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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
THE PYTHIAN CARNIVAL.
Gala Day at Fayetteville Yesterday.
Superb Floral Parade-QUeen of
the Carnival Crowned With I'm
posing CeremOnies-LOvely Queen
and Beautiful Maids of Honor.
Especial to The MeSSSnge

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, April 23.-The Inclement
weather has initiated against the sue
cess of the Pythian Carnival and Street
Fair. though the night crowds made up
of city people, have been large. SO
gloomy were the prospects early this
morning that ~postponement of the caro-
nation was announced; but. the clouds
somewhat clearing away the announce
ment was reconsidered, and the grand
stand in front Of the Hotel Lafayette
is iuttering with flags, streamers and
gay colors. Chief Marshal DR.. McGou-
gan formed his column on Hay
street in front Of the city graded
schools, and this afternoon the magnlfi-
cent floral parade took place and the
coronation ceremony was carried out.
WAS CARRIED OUT.
The floral parade this afternoon was
a pageant matchless in beauty and
%splendor. Fayetteville has seen MOTH
ing finer in years. There was a long
line of floral floats and richly adorned
carriages. driven by beautiful Women
through streets packed by thousands
Of people. The stand in front of the
Hotel Lafayette, artistically decorated,
was mounted by the queens party,
richly gowned, and attended by pages
dressed in white. The ad-
dress by Mr.. c. J. Cooper was very
graceful, poetic, and in classic taste.
He won hearty applause and cheers.
The queen, Miss Alice Matthews, is
a lovely blond of the fairest type, a ia
vorite in Fayetteville society, of an old
family in the community, daughter of
Mr.. ]. NJ. Matthews, and grand daugh-
ter of the late Philemon Taylor. a prom
inent merchant.
Miss Kate Broadfoot, first maid Of
honor, is a tall, stately girl, very hand
some, of rich brunette type of beauty.
with very dark brown laid, but blue
eyes, daughter of Colonel c. w. Broad
foot, q leading lawyer of the state and
dean Of the Fayetteville bar, and she is
d great-grand niece of George E. Bad
ger.
The second maid of honor, Miss Mary
Warren Cameron, is a charming socie-
ty leader, we'll known in Wilmington,
with dark brown hair and expressive
blue eyes, daughter of Mrs. George w.
Leake, of Baltimore, and grand-daugh-
er Of the late Paul Cameron and the
late H. B. Short, influential citizens Of
the Piedmont and Underwater sections Of
North Carolina.
Miss Fannie Williams. third maid of
honor, has dark brown hair and blue
eyes, is petite and piquant, and loved
by a large circle of friends, daughter Of
Captain a. B.. Williams, and g~and-
daughter Of the late John D. Williams
and the late Nash Whitfield, leading men
of Fayetteville and Bladen county.
The fourth maid OF honor, Miss Mary
F. Robson, has Drown hair and gray
eyes, and is one Of the loveIiest and
most graceful girls of Fayetteville,
daughter of Captain w. A. Robson, d
veteran Cape Fear river steamboat
captain, and granddaughter Of the tate
Elijah Fuller, long a leading business
nan of this city.
h feature Of the arrival was a
tremendous excess, and was one of the
most notable events in Fayetteville.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
RIGHT OF SECESSION TAUGHT AT
WEST POINT.

Our readers will be surprised 20 learn
that among the text books used at the
military academy at West Point while
there was one which advocated
straight out the right of secession by
any state. This was "RaWle's View Of
the Constitution" written by William
| RawIe, a lawyer of Philadelphia From
the News and Observer, of Raleigh we
| learn that Mr.. Charles Francis Adams
has published in pamphlet form his
| address on constitutional Ethics of
| Secession" delivered in Charleston and
has added to it a foot note containing
the above statement and giving the fol-
lowing extracts from the book:
IF a faction should attempt to sub
vert government Of q state for the pur-
pose of destroying its republican form,
the paternal power Of the union should
thus be called forth to subdue il. Yet
it is not to be understood that it's in
terpOsitiOn would be ~justifiable il h
people of a state should determine to
retire from the union whether they
adopted another or retained the same
form Of government. page 289.)
Ie SIdlS lllS11, ILldJ "lIO1ly
draw from the union; but while they
continue they must retain the charac-
ter of representative republics. page
29O.)
1.-The secession of a state from the
union depends on the will Of the people
of such state. page 1851
The people Of a state may have
some reasons to complain in respect to
acts of the general government: they
may in such cases invest some Of their
own officers with the power Of lego
tiations, and may declare an absolute
secession in case Of their failure. Still,
however. the secession must in such
case be distinctly n p~eremptorily de-
clared to take place or that event: and
in such case, as in the case Of an IN
conditional secession, the previous lig-
| ament with the union would be legiti-
| mately and fairly destroyed. But III
either case conditional or uncondition-
al secessiOn) the people is the only
moving power. page 1861"
General Lee graduated in 1929. This
! work was then a text book at the West
Point academy, says Mr.. Adams and
| continued to be so used until 1910. So
| it seems that General Lee and all the
| other West Pointers who were at the
| academy between hos dates and who
Joined the confederate service were
taught by the instructors appointed by
the federal government that any state
| had the right nde the federal consti-
tuition to secede from the union.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
Does 1T ray 60 Cay Cheopf

A cheap remedy FOR coughs and colds
is all right, but you want something
that will relieve and cure the more
severe and dangerous results Of throat
and lung troubles. What shall yeu
do? Go to a warmer and more regular
climate? Yes, if possible; if not pos
sible for you, then an either case take
the ONLY remedy that has been in
troduced IN all civilized countries with
success in severe throat and luHg
troubles. "Boschee's German Syrup"
1t not only heals and stimulates the
tissues to destroy the germ disease,
but auays inflammation. causes easy
expectoration, gives q good nights
rest, and cures the patient. Try ONE
bottle. Recommended many years by
all druggists in the world. You can
get this reliable remedy at all drug
stores. Price Csc. and 75c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
Messenger Bureau.

|
Raleigh, n. c., April %.
The Seaboard Steel and Iron Compa-
ny, of New York is leasing mineral
lands in Northern Wake, in Johnston
and in Pender counties. The acreage
in this county is quite large.
The Farmers Protective Association
will have meetings at Rocky Mt, May
1st, and at Elm City May End, at both
Of which John S.. Cunningham will
speak.
A charter is granted by the state to
the Horne Turpentine Refining Com
pany, with headquarters at Raleigh.
Its stockholders are Ashley Horne,
James H. Pou, ]. R.. Chamberlain and
Cary j. Hunter. Its capital is $16,Ooo.
1t will make various products and eX-
tracts of the pine.
1t is a long ways ahead Of time but
some work is already being done in the
way of putting out 'feelers' for the
democratic nomination for governor.
In fact some important work was done
along this line during the legislative
session. The nomination may be claim
ed by the far west. Will it go there?
There is a strong piedmont aspirant.
There are three a~spirants from n
district.
Decorating for the May carnival of
the Knights of Pythias here has begun.
1t will be the first street fair Raleigh
ever held.
Weather Observer Won Hermann left
today on a tour of inspection Of the
offices of the voluntary observers at
Laurinburg, Henderson, Littleton, We'll
don, Tarboro, Goldsboro and Selma.
The remarkably cold and rainy
weather continues. A farmer says that
| during the past 80 days he has been
able to do only four days p~loughing.
1t appears that all prospect for a Vir-
ginia-North Carolina base ball league
has ended.
The registration for the municipal
election to be held here neXt month is
| remarkably light. In fact it is so light
| as to occasion much remark.
Judge Purnell and the other federal
| court officials have returned from
Elizabeth City. The docket Of the court
| there was, as usual, very light.
John S. Cunningham, of Person coun-
ty, has accepted an invitation to deliv-
er an address before the grand Lodge
of Masons at it's next annual commun-
cation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
FOUL MURDER.
Poison Sent in n of Food
to n Man in FIOrida-He Ate 1T and
Died in Fifteen Minutes.

Morgan, of Elgin, ILL.,, died suddenly
Monday afternoon at his country home
six miles from this city. He received
a package of prepared GOD by mail and
within fifteen minutes after eating il
was dead. His mother and wife mirac-
ulously escaped death, though they only
tasted the contents of the package. The
food was in an original package, wrap
ped in white paper. The post mark is
too indistinct to give the officers any
clue as to the place from which it was
mailed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
A Prominent Minister Recommends
ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.

Rev. Francis J. Davidson, pastor Of
the st. Matthew Baptist church and
president Of the Third District Baptist
Association, 2731 Second ST., New Or
leans, writes as follows: II have used
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for cramps and
pains in the stomach and found it ex-
cellent. 1t is in fact the best cramp
and collie remedy I nave ever used. Also
several of my parishioners have used
it with equally satisfactory results"
For sale by r. R.. BellamY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
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pure. The critical ordeal through which the expectant mother must
pass, however, is so fraught with dread, pain, suffering and danger.
that the very thought of it fills her with apprehension and horror.
There is no necessity for the reproduction of life to be either painful
or dangerous. The use of Mothers Friend SO prepares the system for
the coming event that it is safely passed without any danger. This
great and wonderful
; ;:s :::!::: !: ;s: :5::s:
of women through -
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The BradfeAd Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28

No woman's happi.
ness can be complete
without children it
is her nature to owe
and want them
as much so as
- it is to love the
beautiful and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
BUYING MINERAL LANDS.

4 New York Company Investing
Largely in Wake, Johnston and
Ponder COunties-Activity of the
Farmers, Protective Association.
Early A~spirants for Governor.
Other Raleigh Gossip.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
Hoods CdrS0poTiiiQ

The election for the queen when
closed Saturday night, as mentioned In
The Messenger, realized nearly or quite
$500, although the votes were only ,
cents each.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28
Too Great a Risk.

A reliable remedy for bowel COM
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 and 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, 1903-04-28
JEFF DAVIS HOME.

BeauyOir Was the Most Beautiful
and Imposing rIace on the Gulf.
1t Was Lavish.y Furnished-Mrs.
Sarah Dorsey ~Bequeathed it to the
Confederate President.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-28

Kansas has butted into the south's
race question so often that black
smallpox has broke out in the state.
Atlanta Journal.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02

Under date Of January 10, 1897, DR..
Hartman received the following letter:
'My wife had been suffering from a
complication OF diseases for the past %
years.
"Her case had baffled the skill of
some Of the most noted physicians.
One of her worst troubles was chronic
constipation of several years. standing.
"She also was passing through that
most critical period in the life of a
woman-change of life. In June,
1895, / wrote to you about her case.
You advised a course of Peruna and
Manalin, which we at once commenced,
and have to say it completely cured
her. She firmly believes that she
would have been dead only for those
wonderful remedies.
"About the same time l wrote you
about my own case Of catarrh, which
had been of rs years. standing. At
times l was almost past going. I COM
menced to use Peruna according to your
instructions and continued its use for
about year, and it has completely
cured me.
''Your remedies do all that you claim
Tor them, and even more. Catarrh
cannot exist where Peruna is taken
according to directions. Success to
you and your remedies"
John o. Atkinson.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
TRADE REPORT.

New York;. G. Dun & Co.'s Week
ly Review Of Trade last week says:
Trade and speculation experienced
the customary holiday quiet, except in
Christmas goods, which sold freely
many packing and shipping depart.
ments being still engaged on this class
of work, which could not be complet-
ed at the specified time. Industrial
undertakings are interrupted in many
cases by the taking of inventories,
while other plants are closed because
fuel cannot be obtained. Orders still
come forward freely and the new year
Will open with more business on the
cooke than ever before. Prices of
commodities are firmly held by the
steady domestic demand and there is
a good export movement of the lead
ing staples. In this, as in many other
instances, however, there is still a
drawback of inadequate transportation
Iaclllties which restrict shipments to
the seaboard. Financial conditions are
satisfactory.
An unexpected favorable feature has
appeared in the market for cotton
goods.
Failures for the week numbered 200
In the United States, and 81 in Canada.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02

In q letter dated January l. 1900.
Mr.. Atkinson says, after five years. ex.
perience with Peruna:
81 will ever cOntinne to speak sood
word for Peruna. In my rounds ~ :
travelling man am walking adyer.
tisement for Pcruna and have induced
many people during the past year to
use Peruna with the most satisfactory
results. am still cured Of catarrh. =
John o. Atkinson.
Box 272. Independence, Mo.
When old age comes on, catarrhal
diseases come also. Systemic catarrh
is almost universal in old people.
This explains why Peruna has become
so indispensable to old people. Peruna
is their safeguard. Peruna is the only
remedy yet devised that meets these
cases exactly.
Such cases cannot be treated locally:
nothing but an effective systemic reme-
dy could cure them. This is exactly
what Peruna is.
If you do not receive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hratman.
giving full statement of your case and
he will be pleased to give you his valu.
able advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, president Of
the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
THE BLOOD.


The blood is life. We derive from
the blood life, power, beauty, and rea.
son, as the doctors have been saving
from time immemorial. A healthy
body, fresh appearance, and generally
all the abilities we possess depend on
that source of life. 1t is therefore the
duty of every sensible man to keep tn,
blood as pure and normal as possible.
Nature, in its infinite wisdom. has
given us Thermometer indicating the
state OF the blood, which appeals to our
reason by giving notice OF it's impurity.
Small eruptions of the skin, to which
we scarcely pay any attention, head
ache, ringing noises in the ears, lassi-
tude, sleeplessness, are generally a sign
that the blood is not in its normal
state, but is filed with noxious SUBJ
stances. These symptoms deserve our
full attention. If more attention were
paid to those symptoms, and steps taken
to remove them, then many illnesses
from which We suffer would become un.
known, and the human body would be.
come stronger and healthier. Atten.
tion therefor should be paid to those
warning signs, and the blood can be
purified and poisonous substances re.
moved from it by the use of DR.. August
koenig's Hamburg Drops, discovered
more than 80 years ago. i....=5
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
WILL ARBI1RATE At HAGUE
THE DISPUTE TO BE SETTLED
THERE.
This Il the Dsclsion Of the Cabinet
and President Roosevelt-the DIf.
fersnt Powers Have Agreed to the
Rlan-6ritish Government not much
Pleased Newspepers Speak.

Observation-Disclosures of the
disputes between Venezuela and Grea,
Britain, Venezuela and Germany. Ven
ezuela and Italy, venezeula and Spain
and yenezeula and other nations will
be entrusted TO The Hague tribunal
This decision was practically arrived
at at a meeting Of President Rose.
welt and cabinet. FF
meanwhile the blockade of Venezu-
elaswill be continued by German and
British war vessels until some decis-
ianS or agreement is reached by her
foes, It is hoped they will soon call
on the blockade. ~
ropdon.-Except by the opponents
OF the government, who view it as h
virtual defeat and as discrediting the
MINISTRY, the latest phase OF the Vene.
zuelan trouble has been welcomed very
lukewarmly. Arbitration by President
Roosevelt has been anticipated as SO
desirable an issue from difficult bus
mess that his REFUSAL which Is re.
garded as final, has caused keen dis
Appointment. 1t is foreseen that, even
II satisfactory conditions to the sub
----~~-~->SA SAA0 NAoPutCS " l AS I1dBuc
court Gamble arranged, this method will
entail endless and wearisome details,
with no assurance that at the end
President Castro still will be in power,
or Venezuela in the mood to abide by
the decision of The Hague. In short,
the element Of guarantee which would
nave accompanied President Roose
velt's acceptance OF the office of arbi.
traitor Is now lacking
AT the same time 1t Is readily ad.
mitted that from the American point
OF view President Roosevelt has acted
wisely in declining to act.
The foregoing represents the gener.
al drift Of newspaper comment this
morning. The only paper which real.
~ welcomes the decision to refer the
venezuelan matter to The Hague is
the radical Daily News. which sees a
chance OF making arbitration once
more a reputable theory. paying
tribute to the GOODNESS of President
Roosevelt and the correct attitude of
the United States during this SORRY
business"
The Daily News says: 1.-THE vene
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
He Waited.


what were you doing at the time Of
your arrestf' asked the magistrate of
the prisoner.
II was waiting" 4...
waiting for whom"
"Just waiting"
what were you waiting for?"
''To get my money"
"Who from?"
"The man was waiting for"
What did he owe it to you for7.
"For waiting"
Il don't know what you mean. Ex.
plain yourself"
Il thought you knew l was a waite,
In restaurant"
"oh! gasped the magistrate-Mont.
real Herald
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02

Mrs. Anderson, a prominent
society woman OF Jacksonville,
Fla, daug liter of Recorder OF
Deeds, West says:
"There are but few wives an.
mothers VIII have not at times en-
durel ngoni ind such pain as onl,
women know Of. wish such women
knew the We ne of Lydia Il. Pink
hams Veg tlple Compound. !
is remark dc medicine, different /.
action from rs other ever knew and
thoroughly tl..blc.
II have ecu cases where women
doctored for sa4-s without permanent
benefit who Tc~c cured in less than
three month h-ter taking your Vcge-
table ComM n !. while others who
were chroni, AMI incurable came out
cured, happ and in perfect health
after tlIorC te5!i treatment with this
medicine. | i2Ta never used it myself
without Ga lag great benefit. A
Few doses ores my strength and
appetite, aI tones up the entire
system. 70 medicine has been tried
and found t ue, hence l fully endorse
1t. - MIS-. A. ANDERSON, 325 Wash
ington St., Jacksonville, Fla. $4,000
forfeit II oysfna II obove Testimonial proving oenu-
fneness cannot produced.
The expo rience and testimony
of some OF lie most noted women
Of Amcric, go to prove, beyond
a question that Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vec. able Compound viii
correct all aiich trouble at once
by rennovii * The cause, and re-
storing ti,s or@Ans to u healthy
and norns.,a condition.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
General Miles Visits Empress,

Pekin.-The dowager empress and
Lieutenant General Miles exchanged
hattering speeches at recent audience,
the dowager assuring the general that
he fsuccess of the American army was
assured under a commander so cele-
brated."
Officials here discredit the reports
that General Tung Flu Slang and
Prince Tuan are moving on Slang Flu
with troops. The missionaries, how
ever, are said to be retiring from that
region. 55,,.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02

zuelan crisis has done much to en-.
nance Mr.. Roosevelt's reputation, ana
to bring home to Englishmen the es-
sential friendliness of the American
people,"
The Daily Mail, in violent attack
upon the government. says:
Thus ends perhaps the most in
glorious episode in which Great Brit
ain has engaged in recent years."
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
lows THIss

We chor One Hundred Dollars Reward n, an,
Catarrh Cure. " nan
Methe undersigned. have known 4. j. CSsnsU.
xor the past 10 years, and believe him perfect.
aonorsble In all business transactions and an.
BY their firm. "sos
WEST 4 TRuAx,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
WALDINe KINNAN & MARviN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo' r
a, nsIs Catarrh Cure Is taken internsiiy acting
~ Jhse s on the blood and mucous surfaces Of
druggists. Testimonials free. 1~ - ~
NAILS Family Pills are the best.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
Putting It oenrry.
But is she prettv?n

But is she pretty?'
well, | don't believe in talking
about girls looks behind her back.
Her fathers worth about $50, OOO. 900.
and they've taken her to Europe twice
without bringing back any titles, so YOU
can form your own opinion. -Chicago
Record Herald.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
Blamed for Wreck.

London Ont.-Andrew Carson, the
operator at Watford, the first station
east of the wreck, whose failure to de-
liver orders to Conductor McAuliffe OF
the Pacihc express, to pass the freight
at Wanstead, is said by the Grand
Trunk officials to have caused the
wreck In which 20 were killed and two
score injured. Xxx
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02

----X SA AuAS Al your family.
gIeatesc annoyance because they are
90 persistent and unsightly and de-
tract from one $ appearance.
. Middle aged and old people and
those whose blood is contaminated
ana tainted with the germs and poison
q malaria or some previous sickness.
OF excessive use Of mercury, are the
cniei sufferers from chronic sores and
ulcers. While the blood remains in
TINS unhealthy, polluted condition
healing is simply impossible and the
sore will continue to grow and spread
IN spite Of washes and salves or anv
superficial or surface treatment. for
the sore is but the outward sign of
some constitutional disorder. a bad
condition OF the blood and system,
which local remdies cannot cure.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
The Gauge of Strength.

"Your dad amt near as strong as
mine," announced the first boy. ~,
"How do you know" demanded the
other. IS
1--WE listened, an you don't holler
saythih like as loud as when he takes
you ont to the woodshed. "-Chicago
Post, a-C
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02

american corsets are now driving
Paris styles of corsets out of England
and French makers are sending to
the United States for patterns.