropriation Bill Was
Allowed to go Over, on Reauest
of Pettus-Mr. Berry and
Mr.. Proctor Got Into a Debate
Over the Latters Defense of CAP
tain BrOwneIl-Statehood Bill I'm
Many Bills Passed Under Suspen-
sion of the Rules.
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Equal Honors.

Fannie-My big sister is coming out
this evening.
Katie-Dats noting. Me big brudder
Is comm out tonight, too. He was up
Tar six months.-New York Times.
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ingthis vile and
cures itin all stagesand
forms. If you have the
slightest symptom; an
occasional sore mouth,
OF muscular and bone
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-10
Snrpriie.

gaItor 8. $. gl,eioe bleo bebagelig
operraifet al 8oLperton og Gomitod
RenigbeSer, Itrafs ban fom biem ira
aarsmsbet / Duluth. Sm aftenen
Den 260e sunni fom ct it6rt 6slse al
@oIperton Werisbeo % tog Breite.
gaaroen / 9eitNSalie. De bnooe meO
en- Curry" iom 8aoe til 8aituren og
bans Samilie, og iaa fom en- Nurto
ira gomItod Ienigbe0 meo rpe Seite.
iGler; tbi mar Yreiten bnpoe faaet M
Curry" iflaoe bnt ogIaa babe nue
SeteiGler. ct go0t 8iSnesbpro ON
biSie IentgbeSers &iprIigbeo til lin
SjGleisrgcr o9 bans Samitie. aoin.
Scrne OGffeoe @orbet al fine oeIfplOte
ailroe or en- bpaaeftg aften tilbrog.
tee. fom l9nge oil ntin6eS al SreIt
og M~erigbeber.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-10
: gruf. urieth n,eb Gannilie ui[

Eroi. llriatb nleb 6dHilie uil
tiIbrinee Sommerierierne peS groof.
Iton | fit Barnormsbiem.
Gaitor Smut anntien bar MI
optaset fin girfiombeo 2anonas
Menigbeo, Wnubap, g. 3.
Brof. Sftebal og Bait. Selan0
Ifrioer | anleoning Subifriptionen II.
at betale bpao Ger til WiRlben blep
iubfriberet peo iiSIte @arsmeoe: Wea
ioa pigtigt bet er at begDnoe, ian
bigtist err oct ogiaa at fuloenbe. Oct
gobe BERT nlaa life itanie paa Salo.
reien. Ter or alIere6e llpenner, ionl
trPffer pno RRien os flyer: "et er
at iubifribere, ct anhet at betale". Sc
maa bline giort tilifamme. Ee BIZ
faa ie, at bpao Der er bespnot i Sri
biaiabeos Ianb ogian fan fuloferes
meb 9lGbe % Saf.
s Snli Maaneb fo~rfal0er til Beta
ling al 8iGloen 5000. Gertil fon.
mler Renter 1912 cg lsbenbe llSgii-
ter omfring $500, - ialt $6,312.
8or biertelige anmobnins til aa.,
iom iubifri6erte peb Iarsmsoet or
berfor at sisre bbao Der itaar ! oeres
Wagt for at inbierbe oct Iooebe 3d.
lob inben llSgangen al Saili, iaa at
ben Waanebs @iRlosfrap fan bGffes.
Sg iaa pibere ira Maarteb til Ma1-
neb. Spor peliisnet ON ingen al So
terne forfnlSt uben at Ri ogiaa bapbe
Iiolerne til at betale Dem meb!
Suilfen geIfienelie, ON oenne 9proe
funbe tages al bore Sfulore 90 ole
&rRiter frigisres os iamles umf6bel-
bart ON BET enc itore Srifirfeformaal.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-10

Soaseoes bar Oct eaHt SIag | SlM
nrro Bitter og @ontraoiiitcr boer
Tag. SoeraIt, bpor 2oubet piier Iig
.offerrlie. billes ban b~ier.elist At De.
foIfniugen, os oet ier I'D, iont ON Oct
gnrIe 9ag mellem Oct engelife og Oct
frdrife SoIf nh or CLIENT. s GitgeIH.
mGrSeres SpISniue al Grniioent
Sou6et tlirhe ser oos ligse cn SnuD
AZ Concentration mob - Spiflmt0.
Zen frn1ife os Sen engsiife llScn.
rissmiriiter bar Baot Here lPugcre
aonierencer.