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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05
ANOTHER BOND CASE DECISION.

JUICY
case from South Carolina similar to the
! several county bond cases from this
state which were suits brought to Sc
cure payment of bonds issued by coun-
ties in aid OF railroads. These North
Carolina cases went to the federal su-
| preme court on appeal from judgments
of the state courts in favor OF the de-
PENDANT counties. The former court
reversed the latter in all these cases
and decided in favor of the holders Of
the bonds Judge Pritchard's decision
was also in favor of the plaintiff,
though the points in the cases were not
exactly the same. The chief point of
contention N the North Carolina cases
was upon the manner Of passage of the
bills by the legislature providing for
holding the special elections on the
question of making the bond issues.
The federal court held that bona ide
purchasers without notice could not be
deprived OF their rights.
In the South Carolina case the legis-
lature attempted to aid the township
sued in avoiding the payment of the
bonds after they were issued. The
for the purpose of preventing the pay
ment Of the bonds-But it was all to
no purpose. The court says the bonds
me paid; h a the state cannot
impair the obligation of a contract
made by a municipality.
80 - l. 4or0 tha-n
township in A~bbeville county made an
issue Of bonds to aid in building a
railroad in pursuance of an act of the
legislature. After the issue Of the
bonds the legislature passed an act
f~orbidding the assessment Of taxes for
their payment in such townships where
the railroad was not completed. Sub
sequently, and to better clinch the ex-
emption the legislature adopted an
amendment TO the state constitution
exempting this and some other town.
ships from the provision of the consti-
tuition making all townships bodies cor
porate. The legislature also transferr-
ed this township to another county.
None of these measures awaited.
Judge Pritchard held that while the
township might legally be transferred
to another county or even the eerpor-
ate existence of the township be de-
stroyed, the obligation which had been
placed upon the territory embraced in
it at the time of the issue of the bonds
could not be impaired by any of these
proceedings.
The second and third steps to pre-
vent the enforcement Of payment of the
bonds were taken by the Legislature
after Judge Simonton had decided that
the act prohibiting assessment Of taxes
for their payment vas unconstitutional.
This is another case where the courts
have stepped in n forced municipal
corporations to pay debts which they
had incurred for the betterment of the
town or county. Municial corporations
will learn after a while that they can
not issue bonds and after the latter
got into the hands of innocent purchas-
ers then by an act of the legislature
repudiate them and refuse to pay
them. 1t does not look as II they
should require to be fought this les
SON
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

The Sanford Express m to us
this week enlarged to a seven column
paper and showing other improvements
and signs of prosperity. The editor
says the enlargement was necessary
to keep pace with the growth of San
ford in the publication Of the necessa-
ry amount Of reading matter and al
the same time provide for in
GREASE of advertising patronage. We ex-
tend congratulations and wishes foI
still increased Prosperity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

and want them
a. much % %
& Is to love The
beautiful and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

Those men who before Judge Par
ker was nominated charged that he
could moi stir UP any enthusiasm amonS
the people knew as little about the mar
as did those who had never heard OF
him. Enthusiasm over the nominee
and harmony brought about by him arc
going to elect the democratic candi-
date.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

Mr.. Bryan advocates state ownership
Of railroads. He should come to North
Carolina and study the question from,
the state management of the only road
: North Carolina towns. He should
contrast this roads condition with that
Of the other roads in the state. which
are under the control and management
of private persons.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

The Raleigh Times proposes that
Governor Aycock lease hat road 70
President Bryan, basing the rental
upon its conditions set forth in the
latter's address to the editors. When
it came to settling on the terms we
reckon Mr.. Bryan would want to go
back of his ast annual report.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

In 1892 the deposits in the banks OF
this state amounted to nine and a half
million dollars. In 1903 they had in
creased to nineteen and three-querter
millions, an increase Of two huGred
issippi is the only state which
made a larger per centage OF
increase. These facts are shown by the
report Of the comptroller of the cur
rency. Nothing would better indicate
the general progress of development
in these two states.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

The press dispatches Sunday morn.
ing gave us the position of the tive
armies in Manchuria. How many per-
sons who read them knew any MOI.
about it than they did before?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

The News and Observer declares tina
1.-THE a C that the money question is
settled is Tue to Providence and not to
Roosevelt" What do the people care
who settled it ,just so it is settled to their
satisfaction and benefit? They are
much more interested in the latter
phase of the question than the former.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

Those Chinese who saw that militia
ry balloon the Russians sen up
must have thought h end of time
was at hand.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

Kuropatkin continues to carry out
the original plans of the campaign--
he is still falling back.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-05

Russia seems to be the only country
in danger from the yellow peril
She is suffering from it daily.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
THE RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE LOANS.

From all appearances it has been
assumed that the credit of Russia ex-
ceeds that of Japan. Russia has bor-
rowed $160.000,eoo at s per cent, while
Japan has secured a hundred million
less at per cent. The fact is that
Rnssia's loan is in measure a forced
one The French bankers who are
taking the new Russian bonds are
sending good money after bad. France
has about $1,000, 100000 in Russian
bonds already, and is in a state OF
panic for fear that Russian reverses
will bring financial crash in Paris.
Great banking houses have been max
ing desperate efforts to keep Russian
bonds off the market, and hold up the
nominal price. Probably they are
buying the new Russian bonds for at
least 10 per cent more than they are
worth for the same object.
OF course Russia is great nation
and Japan is small one; but the great
nation is tremendously burdened with
debt The Russian debt is about $S,-
soc. 900, 600: that of Japan is only $780,
100000. The Russian revenue is near
" s1.00o,o00.00o; that of Japan is about
$125. 900, 900. That is, the Russian debt
is SO per cent greater in proportion
70 revenues than the Japanese.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21

work Perfectly aware that in every
other realm of life and activity the
world has moved since they were born,
in methods of Christian work they are
meading in the same paths in which
their fathers trod. People who accept
rural delivery, the telephone and the
electric cars ought not to expect the
methods which We're successful twenty
five years ago to succeed today. My
fourth answer to that question centefs
in the pastor. | am willing to be heid
responsible for the assertion that IN
most rural churches the success or
failure of the cause is SO per cent a
question of pastor What the rural
districts need is more men of spiritual
ity plus brains-men of zeal plus know
ledge-men of conservation plus train
ing-men of conviction plus common
sense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
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+ For Sunday Reading.1
7 All Sorts Of Opinions. +

Euture of the Bible.


Canon Hensons article ON The Flu
ture of the Bible is an event of which
we shall hear much in the religious
world and out of il for some time to
come For it is the most outspoken at
tack on the authority and value of the
Scriptures that has ever been made by
e churcnman of Canon Hensons posi-
ton and associations. II is hard in :
deed, to distinguish between the word
that comes from Deans Yard and the
statements of the rationalistic Goodwin
Smith that we gave in a recent issue on
Religious Authority While waiting
for the full text of Canon Henson's ar
ticle we may quote the sentence in
which he has been accused of "bundlins
the Bible out OF church" I'VE want, :
ne says. ito supplement the eanonical
Scriptures by the Christian compost
tons which nave secured the approval
of general acceptance, just as in the
worship of the church the psalter has
been supplemented by hymns and an
thems."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
HIGHER PRICED LANDS.

"Jiyn' Hill, the railroad magnate, is
prophet OF high priced farm lands
He believes in western land and
predicts further and permanent adj
vances in prices.
.sThe population of the United States
is increasing at the rate of 1000 daily, ;
he said recently. I'VE are growing at
the rate of nearly 100000 a year. We
have doubled in every thirty or forty
years of our history. Inside of fifty
years we will have 150,0eo,0Oo Where
are they going? Are we sending them
away Are they emigrating to other
lands? No; we are taking care of them
at home. Where is this extra million
and a half a year going? Where else
and into the northwest above ALP
Mr.. Hill is entirely right in pre-
supposing that the western lands
which may possibly be made produc-
tive are certain of settlement and sure
to rise in value and price. The SUR
plusage of our farming population will
be pushed from its nest In the Mississ-
ippi valley to the west, southwest.
northwest. and even to the east. Even
the deserted lands of the east are
likely to be made prolific under the
scientific farmer and intensified cul-
ture Divisions of large land holdings
will be forced and the cost of land
double and treble. The Dane farmer
wrests livelihood out of land that
sells up to 5000 per acre. and when
circumstances force the American ag-
riculturalists to exist under similar
conditions. he will meet them and win.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
a Sure Ihino.

1t is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is not alto
gether true. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption is sure cure foI
all lung and throat troubles. Thou
sands can testify to that. Mrs. c. B
Van Meter, of Shepherdtown, w. Va.
saws: II had severe case of bron-
chitis and for year tried everything
heard of, but got no relief One bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery then cured
me absolutely It's infallible for Group
whooping cough, grippe. pneumonia
and consumption. Try it. It's guaran-
teed by the Mcdonald & Manhood Com
pany, druggists. Trial bottles free
Regular sizes so cents and 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
OW A N E w S .
} PAPERS = = =
rRAMPs, BUNS AND HoBoEs.
davenport Times.l


"Tramps, buns, hoboes and men out
of work and looking for work--aH OF
them are tramping through the city
at the rate of twenty-five to fifty u
day said man who is brought into
intimate relations with applicants for
positions THE reason for this is the
many new Jobs that are open now on
account of projected roads. railroads
and buildings. and the many other
Jobs that are lost because there is
nothing doing. Take the Davenport X
Suburban, for instance. 1t is employ
ing men who were loafing two weeks
ago and the Camp Mcclellan Land
company. which is hiring a great many
on account of its improvements. Some
of the men stick here but the great
ma iority of them in transient
You wouldn't think so, but the new
openings for work have brought men
here from all over the United States.
There are skilled workmen here from
as far as Massachusetts, who came not
only on account of the small arms
plant at the arsenal. but also on ae-
count of the new shoe factory which
is starting here. The men watch every
movement and are able to locate new
enterprises in a week. There are many
Greeks here too-some of them are
working on the excavation which the
Davenport & Suburban is making on
Fourth street.
For such work as the railroad COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
XHAr IS A sTANDpATTER7

The Cedar Falls Gazette asks for
information to enlighten it on the
problem Does standpatter mean a
man who stands pat upon the present
rates of tariff and forbids an altera
ton at the discretion of the majority
of the republicans in congress, or does
it mean a man who stands pat upon
the principles of protection as always
advocated by the republican party"
Since the Gazette has asked it any man
is at liberty to reply but the Gazette
could easily find full explanation IN
the platform adopted at Des Moines
Wednesday.
In two long paragraphs devoted to
praise for the present tariff law there
As not word of mention about
changes in specific schedules ever be-
ing advisable under any conditions
and to cinch the immutability Of
present high tariffs third clause was
added favoring reciprocity in mon
competitive products only" Now prac-
tically all of our present tariffs are
levied for the purpose of protection as
well as for revenue, hence are placed
almost wholly on competitive pro-
ducts. This restriction, therefore, of
reciprocity to ''non-competitive pro-
ducts only is intended to shut out
all changes in the present schedules.
The Gazette probably knows that the
was done by standpatters.
However, lest there should be some
doubt as to the plain intent of the
language, note should be taken of the
plank which was turned down by the
standpatters, altho introduced with
the approval of both senators and the
plank eulogized protection fully but
said that tariff rates should be chang
ed from time to time by the friends
Of the policy and not by its. enemies.
Then it provided for an enlargement
OF markets abroad for our surplus
agricultural products whenever same
could be done without prejudice to
the home market" In other words
they were attempting to adopt the Wis
dom of Mckinley. IF perchance
some of our tariffs are no longer need
ed to protect our industries at home
why should they not be employed to
promote and extend our markets
abroad" The Cedar Falls paper OBJ
serves that if .standpatters' are
opposed to any changes at all THE
fewer standpat de!.ga;es there ars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
TOPICS OF The
TIMES = = y

The effort to provide for a colored
bishop by the Methodist general con-
ference seems likely to end in much cry
and little wool.
In Dubuque one CT the mailing COM
panies has installed three five-ton
automobiles for delivering their beer,
finding seventy horses not enough to
keep up with the demand for the am
Der liquid This sets the beer oonsum-
ing capacity OF Dubuque above seventy
horse power.
A three-year-o OK was found dead
with a copy of the Commoner in his
stomach. This is not the first time Mr..
Bryan has been held responsible for a
bum steer"
Governor Odell of New York has We
toed the Niagara power bill which was
designed to confer on a company
known as the Niagara, Lockport & On
tario Power Company, rights to draw
upon the falls for an unlimited supply
of water. 1t is alleged of the bill that 1t
provides for no adequate compensa-
ton to the state for the franchise; al
SO that it did not protect the state
against q possible combination with the
companies now drawing power from
the falls.
A German farmer at Sabula, who re-
Sides on the rural telephone line as
tonished central the day by calling
Hello! Is dis de middle?" He wanted
central.
| A whole town in Ireland is to be sold
at auction--Castle Martyr, in Cork
county. 1t belongs to a count who
needs money. Similar incidents are
are more common in this country
where towns, counties and ever
states have been sold out for various
reasons by those who profess to owr
them, but don't
"Well" said the doctor, "how do yol
feel today"
ooh, DOCTOR" replied the patien
YEARLY, Il am suffering the torment'
of the damned
What, Already" inquired the doc.
tor pleasantly. Chicago Post.
If one We're 10 believe all that h
reads in the new spapers he would hav'
to conclude that the republicans of thu
nation have been ell upset for months
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
PACKARD WANTS RECIPROCITY.

Editor Times Republicans:
In respect to our reciprocity platform
planks l am very much as the Ken
tucklan was in regard to his favorite
beverage, .'whisky-all whisky" said
he, lis good, but some is better than
others; some old is better than new
whisky made last week is better than
that made yesterday--even If the bottle
stopper is a cork and not a cob Re-
publican platforms are all good because
the precept Is protection to our home
markets: but like a reciprocity plank
better and hold the platform better that
leads the way to the extension of our
foreign markets as well as the protec-
ton of ours at home. The republican
platform adopted Wednesday Is good
as all are good--hut it was written
within a hairs breadth of having been
made better by the three votes of the
Cummins members reinforced by the
two conservative standpatter members
from the First and Sixth districts.
making five votes to strike out the
words which made the reciprocity
plank defeat itself, towit: "In non-com-
petitive products only" AS stated in
my fo,mer article repeating the ma
tional plank Of 1900, every article or
commodity that does not compete with
our home products is already on the
free list-the purpose of it is to cheap
en- such foreign products to the con-
snmer--he can have nothing to give in
exchange for the concession claimed
for our products abroad. Thus we see
how five men on committee, though
right, are defeated by the six members
who. perhaps, have not so carefully
considered the question. So the plat
form is not better than others" like
the Kentuckians whisky.
S. b. PACKARD
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
An Open Letter.

From the Chaplin, S. c., News: Early
in the spring my wife and were taken
with diarrhoea and so severe were the
pains that we called physician who
prescribed for us, but his medicines
failed to give any relief. A friend who
had a bottle of Chamberlain's Colo,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on
hand gave each of us a dose and we at
once felt the effects. I procured a bot
tie and before using the entire contents
we were entirely cured. 1t is a wonder
full remedy and should be found in ev-
cry household. H. G. Bailey, editor.
This remedy is for sale by all drug
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
Boston Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
Corninu Touether.

TFrom the Christian Inteligencer.
At Kings Chapel, one of the historic
buildings of Boston. because of an I'M
usual exchange with a Brookljne pas
tor there was presented a unique stu
ation-an orthodox Congregational
minister in Unitarian pulpit preach>
ing to a Unitarian congregation and
using the liturgy of the Church of Eng
land. When this ancient building was
erected it was rightly named King
Chapel (called stone Chapel for a
time while the prejudice against kings
was acute). After the Revolution. when
it came into possession of the Congre>
.,rayer book was continued. At the
opening of the nineteenth century
Kings Chapel was the only Unitarian
church in Boston. A long and interest,"
ing chapter of ecclesiastical history is
condensed in the statement: THE first
Episcopal church in New England has
become the First Unitarian church in
America
Although this church is independent
and Unitarian, the liturgy has been re-
tanned for more than a century--with
certain changes according to the coun-
try. times and diversity of mems man
ners," as it is expressed in the preface
to the prayer book.
The noteworthy exchange of pulpits
already mentioned is the third of the
kind during the past winter. Indicating
a growing spirit of unity or friendly
Understanding between the ministers of
the orthodox and Unitarian branches Of
4 no oh
striking instance was the exchange of
DR.. Gordon, pastor of the new Old
South church with the Rev. James
Eells, of the First church in Boston,
Unitarian-the first exchange by pas
tors of these two churches since the or
ganization of the Old South church 200
years ago. Formerly the congregations
would not have accepted such an ar.
rangement. The significance of this
tendency may be variously interpreted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
Special Reduced Excursion Rates.

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Atlantic City, N j., July 1915, No
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San Francisco, Sept. 18th to 25th,
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For information rs to rates, dates OF
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call upon the ticket agent Of the North
western line.