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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

The Charlotte Observer seems to
have grown very shy Of criticism Of
public officials all of a sudden. Here
tofore when it felt it to be it's duty to
speak out in metin' it did not hesitate
to do so. AS it is it gives a pretty strong
hint that there is something radically
wrong with Charlotte's fire department.
1t should sen a representative down
here to get some pointers as to how a
city fire department should be manag-
ed. 1t says:
we says it with great hesitation. Any
suggestion offered the city administra-
ton is interpreted as an evidence of
unfriendliness; any criticism of admin
istrative methods in any department is
regarded as a mark of open hostility.
1t would be dangerous for any n
who does not support the administra-
ton from top to bottom to advise the
o meritorious municipal action, lest
the administration, about to undertake
1t, reverse itself because it is approved
by the enemy" Yet a newspaper has
certain public duties to perform. and
while 1t may postpone the performance
of this duty it may not shirk it alto
gether. We therefore call attention to
the condition Of inefficiency of the
Charlotte fire department. Unless it is
remedied a small fire, uncontrolled at
first, will, n of these days or nights,
develop INFO a conf1agration which will
destroy the town. The Observer says
this now in order to be able to wash
its hands of responsibility when the
time comes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
A n REMEDY.
HancocE's Liquid Sulphur is a Friend
In the Household.

Every home requires certain wei,
chosen remedies of scientific and mod
ern type, for use in emergenc or or
the appearance of chronic disorders
HAlSCOCK'S LIQUID SULPHUR Is
such Il preparation and is unequaled ir
its sphere. In value approached wner
added to bathing waters, it gives then
all h tonic proprieties of finest sui.
phur SPRINGS.
The power of HANCOCK'S LIQUID
SULPHUR-Nature's greatest germi-
cide-is absolute for every ache, itch,
herpes, burns and scalds, ringworm
pimples, prickly heat, diphtheria, ca
tarrh, canker and other Soreness OF
scalp, eyelidS, nose, mouth, or throat.
At leading pharmacists, Request d.
scriptive booklet of Hancock Sulphur
Co.. Baltimore, Md.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

Don't ask is every half hour during
the day: Who is going to get it?"
Wait until We find out who has got it"
and We will give you the news. If we
knew who was "going to get it, we
would not give the information away
until We had made our pile on it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

Let the good work go on. We are
glad every time we come acros an
item like this. which is clipped from the
Greensboro Telegram:
In the mayors court yesterday after
noon Ed Brown and Arthur King, tvs
able looking negroes, were sent to the
roads thirty dayqs for vagrancy. Mayor
Osborn always helps to swell the road
building force whenever he can do so oy
sending out some Of the trifing, thrift
less fellows who refuse to work
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

If Mr.. Roosevelt is elected wonder
where Mr.. Tom watson will come in
on the reorganization of the cabinet.
He would be entitled to some substan-
tial recognition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
Something Lacking i'm the Variety.

ooiAOlAnS LdChiiiS HI the variety.
Hope we've got some variety about
yer show" said the manager of the
Plunkville Grand Opera house as he
laboriously affixed his signature to the
contract, according to The Pittsburg
Post.
Lots OF it," replied the gentlemaply
advance agent. Our performance
comprises circus, comic opera, ballet,
vaudeville, comedy. concert, grand
opera, minstrels. tragedy. drama, PAN
tomine. and extravaganza"
The local manager looked disappoint-
ed
Hain't We got no mind reader ner
hypnotic perfesser?' he inquired.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

Smebody is going to save the country
office tonight and you will find out
from our fiash-light display of the cleo
ton news who has done it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

Aren't those Indians having a big
time who found that booze spring on
their reservation Is that another evil
dence of prosperity under republican
administration or a foreshadowing of
calamitous times under Parker's rule?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

When these lines reach many OF our
readers the big battle of the ballots will
be on. Unless the vote is very close
in the pivotal states the result OF the
presidential election win probably be
known by II o'clock tonight
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

Western states are having to irrigate
their farms during the present drouth
Down here We ave to irrigate our
throats.-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

We have not heard of any one al
city republican headquarters offering
to bet on Mr.. Harris election.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

An exchange says a Chicago girl has
has just died of tight lacing-it does
not say whether of corset or shoes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

Things were mighty quiet around
local republican headquarters all day
yesterday and last night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

we will let you know late tonight
who will be president after March 4th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

Bears the Ihs Kind You Have Axas Boaght
A'ss Il &MMzZm

There are a few bricks missing from
the high tariff wall this morning. Mr..
Cleveland made a talk Friday night
Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11

Energy all gone? Headache? Stom-
ach out of ORDER Simply a case OF
torpid liver. Burdock 4 Bitters
will make a new man or woman out
Of you-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-11
c. Co.
Market Street.
NOTICE.

Until the completion of my new
law office in b l. o. o. F. building I
may be found at the ofice of the So
hcitor in h Court House. End floor.
A. NJ WADDEIL.
Nov. 1st 2 a w. 2 w.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
l,aSt British Lottery,

I have In my possession, writes con-
tributor, a notice bearing date Oct. II,
1926, inviting persons to take part in
the last state lottery which was held in
this country, says writer in the Lon
don Chronicle This invitation IS "a
very elaborate affair. 1t IS printed in
green and yellow. At the top are the
royal arms, while below, In the center
Of the paper, is the announcement:
positive! By order Of the lords of his
majesty's treasury, on Wednesday
next, 18th October, lotteries close for
ever in this kingdom. Six prizes of
100000 will be distributed on that day
as the parting gifts Of Fortune" The
advertisement concludes with 4 foot
note to the effect that Sivewright is
selling lottery shares and tickets at
81 Cornhill. London. This man SiTe-
wright was we'll known stock and
share broker Of the day, who made a
speciality Of lottery tickets. He was
very fond Of attracting clients by the
publication Of doggerel verses, mostly
Of the simplest character, Of which the
following is fair example:
Then gallop on gayly;
The fault is your own
If you don't get a good share
Before it's all gone.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
The Bridal Veil.

The origin Of the bridal veil is dis
puted question that will probably never
be settled. Some see in it nothing
more than nilliner's substitute for
the usual flowing tresscs which half
concealed and half revealed brides
beauty as she knclt at the altar. This
opinion is countenanced by the fact
that Elizabeth Stuart was not thought
to require an artificial veil, as nature
had given her an affiuence Of hair.
Others see its origin in the veil Of the
Hebrews marriage ceremony or the
yellow. "hammeum" Of old Roman
brides
A third source is the old care cloth"
Of the Anglo-Saxons, a square vcstment
held over both bride and bridegroom
till they received the nuptial benedic-
ton. So runs the use Of the church Of
Sarun and the Hereford missal.
Lastly, 1t has been held to be merely
an amDlf lf6ca tiea Of the Golf which medi-
nval brides were between the garland
and their hair. Margaret Tudor wore
this under her coronet on her marriage
to the king Of Scotland.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Evolution OF the Bed.

Bedstead originally meant "the bed
place" The truckle bed was the first
advance on the bench, and then the
tester suspended from the roof. Then
Came In the Arabian bed-a name per
baps derived from the crusades. The
four poster came from Austria in the
fifteenth century. The late Queen VIC
toria always carried her bedstead about
with her, and 80 did the mobiles in the
middle ages. The coverlid or counter
point, whence comes counterpane, was
often splendidly embroidered. Yet the
beds at this time were often only sacks
Of straw. Feather beds came from
France in the fourteenth century, but
straw was in general use long after.
Blankets Of wool were not introduced
by Blanket Of Bristol, who made them,
for the word, in the sense Of coarse
wooden fabric. existed before.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Health Rules.

One Of Queen Nictorza's health ruies
IS said to have been. DO whatever you
like. but do it in moderation. OF "oius
to 1hat effect, and similar rule might
no ,dontcd with still greater pfont pE
tho mon and women Of the prescnt day.
Tho neoplc of Queen Victoria's general
~, Ind not made fad Of health, and
every newspaper they picked up did
not worry them with conflicting hy-
,-ienic rules. The no breakfast hend,
if he existed, was less prominent than
at present. and those whosthought that
the first ought to be the best meal Of
the day did not publish their views
from every roof top, ligurativeiy speak
ias. Yegetarians and meat eaters wran-
gled only in inconspicuous corners, and
the dcvotees Of the cold bath were con-
tent with fewer victims. Today, when
all these and million other so called
health rules are being dinncd into the
ears Of long suffering public on all
sides, it is more than ever important
to bear in mind that inciinations and
disinclinations were not arbitrarily I'M
planted by nature in animal organisms;
that they exist for our guidance ana
not solely to mislcad US. = New Aorh
Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
EiSca1itis Is Old.

Fiscalitis is disease that fourished
in England as far back as the four
teenth century, only the tax that was
then imposed upon foreign goods was a
broken head to the maker Of them.
When Wat Tyler's people entered
Southwark in 1871 their anger was so
great against the Flemish weavers and
other workers that they made the pro-
nunciation Of bread and cheese" a test
Of the honest home worker, and who
ever failed to pass 1t was deemed a
Fleming and put to death. A century
later Cade's kentishmen had for one Of
their cries, The foreigners forestall
the market and so Englishmen want
and starver'
About 1856 England was called the
Asylum Christi, so many were the for
eisn weavers, brewers, silk workers
and jewellers who settled there, and a
popular saying in Henry Wills reign,
..The French teach US how to make
hats and how to take them off," shows
the Importance Of foreign made goods
at that time.-London Standard
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Ono Of Japan,s Jewels.

The great attraction Of Kamakura
and one of the jewels Of Japan IS the
Daibutsu, or great bronze Buddha. We
approach it through tree lined ave-
nue. and get the first and best view Of
it at distance of some 200 feet. 1t IS
sitting figure, 40 feet inches high,
81 feet 2 inches in circumference. The
face Is feet inches long and from
ear to ear II feet inches wide. The
eyes, which are pure gold, are nearly
two feet long. The circumference OF
the thumb is three feet. These figures
give some idea Of the size, and the fg-
ure IS elevated on a stone platform
some twelve to fifteen feet above the
person approaching it. But no descrip-
ton can convey an idea Of the majesty
Of the face. 1t is bent gently forward
as if in brooding contemplation Of the
infinite. 1t represents perfect peace
the repose Of the attained Nirvana.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
A Nh, and q Hatpin.

In theater recently q man down IN
one of the front rows spied on the floor
a large hatpin with an amber top.
Looking about him, he saw that two
women and their escorts had just sat
down. 10 one of the former he present
ed the pin. a shake Of the head indi-
Gated that he had made mistake.
Theh be tried across the aisle. The Wo-
men seemed to be interested. The pin
was q curiosity and its amber Of o
unique carving. They hesitated but
the pin was handed back. Desperately
he began the search now. Two ladies
unattended seemed likely owners. To
them he showed the PIN They took 1t
and enjoyed its pattern. Just then the
man felt a tug on his sleeve. 1t was bis
wife, and she remarked, "Why ore you
showing my hatpin to strangers" He
blushed. went over to the feminine pair
and explained. Its my wife's hatpin,"
he said, but in such consciously guilty
accents that the women handed it back
with doubling smiles
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
VORACiOUs CANARlES.
Annette Of q Bird Much Creates
Than Average Mans.

Appetite Of a Bird Mucl, Greatex
Than Average Mans.
When an old fashioned hostess
urges her guests to cat, after the con-
rcntional manner Of showing hospi-
tality ana remarks, 'Why, you haven't
the appetite of a bird" she really
speaks the truth, though she does not
intend to.
The average man, if he had q birds
appetite, would devour from thirty to
thirty-o one pounds Of food 4 day, which
would be a tax on the larder Of his
hostess.
Recent experiments have proved that
the average bird manages to eat about
one-ffth Of his own weight daily with
case, If lie can get so much food, and
in a wild state. though the bird has to
hunt for his daily provender, he is eat
ing a large part of the time during the
day and manages to get his full RI
tons.
The smaller the bird the more vora-
cious seems to be its appetite and its
power Of absorption.
\ German scientist recently kept Q
canary under observation for month.
The little creature weighed only Six
teen grams, but in the course Of the
month it managed to eat 512 grams
weight Of food-that is, about thirty,
two times its own weight. The bird
must therefore have eaten its OWL
weight in food every day.
An ordinary man with canary's ap.
petite would consume 80 pounds OF
food a day.
But the canary IS an extreme case,
The ordinary bird, in good health, Will
be satisfied with onc-ffth Of its weight
q day by way of food.-Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
A PLAGlARIS7.
The Sort Of q THIEF That Charles
Reade Pronounced Himself.

The noyelists who aspire toward alb
solute originality of plot might think
once In awhile Of the sources from
which certain masters drew their in
spiration and of the calmness with
which those great workers picked up
whatever would serve them at their
trade. Charles Reade depended on the
newspapers as the living record OF life
as it is. One day in the week he de-
voted to his scrapboolzs. Passing events
seemed to him of vital Importance, and
the result Of his collating appeared III
novels whose purpose told.
In "Ncvcr Too Late to Mend" he cX-
posed the cruelties practiced in the
prisons before the reform was success
full; in Hard CASH he attacked the
abuses Of private lunatic asylums; in
"Put Yourself In His Place" he opened
on trade unions. lie was modern cru
sadcr. One day he found in a newspa-
per certain structures on this manner
Of work. His rage was instant and VIC
lent
"Piaglaristv' he roared, crushing the
paper. "Of course am plagiarist
Shakespeare was plagia1st. Moliere
was plagiarist. We all plagiarize-aH
except those idiots who are too asiDine
to profit by the works Of their supe-
riors. Surely every blockhead out Of u
lunatic asylum Except those idiots
must know that since Homer's time all
authors have parodied lis incidents
and paraphrased his sentim. i:..s. Mo
here took his own where he found 1t.
The thief Of all thieves was the War
wickshire thief who stole right and
left from everybody. But, then, he
found things lead and left them gold
That's the sort of thief am."-Youth's
Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
rhe old Time Pepper MIN.

a pepper mill is a piece Of silver not
often seen on tables nowadays. Eng
lish housekeepers, however, still use
the pepper mill. and American silver
smiths sometimes keep 1t to meet the
demands Of old fashioned families who
prefer to grind their own pepper rather
than risk the chance Of adulteration-
The pepper mill dates back to the time
when pepper was a scarce commodity
and was always ground at the table
from the peppercorns. Pepper was so
valuable in those days that rents were
often paid in peppercorns, and the high
prices they brought were among the
incentives that induced explorers to
brave the dangers Of the unknown
deep. If short passage could be dis
covered to the Indies, it was agreed by
all that wealth Of pepper could be
easily brought to Europe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
The Conn de Monserrat.

The fatal issue Of recent French
duel causes discussion Of what the Pa
risian fencers call the coup de Monser-
rat" The history of this stroke IS ro-
mantle The hero Of the story was
young Partisan musician engaged to be
married to young lady Of Bordeaux.
Ouarreling with a cousin Of his fiancee,
he got his ears boxed at the Bordeaux
club. Ignorant Of fencing, he cared
not resent the insult and renounced his
cnga cement But he also took fencing
lessons from one Monserrat, maitre
d'armes Of Toulouse. Monserrat taught
him one trick only, and he Dracdced 1t
for year. At the end Of that time he
returned to the Bordeaux club, slapped
his mans face and, being called out,
instantly ran his opponent through the
body with his cunning lunge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
OBSOLETE TERMS.
Some Big Words TI,at Have Deen
Consigned to Oblivion.


The number CT obsolete words that
are 70 BE- found in q complete diction-
airy of the English language is consid-
crabir larger than the people have any
idea of. Tic following letter, written
by an alleged poet TO an editor who
had treated his poetry with dcrision.
furnishes scluc idea Of them:
'Sir-You have behaved like an I'M
,jeuginous scrogle = like those who,
envious Of any moral c2lsitudc, carry
their unglicity to the height Of creating
syninosically the fccund words which
lay polymathic genius uses with uber-
i.y to abligate the tongues Of the weet-
less. Sir, you have crassly parodied
Ely own pet words, though they were
trangrans
81 will not co&scervate reproachcs. l
will cduce q veil over the atramental
ingratitude which has chamfered even
my indisccrptible heart. I am silent
on the focillation which my coadju-
vancy must have given when I offered
to become your fantor and adminicle.
will not speak Of the lippitude, the
oblepsy you have shown in cxacerbat-
ing me, one whose genius you should
have approached with mental dlscal-
:eation So tell you, without super
racaneous words, nothing will render
ignosciblc your conduct to me.
81 warn you that would vellicate
your nose if I thought that any moral
1iarthrosis thereby could be performed
If I thought should not impignorate
my reputation. Go, photographic scro-
gle, hand with your Grass, inquinate
fantors! Draw ob!cctations from the
thought If you can of having synchron-
icaIly lost the eXistimation Of the great
est poet since Milton"
And yet all these words are TO be
found in the dictionary.-Tit-Bits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Tho y,i11 and the Coating,

Joseph Savador. the French htsto-
rian, and Jules Sandeau, novelist,
made their meeting at public recep-
ton the OCCASION for dispute as to the
respective places which they occupied
in the world Of letters
.'rhe reading Of history is like pill
it needs the sugar coating to make 1t
palatablc." argued the novelist.
"Ah. but 1t is the ingredient which
cures. not the coating" remarked the
historian.
Then let US divide honors," said
Sandeau. for IL it We're not for my
sugar coating your historical facts
would dry on the shelves"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Very ADsentminded.

The celebrated German historian
Theodor Mom7nsen was the most alb
sentnlinded Of men, Once while going
from Berlin to Charlottenburg, half
hours journey, the trolley car In which
he rode went off the track. The rest OF
the passengers took another car and
went ahead, and the stranded vehicle
was abandoned. till help could be found
Mommsen remained reading his book
An hour or two later the sound OF
jacks, levers, derricks, ETC., aroused
him. Rising from his seat, be went tc
the door and, with the most complete
unconcern imaginable, remarked, y
suppose we have come to q standst1ll!'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Fortunes In Picture Frames.

Some splendid picture frames may be
seen every year at the Royal academy
exhibition, but the finest and costliest
frame ever made for picture was that
which incloses the Virgin and Child"
In Milan cathedral. 1t IS made OF ham,
mered gold, with an inner molding Of
lapis lazuli. The corners Of this valu-
able frame have hearts designed In
large pearls and precious stones. Some
1dea of its value may be gained when
it is stated that the frame is eight feet
long and six feet wide. Its estimated
worth is f25,000 One Of the pictures
in the Vatican at Rome Is in a frame
studded with jewels The picture Is
a valuable one, but the frame nearly
equals the value Of the painting.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
@ ITO A.
pao,.+,. aIhe Kind You Have Always Bought
'':;;:s;; z;;;: :; q; zz :, 4; ! Z; K: .''
The Visible and Invisible.

The wisest Indian philosophy has
never boggled, like ours, over that silly
word supernatural" The Upanishad
says, "What Is in the visible exists also
tn the invisible, and what IS in Brahms
world is also here" The ultimate, al
belt unreachable, IS as real to the ASH
attic mind as rice, and in the Bhagavad-
Gita Arjuna is actually permitted to
behold the embodied infinite. Indeed
it is rather this present existence which
India regards as the illusion, the maya.
To see the stars we must wait TOT
night, and to live we must die. Nor IS
1t uninteresting to note in Hindoo Gas
sizes how these large ani happy serenl-
ties Of oriental view have softened per-
sonifcations cf death.-Str Edwin Ar
mold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Tho Polite Germans,

We Germans are not only the most
polite, but also the most ceremonious
people in the world. Without ceremony
it is not possible for US to present a
friend, to take seat in a restaurant or
to drink OF even to utter 4 single word
Consequently people like the British,
which ignores and utterly disregards
these customs, must appear to us herd
of lubbers.-Frankfurter Zeitung.