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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-18

Packer home and surroundings II Is
said hat DR.. Clark viii be recalseo. %
testify that Brown made an admission
10 him eff his own free will and un-
sought for. that Sellars had tasd him he
had accomplished his purpose with Mrs
Packer. though he had 10 XII her 10
az IL
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-18
Holloway Pleads Not Guilty to Charge
OF Libel

GAINESVILLE. Fla, October 13.-In the
case against william n. Holloway
candidate for superintendent OF public
instructions on the state democratic
ticket, who Is charged with criminal
libel. Holloway today made motion to
quash the new Indictment This was
overruled, Holloway pleaded not gull
ty and announced himself ready for
trial. The state asked for q contin-
nance until October "a. The date a
not been fixed. stAA
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CdmpaignerS Make Sew
eral Speeches in West
Virginia.
ANEW ARGUMENT

David III. Hiu Condemns Government
by Injunction and Demands n Law
Granting Jury Trial to Persons Held
In Contempt of Court-Two Meet
in=s Necessary In Wheeling. 80 En-
.thusiastic was the Greeting to Mr..
Davis and Party-Senaior Bailey
Makes his First Speech In tho Whirl-
wind Campaign-Scnator Daa;cl
Briefly Discussed the Imperialistic
Issue.
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STATE ISSUES AND OTHER MAT
TIERS,

Iittleton, W. Va, October 13.-At
Warrington, the center OF the West
Virginia oil region. the citizens assem-
bled en- masse to hea the Democratic
oratory. Mr.. McGraw followed Mr.. Da-
Wis. both discussing state issues.
Senator Bailey hen took UP the work
and made his first speech In the whir,-
wind campaign. AFTER discussing the
effect of Republican rule on national
taxation he turned his attention to
President Roosevelt. On the first topic
he concluded that the government could
do nothing for the people until the peo-
pie a don something first for the
government. In paying high salaried
officials their money and then having
another official pay IL back. he said.
there was great danger OF having some
OF il stick to the fingers Of the officials.
They began by stealing stamps in
Cuba, he continued, and wound up by
stealing the whole postoffice department
at Washington. President Roosevelt.
he said, a spent more on yachts than
il had cost TO u the whole executive
department OF the government under
President Jackson. He a taken down
the venerable signs OF evolutionary
age, and the emblems OF progress and
peace n replaced them with emblems
of war n the chase No longer hangs
the picture Of the gentle lady on his
wall. II mas Deen taken GOWN ana SOlu
for Did furniture and in Its place the
rifle and the bear skin Is hanging to-
day. Going into the White House you
have TO take care or you viii stumble
over the lions head. the leopard's hide
or the tigers kin.
President Roosevelt. Mr.. Bailey con-
tinued. has denounced every President
hat eve preceded him up TO the war
time Since that time he is afraid they
may have some living friends 10 vote
against him.
senator Daniel a boiled h Imper-
ialistic issue down for a two minute
talk. The Philippines. he declared. have
So far cost the United States $500, 0oo.-
900; more than fifteen times the COM
bined state debt of Virginia and West
Virginia. Look over there at h a stag
nant pond. he continued. and watch the
tad-poles turn into frogs. then gaze Up
10 Washington and watch President
Roosevelt turn the Republican tad-poles
into imperialistic frogs and the drsr
jump they took vas one of seven thou
sand miles.
AT Wilmington, Mr. Davis left his car
during the speaking and mingled with
the crowd. shaking hands and distrib-
uting campaign buttons to the children
OF the school who had gathered to meet
him..
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A Charter by the State
Especial to The Messenger.o

0F~~IN1 60 Al 1lrootAA6GID
Raleigh, ~. C. October 1.-THE state
charters the Trollingwood Manufacture
ing Company Of Haw River, capital
stock $4,000. TO manufacture fabrics
Of cotton or wool. the principal stock
holders b. s. Robertson and John A
Trollinger.
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Will the Russian war experts say ku-
ropatkin's dvanc on the JapS is mere
~ Observation-Disclosures Journal.
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close to the Packer home, it is impossi-
bic to see a person in the kitchen of the
house, wen Mrs. Packer was first at
tackled, but that a clear view could be
obtained from a tram-way near the site
OF an old blacksmith ship. Upon this,
the theory of the state is based.
THE STATES CONTENTION.
1t will be contended that shortly after
8 O'Clock on the fateful morning, young
Sam Russ left the house to go to
Clarkton. AS he left by a direct path
from thu home TO Clarkton he observed
Brown Il the well hole, 43 feet away,
washing clothes. Brown also saw him
and as ne passed out of sight, he called
Sellars from the hut and the two went
up the tram-way 10 tax in the situ-
alton before going 10 the Packer fire.
side, where they knew the young woman
was alone. AS they got to the site OF
the blacksmith shop and observed Mrs.
Packer in the kitchen, MAJ Wooten
coming from the opposite direction on
the tram-way met them They briefly
conyersed with her and when she had
traversed down the road and was lost
to sight, they stealthily approached the
home and Sellars attacked Mrs. Packer
and dragged her TO the spot in the will
Gsrness where Brown who had taken
another path. met him and the pair
there and then ravished and killed the
young wife During the Transportation
OF this scene Mr. A Santee who was a
quarter Of a mile away talking with
Mary Wooten heard the
CTRCUNlSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
Tomorrow the bloodhound, shoe, tur-
pentine and other circumstantial evil
dence will be introduced n also Mr..
John ". Kelly. with a map Of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08
HER CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
HAVEN'T seen VI

uT HAVEN'T seen you since
Christmas eve!" cried the lit
- tie woman in broadcloth. "Tell
me about your Christmas presents. I
saw the ones Frances had prepared
for you
Don't mention Christmas presents
to mel" walled the young woman in
velvet. "You see, we haven't as much
money as Il need myself, so I have to
send handsome presents to make other
people think l have''
"How sad! Personally, l take tho
money I've saved and buy lot of
things l. just can't part with. Then
tell everybody that giving Christmas
gifts is out of date-and isn't it good
thing, since it was such a vulgar GUS
tom?"
But you're rich enough to make
people cali you eccentric when you do
such things; they would merely say
that couldn't afford them
by the way, Frances asked me to-
day if you were not obliged to econ
omize dreadfully. I'm very charitable,
SO said l thought not, since you
never paid cash for anything if you
could help it,"
How sweet of you, dear; I'll do as
much for you in your absence. Well,
this year I knew that Frances hus-
band had made quantity of money,
and resolved to give her something so
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Rhf jijl


have often WIZ 1t is that
the people of rural sections have suchsa
deep-rooted prejudice against the people
e1-the. city, = said an obseryant-man,t TO q
New Orleans Times-Democrat writer.
but when you come to think it over l
suppose 1t Is q natural sort of thing.
some few years ago had an opportu.
city to see great deal of this prejudice
while serving q term in a state legisla-
ture It will crop out in all it's pristine
glory In a legislative body. In bodies OF
TINS sort there is almost constant war
rare between delegates from the larger
cltles and the delegates from rural sec
tons. On the face of things there is no
good reason for this feeling, but :itexists
just the same, and suppose twill con-
tlnue to exist for some time to come. i
There are great many things which
might be said in, explanation of this feel
ing. In the first place the man, from the
country often believes the city chap has
all the best of the game to begin with.
Time was when the difference between
the men of The. cities and the men of the
country was greater than it is now. 1t
Is not so marked now as it was at one
time, but it may still be noticed. Natu-
rally the man from the country comes to
look upon the city fellow as one whose
lot is cast along the ways ofvelvet. He
lives in the glare Of, new and rapid
things, gorgeous colors and all that, and
Is supposed to be in better position to
get fuller enjoyment Of the really good
th1ngsSof life. The city looms largely as
offering oneceverlasting round of pleas
ule'- ----:::r-.+ - ~: =! ~-,<i.,t y: @z>c::
How far this is wrong; the men of the
cities know. 1t is wide-of the mark,
Nevertheless. it is one of the things
which the countryman considers when
he comes,to deal with the city. chap: He
feels, too. that the man from the city is
a. trife shrewd, if not absolutely tricky.
So he keeps an eye on him, ana if you
don't believe this go to the Legislature
once. You will find there that the man
from the country will always bristle up
when anything is proposed that he
doesn't quite understand He is just a
bit inclined to sniff danger from afar
OF course; you will find exceptions to the
rule. But no man who has had any
considerable amount of experience will
question the correctness of what aay
with respect to the attitude of the coun-
tryman generally. 1t is a curious thing,
If they knew more Of the hardships and
disadvantages Of the city they would
really pity the poor chap who lives in the
glare and gorgeous trappings of the city
There is less of prejudice now than OF
old, and we>may hope at no distant time
to see the feeling minimized so that i:
will be inconsequential."
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handsome that she'd think mine had
made more. don't know how it hap
pens, but I never have time to buy
my Christmas presents until the last
moment. On Christmas eve went out
early to do it and the first person l
met was Frances. l told her 1 hoped
she and the babies would like the gifts
l had selected for them, as I'd chosen
things they really needed"
But had you bought them yet?''
"Well-er-no, but had started out
and-ah-what is we'll begun is half
DONE you know. I had decided to
give Frances either a piece of bric-a-
brac or ring. I was little upset
that day; George had made such fuss
about giving the washerwoman and
her children nice presents, just because
she is widow. I said it was wrong to
encourage expensive tastes in them;
but George is SO Illogical
'Pshaw, he had to provide the
money"
But I need one of those lovely long
amethyst chains-I do hate to be so
oAoOOy, OuI 10oA6S las uO pIlUG.
Did you get your presents?''
eyes, and an awful headache. as
we'll! The things for Frances we're
easy to get, but the cheap counters
were crowded, and had a hunt for
the washerwoman's presents"
But you got"
"Oh, yes; some cheap, snowy toys,
and added some old clothes to make
up good bundle. / made up the two
packages, called a messenger and went
to bed" : .: =. -
'"Then everything: was all right: l
thought @.,-
ALAS, no! I got letter from
Frances saying I oughtn't to deprive
myself and the children of things we
evidently needed in order to keep up
appearances. The washerwoman
called down blessings on my head
For the cheap toys and the. old
clothes!" ...-
"N-no. I had somehow got those
two packages mixed and-and the man
who swore at the altar to love and
| ch-cherish me seemed to think it q
g-gOOd jOke!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08
A BEDSTEAD SETTLE.
HOW to Make Excellent Use of Dis
carded roOm-Furniture, the
Older the Better $780,.

This is attractive either on the lawn
or on deep porch. 1t is always in
vitlng the passers to take seat a few
moments and enjoy the cool shade and
fresh breezes. On the piazza it is OF
the nature of a fine old-fashioned settle.
To construct one is the mans rainy-day
work. Any old bedstead will do. the
Older the better.
The headboard and posts make the
back of the settee. The foot nosts
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08
SKIN SOFA PILLOWS.
A Fad Which, According to Report
Has Taken Eastern Housekeep-
crs by Storm.

The woman who does not own a skin
sofa pillow has not acquired the latest
fad, which was born of sorrow over the
death Of pet: 7.-..> ,, .....-
This pet was a calf, which had met an
untimely end, thereby awakening much
grief among the feminine members OF
the family. In the midst of their
woe it suddenly occurred to one
OF the girls that, inasmuch as a
stuffed calf would be rather out
! of place in the household, the
skin might be used for some other pur-
pose. That was when the pillow idea
presented itself.
The men scoffed at the proposition and
said that it was absurd, but they had to
admit that the glossy brown skin, with
its beautifully marked white spots, was
to handsome to be buried with the calf,
so before the last sad rites were per-
I formed the body of the little Jersey was
skinned. - 49, 49, : - -;
In due time the skin was cured,
trimmed into shape and used to cover
an air cushion. It was made square,
with the exception of the corners, which
were trimmed to represent ears-three
at each corner, and tried with strips of
calfskin in a bowknot: When done,the
skin had the look of delicate; shade
of panne velvet. ~-~. -.
" This novel method of preserving the
pet calf's skin suggested to some one
else an idea which resulted in another
unusual pillow. On a square of plain
chamois skin a fireplace was painted,
bricks and all, showing the glowing
| wood. the kettle and andirons.. Paper
patterns of a cat and two kittens were
| cut and piece of black fur was brought
into requisition for the Tables. The
fur was cut the same size as the patterns,
padded slightly and glued securely to
the chamois skin. The cats were placed
at an angle that brought them to the
left of the hearthstone, facing the blaze,
and with their backs to the public-a
thoroughly domestic scene.
The Washington Star says that some
of the newest college pillows are made
of skins. An especially handsome one
! was recently fashioned out of a black
and white calf skin, yellow chamois
skin strips about an eighth of an irch
wide being used to form the legend
Yale" The letters were first outlined
on the pillow. then the chamois ones
were glued on. Small holes were made
| with an awl at frequent intervals about
the letters, then little brass clasps, with
nail heads, were pushed through the
holes and the clasps spread in position
underneath. Of course this pillow is
| not especially desirable from the stand
point of comfort, but it makes a good
show pillow.
Calfskin and chamois skin are softer
and better adapted to useful pillows, If
properly made, than other skins. How
ever, those who are so fortunate as to
have beautiful skins Of any sort In their
Possession viii be able Is put them to
a new use III this way.H3r5@U?5GgE,
For instance, some of the new mems
dens are upholstered with the skins of
animals, small heads and tails being
suspended from the corners to give fin
ishing touch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08
SETTLE FROM A BEDsTEAD

minus the. board, complete the four
legs. These are Joined by cleats on
which rests~the seat. The width of the
seat is made to fancy, IL to is inches.
The sides of the bedstead are fitted for
the arms to the settee, although it is
not; necessary to have them. The settles
made from grandmother's bed viii not
need staining or painting. Those Of
later date need a dressing to be attract
ive.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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Getting Her Moneys Worth.

Mily-I wasswe;ghed this afternoon and
tipped the scales at: 99i pounds.
BAy--l think that if the man~~that
had weighed you had been real generous,
he would have thrown in three-quarters Of
$50 do /. But he was Running onesof
those You weigh for a: cent affairs: The
next time I'm going to try 'nickel-in-the-
slot machine, and maybe III get more for
my money" -petroit Free. Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08
Use of Colored Nanerv.

Colored napery is allowable at break
fast: and luncheon, but never at dinner.
Little starch should be used in launder-
ing white linen: "A handsome mono
gram embroidered in white in one cor
ner is all:the ornamentation that IS per-
Missile on either tablecloth or nap
kins..' '=5 !. It :sz.s5 :z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08
SCHOOL DAY MEMORIES.
Boys Are More Apt to Forget Punish
!. ment& In Later~Life Than
n.E:::'5y-, =. Girls Are. ~-...~ f..

=. speaking Of the difference between
boys and girls in the schoolroom," said
ateacherin the New Orleans Times-De1n-
ocrat, lit is very interesting when you
come to mark it well, for it is difference
which runs the course of life with them
Considering the immediate effects of the
teachers efforts should say that we are,
as rule, better pleased with the work
of the girls. But if we come to the after
life of the pupil we would naturally turn
to the boy. He may nave been bad fell
low in school,. He may have given us a
whole lot Of trouble, and maybe we had
to use the rod on him now and then.
i But mark the difference. No mat
ter what our experiences may have been
with the boy, no matter how Otter, or
how severely we chastised him; in his
maturer years he always has a warm
place in his heart for his old SCHOOL
teacher. He remembers the pleasanter
side of his school life, and the calmer and
sweeter relationship Of pupil and teach
er. How is it with the girl? Well, it is
just the other way, and about as far the
other way as you can co. If she has ever
had any sort of trouble with her
teacher, that is the particular thing she
remembers She remembers the ugly,
disagreeable things of her school days,
and if she is particularly mean, she will
never cease to hate her perceptor.
Now, why is this? Candidly, cannot
tell you, unless you are generous enough
to accept theory which has occurredto
me while musing over the rather-inter-
sesttng fact. 1 think the explanation is
probably to be found in the difference
between the spheres in which they move.
Woman's life is cast along narrow lines.
Her sphere is not as broad as mans.
Naturally, she e lives more in the past.
Mans life broadens when he leaves the
:schooiroom.t Other things crowd IN upon
him. There are other. more T: pressing
worries than the recollection of.thero
with which he was punished at school,
or the parttality for some other fellow,
or any Of the other things that .yexed
the child soul for, the while. So in turn.
ing back to his school days be, remem-
bers only those things which are pleas,
ant and which add somewhat Of poetry
to the duller lines Of maturity =.
You will understand: of course,
that exception must be made to the rule,
| have been speaking Of types. There ere
good girls and bad girls, just as there are
good boys and bad boys, but what have
said may be looked uDOn as the AVERAGE
of my own experience in the schoolroom,
so give you the conclusion for what it
is work." F-:TS- ;sYy1} >: :3Et- =:
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ARE FOUR
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and
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1T used to be considered that only urinary and
Bladder troubles were to be traced to the kid
neys, but now modern science proves that near
~ all diseases have their beginning in the dis
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f3Iherefore, when your kidneys aresweakspr out
Of order, you can understand how quickly your
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eg4naS; but after using Dr.
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1SWeak and unhealthy kianeyys a1e respoasi6le
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Continue much suffering It'll. fltnl feeultg eya
cure to fo1lo'0. Kidney troubleirr nerves,
makes you dizzy, restless,aeeplss and irritable.
Makes you pass water often5duripgst dayands
night Unhealthy kidney cause TIE ism
gravel, catarrh of the bladder5paitlS ache
iIthe back, joints and lnusc1 Yourhead
ache and back achs.eauses indii stigM onaehz
5Ps xst m eaRee yog yGs
no: strength: Wasteszaways=;l IS 81.
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Iii taking Swamp. Root YOU q fordsna az Sleb
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sT1f there is any doubtin your mind as to your
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mr. ola 49, 4
in the leading hospitals frccommended by physi-
Grams ii their private practice, and is taken by
doctors themselves who have kidney ailments,
because they recognize in it the greatest and
bladder Troubles. - i =
ENYT0DIAI MIRO
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Whit He Needed.

The phys1eian pondered, the case fol-
a few minutes before he ventured an
. II think your husband needs rest
more than anything else, ''>.l1e said, at
last. IF he could be convinced Of
that ai zr1 sss !. s7s5sii,ll ~
but he refuses olutely to listento
me, doctor. J.. :, i: ,z......e.
81. We'll ''s returned the physician,
thoughtfully, that's a move IS the right
direction. N. Z. Times. ..sz'@=5.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08

+ Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump
> ton has an equal for coughs and colds-J
F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08

Whether man is handsome, or wheth
er he only thinks he is, he acts just the
same.-N. Y. Times. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08
MIR. GroYer,s Case.

Frederika, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Mr. A. S. Grover
Is now "A years of age. For the last 80 year
be has suffered great deal of sickness, and
although he is a temperate man and nevel
used. spirits of ANY kind, his kidneys had
II was told / had Diabetes; ana my symp
toms correspondent" exactly to those of
young man who died Of Diabetes in this
neighborhood. Ny. feet and limbs were
bloated quite little. \ ''@
II heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and at
last determined to try: them. l took in all
ten boxes before l was well, and now can
ttruthtully. say that l am all right. Tn.
I have gained eight pounds in weight, an1
can sleep well at night, and every symptom
of my trouble is gone.
1T is some time now since was cured
and have not had the slightest return ..
any symptom of the old trouble