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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
SUSPECTS
Visited Express Office to Sell Shoe
Strings Residence BurGIarized-
Demanded a Bath-Three Suspic-
inn. White Wen Arrested Here.

Three white men were nabbed bv the
police last night near Johnston street
station and it is not improbable that
their capture may nave foiled a lar
ing attempt at safe blowing in Raj
eigh. There are suspicious that the
men have black criminal records u
at least one of them a murderer.
The trio now confined IN the station
house give their names. probably as
sumed. as follows:
Frank Williams, aged "a years. of
Naldosta. Ga.
John Dails- aged 50. Of New York
Nathe- White. aged SO. OF PhiladeI-
phla.
Shortly after 6 o'clock last afternoon
a phone message was received at the
station house that three tramnS were
back of the Johnston street depot. The
police had been on he look out all day
for characters of that description and
Officer Beell started in post haste. fol-
lowed by Chief Mullins ard officer Nc
Rarv. The men were taken
and accompanied the officers without
resistance to the station house A
search revealed no money or
papers on their persons.
one suspicious incident connected
with these men is that they were seen
yesterday afternoon in the yard behind
the express office. Later Dallsy
tered the office and walked in the rear.
asked to see the treasurer. When MI
Hasten Poe appeared the man oftered
to sell him a bunch of shoe strings
Such conduct naturally aroused sus-
plcion and the incident was soon re-
lated to the police.
Another curious affair in his con-
nection is that a white man. whose
description corresponds with Williams
appearance. went to Capt. Thos. N,
Richardson's home on South Mcdowell
street. early yesterday morning ana
knocking on the rear blinds asked Tor
some water to take a bath. He was
driven off.
Sunday night abou, . o'clock, or
rather Monday morning. the police sta
ton received a phone message that a
man had broken into the home or MIS-.
Roberts. the residence formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. +. Rowan Rogers in Boy
Ian avenue. No one was SLEEPING in
the house except a boy and he 'phoned
the police when he found that a burg
lar had broken in. An officer went I'M
mediately. but the man a escape
when he reached the place. 1t wa:
found that a adder had been proppec
against the house, the blinds cut ane
an entrance gained INTO the bath
!, room. However. the burglar then me
disappointment for the bathroom doc
, was securely fastened and he coule
!, not get into the house proper. Tn
+ fellow probably heard the phone De
ing used and fed.
. The men in the station house are Ger
tainly suspicious characters. If nothing
q more and the police Will doubles
: thoroughly investigate today. Safe
crackers have recently operated q
Youngsville. University Station an
Apex and the appearance OF the me
q under arrest invites . presumpto
q that thew may have had something t
: do with kindred crimes. The police ev'
IDENTIFY have theories that they are ne
ready to divulge. 1t is even h1nte
+ that one Of the ramps may turn OF
to be one of the most notorious Grim
10 nails in the country, a safe-bloWer al
murderer.-Raleigh Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
~s'FRATERNITY AND CNION."
Presbyterian Divisions Searching
for Basis of Agreement.

ct. Louis, September 29.-The first
days labor toward a merging Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian and the Pres
byterian demonstration was accomplish
ed today at. the Southern Hotel, by a
committee of twelve appointed by the
Cumberland Presbyterian committee.
Tomorrow in another Earlor of the
Southern Hotel, a committee Of ten ap-
pointed for the same purpose of "frater-
nifty and union" by the presbyterian
ASSEMBLY will meet The Cumberland
Presbyterian committee is to continue
it's sessions and on Thursday the TWO
committees will meet jointly, to con
|tinue in joint session, DAY after day
until a basis Of agreement can Ok
REACHED.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
HON. HANNIS TAYLOR
Deals With international Law Phase
of ALASKAN Boundary Dispute.

london, September 2a-When the
Alaskan boundary commission resum
ed its session, Christopher Robinson
K. c. resumed and concluded his speech
in behalf of the Canadian claims.
Hannis Taylor, of counsel for the
States, followed Mr.. Robinson
Dealing with the nat Id"
phase of the dispute and discussing the
Hudson Bay Company's WIFI
the British Empire, he mainta'ned that
the company's officials were empoW-
erred to represent Great Britain from ar
point of view and that
therefore, transactions with the Hud-
son Bay company must be regarded as
the weight of that relation Mr.
will continue his argument on
Wednesday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
THE THERMOMETER SCALE.
How it Happened to be Divided in
an Apparently S~enseIess Way.
american Inventory

american inventor
Why should the freezing point be
marked by - degrees and he boiling
point 212 degrees on the Fahrenheit
thermometer scale? Most students
know that It's inventor divided the
space between these points into $50
degrees instead of the simpler 100 de-
grees used in the c%entigrade system,
but few understand how this number
came to be chosen. a writer thus eX-
plains the matter:
The thermometer was really invent
ed by Sir Isaac Newton. He started
his scale with the heat of the human
body and used as his instrument a
glass tube filled with linseed oil. hi
lowest figure on the scale was the
freezing point and the highest point
boiling water. The starting point or
this scale. as mentioned, was the heat
of the human bod which he called by
the round number y. as the duodeclmal
system was then in common use. he
divided the space wv the freezing
| point and the temperature of the body
into II points, and stated that the boil
| ing point of water would be about 80.
as the temperature must be nearly
three times that of the human body.
When Fahrenheit took up the sub
ject a few years later he used the
Newton instrument, but, finding the
scale not fine enough divided each de-
gree into two yartS, and so made the
measure between the freezing n
boiling points "a parts instead of IL.
Fahrenheit then discovered ne could
obtain a lower degree of cold than
freezing, and. taking a mixture of ice
and salt for a starting point, he
counted "a points up to body heat. By
this measurement he obtained s for
the freezing point and SO for the boil
ing point. His scale now read: Zero:
freezing, 8; body heat "a, and boiling
water 53. 1t will be noticed that this
scale is identicallv that of Newton's
only starting lower and having the
numbers doubled.
1t was with this scale which Fahren-
heit worked for a long time, but final
ly finding the temperature divisions
still too large. he divided each degree
into four parts. Multiplying the num-
bers just given by four, the thernsome-
ter scale now in use results. E.
The chance choice of Newton of the
figure II to represent the body eat de-
termined the present thermometer
scale, even as the yard, feet and inches
measures originally came from meas.
ures OF parts of the human body, and
as the width of the railroad carriage
was determined by the track, which
> in turn, was determined by the width
between the car-wheels necessary tt
bear a load which could comfortably
be drawn by a mule.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
New Order to be Instituted in Porto
Rico.

New York, September 29.-The su-
preme council of the knights Of Column
bus intend instituting the order III
Porto Rico on Sunday, December 18th
and for that purpose it is planned TO
send about $50 members to Porto Rico
The delegation headed by Supreme
F. L. Hearn, VIII sail from
New York and will include representa-
Itives from New Orleans, Atlanta. Mo-
bile. Pensacola Birmingham, Mont
gomerv and other southern cities. There
will also be a large number from the
leastern states.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
The Pleasure of Eating.

Persons suffering from indigestion,
dyspepsia or other stomach trouble wiz
find that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
wha you eat and makes the stomach
sweet. This remedy is a never fax
ing cure for Indigestion and Dyspep-
STA and all complaints affecting the
glands or membranes of the stomach
or digestive tract. When you take
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure everything you
eat tastes good, and every bit of the
nutriment that your food contains is
assimllated and appropriated by the
BLOOD n tissues. Sold by R. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
Stomach

81 have been troubled with my storn-
C for the past our years" says d.
l. Beach. Of Clover Zoo Farm, Green
field, Mass. "A few days ago I was
induced I o buy a box Of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. I have
taken part of them and feel a great deal
better" If you have any with
your stomach try a o of these Tab
lets. You are certain to be pleased
with the result Price % cents. For
sale by all druggists.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
TorpedO FIOtilla to Go to Manila.

Norfolk. Va. September 29.-The first
torperdo boa Flotilla. consisting Of the
Decatur. Dale. cambridge. Chauncey
and Barry are preparing for a voyage
TO Manila and will be ready to sail. it
is expected about the first of Novem-
Der. The fotilla will be under the COM
mand of Lieutenant l.. H. Chandler
and will be conveyed by the cruiser
PoltiInnra
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
ReIease of Prisoners Ordered.

Houston. Texas, September 2e.-Fed-
eral Judge Burns today made an order
releasing all the federal prisoners in the
county Jail at Laredo, because of yell
low fever. Most Of the prisoners were
held on charges of smuggling.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
Stock Exchange Firm Fails

New York, September 29.-The Con-
solidated Stock Exchange firm of Tay-
lor & Vaudeville suspended today
Failure of customers to meet their mar
gins On yesterdays sharp break is be-
lieved to account for failure The firm is
composed Of Henry B. Taylor and j. Ar
thur Vaudeville. Taylor was a mem
Der of the board of managers of the
Consolidated Exchange.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
Routes.
(SpeciaI to The Nassencer.)

SPECIAL 20 The NeSScngtfD
Raleigh. y. c. september 2G-Post-
master Bailey was notified today that
the following eleven new rural free de-
livery mail roI-nS are established IN
North CaroIina From MOOreSVllle,
Burlington, Brown Summit. Clinton,
durham %, TrGutrnafl. T~ayicrSvitle-
SJ,r2ng Hope (2(. Glass.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
STANDS FIRM
Presidents Decision IN
Regard to Miller
Was Final
A STATEMENT

After an Important Conference at
the White House Between the
Executive Council of the Fedora
That His Decision Not to Dimiss
NiIIer Was FinaI-He Issues a
Statement in Which Reasons Are
Given for His Decision.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02

No need to fear sudden attacks OF
cholera infantum, d~ysentery, dlarrhoea-
summer complaint of n sort II yof
have DR.. FoWler'S Extract OF WHO
Strawberry in the medicine chesI
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02

Warrants and bucket shop owners
and patrons are now receiving partlcu-
lar attention of our superior court
Judges in their charges to the grand
jurIeS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02

Just try one ~teaspoonfuI of Blue Rib
bon Vanilla, to each half gallon Office
cream.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
RYDALE'S TONIC
A REAL CURE FOR
MIA rita

It has recently been discovered that
the germs that produce Malaria, breed
and multiply in the intestines and from
there spread throughout the system
by meau of the blood. This fact ex-
plains why Malaria is hard to cure bv
the old method of treatment. Ouinine
Iron, ETC., stimulate the nerves and
build up the blood, but do mo DESTROY
the germs that cause the disease.
Rydale's Tonic has a specific effect
upon the intestines and bowels, freeing
them from all disease breeding mi
crobes. 1t also kills the germs that
ipfest the veins and arteries. It drives
from the blood all poisonous matter
and makes it rich and healthy.
RYDALE'S TONIC is a blood
builder, a nerve r~estorer, and a Malaria
destroyer. Try it, it will not disap-
point you.
Robert r, Bellamy. Wilmington, N G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
ChairmeH Committees Edgefeld
BaptiSt Association.

Mr. Editor: For the information
of those concerned, and for the pro-
motion of the business of the asso-
citation, I will appreciate the kind
ness if you WI! publish the follow
ing list Of committees and the
names of lie different chairmen
thereof:
State Missions, Rev T Little
John, chairman; Home Missions,
Rev p & Lanham; Foreign Mis-
sions. Rev J z Johnson; Orphan
age, Rev G II Burton; Temperance,
J G. Morgan; Education, + n X
Bailey; Periodicals, Rev p P Bla-
lock; Bible and Colportage, Rev
J P Mcaling; Woman's Work, r T
Strom;- Aged Ministers, J L Minis;
Sunday. Schools. A S Tompkins.
The respective chairmen are eX-
pected to have their reports ready
when called upon, and if for any
reason. any of the chairmen of these
committees cannot be present at
the meeting of the association, they
are earnestly requested to prepare,
and send up their report, to the end
that there will certainly be report
ready on every subject Now let
US all lay aside our secular affairs,
and let us go up to ParksviIle on
the 9th of Sept, filled with the pur-
pose to make the Goth session of the
old Edgefeld association the best
in her history.
@. SHEPPARD, Mod.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
Three Hundred Han dis.

The quarry is now working two
forces, a day and night force. In
all three hundred hands are en-
ployed. This, however, is a great
er humber than will be employed
regularly, the extra force being
used to remove the dirt and small
stones that have accumulated i'll
the bottom of the pits. The man
agement has never lacked for Ia
bor. Almost daily dozens who
apoly for work are turned away.
We have been reliably Informed
that some of the laborers reside as
far as eight miles from the quarry,
walking to their homes at night
and back the next morning. A
crusher of great capacity will sooh
be installed. Then the snail
stones can be utilized. Mr.. Ross
already has contract to supply a
large quantity of crushed stone ior
The gov ,rnment dry dock that ls
being built in Charleston. The
nav roll of the quarry amounts
now to $4,000 monthly. Last
Saturday being pay day the Edge
field merchants were all smiles
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
Old Mortgages Cancelled.

It is said that few years ago,
when wheat was selling at phe-
nomenally high prices, every
mortgage in the wheat growing
states of the west was paid. That
is what we long to see in this
county-every old mortgage paid.
We trust that Clerk of Court Cog
burn will be buster this fall can.
ceiling mortgages than he was
this spring recording them Our
people cannot prosper as long as
they have to pay thousands of dol
lars as interest on back indebted
ness. These old debts can be
liquidated if a good crop Of cotton
is made and ten cents realized
therefor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
DETER THAN GOLD.

s'I was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and ner-
vous debility" writes F. j. Green,
of Lancaster, N. 81. "No remedy
helped me until 1 began using
Electric Bitters, which did me
more good thai all the medicines
i ever used. Tney have also kept
my wife in excellent health tor
years. She says Electric Bitters
are just splendid for female troub-
les; that they are q gral.d tonic
and invigorator for weak, 'un
down women. No other medicine
can take its place." Try them
Only Soc. Satisfaction guaran'
teed by the Penn Drug Store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
A School of Typography.

MIR. N. P. Remsen, the ADvER-
Users very skilled foreman, has
opepd school of Typography, So
tar be has only one matriculaSe,
Miss Coy Wool, who is very apt
and is learning 10 finger the type
with surprising dexterity The
writer has often wondered why
more Edgefeld young ladies did
not learn to set type. There are
possibly half a dozen pretty young
typos at Johnston, three of Nhom
have regular employment, 1t is
not any harder work to sit before
a case and finger the type than it
is to sit before o typewriter and
play upon the typewriter. OF the
>twe-she--lattef less confhTng.
Prof. Remsen is very generous
Instructor, charging no tultlon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19

Mr.. P. Roper has the contract
for hauling the sand for the college
building, which will require hun
ldreds of barrels
When tillage begins, other arts
follow. The farmers, therefore, ara
the founders of human civiliza-
.ion.- = Daniel Webster.
We were honored by visit from
one of the gallant old veterans, Nh
JIM Minor, on Monday. Tie writer
prizes very highly the friendship
of the survivors of the Lost Cause,
every one of whom we hold in the
greatest veneration.
Mr.. B. B. Jones, the junior
member of the firm of Ramsey Il
Jones, left Sunday afternoon for
High Point, the North Carolina
town of thirty odd furniture facto-
ries, where he will purchase a
very large stock of all grades and
all kinds of furniture. They buy
sright-from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ssequently they can sell right.
Mr.. J. P. Lindler, the cashier
of the newly organized bank at
lSaluda, is spending some time in
sEdgefeld studying pra tic a |
under the tutelage of the
Officers of the Farmers Bank. Mr..
iLindler will be in ship shape for
the opening Of his bark about
October list. One months study
sof practical operation of bank is
worth twelve months at any busi-
ness college.
We know of fully half a dozen
families who contemplate moving
to Edgefeld and vicinity this fall
in order to avail Themselves of the
many advantages offered by our
splendid school. Mr., Marion
Wheeler, of Eulala, Lear the Salu-
da- Greenwood line, was down on
Friday last looking at several
places with the view of buying and
becoming citizen Of Edgefeld.
Come right along gentlemen,
Greater Edgefleld welcomes you.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
MANAGER WANTED.

Trustworthy, either sex, by
Wholesale Merchandise Company
of solid financial standing, to
manage Local Representatives who
will organize clubs among consum-
ers. 40 per cent saved for our
customers. Business no expert
ment but a proven success. Sal
ary $500 a week, expenses ad-
yanced. Experience unnecessary.
Address D. B. Clarkson, Mgr, 1874
Dearborn St., Chicago. Ill.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
.Jnd~e Whit Harling.

The delegation, persuant, to the
announcement, met on Thursday
last to consider the applications
for magistrate of the seventh jud-
icial district of the county, the va
cany having been caused by the re-
signation of.Mr.J. R. Zimmerman.
Several good men hsd applied for #
the place. Mr.. Whit Harling VINO
received the second highest vote,ip
the last primary. was recermend ed
by the delegation to the governor
for appointment. Mr.. Harling ls a
good ciiizeu aid will administer
the duties of the office faithfully,
and to the best of his ability.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
Will Burn Coal.

Will Burn Coal.
Since the crops have been laid
by all who had not filled their
contracts with the mill have been
rushing wood in. This will soon
stop. however, 70: it is iao pur-
pose of the IN II to burn coal la=
stead Of wood after all outstsnd-
ing contracts have been filed.
This is well, for many mules have
been killed and many wagons
worn out 10 the wood hauling
business while the nwpere have
not only made nothing at 1t but
many have lost heavily. If there
be any profit in wood at $1.35 and
$1.50 per cord after paying tor
the cutting and hauling it a d s.
tance of from three to nine miles
we have never been able to see it,:
Again we say it is we'll that the
mill will buy no more wood in the
future.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
Marvellous Growth,
1t was quite unklnd of Thomas
Moore to have penned these lines:
"My only books
h
HIyars womhn'S looks

"My only books
"Were woman's looks
Sand foiiy'sall they've taught me-"
Besides "woman's looks" WHICH,
by the way, do not all teach folly,
Edgefeld has real books that were
provided by perseverips, energet'
ic, aelf sacrificing women who
have lahored ii season and out OF
season for the success of the pub
lie library. In two short years
the number of books have been
increased, through the efforts OF
these good ladies. from several
dozen to nearly three hundred
Having been carefully and wisely
selected the assortment is COM
plete. All of the cases having
been filled new ones have betn or
dered ALSO a goodly mum Der Of books
that are fresh from the pens OF
some of the most popular authors
Pay a visit TO be cozy little libra
ry room on Tuesday and Friday
afternoons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
Augusta's First Bale.

The first bale cf the new crop
mar keted in Augusta was grown
by Mr.. H. G. Folk, of Bambrrg,
S. G. 1t weighed 49S pounds ard
was sold a, auction on Thursday
last for twenty cents per pound.
bringing s99.6O. This is good
beginning for the Augusta market
VIII ;ch is one of The best IN The
south. Eut the Georgia crack.
ers" let Carolina "sand-lapper
beat them this year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
Pastors on Vacations.

Rev. T. P, Burgess, WHO is
greatly beloved by our people, both
in and out of his church, left on
Monday to spend fortnight at
his old home at Summelton, S. Z.
!. Rev CT orge w. Davis is con-
Quoting very successful meeting
ct Nc Kendree this week and when
the meeting closes be will leave
for a much needed rest, joining
Mrs. Davis and the children, who
are now visiting her parents IN
Richland county.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-19
WANTED--SEVERAL INDUS
TRIOUS PERSONS

In each state 10 travel FOR house
established eleven years and with
a large capital, to call upon mer-
chants and agents for successful
and profitable line. Permanent
engagement. Weekly cash salary
of SIS end all travelling expenses
and hotel bills advanced IN caah
each week. Experience not esspn-
tial. Mention reference and en-
close self-addrpsepd ervelora.
THE NATIONAL, 334 Deaborn
ST.. Chicago.