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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-10
Dangers ef Working Girls az the
Grand

msledfaina charged up 10 the aP=
count OF Martin Hurley. and entitled
DANGERS of working Girls" was es=
plotted on the stage OF the Grand last
might Why girls who toll fer iivlns
are Ia greater peril ef abduction than
those who spln not, but wear rich silks
and Diamonds salere, does not abpear.
The rieh girl would seem To furnish
more temptation for abduction. but tha
Industrious maiden is the victim ln thls
play, and surely she is just as worthy
Of sympathy
Hut this meledraaa has a fsature=a
novel one, toe. II gives the unlnitiated
an Idea ef the gentle. peFsuasive
methods employed hy the police 10
make an inneesnt man confess he is
guilty Ia order 20 justify his arrest ~
shows 9 star chamber proceeding cal
evlated To- ftishteh the most euiieiess
defendant Into confession ef murder
In the FIRST degree
Thus faf the piav Is new, nthef=
wise u ls conventional In lie eSempli=
fieatlen eF villaihy and heresp. LIKE
all nelodfanas OF its class, its esmear
is artificial, but its scenery is unesnz
ineniy effective.
10 comment upeh the acting would
work an Injustice 90 PLAYERS whs are
afforded no opportunity te counterfeit
huinan nature in this impossible play
" they had chance, John Fsnteh.
as Kane oHafa. deieetiVe, and Flor
pisce AshhFpohe, as Katrina, the heart
less woman. wvuld claim chief atten-
tlen. n q ~
TO understand how delightful Is the
irish btesHe when u rolls from the lire
8f charming wenian, enc sheuld hear
Niles Henrietta Gresham IN mistress
Nell" Mistress Nell Is an Irish lass.
who In the play has lost nearly oil
trace OF the btostie, which however. IN
moments OF excitement returns iinbId-
den te the tongue. These little lapsss.
displayed bF Miss Gresham. eive one
Of the mest delightful Touches 20 the
character. And as Ia "Mistrsss Nailh
there are many times when the Irish
lass is under stfehe excitement the
breeue ereeps In with fascinating NAL
par. " is IN such asft Touches as
these that Mlss Cr8sman's art eseels
" ls her hatHfalhess and spentaneitr
coupled with eensuininate art that
have contributed 80 largely ta Riiss
CFosmans faselnat tine STAGE nsFsensi=
itF In both mistress Nell" sns
Nance Dldfsla" her eemedF is OF its
best, while Ia Madeline" she shpws the
extent ef her talent bF her perfraFal
Of strong passion ana ein8tien Nils
tfsss Neii' forms programme by It
self and will be the opening blaF IF
Miss CteSman's engagement At the
Metropolitan tonight Nance uiaHeia"
and Madeline" eempfise q double bill
ena viii he presented on Friday and
Saturday nights eniF. ,TheFs win bs
he "Wednesday matinee.
5rysnt's 5urlessusrs ~ the stsf
A couple ef eelefea comedians aud
three duskr bsilss are the feature Of
the shsw 81 the stat this week. Coates
end Gfuhay. the two men. are refresh
inely funny end original. Their eoin=
edr and characteristic dances eatsipsi
hearty laughter The APPLAUSE Given
ihslr OCT In fhn r.Il. -.n., i....a .....l i....s
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-10

'wsshlheteh time q .. N. 81. PsuiJ.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-10

Cole Younger wants te come back 20
minnesota we can remember the time
when lac was trying to Get eut Of Min
nesUts mighty hsfd.@Ssuk Center
Herald
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
DOES NOT APPLY TO MILES.
Provision I'm Army Appropriation Bill
Modiied-The Measure Then Pass.
ed by the Senate.

Washington, January 26.-The Sen
ate today passed the army %appropria-
ton bill after modifying the provision
concerning the assignment of retired
army officers to active service with
militia organizations. The effect Of
the change is to relieve General Miles
from it's application. While. the bill
was under discussion, Mr.. Gallingel
and other Senators criticised the
amendment regulating the sale 81
army transports, claiming that the
use of government vessels had the eff.
feet of forcing unfair competition up.
on the owners of private vessels. Mr.
Hale also found opportunity to con
denim the operation of the genera
staff system in the army. He said he
would oppose any effort to establish
a similar system in the navy.
The Senate adjourned until tomor.
row.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
pooL-Roon ON WHEELS CLOSED
Shifted Between Counties by q Switch
Engine, It Yielded a Fortune.

Because n man elected by the peo-
pie to enforce the law had the courage
and ability to execute his duties, the
Madison p~oolroom, that famous gamD-
ling resort, one of the sources of thrce
great fortunes, has been forced out of
existence For many years the owners
and operators of the poolroom at Mad
ison, ILL.,, just across the river from ST.
! Louis, defied or evaded the law. For
a time SO vigorous were the efforts
made to drive the Doolroom out of bus
ness it vas found necessary to put
the building on great trucks and keep
a freight switch engine standing near
| al all times.
When, therefore, h sheriff Of Mad
ison county decided to raid the pool
room the tip was quietly passed to the
manager of the room, the switch en-
CINE was quickly attached to the build
| ing land it was soon pulled a few
yards over the line into ST. Clair coun-
ty. The sheriff OF Madison COUNT,
under such circumstances, would find
the resort always out of his jurisdiction
when he arrived. Likewise, when the
sheriff Of ST. Clair county got his ma
chinery into working order and started
~ Ada0 ~ pOOiIoolh IN UQLIO1IS WAS
quietly drawn back over the line INTO
the other county. For some reason the
two sheriffs never attempted concerted
| action. Citizens Of Madison finally gave
UP the fight to drive the pOOlroom out
Of existence. The cella-Adler-Tilles
syndicate, which controls the race
tracks of st. Louis, continued to oper-
ate the resort year after year, to their
exceeding profit, piling up one fortune
after another until this wintet.
Recently the people of Madison coun-
ty, having elected Frank Gillian, an
earnest young reformer, to be State
Attorney, took heart again and started
in to drive out the gamblers. Mr.. Gill
ham made a study of the situation and
discovered the poolroOm to be on the
property OF the Illinois Central Rail-
road. He accordingly served notice on
the road that a disorderly and illegal
resort was being conducted OF it's prop
erty and Ia the railroad would be
| held responsible for the continuation
of the pOolrOom. Within three days
| the place was closed. But Mr.. Gillian
| was not satisfied. He wanted the build
ing torn down and all possibility Of
| gambling operations being resunned
eliminated forever. Accordingly a
force of men employed by the railroad
RACED the building and removed from
the site every scrap of timber. The
poolroom passed out Of existence amid
the rejoicing of hundreds of men and
women, who stood around in the bitter
cold n cheered as the workmen tore
down the roof and walls of the place
that for years had sheltered the moss
arrogant n INSCRIPTIONS lot Of
gamblers within the two states of Mis-
| souri, and Illinois. Them thanksgiving
services were held in every church in
Madison Cincinnati Enquirer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
MURDER AT MAXTON.
A Stranger Shoots a Negro, Who Died
i'll q Few Hours.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The M~essenger.)
Maxton, n. c., January 26.-Jim
Mitchell, a negro boy about II years
old, was killed here last night in the
store of Enoch Burns under peculiar
circumstances, as at this writing evil
dence is very hard to get.
Ernest Burns, son of Mr.. Enoch
Burns, says that about 9 o'clock the
negro, Jim Mitchell, came into the
store n called for some cigarettes.
Just about this time a.. we'll dressed
white man came in and asked for
something. The negro took offense at
his waiting on h white man first and
said something offensive. The stranger
drew his pistol and shot the negro and
left Immediately. The negro was
struck in the middle Of the forehead.
and died in a few hours. Warrants
are out this morning for the arrest of
Ernest Burns and Henry Smith. the
two white boys in the store at the
time of the occurrence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
The Cigarette Habit.

A man who has never drank liquor
is unable to understand why others
drink to excess; why, if they get one
drink, they want more and ~more-drink
as long as they a hold any. It is
the same way about cigarettes. even
men addicted to smoking cigars or a
pipe never have been able to understand
why a boy once he gets at the practice,
cannot stop. The habit is on a par with
liquor drinking, If it is not actually
worse. In recent years another thing
is being charged up against their use
that it leads to a criminal life. Probate
Officer w. c.. Johnson, of Kansas City,
addressing an audience of several hun
dred boys in that city, said cigarettes
caused nearly all the downfalls among
youths.
Out of 450 boys who have been ia
ken into the Juvenile Court" said Mr..
Johnson, "95 per cent. were cigarette
smokers. 1 never say a boy who played
hockey from school who did not also
smoke cigarettes. This habit is the
beginning of crime.
Il know a little one on the West Side
VIII IICS I'LL IN UCo " !" dl1o lll1SO
hours at a time smoking cigarettes. He
has become addicted to the habit and
says he cannot stop it. He will be sent
to a reform school, where he can't get
the poisonous things.
Two boys were caught stealing in
a store not long ago. Each was a cigar
cite smoker. In nearly every case where
a boy breaks into a store the first thing
he steals is tobacco.
1.-The injury of cigarette smoking to a
boy is not merely physical, usually leads
him into bad associations that pervert
his ideas Of manliness.
"A gang of boys secretly smoking
cigarettes submit to the leadership OF
the toughest in the gang. There is a
magic power in the practice to lower
all to the level of the lowest.
THE boy who thinks it is manly to
smoke has a wrong notion of manliness.
He is training himself to admire and
emulate mans vices instead of his vir-
tues. He is c~ultivating the qualities
that count for failure instead Of sue
cess"
And YET with all our strides toward
morality go along and try to
suppress the sale of cigarettes. That
the habit of smoking them is growing
at an alarming rate cannot be refuted.
1t is safe to say hat not one parent in
a dozen in this town, whose boys are
smoking them, know or even suspect it.
OF course they will find it out in time,
but it will hen be too late.-Greensboro
Record,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
THEY WE'RE NOT DURABLE.
Georgia When Imported to New
York.
From the Pittsubrg Dispatch,

(From the Pittsubrg Dispatch.l
James A.. Ashley. a candidate fir
Congress IN the Republican ticket in
Georgia, is in New York. He owns To-.
600 acres of mountain lands among
the moonshine mountains OF northwes-
full and bears are unknown. When he
came north he brought as pets for two
little nieces near New York a pair OF
possums. He had much trouble trans
porting them in a gripsack. because the
animals got loose in the Pullman car
several times. They'd swing on the bell
the lever of the automatic brake and
put The mechanism out Of business.
However. he got them here.
Yesterday he visited his sisters fam
lily and asked one Of the little niecas
about the strange pets. They are very
interesting" said the ten year old girl,
but they are not durable" "Durable?"
repeated Ashley in amazement. Yes;
tneyre all TO pieces. We put them in
the yard and. somehow. every cat
within a half mile ook offense at the
possumS The cats came here in
crowds. Oh. the Georgia 'possums
stood thei ground all right. But ore
or 'em hasn't any tail; the other has
lost an eye, most Of an ear and all the
hair on his back. They are wearing out
as ~playthings. They're ike most o
the other Christmas toys We received.
Next m bring us n of those beau
tlful king snakes that you say can lick
a rattler. That's what we want-Soma-
tnlng durable: don't you understand %
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
PROVIDE FOR THE UNFOR-
TUNATES.

Before a single dollar is appropriate
ed for any other cause, enough money
should be appropriated to take every
insane person out of jail and make cell
tain that no more shall De incarcerated
Everything else is Of secondary impor-
tance.-News and Observer.
We hope the legislature will take the
above sound and sensible advice of The
News n Observer. The unfortunate
and afflicted people among us hould ne
looked after by the la~w-making body OF
the state. Providing for these people
is not a work of charity. 1t IS a
Christian duty. Their wants should be
looked after. They have a right to de-
mand it OF the state. It is a disgrace
hat there should be 50 many insane
confined in III jails n held in res
strajnt at their homes where they can
not receive proper care and medical
treatment. Two classes of our others
cry aloud to the state for aid ana
protection-those affected by loss of
mental faculties and some of the. phys;-
cal senses and the infirln veterans Of
the war between the states. The first
duty of our legislators is to provide for
the care and comfort Of these people.
AS we said above they are not objects
of charity. They do not seek this
aid of the state as a gift. It is a duty
the states owes to them to provide for
their wants and to give them comforta-
BILE homes. This legislation should
come before any provision for public
buildings or statues and memorials IT,
any of our distinguished dead. We
van to see the state erect a monument
to the memory Of our distinguished
Ransom burt if there is to be a choice
between this monument and the cree
ton of additional state buildings on ire
one land and on the other ample pro-
vision for the care of the afflicted and
the aged Confederate veterans among
us we say let the former matters wait.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
OLD-TTME RACE-TRACK SHARP.
How Dave Smith and His Running
Horses Worked Kansas Sports.

A decrepit old man living on the out
skirts OF Salina in a rickety old wagon
and living on the bounty of generous
a time when this old man was a noted
race horse sharper. His name is Dave
Smith. Many years ago ne possessed
a running horse known as Buckshot,
which could beat anything in Kansas
in a quarter dash
His game was to drift into a. town
with Buckshot hitched to a tumble
down wagon. Then he would sift
around among the horsemen and after
a drink or two would gently intimate
that he had a "hOSs'' which could go
some. His innocent country way never
failed to impress the sports with the
idea that they had caught a sucker.
And it was In impression that was not
removed until Smith departed a day
or two later with all the loose cash in
town.
One time many years ago Smith polk
ed into Atohison with his ramshackle
outfit. In some ann the sports got
VIM of the fact that old nan horse
was the famous Buckshot. They
thought they saw a way to do the old
man UP for all his possessions, mas
much as he always employed a local
rider to ride his racer. Their game was
to get a rider up on Buckshot who
would pull him. They succeeded only
too easy. The old man accepted the
rider who offered his services without
the slightest hesitation. Furthermore
he bet the Atchison spots to a stand
still, putting up money IN Buckshot
until no more was to be a.
The horses were called to the post.
They We're to go from a standing start.
or a held start" as the fellows used to
call it. The old man amb,ed out to tae
track with Buckshot, rider up, and took
his station ready for the word go"
And just as the word was given he
jerked a snay loose and the bit droppa
from Buckshot's mouth leaving the
rider with nothin' to pull ON. Then he
fetched Buckshot a clip with a quirt,
n the old horse went down the track
like a creased streak of lightning and
loped home an easy winner-Salina Re-
publican.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
FREIGHT TRAN WRECK.
Breakdown Causes Delay in Trains
Telephone Franchise Granted-Su.
perior Court Convenes.
Especial to The Messenger.)

N1PSSioi ~ ii AICSStHSCT.J
Goldsboro, n, c., January 26.-There
was a slight break down on a through
freight this morning near Selma whicb
delayed the trains coming into this city
for several hours. In fact the train
due to bring the Raleigh papers here
at 1870 O'Clock did not get mere until the
afternoon. The full extent of the dam
age could not be learned here, but il
was stated that no one was injured.
Judge Walter H. Neal arrived in the
city last night and formally opened
the session of the Superior court, which
should nav convened last MONDAY,
but which was postponed on account Of
the illness of the wife OF Judge Neal.
The little boy who drew the names of
the grandsj jury from the box was made
happy by the judge who ordered the
sheriff to give the little fellow one dol
lar, and instructed the youth to keep
the money until next Christmas aiiI
buy whatever he wished The charge
OF his honor to the grand jury was one
of the most positive and impressive
ever in the court house in this city.
He expressed his estimate Of the jury
system and said it was the highest
achievement of human intelligence.
AT a special meeting OF the board o.
aldermen held in the city last night, a
franchise was granted to the Carolina
Telegraph and Telephone Company to
operate a long distance exchange in this
city. There was considerable discussion
before he board granted tie franchise
and the proper restrictions were thrown
around it. Goldsboro has had trouble
with wv telephone companies which
were operated here at one time and the
board did not intend to nave the trou-
BILE repeated. It is understood that the
company that secured the franchise last
night will have lines extending all over
the eastern part of the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
NEWspAPER INFLUENCE.

Well, just as other prohibition COM
muhfties like Greensboro and Durham,
which are suffering from the sale of
liquor in the drug stores, were looking
to the Charlotte idea of combining such
sale to a medical dispensary, for medi-
cal purposes only, the plan was given
up in Charlotte because of the attack
upon this temperance measure by a sa-
loon newspaper. But the price paid
for that victory vas the loss OF respect
of every other editor intelligent enough
reasoned that a dispensary for medical
purposes only IA some way worse
for the prohibition cause than a dozen
~dispensaries, called drug stores. There
are some triumphs for which too heavy
a. price is paid.-Presbyterian Stan
dard.
We do no know to what editor the
Charlotte paper above quoted marks
with Christian-like and charitable
reference, but it seems that the paper
referred to IL it has lost The respect of
every other editor intelligent enough
to understand argument" had still a
good deal Of influence in M~ecklenburg
head off the drug store ~dispensary prop
osition. That influence must have been
among the most intelligent voters Of
the city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
TT WILL KEEP

1t is not always necessary
to use a whole bottle of
SCOTS Emulsion. What is
left will keep. We have seen
a bottle of our Emulsion
three years old that is still
good. What other prepare
ton of cod liver oil will keep
sweet and permanent for half
that length of time? SCOTS
Emulsion is always reliable
because its always absolutely
pure.
Well send you a sample free.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street, New York
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
John Sharp Williams roped tn

John Sharp Williams roped the
democrats in at the caucus the other
night. A. sensational rumor caused
an unusually large number to attend,
thinking there was going to be raised
nation Of the party leadership. But
instead they were called upon to en-
dorse the proposition of the. republi-
can president to enlarge the powers
Of the Interstate commerce commits
sion. It did so and most sensibly and
correctly did it act.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
yilessfnger.
THE OUTCOME IN RUSSIA.

The Russian government seems to
have allayed for a while the revolu-
tionary element. This though does not
mean that the revolution is over. The
people OF Russia have tasted blood
and We may look for d recurrence of the
scenes of st. Petersburg. What oc-
CURED there last Sunday is only
the beginning OF the political revo-
luton. There may be no more blood
shed-but we doubt this-but the
revolution will go on all the same.
we believe the autocratic rule in that
empire is over. The people have taken
things in their own hands and the
people will conquer. The fight is
sauarely on. Whether it will be i
bloody or a bloodless n is for the
party in power to say. The old
regime in Russia is doomed. No one
can deny that. How is h new order
of things to be established? That is
the question. Must the people attain
1t with the blood Of thousands as did
the French populace or Will the gov
grant it before it is forced to
the wall? The next question Is what
effect will a revolution in Russia have
on the balance of the. world? The indi-
cations already are that Great Britain
welcomes a new order of things in
that empire. The close relationship
of rulers amounts to little when IL
comes to the adjustment of interna-
tioDaI relations
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
M'CUE MUST HANG.
Court of Appeals Refuses u Rehear.
ing in His Case.

Richmond, Va, January 26.-The ST.
preme court of Appeals has denied the
supplementary appeal in tine case OF
ex+Mayor McCue of Charlottesville,
convicted Of wife murder. He was SER
fenced to b. hanged January 20. and
was respited by Governor Montague un-
til February 10th.
Charlottesville, Va, January 26.-J.
Samuel McCue, was informed in his
cell today by the Associated Press cor
respondent that the Court OF Appeals
of Virginia had refused a rehearing in
his case. He took the news calmly for
a few minutes and then saying st viii,
get justice above" burst into tears. He
gave way to uncomfortable grief for
five minutes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31

The marriage question in it's sew
eral bearings seems to be a great puz-
zle to h legislature. This comes
from the attempt to break loose from
old bearings. The safest rule is to
stick by the old landmarks.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31

Mr.. Jerome in New York is hot
after the gamblers. He has caused
some to close their places of business
and a great many others to change
their countersign.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31

The best thing the present state
legislature could do would be to
abolish the fake principle of legisla-
tive courtesy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31

Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
See it eUterminate the poison. feel It
r~evitalize the blood and bring back thar
happy. joyous feeling Of bygone days.
80 cents Tea OF Takiets.-R- r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31
6 More Days of
GA @
Big Inventory Sale.
Specials for this Week:
Specials for this Week:

54-inch Black Taffeta Silk, s1.25
kind; this sale. :. Csc.
$4,000 yards of &C. colored Lawns.
patterns; this SALE. "A 1-2c.
Only 10 yards to customer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-31

This sale We are presenting a list
OF bargains unparalleled in the his
tory of Dry foods and Notion buying
In Wilmington. The price or each
article makes it a bargain worthy OF
your consideration. Be sure and visit
Il stores the last days OF this big
sale.