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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-16
FAyERsHAM,s CONDITION.

Northampton, Mass, Nov 16.-The doctor who is attending William Fa- yersham, the actor, said this morning that his patient was much better and had probably escaped the attack of pneumonia with which he was threat ened.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-16

The will of the late Anna 0. wells was probated to-day and, Martha c. Wells was appointed administratrfx.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-16
WANTS coNsoLTDATIoN

Stamford, Nov 16.-In his inaugural address last night Mayor Homer $. Cummings advised the taking of ste3,a 70 secure unif1cation of town and city. All the old city officers were re-elected.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-16
WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Connecticut: Fair to- night and Thursday; light variable winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-16
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL NOTE.

St Petersburg, Nov 16.--An official note issued here today controyerts the analogy drawn in the proposal for the new peace conference between the present situation and the situation at the time of The Hague conference. It points out that France having transmitted to Washington Spain's desire for peace before a suggestion of the conference was formulated and that the Russian circular convoking the conference was isued only after the conclusion of peace.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-16
STOESSEL'S LATEST WORD
 RECEIVED BY EMPEROR
Terpedo Boat Deliberately Destroyed In Order to Send Word From Beleaguered Garrision-Rumor Gain- ing Ground That Stoessel Is Badly Wounded-His Soldiers Made to Do Duty at Point of Revolver.

I British jingoes responsible for this constant provocative attitude, callinA attention particularly to Viceroy Cur zon's and Lord Kitchener's deputations to Persia and Afghanistan, and dis. claiming any desire on the part of Russia to engage in fight, says that nevertheless Russia always has a chance of evening up British superiori- ty at sea by move in the direction of India. and therefore naturally 1t is a great comfort to Russia that sle has direct rail communication with Tash- kend.
 The Novosti, on the contrary, makes 1, light of the ghost of Russian invas- I ion of India, which British statesmen are constantly trotting out for the ben- eft of the British public, and suggests that 1t would be better for Great Brit ain to make sincere overtures to Rus. sia regarding the India border instead of taking refuge behind Afghanistan.
 EVIDENCE CoRROBORATED.
 Hull, Eng, Nov 16.-On the re- sumption of the board of trade in uuiry into the North sea incident to- day the witnesses merely corroborat- ed the evidence already known.
 The mate of the trawler Oceanic LGSLllGu CQdC 3Olc Ol luG DlB IAuSSIdh vessels remained behind after firing, but she did not speak any of the traw- lers nor did she inquire what injury had been done. After waiting for a half hour she sailed off.
 Asked by Dr Woodhouse. counsel for the Russian embassy, What were the Russians firing at?" the mate of the trawler, Forth, replied:
 "At us, think"
 Dr Woodhouse elicited from anOth- CT witness that two Russian warships whose searchlights were turned on the trawlers did not fire.
 Skipper Haines of the trawler Moul- mein said that at 6 o'clock in the morning after the attack he saw battleship three ship lengths away, just like the Russian vessels which fired on the trawlers.
 The boatswain of the Moulmein also saw "big ship between 4:15 and 5:30 the morning of October P. She was much bigger than torpedo boat but he could not say if she was battleship.
 Dr Woodhouse cross-examined this witness, but he stuck to his story, adding that the vessel was not British but was particularly like the one which was firing most upon us the night before"
 RUSSIAN OFFICIAL NOTE.
 St Petersburg, Nov 18.--An official note issued here to-day controverts the analogy drawn in the proposal for
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11

(Special 90 The Messergerb
Weldon. ~. g. March Policeman
s. NJ. Dickens y o and seriously
wounded Lewis Foster. one OF n ne
gro c~onvicts who escaped from the
railroad camps near Raleigh Saturday.
Foster was In a swamp ut Chickoyette
Creek Sunday. Dickens located him
near the Raleigh and CASTOR railroad
track Foster ran across Il field ana
refused 20 stop when ordered by tee
officer TO halt He was nearing a dense
woods and D1cktns fired. the convist
continued 10 run and the officer nred
n second shot which took effect IN the
back. Foster then turned and said: Il
surrender"
he Was taken up and br5ught TO Wei
don where prompt medical aid wA
rendered. DIR. A. II. ZollscaTer dressed
the wound and the man vas sent To
Raleigh Sunday night The ball passed
clear through Fosters body and n
wound % considered serious but not
necessarily fatal. IN the opinion or the
attending physician.
Jim Cruch. colored. who broke jail
! at Henderson some weeks ago, was ar
rested Saturday At Ayden by Chief or
| Police Dtckins. of this town. Green
| worked here some years & in Vtcks
blacksmith shop and was considered u
good workman.
Halifax Superior court began ehfs
morning. Judge w. & Council presiding
Court opened While rain WAS coming
down IN torrents and Jurors and Wit
nesses who came in from the country
were thoroughly
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11

Aside from the pleasure of eating
seasouable fruits before beginning the
Grst meal of the day, this custom has
undoubtedly arisen from the well known
fact that nearly all fruit and more par
ticularly plums and PRUEES contain
natural 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-teuths of the
dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness etc,
20 prevalent among our people to-day,
and which, if neglected, surely leads
to more complicated and serious or
ganic diseases, can surely be prevented,
and when not too far advanced can be
absolutely cured by the judicious use
of the modern laxative and cathartic
California Prune Waters.
They are not a 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 a highly con-
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INSURANCE COLLECTIONS.
Increase of sc1.1sS Over Last Year
A Pastor Called-harters-
Especial to The Messenger.)

ift' ~
Raleigh. y. C. March To-day
Insurance Commissioner Young paid
over TO the State, as February
collections, s40.297. an increasA;
over the same month asst year Of So
564. He has collected during the
eleven months ended February 2sth-
sles.327. an increase OF s21.77S dur
ing the corresponding period OF prev
ious year.
The dispensary commissioners here
have adopted u resolution asking the
mavor 10 furnish them with the names
of all persons indicted for
ness, and then directed the d~ispensary
officers and employees not TO sell any
liquor 10 such persons or TO those
whom they believe are seeking to buy
LIQUOR for such drunkards-
The congregation OF the P~resoyte--
rian Church has unanimously called
Rev. Alfred II. TO be ats pas
tor. He will accept He has preached
10 that congregation over a year ana
is greatly beloved by the people OF all
denominations
THIS State charters the Wilmington
Soufhport and Little River Company
paid up capital OF $4,000. authoTi@
500. 600. to operate Gamer etween
the Cape Fear river and Little River.
:. c. NJ. Corbett and others are stock
holders
Five new rural free delivery routes
are authorized by the PoStoffice De
partlnent in North Carolina from
Fairyiew. Newton Grove. Conover and
Roseboro. two from the latter place
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A JOURNEY FOR LIQUORS.
Exodus of GOldsbOro Folks to Pine
viile-Weather Hard ON the Farm
Especial to The Messenger.)

Goldsboro, n. g. March 7.-Ar. and
Mrs. Alvin Pittman returned to the city
last night with their 8 year dc daughter
WinOna who was severely burned last
Friday. The girl had to be brought
home On a cot. She and her mother
were visiting relatives. The little girl
sat down in front OF The fire to help
a smaller girl tie her shoes Her cloth
ing caught fire and she was badly burn
ed before the flames were e~Xtinguished.
At the First Baptist church last night,
Rev. J. w. Long Rev. N. 3. BroughtOn
and Professor S. NJ. Smith made ad-
dresses in the interest of Sunday school
work in the city. There was a large
congregation present and the addresses
were both interesting and instructive.
Other churches in the city suspended
regular evening services n Joined
with the congregation of the Baptist
church.
The weather is getting 10 be a very
serious question for farmers. On ac-
| count of the extreme cold weather very
little farm work has been done and now
that there has been a little moderation
the almost constant and very heavy
rains are seriously interfering with
| any kind OF outdoor work. A humble
| Of older people distinctly remember the
cold winter OF 1867, which was similar
| 10 the one we nave just udu. buIlA
the spring and summer that FOLLOWED
| there was almost continual rain and n
| farmers made nothing Of consequence
that year.
Usually at this season of the year
local fishermen are catching q. numbe
of white shad out of Neuse river. Onl!
a very few have been offered for sal
up to the present time. The high wa
ter has prevented the fishermen from
plying their ~avOcation to advantage
Last week the river was out of it
banks and fishermen could not get I
the channel. The present heavy ain
will cause a continued freShet for som
days to come
The recent decision Of the Suprem
court which prevents the shipping o
whiskey into prohibition territory i
causing the people who drink the stu
to have to go after it and On Saturda
afternoon there were forty-four peopI
who went from this city to PikeV1ll
after whiskey and all them came bac
on the train which reached here l
the afternoon. There were that man
that came in on the train not to spea
Of those who walked and the larg
number who went in private convey
eQceS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11

WOMAN, DO YoU MEAN TO INSULT Z
professional teacher could in fifteen. l
am one who believes that the present
school system should be overturned"
How do you mean?"
"Why, l can step outdoors and find
half a dozen boys who Gan figure all
sorts Of vulgar fractions and rattle off
all sorts of answers in geography, but
not one of them could tell Inc how q
brick is made. What we want is horse
sense mingled with statistics. Our
children ought to be taught that the
North sea separates the British isles
from France, but they should also have
it explained to them why a barrel of
flour holds only 1876 pounds instead of
200. Outside Of their books most school
children are as stupid as dOnkeys."
"Your idea is all right" replied Mrs
Bowser, land has been in practice fol
a good many years. Didn't you ever
hear Of the kindergartensf"
mo"
"Well they teach by that method
and so do many of the public schools
If you were i~nstructing a pupil would
you tell him that the North sea sepa
rates the British isles from FranceF'
"Of course 1 should"
"Then you would be wrong. 1t sepa
rates the isles from Denmark"
"Not on your life! Geography wa:
my favorite study in school, and I al
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that you might tell q boy some day.
AS you say, almost any boy can tell
you where Tibet is, but can he tell you
the ingredients of common house plas-
ter? You can, OF course"
Don't take me for a fool"
Certainly not. l wish you would
kindly tell me, the same as IL you were
teacher and / pupil"
Plaster Is made of sand, of course"
Anything elsef"
..There'-there's lime in il. Yes, OF
course there's lime"
And that's all?'
"Of course il is. Do you expect they
mix coffee and tea and sugar with the
sand and liner"
81 expect there's hair mixed with
them. II there was not the plaster
would not cling TO the laths-"
Mr.. BOwser's jaw dropped, and when
the cat winked at him he determined
that he would make her suffer at no
distant day.
Jimmy Green comes in here quite
| often" continued Mrs Bowser, "and
! I'm always asking him about his
| studies. Suppose he should ask NE, for
| instance, what white paint "a made
| Off"
ITS made Of white paint, of course"
| growled Mr.. Bowser.
But what is the foundation OF 1t
There must be something to start on
Won't you kindly post meT
~ say that white paint Is whit
paint. the same as mud is mud"
"Well, you may be stopped on TIT
street some day by a schoolboy, and
j will tell you that the foundation O
white paint Is corroded zinc In it
pure state it is called zinc white ant
is used for inside work. AS prepare'
for market. there is more or less adul
teration as the zinc is ground in oil
White is the basis of several colors
OF course, you knew all this, but ha'
forgotten
OF course Nh. Bowser knew nothin
of the sort, and the fact that he d
humbled and hurt him. He was tryin
to think Of some excuse to get dow
cellar or upstairs and take it out
kicking things over, when Mrs. Bowse
quietly said:
"Yes, your ideas on education are a
right. Little Jennie Brown is as SINAI
as a whip in arithmetic, but when
asked her the other day what glas
was made of she hadn't h slighte'
idea. If you were running a kinde
, garten you'd explain that the fir
thing, wouldn't your
II certainly should. The Idea OF AZ
one not knowing how glass is made!
. please explain to me the same as
I were a pupil"
l cts made Of a mineral, of course"
But what m~ineral?"
81 don't remember just this minui
> but it's a mineral found in warrior
. parts Of the world. When melted
it is run off into window panes
nodded into bottles. l suppose you
be just conceited enough to go at
and tell me I'm wrong"
you are just a little bit out OF t
way, MI. Bowser. The substance
. glass is a combination of flint sal
/ with one or more of the salts of 5
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dunn. and various metallic oxides are
mixed in while melting. The common
window glass * simply silicate OF soda
and lime-in other words. fine sand
and potash"
"And didn't I say so? Woman. don't
take me for a born fool, set out TO
have a pleasant evening, and we are
hardly started when you
There is one thing more / wish to
refer to. In case
"Stop, l say, Are you going to kceI
this thing up till the Fourth of july
"Just let me ask if you know how
Never, Never
Mr.. Bowser had been worked up to
q climax. He wanted to kick the cat.
upset the sofa. run the piano outdoors
or do some ether dreadful thing to pre-
vent a stroke OF apoplexy, and, fortu-
nately for him. as he stood glarinG
around the front door bell rang. He
went down the hall on the gallop and
pulled the door wide open. The ringer
was a young man of excellent princi-
pies, who was ~canvassing for an or
phan asylum, but Mr.. Bowser didn't
wait for particulars. He seized the
caller by the neck and ran him down
the steps and out of the gate and then
gave him a hoist and a shove and roar
ed after him.:
"You called to ask how putty is made,
did you? Well. that's how, and IL you
show up here again I'll make you eat
q hundred pounds of it!w
NJ QUAD.
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HUN DOWN AND SUNK.
Steamer E<scx I'm Collision With Five
Nassed Schooner Dccring.

port News Va. March 1.-Th-
hve-m,sted schooner sHarhner c.
Deeang. Captain Ross. Boston. was
run down &nd sunk at an early hour
thi. morning by the Merchant & Min
erS Transportation Companys STRAIN
er Essex, Capt johnson The Es=ex
rrive IN this city n ga O'Clock this
afternoon
Captain johnson. OF the Essex re
fused to make n statement regarding
the accident IL is said that the heavy
fog or. the Chesapeake Bay was re
sponSiole for the collision The crew
OF the schooner. numbering elesea'
men, were picked I'D by ooars from
the Essex The schooner was owned
by Gardiner u. Deering. Boston. and
was barely a year old
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FRuIT4ME BREAKFAST TABLE
nature Provides Its Own Remedies, Which II .!sea
.gudloiousIy, Insure Perfect Health
at All Times.

centrated form from fresh California
Prunes, they are a natural dissolvent,
acting on the contents of the stomach
and bowels and not On the organs
themselves.
They regulate the Liver and Stom-
ach, Cleanse the System and Purify
the Blood, Cure all Bowel Troubles,
Biliousness, Bad Breath, Bad Blood
Wind on the Stomach, Bloated Bowel
Foul Mouth, Headache, Indigestios
Pimples and Dizziness.
Every household should have
family package of CALIFORNI
PRUNE WATERS, and at the fs
signs of approaching illness. or whs
under the weather, take a couple
waters, and the doctors bills viii sot
be MECH smaller than they are now.
You can EAT what you please II ys
follow each meal with a CALIFORNl
PRUNE WAFER, which quickly d.
solves the most indigestible food, an
helps to carry il through and ont OF tn
system in a gentle and healthful mas
ner, without the slightest pain, gripin
or nausea. 100 Waters for 2Sc.
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ways took all the prizes. That's just
like you. Whenever l make an aSSer-
ton you are always ready e vCLloat
it"
Mrs. Bowser went into the library
and brought out an atlas and proved
her assertion correct. Mr.. BowSer
flushed up and swallowed at the lump
ing he presumed the North sea had
shifted since he was a boy.
you were speaking about bricks a
moment ago, Mr.. Bowser. 1 agree with
you that every boy ten years old
should know how they are made. Can
you describe the process to me?'
Can 1? Can L tell you what a tur-
nip is? Don't run into silly questions"
"But 1 should really like to KNOW"
"Well, bricks are made Of clay"
What kind of clay"
"Blue clay, Of course"
as that why bricks are red?
Mr.. Bowser saw that he had slipped
a cog. Moreover, when he came to
think of it, he couldn't tell anything
further. He had seen brickyards and
brick kilns, but as to the process of
brickmaking he knew nothing.
Il will tell you about it," said Mrs.
Bowser. 1T Is not blue clay at all,
but white clay. After being dug
woman, do you mean to insult me?'
demanded Mr.. Bowser as he rose up in
his majesty and glared at her.
IL - -a- rn,nl- ~nfnu
to tell you how bricks are made. SC
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Bowser Slips Down.
Mrs. B. Proves That He Has Little Knowled6e on General
Subjects-Scheol System Fault-He Thinks Peda-
gosues Should Teach Something Of
Practical Use to Their Pupils
tcopyright. Ia4. by c. B. Lewis.

tCopyright. 100. by c. B. Lewis.l
Bowsers had finished din
ner and returned TO the SIT
ting room, and the family cat
had about made up her mind
that there would be nothing doing n
that she might as well get into the
back yard and pick two or three fights.
when Mr. Bowser casually remarked:
"a schoolmaster was in the office to-
day, and / had quite an interesting ar
guEent with him. Its funny how these
old psdago.ues insist upon looking on
their pupils as SO many bags to be
stuffed with so much sawdust.'
"YesT' queried Airs. Bowser.
II believe l could take a boy ten
years cid and put more horse sense
into his head in five years than any
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11
Death of the Narchioness Spinola.

Rome, March 7.-Narchioness Spinola.
who before her marriage was Miss Lilly
Page. daughter OF Captain Page. OF
Richmond, Va, is dead She was one
of the oldest American residents OF
Rome. Her mother died here only six
weeks ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11
Hvfne's Buchu Waters

are q true remedy for al Kidney Dis
eases, from its WORT fo9mrpah an
the back. to It's worst and very dan
geruus coGhuon-Brights Disease.
We mean Ii whom We say they viii
cure you We would not say 1t IL We
he'd not confidence IN them. which ia
ths direct result OF our knowledge o:
their cures in caees that seemed Al
most hopeless 6old at &c. a box "
RObf. II. Bsllamy. Wilmington, n. &.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11
Murderer VIII Hill Set Free by Penn
sylyania Authorities.

Harrisburg. Pa, March 7.-Wiliara
Hill the alleged slayer OF James Nor
ris. at Greensboro. y. c.. July 4th,
1900. who was arrested in Harrisburg
ninety days ago or a charge OF MUIR
der was set free today. because Gov
ernor Pennypacker refused TO honor
requisition papers from the Governor
OF North Carolina
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ner school for teachers- Instruction
WIN be given In free-hand, construc-
i've. and decorative drawing with
shalk. charcoal. pencil, and water
color. Out-of-doof sketching VIII be
q popular feature OF this course
Among the topics discussed and studici
viii be: Historic Ornament and De-
sign; Architecture In Literature and
Art. The Relation OF Art to Other
Branches of Study: The Practical
Value of Chalk Talk
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11
Uric Acid and Gravel

Are caused by b Kidneys bang TN
able to properly filter the impurities
from the blood. Irving'S Buchu Wal
srs are the only sure remedy for this
condition; they cleanse the kldney
from all worn out material. build up
the shrunken walls OF the Kidneys and
prevent the formation OF the Uric
Acid. Sold at SOC a box by R r. Bel
laIny.
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New Rector for Trinity Parish. CO.
lunlbia.

New York. March THE Rev. Martin
Niles, D. D., rector of st. Paul's church,
the rectorship of Trinity Parish, Column
bia, S. c., recently made vacant by the
death of the Rev. Churchill Satterlee-
son of the bishop OF Washington. The
Rev. DIR. Niles has accepted the call
and will begin his duties in Columbia
on Palm Sunday.
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IrvinS's Buchu Waters

cure Soalding Urine.
rheumatism. Nervousness Loss OF
F1esA, Sediment in the Urine, Renal
GaleNh. Diabetes and all Kidney
troubles, including Brtght's Disease.
They are purely a vegetable com
pound and act directly on h q
ened tissues and blood vessels u
the kidney and Minary organs. Soil
at Sec a box by ROb<. r. Ballamy.
Wilmington. n. c.
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Kidney Troubles

- ea1tsy relieved and cured IN the
begta1tng. but al h risease grows n
severely we must fnd q more potent
remedy. Here - where Irvfngs Bu-
cha waters excel as q esre. OF cou-se
tasv 9ive q sure and lasting cure.
,Exssy positively purify b blood
6sAd Is coo o box by u. r B3lany.
Wxfug41E1ou n. c.
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Japan recently settled a l~ong-stand-
ing claim due this country and Is pay
ing ash for all war supplies she buys
over here, while Russians declare they
will purchase no American made goods
OF any and are canceling orders
heretofore placed. No wonder Ameri-
can sympathy Is with the japanese.
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Grain Department in New Orlean
Board of Trade.

New Orleans. March THE grain
futures department OF h board or
trade was opened today. and for the
first time in the commercial history Of
New Orleans grain futures were dealt
in The first sale recorded was of
5000 bushels OF corn at As cents.
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Irying's Buchu Waters

cure all Kidney Troubles stop paiE in
the back. makes loss of albumen in
the urine Impossible. and actually re-
build the shruken walks OF h Kid
neys. They contain just what IS want
ed to remove the disease. heal the sore
spot and strengthen the whole organ.
They never fail to bring relief within
a few hours and cure to stay cured.
Sold at soc a box by r.. r. Bellamy.