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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26

Aside nom the pleasure Of eating
Seasonable fruits before beginning Id
first meal of the day, this custom has
undoubtedly arisen from the weilknown
fact that nearly all fruit and lore par
ticulariy plums and PRUNES contain
aaturai laxative principles which act
directly on the stomach and bowels.
Constipation, that dread and trouble
some complaint which Is undoubtedly
the basic cause Of nine-tenths of the
dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness etc,
% prevalent among our people to-day,
and which, If neglected, surely leads
to moro complicated and serious Or
ganic diseases. can surely be prevented,
and when not too far advanced a be
Absolutely cured by the judicious use
OF the modern laxative and cathartc
California Prune Waters.
They are not q patent medicine In
the ordinary sense of the word, being
compounded from fresh California
Prunes, which every intelligent person
knows Is truly natures laxative.
A dainty little wafer, always the
same, compounded in q highly con-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
j, BRYAN IN RALEIGH.
Distinguished Nebraskan a a
Strenuous Life-Is Cordially he
seived i'm the Capital City-Another
ProDesttion to Lease the A. &. N c.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, N. c., February Y.
In spite Of the great DOWN pour OF
rain yesterday and today. Mr.. William
Jennings Bryan, who is making ms
third visit to Raleigh. had a very busy
and enjoyable time of it. OF course he
led a strenuous life. He arrived early
morning, dined with Demo
|cratic National Committeeman Jose
tphus Daniels, the -other guests being
Aycock. Treasurer Lacy. Au-
tditor Dixon. state superintendent Joy
liner, Commissioner of Agriculture Fat
i~terson. Associate Justices walker ana
tConnor, Attorney General GlImeT,
chairman Mcneil of the corporation
Private Secretary Pearsall,
president Winston, Of the Agricultural
land Mechanical college. Benehan Cam
leron. In the afternoon Mr.. Bryan de-
iuyered a lecture at the Presbyterian
lchurcn under the auspices Of the I.
IN. C.. A. of the Agricultural n Me-
Ichanical college. all the cadet corps be-
ling present as well as most of the state
Iofficials, the audience being so large as
Ito completely fill the church. In the
~)evening. ME-. Bryan took tea with Chief
|Justice Waite Clark, the only other
iguest being Josephus Daniel. At noon
to-day, q reception was given Mr.. bryan
lat the Agricultural and col
llege, followed by lunch at ] O'Clock In
1.-THE mess hall. at this the state of1clars
land some other prominent persons were
l~preSent. This evening Mr.. Bryan de-
Ilivered a lecture in Metropolitan Hall
under the auspices of the Athletic AS
location of the Agricultural and Me-
lchanical college, after having dined
lat the home of Colonel Benehan Came
iron. among the other special guests be-
ing Secretary of State Grimes.
State Treasurer Lacy left for Char-
llotte this afternoon. to attend the meet
ling OF the Junior Order OF American
Mechanics. as a delegate from Walnut
Greek Lodge. All the members of this
lodge are cotton mill employees. excep'
ALFRED A Thompson and Treasurer
Lacy.
Among today's arrivals were Major
Edward J. Hale. of Fayetteville, Mr.
Barnes. Of Wilson. and Attorney FREQ
lWoodard, of Wilson.
Saturday afternoon Captain Y. z
lNcBee stated that he would make nc
further proposition TO lease the At
lIantic and North Carolina railway. but
later he changed his mind and submit
tied this proposition to the governor
The governor had stated what the low
est terms must be and that the engtf
must be fifty years. The new PROPOSE
ltions is for IS years. The Governor
lsaid today: 1T is a pretty nice propo-
Isition. There will be others. / Will not
lpass on them until all are in. I ar
waiting to hear from other who have
liltimated that they will submit bids
All will be in this week" 1t IS moi
lyet known how MANI others will sub.
init bids, probably the Atlantic Rail
way. the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound
and possibly. though not probably. the
Atlantic Coast Line. Nothing more
has been heard OF a bid which it wa;
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26

said would be made by Mr.. Edwards,
OF Sanford, looking to an extension OF
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
way to that point. 1t is very certain
that the Governor would not assent TO
a transfer of a lease OF the road to any
lines in this section, as he would not
permit the road to be blocked or domi-
mated.
The persistent bad weather Is the
subject of general comment. 1t Is GER
vain that the road outside OF the ma
sadamized sections were never in worse
condition. OF course no out door work
can be done on the farms. or in the
way Of building. In fact less work has
been done along these lines this winter
tina during any winter for a number
Of years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
FIFTY CENTS
A MONTH

A small bottle of SCOTS
Emulsion costing fifty cents
viii last a baby a month";
few drops in its bottle each
time it is fed. That's a small
outlay for SO large a return of
health and comfort
Babies that are given
SCOTS Emulsion quickly re-
spond to its helpful action.
1t seems to contain just the
elements Of nourishment a
baby needs most.
Ordinary food frequently
lacks this n~ourishment;S SCOTS
Emulsion always supplies It
Ven send COO , <anple Tree upea rsqusE
-ooTT g BOVINE scs Peal s1ees. Nsu Y~E
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26

Minority Leaders Views Accepted as
q Good Refer Of the Party Senu-
mcnt-

It is quite idle, though entirely
proper. fer Mr.. John Sharp Williams.
of Mississippi. to declare that he
speaks only for himself and not as the
leader of the democratic party in n
house IN his statements as to the sill
yer coinage ssue. A man who leads
and whose avowedly personal DELHI
erations are received with applause
by the representatives accustomed TO
follow him, is in fact a leader He
may avoid formal responsibility for
his party by disclaiming authority
to speak for il in this matter. He
did not and can not escape accept
ance by his party and no one can rob
him or rob his party of credit for sa-
gacity and patriotism in the position
he has defined.
That position is that the silver is
sue is dead. He does not confine
himself to saying that it is a hopeless
we may infer that if he thought that
the interests Of the country and the
rights Of the people would best be
served by the double standard he
would still press for It. But he AYERS
his belief that God in His Wisdom
mas nXeQ IOr SILVER anu kOIu Lie SdhiS
law that ruled with respect to the
| price of cotton, or corn, or a ballet
dance or a singer, and that Is the law
Of supply and demand" Under the
operation of that law the issue OF the
| unlimited coinage Of silver has been
relegated to the past as completely as
the issue of secession. That Is equiv
| alent to saying that the policy of free
| silver is no longer one that the coun-
| try will have anything to do with,
and is no longer one nat could posi-
bly, benefit the whole country or any
| considerable section of it. This is not
conversion in the ordinary sense OF
the term, or anything like 1t, but 1t Is
a process that leaves Mr.. Williams as
, good a sound money man as he is a
loyal citizen of the United country.
This manly and wholesome talk OF
the leading democrat of the south is
particularly gratifying because it in
dictates that n more lemen OF Sec
tionalism in our politics is disappear
ing by the operation of benefcen'
forces. During the trying period from
about 1877 to 1896 the silver issue was
practically a southern issue. That sec.
tion alone was to all intents united
with regard to it, and the unity was
largely due to the relatively unpros-
porous condition of the South. Inc
so-called debtor class was dominant II
the pOlltlcS OF Lne SeClioh lily
gered for cheap none in which IL
pay their debts. Today the south 1
as prosperous as any part of the coun
try. and insists that the debts u t
it be paid in money ofthe best. Tn
question of money and thequestion o
the standard of value and the main
tenance of national and
credit are no longer sectional. me.
have been settled, ana the south Is a
glad of it as it's best men are glad tina
the question Of secession has been set
tied. Mr.. Williams speaks the conVlc
lions of his people in his manly am
sensible utterances.-New York Times
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26

Indianapolis. Ind. February l-The
srst annual convention Oh the Citizens
Industrial Association of America be
gan today at the auditorium or the
Claypool. Over $50 delegates are here.
The larger delegations came from
Boston. Omaha, Kansas City, Mime
apolis. 81. Louis. Chicago and CleVe-
land. President Parry in his address
condemned the eight hour, anti-in-
junction and national arbitration bills
as dangerous innovations. He argue1
for the freedom of the b contract
and opposed the closed shop. He salc:
The employer has a legal right TO
employ only union men IL he chooses,
and the members of a union have the
legal right to refuse to work with IN
dependent labor. But / maintain tnat
neither the employer nor the members
OF the union have any moral right, IN
either case. to thus discriminate
against men who do not care to belong
TO certain organizations.
Ry unanimous vote, Ey
cheers it was resolved that
THE present condition or anarchy
and contempt for law and the consti-
tinted authorities brought ABOUT py
lauless leaders, and members OF LABOR
unions has forced on peace loving clt-
izens OF the United States, the neces-
sity of demanding that the names and
w~hereabouts of these l~awbreakers VINO
practice intimidation ,boycotting. pick
citing. destruction of property and VINO
commit assaults upon their fellow Ia
;horers or commit other crimes IN the
name of labor. be made known Tor tbs
protection Of all law abiding people
and for the best interest of b 1tsei1
and to the end that justice may pe
meted out"
the executive committee was d1rec-
ted to ascertain the identity OF OK
fensiye persons indicated In the reso-
buttons and report them to each mem
Der OF the association.
a resolution maintaining that tne
omen shop principle hould prevail II
mining az well as in every other INDUS
try was referred to the CUM
mittee. pending a possible strike In oil
tumenors coal mines. The referred
resolution averred that in the event o
a strike "the full power or the gov
eminent should be used to malntail
poace in the mining fields and 10 pro
feet the right of every citizen 10 ex
arc;se his own free will as TO accept
ioe employment in mines
Separare resolutions IN
eight hour and the nu-1n1unct,0
bills now pending before Congress
~ere passed unanimously, as was ais
a resolution declaring opposition 70 t0
use OF the union b
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
CoMANCHE LOST RUDDER-
Accident t. a Clyde Steamer Three
Miles on Charleston Bar.

Charleston. s c., February 2z-The
Clyde steamer Comanche. Captain
Platt. bound from New York to Char
lesion and Jacksonville. lost her rud-
der about 1 O'Clock yesterday after
noon 8 miles off Charleston bar, the
fog being heavy, dropped anchor and
remained there all night. This morn-
ing the Aranahoe of the same line.
bound in from Jacksonville spoke the
Comanche and on arriving here sent
tugs to her relief. The Comanche was
lowed into the harbor and docked
without trouble. Captain Pfatt is un-
able to account Tor the loss OF the rud-
der and does not know whether or not
it was defective. Save the loss Of the
ruder the ship Il unhurt- Some OF the
IT'S passengers went to jacksonville
this afternoon by rail, others will go
tomorrow by the steamer Seminole
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
The Kentucky Ordered t o HON. Kong

Washington, Feb 22.-The battle
ship Kentucky, flagship OF the Ameri-
can Asiatic fleet, has been ordered to
Hong Kong where h will be locked
for the purpose of making minor re-
pairs 1t is regarded as probable that
Admiral Evans will have the remain
der of his battleship squadron accom-
pany him to Hong Kong. although he
has not advised the department to
this effect It is not intended that the
battleships shall go farther north at
present. The cruiser New Orleans
and the gunboat Wilmington have
been recalled from Che Foo lest their
presence might be resented by one of
the belligerents-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
Fruit BREAKFAST TABLE


centrated form from fresh California
Prunes, they are q natural dissolvenf,
acting on the contents of the stomach
and bowels and not on the organs
themselves.
They regulate the Liver and Ssom-
ach, Cleanse the System and Prfify
the Blood, Cure ell Bowel Trorbles.
Biliousress, Bad Breath, Bad Blood
Wind on the Stomach, Bloated Bowel
Foul Mouth, Headache, indigestion
Pimples and Dizziness.
Every household should have
family package Of CALIFORNI
PRUNE WATERS, and at the 6s
signs of approaching illness, or VIA
under the weather, take q couple
waters, and the doctors bills viii sos
be mich smaller than they are now.
You can eat what You please II y
follow each meal with q CALlFORNl
PRUNE WAFER, which quickly di
solves the most indigestible food, an
helps to carryit through and q OF tn
system in q gentle and healthful MAJ
ner, without the slightest pain, gripjn
or nausea. 100 Waters for Csc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
.
The Kind You Have AlgaYS BOGgn
siss::''s &HXZZM
mEaRTHs SMUGGLING CASES
An Attorney Discovers That Cigars
and Other Goods Are behs
brought into he U. ). "itilout
Payment OF Duty.

Savanna Ga. February Spe
Assistant United states Attorney Cen
eraI w. III. Leaken returned today from
Cuba. where he went to investigate
ugg cases. for which Work he
ras selected not long since.
Some months ago, wholesale SINUS,
Cling of Havana cigars into the Unltel
states through Tampa, Fla and tnelr
disposal to parties in several cites;
nrincipalIy Savannah, was uneartheu
Inv ,treasury agents. Men OF prom
hence I'm savannah were given the OPP
ton OF paying the duties tney nau
evaded or being prosecuted IheS
to pay
Attorney Leaken now thdI
he discovered in Havana that otner
goods tina cigars a been smusgiei
and he is now after those WHO recsiV-
ed those goods. He estimates that tae
government will receive $4,000 uooh
these goods. as duties that were eVa1-
I'D AS In the case Of those RECEIVING
the cigars, an opportunity to AVOID
n-rosecution win be afforded the Bsclr-
tents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
There May BE War Between Turkey
and Bulgaria.

London. Feb. 22.-Telegrams from
Vienna and Salonica published here
this morning give alarming. but un-
confirmed details OF preparations
pointing TO q war between Turkey
and Bulgaria
The Sofia correspondent of the
Daily Mail teleRraphs the Bulgarian
government has declared a state OF
siege over a zone nineteen miles wide
extending along the water frontier
from Kustendill 10 the Black Sea.
with a view OF preventing the incur
sions Of armed bands.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26

We are a~nxiouslv watching for an
of the dispenssry cleo
don-our A~nti-Saloon League seems
too quiet nowadays. In this question
we must be active. Let our friends in
the league give US some encouragement
Why put the matter q Or II there
is work being Done. let US know
something Of II. The women who are
Interested in the cause of Temperance
make another appeal to their friends
in the league to push h Temperance
crusade forward. and let US all rally 10
the cause OF right. and God will surely
bless our work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
Prisoners Escape from the An
niStOn Jail.

Admission. Ala, February T.
prisoners made their escape from the
city Jail early today, and at a late
had not been recaptured. They
were put in the Jail corridor to take
baths. being left there while the war
den attended to duties in another part
of the iail. The men pried open a
window and dropped fifteen feet to the
Iground. Acting Warden Boselle has
been suspended on account of the es-
lcape. Several Of the escaped prisoners
lwere serving long sentences for mis-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
TEMPERANCE TOPICS.

AIRS. s.. F. Thompson, Superintendent
Assistants. AIRS. Matte Blair. Miss
Blanch Fentress. Mrs. Shamburger.
Miss Bessie Hankins.
For God and Home or The Saloon
Which?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
Great Britain. Germany
and Italy Given
Preference
ON

In the Settlement OF Their Caime-
THO Preference il 30 Per Cent OF
the Customs Duties-It Was ran
ed nv Unanimous Dcciston-THse
United States L. Commissioned O
Carry Out the Decision OF the III
bunal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26
FREE LABOR
What the Industrial AS
SOCiatiOn of Amer
lea FdVOrS
PARRY'S SPEECH

The President Condemned the Eight
Hozr, Ani-Injunction and National
Arbitration Bills as Dangerous-He
Argued for the Freedom oil LABOR
Contract and Opposed the Closed
Shop-Seyeral Sets of Resolutions
Bearing on These Matters and on
Union Labor Were Adopted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26

Bear. the The Kind V. H., .!.:Zs Bought
S's, + &WNzZm

Mrs. s. E. Johnson. Of Fremont. is
here on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas G. Ramsey.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26

49,: : :: ZM !. Z; :; 3; e -


Baltimore. February 2-Leopoid
Strouse, me1aherr OF the clothing man
ufacturing firm of Strouse and BROTH
ers died today aged s.. Of heart failure.
A valuable library in Johns Hopkins
University bearg his name.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26

DR.. J. G. Hall. of Roardman. spent
last night in Wilmington.
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The Weekly OregOnian.

For the large number of people in the
Northwest whose mail facilities will not
permit them to take a daily newspaper,
the Weekly Oregonian is especially de-
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in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, con-
tanning besides all the important news of
the Columbia River Basin, a systematic
presentation of the news of the world,
supplemented and elucidated by editorial
comment, written from the beginning to
the close of every week. illustrated
stories, travelling correspondence and fea-
ture articles add to the attractiveness of
The Oregonian. The regular subscrip-
tion price of The Weekly Oregonian is
SIS per year. Given in connection with
the HERALD for 2 months for only 81. so,
a saving on the subscription price of the
two papers of $I.oo.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29

Mrs. Will Palmerton and little
daughter left Tuesday for Walla
Walla to visit relatives. They will
be joined in a few days by Mr..
Palmerton, when, after month,
they will go to the Sound country
to locate.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Jaberg
left Thursday for st. Louis and
other points of interest east and
south. They will be absent a
couple of months.
Elmo Edwards and Miss Myr-
tie Jacks, both of this city, were
married at Spokane, Wednesday,
October IS.
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Wanted.

Special representative in this
county and adjoining territories to
represent and advertise an old es-
tablished business house of solid
financial standing Salary, $21
weekly, with expenses advanced
each Monday by check direct from
headquarters. Horse and buggy
furnished when necessary. Posi-
ton permanent. Address Blew
Bros. & Co., Dept. A, Monon Bldg,
Chicago, III. (6t46)
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"The Hills of California" Coming.

"The Hills of California" is
beautiful rural drama, which will
present Frank Bacon to our theatre
goers on Tuesday, Nov. LIST, at the
Auditorium. The story begins in
Mariposa county, Cal, goes to San
Francisco, then back to Mariposa.
Its prettiest acts are in the open
air scenes of the uncrowded coun-
try, everything there breathes an
ar of happiness and contentment,
with one eXception--that is Ariel
Hill, the man who brings pain and
sorrow to the otherwise happy Hills.
TO none of them does this sorrow
come with more weight than to
Amos Hill, honest, brave, patient,
trio of virtues that make man.
Then there is his daughter, the girl
on whom he has bestowed all the
affection of which his old heart is
capable. The girl he loved so much
that even when she was branded
with a scarlet letter he loved her
just the same. Poppy Hill, a little
flower of country life; Everett Bush
nell, sorely tried, but possessing
enough honor to resist; Phillip
Benker, thoroughly able to distin-
guish the gold from the dross these
are group of characters that make
"The Hills of California" a fine
play. In the dear old part of Amos
Hill, Mr.. Bacon does not miss an
iota of the pathos or the comedy
that the character contains.
,-.s... ~. --,--.---- ,.,.I,oo, cur Open
WIN small knife and remove the
seeds. Allow pound of sugar to each
pound OF fruit. Put the grapes In the
preserving kettle with a little water
ana boil twenty minutes Add the su-
gar and cook until a drop poured in
cold saucer will hold It's shape. Re-
move at once and pour In cups or glass
es. In putting up the winter store of
Jellies 1t Is always good plan to fill
some small cheese pots or egg cups for
use In the children's lunch baskets.
Picked Apples.
Make syrup after this rule Two
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:. NEWS OF THE CITY ~
RECORD OF THE WEEK


Dy NlgnC OF OWOrd, as pre-
sented by Ralph Stewart and com
pany, at the Auditorium Saturday
evening, was one of the best per-
formances ever put on in this city,
and that the efforts of Manager
Ford are appreciated was evidenced
by the crowded house. The excur-
sion train from Genesee brought in
some 200 people, the trip being en-
livened by music from the Genesee
band.
Prof. H. S. Kimbrough, head
of the department of piano at the
Washington Agricultural College,
was a guest of Miss Kate Hogan
Sunday. Prof Kimbrough and
the pianist of Miss Hogan's COM
pany were chums while studying
music in Berlin, Germany, and Miss
Hogan invited Prof. Kimbrough to
take dinner with her before her de-
parture for the east.-Commoner.
-Jno. w. Stearns will leave to-
day for Portland, where his family
has been for some weeks past
From Portland Mr.. Stearns will go
to New York and from there to
Texas, Mexico and South America,
investigating business conditions in
those regions. He will be absent
all w,ntet.
Manager Ford has let the con
tract for the putting N of a hot all
heating plant at the Auditorium
and the near future will see IL, e
house made more comfortable than
has been possible with the old
heating arrangements.
"A straw ballot conducted on
Thursday by J. D. Hoag called out
Io4 votes, of which number 86
were for Roosevelt and only IS for
Parker. On governor the vote
showed 65 for Turner and 38 for
Mead.
Among the attractions billed
for the near future at the Audito-
rum are: The DEVILS Auction"
and "The Princess Chic" both
being among the biggest and best
on the road.
w. D. Outman Grated Mon
day night, at Albion, for de-
mocracy. Dell is fast coming to
the front as an orator, the only
thing wrong about him being his
politics.
J. M. Thompson left yesterday
for Olney, Ill, where he will visit
for a few weeks. This is Mr..
Thompson's old home, and will be
his first visit to it in fourteen years.
Owens Glass Blowers have
been holding forth in the Ankeny
block the past week, but will close
their engagement tonight.
w. d. Foster today shipped a
fine Jersey COW and calf from the
college farm to DR.. Wilson John
son at Colfax.
-"Hills of California" Tuesday
evening, November I, will be the
next attraction at the Auditorium.
Attorney Harvey was looking
after legal matters at Colfax the
early part of the week.
w. NJ. Duncan went to Spo-
kane the early part of the week,
returning Wednesday.
Buy one of the famous g5oo
washers from the Stewart -Outman
Hardware Co.
L. F. Darr was in the city
! from Uniontown Monday.