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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
Getting Her Moneys Worth.

Mrs. Lane was young and inexperl-
enced, but certain principles of econo-
my had been instilled into her from
childhood. She knew that since one
could send ten words in a telegram for
Is cents and any smaller number cost
the same amount, il was an obvious
waste OF money to send less thar the
ten.
She had also been taught by her emil
nently practical husband that in send
ing a telegram one should keep to the
matter in hand" and avoid all confu>
sion OF words. On the occasion of Mr..
Lanes first absence from home, he sent
a telegram from Chicago, saying: Are
you all right? Answer. Blank Hotel,
Chicago"
Mrs. Lane knew she must be wise.
economical and speedy. for Mr.. Lane
was making a flying trip and a told
her he could not plan on his where.
abouts long enough ahead TO have a
letter sent She spent a few moments
in agitated thought and then proudly
wrote the following message:
Yes. Yes. Yes, i am very well,
indeed. thank you.'-Yourh's Conpan-
on.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
Those Diplomatic Triumphs.

We note in connection with the
japanese advance on Mukden the
same PHENOMENON that perplexed us
in respect OF the operations near
Antung, some months ago. In this
last case, as in the first one, the Jap
anese do not seem inclined to use
their warships Or their transports.
When Secretary Hay announced the
opening Of three new ports for oul
commerce in northeastern Asia-An-
tung, Wiju and Mukden-the whole
country resounded with reclamation
over that brilliant triumph of diplo-
macy In pursuit of a vigorous and
patriotic policy OF commercial ex-
pansion, cur government had forced
the reluctant and deceitful Russians
to open these commodiouS harborS to
our peaceful fleets, and already the
vision Of a hard-won> opulence regaI-
ed our raptuous eyes. Ecstatic or
gans told us Of the almost unearthlS
advantages of Wiju and Antung, lying
almost opposite each other on the
banks of 1.-The bread and deep" Yalu;
told us also of stately Mukden, stu
ated ION an island" in the majestic
Manchurian river, upon whose vass
bosom our %galleons and argosies were
SO soon to float. 1t was a picture too
ravishing to contemplate with any
thing in the nature Of composure.
Nevertheless, when the Japanese
armies were ordered to take the forts
and military positions On the Man
churian side Of the Yalu, near An
tung. the movement was made over
land. through Korea, at great expense
Of time and money, and under cir
cumstances Of the utmost hardship.
Their transports did not ascend the
broad, deep stream, as they might
easily have done so far as concerned
Russian opposition. On the contrary,
the troops were marched long, pain
full miles. over a frozen land, only to
reach a point within two hours
steaming of the Japanese warships in
the lower bay. Both ports were
"open"-we refer to VIII and An
tung-there was none to modest or
make them afraid. Yet Mr.. Hays
great diplomatic triumphs in the in
terest of the commercial powers were
not utilized by the alert and z
Japanese for military purposes. Per-
haps it was a case of modesty.
And now, again, in all the discus
sions and conjectures with references
to Mukden, the third of our "open
ports" we discern no indication of
a tendency on the part of the Japa-
nese to utilize that spacious and nav
igable river upon which the sacred
city rests. Instead of fanking the
Russians and ut the same time saw
ing an ~incalculable cost of hardship
and exertion, the Japanese propose
to follow the railway, fighting at
every step, straining over almost i'm
passable roads, and giving a life for
every inch of progress. Is it con-
ceivable h a Mukden, WIFI and An
tung are not ports at all, but for
all practical purposes mere remote
inland towns? Or al il be that The
Japanese are too stupid to avail
themselves of opportunities which the
state department, with an eagle eye,
discerned at nce?-W Washington
POST
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

A Georgia statesman says that while
he was In the shop OF an optician In
Atlanta he once heard an amusing
conversation between the proprietor Of
the establishment and ar aged darky,
who was just leaving the place with
a pair OF new spectacies. says The
Youths Companion.
As the old chap neared the door his
eye lighted upon a most extraordinary
looking instrument c~onspicuousIy plac-
ed upon a counter. The venerable ne
gro paused for several moments To-
gaze in open mouthed wonder at this
thing, n like Of which he had never
seen before. Afted a long struggle
with his curiosity he was venqulshec
Turning TO the opticfan, he said:
What is IL. boss?'
That Is an ophthalmometer," replied
b optician. in his raves ann
Sho!" muttered the old nan to him.
self as he backed out OF the door, his
yes still fastened upon the curious
looking thing on h counter "Sho.
dats What was afeard it was"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

The republicans seem to have struck
a great big snag in New York state.
Their candidate for governor does not
seem to please any one. Not even the
men Of the faction who chose him are
In love with the candidate. The "Odell
tag does not seem to be popular even
with the Odell men. Those Of h par
ty who belong to the Odell faction do
not seem to be willing to be classed as
henchmen of the governor. They re-
sent the idea hat they have no opin-
ion Of their own; that they are the
slaves of the boss of their party, and,
of course, the men who belong to the
other faction OF the party are still
more resentful at the action of the
leaders of the party. The democrats
have a showing in New York, such as
they have not had for years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
THE NAN THAT HE is.

The letter published below from Judge
Parker shows the manner Of man that
ne is. Nothing could be more manly
n straightforward. He shows in this
letter that he is a man of whom the
whole American people would be proud
to call their president. He again shows.
az ne dio rrhen he sent his famous dis
patch to Mr.. Sheehan at st. Louis, n a
ne is unwilling to sail under false col
ors nor will he allow the campaign In
his behalf to be made a personal one.
II he can not win on his perits
and the record of his party he does not
want the presidency. He is n man
who would not only rather be right
than be president. but who does not
want the presidency unless Ii is the
free gift of the American people, ten
dered without any faint of deception or
choice Of the people. not declared the
successful candidate because Of party
manipulation. He Will win, II he wins,
on the issues Lat are placed before the
F~Ec ana IOl Oy IcdSOh "a PciCoho
abuse and vicious attacks on his oppo-
nent. He wants nothing Of that kline
to be brought into this campaign His
bitterest political opponents must hon
or him for the position he has taken
He shows himself the true man. thu
honest American citizen. Read whaI
he says and be convinced:
Esopus, N. Y, August IL, 1904.
Ny Dear Mr.. Parker:
The Times of this morning says tina
the party text book is about prepared
and that it will go to the printer IL
a few days. Therefore / hasten to be-
you to see to it that there Is no wore
in it that reflects upon the persona
honor and integrity of President Roose
Welt.
An Evening Post editorial indicate
but little care was taken In that dlrec
ton toward myself by h compiler o
the republican text book, but let tner
be no rejoinder in kind or otherwise
1 feel confident that you need no re
ninder, still my anxiety impels me {
send this caution
Very truly yours,
ALTON b. PARKER,
To Mr.. George F. Parker.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
Missed Her Own Party.

Senator Joe Blackburn tells a story
of a quaint old oma in a remote
Kentucky village who was locally
famed for her kindness Of heart and
good will toward her neighbors, says
The Youths Companion.
For months and months sh had
been saving her slender means to give
a great party, so she said.' the senate,
relates, and at last came the great
event. All of her friends. dressed IN
their best, were on hand to render the
occasion notable to the annals of the
village n all voted the party a great
success, the only false note in the
gamut of their enjoyment being the
mysterious absence of their hostess.
Meeting her the next morning one
OF the guests of the night before spoke
rapturously of the party.
I'm certainly glad you enjoyed
yourself, returned the old lady. beam-
ing her satisfaction. SO it really was
a success? Ny! 1 certainly should
like to have seen it,
But why were YOU not there, Aunt
Sally. at your own party?'
Laws. child answered the erst-
while party giver. L had to stay in
h kitchen and wash the dishes"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
Device for Laying Dust.

United states Consul Halstead. Birm-
ingham, England.
A writer in a moto--car ps per sug-
gests an application OF chemical salts
10 a as a means OF laying rhe dust.
Calcium chloride Is practically" the
writer says, "a waste by-product OF
several manufacturing processes-fof
example. the extraction of copper from
burnt pyrites. Weidon's chloride pro-
cess. the ammonia soda process, and
the manufacture OF chlorate OF potash.
II is highly deliquescent and olubl IN
water. Strong solutions OF this applied
TO the roads would keep them almost
permanently damp The writer claims
that lit would be cheaper than oils and
would be without their Objectionable
odcr. and, being a neutral salt, would
be mi TO motor-car tires, etc"
IF this be true" the editor OF the mo-
tor journal says, magnesium chloride,
sIightl ymore expensive. but still a
cheap salt ought to be quite as effect
i've. 1t ccurs IN large quantities IN
combination with chloride of potash In
the Stassfurt mines in Germany. and
is also a by-product OF manufacturing
processes
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
They Saluted the Flag.

Some of the incidents of the recent
war game in h South viii never get
into the official report of the proceed
ings, says The Boston Globe. For in
stance. there were those two hungry
soldiers Of h New York regiment VINO
went foraging and struck a farmhouse.
From the front gable hung a Confed-
crate flag, and the owner OF the farm,
dixie. a Confederate Barbara Frietchie,
stuck her head out Of the window.
She asked us If We were Yanks,"
said n Of h men. and we said we
were
" All right, boys says she. IF you'll,
take off your hats to that good old
nag, IN give you anything to eat 1
have in the house."
Did You do it?" he was asked.
The man OF Company II looked
around to see If there was an officer
in sight before he answered.
You're dead right We did, and she
gave us fried chicken n hot biscuits.
M-mi''.
The old lady ought to have made
them sing Dixie" too. for that.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
THE LEASE
Action OF tise Citizens of Morehead
Cty-Hearty support Pledged Mr..
Rowland.
Especial to The Messenger,


Aaanuc Hotel: Acrehead City. y:
c., september i1.-on the arrival
here this evening Of President How
land and a party OF railroad officials.
he was called on at the hotel by
Mayor Charles s. wallace. Messrs. J..
J. Royal. DR.. W. e. Headen, r. w.
T. d. Webb and L L Leary. consti-
tuting a committee appointed by a
mass meeting held On September 9th.
to present him With the following
resolutions. which were unanimously
adopted by that committee. and as
srred him of their willingness TO assist
him in any project looking to the
development OF this section:
Whereas, in the wisdom of Or
chief executive, Governor Charlie n
Aycock, representing the STE of
North Carolina. and concur ,ny with
the private stockholders ,sa A.
he has wisely caused n aid rad 70
pass from state con- roI into N HANDS
OF an enterprisin,< cornoratIon. who's.
oD1ect, we pen eve, will be to manage
q roaa on purely progressive lines;
e .ved. by the town council.
Susn - men ard citizens of More
- a City, in mass meeting held, tina,
heartily endorse h action OF OUT
] Governor. That we promise to Mr.
II. S. Rowland, lessee. and his asso.
ciates, our support and cooperation In
their undertaking; that We will assist
them as a town and community in any
way possible in fUrthering the inter
est OF the territory adjacent to TIT
road, and we believe with his progress
sive ideas and enterprise. coupled witt
the natural advantages offered al
talong the line of the road, and b,
this locality especially, that the prop
erty can be made to take or new life
and it's interest, as we'll as the Who'll.
section through which IL passes ma
terially enhanced, and our own tow
to be made the most desirable resort
10th in winter and summer. as we'll a
the most advantageous shipping por
along the atlantic coast"
Mr.. Rowland expressed his graft
fication at the assurances of cooper
alton n sympathy that he a re
ceived from people all along the line
and especially from those of More
head as expressed in the above reso
luton.
! He declared his Willingness an,
anxiety to do everything possible TO
the advancement and upbuilding 0
this section, and predicted that in
few years it would be one Of the mos
. prosperous sections of the south.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

Poor Kuropatkin. We cannot help
feeling sorry for him. He is to be held
responsible for all the reverses the
Russian army has suffered. He has
done the best he could under the cir
cumstances. He was forced into conf
mand OF an army inferior to the one
opposed to him. He was a long way
from his ase of supplies. He was
fighting an army Of mercenaries and
conscripts aginst the forces Of the
most patriotic people in the
world. Because he could not stand
up against these under circumstances
most favorable to them and adverse
to him he is held responsible for the
reverses his troops have met.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

DR.. Pierce offers $500 reward for women
who cannot BE- cured of the above dis
eases. His Prescription" has been so
successful In curing thousands of cases
in the past third Of a century that he
makes this remarkable offer to show his
confidence.
II have taken six bottles of DR.. Pierce's Fa-
lite Prescription writes Miss NJ. Fyfe. OF O. Ii,ss
Simcoe Co. Ontario, uand two bottles - -
Pleasant Pellets as you advised for G. Sms
of uterus, ovaries, and weakness, am can -
saw that your medicine has been . n. r.sas
restoring me to good health agai- ~S;nh = 80,
not had for over three years, > MT, taLino yn,,
medicine. I thank you very Y such for rouS I'M
and prompt attention to my .etter asking advice.
rFavorite Prescrip don - has the testi.
mony Of thousands Of women to its com.
plete cure of worI anly diseases.
DR.. Pierce's '.ieasant Pellets clear the
somplexion snd sweeten the breath.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

lie woman who
neglec her health
is u~egiecting the
very foundation of
all good fortune.
For without health
love loses its lustre
and gold Is ht
dross
WsnIan!y health
may be retained OF
reSained by the
use OF Dr.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescnp-
ton. II establishes
regularity, dries
the drains which
weaken women,
heals iuhamma,.
ton and ulcer..
ton ana cures
feruale weakness
1t III X weak
women o g,
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

What does the Maine election amount
to-? Suppose the democrats had car
ried the state. Would it have indicated
that Parker would have any chance
Of getting the electoral vote Of thar
state? The democrats surely have not
forgotten what occurred in that state
in 1880. There is no use in the DEM
ocrats counting ON the vote of any such
state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

The Chronicle has had & good deal to
say about the conduct OF the Georgia
troops en- route TO Manassas. Charges
are now made that at Reidsville. North
Carolina troops robbed stores and
otherwise acted in a name to bring
scandal upon the state. This matter 10
% be investigated fully and IL the
charges are sustained. those Of the
state troops found guilty of participa-
ton viii deserve not an equal share
OF the opprobrium that has beer heap
ed upon b Georgia troops. but more,
because better conduct was expected
Of them.@Charlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

What is the use of telling the rheumatic
that he feels as If his joints were being dis
located?
He knows that his sufferings are very
much like the tortures of the rack.
What he Tdnts to kn0G is what viii per-
manently cure his disease
That, according TO thousands OF grateful
testimonials. is
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
Save You Money!.
CASTOR D. Phares
6 Company
ITO and ff2 Market Street.

should be spent In recreation. eating
and refreshing sleep, n even your
eating should be done with cheerful
surroundings. Mind and body should
work together to secure good health.
1t was a wise physician who said that
we hould live less in the garnet OF
our house and more I'm the Kitchen
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
What Is Life?

In the last analysis nobody knows
but we do know that it is under stric
law. Abuse hat law even slightly pain
results Irregular living means de
rangement Of the organs, resulting II
Constipation, Headache or Liver trou
BILE. DR.. Kings New Life Pills quick
~ re-adjusts this. It's gentle. We
thorough. Only 25c at r. R. Bellamy's
Drug store. 8sAl
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

Does not take into consideration the one
essential to wornan's happiness rom
amy hath. There Is many a woman
Hl'cc.e .Lre seems -,-..ss unciou6ed
who Is marked by her own condition for
future disa~ppoiltnent and distress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20
Hoods ~JdrsapariU0

1t promptly neutralizes the acid in the
blood on which the disease depends. com
pletely eliminates it, and strengthens the
system against SIS return. Try Hoods.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-12
A Plague of Field Mice.

In that part of France which
lies between the Loire and the Ga
rome there has broken out plague
of field mice similar to one which
devastated the pastures in the south
of Scotland a few years ago. 1t has
been calculated that their holes
amount to about 10000 in the acre,
and about 100000 acres are affect
ed. A commission has been formed
by the French government to in
vestigate the cause and cure, and
some interesting experiments have
been tried. Professor Loeffler, 8
well known scientific man in Ger
many, proposed to inoculate the
mice with the bacillus of typhus,
but the disease was not contagious,
and the cost was considerable.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-12
NAPOLEON HIS Tardy Coronation.

Among the French coins which
are no longer current are, as is well
known, those of less value than
5 francs, struck prior to 1852, and
nearly everybody has had diff
Guilty in making them circulate. But
now their progress has been made
comparatively easy and that by a
very simple means. The head Of
Napoleon III. was uncrowned, and
that rendered them easy to be dis.
tinguished. Some ingenious indi-
viduals have now undertaken the
coronation ceremony by means of
an engraving tool, and unless great
attention is paid it is very difficult
to tell them from the others. The
only thing one wonders at is that
the dodge has not been resorted to
before.-Paris Messenger.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-12
Homes of Glass.

In speaking of persons faults,
Pray don't forget your own;
Remember those in homes of glass
Should never throw a stone.
If we have nothing else to do
But talk of those who sin,
TITS better we commence at home
And from that point begin.
Some may have faults and who
has not,
The old as well as the young;
We may perhaps for aught we
know,
Have fifty to their one.
I'll tell you of a better plan,
And find it works full well;
TO try my own defects to cure
Ere I of others tell.
Remember curses soemtimes, like
Our chickens, roost at home.
Don't speak of others faults
Till we have none of our own.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-12
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man
that is the order of woman's pref
erences. Jewels form a magnetic
mighty power to the average wo-
man. Zen that greatest OF all
Jewels, health, is often ruined in
the strenuous effort to save the
money to purchase them. If a
woman will risk her health to get
q coveted gem, then let her for
tify herself against the insiduous
consequences of coughs, colds
and bronchial affections by regu-
lar use of DR.. Boschee's German
Syrup. 1t will promptly arrest
consumption in it's early stages
and heal the affected lungs and
bronchial tubes and drive the
dread disease from the system. 1t
is not a cure-all, but it is certain
cure for coughs, colds and all
bronchial troubles. You can get
DR.. Green's reliable remedies at
D. A. Memberships.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-12
EVOLUTION or ELEPHANT.

DR.. Charles W. Andrews has nov
published the results obtained by
him in his studies on the ancestral
forms of the elephant. His re-
searches have been carried on IL
Egypt, and as a result he is able to
show that the e!ephar; originated
in Africa, and that the ancestors Of
the extinct mastodon and the mod
ern elephant were small herbivorous
animals about the size of tapir.
Three series of evolutionary
changes are noticeable-a progress
i've elongation of the legs, pro
gressive shortening of the neck and
a gradual elongation of the snout
into muscular prehensile organ,
which finds its highest development
in the trunk of the elephant.
Coincident wish these changes in
structure came changes in the hah
its of feeding until the animals
were no longer capable of grazing
like ordinary herbivorous animals,
but must convey all their food to
their mouths by means of the fexi-
Bile, muscular snout.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-12
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy
the sense f smell and completely
derange the whole system when
entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do
is ten-fold to the good you can
possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, Toledo, O., contains
no mercury, and is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc. 1t is taken internally and
made in Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists; price, 75c
per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the
best.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-12
An Anecdote of Ben Wade.

In the early winter of 1861 bluff Ben
Wade. the Ohio senator, is credited
with saying. when Chief Justice Ia.
ney was i'll I used to pray daily and
earnestly that his life might be pre-
served until the Inauguration of Pres.
ident Lincoln, who would appoint a
Republican chief justice, but when I
saw how complete his recovery was
and how his life was prolonged l be-
gan to fear that I had overdone the
business"-L. f. Chittenden's Person
al "Reminiscences"