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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-08
Tuesday Nov. 8. 1904.
MIR. ROOSEvELTs NARROW
ESCAPE.

1t has just leaked out that Presi-
dent Roosevelt suffered quite a severe
accident about two weeks ago, which
came near proving fatal. He was
thrown from his horse, falling on his
head, and rendered insensible for
some time.
1t seems that the president was rid
ing alone, and in attempting to take
a fence at full speed, was thrown over
his head struck in a soft piece OF
earth, but grazed a large stone.
which abrased the skin on his fore
head. A special to The New York
World states that the president says
he does not know how long he re-
manned unconscious. He returned
alone to the White house. where the
wound on the forehead was dressed.
Positive and peremporory orders
were given hat the newspaper and
press representatives at the White
house should say nothing about the
affair.
Another account says the newspaper
men were induced to keep silent on
the subject through threats as tv
White house news in the future If
they published anything about this
accident.
The matter leaked out, through
some person thoughtlessly remarki' >,
to Secretary Hay about how near. y,
came TO becoming president.
The reason for keeping TIE aTai
secret vas the fear hat news of !
would reach the pubic in a sensa
tional n would give tn,
presidents politi cal opponents oppor
tunlty for reT eating with emphasi
tnelr 1orm'<r allegations of his DARN,
anu rec dess conduct. 1t was feared
might. have effect to his injury in hi
c~arIdidacy. He and his friends seem
ed to think that many people woul
feel that a man who would so useless
ly risk his life in ~perilous horsebac
feats was not the proper person to b
elected president.
From ali accounts the presider
must have had a very narrow escape
Tt is said hat he was pretty badl
battered UP when he reached tn
White nous and as soon is h
wounds were dressed he retired to h
bedroom.
Private Secretary Loeb had a req
son ready for those who saw tt
wounds on his face the next day.
was hat Mr.. Roosevelt a had
fall in the tennis court the day b.
fore
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-08
MIR ~ROOSEVEITS LETTER.

Mr.. Roosevelt has at last broken
away from his political managers who
have been trying ever since the cam
paign opened to keep him quiet. His
attack on Judge Parker, in the way OF
denial of the latter's accusations
against Chairman Cortelyou for The
manner In which the latter had Sc
cured campaign funds from the big
trusts, in which he, in a signed letter,
brands as a falsehood the judges
charges, must have been as much &C
a surprise to the republican leaders
and the managers of his campaign as
it was TO the democrats.
Ever since the campaign opened the
republican managers have beer trying
TO keep their candidate quiet. They
knew that IF he was allowed to open
his mouth he would put his foot into
It, and it mas been their earnest effort
to keep him in the background. Bu..
as we see, he broke away from the
past restraint on Friday night, and by
the time Judge Parker gets through
with him he will find that he had better
have taken the advice of his campaign
managers.
Judge Parker's charges against
Chairman Cortelyou were serious ones
and by implication reflected on the
president Mr.. Cortelyou was the
proper person to answer them.
This is the first time. we believe, thai
a president of the United States has
seen fit TO rush into print for the pur-
pose of defending his candidacy for Of
6 AGAINST charges by a political op-
eponent. It shows the weakness of MS
cause and that he feels that he and
his party have been driven to the wall
by the charges of Mr.. Parker.
When II becomes necessary for the
president to stoop to the publication
OF such a letter as that given out Fri
day night by Mr.. Roosevelt in defens.
of his campaign methods it is time for
the people to pause and ask why srcn
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Vixen Sardow poses and the muscles
Ridge his back and knot his arms, we
think vs. have before us the very secret
OF strength In those magnificent muscles.
But we haven't. Starve Sandow, or,
what is practically the same thing, let
him he dyspeptic, and his muscle would
Q fail. Strength is made from food
n-o-erN dizested and a~ssimilated, and
no man is s.rons~- than his stomach, be
cause when the nj uiseaseo a.
gestion and assimilation are IL. oSIec.
Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Disc WY
cures diseases of the s.oruach and othe-
organs of digestion and nutrition. 1t
enables the perfect digestion and assim-
ilation of food 50 that the body is uour
ished into perfect health and strength.
Al had what my physician called indigestion.
He gave me medicine for the trouble but il did
me no good,D writes Mr.. ". II. Wells, Of VII
lard NC. al wrote to Dr.. Pierce and stated
gienic rules. / carried out these as best I could,
bought SIX bottles of his Golden Medical Dis
covery' and commenced taking If. 4 .Cv days
later ] noticed a great change. Felt Xix a new
Medical Discovery / suffered greatly with pain
In stomach, my nerves seemed all 'rnr-down,'
was very thin il hesh, but now can eat heartily
and sleep good at night"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send
one 6he-cent stamps for the pa
Per-covered book, OF thirty-one ststdPs
for the cloth-bound volume. Address
DIR. r. ". Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-08

Mr.. +. B. Boon general manager of
the following announcement in Charity
and children:
There are today CTuesday. November
1st) twelve cases in the infirmary, one
seriously i'll. There is one new case
not yet carried to the in~firmary-the
only new case since last Thursday The
condition seems better. but the nature
of the disease is no less virulent than
art the beginning. Indeed the last case
carried 10 the irfirmary is a bad, prob
ably worse than any we have. had. Cur
force is much worn from the strain.
If il must continue we win have TO get
an entirely new force: but we hope the
change has begun,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-08

George Merrdith's Plan DOCS Sot
Find Favor With American Think

In spies OF George Meredith.s n
nouncement THAI in the course ~of
time marriages would be made o.
contracted only for certain periods
many OF the ministers of this country
do not seem to be discouraged ia
their crusade against the growth 81
the divorce evil. A number Of them,
OF different denominations and from
all parts of the United States. have
made an agreement not 10 marry
divorced persons. unless il be shown
that such divorces were obtained for
causes sanctioned by the churches.
While it is true that even IL this
position were taken by ell churches
they could not prohibit divorces or
stop the marriage of Divorces. still
it plainly shows the attitude ana dis
favor Of these churches in regard
TO the question. Their action may
also help to turn public sentiment.
against the growing evl. and perhaps
influence indirectly those who are
prompted more or less in their ac-
tons by public opinion. While be-
ing actuated by no better motives
would not be OF great credit TO the
people themselves, still. an enforced
regard for marriage laws would be
better than a growing laxity with
respect to them. in ultimately lessen
ing the number of divorces, and thus
remedying or preventing the evils that
follow.
The divorce question is one OF
growing Importance, not only With
respect to the cause Of the question
itself and it's prevalence. but In re-
spect to the many evils directly or in
directly resulting from such a state
of affairs.-Rptte Inter Mountain.
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should be the case. II would have beer
perfectly proper for Chairman Cortsf-
you to have given such a letter to The
press. There would have been nothing
in that to shock the ~sensibikties Of tn.
people, but no man, whether be he ;
follower OF Mr.. Roosevelt or politically
opposed to him, can relish such conduc:
On the part OF the president.
II Judge Parker's charges are no:
true Mr.. Cortelyou was the man to
publish a denial of them and a denun-
citation Of their falsehoods. That the
republican leaders did not wish any
such denial made through the press is
evident from the fact that such was
not done by the chairman Of their
campaign committee and me man
against whom they were made. That
least Of ali did they want such a publ
CATION made by the president is SHOWN
by the announcement of Senator Lodgs,
a close PERSONAL friend of the presi-
dent, made in Newport on the day
before Mr.. Roosevelt gave his letter 70
the PRESS. In answer to question about
h presidents replying to the judges
charges, he said: "Oh, no, it is not
necessary for the president to enter
any denial. 1t is not his place, to do
so" 1t is evident that the senator
was then unaware of the presidents
intention to make any such pubiica-
tion.
We think the president has ~necessari-
ly lowered himself in the esteem CT
every man who has proper regard for
the dignity of the high office which he
fills.
From the viewpoint of politics it was
a very poo move for the president to
make. If it was his purpose TO spring
his letter on the public suddenly, as it
evidently was, judging by the manner
in which it was done, he should have
waited until SO nea the election the:
Judge Parker would not have had an
opportunity of replying to it. Then IL
might have had some effect with those
who believe that Judge Parker would
make such charges without any foun,
dation in fact for them.
The dispatches in Saturdays oan.-s
announced that Judge Parker would -
a speech in New York th~.r n,,ht renlv
to Nj. Roosevelt's chc-oa of f.1seboo1
Al n time OF writing
4or our Sunday mornings
e telegraphic report of that
has not reached us. That re-
port yin come later in the night ami
WAL be found in another part of The
Ms 5senger. We have too much faith
[ .nough, in Judge Parker's sound sense
and political a~stuteness. to say nothing
of his admitted fairness and integrity
to believe that he would make suc}
charges, without having good reason
based on information in his possession
for so doing. Mr.. Roosevelt by SUI
down Tuesday night will regret tn
fmpetuosity which led him to publish
that letter and win fully appreoiat
the folly of his action.
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the president would never have rushAi
into print in a political campaign n
such Undignifed manner and with lam
guase so unsuitable to one holding the
high office of president. Mr. Roosevelt
has been greatly angered by the ag-
gressive and vote-winning campaign
the democrats have been waging of
late. He has realized thatit has made
great gains for his opponent and this
drove him to the desperate course OF
into print in aid of his own campaign.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-08

The Messenger is under obligations
to The Ennis Publishing Company, OF
Raleigh, for a copy of Turner'S North
Carolina Almanac for 1905. We do not
see how any body in the state can get
along without this old reliable
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-08

Wonder how many assistants Tom
Watson will require to aid him in fig
uring out his electoral vote next Tues
day night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-08

Bad Blood
Is responsible for most Of
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dyspepsia, atism,
weak. tired, languid feelings
and worse troubles. Tdke
Hoods Sarsaparilla
which purifes and enriches
the blood as nothing else can
For testimonials Of remarkable cures
send for Book on the Blood, No. 3. :
C.L Hood Co., Lowell, Moss.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-07

garments. Sweetser, Pembroke
& Co. IS prices 98c, s1.25. z0n
June Sale price, EACH. 4 OO
Sweetser, Pembroke & Co.'S so
and $1.98 values in Gowns grouped
in one lot; sheer dainty materials
such as nainsook, fine cambria,
etc., in slip-over, French yokes
and chemise styles, short and long
sleeves, trimmed with finest laces,
hemstitching and embroidery. June
Sale price while they GA Dn
last, each. O&G
White Cambria petticoats in large
variety of styles; a quarter-yard
circular dust ruff and two rows Of
fine cluster tuckings, and two
rows of single width tucks, deep
lace trimmed with under dust
ruf1e; others with eleven rows of
tuckings, circular founce, lace
trimmed and some with cambria
ruf1es with three clusters Of four
rows of hand hemstitching with
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deep hem, goods that cannot be
duplicated to sell at $500 each.
Special for Wednes- a. a mm
day only, each. .... W SnUO
Large Variety Of White Petticoats,
made of long cloth and sheer cam
brio, trimmed with Cluny lace,
French embroidery and French
laces, made with deep circular
ruff1es, tuckings, lace insertions
and hemstitching, extra wide gar
ments. Sweetser, Pembroke &
Co.'s wholesale values, $3.50.
June Sale price, % @ %
eacn. ............ W 0AV0 6M
so dozen Gingham Crash and Grass.
Cloth Washable Petticoats in blue,
brown and gray, in fine hair stripe
patterns made with double circular
founce; others with single two
rows fiounces fagoting and stitched
band, all lengths in good widths.
Sweetser, Pembroke & Co.'s.
wholesale values $1.59. CA n
June Sale price. each. UOOs
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Handker chiefs,
Ribbons, L,aces,
EmbrOideries,
Cloves, ETC..

Mems Handkerchiefs.
10c Hemstitched, each Be
25c Linen Initial, each. doc
12ac Linen Finish, each ............ Sc
Women's Handkerchiefs.
Sc Fancy Handkerchiefs, each Be
zoe Initial Handkerchiefs, each ....7o
25c Sheer linen, lace trin'd, ea... zoo
Stock Collar Specials.
25c Point Venise, each.
1Oc Embroidered turnover, each. Sc
Ribbons and Wells.
Csc Brilliant silk taffeta and heavy
satin taffeta ribbons, at yard. $50
15c, zoe Brilliant silk, Ain. taffeta
and No. % Gros Grain, yard. Toe
40c to 60c Veilings or Hair Wells. use
75c Hat Wells, blk and colors, ca. 39c
$1.oo to $1.5o Stylish Hat Wells, new
est colors or black, each. $3.50. CSC
Laces, Embroideries.
&c and &c Valenciennes and trimming aces, Sc
Or 26C a dozen.
1Oc and 12c Valencienhes, Torchon, Brabant s. n
Valenciennes Laces at, yard. ............. Wv
40c to 6sc Point Venise and Oriental q q -
Laces, Insertings andAppliques. yd.. H-OO
75c to 81 Point Venise and Oriental Rms>
Laces. Insertings and Appliques atyd.. - uO
zoe and 25c new Embroideries, Edges and Insert
ings. Ribbon Bandings. at 100 and 1910 yd.
Doc and 4Oc New Embroideries, Edges. Insertngs
and Bandings, at I DO and 10c yard.
Silk Gloves.
3ec Silk Taffeta Gloves in tans, modes. 9 Il n
black or white, 2-clasp. at ............ "OU
Genuine French Lisle Cloves silk Paris Rkn
points. pair " -
Large Pearl and Button clasp. grays, DE-
white and black, pair ..................~
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Sweetser, Pembroke & Co.'S
wholesale price, 59c- 00n
June sale price, each. On OU
(Lin1it, taDo to a customer.
Large Extra Quality Cambria
Gowns-made with yoke and 16
rows of hemstitching, rufae around
neck and sleeves. Sweetser,
Pembroke & Co. s wholesale price
79c-June sale price "A En
Chemises in nainsook and cambria,
trimmed with laces and tie rib
bons, Z lengths; used extensively
for corset cover and short skirts,
perfect shaped garments, sheer
and neat. Sweetser, Pembroke
& Co.'s wholesale values to ST. 65.
Our June Sale price, 0Nn
each Gle &U
A large variety OF styles in Cambria
Gowns in square neck, also French
yokes, trimmed with embroidery,
laces and tuckings; large, full
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i
Corset Covers of fine quality mus
lin, embroidery trimmed, all a.
sizes; while they last, each. &DU
limit, 2 to q customer.)
Corset Covers in Marguerite and
full front effects, neatly tailored
with stitched bands around neck
and double stitched plat in front,
lace trimmed. Sweetser, Penn
brook & Co.'S. wholesale 29c and
35c values. June sale a mM
price, each. .............. u WC
A Large Variety Of Corset Covers
in all the up-to-date styles, trimmed
in laces, embroidery and hem
stitchings, some arm size trimmed;
excellent quality cambria. Sweet
ser, Pembroke & Co.'S. 35c to 42c
values. Our June Sale ID "a aN
price, each. ............. & aa1
Sheer Cambria and Lawn Corset
Covers in perfect shapes, trimmed
with embroidery, insertions and
edgings to match around neck and
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med with Cluny laces, insertions
and edgings; others with the
French embroidery ruff1es, cluster
tuckings and hand hemstitching.
Sweetser, Pembroke & Co. s
wholesale prices Toe and "a 70
SOC. Our June Sale price -
A Miscellaneous Line Of High-closs
Drawers. in nainsook, cambrics
and the finest materials, trimmed
with French yoke and bands; also
French fitting drawers, trimmed
with sheerest laces, such as fish
eye valenciennes, Cluny, ETC.;
others with embroidery, and some
with four hemstitched bands, en-
broidery trimmed. Sweetser, Penn
brook & Co.'s wholesale values to
s1.59; all grouped in one Or
lot. June Sale price. OOO
Good Large Full Gowns. made in
V-shapes and French yokes with
four clusters Of 3-row tucks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-02
The Northwest Weather Very
Fine and Encouraging to
the Bears.
Better Cash Demand and Mime
apolis Decrease the Strong
Points.
Mills May Close Wednesday if
Flour Trade Does Not
Improve.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, May
2.-The first trading day Of the new month
saw wheat prices easy and inclined to
sag thru the early part of q quiet session.
May and July went down about 1c from
Saturdays close, then came back q little
and held. The weather over the northwest
was fine as could possibly be wished for.
OF all things most desirable just now for
wheat seeding, dry weather is most i'm
portant This morning seeding was under
way In the Red River valley and while
the forecast is for showers in the Dakotas
there Is nothing to indicate that the work
will be checked. In short, the outlook IN
the northwest could not be better now,
<ho the season Is late. 1t Is common
opinion in the Minneapolis grain trade
that a larger wheat acreage is certain.
Most Of the Red River, farmers. 1t is fig
ured, will put in wheat so long as they,
can get it into the ground In good condi-
tion this week. and if the weather now
ruling continues thru the week there will
be practically no land that will not be in
condition for seeding. Showers are likely
over the southwest where they will be
good thing.
The strength Of the situation comes
largely from better cash demand and light
receipts The fact, that local elevator
stocks have decreased 375,000 bu so far
this week and that the visible supply de-
creased $4,000 blu helped the strength.
Some of this local decrease may be due
20 the Loading out or wheat at assessment
time and If so there will not be such
heavy decreases from now OIL. Only lat
cars were in here against 900 a year ago.
Duluth had against Is, and Chicago II
against So. Kansas City had $1,000 bu
against $4,000 and St: Louis $4,000 against
$4,000.
If the flour mills close on Wednesday
as Is now expected the decrease in local
stocks may turn about into a moderate in
crease.
Deliveries in Chicago were 100000 bu
wheat, 100000 bu corn and 100000 bu
oats.
Minneapolis deliveries on May contract
were about 100000 bu wheat and $4,000
bu oats. #
Country elevator stocks decreased 1,497,-
900 bu during April, which leaves 1884 900
bu. A year ago at this time they were
lighter, or about 100000 blu.
Primary receipts $4,000 bu against $780,
600, shipments 141,00O, against 47S,
Wheat and flour clearances 10000 bu.
May closed at s1Ac, July at 91ac and
September at S0Ac
Berlin was up 11ac. according to later
messages. Complaints are being received
from Russia and Rumania Of dry weather.
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WARM, DRYING
WINDS IN N. D.
CONDITIONS FOR SEEDING FAST
BECOMING GOOD.
Crops Expected to Catch Up and Show
an Average Stand in a Months
Time-Increase in the Wheat Acre.
age Will Be Slight at the Best.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., May May opens
with the conditions all that could be de-
sired, and more than could be expected.
after the exceedingly unfavorable weather
OF the spring. Warm. dry, south winds
have prevailed, and the water has been
disappearing as if by magic.
In the northwestern part Of the state
the damage by floods has probably been
greater than elsewhere, and there is also
a greater proportion of crop planted than
elsewhere. The farms on the lower lev
els, near the rivers, are mostly flooded,
and 1t will be some time before the fields
there can be cultivated Farther back the
land is more elevated and rolling, and ex-
cept where there is a northern exposure,
causing the snow to remain longer than
elsewhere, seeding has been in progress
for some time.
In the Mouse river valley the loss thru
the actual destruction of property has
been considerable, when it is all footed up
The river reached the highest level ever
recorded. Velva was under water except
for a few houses. At Towner, Saqyer and
nearly all the towns in that section similar
conditions are reported. The effect of the
flood was greatest at Minot, owing to the
large population. The roads were washed
out on both sides of the town and severa
trainloads Of travellers were stalled there
The Red River valley has been fortunate
in its weather experience, even tho seed
Ing is a little late. The cold weather
caused the snow to melt slowly, and the
water thus moved to the river gradually
This tended to keep the river at low
level. The lateness of the season has
caused some uneasiness, as farmers as a
rule expect to be seeding at least two
weeks before this time. The chances nov
are, however, that within month the
crops will be more forward than in the
average season, that is, assuming that the
weather from now on is as good as usual
The earth is full Of moisture, and thu
| frost is we'll out.
The lateness Of the seeding time will
have a tendency to curtail somewhat tn.
acreage of wheat. While there may be /
slight Increase over last year, this cal
only be small, and need scarcely be takel
1 into account at all.