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crushed but always has the cholce OF
fighting onward and ever rising from
the lower to the higher. In our en-
p~erience after many lives of balancing
forwa. DIS and backwards, we come to
the place where the evil and good
seem to have reached the balancing
point so far as u past life histories
have gone.
1t may seem strange that any
should be nearing that stage when
the vast majority have much more of
the selfish than of the good ruling
their thoughts and their actions.
Happily for us there is a fact very
prominent 10 our evolution, and that
is, other things being equal, good is
always a greater force than evil. and
comparatively "A little energy spent
on the side of good will have the eff
feet of counterbalancing a great
amount OF evil. This is accounted
for by the fact that all that is good or
high or noble expresses itself in the
higher and more rapid vibrations.
Into our astral bodies we have
builded by our desires, passions, and
emotions, many different kinds of
astral matter. With our pure, high
and unselfish desires we chiefly set
in vibration the higher and more re-
fined part of the astral body. With
the grosser and more selfish desires,
emotions and passions, almost the
whole of them will find expression in
the lower, denser and grosser parts of
the astral vehicle. If the evil and
good were exactly equal in amount,
the good desire would be considerably
more powerful because it would work
in the finer matter where the vibra-
tions are so much more penetrating
and enduring because the matter
through which it works its way is so
much finer and less gross in character.
Through this law of the more lasting
good in every mans life there is some
progress. OF this we can he sure aud
always take comfort that the good
is always lasting and the evil must
veal itself out in time. From this it
follows. of course, that the moment a
and to have deep and strong spiritual
thought, then the good in his life
enormously preponderates and he be-
gins to make rapid spiritual progress.
When he has reached the place whore
there is not a very great amount Of
these evil debts to pay, WE can read
lily see that the sooner it is all pad,
the better. We come to the time
that when it is all paid, our path OF
progress will be trodden very rapid
ly. 1t is IA debt, and like all debts.
the sooner paid, the better.
Now for our text. Suppose a nan
is so far advanced that there is left
only ii sufficient amount of evil kar-
ma for this life and the next one to
come; then it is obvious that the
greatest favor that could be shown to
him would he hat the rest of the evil.
the rest of the suffering that natural.
ly belonged to IA future incarnation.
should he brought down upon him
now, in order that h. might get it
out of his way and be ready to start
his new life absolutely unfettered by
any surrounding evil or condition.
any Karmic debt. Out of this the
good man of spiritual thought and
clean, pure and unselfish life NAV
, 1904-03-17
tBig Horn County News.l

Fight Fair, Gentlemen.
Fight fair, gentlemen, fight fair.
Resorting to knife-in-the-back tactics
is always disastrous, and usually
more so to the perpetrators than to
the victim, Keep out in the open and
play your cards from the top of the
table. The man who attempts to
cold,deck doesn't always get away
with the checks. Spike your mud
guns, come ont from under cover and
do business on the square. Under.
handed unfair methods always bring
seasons of regret TO all concerned,
and to no II more than him who re,
sorts to such methods.
, 1904-03-17

We have from $500 to $1,000 tc
loan on good ranch property.
c. +. Hulck Il Co.
, 1904-03-17
TOO MANY BOSSES.

The Tribune "commends %" the
following to its morning contempor-
AIRY with apologies to ON own read
ers:
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$4,000 FIRE IN ROCKY MOUNT
Opera House, Bank. Post Office. Cuth-
reIl Brothcrs, Telephone Onicee.
Young ~ Tyson. Cochran Il Levy,
Battle * Hufincs Consumed
Especial to wilson Tlmes.)

Rocky Mount. -. -. March AT
1850 last night the alarm OF fire was
sounded n the ire company and the
citizens promptly responded. II a Al
once seen the fire would be a bad one
and il would AXE herculean efforts {
stay its progress.
When discovered i; VAS burning in
the Opera House on the stage and soon
his Building was entirely consumed
and with II the rooms above occupied
by the odd Fellows. Red Men. Junior
Order and Knights Of Pythias who lost
| all their regalia. besides the postoffice
which was in the same building.
From here ii followed in quick sue
cession TO the Bank OF Rocky Mount,
telephone central office. cuthrell Broth
ers' store. Young & Tyson's store. Cock
ran < Levy's store. Battle & Huftines'
insurance office. down to the buildings
occupied by the Rocky Mount Furniture
Company. Here the fire was stopped.
The low pressure from the standpipe
embarrassed the firemen at first but
later they got the fire engine to work
ing. which did splendid service. and
together with the excellent work OF cit
liens the flames which at one time
theatened the entire east side OF the
railroad were stayed.
The individual losses are as follows:
Ht lbSS IL cen SaOsVpV Al $itVt
900 with S35, 600 or $40. 900 Insurance..
Cuthrell Brothers carried 81. 500 on a
81, 500 stock.
Young & Tyson $1,000 on an IS. ooG
stock.
Cochran & Levy sS.Ooo on a So. oos
stock.
There wa 10000 insurance on the
opera house.
The bank carried full insurance. Their
vault has not yet been opened. IL !:
thought 10 be all right.
The Rocky Mount Furniture Compa'
nv saved all their goods. but the dam
age TO them is considerable.
Cochran & Levy saved some OF theIl
stock.
Young G Tyson also.
CuthreiI Brothers stock was a tota
loss.
While the origin OF the fire is uncer
tain. it is believed to have been OF I'm
cendiary origin. The last entertain
l ment was on Friday night. and no hr
: has been in the opera house proper sine
then. The windows which are KEEP
I closed. were found To be opened.
The opera house cost together wit
the fixtures SIS. 600 and the bank build
ing 5000
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THE AUDUBON SOCIETY.
Second Annual Meeting to be Held III
Greensboro OH the 12tIl-Dr. Rains
ford a Good Shot.
Especial to The Messenger

Greensboro, March 5.-Rev. DR.. w.
S. Rainsford, of ST. Georges Church,
New York, after spending the week
shooting partridges in the county, re-
turned to New York last night. DR..
Rainsford is very popular with hunts
men in this section, and is a splendid
sot. He said last night that hunt
ing late in the season was by far the
most interesting, as the birds had q
better chance, having had a seasons
experience in practicing the arts of
escaping shot. He bagged CT birds
during the four days, while earlier in
the season, he said, with the same
number of shots, he woul. d have got
ten twice as many He is a warm advo-
cate of the purposes of the State Au-
dubon Society, n stringent enforce
ment Of the game laws. He took only
25 birds home with him last night,
although the law allowed him to take
$50 of his own killing. He enouired
particularly after Weatherly's dog,
saying hat dog had an international
reputation, and we would feel honored
to make his acquaintance.
Secretary T. Gilbert Pearson, of the
State Audubon Society, has called the
I second annual meeting of members
of the society for March 18th, at
Greensboro. a large attendance is
expected. Among distinguished visi-
tors who have signiied their accept
ance of an invitation to be presint. Is
DR.. T. s. Palmer, Of Washington City,
who is in charge Of the game pro-
lection department OF the United
States government. DR.. Palmer viii
make an address. Among the mem
bers of the society who will be pres
ent Is Judge Francis d. Winston. OF
BERTHE; he also having promised to
make an address.
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of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus

of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Mrs. Senator Roach, of Larimore, n.
OAK; Mrs. Senator Warren, of Chey-
enna, Wyo.; Belva Lockwood and Mrs.
General Longstreet, of Washington, d.
Care among the prominent ladies who
indorse Peruna.
Hiss Helen Rolof, Kaukauna, Wis,
writes:
"Several times during the past two
years or more my system has been
greatly in need of a tonic, and at those
times Peruna has been of great help in
building up the system, restoring my
appetite AID securing restful sleep."-
Helen Rolof.
Miss Muriel Armitage, &c Greenwood
Ave-, Detroit, Mich, District Organ
izer of the Royal Templars of Temper
sBce, writes az follows:
Il sufft"--d fc- fre r.ars with uterine
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WOMEN WHO SUFFER
Listen to What Dr.. Hartman Pro-
poses to Do for You Without
Charge,

Doubtless hundreds of thousands of
womcn nh over the United States have
seen DIR. Hartman's offer in the papers
how he has undertaken to treat every
oma suffering with any form of
female disease who will write t o him,
free ofcharge.
10 those who have not heard of this it
may be said hat DR.. Hartman is a ply
stefan and surgeon of great renown in
medical circles, especially in the treat
ment of those diseases which women
alone have to bear.
He has arranged to answer all letters
that are sem to him from women
troubled with any form OF female weak
ness, free of charge, giving the benefit
of knowledge which has cost him forty
years to accumulate.
The medicines he prescribes are with
in the reach of any woman, and she can
get them at any drug store.
All she is required to do is to send her
name and address, together with her
Hrmptoms, duration Of sickness and age.
address DIR. S. J. Ua"tIGan, rresi!"rs
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WANTED AT SNOW HILL.
M~U-dcrerS OF VI. T. Harrison to be
Tried i'm Greene County-Pythians
Attend District Meeting.

Goldsboro, N. G, March 2.-Sherin
p. W. Edwards. Of Greene county, was
in the city today on his way TO Will
son with an order from the Judge pre-
siding at Snow Hill court this week
for Son ond Richard Stancill, who
are charged with the murder OF w.
T. Harrison at his home in Greene
county last Sunday night. was one
week ago. It seems as II the authori-
ties OF Wilson county are under the
Impression that the murder was COM
nitted In their county. The murderers
have been given a preliminary hearing
In Wilson and have been sent to jaif
to await the next term OF Superior
Court. Sheriff Edwards says the
crime was committed very close to the
Wilson line, but the scene was actual
~ in Greene county.
A large delegation Of Goldsboro
Pythians, who were joined here by
delegates from the lodges I'm all the
surrounding towns. left this afternoon
at 4 O'Clock on a special train for New
Bern to attend the district meeting
OF the order in that town tonight The
largest delegation outside OF Colds
boro anne from Mt. Olive. where there
Is a lodge OF the order in a flourish
ing condition. The special train bear
a'sS IN of4f%AAE1 VIII A4E " EhE6
city during the night after the meet
ing IS ove- n New Bern.
Whatever nay be the views held In
other counties and States on the duas-
ton Of matrimony. IL is evident that
marriage IL not a failure in Wayne
county. Our popular register of deeds
Issued licenses today for the marriage
Of Mr.. j. l. Warren. Of Sampson coun-
y, TO Mrs. Zlyphia A. Edmundson. the
latter OF whom Is choosing a husband.
for h third time. She IL a daughter
OF Mr.. Elcany Roberts. OF the Sauigtou
section of the county. who Is. well
known IN this city. Not long after
the register had finished writing the
license. Nathan Boyette. a negro So
years old. came IN and applied for H.
cense 70 marry Bouiza Fowler. The
Old negro s9id this would make the
fifth time that ne had stood up ana
made matrimonial vows and that hfs,
bride had once before promised to
love and obey some other man at r.
altar.
The remains Of the infant of Mr. ana
Rocky Mount. their old home. today
Tor tnterment In the cemetery OF thas
twin.
The receiver OF the Atlantic ana
North Carolina Railroad. Mr.. McBee,
came up from Ne wBern last night
and left OIL the Atlantic Coast Line
for the north. II IS understood here
he has laid of a number OF the cieri-
cal as well as a lumber OF the M
chanical force IN New Bern
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yes. they got your blamed old ground
hog last night and killed him.:
Watcher going TO do about it,"
Do about it? Nothing; you "hain't'
killed no ground hog; you couldn't kill
him if you were to find him. Now
John Thoma is an old hunter; he
knows a ground hog or any other ami
NAL around these parts, but John is
jokative. and seem as how the others
thought it was a ground hog he fell
in with them. all the time winking the
other eye. And SO it was that the
startling story flew all around that
the little devil had been caught and
the thing they called a ground hoa
was exhibited fore and aft. He re-
sembled a ground hog about as much
as he resembled Pete Wagstaff. 1t
was a third edition Of a possum, G.
mixture Of a skunk and a DOSSum, but
the we'll known p~erfunery Of the for
mer was not IL evidence. But John
Thomas knew; the street car gentle
men didn't; they do not know n
ground hog from a bull frog.-Greens-
boro Record.
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irregularities, which brought on hys-
terra and made me q physical wreck. I
tried doctors from the different schools
Of medicine, but without any perceptihle
change in my condition. In my despair
I called on all old nurse, who advised
me to try Peruna, and promised good
results if / would persist and take it
regularly. 1 kept this up for six months,
and steadily gained strength and health,
and when 1 had used fifteen bottles I
considered myself entirely cured. i am
a grateful, happy woman to-day."-Miss
Muriel Armitage.
Miss Lucy NJ. Riley, 80 Davenport ST.,
Cleveland, Ohio, writes:
81 wish to add my Endorsement TO
thousands of other women who have
been cured through the use of Peruna.
L suffered for five years with severe
b~ackachc, and when weary or worried
in the least l had prolonged headache.
l am now in perfect health, enjoy life
and have neither an ache or pain, thanks
to Peruna."-Lucy NJ. Riley.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President O.
The Hart"san Sanitaxium, Colunbrs.C
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Smith had ever rebuked the APOSTLES
Of the church for teaching pOlyganly'
since the manifesto of 1890 and M.
Snfth declared: -
mo member of the church has yer
taught polgmy since that time" 3
What you'd you do if the principle
OF plural marriages was publicly at
tacked?'' Senator lIcComas asked.
We wsul defend it," said Mr..
Smith.
At the beginning OF the afternoon
session passages were read from Nor
mon writings and incorporated in the
record. Mr.. Tayler said he expected
to prove that many plural marriages
have been solemniz@d IN Utah since
1890. He continued: Il expect to show
that these marriages nave been on
suZnnated among officers Of the
church and hat Senator Smoot, as q
nleInber of that hierarchy. must have
a knowledge of the fact" e
Mr.. Smith was taken in hand by the.
defense and questioned by Mr.. Worth
fngton.
WI is it that the manifesto does
not appear in the doctrine and cove
nanfs with the other revelations 30
asked Mr.. Worthinston.
1T is an oversight. 1 should judge.
I believe now that from what 1 have
heard. il should be in and [ certainly
will use my influence TO have it insert
ed in the next edition published an
swcred Mr. Smith.
Reference was made to he Evans
bill. providing that no prosecutions for
polygsmous Capitalization should be in
stituted except on complaint of hus-
hand or wife. The bill was vetoed by
Governor H. N. Wells. Mr.. Smith said
he was for the bill and was asked why.
WEI I rather take it a personal
matter with me. / was one of those
unfortGaate@or OtherwSse-men who
had a numerous family and we Were
made the prey of a prying individual
who YVES continuously spying Tito
| marital relations. 1 thought if sIch
a law was passed, it weuld be q boon
to myself as we'll as a relief to those
in q similar position and put an end
to this continual 'spotting' OF our prI-
vate affairs
Senator sIoar asked a number Of
questions 10 determine the relatSve
weigh of revelations and the law Of
the land. He wanted to know wlat Mr..
Smith would do if the revelations TN
.Eicted with the law. Whic wouIo
you obey he asked.
with nae. perhaps the revelation
would be uppermost-'
Can you say perhaps to such -
Question 80 asked Mr.. Hoar severely.
Continuing he asked:
SUPPOSE you received a revelation
commanding your people to do some
thing which would conflict with tire
law OF the land. Which would they
have to obey"
Which ever they pleased" was the
reply.
There is no compulsion." Then he
read fren one of the standards OF au-
thority:
Let no man break the law Of the
land. for he that keepeth h laws OF
God. hath no need to break the law of
the land"
Mr.. smith in answer to a question
from Senator Beveridge. said that un-
der the discipline that had been main
tanned for the last twenty years, the
people in the Mormon church would
obey the laws rather than any revela-
ton which might be in conflict.
(Which would you dO?' asked Sen
ator Burrows.
81 would strive with all my might to
obey the laws of the land" said NJ.
Smith and he added: But I should MT
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RALEIGH NEWS LETTER
Shipments to ST LOuis-Ex-G Governor
NtusSelIs Condition is Critical
Money for Monument Funds.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., Feb. 5. 1904

Raleigh, n. c., Feb. 5. 1904.
Adjutant General Register was here
yesterday returning from Washington
city, where he had been looking after
Spanish-American war claims.
The Secretary of State charters the
North Carolina Naval Stores Compa-
ny, at Elizabeth City, 100000 au-
thorized capital, $4,000 paid in.
Thos. Fl. Robbins and other are the
~incorporators.
On Monday other shipments to the
st. Loui exposition, principally min
erals and agricultural exhibits, will
leave. The first shipment was for
estry exhibits. Fully nine-tenths of
me EXHIBITS are ready for shipment.
In the Superintendent of Public In
struction's office, there was received
today from Chowan county s4.14 for
the Calvin-Wiley monument fund and
S1.43 for the Sir Walter Raleigh non
ument fund. In this county, 10 white
schools and nlne colnred ones celebra-
ted North Carolina day. Superintend-
ent J. I. Joyner is confined 1t home
with grippe.
h cold wave which was predicted
naterialized, but not quite as severe
as was predicted. Today is fair. but
sool.
The remains of the late Mr.. George
Fleming. Of Louisburg, were brought
to Raleigh for interment today. H
was originally a native of Raleigh,
and a brother of Mr.. Percy Fleming.
Of the state treasurer'S office, and Mt.
Van Fleming, in the Seaboard Air
Lin offices in Atlanta. Ga.
A telegram received here last night
states that the condition Of ex-Gov-
ernor D.. l.. Russell is very critical.
He is in Baltimore where an opera
ton was performed a few days ago.
1t is probable that at least five Of
the Fifth district cases being heard
before the Supreme Court will go TO
the foot OF h docket for argument
at the close of the term. There were
today seven of that district cases to
be heard and all that cannot be heard
of those seven today will have 20 go
to the end of the court.
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Principle OF Plural Mar
rage Defended by
the Church
SMITH ON STAND

All Of Hr. Smiths Predecessors a.
Presidents Of the Mormon Church
Have Been PoiygaInists-Ife. Smith
Said it Was Not Compulsory TO
Obey the Revelations From God IN
Preference to the 4 Of the Land.
Only q Small Per Cent. OF the Nor
mCT;s Are PoIysamists-TI.e Mal,
ifcsto Does Not Appear in the Doc
tFine and Covenants Through Am
Oversight.
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ROBBED OF
Miss NJ. J.. Greens Has Gems Valued
n $2.50O Stoleu from Her.

= Blackburg. s. C, March a-Niss NJ. J.
Green. OF Macon. Ca. was robbed OF
diamonds valued at $3.50. shortly after
leaving salisbury. y. C. this morning.
while en- route from New York to Ma
con.
After passing Salisbury. Miss Green
left her berth. leaving her handbag
containing 4 purse in which two
diamond rings. n valued at s7U0o. the
other at $500. also r god watch en-
gTaved with her nane Ten or fifteen
minutes later Miss Green returned and
found her berth had been made up AM
the bag containing the jewelry had
disappeared. The loss was reported and
search made, but without ucces
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NOT A GROUND HOG.
Curious Animal Caught OH the Streets
Of Greensboro.

Last night in the bright moonlight.
John Thomas and egn of the street
a men saw a queer kind Of a var
mint on Summit avenue and they gave
chase. 1t took half an hour to land
him, N this morning the first thing
a Record man heard was that they
had caught hat ground hog piruting
around trying TO make some more bad
weather. The news man could not
move ten feet without buttins int
some fellow who blurted ont, "Oh.
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Roatswain Divine Assaulted.

Pensacola. Fla. March Boat
swain Divine. commanding officer Of
the naval tug Sebago, was assassina-
ted tonight at the Pensacola navy
yard as he was going on board the
vessel at the yard His body was
found shortly afterward and mad
been struck from behind and another
blow a been delivered on the side Of
the head Officers are making an
Investigation n a blue jacket, named
Cats. a member Of the Sebazos crew
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like to be put into a position where I
would be compelled to abandon my
children. / could not do that"
Bailey asked whether the
manifesto WAS a revelation or a proc
lamation by the knowledge hat Con-
gress intended to interfere in the cor
tinuance ef polygamus marriages. Mr.
Smith said the manifesto was a reve-
lation to President Woodruff
The committee adjourned until to-
morrorv
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Mr.. Thomas B. Thayer died Al his
home sol South Front street Friday
night about Il o'clock. The deceased
was SO years Of age He leaves a wife
and one daughter. Miss Ethel Thayer.
The funeral will be conducted this af-
ternoon at 8 O'Clock from the residence
with iDterment In Bellevue.
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Mr.. william j. Beilamy. president OF
the North Carolina Elkg Aseocia ton
has written letters TO the various E-kS
lodges throughout the state inviting
them 10 be present at the annual meet
ing which ccurr IN Winston. on
April 5tn.