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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-02
SATURDAY AT
THE CAPITAL
News aerc- Of Proeeecinss
Of the Legislature CT
This State
SENATE

Senator F-eutscthaI introduced i
resolution that 10 bill be introduced
after March 5 Adopted
: 3 No So, Tho1-To provide
for Z special election IN Nys county
FOR I resz-vsT.
s 3 No 50, Jacksor-Authorztng
the wastoe county commissioners to
Issue boutz FOR hospital and other
purposes Passed all
A. c. z. No J. Skzgg-To amend
the constitution admitting the refer
euG4u or submitting all important
qzesttors 70 the vote q the people
Passed 2 10 g.
4. 3. No. "a. AverfI1-Nzkfng II a
uizdeueanor 10 sound false fire
alarms. Passed all
A. 3. Va. 50. Holnes-Duties Of the
District Judges Passed
Sub for A 3 No sa-Defning the
duties Of the State Board Of Assess
ors- The bill IS amended in nearly
every section and vas ordered re-en-
crossed
a 3. No IS, Cushing-The bill al
loving children IN destitute circum-
stances adufttance 70 the Orphans
Home. Amended 10 provide that the
county sending the child must pay
tor its maintenance Passed all
s. 3. No. 50, Jackzon-Fixing the
salaries OF the Assessors By z per cent
Of the value collected Passed by q
vote Of 70 to S.
Adjourned until Monday at II a.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
SWIFT
White Man and Two Negroes
Lynched in Polk County. Fla.

Tampa, Fla. May 20.-Amos Randall,
white. and Daniel Kennedy and Henry
Golden. negroes, were lynched at Null
berry, Polk county, thirty miles from
here early this morning for the murder
of Barney Brown. a white nan Ran
dali was charged with being the opera
tor of a blind tiger" and Brown was
a prominent advocate of prohibition in
the campaign which ended yesterday.
Monday night while Brown was en-
route home he was shot from ambush
and his throat cut. The people Of Null
berry became enraged and yesterday
secured evidence that led them to be-
lieve that Randall a employed the
negroes to kill Brown. The three men
were taken into custody and one of the
negroes confessed that Randall had
hired them to commit he crime. The
trio were taken out about 3 o'clock this
morning and lynched. their bodies be-
ing riddled with bullets. 1t is said the
work was done by a mob of about fifty
unmasked men, many of whom were
prominent in the county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
a Glorious Cow"

\ good story is told on a minister
who at n time expounded from a
local pulpit. The man was Well liked
and revered, but, as it often happens,
his best friend was a man Of the
world want to play practical jokes and
cut up all sorts of didos. It was a Gus
tom Of the minister. whenever dining
at the home of this friend, to consume
a glass of milk, and then, without
more ado, fall to and enjoy the spread
which was always elaborated when he
was expected. The friend one day
planned to cause his ministerial friend
embarrassment and disQuietUde of
mind, but he reckoned without his
host. On the day that his friend was
scheduled to appear. instead CT the
foamy glass of milk, delicious and
creamy, there WaS a good, stout, rich
glass of milk punch, so clearly md
cleyerly prepared that it resembled
natures ~concotion to a nicely. The
dinner hour duly arrived. and after a
short blessing the minister seized his
glass and Quaffed. Not a tremor. not
a move, not an exclamation until the
beverage vas consumed, and then he
exclaimed as he pushed the glass from
him, closed his eyes and smacked his
lips: All, a glorious cow!"-Tha
Jackson Patriot.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26

Auditor Castle Says They Are Reck-
less and Many of His statements
Absolutely False.

Washington. May 19.-Henry a. CAS-
tie, the auditor for the ~postoftice de-
partment today gave out a statement
IN reply to charges made against his
office by eX-Cashier S. W. Tulloch. Of
the Washington City postoffice. Mr..
Castle says:
"I ave not yet received the p~ostrnas-
ter generals letter transmitting alb
stracts of Mr.. Tulloch's complaints re-
ferring to his office. but my reply will
be brief. prompt and. 1 think. conclus-
I've. Under a decision of the supreme
court Of the United States the account
Ing officers are not judges of the neces-
sity or the extravaganza Of an eXpen-
diture. They are only concerned with
Its legality under some available ap-
preparation and the Sufficiency of the
vouchers. Some of Mr.. Tulloch's state
ments are reckless and otherS absurd
iy false. The comptroller never disal-
lowed $4,000 that had been approved
by this office. My recollection now is
that less han 81, 900 was finally disap-
proved, and that Of that amount a con-
siderable portion was simply charged
under another head"
| Genera Payne said today
that he had not communicated with
| forner First Assistant Postmaster
! General Heath, but that he thought he
would do so later On. In connection
| with the charges Of violations of the
civil service law, Mr.. Payne called at
| tentiOn to the appropriation of $500, 00O
| made by congress In March. 1899, and
at other times. He said the eXpendl-
ture of that appropriation for mail SER
vice of various kinds necessitated by
the acquisition of the insular posses
sions was vested in the discretion Of
the postmaster general without regard
to the civil service law
Postmaster General Payne said today
that the investigation at some of the
postoffices had been completed. In
%stancing the Milwaukee, where. he
said, the accounts had been found &C
be correct. He said that Comptroller
Tracewell personally has investigated
the accounts Of the New York post
office and the postmaster general added
that he understood the accounts were
found to be straight ans in proper
shape. The postoffice inspectors have
finished the investigation of the Wash,
tngton poStoffice and the civil service
commission representatives today were
finishing their examination of the Of
fee by taking testimony of clerks ap-
pointed at outside postoffices who were
transferred through the Washington
postoffice into the postoffice depart
ment. Referring to the responsibility
Of subordinates in official matters tbs
postmaster general said subordinate
officials we're responsible for their OWL
acts and SHOULD not obey an order tina
was not lawful: that an unlawful or
der was no order at all, SO far az the
necessity of a subordinate'S executing
if was concerned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
The Bible Trust.

Not eve the sacred Scriptures are
safe from the repaclty of the trusts.
1t is the theory of Christianity hat
salvation hall be free. and religion
just as nearly free as may be possible.
Running expenses are to be met, of
course. but it is the exception to find
religion being worked for a profit. The
Bible trust is one exception. 1t is said
there are just seven big Bible pub
fishing houses in the United States.
Flo twenty years. up to within the
past few weeks, no page of a Bible
had been newly set in type. The print
ing of the books was all lone from
plates made twenty years ago, the va
riOus sets of plates being the property
of the seven firms referred to.
Eight months or SO ago a meeting
of the Bible printing firms was held
in New York, for the purpose of form
ing a combine. 1t was asserted that
Bibles were being sold too cheaply;
that the publishers Wer not making as
much money out of the business as
they could if they entered into an
agreement. There is a big and steady
demand for Bibles. The good book is
a household necessity. No family of
Christian a~ntecedentS and religious
proclivitieS cares to set up hOusekeep-
ing without a Bible. With these and
other facts in view, the publishers
thought it was high time for them to
follow the lead of other industries,
form a trust and enjoy more of the
| profits of the piping times of prosper
I! ity. Six Of the seven firms subscribed
to the. agreement, and prices of Bibles
/ We're promptly advanced 10 to so per
| cent. according to the paper and bind
ing. Visions of profits. not thoughts of
| piety, were in the minds of the trust
| makers.
One of the seven firms, a Chicago
concern, declined to enter the trust:
| not for religious reasons, however, but
| because it was content with a less per-
centage of profit and saw an Opportun-
ity for increasing it's income by re-
naming independent and fighting the
trust. This Chicago firm has recently
made several sets of new plates, IN
various sizes of type, and announces
that it will undersell the trust. n
prospect for a cut rate war in Bibles,
for a time at least. is quite good.
Bibles may even become as cheap as
biscuits. But in the end it is likely
that the trust will win, as trusts have
q way of winning over independent
concerns. and then even for our Word
we may have to pay an increased trib-
ute to the trust.-SaVannah News.
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TULLOCH COMES BACK.
He Tells the Postmaster General n
Few Things He Didn't Seem to
Know.

Washington. May 19.-Ex-Cashier
Tullocn was in Washington today and
in an interview said:
i notice Mr.. Payne observed that I
could know nothing more about the
postal service in Porto Rico than about
the postal service in Chicago. Perhaps
Mr.. Payne is not aware that. as cashier
OF the Washington City pOstOffice. no
postmaster there could secure even a
box OF matches that | did not pay for.
Money for the salaries OF the postmas-
tiers, clerks. carriers. route men. and
other employees for every office in the
island passed through my hands and
the postmaster of Washington CITY was
responsible on his bond for the proper
disbursement of it,
Touching the question of
for individuals which auditing officers
refused to pass. Mr.. Tulloch said:
know that in some case where
there men come in with expenses which
the accounting officers OF the treasury
would not pass, a very ingenious
scheme was devised to help them ont.
By direction of First Assistant Heath,
the names of those employees would be
ordered kept on the pay roofs for a
time. long enough to make sufficient
money in salary to equal the tabooed
| accounts. 1 know In one case a favor
ite had come back to Washington and
his name had been dropped from the
rolls. He had been drawing pay at the
rate of 81. 200 a year. but it was found
| that some of his expenses would not
| pass the auditing offices. an
| order came to me to put him on the
rolls at s1,40O. He performed no addi-
| ional work but was paid a. salary till
| the deficit was made up. In other
words the government was made to
| paw itself"
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AesOp ~Up-tO-Date.

Once upon a Time, says Life. a FAR
mer going to the nest Of his Goose
found there an Egg of Pure Gold. To
his Great Delight this same PhenoIne-
non occurred every Day, n by Sell
ing his Gold EGGS the Farmer soon be-
came Rich enough to give his Wife a.
Diamond Tiara
But she. being a Properly Ambitious
Woman, desired also a Diamond Sun
burst and a Stomacher set with Rubies
and Emeralds, for" said she. Il wish
to shine in New York Society
Whereupon the Farmer offered his
Goose to a Syndicate for a Fabulous
Price, telling them that by killing the
Goose at once they could secure a
Practically Unlimited Supply Of Gold
The Syndicate eagerly snapped at the
Chance and paid the Farmer his Fab
ulOuS Price.
They then killed the Goose and Open
ed it, only to find Nothing, while the
Farmer casually remarked to his Vile:
"Ha-ha. ha-ha!"
Moral: Wisdom IS better than Ru-
hiac
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
The Waste of Shaving.

The Jenkins family was always a
Tom, the eldest son, got into arithme-
tic, remarks the Chicago Tribune. AL
ready he has developed amazing pow
erS as a mathematician, and the fond
head of the family is now laboring I'M
der the awful fear that Tom is destin-
ed to become a lightning calculator.
Imagine the feelings of such a father
when a thing like this happens.
Jenkins shaves himself every morn
ing. He was at work in the bathroom
the other morning when young Tom
put in his appearance, armed with the
stub of a lead pencil and a sheet of
paper.
Father" said Tom, "how long does
it take you to shave yourself?"
ooh, L don't know said father.
Maybe fifteen minutes"
And you shave yourself every morn
ing?"
Yes"
How long have O been doing it?"
Twenty years" snapped the old
NAH. who began to WOnder If he was
| on the witness stand.
Thank YOU" said little Tom retir-
Ing With his pencil and pad into his
own room. Five minutes later he came
back.
Father" he said, ARE you aware
that during the last twenty years you
| have spent q total of 1,150 hours IT
scraping your hair off the lower part
Of your face? Seventeen hundred and
fifty hours is equal to 175 working days
Of ten hours each. In other words
you have wasted six months out OF
the last twenty years in shaving your
self"
jenkins admitted that he had never
before harbored the awful thought.
If tbs average man lives to be 81
years old" went on young Tom. q z
shaves himself every morning as yOu
do he will have spent at the end Of
his life one year and a half in SHAY.
ing. Ten thousand men Will have spenr
15,O 900 years at ii. Think what it woulC
mean to humanity if a beardless race
| could be evolved SO that all that tins
could be devoted TO improving oul
minds
Jenkins told his wife after breakfast
| that he thought young Tom had better
be taken out Of school for a year. H
| was developing too fast.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
Question AnsWered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale Of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers I'VE thought Of using
anything else for Indigestion or bill
liousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard Of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostitution or Heart failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regulate
the action Of the liver, stimulate the
" and organic action Of the
system, and tia is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headaches
a d other aches. You only need a
few doses of Green's August Flower
in liquid form, to make YOU satisfied
there is nothing serious the matter
with you. You a get this reliable
remedy at all drug stores. Price 25c.
md IS c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
rheumatism
"a H 1.-THE PAIN /"

Those whohave ever felt its keen, cutting pains, or witnessed the intense
suffering of others, know that rheumatism is torture, and that il right
ly called The King of Pain"
Ali do not suffer alike. Some are suddenly seized with the most excruia-
ting pains, and it seems every muscle and joint in the body was being torn
asunder. Others feel only occasional slight pains for weeks IT months, when
a sudden change IN the weather n exposure to damp, chilly winds u night
air brings on a fierce attack, lasting for days perhaps, and leaving the pa
tient with a weakened constitution " crippled and deformed for all time.
An acid, polluted condition of the blood IS the cause of every form and
variety of Rheumatism, Muscular, Articu1ar, Acute, Chronic, inflammation
and Sciaic, and the blood must be purged and purified before there is an
endto your aches and pains. External applications, the of 1niments and
plasts, domuch toward temporary relief but such treatment does not reach
the real cause or cleanse the diseased blood; but S S. S., the greatest of all
blood purifiers and tonics, does cure Rheumatism by antidotng and neutra1z-
ing the poisonous acids and building up the weak and sluggish blood. It's
safeandre1abein Informs of Rheumatism. It makes
f~N ~ the old acid blood rich, and the pain tortured mus
~ ces and Joints are relieved, the shattered nerves are
SJo(0 made strong, and the entries system is invgorated and
w. toned up by the use of this great vegetable remedy.
If you have Rheumatism, writeus, and our physicians will furnish with
out charge any information desired, and we will mail free u book O n
Rheumatism. rur e,uv~r eoersr,o IN
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
The Tax on Packing House
Agencies.
Especial to The Messenger

T-VENIII u IIt HItssEl5ET.D
Raleigh. y. c., May 21.-Messrs. Eel
der and ROuntree. lawyers of Atlanta
Ga. representing the Armour Neat
Packing Company, are here n re-
quested State Treasurer Lacy TO join in
a test case to ascertain the cOnstitu-
tionality of section so OF the new reve-
nue. act. This section imposes one
hundred dollars tax on the agency OF
meat packing houses in each county
where such agency is located. The
Armour Company's lawyers claim that
the tax is unconstitutional. On Attor-
ney General Gilmer's advice Treasurer
Lacy agreed to a test case. The Ar
mour Company has agencies in five
North Carolina counties.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
TIE GREEN CRAL|CE
~ Samuel MacauIdy.

Copyright, 1903, by Robert Howard
RusSelI.)
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Paint Your Buggy for 75c.

to s1.00 with Devoe's Gloss Carriage
Paint. 1t weighs 8 to s ozs. more to the
pint than others, wears longer, and
gives a gloss equal to new work. Sold
by NJ. w. Divine & Co.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-11-07
SCiiatiC
Trouble From Sprain
of Back.
Dizzy, Dull, Nervous,
Con stipated.
DR.. Miles Nervine Conn
p1etely Cured Me.

frequent complication of rheumatism
and scIatlca is constipation. The use of DIR.
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills in conjunction
with Restorative Nervine makes an ideal
treatment for such cases. The Nerve and
Liver Pills, by their tonic influence upon the
nerves of the stomach, liver and bowels
cause them to act NATURALLY. Thus the system
is readily cleansed of the impurities which
cause the trouble and the nourshng and
soothing effect of Nervine is allowed to dc
its wonder III work of restoration without
hindrance from the complication
About ten months ago | sprained my
back. This ran into scatic trouble from
which | have suffered more or less ever since.
This was complicated by chronic indigestion.
/ had sick headache every day with dizzy,
dull feeling, also quite a little confusion.
Was extremely nervous and suffered much
from constipation. | was influenced to try
DIR. Miles Remedies and decided to give
them trial. | procured bottle OF the Re
storative Nervine and box of the Nerve
and Liver Pills. | used them as per direc-
tons and received much relief. | continued
the Nervine until had used several bottles
ofthe same and | am glad to state that it has
cured me completely and permanently. |
now enjoy good health relish my meals and
can eat any kind of food without fear.
take pleasure in recommending DR.. Miles
Remedies to the public."-REv. A. b. Now
ERS, Taneytown, Md.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
DIR. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart. Ind.
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RIA I5I5I'T.


Baltimore. Baltimore city (Salrl. Calvert
Kent. Washington Estate law Dec
cn.hrr - to November |.
All""any-.JaMuary to October 10
Anne Arlndel-Dcctmbe - to Novcm-
Der 10.
Cmroll-Dcccmhcr - to November TO-
l0WdIl-Dcccmher - to November 10
Prince George % to Nuvem-
her 10.
Ctno.iirt--January II to November II.
Wicomco-.Ianuary II To November 10
WnweStrr-Iauuary II to November II.
tccil-.January 10 to November /.
tharr S-.Ianulry II to October Il.
HrhcstCl~.Janua1y 10 to Novcmhcg' To-
Ere lvrick -Drccmhcr II to November II
Garrett Estate lawy-Februnry | to No
vcmhcr |.
acknowledgements | to November |.
M"Htgumcry OD-Dcccmbcr 20 TO No
vcmhtT l.
Queen AmmeS--Decembcr - to Novom-
her IL.
st. Mary@S january II to September /.
Somerset (2l-January | to November 10
TalhUt-.Danmry | to November /.
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OF ALL.

Quail Tor rtridgc,-Baltimore Balti-
more city (Nalc, Charles. Kent, st.
MnryS. Washington Estate llwl-Dec-
cmh,r - to November l.
OVERWHELMINGLY | to October 10.
Ann" Arundel December % to Noven-
her TO-
Carrrll-Dccrmbr - To November IL.
lloward-Dcccmbcr - to November 10.
Prince GcorgCs5-Dcccmbcr - t. Ne
Vcmh,r 10.
Calvel1-Ianua1y II to November |.
Carolinr-JanuHry IL to November II.
icumicu-.Iauuary II TO November II.
Worcester January II to November -.
urchc~tcr-.Ianuary 10 to November 10
Ccril-.IHnunry 10 to November l.
FrrI,rick (3I--Drcemhcr II to Novcm-
her IL.
Garrett -Deccmhcr ! to November |.
acknowledgements To November l.
MuWgomcry-D December 20 to Nuvcm-
her |.
Queen AnErS-Dccembcr - to Novcm-
hcr IL.
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DEER.

Dccr-Only in the following counties:
Allcgany- january to October 10.
Garrctt-Until September 80. 1906.
ashington--January / to November !.
SQUIRREL.
Squirrel Estate law. Chapter BOG, Acts
1S9Sl-Deccmbcr ! TO September in all
counties except:
Alcgany-Ianuary | to October 10.
Anne acknowledgements 70 to Noyem-
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In several of the counties Of Maryland
the shooting of rabbits ami cartridges is
legal from November LIST until Christ
mas In either counties, November 10th
Is the opening date and in others Novem-
her 10Th. In some counties the shooting
Of deer. phea>sutS. turkeys. cartridges.
wopdcock. rabbits and squirrels began
October 10TH Uniform laws are sadly
needed in Maryland to save trouble and
confusion. and officers of the Maryland
Game and Fish Protection Association
propose to remedy the cunVp!cXity of the
situation.
In all the counties of the Stare except
AllCgany. rDn-rt >dcnts are now com
PEELED to secure Il Incense before they
can hunt. The license i issued by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court in all the
counties except Wi,omico. where the
county clerk is charged with this work.
In all of the oourtics not specified below
landowners or residents may invite nom
residents to hunt on their lands or with
them in which case nu license is rpnuir-
cd. This does not apply II Kent. where
even if invited by n Resident the non
resident must take ont a license, costing
81 (Act 1894. Chapter 5O1l nor to Caro-
line. dorchester lrXcclI relatives by
blood or MARRIAGE. Garrett. Kent (Sec
ahnveI. Somerset mnlt>'S accompanied
by a RESIDENT. Talho1. Wiocnico tunlos~
accompanied by Il rcsidemu and Wor-
cr>tcr
The following cuunti'S require licenses
ito the amount of the LICENSE must he
added the clerks fee uf 20 crHtSl: Gar
rMt 50: Charles. Prince Georges. St
Mury's, $50: Frelerick, KCnt, go if in
vitcd by landowner: Montgomery. So:
Baltimore. Calvert Carroll, Cecil wild
water fowl Hartford. Somerset. Wash
ington. WicUmic~. Worcester wild fowl.
SO: Talbot. $3.50: Howard. $50: Cecil
upland game and shore hirdSl. 50: Caro-
line. dorchester and Queen Annrs. S4.1O.
Most of the licenses al, gool for one
year from date of i>~u" uni are non
transferable.
In Washington CulntN no license is re-
Quiled from residents of the District Of
Columbia. and landowners may invit"
any non-rrsidcntS to hunt on their own
land (Acts, 1902. Chapter 3I9.
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Don't forget the old man
with the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years he
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling,
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptive he
brings the strength and flesh
he so much needs.
To all weak and sickly
children he gives rich and
strengthening food.
To thin and pale persons
he gives new firm flesh and
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
old man with the fish are now
grown up and have children
OF their own.
He stands for SCOTS Emul-
sion of pure cod liver ola
delightful food and a natural
tonic for children, for old folks
and for all who need flesh and
strength.
SCOTT g. BOVINE, Chemists,
4O9-415 Pearl Street, New York.
SOC. and $l.OO: all druggists