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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-23
MIR. Bowser'S Tonic
An Old Friend Sends Him Some EIderberry Wine-His WE
Il Skeptical and Warns Him Not to Drink h.
but He Is Persistent.
Copyright. 1904. by t. C. Mcclure,

Copyright. 1904. by T. C. McClure.l
n hour before Mr.. Bowser came
~ up to dinner the other evening
Il the expressman brought a gal
Ion jug with his name written
on the tag, and Mrs. Bowser took ii in
without even having the curiosity to
smell Of the contents. When he arriv-
ed he pulled a postal card from his
pocket and said:
MY old schoolmate, Tom Barlum,
living up the north part of the state,
writes me that he has sent me down
something for my annual rheumatism.
Has anything arrived today"
"A gallon Jug" was the reply.
THAT must be the stuff"
docs he say what Ii is?'
mo, but I'm sure it's elderberry
wine. There's enough so that you car
have a glass or two"
Thanks" she replied, but I prefer
to know what I'm drinking. 1t doesn't
say e~lderberry wine on the tag, and If
I were you I'd go a little slow. Even
If it's elderberry wine 1 don't want
any. It's the most sickish stuff 1 ever
tasted"
"Umw said Mr.. Bowser as be lifted
the jug to smell of the contents. Its
surely elderberry wine, and if you
don't like it you can let it alone. 1t
doesn't say wine on the tag, but Tom
knew what l was limiting at and has
sent it along. If he had marked it
wine the eXpressman wouldn't have
left q pint of it. Hand ME a glass
until | try it."
I'D take it to the druggist or some
body and make sure"
"-And 1 wouldn't. When l get to that
pass that l cant tell elderberry wine
from hard cider I'll call il the neigh
bors. I'm, Un2, Say. that's the real old
quill. 1t carries me right back to my
boyhood days. III bet have gathered
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An Editors Annette.

A country editor who had just finish
led a remarkably good meal at the farm
home of a subscriber remarked to the
farmer: IF this is a fair sample of
your meals, I think I viii come here 20
board" The farmer, who had noticed
the editors ferocious appetite with
.dismay replied: If that is a sampIs
Of your appetite I'll be gol burned 81
I wa 1t ye."-Miami (Mo.) News.
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Senator Dryden, of New Jersey, is the
only man at that end of the Capitol who
occupies a place. belonging both to the
Senate and the House. Right through
the middle of his committee room on
enrolled bills run the imaginary divid-
ing line between the Senate and the
House. There was a prolonged clash Of
authority between the two branches of
Congress Is to Jurisdiction over this
ROOM, but Mr.. Dryden by a coup de
main finally secured permission to oc-
cupy it. His colleague, Senator Kean
chairman of the Committee on Ac-
counts, readily consented to some rea-
sonable expenditures for furnishings,
and the room was made very presenta-
able.
The half which belongs to the House
Senator Dryden finds most congenial for
his desk, and he sits there to handle
most of his correspondence.
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4 New Jersey member of the Hou
unwilling to have his name made pub
in the connection, has an enemy. tt
enemy, in voting for Congressman la
November, scratched out the Congre
sional nomination in the Republic,
column and wrote in "Old Satan"
In making up the official count I
election judges have decided that II
Il q marked ballot and have thrown
out.
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AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
STORIES AND ANECDOTES OF
CONGRESSMEN.
Two Happy Messages that Major DAN
lei Receiyed-''Tests for Goals and
Ldquids,-An Incident OF the Public
Service in Richmond-Mr. Huff's
Convenient Seat-Senator Kean I'm
the Chair.
washington Post.)

Three good old Southerners OF calm
conscience and unimpaired degstions
were swapping anecdotes yesterday at
the Senate. They were Senators Nc
Creary and Daniel and Representative
Meyer.
Daniel and 1 were in the House to-
gether," said Mr.. Mccreary. One day
when he and I were sitting side by side,
a telegram was brought to him. He
opened ii, looked pleased as he read it,
and then passed it over to me. 1t an
nounced the birth OF q son, for which
I extended sincere congratulations.
only a few moments later a half
dozen kilograms were brought him in
a bunch. He opened them. looked pleas
ed, as before, and soon passed all the
messages over to me to read. They
were kilograms of congratulation an
nouncing his election to the Senate.
At promptly congratulated him again,
and with renewed cordially, for, as far
as my knowledge extends, Major Daniel
is the only man who received on the
same day and within the same hour the
gratifying news that a son had been
born to him and that he had been elect
ed a United states Senator"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-23

Women love a clear, healthy com
plexion. Pure blood makes II. Bur
docks Blood B,ls rs makes pure ho d.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-23

One need not 60 10 Porto Rico or the
Philippines to discover queer names
among the people who have dealings
with The government. Secretary Shaw
in his list OF disbursements for the last
fiscal veal designates the estates of two
Indians. One Is known by the name OF
Shum-ho-ka and the other by the name
of shat TO no yer.
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Secretary SHAY n secretary Hitch
cock are officially on record as making
requests for an appropriation of $3.50 o
for two peculiarly dissimilar purposes.
Mr.. Hitchcock appears in a printed
House document as wanting the money
to continue tests and analysis of GOALS
and lignites of the United States
Mr.. Shaw, to whom the request was
forwarded In the routine required for
such matters, formerly asked Congress
for the money to continue tests of coal
and liquids of the United States"
OF course, it was only a clerical error,
but it was made all the more humorous
because the Government Printing office
sided with Mr.. Shaw, and in putting a
headline over the document wrote tests
of coal and liquids"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-23

Judge John GoOde, or Virginia and
Washington, an ex-member of h ma
tional House, and also of the Confeder-
ate congress, RECALLED the cloakroom
yesterday with an incident OF his public
service in Richmond.
"Foote, Of Tennessee. with a bitter
hatred of Jefferson Davis. against
whom he had run for governor, when a
resident of Mississippi" said Judge
Goode, launched into an attack on the
administration after the Confederate
defeat at Cloyd Mountain. He also crit
icised Albert Sidney Johnston. Foote
said IN mighty tones that if Johnson
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The Nickel PIate Road

will sell tickets to Cleveland. Ohio,
and return account of National Bap-
fist anniversary. on May Is. Il and
Is, at rate of one fare for the round
trip, plus IS cents. Tickets good go
ing date of sale. BY depositing same,
extended return limit Of June 10 may
be secured. Through service to New
York city, Boston and other eastern
points. No excess fare charged on
any train on the Nickel Plate road
Meals on American club meal plan,
ranging in price from 35c to $1.0O;
also service a Ia. carte. Chicago depot,
La Sale and Van Buren, streets. the
only passenger station in. Chicago on
the elevated loop. Chicago city ticket
offices, IL Adams street and Audi
torium Annex. Phone Central 2O57.
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of clothes-your Oldest suit. III pay cash
had a much worn suit in the ward-
robe, which handed out.
Rather a tight mt, but Il II make II
do ne said as he began to peel OF.
INV object is to pass myself OF for you,
hut Ia get rid Of the Scotch tweed. You
can sell that suit for at least $40, and
here So for yours.
II don't want your money
Don't be finicky. That's no part of this
Doodle but was honestly earned Il
leave it on the dresser. Now, then, to
vyrap the money in this newspaper and
take my departure. Look here, my boy
take this thousand and put it where it
will give you a start.
I'D starve hrst
the game! What course are you going TO
pursue when leave the room ~
Kick myself for a fool and then go to
Go to bed without doing the kicking
Get You are the most sensible young man
I'VE met in year. If I'm arrested I
shall say nothing about what's happened
here. If get away l shall always feel
hurt that you wouldn't take some of the
money Tra-la, old mani"
When he had closed the door locked
it and sat down. After a quarter OF an
hour had slipped away I tumbfed into
bed fell asleep after a bit and it was
clock before I opened my eyes While
7 was dressing L had TO go to the dresser
stained handkerchief caught my eye. As
' picked it up, loi there was the 81. 90
package of greenbaclks in plain view. Did
the man get away Yes, he walked down
stairs and out of doors unQueSt1oned, ana
the detectives never got a clew on him
after that night. He probably went to ore
of the depots and took a train. About
the money, / returned it to the bank ny
mail, and my action is still a puzzle to
the bank officials and detectives. could
enlighten them but 1 shall not.
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burned to death in Box Car.

Council Bluffs, Ia, May 2.-Three
men and a boy were burned to death
in a box car in the Northwestern
Yards here a bout 1 o'clock this morn
ing. They are believed to have been
hoboes trying to steal a ride, but no
clue as to their identity has been OBJ
tanned, as their clothes were prac-
tically destroyed The car was dis
covered to be in fire while being
switched and the cries of the men
for help were heard by trainmen, but
ali four succumbed to the flames be-
fore they could be reached The car
was filed with bedding and it is pre-
suned the FIRE started by the men
smoking.
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A COOL HAND.
by NJ. Quad.J


was employed in wholesale
house in a city that shall be nameless,
and rooming at a hotel, and one even
ing I-had purchased the current mag
azines and sat down for a long read.
1 had read for two hours or more
without rising from my chair, when
the door of the clothes closet suddenly
opened and a man who had been in
hiding there walked out. He was not
q tough-looking man, though he had
q pistol in his hand, and his appear
ance was so sudden that 1 was simply
Surprised.
-''Well, who are you?" I asked as he
advanced and took a seat.
Perhaps you read in the evening
papers of a bank being swindled :
he queried in reply.
es, but what has that got to DO
with you %
Wen. to tell you the truth. am
the man who got the money"
But how did you come to be h1ding
here in my room? The papers said
that the man got away
II had other plans, but they mis-
carried. In fact, a pal of mine lost
his nerve alta critical moment and left
me in the lurch. I lodged into this
hotel in search Of a temporary asy-
lum and was lucky enough to find
your door unlocked. Carelessness of
the cham bermaid probably. Did you
ever see $4,000 in one pile? Good for
sore eyeSi See here"
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Attention. Farmers.

Why remain in the north and stay in
doors six months in the year consum-
ing what you raise during the other six
moDths?
Go south where you can work out
doors every month in the year. and
where you are producing something the
year round. If you are a stock raiser
you know your stock are now "eating
their heads off, and, besides, have to be
protected from the rigors OF winter by
expensive shelter.
Economical stock feeding requires the
combination of both flesh forming and
fat forming foods in certain proportions.
Alabama and Florida produce in abun-
dance the velvet bean and cassava, the
first a flesh producer, and the latter a
fat producer, and they are the cheapest
and best fattening materials known to
the world.
More money can be made and with
less labor, in general farming, fruit and
berry growing and truck gardening
along our road in the south than in any
other section of the Union.
If you are interested and desire FUR
Their Information on the subject address
G. A. Park, General immigration and
Industrial Agent, Louisville & Nashville
r. r.. Co. Louisville. KY.
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A LONG SEARCH ENDS.
A Pennsylvania Finds His Mother in
WeHsviIle-SOught Her 81 Years.

harrisburg, Pa. May 2-Harry Wash
ington Melcher. who said he was kid
mapped when he was years old, and
who has not seen his mother for 81
years, yesterday boarded train for
WellsVille Kan, to become reunited
with his mother and sisters.
During the years of his separation.
search for his parents and a sister,
whom he has never seen. One sister,
with whom he has kept in touch, Mrs
Lewis MaeI, st. Louis, also has been
bunting for traces of the family, and
between the brother and sister, the
mother was found. He thinks he was
kidnapped by Jealous relatives and. after
remaining with his foster parents nine
wears. he was forced to shift for him
self, and came here
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standard Has Tankage Room.

Neodesha, May 2-The Standard COM
pleted four large tanks at the tank
farm last week and will complete three
this week. making total of nearly
zoe. 600 barrels of tankage in the two
weeks, and today all the oil offered is
being bought. There is 5000 barrels Of
available tankage at the tank farm
now. If the present rate of tank build
ing continues there will be no more
lack of room for crude oil on the part
of the Standard.
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Pueblo, Colo, May 2.-The grand
jury has indicted George P. D1oyar, of
Chicago. secretary of the water COM
pany which is under contract to fur
nish the city waterworks with water
from the Fountain river underfiOW.
Mr.. Mayor. is charged with bribery.
He is at present in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-02

The Chicago Great Western railway
vii Ion the first and third Tuesdays up
to October Is, sell tickets to points in
Alberta, Arizona, Assiniboia, Canadian
Northwest, Colorado, Indian Territory.
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska. New Mexico, North Dakota.
Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, Texas,
Utah and Wyoming. For further in
formation apply to any Great Western
agent. or J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chi
cago, III.
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SATIN TOILET sPECIALTIEs.

GENEROUS size packages extra quality
specific preservative action make Satin
Tooth Powder and Satin Tooth Paste SUI
periOr dentifrices. RoWley & Shows.
ANY ROUGH, RED, WINDBURNED,
tender, smarting skin made fair and
lovely by Satin-S1in Cream and Face
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WABASH TO ST. LOUIS.

WORLDS Fair Route-esFoHovv the
Flag"
only line to Worlds fair main en-
trance Five daily trains from Kansas
CITY. Shortest line. Ask your agent
for tickets over the Wabash.
L. S. MCCLELLAN,
Western Passenger Agent,
Kansas City, Mo.
H. c. SHIELDS,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Kansas City, Mo.
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FREE DIsPENsARY.

---~-~~~-~-~-~-~-~---~--~
TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, south
east corner 18th and Tyler SITS. from ]
to 2 d. m. except Sundays. Conducted BY
regular practicing physicians for the
benefit of persons without means who
need medical attention and treatment Pa
tents are assured Of careful and consid-
crate treatment Medicine furnished In
most cases.
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MOVING AND STORING

FOR moving. packing and shipping. Ath-
erton Bros. 1o2 z. 9Th Both phones s9S
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sroRAGE-
aAA III
HARDWARE.
VIEWS.
FURNACE WORKS.

GEO. e. SEYROLD, furnace work, tin
roofing, gutrerings spouting. furnaces a
e. ec5alty. So Kansas ave IND phone Sta
JOHN SEYBOLD. tin roofing. guttering.
spouting, galvanized iron and furnace
work 114 Z. sth St Tel 5s1-
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REPAIR WORKS.

SUNFLOWER WORKS. A. Swanson
Bicycles, locks, doorbells, stoves, lawn
mowers. 202 w. Sixth st.
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CARpET cLEANING

SEND your carpefs to TcCormfcT g
Peake, in our new location. new ma
cnlnery- We can give you better work
more promptly than ever before, and at a
price that viii please you. Mccormick o.
Feakes rug factory and carpet cleaning
WORKS 81 Van Buren, St Phones al
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stAHFS, sE-AIlo md STENCILS.
THE :. c. DARLING CO., 7s4 Kan. ave.
Rubber stamps. brass and aluminium trade
checks Prices low Catalug free Tel E92-
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PAVING.


CAPITAL CITY TITRIFIED BRICK &
laying CO, us W Sth st Mfgrs- OF
building, paving and sidewalk brick
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WANFED-A bright boy IT years old, good
education, to learn printing trade APP
ply composing room State Journal
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WANTED-A pharma cist With some CAPT.
tai as partner il drug store Call or ad-
dress a. G., 1884 Kansas ave, Topeka.
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN-AIy ap-
plication for a permit to sell intoxica T.
ing liquors, according to law, at 1125 w
9Th St, in Fourth ward of the city of To-
peka, is now on file in the office of the
clerk of the probate court, Shawnee
county, Kan. The hearing of the same is
set for Thursday, May 5, 1904, at o'clock
a. m. n. J. PETRO
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
10 = --~-~.--~-----~-~-@-~~--~
DR. EASTMAN, late supt. state insane
asylum. Mental and nervous diseases. 605
Kan av. Phones ia. Res. 1910 ". buren,
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RUG FACTORY.

<-->----~-~-1---~-~~~--------
DO NOT throw away that old carpet,
DuI send II to Mccormick & Peake, "a
Van Buren, They viii make you the best
rug you ever saw and the cost is ridicu-
lousy small Write for price list or call
up phones 81 Mccormick & Peake.
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PHoroGRAPHERs.
FOUNDRKs.
no WHOM III NAV CONCERN


WHO KNOWS the whereabouts of Nina
Mareowich, last heard of from Kansa:
City, No, April, 1902 Please notify Vid'
Marcovich. y. Q. box 35I. Sour Lake. Tex
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w J. VOSS. upnclstering, furnlrurs
packed shippeds mattresses. cOuches. etc.
made over and to order. 609 Jackson st
J. F. PETRIx & SON. upholsterers, all
kinds furniture. $50 Kan av- Phones So
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WANTED-srALE HELP.


M0lEHiS barber college Of Dallas, Tex.
Denver. Col, or Salt Lake, Utah, offers
that can not sse md elsewhere Write
nearest branch fer terms
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WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

WANIED-FENfAL HELP.
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w ANIED-Meat and vegetable cook;
also chambermaid. POI East Eighth St
WANTED-Dining room girls at Semple-s
cafe, S13 Kansas ave.
WANTED Kitchen girls, southeast cor
ner Eighth and Quincy.
WANTED chambermaid, 2 dining room
girls. Fifth Avenue hotel.
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Observation-Disclosures.

WHEN you want 10 hire q man OF boy
call up Y. NJ. Z. A. telephone BIZ We
have a list OF men and confidential ref
erences concerning them. y M G. A.
Employment Bureau. III (. sth St
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FOR SALE hogs, / doz. Seabright bar
tams, 40 fancy fantai pigeons, buggy
fox terrier dog, Sin. wagon, single hal
ness. h NJ. Howard, 1903 E. 5th st.
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CLEANING AND DYE WORKS.
ELIAS WHITE, suits cleaned. dyed and
pressed; good work, reasonable prices
10 w 5th st
HAVE those. clothes cleaned at the To-
peka panta torium, lis w. TIN. Tel. ST..
J. c. URY-Let US press that suit. Our
price viii suit you Dying and clean
ing. 923 Kansas ave-
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FEATHERS bought and sold, old feath-
ers renovated; mattresses made to or
der Fred ScraDer. <Qc5A Kansas ave-
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BICYCLES AND REPAIRING.

U 3. CYCLE CO., lis Z. sth St National
& 1ver-J ohnson bicycles Supplies. repairs.
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ELIZABETH HARVEY. osteopath. SIS
Kan. ave, successor to DIR. Linda Hardy.
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Office 72s Kansas ave. Residence Thfr-
teenlh and Clay Office hours. a. IN. 70
II a. m and p. m. to 5 p. m. Both
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MONEY.
CoRNICE WORKS.


GALVANIZED iron cornIce. metal sky
lights, slate roohng.L- Van Dorp. SIS K.A.
HOT air furnaces. tin roofing, metal work.
John M. Baird, ZIG w. 9Th st. Tel 1853.
Evening star., 1904-12-17

continues the major, whereby the Commits
sioners are authorized to close bar rooms
in times of emergency, such as riot or con-
fagraton. and this might be food for con-
sideration, and the maintenance OF low
priced club rooms is a source of annoy
ance.'
Major Sylvester says that on July large
numbers of citizens leave the city and the
town is comparatively orderly on that hol-
iday. On Inauguration day, however, he
says that the District has many visitors
and extraordinary provision has TO be made
by liquor establishments, hotels, ETC., for
quenohing the thirst of the multitude. In
the course of his report Major Sylvester
takes occasion to make a plea for a larger
police force. Among other things he says:
with all the facts, which 1t would be I'M
possible to enumerate here, l am of the
opinion that If the police force was ade-
quately provided for in men and pay. dis
order and drunks would be kept well in
hand"
President Owen P. Kellar of the District
Christian Endeavor Union appeals to the
Commissioners on behalf of that organiza-
ton, to urge the passage of the holiday IL
quor bill. Many men, he says, spend all
the money they have and all they can bor-
row for beer and whisky on holidays, while
their wives and children get no holiday at
all and besides must live on scant fare for
days after the husbands ill-considered Ge-
parture from the paths of sobr1ety.