davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03

! Novemer and December els: December
ard January flfes January and Feoru-
! AIRY SIS.
FORT RECEIPTS
Galveston quiet At 14c: net receiptx Z
LOST bales.
Norfolk. net receipts zoe bales.
Baltimore nominal at 1sc; net re-
ctipts 50 bales.
Boston quiet at las; net receipts
as bales.
Wilmington nominal: net receipts 5
bales. !,
! Phiiadelphia steady a, l4.io: net re-
cefrSs . bales.
Savannah quiet at i3Ae; net receipts
LAS bales.
New Orleans quiet at Issse; net re-
cespas 4.i4e bales.
Mobile quiet at isze; net receipts .
baiss.
Memphis quiet at 1870: net receipts
go bales.
Augusta steady al I+c: net receipts
So bales.
Memphis quiet at ike: net receipts
20 bales.
Augusta steady al ife; net receipts
So bales.
Charlestsn nominal.
CincInnaTt: net receipts al bales.
Louisville nrm at lac.
St Lou holiday.
Houston Quset n lSLc. ma receipts
i.0se bales.
New York. April so-CottoIf quiet at
13.S5: net receipts Ia bales. gross re-
ceipts 1905 bales: sales 1.s7S bales:
stock 81. $50 bales
Total today at all seaports-Net re-
ceipts ll.221 bales exports TO Great
Britain 1851; to the continent 5,oT
stock 355. 323 bales
Consolidated at air seaports-Net re-
ceipts 11.2a1 bales; exports To- Great
Britain IL. SOL bales.
Total since September LIST at all sea-
ports-Net receipts 6.SA Sse bales: ex- I
ports to Great Britain 2.26I. 49, bales:
To France 60, IS bales. 60 the continent
ASA S9 bales; TO Japan .5.5Tl bales.
Futures closed easy; May 1880: June
1853: July Is. 20; August 1913: Septem-
Der 1.S6; October l1.4B; November
1l.33; December ISL January 11.5.
Spot quiet: middling uplands 13.s;
middling gulf 14.40; saless ks73 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago, April 30.-Thee leading flu
lures ranged as follows:
Omen High low clone
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03

.. Sprinkle with the Oak Grove and
f~seidsvtiie Liquor Companies.
The last witness Special GauEer n. r.
Sans. produced books showing that +.
M Angie had reported packages ship
ped to other points. which were found
with William Young In Reidsvsile and
with this last round. completing the
circuit Of alleged connection or Angie.
sprinkle and Young with b opera
tons Of h companies before shown to
have been operated to defraud the gov
out Of revenue. the district
attorney stated that he would rest the
case. -sEHE
II Il thought the defendants will in
troduce no testimony, but the argu-
ment will begin Monday morning. De-
PENDANTS counsel decline to state what
course they. Will take.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
When the Sap Rises.

Weak lungs should be careful. Coughs
and colds are dangerous then. One
Minute Cough Cure cures coughs and
colds and gives strength TO the lungs.
Mrs. G. z. Fenner. Of Marion. Ind
says. ~ suffered with a cough until Z
run down in weight from i$ IN o.
mounds. I tried a numbe OF remedies
~ no avail until ] used One Mirute
Cough Cure. Four bottles of this w5n-
derful remedy cured me entirely ~ the
cough. strengthened my lungs and re-
stored me 10 my normal weight. health
and strength" Sold by r. e. neitamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
WILMINGTON MARKETS

Saturday, April Do
COTTON-Nominai.
Receipts Of cotton todayS bales.
Receipts same day last year-zSs
kbales.
Receipts OF the season to date-S0.3al
bales
Receipts to same ate last season-
I3is.S& bales.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTTNE - Nothing
doing
ROSIN-FIrm at $40.
TAR-Frm at s200.
CRUDE rURPENTINE-E1rm: hard
s2-2s: dip s3.75; virgin 500.
Receipts today-1S casks spirits tur-
Ipentine. Io5 barrels rosin. s. barrels tar.
|Io1 barrels crude ~turpentine.
! PRODUCE
SALT-Prices car load ots-loo lbs
&c. T. Sc: 200 lbs c. T. T5c, 200 lbs + +
80 cents.
DRY SALTED SIDES-s to sH.
BUTTER-27 TO SOC.
COFFEE-sA TO lie.
FLOUR-Straights $3.50 TO $500; End
patents $50 TO $3.50; full 35.5S to s6Ge.
-ans Brisbts - TO %: Porto Rico 20:
sab %.
SUGAR-Granulated $3.50: w. G. X.
No. 5 $3.50; No. Z $3.50: No. 3 $40; M.
IL si.3U.
LARD-CTIerce Basis) Pure "a m
Compound Ga.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS@North Carolina $1-Ie to
$1.15; Virginia s1.o0 TO s1-05; Spanish 20
to s1.6.
ay-95c
: CORN-67h to 20.
CORN MEALS to 61h.
EGGS-1fc dull.
CHICKENS-Hens. 40c; spring 20 to
rs cents.
TURKEYS-1sc dressed.
+ to 4 cents.
n. c. BACON-Hams (old) 1914 cents;
hams new 12hc; shoulders 10@11c;
sides old 10 to lie; sides new 10c.
SWEET POTATOES-75c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000: 5-inch saps
$500; 5-inch hearts, $3.50; 6-Inch sais
$500; 6-inch hearts $500.
TIMBER
Per NJ Extra milling. .......$7-5OGS
Mill prime 100
Mill fair sS-5O@7.0
mill .S5I0o@o.50
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
STOCKS aND BONDS.

Quotations on local securities fur
|aished by Hugh MacRae e. Co.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
A Cure For Piles.

y had a bad case of piles says G..
F. Carter. OF Atlanta, Ga, land con-
suited a physician who advised me to
try a box of DeVitt's Witch Hazel
salve. / purchased a box and was en-
tirely cured. 1t is splendid for piles,
giving relief instantly, and 1 heartily
recommend il to all sufferers De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled
for its healing qualities. Eczema and
other skin diseases. also sores. cuts,
burns and wounds Of every kind are
quickly cured by it. Sold by R.. R.. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
Ladies and

Who can not stand the shocking strain
of laxative syrups and cathartic pills
are especially fond OF Little Early
Risers. All persons who find IL neces-
sary to take a liver medicine should
try these easy pills. and compare the
agreeably pleasant and strengthening
effect with the n~auseating and weaken
ing conditions following the use of 9TH
er remedies. Little Early Risers cure
biliiousness, constipation. sick head
ache. jaundice. malaria and liver trou-
bleS. Sold by R. r. Beilamv.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
r Z. Bellamy

not hesitate to recommend Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure to their friends and
customers. Indigestion causes more i'll
health than anything else. 1t deranges
the stomach, and brings on all manner
OF disease. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di-
gests what you eat, cures indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Kodol is not only a perfect digestant
but a tissue building tonic as well. Re-
newed health. perfect strength and in
creased vitality follow its use.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03

The sane and sound democracy" of
the present moment feels grateful to
Mr.. Hearst. He made it see HI
might happen If the return to sanity
and soundness was longer d~elayed.-At-
lanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
NAVAL, STORIES.

Chicago wants TO own its street rail-
ways. This Is the opposite of the con-
dition that now prevails. as most peo-
pie on the inside believe that the street
railways now own Chica go.-Atlanta
Journal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
n

New York. April 30-Money on call
nominal. no loans. Time loans easy;
sixty days ~ per cent; ninety days "a.
per cent; six months 9A to ga per
cent. Prime mercantile paper az to ~
per cent. Sterling exchange steady
with actual business in bankers bills
at s4.S7 to $4.S7.05; for demand n at
.$4.S5.1e for sixty day bills. Posted
rates s4.8S to $4.SS. Commercial bills
Is4.4A to s4.S4B. Bar silver Az. Mex
dollars 43h.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03

Flour steady: winter patents 1910 TO
$3.50: straights $40 TO $500; spring
patents $3.50 to $3.50: straights 1890 20
$4.1OI bakers 1856 10 1885; spring wheat
90 TO S3; No 3 IS TO SO; No. 2 red sl.00
to s1.02; No g corr 47A to 4S1-: No. =
yellow 51I2 TO 81; No. 2 oats 40& To
Az: No. ) white 40 To 43h: mess pork
per barrel SLIGO to s11.65: lard per 100
pounds $3.50 TO $S.52h; short rib sides
Ooose) $500 to $500: short clear sides
(boxed) $3.50 to $6.75: whiskey basis OF
high wines $1.2S.
New York, April 30.-FLOUR-Duli
and without feature Minnesota pat
ents $500 to 5.25; Minnesota bakers
500 to sA2o; winter patents 500 to
s5.35.
WHEATISpot firm; No. 2 red sI.04.
Options ruled generally strong In re-
Spouse to further bullish crop news and
a better a s demand. The close was
h to &c net higher. May 92S. July
90zs; september "a: December 81.
CoRN-Steady; No. 2. 81. Options
dull and featureless. May 55%; July
$50.
OAES-Spot steady. Mixed Is to %
pounds 45 to 40: option market nomt-
raj.
LARD-weak; western steamed 1906.
Refined weak; continent s7.i0: COM
pound ca 60 eS.
PORK-Easy; family $3.50: short
- AS-@o lElIsb e1o.LS ~ t4JVV.
RTCE-Qufet: domestic fair 3h to 3&
Japan nominal.
MOLASSES-Firm; New Orleans.
open Kettle good to choice 81 to IT.
SUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining
3 3-16 to 3 7-32; centrifugal So test 3
1872 10 3 1872; molasses sugar 2
1o-16 to 8 1-32: refined steady; oonfec
one A $500; mould A $50: cut loaf
S5.45: crushed s5.45: powdered H.S3:
granulated $4.75; cubes $500.
| BUTTER-Steady: extra fresh cream
cry "a to 24h: state dairy Il to @
CHEESE-Quiet; staUe. large Mo
small September 10Z to IL.
EGGS-Irregular: state and Pennsyf-
vania average finest 10: southern frsts
II to 17h.
POTATOESNSteady: new F1orida
$3.50 to $500: Long Island &3.75 to $4.E6.
state and western sacks 1910 to $50:
Jersey sweets $3.50 to $500.
PEANUTS-Steady: fancy handpfck-
ed s%; other domestic 3 TO 81
CABBAGESQuiet: southern per bar
rel crate s1.75 to 500.
COTTON SEED OIL-Was active n
steady on light offerings. Prime crude
fob mills "a to 24h; prime summer
yellow 90: off summer yellow nominal
prime white 35; prime winter yellow
35h cents
NAVAL STORES.
New York. April 3y.-Turpenttrss
steady 57h to IS. Rosin steady: strain
ed common TO good s2.S5-
Savannah. April 30.-Turpentine firm
81: sales s53 casks: receipts cor casks.
Rosin firm: sales 534 barrels: receipts
I.eGs barrels. Quote A 3 & ID fz-5S: r
$50: q s,.s5: II s2.70: X s3.15; NJ ts.A
s3.45: " c. 1856: w w $3.50.
Charleston. April 3o-Turpentine
firm 50. Rosin firm; A b G ID s2sS; r
s245: F 81. 20: G. 81 50; II 1855; 1 1856,
K 800; II 1910; ~ $3.50: w G ss.45: w
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03

Mr.. A. David has returned from a
business trip to New York
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-03

Mr.. DeLos Thomas, of Winston, spent
last night in the city.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

bsr father followed us into the tim.
her As | drew near the HtrIiage
walking beside her father, sea. 1ingly
on the best Of terms, Maude ! 'oked
AT me. started slightly, while = rosy
blush suffused her cheeks. Mr.. Fem
horton introduced us as II We mad
never met before. In a moment he
<,nsiderately stepped to the horses
eads to attend to the harness. Maude
whispered: WHY, Ralph. what has
happened to papa? Has he forgiven
our YOUTH"
1t was a bright May day and the fall.
ing apple blossoms clustered in
Maude's hair, making a pretty picture,
az she sat there smiling.
went back to town in Mr.. Penn
berton's carriage and sent good
story TO the paper but the most inter.
esting events we're omitted.
We we're married the next Christ.
mas. Mr.. Pembefton is a grandpa now.
and my wife and | sometimes listen
as he tells the children story about
a newspaper reporter who could find
lost money better than the man who
hid it, Il sometimes think he helped
hide it," he often adds, ito hoodwink
a certain cid man / know into the
belief that he found it-and inciden-
tally to get the old mans daughter"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
Skate SsiIinu.

There is nothing new in the idea Of
skate sailing, says Dan Beard, in
Outing. 1t is as old as skates, and
dates back to the time when our an
cestors with bones of animals bound
to their feet spread their ample cloaks
and allowed the wind to watt them
over the surface of the ice.
But since that time the art has
progressed, keeping pace with the
evolution OF the modern steel skate
from its rude bone ancestor. Some
time in the SOS skate sailing was first
brought to the attention of the gen
eral public by a series of articles upon
this subject which appeared in various
periodicals, and we then became fami-
liar with the Danish square sail and
topsail, the long double, or two-man,
sail of the Norwegians; the English
lateen sail, with the mast made fast
to the skaters leg, the handsome dou-
ble-diamond sail invented by Charles
Ledyard Norton and many others of
minor Importance.
AS rule, the foreign designs are as
clumsy, impracticable and as much
out of date as the forms of govern
ment under which they flourish.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
Maude had remained at the roadside
in the carriage.

used it as cane for some distance.
l had not gone a hundred yards be.
fore noticed broken weed with the
top lying in the direction l was 60
ing. A little further along a severed
vine furnished evidence that some
human being or a lower animal had
~assed along that way shortly before.
| followed the direction of these
! signs. A heavy shower had fallen
late in the night, and had obliterated
any evidence of overturned leaves.
| had not proceeded one-fourth of
the distance through the timber when
| noticed peculiar looking hump be.
side a cluster of bushes. | had been
jabbing my stick into hollow logs and
other places likely to be chosen by
the thief. The hump which | have
mentioned did not seem to invite in
vestigation; the rain had beaten the
leaves down and they looked as if
they might have been undisturbed for
year, but as | passed, | poked at
the little elevation in a mechanical
sort of way. felt something spongy:
| scraped the leaves away and there
lay canvas bag! at once called
the other members of the party to
my side before | removed the bag
from its hiding place. Then at the
direction of the officers the bag was
opened and the money counted. the
value of each piece being noted in a
small vest pocket book by one of the
officers. The full amount of FIVE thou.
sand dollars was there.
This was the money | was dropping
into my hat, piece by piece when
Rollin Pemberton came up. l did not
know that he was interested in the
matter and had no idea how he came
to be on the scene-that place being
a thousand miles from his home. The
officers took charge of the money and
we turned back toward the highway.
Mr.. Pemberton fell in at my side and
we walked away together Ralph"
he said-Raiph Walton is my name
after an embarrassing pause, that
was well done"
by the merest accident" assured
him. 81 had no more idea of finding
that money than I have of flying to
China this moment"
We'll, | feel easier over 1t, at any
rate" he went on. THAT was about
the size of my pile of ready money"
Then came my turn to be surprised.
yours" l exclaimed. How does
that come about?"
Il am the old party who was
robbed"
Then came the explanation. Mr..
Pemberton and his daughter had
started for a distant part of the coun.
try to purchase some property. He
had carried that money with him in
order to pay cash. He had been traced
by two robbers and his money stolen.
He had heard of the attempt to re-
cover the money and together with
his daughter had followed in a car
riage. Maude had remained at the
roadside in the carriage which was
drawn up under an apple tree, while
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
A REPORTERS GOOD FORTUNE
BY CHARLES AUSTIN HARTLEY
Copyrighted 1909, ty The Authors Publishing Company

was kneeling on carpet of forest
leaves, dropping twenty-dollar gold
pieces into my hat, as an officer of the
law checked them off. While in the
midst of this unusual occupation
heard slight rustic at my side, and,
| looking up, beheld Rollin Pemberton
gazing down at me. l had not seen
him for five years, and at parting our
! relations were not cordial, but he adj
dressed me in a tone of voice which
| Indicated that whatever ill-feeling he
may have borne me had disappeared
In the lapse of time. | returned his
salutation and went on dropping gold
into my hat, followed by other metals
and paper currency to the amount of
Ave thousand dollars. Then l arose to
my feet, brushed the leaves from my
clothing and calmly surveyed my audi
ence, which consisted of a man in
shackles, two officers and Mr.. Penn
berton.
Five years before l had left Mr..
Pemberton's presence after a rather
stormy interview, in which his daugh-
ter Maude and myself were principally
to our marriage. He stormed and
ragged until l feared that he would
topple over from heart failure. You
are too young to think of such a thing
as marriage!" he exclaimed. 1T is
preposterous! Go away and stay five
years. You are both mere children!"
Well, l went away after an under
gsfa fy,rr TrTfNI a.
main faithful though the heavens fell.
We half way admitted, however, that
the old gentleman was right.
l joined the staff of a progressive
city daily, and in the course of time
reached place where l could count
on good assignments, requiring pene-
tration and perseverance. One night
a brief telegram came in from a town
fifty miles away. 1t was from a friend
of the paper, and said: "Send a man
to Bennington at once. Good story
for right man. Sensational"
An hour later was on my way to
Bennington by rail, and by daylight l
was at the city prison, the most likely
place, l thought, to pick up the scent
of the story | was after Just as |
arrived two officers were in the act
of bundling man in irons into an ex-
press wagon. After few guarded
inquiries l learned that an old gentle
man had been robbed of five thousand
dollars the night before in the prin-
cipal hotel of the town, and that two
suspects had been arrested ten miles
away and brought back. They had
nothing on their persons to fasten the
crime on them, but. nevertheless, they
were thrust into prison at the county
seat. Finally, one of them weakened
and offered to conduct the officers to
the place where the money was Sc
GREETED. This they were on the point
of doing when | arrived. l managed
to join the party with the expectation
that l would get back in time to
gather the town end of the story and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26
About Rats.

DR.. Danysz of the Pasteur institute
in Paris finds that rats can contract
a special disease to which other an
imals are not exposed. He has sue
ceeded in obtaining the bacillus of
the disease. 1t is necessary only to
soak bread or grain in a bouillon of
the microbe culture and allow the rat
to eat it, when they contract the NAL
ady and usually die within five to
twelve days. A number Of expert
ments have already been made with
the new method, especially in the sew
ers of Paris, which are full of rats,
and very good results have been OBJ,
tanned. 1t was proved during the ex-
periments that the young rats are the
most sensitive to the action of the
microbe. The new rat,exterminating
culture is coming into practical use
IN Paris and especially at the Bourse
de Commerce, where it is used to pro
tect the deposits of grain.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

caution; the great of the world have
many enemies. senior. Some powerful
person might be tempted of Satan to
try to end the Pope's life. Nowadays
Liberals and goddess men abound; the
world has wandered far from the old
ways, and the church is surrounded BIZ
her foes"
went yesterday at the invitation
of the alcalde, Don Miguel, to see the
carael, the town prison It is situated
at the upper end of the plaza, ana two
tall palms rise from its courtyard. We
assembled to the roof the better 10 sea
the poor captives." who make the
court, or patio, their outdoor parlor or
sitting room. 1t was a leaf from al
old Spanish picturesque rovel.
The prisoners, clothed in simple
white cotton garments, sat about the
courtyard under the palms, smoking
their cigarettes, amiably engaged in
agreeable and delightfully."- Improbable
conversation. A story teller sometimes
wins their attention, and tells OF the
days of revolutions, of the famous old.
time brgands on the public roads, ard
as he sings prettily he introduces
snatches of old Mexican ballads.
Glorious days, my friends" re
marks the teller of tales, when men
like myself lacking money took oul
escopetas. and on our own good horses
sailed forth to the highways in quest
of money and adventure. Did ever
lack silver to buy the dinner for my
family? And did not providence watch
over me, giving me charmed life?
There was once a bishop from up
San Luis Potosi way whom we re.
lieved, my companions and myself OF
much good linen underwear, some gold
ounces and bag of silver. He threat.
ened us with hell and its torments.
and for his pains we tied him to
tree, where he stayed over night. say
ing all the prayers he had ever
learned.
All, comrades in misfortune, lived
like prince for a month afterward on
the spoils of the holy church. And,
truly, one deserves all he gets when
risking his life in such adventures.
Here 1 am in the carcel for nothing
more than taking corn from a field.
and from man so rich that even his
dogs are insolent to the pooly clad"
quite true" said the alcalde, this
chap is more than 60 years old, and he
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-26

led the grand life of the roads in his
best days. You see how unrepentant
he is. We have him at least every
year or two. But his vigor is gone; he
is of the past. A great rogue, but sim
patico, senior very good company for
the other captives."
Prisoners in lands where reformers
have done their worst might well envy
the inmates of the carcel or Eel Rim
concito; here no obligation to work at
tiresome trades, no rules against talk.
ing, no clanking of bars and absence Of
sunshine. Sometimes in the afternoon,
on passing the prison, one will see at
the gate on the plaza hand held out
for aims.
Bareiooted women, wives or daugh-
tiers, or perhaps sisters, of the prison
ers. come daily with baskets, bringing
food and rural dainties for their "un.
happy ones" most likely far happier
in their pleasant prison-club than
when at liberty. One captive has a
rod to which is attached a little leather
bag, and he puts 1t through the graf
ings of the door fishing for charity!
1t is all humane, cheerful and conduc-
i've to sympathetic re1exion.
There are rarely any crimes of
grave Importance in this region; the
rural guards police the roads and, as
every one may easily get living the
terrible pressure of want does not ex-
list. Men take too much aguardiente,
quarrel over some fair one, dispute
about their valor or repeat rumor,
and knives are drawn and blood flows.
Rarely is there cold-blooded muir.
der