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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
TIE RAIN CURE
People I'M Texas arc Trying 1t AMI Say
IL is a Remedy for Many Ailments.

-
The rain cure IS now being tried by
a number of persons in this city when
ever opportunity IS offered for taking
the treatment. Some of those who have
taken it say that it is a panacea for all
chronic diseases as well as many of the
lesser ills of the body.
There is nothing complicated about
the rain cure All that is required OF
the patient is that he shall stand in
the open, with his body bare OF all
clothing, and let the falling rain pour
on him.
The sensation is said to be very
agreeable. Those who have tried tie
new treatment assert that the rain fall
ing upon the bare body i~nvigorates Tue
whole system and is especially
STRENGTHENING to the nerves.
There is no set rule for taking the
treatment. Some of those III began
it several months ago, at the early
break of winter, have stood in the rain
for several hours ar a time without sui
fering effects of a ~disagreeable charac-
ter afterward.
Devotees of the rain cure welcome
the appearance Of a black cloud which
forbodes a terrific downpour Of rain. It
is then that they strip to the skin and
get out in the pack yards, which are
enclosed by high board fences, and let
he water come down upon them in tor
rents.
It is declared that the rain cure IS a
sure remedy for rheumatism and taat
decided Improvement has been noted IN
o,en ofTlicto6 witt tuDGrcu-
1osis. FOR nervous disorders the treat
ment is said to Dc infallible. One treat
ment. il is said, will cure a severe co.d
The treatment is believed to have
had its origin in Austin. So far as
can be learned, John burst, a young
business man of that city, was the hrst
person to give it a trial.
A few months ago he was suffering
from n severe cold. A rainstorm came
I'D, and while it was in progress he lie.
cided to strip and get u into 1t ano
coo if if would help his cold. There IS
a high board fence around his back lot
After d~isrobing in the barn he went
into the lot and let the rain fall upon
his bare body. ~
The experiment was a success. IN:
me treatment cured his old Since
then ne never IhSSeu IohihS
cure when at home during a rain. IL
has perfect health.
He related his experience to some o.
his friends and the fad spread rapldlJ
# is recommended that weak PER
sons who take the treatment should no
remain in the rain too long at a TIM
and that a vigorous rubbing should fol
low the wetting.
It is the theory of those who have
taken the treatment that its ehcac>
lies in the fact that rain drops contain
peculiar medicinal properties and that
coming through the air as they 10
they are charged with electricity, WntcI
has a direct effect upon the pody
Physicians who have been questioned
eon the subject say that the treatmen
may have merit IN its application o
certain ills.-Austin, Texas, Dispatch
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
Public Is Aroused

The public is aroused to a knowl
edge Of the curative merits of tina
great medicinal tonic, Electric Bitters
for sick stomach. liver and kidneys
Mary H. Walters, of $40 st. Clair ave.
Columbus, O., writes: For severa
months, | was given up to die. l ha6
fever and ague, my nerves were
wrecked: | could not sleep, and my
stomach was so weak, from useless
doctors drugs, that | could not eat
Soon after beginning TO take Electric
Bitters, l obtained relief, and in &
short time | was entirely cured" Guar
anteed at r. r. Bellamy's drug store
Drice soc,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

For sunburn, letter and all skin ana
scalp diseases, DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve has no equal. 1t is a certain
cure for blind, bleeding, itching ana
p~rotruding piles. 1T will draw the IRE
out of a burn and heal without leav-
ing a scar. Boils, old sores, carDun-
cles, etc, are quickly cured by the use
of the genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazei
fSalye. Accept no substitute as they are
often dangerous and uncertain. Sold
by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
Peculiar DISAPPEARANCE.

J. D. Runyan, of Butlerville, O., laid
the peculiar disappearance of his pain
full symptoms, of indigestion and bill
i~ousness, to DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
He says: They are a perfect remedy,
for dizziness, sour stomach, headache,
constipation, etc" Guaranteed at Il.
r. Bellamy's drug store; price Zoe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
LAST Offices of Confederate Senate.

Colonel l.. r. Fltzhugh, who dropped
dead at St. Louis tuesday, was the .as'
known surviving officer of the Conted-
crate Senate, having been ~sergeant-at-
arms of that body during nearly its en-
tire existence. He also commanded tn
first forces organized at Richmond, his
native city, for the defence of the Con
federate capital. AS door-keeper OF Tie
national house Of representatives telrty
years ago he became known through
the widely published statement that ne
was a digger man than old Grant,
Grant being then President.Exchange
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

President Roosevelt has presented
Governor Folk. Of Missouri. with a
cop of his Strenuous Life" essays
saving hat he and the governor have
much the same problems to deal with
Yes: but Folk is cleaning out the
rascals from his own party" signii-
oantly comments the Columbia State
--Sa1iShn1v SIM
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

The pills that act as a tonic, II not
as a drastic purge, are DeWltt's Little
Early Risers. They cure Headache,
Constipation, Biliousness, Jdundice,
etc. Eearly Risers are small and easy
to take and easy to act. Sold by L. K.
BelIamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
Never in the a n

Never in the way, no trouble TO car
ry, easy to take. pleasant and never
failing in results are DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. These famous little pills
are a certain guarantee against head
ache. ~biiiousness. torpid liver and all Of
the ills resulting from constipation
They tonic and strengthen the liver
Sold by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
Fiendish Suffering.

is often caused by sores, ulcers and
cancers, that eat away your skin. VIM
Bedell, of Flat Rock, Mich, says: 81
have used Bucklen's Arnica Salve for
Ulcers, Sores and Cancers. 1t is the
best healing dressing | ever found
Soothes and heals cuts, burns and
scalds. 25c at r. r. Bellamy's drus
store; guaranteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

The salve that heals without a scar
is DeWitt's. Witch Hazel Salve. No
remedy effects such speedy relief. It
draws out inflammation, sOotnes,
cools and heals all cuts, burns and
bruises. A sure cure for Plies and
skin diseases. DeWitt's is the only
genuine Witch 1IazeI Salve. Beware
of counterfeits, they are dangerous.
Sold by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

F1inders-"I hear you've gone in the
automobile business" Cinders-"Yes,
I thought it would be cheaper than
sending my machines out every time
they got smashed up."-Detroit Free
Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

It is perhaps fortunate for those
High Point manufacturers that they
did not need cars so badlv as to have
to take anything that was offered.--
Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

No such thing as sumner COM
plaint'' where DR.. Fowler's Extract Of
Wild Strawberry is kept handy. Ma
lures remedy for every l%ooseness of
the bowels.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

One of the surprising statements
brought cut in connection. with the
outbreak Of yellow fever in New Or
leans is the extent to which the Ital-
fans have taken the lar of negroes
ir the cane fields and other places
whore labor is Observation-Disclosures OBJ
NY
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

"Life insurance is a great blessing"
: said the prudent man. YES" answer
ed the apprehensive policyholder, "but
it is one Of the blessings that happen
just now to be in disguise Washing
ton Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness
Of theskin Of any sort, instantly re
lieved, permanently cured Doan's
ointment. At any drug store
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

A head in an exchange reads. Var
danlan in peaceful mood" That news
has the merit Of novelty ANYHOW
Greensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

An exchange intimates h Il Mr.
Rockefeller has subscribed to q press
clipping bureau and thot he IS losing
his mind. Cause or efTect"-Graham
Tribune
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

The jap Ono doing uD Big Tom at
Ashrville. was another instance of the
ability CT the JAMS to handle big things
srscessfully.-R aleigh F'ost.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

Rear. the 4 Iha Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature a. ! &AHNzZZM

Rudyard Kipling is out with his an
DUal Outburst. He always m to
the front about 'sweet-corn time
South Bend Ond.) Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11

Group instantly relieved. DIR. Thorn
as Eclectic Oil. Perfectly safe. Never
fails. At any drug store.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-06

Gen, NJ: J.. Bonham was carried 70
richmond Sunday for the purpose of
entering hospital for treatment. He
has been suffering for the past two
weeks from an intestinal abscess. and
an operation 6vill be performed before
he returns. His many friende wish
him a speedy restoration to health and
strength.
The city and county will send n
large number Of hays :u;i girls 10 the
various colleges this fall. Anderson
iis always well represented. and the
interest in higher education is steadily
increasing from year to year The
State institutions get most of the stu
dents, but many go to other colleges
OF the country.
The distribution of the prizes offered
by the street railway company at
trrcted large crowd to the park Sat
nrday night. The first prize of $50 fell
to Prue Ligon, the second of $15 ia
Thomas II. Russell. aud the third OF
$40 to Il. u. Harper. Twenty five
prizes of one dollar each we're also
distributed among tho winners.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-06
Local News.
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 6, 1905.
THE CoTT0H MARKE1

Good Middling--10.
Strict Middling-9B.
Middling-99.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-06

Miss Lizzie Cornish, trained teacher
and pianist, will resume her music class
M onday, Sept. III. Strict attention to
grading, phraeing and dynamics. For
periods apply 304 North Main street.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-06
Used for Pneumonia.

DR.. J. g. Bishop, OF Agnew, Mich,
Tar in three very severe cases OF pneu-
monia with good results in every >sape."
Refuse substitutes. Sold by Evans
Pharmacy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-06
"a GOOD T1RAE

To have ypr Carriage and Buggy Repaired and Repa.ea
80 they will be ready when need them We
did stock good, dry Rims spoke Shafts Wheels ALSO Lno
Der in the rough and nearly takes vehicle
good shape with plenty good hsp give prompt service
RUBBER TIES a SPECIALITY.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-06

STRAYED OR STOLEN from the
pasture on Rocky River, ut Toxaway
null, light dove colored milk COW,
with long horns. A reward will be-
paid for lts return or any information
concerning II. w. ". Bleckley,
TOXaWnY null
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-06

FOR SA LEA fine lot of Devon Cat.
tie. VIII grade from three-fourths TO
seven eiRhths. Amply to Geo. NJ. Smith,
Calhoun Falls, S. G. l2-4t
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-06

are instantly relieved, and perfectly
healed, by Ruoklen's Arnica Salve. G..
Rivenbark, Jr., Of Norfolk. Va, writes:
II burnt my knee dreadfully; that 1t
blistered all over. Bucklen's Arnica
without scar." Also heals all wounds
and sores. ESQ at Orr, Gray & Co., drug
Rists.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-29
"oId GIory's Birthday

When the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
talks politics it usually talks arrant
nonsense. When it gets off that SUBJ
ject it frequently says good things
occasionally fine things. To the latter
category belongs the following edito-
rial, which it recently published under
the head of "Old Glory's Birthday
In the genesis of the American flag
June "A has the same sort of a place that
July has in the development of the
American nation. It was on June A. 1777
that the Continental congress adopted a
resolution reciting that ssthe flag Of the
thirteen United States be thirteen stripes.
alternate red and white that the union
be thirteen stars, white, in a blue field,
representing a new constellation" This
was eleven months after the Declaration
of independence 1t was two years and
two months after the embattled farmers
at Concord bridge fired the shot heard
round the world Yorktown however,
the last battle of the Revolution was
four years and four months in the future
The flag has seen some vicissitudes
since that day more than century and a
quarter ago, when the decree went out for
its creation. It has f1oated in wars against
England Mexico and Spain as well as
against the pirates of the Barbary coast,
and likewise in a great civil conflict. In
every case notwithstanding temporary
defeats, it has been ultimately victorious.
1t has. in wars, foated in many seas.
from the Mediterranean. the British chan
mel and the gulf Of Mexico over to the
Philippines. in the shadow of Asia
Today the flag will fly from military
posts, naval stations and great centers
of civilization extending halfway round
the globe. The thirteen states which il
typifed in the beginning have grown to
forty-five. and the 3.0B9000 of people have
expanded to s3,009G6g In these days.
when the United States. the most power
full as well as the most peaceful of all
the great nations, is bringing belligerents
together and ending the greatest war of
the age, the flag carries with it more
glory and prestige than any other banner
extant. It floats over an inaneasurably
greater nation ard Yields a far larger IN
fiuence in the world than it did long ago,
when Morris sung of it as typifying
1.-THE union of lakes. the union of lands.
The union of states. none can sever;
The union of hearts. the union of hands
And the flag Of our Union forever.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-29

have been hurrying to and fro trying
to rebuild the Republican fences for
fear that he will receive his coup de
grace next year, and the Elkins contin-
gent is not in the habit of getting
scared unless there is danger inlpend.
ing Such d revolution all over the
country as Colonel Davis achieved
would not Only give us the house next
fail, but would give us two-thirds of
the state administrations iii the Union
as well as the senate of the United
States. These three in Illinois,
West Virginia and "a show that
general causes are together
for good to those wsl3 l9ae pure gov-
eminent Just why the encouraging
results have not challenged the atten-
ton Of the Den oeratic press do not
know.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-29
Sicns Of the Times.

@Straws show which way the wind
blows likewise, Coming events cast
their shadows before" For some I'M
accountable reason even Democratic
newspapers have failed to note the
significance of recent political events
The overwhelming defeat last fall APP
pears to have stupefed or cowed them.
They should brace up. The '.straws''
indicate that Democrats are crawling
Chicago after giving Roosevelt and
Fairbanks a beastly majority returned
to her Democratic noorings at the re
cent municipal election. and Judge
Dunno defeated Judge Harlan for may
or by a decisive vote. and it was POI
litieal, not a personal, triumph, for ac-
cording to all the evidence, Harlan is
most excellent citizen, as is his ia
ther Justice John Marshall Harlan
of the supreme court of the United
States. little later a congressional
election was held in the Evansville
Qnd.) district to fill a vacancy caused
by the translation of Hon. James A.
Hemenway to the senate. True, the
Republican pulled through. but by
much reduced majority-so much re-
duced. in fact. that if a similar reduc-
ton in the Republican vote should be
general next fall we would carry the
house by a large majority and over
half the states now held by Republic
ans That's s'straw" No. 2, which
seems to have entirely escaped the arr
gus eyed Democratic editors. Straw
No. 8 is more encouraging still, but
seems to have evaded the eagle optics
of the Democratic press. That is the
triumphant election of Colonel Tom
Davis, aged seventy brother to
Grandpa Henry e., over the Republic
an candidate in West Virginia dis
trict to fill a congressional vacancy
caused by the elevation of Judge Day:
ton to the federal bench. Last year
Dayton carried the district by over
1900 majority. This year Colonel Da-
Wis carries it by over thousand! And
yet not a single rooster has appeared
In the Democratic papers Of the coun
try. If so, he has escaped my vision
No Importance attaching to 1t, eh? A
fuke in an off year. is It? The friends
of that palpitating patriot, Senator
Stephen Benton Elkins, do not think
So His term expires next year. but
since that election, which, BY the way,
Is n the Elkins district, bis lleutenants
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-29
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Philadelphia Bosses Hard
Hit - Our Next war
VIII Be For Our Colo
MES - Why England IS
Pleased Recent Events
Significant ].
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favor of fighting for them to the jump
ing off place, but they are a detriment,
a nuisance, a delusion All they are
fit Tor, so far as we are concerned, is
TO cause us endless expense and end
less trouble without the slightest pros
pect in the world that they will ever
profit us morally, politically, financial
" or in any other way whatever. I
mean profit us as q people. a few
Americans will grow rich over there
no doubt, but for every dollar an Amer
lean Spectator, lexploiter or grabber
makes over there the American tax
payer win have to whack up at least
100. What will it profit US as a ma
ton for a few Adventures to pile
up the ducats for their private use
while Uncle Sam increases his tax
bills? No wonder England is tickled
to death" She never found such d
soft snap before as she has discovered
in us. The Washington Post renders
a public service in stating the bald,
unpleasant truth. Would to God that
it had so stated it seven years agol
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-29
: CHAMP
:. LARK'S
: : Ii. | I Err
Especial wa shington Letter
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Especial Washington Letter.
Ut is always decidedly refreshing to
see the Pennsylvania Republican
4 bosses especially the Pennsylva-
4 MIA Republican bosses of Philadel-
phia-catch it in the neck. That's what
has just happened to them. When the
bosses selected Mayor Weaver for his
important post they seem to have
bought pig in poke. How he came
TO do it nobody knows, and really no
body cares Whether he acted from
fear. principle or ambition, the result
is the same the Philadelphia Republic
an bosses noses are out of joint, which.
is always and under all circumstances
a matter for congratulation all round.
IF it ends in the disintegration Of the
Quay enrose state machine, so much
the better a corrupter institution
never existed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-29
MIR. Doty Of Texas.

There is a news item fioating around
in the papers which if it turns out to
be true will cause President Roosevelt.
the modern Nimrod, q bad half hour
in fact. several of them 1t is dis
patch from Kountze, Tex, telling how
one George Doty, who was out black
beFryihg was attacked by d 600 pound
female bear and how, being unarmed.
he, the aforesaid Doty, pounded with
his fist that irate brute into insensi-
bility, bound her hard and fast with
Grapevines, as Delilah bound Samson.
and then, having killed her with club.
turned her over to his fellow blackber-
ry hunters. So long as that tale goes
Colonel Roosevelt cannot write Tex
celsior" on his banner. He will have
to seek the bears again and keep doing
something; otherwise Doty of Kountze,
Tex, will wear the belt as bear batter.
or, rather, bear beater. He should
also receive one of Andrew Carnegie's
hero medals. Likewise james J. JEFF
fries Of California, who recently re-
tired from the roped arena because
there was no one worthy of his fist,
may be compelled by public opinion
to change his notion and return to the
ring to meet Doty Of Kountze, Tex,
the only man, living or dead. that ever
defeated bear with his fists. Other
wise people may doubt the Jef'ries
valor. Doty had no idea when he was
pummeling that bear in that Texas
blackberry patch that he would cause
CONSERVATION and jealousy both in the
White House and in the princely man
sion of the retired Jeffries. Lord By
ron said, Il awoke one morning and
found myself famous Same way
with George Doty of Kountze, Tex.
He led, for q few minutes, at least, the
strenuous life for sure.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-29

'Seest thou man diligent in his
business? He shall stand before
kings. That's one of those sententious,
epigrammatic remarks which earned for.
Solomon the title of THE wise man
in fact, 'sthe wisest man. He was
correct. The case of my friend, Colo
mel e. W. Stephens of Columbia, Mo-,
proves it. By diligence and persever-
ance he has built up in a small inland
city one of the largest publishing
houses in the world Recently he was
elected president of all the reunited
Baptists in America, and if the depart
ed spirits of the mighty dead take any
interest in mundane affairs John the
Baptist must have been greatly de-
lighted in locking down upon the mag
nificent and mammoth convention over
which Stephens presided. 1t was what
another of my friends, Colonel FL. Mar
tin Williams. would call "a corker.''
Now. Stephens goes to Europe in the
double role of representing all the Bap-
fists of North America in a great pow
WOW in London and the editors of
America at another great powwow in
Belgium, thereby standing before Ed
ward VII. and Leopold II. He is the
best looking of the three.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-29
A Humhuc.

Civil service reform as practiced by
this administration is a mysterious
thing, an elusive thing, a deceptive
thing-a humbug. The prefense is that
men are appointed to Office by reason
of their fitness-which is not true for
at this writing a general shakeup in
federal Offices is going on in Illinois in
order to aid Uncle Shelby NJ. CuIlom in
his efforts to prevent Richard Yates I'd
from cabbaglng his toga. Hopkins is
helping Cullom, no doubt with the I'M
derstanding that Cullom is to help him.
which is sspoils" politics all around
Over in Indiana the two United States
senators civil service refoFmers both,
with their mouths and their months
only are fixing to have an internal
revenue collector fired, not because he
is incompetent. but because if he holds
on the balance of power betwixt them
will be endangered '.Spoils' politics
once more. Oh, hypoerites and Phari-
sees!