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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
''THE TRIUMPH OF MANHOOD,

Among h many peculiar results os
the election of Mr.. johnson, the DEM
ocratic cndfdate for governor of Min
nesota, while Mr.. Roosevelt carried
the state by about one hundred AMI
forty thousand majority. Many and
varied explanations have been given
for the result Of the election in this ana
of the other states which were al
o as remarkable. On the election
of Mr.. Johnson and causes that brought
1T about the Charlotta Observer pub
fishes under the heading, "A TRUMP.
OF Manhood" the following editorial:
Naturally. the papers are having a
good deal TO say Of the case of Mr..
Johnson. democI'at. who shas just been
elected governor of Minnesota, while
Mr.. Roosevelt carried the state by more
than 1900 majority. The Richmond
N~eWS-Leader develops the matter IN
excellent shape. The reason of this
astonishing result was tat the repub-
Lean state committee was understood
to have made political capital out of
the fact that Mr.. ~JohnSon's father. a
Norwegian Immigrant, died in an aims
~A0 lis liloCliSI was ICTCtu 10
take IN washing to support her children.
MI. johnson himself went to work
when he was 13 years old and by the
time he was Is retired his mother
o n washtub and took charge of
n family. Later he became a news
paper owner and lawyer, and the old
mother after all her trials and power
ty, is in comfort and peace, and has
n Happiness and pride of seeing her
son governor of his state" The instance
shows that Politicians may make very
grave mistakes in raising issues. This
is not n first time that an issue made
against a candidate has reacted i'm his
favor This whole transaction, intend
ed to show the voters. of Minnesota
Mr.. Johnson's plebeian birth n the
poverty of his parents. and thus dis
gust the people with his p~retensions,
just the contrary effect. They re-
scented this mode of warfare and flew
to his support. There was nothing de-
veloped in the history of the parents
that pointed to their disgrace, while
the conduct OF the candidate to his
mother and family was most c~reditable.
Many a time it has happened that in
undertaking to advance public preju-
dice against a candidate the effort has,
instead been am appeal to their chivai-
ry. which IS am appeal to their sympa-
thies, n it is always dangerous to
mouse these.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
The Fatal Tangs; a Romance.

The Sun received last night this
painful tale of the true cause of the
lameness of -, prima donna
"She is native of Salt LAX City,
and last year spent her summer vaca-
ton with a party of friends on an
overland trip on horseback from that
city down through the Rocky Noun
ta:ns by trail into New Mexico. While
passing through the Mora valley, the
party met one evening Jim Hayes,
who is a nephew of the famous Wild
Bill a well-known scout, contempora-
reous with Buffalo Bill in his palmy
days, Hayes was so charmed by the re-
markable ease with hic Miss -
handled her horse that he presented her
with two r~attlesnake skins as a Souve-
rir Of the meeting.
"On returning to this city, Miss 49,
had the skin made into garters of
the circular kind. But a fatal mistake
was made in not removing the fangs
from the head of one of the snakes
This snake, or rather garter, Miss -
wore on her right limb last Tuesday,
on her way to rehearsal. In getting
on a roadway car, she fell to the
ground This caused a tremendous
shock, but above it all the prima dom
ma felt a sharp pain like that of a nee
Ole, enter her body below the knee. In
~Vestlgation showed a tiny drop of
blood oozingI from the injured spot.
Her experiences in the West revealed
the truth to her Immediately and, unr
ciasping the offending hose supporter.
she found in the head of the viper the
fatal fangs.
Fortunately, however, she was ac-
ccmpanied by - , the basso
profundo of the company, who has
spent some time in Florida on mis-
houseboat, and who is one of the few
men that the Seminole indian have
allowed TO see their scared corn dance.
From his familiarity with these abo-
rhymes. he became acquainted with
their method Of treating a snake bite.
He was carrying with him at the
time a portion of the snakeroot which
these Indians use to cure this poison.
Coolly and calmly he applied this root
to the method of the IN
rams. That the result has been bene-
fetal and has saved her life is demon
strated by the fact that this beautiful
woman is now able to attend rehear>
sails or n - - company, with
the assistance of a cane."-New York
Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
NO VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY
LAWS.


New Englanders make money u OF
anything and everything. even war.
They have just sent 81. 100000 worth Of
submarine oats to Japan Uncle IA
could hardly have had both eyes open
while these boats were being built IN
shipped.-News and Courier.
We think that the administration Of
fcers have decided that a submarine
warship shipped in sections 10 one OF
two nations engaged in war is not a
violation of h laws OF neutrality. Such
shipment is classed as ordinary mer-
chaadise. 1t is not the fitting out OF
a warsnfp. The government probably
knew all about the forwarding OF these
boats at the time OF the shipment.
The shippers. OF course. took n risk
OF having the property seized by Rus
sian naval vessels while in transit, but
Russia has no cause OF complaint
against our government for allowing
the shipment to be made. This point
was decided, we think, at the time a
submarine boat, built for the Russian
government at the Newport News ship
yard was shipped in sections. The at
tentior Of the government was called &c
the matter on behalf OF h Japanese
and the decision above mentioned was
made. Russia is estopped, by her pur-
chase and shipment in the same man.
ner of a submarine boat, to question
the good faith and neutrality Of our
government because of the recent ship
ment of wtarships of h same kind TO
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29

Judge waddin Grants Permission In
Case OF Richmond Traction and
Other Companies.

Richmond. Va. November 26-Judge
waidiT1. OF the United States district
court. today decided in favor OF the
p~laintif IN the petition OF the Metro
pclitant Trust Company. OF View York.
against the Richmond Traction COM
pany, the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company the Virginia Passenger
and Power Company, Messrs- Northrup
and Wickham. their receivers. the Gen.
trail Trus Company. the Merchants
Trust Company and the Bowling Green
Trust Company.
The Metropolitan Trust Company
sought permission OF the court TO sue
the receivers. n this is granted in the
decision. although the judge limits the
leave to sue to the jurisdiction presid-
ed over by him and in which al OF the
litigation over the street railway and
other properties concerned has been
brought.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
Didn't Have to Remove His Arm.

Congressman w. H. Jackson Of Mary
land. was arguing that the con-
versational delivery of speech was as
effective with an intelligent audience
as the defamation of a man who's
brilliant periods are always accompa-
MED by arm-swinging. You are right"
sale a listener, and your statement
reminds me of a young lady who had
W. suitors. Both men had about the
same advantages and prospects, but
gossip declared that the girl would
decide nfavor of the man who was
a lawyer, for he knew better how to
present and wiz his case, but gossip
erred; the lawyer was rejected. Later
decided in favor of the man who was
it was learned from a friend in whom
the betrothed had confided the reason
for her choice. Harry is convincing,
but John IS just as convincing and
does not have to remove his arms ev-
cry time he wants to say something"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
WHEN PORT ARTHUR Is STORM
ED.

The Japanese seem to be making
pretty good Roadway in closing in on
Port Arthur The Russians are max
ing a stubborn defense-as useless as
it is-heroic. for the place is sure to
fall. Its capture is only a question of
time. How much more humane it
would be for the Russians to surren-
der. Their resistance only adds to the
slaughter of brave men on both Sides.
And if the Japanese are forced to
storm the place it is fearful to con-
lecture what the result of final sue
cess will be when, excited with VIC
tory and exasperated at the useless
expenditure of life the Russians have
forced upon them by their stubborn
defense Of a forlorne hope, the Japan
csc soldiers enter the citadel by fore
ing the Russian lines. There will be
fearful slaughter. So far the Japan
praise for their humane treatment Of
those of the enemy who have fallen
into their hands. but there is no
knowing what extremities their afro
cities will reach when they force their
way into this city. There will be fear
fuI carnage. The brute nature in the
men will predominant. It could hard
ly be expected to be otherwise, how
eve so much it may be deplored.
Russia should ave the world this hor-
rible sight which it will surely wit
ness if the Japanese are forced to cap
ture Port Arthur by storming. She
can do so by accepting honorable
terms of surrender. The lives of many
soldiers and perhaps of women and
children would be saved by such a
Russia knows that Port Ar
thur must fall. What can she gain by
holding out to the last? She could
secure honorable terms Of surrender
conditions which for humanity's axe
she should accept. Nothing but
false pride causes her to force
matters to the bitter end and when
that end oes come the world will
stand aghast and Russia will get no
sympathy, but rather condemnation
for her conduct.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
A Good

Sparkling eyes and rosy cheeks res
tored by using DeWitt's Little Early
Rfsers," so writes S. P. Moore, Of Ma
cogdoches, Tex. A certain cure for
b~ihousness, constipation, etc. Small
pill-easy to take-easy to act. Sold
hy r. R. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM.
Disbands for the Season-Only Two
Games Lost This Year-Carpcnter
Elected Captain for Next Year.

Especial to The Messenger.)
Chapel Hill, n. c., November 26.-The
University of North Carolina football
team disbanded tonight. The season
has been q very successful one, Caro-
lima having suffered only two defeats.
one by Georgetown the other by vir-
GINA. The team elected c. Hunter
Carpenter captain of the 1905 eleven.
No wiser choice could have been made.
Carpenters work in Richmond on
Thursday proves that ne is the peer of
any southern football player He is q
years old and weighs 1872 pounds. He
is a wonderful football player, and
Carolina will undoubtedly have a team
next e that will defeat all opponents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29

RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts. 500 20
Furniture and 2.21d 81
Demand Loans ... Is. 53S So
Due from Banks and Bankers. -. 1885 20
Silver coin, Including ali minor
coin OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80. 20 "a
National Bank notes and Us. notes 1889 on
s26,564 06
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock paid SO. 600 90
Undivided profits, less current -ex-
penses and taxes paid ......... 614 SO
Time certificates of deposit...... 1859 81
1854 O6
A OF NORTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF E HANOvER,j &c
/, c. P. BOLLES, JR., of the firm OF
Hugh MacRae & Company, Bankers, do SOL
EMMY swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and be-
lief.
G. p. BOLLES JR.
subscribed and sworn to before me this
2lst day of November, 1904.
]. A. MCGEACHY,
Notary Public.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29

If, as Lord Lansdowne says, arbitra-
ton treaties are the fashion, Mr.. Hay
is in the very height of it. Signing an
arbitration treaty seems to be an al
o daily occurrence with him.-Vir>
ginin-Pilot.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
HUGH MaCRAE & CO.,
BANKERS,
WILMINGTON, N. C..

In the state of North Caro- ina, at the close
of business, November 10, 1904.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
SEABCARD AIR LINE RAILWAY.
Only Sf7.so o Montgomery, Ala, and
Return.

On account Interstate Sugar Cane
Growers Association January 23rd to
.1th, the Seaboard Air Line will sell
round "Trip tickets 10 Montgomery.
Ala. for S11-S5. Tickets on sale jan
uary 2?rd and gath, limited January
Both. 1905.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29

No matter how long you have had
the cough; if it hasn't already devei-
oped into consumption, DR.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup will cure it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29
Cured.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has cur
ed thousands Of cases of Piles. IT
bought a box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve on the recommendation Of cur
druggist" so writes c. Fl. LaCroix, OF
Zavalla. Tex. land use it for a stub
case Of Piles. 1t cured me perma-
nently.' Sold by r. r. Bellamy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-27
CANINE IN CABLE SUBWAY,
Dogs Whines Puzzle Pedestrians I'm.
til Cabby Comes to the
Rescue.

Baltimore.--A handsomely dressed
woman stood in front Of the biological
building, Johns Hopkins university,
and attracted considerable attention.
She looked first to one way and then
another, and appeared to be trying to
trace a sound which she heard but
family. She was evidently worried.
A cabby was driving slowly by. He,
too, seemed to hear something, but he
couldn't tell whence it came. He
refined in his steeds, got down from
his box and spoke to the lady, whose
visible bewilderment was increasing
With every minute. Together they
stood still and listened. Then they
moved slowly out into Eutaw street
cabby got down on his knees, peered
Into the cable slot In the middle of the
track, jumped up with laugh and ran
across the street to carpenters shop.
The lady also peeped into the slot. and
then looked. after the cabby with an
expression that meant Hurry"
The cabby did hurry, too. He was
back in an instant with large crow
bar on his arm With this he pried
open the manhole, and as the lid was
removed the most curious specimen
Of doghood In Baltimore leaped out
with yelp. turned around three times.
like homing pigeon, and dashed up
fgutaw street as fast as his shurt legs
could carry him.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-27
REWARDS TRusTY SERVANT
Millionaire Charles q. Hoyt Wills
$4,000 to West Virginia
Girl.

Wheeling, w. va.-Gertrude Tanne-
hill. Of this city. for several years serv-
ant in the New York house Of Charles =.
Hoyt. president Of the Hoyt Metal COM
pany, Of st. Louis, has been beQueathed
$4,000 by his will. The news came from
a firm of New York lawyers representing
the Hoyt estate. The millisnaire died .
few days ago, and when his will was
opened it was found thathe had reward
ed seven years of service in his household
IN New York by making Miss Tannehill
his heir to the extent Of the amount
named. Seven years ago Mr.. Hoyt broke
down under the strain of an unusually
sctive career, and it was then that the
Wheeling girl entered his employ. She
had the management of his New York
home and summer home at Algonquin.
Me-, and through her long years of serv-
Ice was frequently in sole charge Of her
Invalid employer,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-27
BATTLEsHIPs ARE BEST.
Naval Statistics Show That Modern
War Cruiser Need Not Fear
Torpedo Boats.

hington.-President Roosevelt,
who closely follows the progress of the
Russo-Japanese war, recently inquired
Of the navy department if there were any
authenticated records of battleships hav-
Ing been destroyed by torpedoes launched
from torpedo craft. The administration
10 strong for congress to authorize three
battleships at the approaching session.
Opposition was made last year to the
authorization of more battleships on the
ground that they were too vulnerable to
torpedo attack. In the report of Rear Ad-
miral g. A. Converse, chief of the bureau
Of navigation, is the answer to the in
quiry of the president. 1t looks bad for
the torpedo craft side of the argument,
It says:
Although hundred and more tor
pedo boats and destroyers have been
actually engaged for five months against
battleships which have been exposed to
attack times without number, we have
yet to learn Authoritatively of torpedo
from a torpedo vessel causing the total
loss Of single battleship. Those which
nave ASeu suuh oWeu luelT OBSTRUCTION 10
submarine mines.
ITO wage successful warfare with a
naval force requires now, as it has re-
quired in all ages, a type Of vessel which
shall combine. in the most effective man.
ner the qualities of offense, mobility, de.
Tense, endurance, self-maintenance Such
vessels are battleships, and they consti.
tute the main strength and reliance Of q
| Aavvs
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-27
INDIANS sTARvE in DESERT
Endure Hardships on Reservations
! Compelled at Times to Fight vul-
lures for Their Prey.

! San Diego, GAIA pitiful story Of
hunger and restitution and of patience
and faith in the ultimate consideration
of kind government are brought from
the eastern mountains Of this county
by men who have been investigating
the condition of the Indians on the
government reservations near Campo.
Indian Agent Charles E. Schell, Of
Pala, and Charles F. Lummis, the au-
thor and editor of Out West, have
spent six days among the redmen. The
gist of what they found is narrowing
enough to send shudder through the
country.
On the five reservations near Campo,
on the edge Of the desert, there are at
the present time nearly 200 Indians
not the dirty. vicious, untutored, beg.
ging creatures who infest the trans.
continental railroad stations, but bard
working, intelligent farming people
who cultivate every possible square
inch of the practically worthless land
reserved for them by the nation.
No rain has fallen to start the seed
planted and there is no water at hand
for irrigating. No large reserve food
supply is ever possible and the unfor.
tunates are now subsisting chiefly upon
acorns.
Unless relief comes" said Lummis
N'al1 the Indians will be dead before
New Years day Such emaciation, such
patient suffering among old and young
alike, I have never seen before ant
never want to see again. These In
dams loathe putrid flesh, yet such I!
their extremity that when they see vul
lures devouring any animal that has
been killed they scare the birds away
and exc out their larder with the flesh
They also go out and catch rats and
mice and eat them"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-27
GIANT GUARD FOR ALEXIS.
Extraordinary Precautions to Pre-
serve Tiny Russian Heir from
Assassins and Kidnapers.


st. Petersburg.-Th infant Care
witch Alexis is as carefully guarded
from kidnapers and assassins as the
car himself. Whenever his English
nurse takes the infant into the gar
dens of the palace of Tsarksoe Selo
she Is followed by a gigantic Cossack.
named Zimin, whose office 1t Is to
protect the child from kidnapping by
revolutionaries.
Once day the czarina accompanies
the nurse, or walks behind conversing
with Zimin, whose fierce features are
said not to relax even under the inn
perial smile.
Zimin is intensely suspicious, and
few days ago stopped M. Zinovioff.
high official of the ministry for
internal affairs, and asked him what
he meant by coming so near the
nurse.
The baby is usually completely hid
den from view by a mass OF white
furs. Until a few days ago nine out
of ten palace officials had never seen
his face.
A French cook, H. Robert, however,
humbly petitioned the czarina for per-
mission to see the heir, and next
morning all the servants were al
lowed to file through the nursery
where Alexis lay, and inspect theil
future ruler.
Tsarksoe selo, like Peterhof, ma.
been turned INSIDE down for the bene
fit of the heir. The VIGOROUSLY de
fective heating arrangements of thu
new palace are being remedied. A
new nursery has been set apart fol
/, the children, and an old reception
room turned into a playroom, IL
which are lockers containing hundreds
| Of toys.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-27
Notice Of incorporation.

Notice is hereby given of the Incorporation
of the Bonair Telephone Company. the prince
pal place of business of which Corporation shall
be at Cresco, Howard county, Iowa.
The general nature of the business to be
transacted by such corporation shall be to own
and operate Public Telephone System in or
adjacent to Cresco, Howard County, Iowa.
Its authorized capital stock shall be $4,000
of $40 shares, each share fully paid or as much
as is necessary in the construction of the line.
This corporation shall commence business
March 81, 1904. and continue for 20 years, unless
sooner dissolved.
The general affairs OF this company shall
be managed by a Board of Directors of three
members.a President. Vice President, Secreta ~
Treasurer, who shall be elected at the Annual
meeting. The First Board of Dir ctors IRE
NJ S. Barber, John Ludwig aud d. s. Miller,
with John W. Evans as President; VIM. Keune,
Vie President, Daniel Meyers, Secretary and
Aug. Walters, sTreasurer.
The limit of Indebtedness of this company
shall not exceed two thirds of its capital stool
and private property Of Stockholders shall no
be Liable for the debts OF this corporation.
Tho Company may also establish bylaw.
and make rules and regulations found neces
sary for the management of its aXairs.
Dated at Cresco Iowa. March 81. 1904.
JOHN w, EVANS.
DANIEL MEYER.
| DARWIN s. MILLER.
M, S. BARBER
JOHN. A. LUDWIG,
| 2iw4 Incorporators.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-27
CHASED EY v.,..iiTi : v::iALE,
Two Fishermen Escape Monster Only
by Rowing Into Shall
low Water.

New York.-SpCuting and thrashing
the water with his big tail, the mon
ster white whale, which has been sport
lng off the north shore from Lynn to
Rockport for two weeks, gave two Bev-
erley fishermen chase.
Friday Capt. John Haskell, who
commands the steam yacht Aurora,
owned by Dudley L. Pickman. Bever-
II summer colonist, was out fishing
when the whale came up near him The
whale spouted and acted ugly, SO that
Capt. Haskell, experienced as he is, be-
gan to glance shoreward and figure on
the distance to the beach.
The whale began to hit up his speed,
and Capt. Haskell began to bend to the
oar. Hoping to stop the fish, Capt
Haskell threw one of his extra oars
cverboard, and then bent down again.
He did not watch to see whether the
Dish swallowed the timber or not, but
pulled hard for the shallow water and
was soon out of danger
Former Alderman Fred W. Trowt, of
Beverly Farms, also had an experience
with the monster which he does not
care to repeat. He was out fishing off
Pride's crossing when the whale sud-
denly appeared. headed directly for the
tenderboat. The former alderman con-
cluded TIT discretion was the better
part Of valor and began to hit up a
fast stroke toward the beach. He also
escaped the fish by running into shall
low water, the whale being unable to
follow him In
The whale is goodsized one, and
Gloucester fishermen are talking Of or
ganizing whaling party and hope to
i capture the white prize.