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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

All who use Atomizers in treating
nasal catarrh will get the best result
from Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price
including spraying tube. Is cents. Sold
by druggists or mailed by Ely Bros. SIS
Warren ST.. N. Y.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26
A Cure for Hearachc.

Any man oma or child suffering
from headache, bil~iousness, Or a u
drcusy feeling should take one or two
OF DeWitt"s Little Early Risers night
and morning. These famous little
pills are famous because they are @ tom
ic as well as q pill. While they cleanse
the system they strengthen and re-
build it BY their tonic effect on the
liver ana bowels. Sold by r. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26
New Orleans Sent 1 1

New Orleans. Sept. I, 1900.
hessrs. Ely Bros.:-I sold two bot
ties of your Liquid Cream Balm to a
customer, VIM. Lamberton. 1iI5 De-
laehaise. St, New Orleans; he has used
the two bottles, giving him wonderful
and most satisfactory results.
GEO. W. McDUFF. Pharmacist
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

Ordinary heusehold accidents have no
terrors when there Ii q bottle Of DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil in the medicine
sprains Instant relief.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

pire the political fights across the
river I'VE in South Carolina. It does
seem that Augusta would have trou-
bles enough of her own of this kind
Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

The woman who marries a man to
reform him generally needs some re-
forming herself about the tim that
she gives up the job IN disgust-At-
ianta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

Senate German has come out in a
scathing denunciation of machine pol
fucs. The machine in the senator's
mind was probably q republican one.
Atlanta Journal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

DR.. David K. Pearsons, Of Chicago,
endowed three colleges one day last
week in celebration of his birthday.
The doctor must be ambitious tobe the
Andrew Carnegie of the college line
Atlanta Journal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

The impression is growing in all
sections that the Connecticut judge
WHO made Mr.. Bryan sit down and
keep quiet Is Just the. man to handle
the coming St. Louis convention-At-
fanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

Sully's creditors continue to turn
down his offers. But they will
hardly turn down his money If Mr..
Sully should decide to offer that-At-
ianta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

1t vas very thoughtful in Jacob Riis
to call his new biography Of President
Roosevelt IAN apology and a defence"
The president needs both.-AtIanta
Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

Congress might just as well adjourn
after all, for the president seems as
able to enact legislation by executive
order as congress is by the regular
constitutional passage Of bills-At-
Ianta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

Eczema, seald head. hives. itehinsss
e the skin Of any sort. instantly re-
lieved. permanently cured Deans
ointmsat. At any drug store
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

The London Lancet says that love is
a disease. 1t might have gone fur
Their and added that it is both conta-
gieus and deadly.=Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

1t is said that Breathitt county, KY,
has no eoroner Here Is where some
good man is losing a fine business
oportunity.-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-26

A lazy liver makes q lazy man. Bur
deck Bleed Bitters q the natural, never
Aalliag remedy 1r q iAV Hvor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
Good Spirits.

Good spirits donx all come from Ken
lucky. Their main source Is the liver
and all the fine spirits ever made in h
Blue Grass State could not remedy a
bad liver or the hundred-and-one Ill
effects il produces. You can't have
good spirits and a bad liver at the
same time. Your liver must be in fine
condition IL you would feel buoyant.
happy and hopeful. bright Of y light
OF step. vigorous and successful in your
pursuits. You can put your liver in fine
condition by using GREEN'S August
Flower-the greatest OF all medicines
for dyspepsia or indigestion. II has
been a favorite household remedy for
over thirty-five years. August Flower
will make your liver healthy and active
and thus insure you a liberal supply
Of good spirits" Trial size, Csc: regu-
lar bottles. Tc. At all druggists. r. r.
Rellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
OUR LAX DIVORCE LAWS.

There was a departure in court CIR
cles yesterday afternoon, when, in the
absence Of both the egular 1urleS
upon other cases, a jury
heard and granted a divorc one
Jury has been ON the McGraw case
two days and the other had retired On
the dog case of Mr.. w. J. Moore. The
case of John Massey, colored. against
Fronie Massey, for a divorce, was
called. Mr.. Sheriff. said Judge Nc
Neill, "see if you can get a jury that
will sit in this case for a few minutes
without cost to n state Every
body in the court room knew that hVe
minutes is the limit for trying d1Vorce
cases in Mecklenburg and several To-
cal attorneys and other people VINO
were in the court room saw he humor
of the situation and smilingly were
sworn in and emDaneled to try the
case. Mr.. G. II. DulS was attorney Tor
Massey and it took him two and one
half minutes to read the complaint.
He addressed the judge and the Jury
one and one-half minutes and as just
before the five minutes was I'D. Mr.
ohnst D. Mccall, foreman OF the
Jury, stated that Massey was entitled
to a divorce by all the rights and priv
ileges of a citizen and by the law OF
the Iand.-Charlotte Chronicle.
ISM [ 1t llIle W GILL " Toll III NA>
| increasing laxity regarding h matter
| of divorces in this state when the
trial Of a suit for h separation or
| man and wife is made something of
| a lest and is treated with the levity
chronicled above?
1t is true the judgment in this case
| will not effect society. The parties
| were negroes, but, nevertheless, the
| proceedings show how loose the mar
| riage tie has becom in this state
| and how easy it is to obtain divorces
With the legislature each session
| adding to the causes for divorce re-
gard for the marriage tie lessons and
the sanctity of the relations Of hus-
band and wife receives less considera-
ton.
While the whole country is showing
its disgust at the conditions in Utaf
as disclosed by the Investigations III
the Smoot case and is denouncing thu
members of the Mormon church To-
having more than n wife at a time
our state and many others are coun
tenancing and ever making 1t easlel
for a man or woman to put aside wit
or husband for the purpose of form
ing married relations with some othe
person. species of consecutive pc
lygamy which is only a few degree
less disgusting than the polygam,
practiced by the Mormons. The latte
in one respect is superior to the 9th
er. The Mormon polyamist support
his two or more wives. The Gentle
divorced wives are cast aside to max
their living as best they can-honestl
or dishonesty.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

mo fine and especially h standard
of the presidency. Enough ID al
ready been printed against Wiiiiam
n Hearst by democrats TO oeIeas nMn-
And with every republican paper LAX
ino mn the tale. he would be able 10
saseet Theodore Roosevelt for the
nresidency when the oak that fell last
winter upgears it's shattered stem
Resides this his methods OF securins
the newspaper notoriety that ne has
secured. the Hearst Propaganoa az A -
.aIIed are the most open and snaiIe>
less bid that money ever Tade TOT
POLITICAL W And the man nihse<i
is a weak nonentitI, utterly ohacie 70
make q speech, surrounded ox t6t
toadies whose brains he mas nn.eo, aho
who have hattered hi mnito believing
hat IL he makes a bid for h presi'
dency he may get he ice-presidentia
| nomination. Even on the tail OF tn
| democratic kite he would drag 1t dowI
| to disastrous collapse.
| THE time has come to speak plainly
i'm North Carolina We u u from
an article from our Raleigh oorrespon
dent the other day. until we coulC
hat Mt. z. j. Hale. Mr.. Whitehead
Kluttz and Judge A c. Avery wer
! In Raleigh last week, laying plans 10
the Hearst boom in North Carolin
We understand now that this Is true
These are honorable men They nav
doubtless been misinformed. But tn
fact hat men of their nav
lent their names to this propaganda
enogh to call for earnest protest
No. The democracy must turn W
from the Cleveland extremists an
from the Hearst extremists and &c
together on middle ground JudS
Parker is the man. He is safe an
conservative. He is able and clear
He voted the ticket in 90 and 1900. ~.
his record for regularity is as good a
his reputation for soundness on q
public questions. He has the grea
state Of New York behind him nov
and with Parker the chances al
bright for winning. He is just TT
man to pit against Roosevelt, bein
strong where Roosevelt is weak An
it is because The News is so ardent I
it's wishes for democratic victory tn
it sounds the signal to it's democrat
J brethren Of the press.
}, It is time to quarantine against II
, | yellow fever.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

winter mean occurred in 1923 with
37.S degrees. The total departure from
the normal since autumn is over Ii
degrees. Yet the absolute minimum
temperatures reported. in December, z
below zero. in January s below and in
February l below, have been exceeded
on many previous occasions. The av--
erage snow fall was somewhat larger
than usual. The highest winter mean
temperature for North Carolina occur
ed in 1S99-90, with an average Of SIT
degrees. The normal winter mean Is
AIS degrees: the normal winter rain
fall PA inches.
For February the monthly mean
temperature for the state was 38.1 de-
grees which is 4.6 below normal. The
highest was 44.9 at Southport: the lov-
est 81 at Linville. The highest abb
solute temperature was 81 at Rocking
ham and the lowest 1 degree below zero
at L;nville. The greatest daily range
in temperature was 40 degrees at MI.
Airy. The deficiencies in temperature
were much less in the western part OF
the state, where at a few stations the
temperature was above normal. Sno"
fell on five days during the month. and
there was sleet or hail several days.
While almost all over the state there
25th. 26th and 9th. Altogether it was
quite a. remarkable month
This has been a stormy week here.
not from a weather point or view but
from q legal one. The ofhcials nave
been on a strain about the recelVersnlp
matter. The hard work began last
| Sunday night. with a preparation of the
| affidavit upon which a bench warrant
was later issued for Receiver v. Z.
McBee. No time was to be lost, and
| after signature there was only five min
utes time Tuesday morning to catch a
train and carry the warrant to New
Bern, where the sheriff lost not a mo
ment in serving it. 1t is not probable
that Finch will come here again. as o.
course he too would be arrested wher
aver found in the state. 1t has alsC
been intimated that Judge Purnell vii
have to be reckoned with by Finch. i
he ever gets in this jurisdiction.
As to the Atlantic and North Carolin;
railway. it is pretty generally though
that there will be a lease in sixty day
or so. The Atlantic Railway Compan.
says IL has presented the best bid
starting with 3 per cent. for the frs
Is years. then rising and averaging al
most 5 per cent. for the so years. TIL
stockholders are quite ready to leas
and il Is very certain that Presiden
Bryan Of the road is of the same mind
The most searching light is betn
turned upon the roa its management
and prospects. etc. 1t is known tbs
the Atlantic Coast Line railway doe
not desire the road to be leased. bu
everybody else does.
A charter Is granted Battle Matthew
Lumber Company. OF Greensboro, [
deal in lumber, in iron, Manganese
copper, and other mineral ores an
quarry stone. capital stock $50 90
!. stockholders: J. T. J. Battle. of Greenl
boro. w. III. Matthews, and u. E. Dud
ley. Of Pee Dee. 8. c.; a charter Is als
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
INCARCERATION In ~.csArn-
SETTc

Massachusetts, x-w,.m,ro,v
republican stat The -dominatine mar.
ty there sup .,ort. Mr. Roosevelt. i'm his
sociai equf .ssy views as well as in his
pon opinions. AS evidence Of this
the lowing extracts from h thirty
iou ia annual report OF the bureau OF
f.tssssSics OF that state are quoted by
I INT Charleston News Courier:
THE number Of marriages in the
/ thirty-seven cities and towns Cthe
names of which are given in the re-
port in 1900 was 436. OF these 3S4. Or
SS.07 per cent. were negro grooms n
and brides. and 50. or Ils3 pei cent
mixed races. OF the 50 mixed marri-
ages 43 were negro grooms and white
brides, and 9 were white grooms and
negro brides.
In 1901 the aggregate number OF
marriages was AT. of which 433. or 90.7S
per cent. were OF negroes, and "A, or
9.22 per cent. were OF mixed races
Of the latter one was an Indian groom
and negro bride, one an Italian groom
and negro bride. n a negro groom
and Indian bride. and Al negro grooms
and white brides.
I'm 1909 the aggregate number OF
marriages was 451. of which AOS. or
90.47 per cent. were OF negroes, and 43,
or 9.53 per cent. of mixed races. OF the
latter one was a Chinese groom and ne
gro BRIDE. and Is were negro grooms
and white rides"
The white ladies'" of Massachusetts
seem to be recovering, though slowly,
from their infatuation for negro
husbands. The number who married
negro men in 1901 were two less than in
1900 and in 1902 they were fewer by
five than in the previous year. II is
. remarkable that in each Of these year:
. the number Of white men marrying ne.
!, gro women was much smaller than the
number Of white women who took blaci
husbands.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers r not
nearly as grave az an individual disor-
der of the system. .Overwork, loss Of
sleep, tension will be followed
by utter collapse, unless a reliable
remedy is Immediately employed.
There's nothing SO efficient to cure
disorders Of the Liver or Kidneys as
Electric Bitten. It's a wonderful
tonic, and effective nervine and the
greatest all around medicine for run
down systemaL 1t dispelS Nervousness,
Rheumatism and Neuralgia and ex-
pels Malaria germs. Only sec, and
satisfaction guaranteed by r. r. Bel
Iamy, druggist
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

The fight between the factions OF
the Ohio republicans will soon be On
in earnest in the senate. Senator
Dick will soon be sworn in, and his
first act will be to call up the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Dewstoe as postmaster Of
Cleveland. He is the present incum-
bent and has been r~eappointed- His
appointment is being held up in COM
mitee at the request of Senator For
aker. Over this nomination there will
be a battle for supremacy in Ohio poll
tics between the Dick and Foraker
following. The former is in control OF
state affairs. while Senator Drake
has been given charge Of all the fed
eral patronage in the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

In the questioning of Mr.. Bristow re-
garding that now famous report Mr..
Bartlett, Of the committee. drew out
enough to show that the report passed
through the Presidents hands before
being sent to the house. The republi-
cans on the committee were quick to
~interpose objections when they saw
the drift of the questions. They did
not want it to go on record that Mr..
Roosevelt had a hand in thai piece OF
work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

No, we did not mean that Hearst
and Cleveland supporters in North Car
olina) they were so few as not to be
taken into account. But the fact re-
mains, we think, that the majority OF
democrats in North Carolina are tp-
posed to both Cleveland and Hearst Tor
the next democratic nomination. Be
sides, Parker is going to get it as sure
as a pun.-Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

We are glad to hear that Governor
Aycock has determined TO make d
thorough investigation Of the affairs OF
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
road. We believe that when he comes
in possession Of all the facts as to lis
condition and management he will be
convinced Of the necessity or taxing IL
from under state control by sale or
lease.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
Muscles Sore, joints Painful-Rheu-
mati6nn.

Muscles Sore, Joints Painful-Rheu-
mati6mn.
Sore Muscles or painful joints. may
nean an approaching attack of rheu-
matism. Ellistts Emulsifed Oil O.nt-
ment, rubbed on the affected parts
will relieve the pain and soreness. and
prevent rheumatism. Elliott's Emul-
sized Oil Liniment is a satisfactory
rubbing Imminent for all soreness.
stiffness and lameness of Joints or
muscles. r. r. BsaiAmy.
Congress should Let President
Smith down as easily as possible.
Think OF all the Easter bonnet bills
that he will soon be having to pay
Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

Laurinburg Exchange: Civil court
adjourned Saturday The last three
days of court were occupied in the case
of Mclean VS.. Billiard. Our readers
are or should be familiar with the ma
ture of this case. as it a been in
court about fifteen years. The jury
rendered a verdict in favor Of the plan
tiff for s337.50 damages, possession Of
the land (Which consits Of about seven
acres) and the costs of the case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

We see that the Seaboard Air Line
now thinks it better to apply to the
corporation commission for permission
to discontinue flag stations as the law
REQUIRES.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

With all the thorough Investigations
that are going OH and under contem-
plation it is a wonder somebody does
not form a ~whitewash trust. There
would be money in 1t.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

It must be a modification to the
Missouri boodlers tina their state can
point with pride to a cash balance OF
three million dollars.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
COLDS CURED
in "a Hours
OPAAC


will cure Coughs, Colds, Catarrh,
La Grippe, Neuralgia, Headache,
Influenza, Bronchitis, Sore
Throat and Rheumatism, to-
gether with all fsverish conditions
of the system. They act gently
on the bowels without pain OF
gripping. Keep your bowels open
by taking OPAAC, the only rem.
edy that will reach the mucous
membranes and put them in a
healthy condition.
Catarrh develops from a cold or
the slightest cough-ery hard
and stubborn to cure, as 1t may
fasten itself in the head, lungs,
stomach or pelvic organs, if al
lowed to progress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

That proposed extension OF ths
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad
will have to be more than fifty miles
long to reach to the hall of the nation
al house OF representatives.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22

granted the Lucama Manufacturing
Company. of Wilson county to deal in
lumber and building material. capital
stock $50. 900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
Dyspepsia

What's the use of a good cook If
there's a bad stomach "a stomach Too
weak properly to digest what is taken
into it2
The owner of such a stomach expert
ences distress after eating, nausea be-
tween meals, and is troubled with
belching and fits of nervous headache
he's dyspeptic and miserable.
81 nave been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost everything. I
have tried many different remedies. but
could get no relief until ] began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla- After the use Of this
medicine ] could eat without distress, and
today ! am a well as ever, but I always
keep Hoods Safsaparilla on hand" MRs.
j. A. CRoWELL. CapaiQharie. II. Y
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
Hoods I~drsdpariHd
and Pills

cure Dyspepsia, strengthen and tone all
the digestive organs. and huild up the
whole syutem.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-29
Russia Of the opinion that haSty retreat is now in order
lay down on the proposition gracefully
even II he wished to.

lay down on the proposition gracefully
even II he wished to.
The senator was asked for his opin.
ion as to who would likely be the NOM
inee at the national convention and
while he stated that he thought Hearst
should be the nominee and was also
the strongest man UP to this time he
would not like to be put up ~ .
prophet. He said: The greatest nght
In the convention In my opinion will be
over the platform to be adopted. There
are two widely diverging elements. The
followers Of Bryan will likely insist on
a reaffirmation Of the Kansas City
platform and then there are the fol-
lowers Of the Cleveland stripe who will
endeavor to have the game blocked.
hardly think that either one will sue
ceed in having its views adopted just t.
its liking and in case this results thers
Is every probability that : compromise
,, of some kind In inevitable and the can
! didate will be dark horse.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-29

,cnsc;al Telegram to Evening Teller)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June %
twelve hundred delegates many OF
them women, gathered at convention
hall this morning at the opening OF the
national prohibition convention. The
hall was by no means filled and there
,,as plenty Of room in the galleries.
.There is one political party where
the Offering Of prayer is not merely
formality." said Chairman Stewart, as
ba introduced Rev. Geo. N. Peak, Of
Sandusky. .. .e
w. S. Doan, delivered the address Of
welcome predicting the prohibition
candidate would poll half a million
votes in November. At the conclusion
Of his speech the Virginia delegation
called for cheers for Doane the next
vice president" They were given with
a will Stewart replying informally to
the address branched into prohibition
speech declaring the other parties have
no real issue Then he submitted the
temporary organization. Homer Castle
pittsburg, chairman: w. s. Calder
wood. Minneapolis. secretary. Castle
held the closest attention OF the dele
gates in carefully prepared keynote
speech.
Miles letter is construed by some as
indicating his withdrawal and has ma
terially interfered with his boom. A
midnight conference OF the Miles mar
resulted in adoption resolutions and
pledging him support and the appint
ment of a steering committee push hi
boom. Professor Evans, Of Massachu
setts. is to place the general in nomi
nation.