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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
A Popular Candidate.

The late Governor Pattison, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch. used to tell with
keen gusto the following:
4 certain candidate thought that his
chance for election would be increased
il he acquired a knowledge of Penn
~sylvania Dutch, so he prevailed on a
friend who was familiar with that pa
tots to accompany him and post him
how to get off a Dutch sentence at the
end of each speech. This plan proved
q great success, n the candidate was
delighted with he experiment.
In the excitement of one meeting,
however, he forgot the phrase SO pa
tiently taught him early in the day by
his mentor. and under cover of taking
= glass of water hastily communicated
that fact to his friend.
Never mind" was the whispered
reply; lust say, Was nempst?'"
This the speaker innocently did. and
the result astonished him.
Such a rush from a hail." he af-
terward said, was probably never be-
fore witnessed in the state OF Pennsyl-
vania. That little phrase was Penn
sylvania Dutch for What will you
have to drink and the proprietor Of
the hotel to which my audience had
adjourned taxed me s24 for my Was
nempst?' freak"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Summary Of Crop Conditions.

Washington, Oct. 4-The weather bu-
weekly summary Of crop condi-
tons says:
With high temperature and practical
ly no rain during the week in b cot
ton region, the staple has continued
to open rapidly in all sections, prema-
turely in Georgia and Mississippi, and
picking has progressed under favorable
conditions. Complaints of scarcity of
labor are still received from all por-
tions of central and eastern districts.
Reports indicate b a nearly all of the
cotton crop has been harvested in
southern Georgia and Louisiana and in
southwestern Texas; Is per cent. in
Florida, the central portions Of Geof-
gia and Texas; so per cent. and over in
other states, except Arkansas and Ok
lahoma, where about one-fourth is
picked, and North Carolian, where only
a small portion has beer gathered.
Late cotton is still shedding in Geor-
gia, is much shortened by drought in
Tennessee and continued depredations
OF insect pests have injured prospects
for any top crop in Texas.
Tobacco is practically all housed nd
curing is progressing under favorable
conditions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Office Towel Exploded.

Bailey Of Britt the Iowa editor,
prints the following on the cleanup
crusade which the Mayor of Council
Bluffs has inaugurated, says an Edo
RADIO Oa.) dispatch to the New York
World.
Council Bluffs has a Mayor who
ought to be obliged to diet the rest Of
his days on bean soup and eat it out
Of a jug with a gimlet. He notified
the leading newspaper Of that town to
clean its front windows. The editor
obeyed the order and then got more
than even by calling upon the mayor
to clean the streets. The stuff from
the windows and window stills hao
filled the streets with debris and il
o the entire city force hours to
gather it Up and put it away.
THE brilliant light has now made
six OF the newspapers compositors
blind and melted all OF the rollers of
the press; besides that, no one could
find the office for three days. it was so
changed. The suns rays exploded the
office towel and the ink on the towel
catching fire. melted the type in the
Office and ii ran out of the second
story window onto the street car track
and soldered the switch solid. so that
a man starting to Lake Manawa to
swim to Omaha and was run in
by the police"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Plots Against the Connecticut.

There seems to be no further room
for doubt in h case of the ~battleShip
Connecticut. 1t must be perfectly
evident, in view of the revelation just
made. that her destruction is the OBJ
ject Of a deliberate and organized con-
spiracy. That a deed SO UNANIMOUSLY
abhorrent may be regarded as incred-
ible by many we do not doubt. The
public mind must be in a state Of
frightful Generalization when such a
thought can enter without protest. 1t
is no longer possible, however, in the
case of reasoning and we'll informed
persons to dismiss the proposition
with contempt.
Official reports. made public Mon
day, show concluSively that serious if
not fatal injury to the Connecticut has
been attempted on three distinct oc-
casions, and the circumstances under
which these attempts were made, to-
gether with the character of the ex-
pedients adopted, prove c~onclusdvely
that the guilty parties were not only
skilled operators in such work, but
also perfectly familiar with the struc-
ture of the vessel itself. To suppose
that the matter was n Of ordinary
chance or that the conspirators are
mere vulgar and brutal ruffians is ut
terly out of the question. Every one
VA NfASS- tllSIS IldtS
been thre or four of them, covering
n period of many weekS-has disclos-
ed unmiStakable evidence of a high
order of craftsmanship and a com
plete intimacy with every detail and
ramiflcation of the environment.
None but a superior artisan could
a executed the various plans. Only
a master mind could have conceived
them n can account for almost
any act of a religious or patriotic yea
lot. History tells us of the crusaders.
the martyrs, the victims who have
willingly, if sometimes uselessly. sac
rificed themselves for a cause or a be-
lief. But this conspiracy against the
Connecticut is all malign and bad.
No fanatic of any land. however crazy
! could find an inspiration there. ever
if the facts admitted of the p~ostulate.
1t is only too evident hat this plot is
malign and wicked beyond words and
that it cannot possibly be tracted to
any sincere. unselfish impulse. The
design is clearly and definitely visible
"a design of murder and destruction,
the design of a wanton monster such
as is recorded only in mythology.
We cannot believe that the guilty
ones will escape. We cannot imagine
that the United States government
with all the machinery of detection a
it's disposal and with so many indica.
lions as to the a%ctuating motive. VIII
long be at fault a. regards the proper
| path to follow. All the circumstan'
I! ces go to show that the destruction o.
n Connecticut a not been essayeC
by lunatics or half-witted dupes. an(
the identification Of the true starting
| seems anything but difficult.-Wash,
i ington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11

Drug Now Much I'm Demand by Eng
ush Women.

London Chronicle.
A London chemist has assured me
that he sells or the average 100 bot
ties OF ~chlorodyne a week and knows
that 3 per cent. OF his customers are
addicted to the habit.
After all, chlorodyne is merely a pail
liative, not a cure, as some vainly
imagine, and to fly to IL for solace
upon the least ache or pain IS like
fraterniZing with q vampire.
Among h society women arsenic Is
In great vogue, largely on cou OF
its identifying" effect. Those who
are more concerned with b~rilliancy OF
conversation than of complexion give
the preference to sal volatile and
ether. Ether drinking as a secret drug
habit Is especially popular In London.
and during the a large quantities
Of the mixture are sold. The rapid
ex~huaration produced by ether COM
pounds and the transparent complex
ion OF the arsenic taker are paid for
dearly by the physical ailments that
ansue.
Some women fancy various aro-
matte extracts. such as eau de cologne,
lavender water, etc. AS these ex-
tracts are often made with the
coarsest spirit, the result OF this tip
ping may easily be imagined
Another addiction is the ginger
habit. Essence Of ginger Is a formid-
able preparations; almost double the
alcoholic strength of ordinary brandy
or whiskey. Many whose digestions
have been already impaired by alcohol
find the effect OF this fiery mixture
curfously soothing. Yet while il dead
ems the gnawing pain and promises
relief 1T is all the time aggravating
the morbid condition. The ginger
habit IS more common in America
h in England, but the sale Of
ginger Ssenc in this country is grow
ing.
A comparative new drug habit
which Is becoming frequent among
harassed brain workers is chloroform-
ism. The drug is slowly inhaled. and
the dreamy forgetfulness. the sense
Of pleasant languor begotten, follow
ed by complete oblivion, has a won
derful fascination for those suffering
from insomnia or worry. Sickness
n depression are the immediate
penalties exacteG. and If the habit be
persisted in an inflammatory condition
Will s~upervene which ends in death.
indeed, chloroformism is one of the
-ost subtle and dangerous habits,
perhaps more so than the better
known choral habit. which is not SO
popular as formerly among sufferers
from sleeDlessness.
OF late there has been a great de
mand for certain coal tar derivatives,
such as antipyrin, p~henacetin and sui
phonal to combat headaches or in
sonia. Although valuable in small
quantities. and on ~occasin. these drugs
are too frequently made crutches Of
The taker should take in mind that
taken heedlessly, they produce dis.
tressing symptoms. Phe-
nacetin, for instance. is by no means
the harmless remedy some people
imagine. Indeed, at its best. the drus
habit is a misfortune: at its worst. q
tragedy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Established His Identity.

In a court room of one of the Blue
Grass counties of Kentucky, Gen. H,
a prominent lawyer of that region,
was defending a prisoner charged
with horse stealing, and the witness
was swearing as to the identity of the
stolen horse. says the Philadelphia
Ledger.
How do you know this is the same
horse 2" asked Gen. H..
We'll, / just know it is" said the
witness.
We'll, how?" again asked Gen.
H.
II can't tell exactly how, but I
know il as well as / know o Gen.
H"
We'll. 10 do you know I am Gen.
H-?".
Because just before dinner I heard
Mr.. c. a Gen. H. let's go and
take a drink and you went"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Adam Bede'S HumOr.

Congressman J.. Adam Bede Of Pima
City. MINI, is living up to his repu-
tation as a joker. In passing through
St. Paul ON his way to Washington
Mr.. Bede was interviewed. The hall
was not large enough to accommodate
the crowd that turned out to hear Dunn
and me at Rush City last night" he
said. LOT course we had a small hail
on purpose. but hat doesn't make any
difference. Yes, I am limping becase
a cow stepped on my foot when L was
enduring if it hurt her to strain her
milk. It's all right; she did not step
on my mouth. and at this season of
they year that is the most valuable par.
OF my anatomy" Congressman Bede
will campaign in Congressman Joe
Sibley's district in Pennsylvania for a
few days. and on October 8, viii Join
Speaker Cannon for a tour Of the west
ern states"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
CORTELYOU TO SUCCEED PAYNE.
He vii Become Postmaster Genera
After the Close of the Campaign.

Washington, october AIN succession
to Mr.. Payne, George Bruce Cortelyou.
former secretary Of the department of
commerce and labor and now chairman
of the Republican national committee
will become postmaster general.
Mr.. Cortelyou's appointment as head
of the postoffice department was deter
mined On several months ago by Presi-
dent Roosevelt when Mr.. Payne indi-
Gated to the President his desire to re-
tire from the. department on account
Of the precarious state of his health.
1t is the understanding now hat Mr..
Cortelyou will SSum the duties of
postmaster general as soon as he con-
veniently can after the close Of the
pending campaign, probably December
1st. In the interim the responsibilities
of directing the affairs Of the posoffice
department will devolve on First Assis-
tant Postmaster General Wynne.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
GIVEN AN OYSTER ROAST.
Royal Treatment for the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery at Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, October 4.-The Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company, OF
Boston was rendered a Lynn Haven
oyster roast at cape Henry today and
this evening the command gave a ban
quet at the Monticello Hotel. The fol-
lowing toasts were responded to:
"The President Of the United States"
Mr.. D.. Lawrence Groner; 'The Com
monwealth of Virginia" General FftZ-
hugh Lee; The Commonwealth of Mas
.sachusetts,' Hon. John G. Burke, OF
Lowell, Mass. THE City of Norfolk"
Judge Bruce, Simmons, Mayor Pro
tenn; 1.-THE City Of Boston," Senator
w. A. Morse. of Boston: The United
States Army Captain E. E. Winslow;
The United States Navy" captain S.
E. Dillingham;; THE National Guard"
Lieutenant Colonel John Frank Sup
plee, of Baltimore; THE Ancient and
Honorable Artillery captain J. Stearns
Cushing, of Norwood, Mass; Our
Guests" the Rev. Allan Hudson, OF
Brocton, Mass.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
Receipts OF the Dispensary-Appoint-
ments for Democratic Speaker
Rural Local Tax District Establish
ed i'm Henderson County.
"CSo~ktSCA DNtC~~
Raleigh, n. c.. October G.

Raleigh, n. e., OctoDer b.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction J. Y. Joyner is i'll at his
home and was obliged to cancel an en-
2agement to attend the district on-
ference of county superintendent Of
public schools that convened at States
vile today.
The report or the Raleigh dispen-
sary for the quarter ending Septem-
Der goth shows hat the gross receipts
for that period aggregated sSS.57S.
while the gross receipts eince the dis
pensary opened last January were
$11S.0S1.
Announcement is made from DEM
ocraIic headquarters that Lieutenant
Governor Turner will speak at High
Point October II: Hillsboro October
IS; Durham October 10: Henderson,
October 20; Youngsville October FL:
Haw River October 22.
7. l.. Webb will discuss the issues OF
the campaign at Gibson's Mill October
Il; and at Forest City october 13.
Appointments for r. c. Bowie. cleo
tor in the Eighth district at Concord
October 21; Albemarle October %;
Statesville October "a; Mooresville &C.
tober 25; Taylorsville october 26; Le-
noir October %: Boone October %.
Hon. Jas. r. Young. chairman Of the
Democratic executive committee for
this the Fourth congressional district
announces appointments for Congress
man Pou to speak in this immediate
section from October IL to % includ-
ing L~souisvurg October Is. Franklinton
October 10, and Middleburg Octo-
Der 90.
Superintendent Of Public instruction
J. Y. Joyner gives out the statement
that another rural local tax district
has been established in Henderson
county, that one other election for
local tax will be held October 6 and
that three petitions were presented to
the commissioners October 3rd for
holding elections on the question. He
says that just one year ago the first
rural local tax district was established
in the county at Pleasant Hill n a
beautiful building dedicated and
doubtless the success OF this district
has contributed toward the establish
mem of the other districts in the
county.
The Retail Merchants Association
of Raleigh now has a membership Of
Sc, having elected &c new members
last night 1t was first started as a
Retail Grocers' Association, but now
extends its membership to all classes
of retail merchants. Its operation To-
cally is proving very satisfactory.
Judge Chas. A. Cook, formerly OF
Warren county n appointed to the
supreme court bench by Governor
Russell to fill out an unexpired term.
was here yesterday and today en-
route from his home in Indian Terri
tory to his former home in Warren
county. Mrs. Coo is with him. He
expresses himself as highly pleased
with his territorial residence.
Colonel Fred A Odds who has been
out of the city for the last three weeks
has arrived at Chase City from a six
days stay at the Worlds Fair and ex-
poets to return to Raleigh in the next
few days and take UP his newspaper
correspondence again.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
pEnsERT1oN FROM THE Army
American Soldiers Can Not Stand the
Monotony OF Barracks Life.

In his report to the war department
Gen. John C. Bates pays special atter-
ton to the subject OF desertions, which
it is said continue to be numerous.
1t is a difficult problem and it is
doubtful IL an effectual remedy will
be found. Military service, especially
in time of Peace, becomes irksome.
and after the glamour of army life
wears off and young men see many
opportunities for advancement in civil
life, the temptation to desert becomes
very strong. At that time they may
not appreciate as they should the ob-
legation not merely Of their oath, but
of loyalty to their regiment. 1t Is the
old soldier who acquires this loyalty
and the spirit which makes him stand
by his colors with little or no thought
of returning to civil life.
American soldiers are better pro-
yided for and better treated than those
Of any other army IN the world. AMI
yet they desert. It IS because the en-
Elements of civil life are as much
stronger here than in other countries
as the treatment of common soldiers
is better than that to which privates
in other armies are subjected.
Hope Of advancement or distinction
Of some other kind plays an important
part in h life Of a soldier. This ac-
counts in part for h larger enlist
ments when a war Is about to break
out or has already begun. AS a fac.
tor it is almost entirely eliminated
during peace, and service in the reg
ular army becomes monotonous and
dull.
1t is unfortunate hat assertions he
so numerous, but it is better that they
should be a large number of able BOD
led men in this country to whom mill
tary service would be more fascinating
and enticing than the opportunities Of
fered in civil life.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
An Outsider Killed as Result Of {
Street Duel.

San Antonio, Texas, Oct, a. IN q
street duel here today between J. N.
Chittim, known as the Texas cattle
king, and w. w. Jones, a: cattleman
and banker of Beeville, II. S. ElweiI.
a travelling man Of Milwaukee, Wis,
CHANGED in range and was accidentally
killed. Theb ullet, it is said, was frerd
from Chittim's gun.
Chittim was placed in Jail for MUIR
der.
ElweH, worked for the II. c.. Miller
company, s~tationers of Milwaukee.
From letters in his possession it ap-
pears he has a brother in Sheboygan.
Neither OF the participants was m
jured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Good for Children.

The pleasant to take and harmless
One Minute Cough Cure gives instant
relief in all cases of Cough, Group and
LaGrippee, because it does not pass
Immediately into the stomach, but
takes effect right at the seat of trou-
BILE. It draws out the Inflammation,
heals and soothes and cures perma-
nently by enabling the lungs to con-
tribute pure l~ife-giving and life-sus-
tanning oxygen to the blood and tissues.
Sold by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Death of the Last of the 3sOssifed'
Sisters.

Rome. N. Y. Oct. 6.-Mrs. Erma Ew-
ing Palmer, the last OF the two ''Ossi-
fed" sisters died today at Sherburne,
aged so owing a disease Of a rheu-
matte nature which has baffled the
skill o many prominent physicians.
throughout the country. Mrs. Palmer
had lain motionless upon her back, to-
tally blind and with every muscle rigid,
for the last q years. The disease mau-
ifested itself within a few days after
her marriage at the g of 3. Her
sister, Miss Stella Ewing, who died
here two years ago. was AFFLICTED in
the same way.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Pill Pleasure.

If you ever took DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Risers for biliousness or constioa-
ton you konw what pill pleasure is.
These famous little pills cleanse the
liver and rid the system of all bile
without producing unpleasant effects.
They do not grippe, sicken, or weaken,
but pleasantly give tone and strength
to the tissues and organs OF the stom-
ach, liver and bowels. Sold by r. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Congressman Williams I'm Louisville.

Louisville, KY, october 6.-Congress-
man John Sharp WILLIAMS opened the
campaign at louisville for the Demo-
Gratis tonight. Mr.. Williams speech
was largely pitched in a key OF intense
sarcasm The speaker too his time 70
answer the charge that the Democratic
party is not a party OF constructive
statesmen.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11

Secretary Taft should take 'Hellroar-
ing Jake" Smith along with him while
he is expatiating OIL the beauties OF
the administrations Philippine policy.
Atlanta Constitution.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-11
Hemmed In and
Captured.

500 Bbls. xxx Cape Fear Brand
MuIlets, leo ID Mex.
100 Bbls XXX Cape Fear Brand,
so I'd Net.
o Bbls. xxx Cape Fea Brand
Mullets. 100 III Net.
Guaranteed full weight and quality.)
I Carload 3 ID Tomatoes.
L Carload Table and Pie Peaches
1000 n. ". State Cheese. Write for
Contract Prices.
500 Tubs n. ". Butter. First quality.
A Little Left Of the Last Car OF
REYNOLDS TOBACCOS.
Another on the Way.
SABOROSO CIGARS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-01
cLEYElAsD AGiIN.

The Washington correspondent of the Brooklyn Eagle reports that Grover CIeveland's presidential stock has talk len a big jump upward in the political market at the national capital since William J. Bryan's speech in the Mad- ison Square Garden Music Hall. That address and the Chicago Kansas City platform interviews given out by the Nebraska man during his recent stay in New York caused such violent re- action against him in Democratic cir cles in Washington that, in sheer defi- ance of Bryan and with a desire to hit him on the raw, Democrats have taken up the serious consideration of Grover Cleveland as a candidate for the nom nation. One of these Democrats, a member of congress from an eastern State, who has never been regarded as a Cleveland man, said to the Eagle correspondent: can see only one way of effectively getting rid of Bryan and at the same time calling the attention of the country to the fact that, once and for all time, the Democratic party is through with free silver, Populism and Bryanisnn, and that is for us to nominate Grover Cleveland for Presi- dent next July at St. Louis. I have meyer before favored Cleveland's nom nation, but the rule or ruin policy adopted by Bryan since his return from Europe has made me a Cleveland man. may say that many of my colleagues in congress agree with me in this view of the situation. It is not that they love Cleveland more than they did, but they now believe that lie alone can fill the bill, destroy Bryan and rehablitate the Democratic party at the same time. This is interesting and somewhat inn pressive. The Cleveland boom has been quite quiet lately Perhaps it will now revive.