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OR THIRTY YEARS
congressman neekison Suffered With Catarrh=
His Endorsement of Pe-ru-na.

A TONIC is a medicine hat gives
IA o n to some part OF the system.
There are different kinds of tonics, hut
the tonic most needed in this country,
where catarrh is sc prevalent, is a tonic
that operates on the mucous membranes.
Peruna is a tonic to the mucous men,
branes of the whole body. Itgives tone
to the capillary circulation which con-
stitutes these delicate membranes.
Peruna Is a specific in its operation
upon the mucous membrane. It's .
tonic that strikes at the root OF all ca
tarrhal affections. 1t gives ton to the
minute blood vessels and the terminal
nerve fbres. Catarrh cannot exist long
where Peruna is used intelligently.
Peruna seeks out catarrh in all the hid
den parts of the body.
A. NJ. Ikerd, an employe of the G.. b.
81 @. r. r., West Burlington, IA, writes:
al had catarrh of the stomach and
small intestines for a number of years.
1 went to a number of doctors and got
no relief. Finally one of my doctors
sent me to Chicago and / met the same
fate. They said they could do nothing
for me, that / had cancer of the stomach
and there was no cure. / almost thought
the same, for my breath was something
awful. L could hardly stand it, it was
SO offensive. 1 could not eat anything
without great misery, and 1 gradually
grew worse.
"Finally l got n Of your books, and
concluded / would try Peruna, and thank
Cd I fo,rI 4, rol;ar ,-I a,~o g. 49,
dreadful disease. l took five bottles of
Peruna and two of Manalin, and / now
feel like a new man. There is nothing
better thar Peruna, and l keep a bottle
in my house all the time."-A. NJ. Ikerd.
Catarrh of the stomach is usually
called dyspepsia. Catarrhal dyspepsia
cannot be cured by pepsin powders or
any other temporary relief. The only
cure for real dyspepsia is a removal Of
the catarrh from the mucous membrane
of the stomach. This Peruna will do.
This Peruna has done thousands and
thousands of times.
Congressman Botkin, of Kansas, was
cured of catarrh Of the stomach of many
years standing. Hundreds of other
cases AVE been reported to us through
unsolicited testimonials. Peruna is the
only internal systemic remedy for ca
tarrh yet devised. Every one afflicted
with catarrh in the slightest degree
ought to take a course of Peruna.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving q
full statement Of your case and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President 81
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
| Ohio.
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such size tina it occupied all that part
of Person street extending west from
Dick street to the present large whole
sale house Of MeSsrs. A. E. Rankin and
Company.
One of the quaintest of the business
ventures in old times, when the las.
century was only a few years of aga,
was the shops Of an excitable, gas
%conading little Frenchman. Monsieur
Marens, On Bow street, which extends
from the north front of the Highsmith
hospital 10 Liberty Point. Over the
doorway were two small statues, like
the images which used to be transport
ted over the country by itinerant Ital-
ians, one representing the jolly gcd
Bacchus, and the other the pleasing
goddess Pomona. Between these was
the inscription:
and wines.
And fruit Of all kinds
Monsieur Marens was able to make
himself tolerably we'll understood in
his tranquil hours; but when he be-
came excited-as he often did, for the
young ways of the town leased the
very life out Of him-all Of his English
e out Of his head ad he sent forth
a torrent of words in his native tongue
accompanied by the most violent ges-
t1culation. A few years ago one of
the oldest Inhabitants informed me
h a he had heard that the little
Frenchman died and was buried here.
If it be so, I have never been able
to find a trace Of his resting place.
On upper Haystreet, in a handsome
brick building with glass front M
Levin now deals in furs, hides. old
Iron, etc. He IS a cosmopolitan, has
been all owe the world. and when
he meets with a compatriot, converses
In a tongue strange to the average
North Carolina ear. Not twenty feet
east Of him, nearly opposite the store
Of the lamented George Mcneil, of
whom I wrote some weeks ago, in a
little wooden one-story house, abode
more than fifty years ago Mrs. Neat
Eel, a Swede, or a Dane. or a Nor
wegian-at any rate, she was a Sweden
borgian (?); and, although when I en-
joyed her acquaintance I did not so
closely study her heredity and ances-
try, I am convinced, looking back
from the underground of my wiser
old days. that she was lineal daugh-
ter Of the Viking sea-kings.
All the men Of that numerous fam
ly were we hlOW, 1oLS-iidlIeu uLd-
RAIDERS, who wrought their doughty
deeds and carried on their piracies by
the force Of fierce swords and still
iercer mustaches, while the women
were blue-eyed, golden-haired Madon-
nas-and that was Mrs. Neatzel. The
worshippers at her shrine wore pima
fores and round-jackets. were shock
headed and b~arefooted. with the
gTound-itch, but the homage was
genuine. and was accepted with a
kindly smile and a light in the blue
eyes as mild as a doves.
Where was Herr Neatzel. or Mr..
Neatzel? He e showed up, and
Frau Neatzel gave no sign. 1t trans
pired at las that he was ead Per
haps his pirate ship ran aground In
one OF the fjords along the coast of
Norway or Sweden, or maybe he came
to grief while piercing seals among
the icebergs; anyhow. he was dead.
The friendless little blonde from the
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To be Given af the E1ks' Home Thurs
day and Friday OF this Week.

Mr.. VIII Render the florist wifi have
a chrysant1emum show IN the lodge
room Of the Eks on Thursday and Fri
day evening. November 3rd and 4th.
for the benefit OF the Wilmington Piano
and Wilmington Lodge OF Elks-
The ladies of the Wilmington Plane
will serve tea. coffee. chocolate.
Zee cream and sandwiches IN the parior
and hall OF the Eiks home, which VIII
be turned into a japanese Garden. with
lanterns and electric lights. The pro-
ceeds are 10 be divided etEeen the
wilmington Piano Club which have
recently purchased z fine Sohmer
piano. and the Wlmingtcn Lodge Of
Elks for their charity funds1 The rooms
have been gfvenf .fDrs rhzs rnfpose. Tor
these two days and everybody il wei
coue 70 ATTEND. I'VE predict q large
cro&d : the admission Is only ten
cents
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Hoods.

Sarsapar1lla enjoys the Dis
tmcton Of being the xreot-
est curative and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. u IS an ol-round
medicine, producing its I'M
equdned effects by purify.
ing, vitalizing and enrichinx
the blood on which the
health and strength Of every
organ, bone and tissue de.
pend. Accept no substi.
Gute for Hoods, but In.
sist on hdving Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS.
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Some of The Str nuous Work
ers and Quaint Worthless
of The Past Century ---Love
Betrays The Little Baker to
Ruin Her.
For The Messenger.


While writing the paragraph for
The Messenger a few days ago taken
from the booklet, Facts and figures
issued by the chamber of mmerce L
recalled the fathers and forefatners Oh
this generation, who in their tln'e
buiIded wisely and we'll for the pros
perity and advancement of this ancient
town on the upper Cape Fear. Aud
along with these "reminiscences came
the involuntary smile at the quaint
easy. unhurried methods or business OIL
the toilers of days long past. Even,
though, they awaited themselves OF the
manufacturing advantages prevailing
here.
Nearly one hundred years ago, in the
wear 1908, there was in successful op-
Grafton a mill manufacturing letter
paper, f~oolscaps, paper for newspapers
and wrapping. During h war of 1917
q large part of its output was carried
in wagons overland to Charleston ;.
c. This line of manufacture. TO the
extent Of printing paper, was contla-
ued for many years afterward. II
late David Murphy conducted an ex-
pensive and profitable paper factory on
Rock Fish creek, near DR.. j. w. NC
NeiIrs present beautiful country nome,
-.ArdIussa." until the close of the CIVl
war in 1865. when it was destroyed oy
the forces Of Sherman. The Murphy
mill furnished supplies to the neWspa-
pers of Fayetteville and other towns
of the state and the south.
At about the time there was Z
nail foundry on Blounts creek, n on
the same stream was a linseed oil mill.
Justin Field created a small plant
for the manufacture of castor OIL. IN
the rear of the present Hay street
Methodist church, very near where now
stands the Nallet residence I am IN
liable to give the exact date OF the
founding of this industry but 1t was
about the beginning of the nineteenth
century.
very remarkable and eccentric old
for many years carried ON
a hat factoy on Green street. ABOUT
where is now the Central Hotel build
ing, owned and occupied by Messrs.
7. and O. Evans. He was an expert
workman, furnishing fashionable tiles
to the Fayetteville beaux, ana suo-
stantial headgear to the
country. He was IN ardent American
patriot, and was certainly carrying OF
his business during the Revolution, Ior
either Caruthers or Wheeler deems
him worthy of notice in his pages. 20
notorious were his Revolutionary sen
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Esopus. y. Y, October 2e.-Jucs=
Parker today made his frs: public pre-
diction as 10 the outcome O. the cleo
ton. In his speech to delegations com
posed largely of farmers from Orange
and Rockland counties. New York. h.
interpolated the following:
Before taking up the subject / visa
TO discuss, I want TO assure you thai
If we work hard enough. if We each d,
L part, We can win this fight. have
not felt like saying SO until lately bu,
we are growing SO rapidly that IL cur
people do their best do believe victory
will be ours"
Judge Parker said:
NC more satisfactory evidence OF
the widespread public interest in. the
attempt to control the election b.
moneys Of great corporations ano
trusts need be locked for tina that
furnished by the President and his late
attorney general, Knox. Knox was
hidden to the presence OF the President
for q consultation. About What:
About the iniquity Of the large con-
tributions being made by gigantic cor
p~orations n trusts? Not al all. But
rather to devise means by which the
force of the statement of this common
~ accepted fac could be parted. The
outcome was an interview by Senator
Knox.
Now this long statement Of Senator
Knox a nothing whatever to do vita
the question uppernost in the public
mind.
Shall the creations OF government
many Of which pursue Illegal meth
ods-control our e!ections-control them
by moneys belonging 20 their stock
holders-moneys not given in the opel.
paid for political purposes, but hidden
away by false bookkeeping?
"Tnis interview was intended TO Gre
ate a cloud of dust behind which h
hoped 20 hide the charge he did no
aswer and could not answer. Tina
charge is that vast sums of money
have been contributed for the contro
Of this election in aid Of the admins.
ration by COZ porations and trusts"
Judge Parker said trust officials were
active in behalf Of his opponent and
continued that activity may perhaps
account in no small Measure for the
ability of both the populist and social
ist parties TO prosecute expensive cam
paigns-campaigns that appear 10 be
prosecuted largely in aid OF the Repuo'
l:can party.
The administration also puts out q
cablegram from Governor Wright OF
the Philippine commission, in reply tC
some quotations made by me In
speech delivered on the 18th day Of
October. The words quoted were tn.
careful utterances OF a mar VINO hai
spent four months in the Philippines
studying the conditions there. He Ii
voUched for by Charles Francis Adams
Carl SchurZ. Edwin Burzitt Smith
Herbert WEIGH and Moorfield Storey
i ask you, and through you the Amer
I "a people, to examine Governor
Wright's cablegram in connection witt
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WORK TO WIN
If Democrats do Their
Best Victory is Almost
Certain.
SAYS Mr.. PARKER

t was the Candidates First Predic-
ton as TO the Outcome of the E1ec-
tion-In a Speech He Refers TO the
Recent Statement II senator Knox.
answering the Charys or Campaign
Contributions to tie Republican
Party. Made by Juige Parker-IIe
Also Speaks of the C~aii,s-an, frur.,
Wright IN Philippine
Conditions and Refers ta :hc Inter-
view with Acting Sec 1r.l-v TssIor
About In Expenditures OF tile s,o,-
crIIn,ent.
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New York's great subway is open At
last and the problem of rapid transit in
the congested streets of the metropolis
should now be forever settled.-At-
lanta Constitution.
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Hon -David Meekiso is we'll known, lot only n hisown State ut throughout
America. He began his political career by serving four consecutive terms as
Mayor of the town in which 10 lives,d during which tim h became widely known
as tn founder Of the Meekison Bank of Napoleon, Ohio. He ws elected to the
Fifty-ffth Congress by a cry large majority, an lis the acknowledged leader of
his party n his secion Of the State.
Only n Law maredt the otherwise complete success Of this rising statesman
Catarrh with its nsidons approach and tenacious grasp, was his only uncon-
enemy. tlast Peruna came to the rescue, and hedictaed the following letter
Dr. Hartman ast tn result:
81 have used several bottles of Peruna and 1 feel greatly
{ benefited thereby from my catarrh of the head. I feel encour-
! aged to believe that if / use it a short time longer / will be fully
) able to eradicate the disease of thirty years standing. "--David
{ Meekison, ex-Member of Congress. !
prominence the world over praise Peruna. ~
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Fayetteville, October "a.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-18
SPseta. : Neesoe.

=: =. - 1peetH Neesoe. ~ ~ ~
= Persons wishing . news item, change Of
''ad.''or anything in the line Of locals. in
serted, will please have samein our Office by
Thursday noon OF each week. II convenient,
as 1t saves time and trouble for both parties.
We reserve the right to. positively refuse
any notice OF whatever nature after 2 O clock
p. m. on Thursday. - '5t57.>.-"~ ::*s.f
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APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
d TO Sell Intoxicating Liquors.

State OF Minnesota, County OF St. Louis,
Village of Aurora, IS.
Notice is hereby given that application has
been made in writing to the village council Of
said village of Aurora and filed in my office,
praying for license to Sell Intoxicating liquors
for period Of one year. commencing on the
the ED day-of March, A. D. 1904 and termi-
mating on the I'D day Of March. a, d, 1905, by
the. following person and at the following
place as stated in said application, to-wit:
CHARLES r. HILL,
in the front room on the first floor of the one
story frame building situated on Moore
street, Lot 8. Block Z. recorded plat Of the vii.
lage OF Aurora, MINI.
Said Applicant IN will be heard and deter
mined by said village council of the village of
Aurora at a meeting OF said council to be
held in the council chamber in said village OF
Aurora on Monday, the 2lst day of March, A.
D. 1904, at 4 Oclockp. m. of that day.
Witness my hand and the seal of the said
village this 7th day Of March, A. D. 1904.
GEORGE H. KIrTO,
lSeall mar Ills Village Recorder.
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= the last general election 4
certain range paper whose editor Is
known as q fairly good hold up art
.ist ia the matter Of the payment
or neglect Of payment Of bills, re-
.ceived $1O0 on his note from q legis-
lative candidate-the note still re
naming lin evidence. That's one
way Of making the ghost walk
and It is amusing to note that the
same editor 10 again apparently at.
tempting to make the phantom per.
ambulate in like manner during the
coming campaign by the use Of
sugared words in the mention of a
possible range candidate for a high
state position. Can you guess who
is the editor in question, and who
the candidate who holds the worth
less piece of promise to pay?" =
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Against the Merqer. .

!: The decision handed down by the
supreme court on Monday regard
ing the famous merger" case is a
complete vindication of the course
pursued by. the state and federal
authorities, and puts it up to the
corporations that illegal combina-
tons must end. But the decision
wasnot unlocked for, and is but
based on the law of common sense.
The formation of similar bina-
tons will continue, however, unless
the people, through their repre-
sentatives, follow up the advantage
gained and secure the fruits of
victory.
While the decision most materi-
ally affects Minnesota, the whole
country is engaged in great strug-
gle to determine whether or not
combinations of this character shall
be permitted to exist and to defy
the people, and the blotting out OF
the evil will come only through the
retaining in official positions OF
men. who are right, men of back.
bone and an honesty of purpose
which cannot be purchased or cor
rupted. ~
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APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
To Sell Intoxicating Liquors.

State of Minnesota, County of St. Louis,
Village of Aurora, IS.
Notice is hereby given that application has
been made in writing to the village council
of SAID village OF Aurora and fled in my
Office. praying for license to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors for. a period of one year, COM
mencing on the ed day of March, A. D. 1904.
and terminating on the I'D day of March: A.
D. 1905 by the following person and at the
following place, as stated in said application,
tO-Wit:
NJ. J. CUMMLNS.
in the west front room on the first floor of
the two-story frame building situated on
Moore street, Lot !, Block l. recorded plat of
the village of Aurora. Mimi,
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said village council of the village
of Aurora at a meeting of said council to be
held in the council chamber ia said village
Of Aurora on Monday, the 21st daysof; March,
A.D.lQ4, at D. lock;ps m. OF that day.
Witness my hand and the seal Of the said
| village this 7th day of March. A. D. 1884.
GEORGE H. KITrO,
Lseal] mar Ills Village Recorder
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APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
I =. To Sell .Intoxica ting Liquors. :: f.

State Of Minnesota. County of St. Louis,
VILLAGE OF Aurora, IS. -: sss--l r. =
Notice is hereby given that application has
been made in writing to the village council
of said village Of Aurora and filed in my
Office: praying for license to sell intoxicating
liquors for a period of one year, commencing
on the I'D day OF March, a.. D. 1904. and ter
minatfng on the Ed day Of March, a. D. 1906
by the following person, and atthe following
place. as stated in said appli cation, tD-Wit:
49, THOMAS L. FLAHERTY,
in the east front room on the first floor OF the
two story frame building situated on Moore
street, Lot 10, Block s. recorded plat Of the
village OF Aurora, Mimi. q ==
u Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said village council OF the village
OF Aurora At = meeting OF said council TO be
held in the council chamber I'm said village
ofAurora on Monday, the 21st day OF March,
a. y. 1904, at 4 o'clock p. N. .pf that. day.
Witness yhand and the seal sof the said
village this 7th day Of March. a. D. 1904
GkoRGE HI Irrp, ~
sissALI mar az ysilages Recorder.
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APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
To Sell Intoxicating Liquors "a

stAteOf Minnesota. County Of st. Louis
Village Of Aurorn, ss.
d Notice IS hereby given that application has
been made n writing 70 the: village council Of
the said village Of Aurora and hled IN my
Office. praying for license 70 sell Intoxicating
liquors for aperiod Of enc year. commencing
on the 2snd day Of March. AID. 1901, and ter
minat,ng on the END day OF March, "a. ID. 1866.
by the following person and ut the following
place. as stated in said application, to-wit:
B 5z LORAY q FLAIN, rr.- 80 : I; Z: IS
In the front room on the Arst floor OF the TX
story frame building situated on Moore
street. Lot s. Block recorded plat of the
village OF Aurora. MINI. .=,. ~
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said village council Of the village Of
Aurora at a meeting OF said council to be
held In the-councll chamber in said village Of
Aurora on Monday. the Dist day OF March. A.
D. 1901. at o'clock p. IN. Of that day. i.
Witness my hand and the seal of the said
village this 7th day of March, A. D. 1904.
-, ..::"-- - -1..5- - GEORGE II. KIrTO,
lseall mar Ills =, Village Recorder.
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TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1873.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,

-. United States Land Office,
Duluth. MIMI. Dec. 81, 1903
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of congress OF
June 8, 1873. entitled IAN act tor the sale OF
timber lands in the States Of California, Ore
gon, Nevada, and WASHINGTON Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States by act
of August l. 1892.
SYLVESTER PERRAS,
of Virginia. county of St. Louis, state of Min
nesota; has this day filed in this Office his
sworn statement No. 8779, for the purchase OF
Lot of Section No. %. in Township No
60 n, Range No. IS w., P. NJ, and Will offer
proof to show thatlthe land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than-for ag-
ricultural purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver
of this Office at Duluth, MIMI, on Tuesday
the 2snd day of March. 1904.
He names as witnesses:
Frank Patterson, of Virginia: MINI.
~ Paul BLANCHARD, of Sc
Fred Blanchard, of -"
Sam Ingram, OF :" =
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file
their claims in this office on or before said
22nd day of March, 1904. -:
-. : : ~z-s.--.: WM. E. OULK1N. .
H. L. Shepherd, -.- Register;
Attorney. jan 8-mar II
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Made It's First Appearance.

The newly recognized Virginia
City Band made it's first public APP
pearance Wednesday,, playing in
the morning for the funeral of Mrs.
Perrault and in the evening tender
ing the Fay-Schulze wedding party
a serenade. The new members
are making rapid progress under
the instruction of Prof. Veselak and
although they we're somewhat Grip
pied by the unavoidable absence of
several members, the boys we're re-
hef psS Si many fheGe Is
an excellent band in the new organ
ization.
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:. The NORTHLAND farmer wants
to know "what about that range Ed
1torial Association" To- tell the
truth, brother, the range boys do
not associate, particularly, each
finding plenty to do in looking af-
ter affairs of a business nature.
Sociability is all right-butitm might
seem strange to call meeting of
the brethren at an hour convenient
to all, at about 100 o'clock a. M, so
the project has apparently been
dropped. ~: :.