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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

when YOU had been twelve hours with
out fCod?"
More so. sir"
But you can't be. 1t Is a we'll known
law of science that heat expands and
cold contracts. Since the cold weather
came your stomach should have con
tracted at least %one-third. Such being
the case. you cannot suffer with the
pangs of hunger as you did in hot
weather."
whats your little racket. old man"
asked the tramp as he backed away.
with suspicion in his looks.
Il am seeking the solution Of a scion
tific problem, and this case of yours
has come up as a side issue. If iron
contracts and expands according TO the
weather, why not the human stomach.
Egad. but here is Il new question. Have
you realized since the frosts came that
you could not hold as much food as be-
fOre:"
Don't try to stand me up for a fool,
Gully" answered the tramp. Me
stOmick is all right and will hold as
much grub as l kin git to put into it.
Do l git a bite to eat here?'
I'D like to discuss this question q
little first" replied Mr.. Bowser. IF
there was Il Shrinka|e or contraction,
do you think you would have realized
il? Can you recall that on any partic-
ularly hot day last summer you de-
vOurpd an inOrdinate quantity Of mis-
~cellaneOuS"-
"G'wan wild yez fur il duffer!.' inter
ruptCd the tramp as he withdrew and
slammed the GoOr after him. When
too late, Nj. BOwser GOt mad and
rushed out to the gate to lay hands on
him, \ visit to the back yard some
what conSoled MIN. however. The wa
Ter in the pan had begun to freeze. and
he figured that mother hour would
show whether lis experiment was a
success or 4 failure. He entered the
house rubbing his hands and wearing a
smile and presently remarked to Mrs.
BoWser:
1t is a matter with scores of ramifi-
cations. There is food for thought here.
There are problems to engage ones
thoughts for years to come"
ESPECIALLY if the number of tramps
holds out" she quietly replied.
woman, don't try to be sarcastic.
You are not in sympathy with me in
this experiment. You have never been
in any. but you cannO and shall not
discourage me. There are wives who
are proud and glad to be of assistance
to their husbands, but you are not one
of them. You would rather see me
fail than succeed. You would rather ]
should be locally known as Bowser
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND LYING ON THE FROSTY GROUND

savants who declare that swamp Wa
ter. full Of germs of all sorts, becomes
drinkahle as soOn as il freezes. II is &
wcrldwido, question and one as yet IN
solved. Is there any reason why
should not solve it myself this very
night and have the credit due q dis
coverer?"
But haven't scores or hundreds Of
others failedY'
Didn't scores or hundreds of others
fail to practically apply steam? Yes,
numbers of men have failed in this. but
that fact should spur me on to succeed.
Who can say. then. that it was not LETT
to Bowser to solve q problem that mas
yexed the wisest heads? 1t is q clear.
freezing night. / will prepare q pan OF
water and set It out on the back fence.
But there will he trouble over it,
and you Will blame me-" she protested.
Trouble? Blame you? Woman. don't
be silly. ! never get into trouble. and !
| never bla.... YOU. If the experiment
fails. I shall simply try again. VI!
now proceed with the experiment.
Mr. EowSer descended to the kitcheI
and flied a pan with water. Then -
proceeded to corrupt the water wit.
garbage OF various sorts. When be haC
made it entirely unfit and u~ndrinkable
he placed the pan on a box IN the oacF
yard and left it to a freezing tempera
ture to do the rest. He had just re-en
tered the house when a tra up rang TIT
basement bell and asked for s0methin:
to eat.
can idea occurs to me-" observed MI
Bowser as he went forward TO size VI
the caller. Come in, my man. AS
understand it. you are hungry"
Eyes, SIR" was the reply.
Glow long since you had anything
to eat?"
"Not since 8 o'clock this morning"
"a matter of. say, twelve hours. Ar
you as hungry as you were in Angus
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
DOES 1T PAY TO BUY CHEAPf

\ cheap remedy for coughs and colds
- ali right. but you want something
-hot Will relieve n cure the mora
severe and dangerous results of throat
and lung troubles. What shall You
DO? &c to 4 warmer and more regular
climate? Yes, if possible; if not poe-
sible for you, then in either ase take
the ONLY remedy that has been in
troduced II all civilized countries with
success in severe throat and lung
troubles, "Boschee's German Syrup"
II not only heals and stimulates the
tissues to destroy the germ disease,
but allays Inflammation, causes easy
expectoration, gives a 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 ill drug
stores. Price 25c. and f6c
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
A GOOD RECOMMENDATIo

II have noticed that the sale on
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets is almost invariably to those Who
have once used Them" says MIR. ]. H.
Weber, a prominent druggist of Cas-
cade. 1OTo. What better recommended
ton could any medicine have than for
people to call for it when again in need
of such a remedy? Try them when you
feel dull after eating. when you have a
bad taste in your mouth. feel bilious,
have no appetite or when troubled with
constipation, and you are certain to be
delighted with he prompt relief which
they afford. For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
sale of any medicine in the civ
liked world. Your mothers and gand-
mothers never thought Of using any
thing else for Indigestion or Bilious
ness. Doctors were scarce, and the!
seldom heard of Appendicitis, Nervous
Pr~ostration or Heart failure. etc. The!
used August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation OF u1ci
gested food. regulate the action Of tn
liver. stimulate the and or
ganic action of the system, n thai
IS all they took when feeling dull anc
bad with headaches and other aches
You only need a few doses of Green's
August Flower. in liquid form. Il
make you satisfied there Is nothing
serious the matter with you. You cal
get this reliable remedy at all drug
stores. Price Csc and 75c-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

the kicker thar to have the world sing
ing my praises as a public b~enefactor."
Il merely criticise your fads and
whims."
My fads? My whims? You add in
suit to injury. There is not a man in
all this world more clear of fadS and
whims. Here is a case in point. l am
perhaps on the eve Of making the most
important discovery Of the century,
and yet you
Mr.. Bowser did not finish. The wall
of cats suddenly came from the back
yard, and he ran downstairs and out to
see if his experiment was being inter
fered with. The cats fed II his ap-
proach. and he found the pan all right.
The water had turned to ice. and now
he had to resolve it back TO l1d if the
impurities had been eliminated. But
he didn't carry it to the end. lie had
Just picked up the pan when there
taue i rain of cans, bottles and stale
vegetables, and he went down under
the storm like a giant oak uproOted at
last. There was a long minute In
which he was unconscious and lying on
the frosty grass. Then in Sc ~3ing far
away tones he heard Mrs. E0wSer say
ing to the cook:
I'VE shall have to take him by the
legs and drag him into the kitchen. and
if his head falls off we can't help it.
Poor man. / wish that he cold Rave
lived to see how nice thes. POTATO
Feelings and coffee grounds look frozen
into his ice, but he will never. neve,
Enowr' II. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
Prevented 81 Tragedy.

Timely information gIven Mrs. George
Long. of New Straitsyi!!e, Ohio. pre-
vented a dreadful tragedy and saved
two lives. A frightful cough had long
kept her awake every night. She had
tried many remedies AID doctors but
steadily grew worse until urged to try
DR.. Kin s New Discovery. One bottle
wholly cured her. and h whites this
marvellous medicine also cured Mr.. Long
of a severe attack of Pneumonia. Such
cures are positive proof Of the matchless
merit of this grand remedy for curing
all throat, chest and lung troubles. Only
soc n 81. 90. Every bottle guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at R r. Beuamys
drug store
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
Unconscious From Group.

During a sudden and terrible attack Of
rou our little girl was unconscious
from strangulation, says A. l.. SpaffoTd,
postmaster. Chester, Mich, and a dose
of One Minute Cough Cure was admin
istered and repeated often. 1t reduced
the swelling and Inflammation. cut the
mucus and shortly the child was resting
easy and speedily recovered. II cures
Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, and all Throat
and Lung troubles. One Minute Cough
Cure fingers in the throat and chest and
enables the lungs to contribute pure,
health giving oxygen to the blood r.
r.. Bellalny.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
Nathfnc couId BE- truar than Attor

N2thinG could be truor than AttOr-
icy General knOX's statement that
there al be no such thing as monop-
oily in this country if a free and open
field Is allowed for competition. That
g good democratic doctrine. We do
lot understand how Il man can con-
sstently be a republican and hold it.
r. there is anything which the renub-
lean party stands against from time
tmmemorial it is a fair field for COM
retition. Under the discrimination
lracCiCed by republican administration
since the civil war monopoly has been
fCstered in d way neve equaled in the
F.Stcry of the world. As President
HaVemeyer OF the sugar trust has
said about existing mOnOpOlieS. the
t.rif is tho mother of them all: as
his monopoly is one OF the biggest Of
them. he ought To he edltad with
telling the truth.-Norfolk Landmark.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
story of 81 slave.

To be bound hand II foot for years
ay the chains Of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George D. W'Iliams, OF
Manchester, Mich. tells now such a
slave was made free. He says: My
wife has been so helpless for I'VE years
that she could not tu.n over in bed
alone. After using two hotties OF Elec-
triC Bitters. she is wonJ"rfuIly improv-
ed and able TO do her 1--WE work This
supreme remedy for female cases quick
Iy cures nervousness. sleepiesSuess mel
snChoIy. headache, faintInI and dizzy
spells. This miracle Working medicine
= j godsend to weak, sicily, lun down
people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only
so cents. Sold by r. r Bethany, drug
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

The presidents action in the India
nola case is, however, even more
strongly condemned by southern men.
AS Representative Pierce, of Tennes-
see. says, the p~ostoffice was establish
ed by law, and if it. is to be abolished
II should be abolished by law" If af-
ter nine years OF service the colored
postmaster was forced by fear and by
cbuse to resign there is every reason
RI punish those guilty OF these acts. Ii
there. no ever. sufficient reason fo-
publishing the entire community by
dosing the office?-New York World.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
Some time ago my daughter caught

Some time ago my daughter caught a
severe cold. She complained of pains
In her chest and had a bad cough. l
gave her Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
according to directions and in two days
she was we'll and able to go to school.
I have used this remedy IN my family
for the past seven years and have
never known 1t to fail says James
Pendergast. merchant. Annato Bay.
Jamaica. West India Islands. The
pains in the chest indicated an APP
preaching attack Of pneumonia, which
I'm this instance was undoubtedly ward
ed of by Chambarlains Cough Remedy.
It counteracts any tendency of a cold
toward pneumonia Sold by R R Bel
fanny.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
Regular.

rs your daughters husband regular
In his habits:"
"Oh, yes. Myrtle tells me he never
lets an evening go by without COM
planning about the cooking and the
folly of keeping two girls-"-Chicago
Record.H Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.,
atlanta, GS-
PROCEEDINGS OF LEGISLATURE
Bills introduced and Passed by state
Senate and House.
(Special to The MeSSenger.)

(SDeClal 10 me MeSSpnSer.t
Raleigh, n. c., January Fin the
senate petitions were presented asking
for dispensary in Tarboro to be sub
mitted to a vote of the people. Bills
were introduced: To provide for codi-
fying the laws by three commissioners
to be appointed by the governor, at q
salary of S1.5CO each with one clerk at
$3.50: for the better distribution Of pub
lie school books, providing for not less
than six nor more than twenty, in
stead of one as now. distributing points
or depots in a county; To amend the
charter of the United Mutual Insurance
company.
House of Representatives.
In the house Bills were introduced:
To regulate child lab II in factories: To
amend the corporation commission law
so that the commission will have pow
err to compel railroads., where more
than one enter a town to erect a union
depot: To incorporate Cane River Rail-
way Company: To regulate employ
ment Of children and women in fac
tories: 10 increase commissioners OF
Carteret county: To incorporate the
Savings and Trust Company of Wash
ington: To amend stock law in john
son county. Bills that passed: Raising
joint committee or printing bills, call
endar and journal daily of the house
, and senate: For a new mmit on
| expenditures of house. Bill ratified, to
appeal the act authorizing Granville
! county to issue road bonds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
BisInarck's Iron Nerve

Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomita BILE Will and = nGouS energy
are not found where Stuma. n, Liver.
kidneys and Bowels are out of order.
If you want these Qualllles and the sue
cess they bring, use DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. They develop eycry power
Of brain and body. Olly Csc a. r. r.
Eeiiamys drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
copyright. 1902, by c. 3. Lewis.l

copyright, 1902, by c. B. Lewis.l
a FTER dinner the other evening
"a Mrs. Bowser suggested that
A U they make an evening call on
q neiGhbor. Mr.. Bowser laid
aside his paper and replied:
You might 60 over alone if you wish.
! have a little matter on hand that will
probably keep me busy until mid
night"
"You-you aren't going to upset the
house again with any experiments?'
she asked.
M dear woman. l have no recollec-
ton of upsetting this house in any way
or manner | have made several eN-
periments for the benefit of humanity,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

A scientific paper has discovered that
diamonds explode. AT any rate they
have been known to explode hopes and
plans for economy.-Birmingham News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

We are afraid President Roosevelt
will find the Mississippi postoffice
'wrangles every bit as irritating as the
hunting in that State.-Washing-
ton Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

Sitting Bulls son has gone to work
for a railroad in South Dakota. Tus
is the usefulness Of the ~cOwcatcher
again NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

What the southern negro wishes to
know, before negotiations go any furth-
er, is. Can the possum be acclimated
in the Philippines ?-Houston Post
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

Governor OdeIrs vehement attack or
the New York franchise tax law looks
like 4 whack 1t Governor Roosevelts
chief -d'Oeuvrc.-Bos;Uu Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
House of Representatives.

The Best Prescription Tor MalaflaL
ChilIs Nj Fever is a bottle Of Groves
Tastelese\C Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron
INC quinine in a tasteless form. No
t4re-no pay. Price soc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

The Baltimore sun has an editorial
headed. "ROStou's Declining Exports"
but Boston iSn't.-BostOn Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-07
Food For roy pous.

Alost people pyerfefd Joy dogs,
and the result is a fat, unhealthy
looking specimen, with foul breath
and rough, staring coat. Some food
is supposed to be better than others
in the growing Of coats. My expert
ence has been that there is nothing
50 good for toy days IS q juidiGi4as
mixture Of finely cut up boiled meat
beef or lamb necks are the cheap
est and answer the purpose admira-
bly-soaked bread from which the
yeast has been squeezed out, boiled
Vegetables, such as potatoes, carrots,
spinach, beans, etc, and occasional
ly rice, barley and oatmeal. 10 this
should be added the soup in which
the meat has been boiled, the mix
ture when finished being sufficiently
firm to take out in spoon without
spilllng. Once a day is sufficient for
the average toy dog, but for this
there is no cut and dried rule, an
active dog of a nervous tempera-
ment needing more food than the
ordinary specimen.-Outing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-07
Statement by Clement

The Hon. p, w. Clement said
Tuesday night: "The vote on the
local option bill today was not as
large as we expected. 1t fell below
that at the general election, but it is
more difficult to get the people out
to vote on an abstract question than
to vote for a candidate representing a
principles; consequently do not be-
licvc the vote today represents the
entire sentiment of the State on this
question. But the princi pie is cs-
tabIishcd, and there has been great
change in sentiment during the last
year. We have had SO years of
prohibition, and that has been the
condition under which the present
generation has grown up. 1t has
been a great undertaking to change
the sentiment in one year. We had
no organization whatever, and we
had to go out and make one. All
the politicians have been against us
until within month. believe the
feeling in favor of the system will
increase as license bar rooms are
instituted in the different cities and
towns and people see the effect of
the law. | also believe that the pso-
pie will come to the opinion that the
new law is in the interest OF good
morals and good government. 1t
has been 4 great victOry.'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-07
Sorry He Spoke.

A young matron whose glrlish
appearance sometimes subjects her
to the prosecutions Of impuden't
strangers neatly rehuked dne OF
those public nuisances on an elevat-
ed railroad train recently. He was
dressed in a style that he regarded
as very fetching" and he ogled the
young woman persistently. Finally
he edged through the crowd until he
was directly in front of her, when
lie bent down and, Lifting his hat,
saidi
"Beg pardon, but Pm sure I've
met YOU somewhere"
ooh, yes began the young wo-
man, in pleasant voice.
"Delighted''- broke in the youth
ecstatically.
t'E:Y pu are the young man WIG
calls on our cook" continued the
young woman in a clear voice. 'fll
tell Mary that l saw you."-New
York Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-07

The Rev. George W. Morrow,
superintendent of the Vermont Anti
Saloon League, will concentrate his
forces and GARY the war into AT
RIGA" The league will campaign
the doubtful towns for no license
from now to the March election.
In the opinion of some of the local
prohibitionists, however, if high H.
censc is good thing for the State,
it is as good for one place as another {;
If sa looms are good for Burlington,
Rutland, Montpelier and other cities,
they are good for Woolstock, and
they intimate their intention to vote
license here. The outcome of this
sentiment will be awaited with con-
siderable interest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-07
PROHIBITIONS DEFEAT.

Vermont has thrown overheard the
prohibition law and will begin life
over again on the first of March.
The day OF repeal has been long in
coming, but after its fifty years Of
misspent life it is, we believe, none the
less decisive in spite of the closeness
OF the vote Tuesday, and it comes Oh
its first submission to the people in
half a century.
An aggressive campaign Tor the
overthrow Of the prohihltory law and
the substitution OF, common-sense
measure began only about Il year ago
with the candidacy OF MIR. Clement
for governor, and to him is due a
good share of Tuesdays triumph at
the polls. He led the opposition to
the old order of things; Scntimenc in
favor of a change quickly took def
mite shape and in the follow ing cam
palgn the Republican machine lost
its tenacious grip in the clash and
discord of the controversy. 1t was a
shake-up good for all the State.
Traditions counted for nothing, and
it is not likely that they will ever
prevail again to the detriment of old
Vermont.
The new law has many impcrtcc-
tons, but if its friends and foes are
at all unanimous III having the best
interests of the State at heart it will
be given a fair trial, to which it is en-
titled. Prohibition, as the tounda-
ton of the old liquor law, was a
failure failure for every one of
its fifty-one years. There will be
some illegal selling under local OPP
ton and high license, but it is the
experience of every State that has
tried 1t that the liquor traffic is better
controlled and regulated under it.
This includes Massachusetts, b\ the
way. Not one of two score and
more States has returned to proh-
bltion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-07
The Speed Of Racing CameIs,

The racing camel is very carefully
bred, and valuable prizes are offered
by racing society at Biskra for the
Aeetest racer. have seen tho start
Of A racG, writes q correspondent,
and it reminded me, il Il tqr9iI sort
of way, of a horse facp. Ting cam
els were all arranged in line, and
they shifted the air in lheir anxiety
to be off. a flag was waved, and
they set off at terrible pace, as if
they were only racing for short
distance. They kept together until
they ~ere alm9st gut of sight. Then
they seemed to settle d.4,n 10 their
habitual pace, and the race proceed
ed with long intervals between the
competitors. l have also seen the
finish of a camel race. The camels
came in at intervals vi several hours,
and great patience was necessary to
watch them arriyc.--London Opin-
ion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-07

4 story is told of Kansas man
who sought t. ns2paare himself for
his wedding ceremony by learning
the marriage service Shy heart"
When the critical time came and
the minister asked if any one knew
reason why this man and woman
should not be joined together, the
young man cheerfully responded, 81
renounce the devil and all bis
works" care you fool?" tartly
inquired the parson. EAll this |
steadfastly believe" confidently re-
piled the groom. He had merely
made the mistake of learning the
baptismal covenant.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-02-07
BRIGGS.

w. X. Barrows' Younger child is
sick and under the care Of DR.. Boy
den.
Mrs. Charles Martin is in Barnard
caring for her mother, Mrs. Gale,
wbo IS very feeble.
Elder Sweet preached at the Oak
Chapel last Sabbath.
The outlook at present is that the
Barrows mill will have the largest
amount OF logs in recent Years.
Report says that Fred Royce, who
has been chopping for F. S. Mac
kenzie tor over two years, is soon to
weigh anchor and sail tor Plymouth,
where he has found another Job.