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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04
WAGES of

..Old Hiram Spruceby was the lazi-
est man these parts ever seen, re-
marked the postmaster at Bacon hluge'
according to the Columbus Dispatch.
"Was he really so very lazy?' inter-
rogated the soap drummer.
Lazy! Why, would you believe IT,
when he wanted a chicken killed ne
would tie it out in the road and wait
for an automobile TO run over II. 1hat 5
q fact, stranger. One day he Wah'eu
a bullock killed and he tied that out
thar. too" -
And I suppose a racing macnlhe
came tearing along and then there was
fresh beef?"
Nothing of the kind, stranger. When
that thar bullock seen the racing ma
chine coming he just lowered his head
| and tossed it clean over Hiram's barn.
, Now. Hiram has four damage suits on
hand and a new roof to put on his
barn."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04
Fishes That are RaCCrS.

Study of the speed of fishes is en-
Earrassed by unavoidable difficulties. 1t
is not possible, as with birds, to set
up tall poles at intervals of a quarter
of a mile, and, with the help of stop
watches, time them as they go by.
Nevertheless, recent investigation OF
the subject goes to show that the
mackerel, if not the champion racer OF
the briny deep, comes pretty near to
carrying off the hOnOrs. Unquestlon-
ably, it travels sometimes as fast as
an express train at high speed-say,
at the rate of sixty, or possibly, seven
ty miles an o
Other things being equal, the larger
the fish, the faster it swims-Just as
the huge steamship is able to travel at
a speed much greater than Ii little
harbor tug. Undoubtedly, the energy
employed by a fish of great size, such
as a thirty-foot shark, when travelling
at it's best gait, is something tremen-
dous. An ordinary tug, which repre-
sents a maximum of energy in q mini
mum Of bulk, utiliZes about 2OO horse
power. Of course it is only Il guess,
but it would not seem to be over the
mark to suppose that a 1O-foot whale
makes use of 500 horse power when it
prOpels it's huge bulk through the
water at a rate of thirty miles an
hour. A whale-which is a mammal,
and not a fish-might be compared to
a freight train if the shark is a can
non-bail express, but it can beat the
fastest ocean greyhOund' in a contest.
If there is a fish that can travel
faster than a shark, it must be the
tarpon, which can probably "hit her
up to the tune Of eighty miles an
hour, if pressed for time. Generally
| speaking, it may be said that finny
creatures which live near the surface
of the sea are swift swimmers, as com
| pared with those that dwell in the
/! depths. Thus the cod, which is a deep
water species, is sluggish, and would
| stand no show at all in a race with
| the mackerel or herring. These latter,
which are distinctly pelagic, depend fol
their living in pursuing agile prey
and they must be quick in their move
ments in order to escape the attacks OF
| their own enemies.
If the mackerel were as big as
good-sized shark, it would probably bt
the speed champion of the ocean. NJ
fish is better shaped for rapid going
Some years ago a yacht builder il
New York constructed a sloop with {
hull patterned exactly after the under
body of a Spanish mackerel. b wa
called the Undine, and, if tradition doe
not lie, she never was beaten. Like tn
| fish after which she was modelled, sh'
had the greatest breadth of beam for
ward of amidships-a decidedly move
idea in bodybuilding. One may say
indeed, that all modern water-craf
are more or less fish-like in thel
makeup; yet, on the whole, it is sui
prising that marine architects have no
striven more. earnestly than they haV
done to obtain hits from natures owl
illustrations OF aquatic speed maxim
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Evening Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04

The late Joseph jefferson, says u
Chicago Record Herald, once found
himself financially embarrasod In an
city. He thought il not hard,
however, To cot money. &c telegraph
cd his and asked for Slco.
Tine next morning a letter Hoiitatnlns Il
lcheck reached Mr.. Jefferson.
Later In the day the veteran actor
went to one of the banks and rendered
1.-The check 10 the paying teller.
do YOU know any n in the bank,
INr. J~effersont" asked the cashier.
Rip Van Wrinkle knew no one there.
lie saw the predicament he was in
mfr. Cashier" he said. don't you
know me?'
II saw Joseph Jefferson years ago
lin rip Van Wrinkle and also III The
Rivals but that has been so long ago
THAT / cannot say that ! can identify
You as the actor
You saw Joseph Jefferson in Rip
Ivan winkle:'"
A happy thought struck the actor.
He moved ten feet from the window
Then he struck a pose OF odd Rip
land said:
mfr. Cashier, IL my good dog Schnei-
lder was here. he could identify me-
Here's your money. You are JET
Iferson without n doubt. And il my
Judgment is wrong I am willing &c
make good the hundred myself"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04
ET SKIRTS FLY. EUT
HELD TO HER HAT
Woman I'm I1atirou Gale Couldn't Lose
Her Lcss. bnt Might Lose New Bon

When the wind was in its most ca
PRECIOUS mood yesterday afternoon a
woman at that mysterious age gncn
her friends speak Of her as well pre-
served made a dash around the Fifth
venue cornor OF the F1atiron Building
Her gown was the lightest Of summer
muslins, and o1 her head she q
marvellous creation OF gauze and
flowers.
Every yagabond breeze in that yiclni-
~ instantly saw an opportunity TO do
stunts. Sooner Caan II takes TO tell 1t,
the summer muslin was describing the
most alarming aerial flights. But Its
owner, a hand either side Of her hat,
kept on as stubbornly as though sucn
a display of openwork hosiery were an
everyday affair.
Madam, cried another woman, rush
ing up to her, holding her own draper
les in a tight embrace, you are prob
ably not aware Of it, but your skirts
are above your knees
Il don't care, retorted b other.
never moving a finger from the flo
laden bonnet, I've had these legs for
forty-eight years, but | have just bought
this hat and paid SIS for it, AMI
don't mean to lose it."-New York
World.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04
A Narrow Escape.

The yellow fever was raging IN TIE
city of Vera Cruz that wear. ana one
of the large West Indian liners winch
arrived on q certain a was Obliged TO
anchor eff in the harbor A small poat.
known as q dinghy. fiOated astefn. anu
in this an active young colored ooy OIL
about Is was busiiv at work wash
ing off the seats. The boat lurched
over with a sudden dip as the boy pore
his weight on one Of the thwarts ana
Fedro heard a warning shout from the
steamers deck lust IN time to give one
terrific glance around. and to near
a r,oise he knew onlv too Well.
Without an instant's hesitation nc
jumped overheard from The opposite
side CT the boat. For as he nc
caught sight of the laws of n Sgeat
shark which. spying this
morscl of a plump little darky boy.
had lcaped toward the careened boat
with oper mouth. Sc vigorous was the
sharks lcap that as I'edro went over
on one side Of the boat the shark
fopDcd in on the ether Not being used
to these surroundings. and missing his
prey. he houndered around until his
| head bore Down the gunwale. and ne
slid from. the careening boat into the
sea again before the peoDle on the
steamer could fling a hartoon ut him
| Almost as he disappeared Door Pedro's
| head popped upon the oDDosite sidi
| of the boat. and in a terrible fr1gh'
he clamhered into the dinghy again
as thoroughly scared a young darky q:
| even had a narrow escape.
Had he not thus saved himself from
the man-eater. help from the stean1el
would have been necessary. and ever
then it is more than probable hat tn
boy would net have been saved. Thi
is q remarkable instance of the fe
rocity Of a shark seeking his prev GU
of the water-H. A. Johnson. in Au
gust st. Nicholas.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04
OF CRAFT IN THIS STATE
Investigation BY Department Of Justice
in Progress.

Agents arc Investigating Ru-
ns,rs OF Wholesale Violations OF
Revenue Laws and Coliusion on
Part Of Rcvenuc Officials I'm West
crn District OF North Carolina-In-
,~estisntion VIII be Far-Reaching
and Nav Furnish Sensational Dc
velDnmcnts-Fnnorcd That Secrc-
tary Wilson Will Resign as Soon n
Scandal Investigation T. Closed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04
ernment's Proposal.

Christiana, Norway, July 2S.-Ihe
~snecial committee of the Storthing, to
which was referred the governments
.nronosal for a referendum on the dis
eol,1tion of the union with Sweden has
unanimously. decided to recommend the
accentance of the proposal. The StortE-
ine at this evenings session unani-
mously adopted the proposal sA.s
August Ii for the SUBMISSION Vi IL
question to the peer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04

Weary Observation-Disclosures. | don't
see why you can't cure my wife of her
aches and painsga Doctor-"Sir, l
have great regard for the opinion OF
your wife, and if I should cure her OF
her aches and pains, she'd never for
give mer'-Detroit Free Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04

On reading the recent press dispatch
les from the north Of the many deaths
land prostrations from the heat in the
northern cities. we are convinced that
latter all the south Is not such a warn.
Iplace In which 10 .ive.-Conway Field.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04
CLAUDE BERNARD AT OLD
POINT.

The best friend of Claude ernar
said last week that the latter would,
he understood, return to Raleigh early
in Auugst from Old Point, Va, where
he has been for some time and where
his family joined him last week. Inc
officials here evidently do not believe
he will return. The papers are ready
TO he served on him here In the SUIT Dy
Mr.. Howell, Of Raleigh. against nlin
cor not less than S20.OOO damages Tor
the seduction of HowelTs daughter, a
minor II is both a civil and criminal
case. since it is for arrest and bail, of
which 5000 is demanded. Il copy OF
the papers were sent TO the New Han
over county for service but owing to
necessary delay Bernard got away be-
fore the papers could be served. bis ar
rest viii OF course Immediately follow
his arrival at Raleigh
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
EspeoiaIIy for women.

Champion, Mich, July 24.-(Special)
"A case of especial interest to women
is that of Mrs. A. Wellett, wife Of a
well-known photographer here. 1t is
best given In her own words.
81 could not sleep, my feet were cold
and my limbs cramped," Mrs. Wellett
states. 81 had an awful hard pain
across my kidneys. 1 had to get up
thres or four times in the night. 1 was
very nervous and fearfully respondent.
II had been troubled in this way for
five years when l commenced to use
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and what they
caused to come from my kidneys will
hardly stand description.
by the time had finished one box
Of Dodd's Kidney Pills 1 was cured.
Now. l can sleep well, my limbs do not
crari1p, do not get up in the night and
1 feel better than 1 have in years.
owe my health to Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Women's ills are caused by Diseased
Kidneys; that's why Dodd's Kidney
Pills always cure them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
Had EN- Crossed.

There was CONSERVATION among the
women passengers on a North Side
trolley car the other day as they saw
the car cut across funeral process
sion. Two Of the women screamed
One recovered and voiced her senti
ments thus:
1.-THE idea! Right across a funeral
That motorman ought to be ashamed
OF himself"
The driver who had been cut of
hurled an oath at the motorman and
the funeral proceeded on its way. The
incident furnished gossip for the WON
en- all the way to the stores down
town.
The conductor smiled as he held out
his fingers doubled up, and said to q
man on his end Of the car:
81 had my fingers crossed. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
On the Wrong Man.

Bret Harte was so frequently COM
plimented on being the author Of Lit
tie Brooches" that he was almost as
sorry it was ever written as is Secre-
tary John Hay, who would prefer his
fame to rest on more ambitious work.
A gushing lady who prided herself
upon her literary tastes said to him
once:
Mr.. Harte, ! am so delighted to
meet you. l have read everything you
ever wrote, but of all your dialect
verse there is none that compares to
your Little Breeches'"
81 quite agree with you, madam"
said Mr.. Harte. but you have put the
little breeches on the wrong man."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
The scholars Vacation.

Unlike most of his colleagues, who
were accustomed to more or less daily
exercise out-of-doors, says the New
York Sun, Senator Hoar was accus-
toned to find his recreation, as he did
his work, in mental exercise. A change
from one topic to another seemed to
rest him completely.
On an adjournment of the Senate he
told friend that he had planned q
most delightful vacation. With visions
of Canadian woodlands and trout
streams, the other asked what it was
TO be.
REST in my library and read
Greek" was Mr.. Hoar's answer. II
was his ideal of good time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
Built Ont of an Old Boat.

Recent improvements in Miles City
have brought to public notice the his
tory of one Of the most remarkable
buildings in Montana. 1t is on one of
the principal business streets of the
place and is known as the Steamboat
block.
1t is well named, as it is construct
ed OF wood from one of the steamers
that used to ply the Yellowstone
River. The steamer was called the
Yellowstone, also, after the river ii
was navigating. 1t was something
like thirty years ago when the steam
er Yellowstone made its last trip up
as far as Miles City. 1t struck on the
rocks at the rapids just below the
town. Nothing could be done to get
her off and she was abandoned
George Miles, son Of General Miles,
bought the vessel as she lay a wreck
From large sections Of the hull was
built the house which has just been
exposed by the march Of improvement
1t is two stories in height, the upper
floor being just as the cabin of the
steamer had been. Miles utilized the
staterooms where the passengers were
wont to sleep to make hunks for trav-
elers or steady roomers in the upper
part of his remarkable building. The
lower floor has been used for store
purposes.
Miles still owns the building and il
Is a source of revenue. 1t promises tc
outlast some of the more modern
structures in Miles City, such is the ell.
during quality of the stuff of which ii
Is built.-Anaconda Standard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
CHANGED HUSBAND.

Wife Made Wise Change in Food.
Change Of diet is the only way to
really cure stomach and bowel trou-
BILE.
A woman says:
MY husband had dyspepsia when
we were married and had suffered
from 1t for several years. 1t was al
most impossible to find anything he
could eat without bad results.
81 thought this was largely due to
the use Of coffee and persuaded him
to discontinue 1t. He did so, and be
gan to drink Postum Food Coffee TIE
change did him good from the begin
ming, his digestion improved; he suf-
fered much less from his nervousness,
and when he added Grape-Nuts food
to his diet he was soon entirely cured.
MY friend, Mrs. , of
Vicksburg (my former home) had be-
come a nervous wreck also from dys-
pepsia. Medicines had no effect,
neither did travel help her. On my
last visit home, some months ago, l
persuaded her to use Grape Nuts food
She was in despair, and consented.
She stuck to 1t until 1t restored her
health so completely that she is now
the most enthusiastic friend Of Grape
Nuts that ever knew. She eats it
with cream or dry, just as it comes
from the package-keeps it in her
room and eats it whenever she feels
like Il.
81 began eating Grape-Nuts food,
myself, when my baby was 2 months
old, and don't know what should
have done without ii. Ny appetite
was gone, / was weak and nervous
and afforded but very little nourish-
Inent for the child. The Grape Nuts
food, of which / soon grew very fond,
speedily set all this right again. and
the baby grew healthful, rosy and
beautiful az a mother could wish He
is 2 years old now and eats Grape
Nuts food himself. / wish every tired
young mother knew OF the good that
Grape Nuts would do her."
Names given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's Z reason
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
speed Of a Prairie chieken.

That prairie chicken fiies with
sufficient speed to propel itself
through heavy plate-glass was Proved
by recent incident at the little town
of Wolsey, Beadle County.
Professor Shepard, of the village
school, in the discharge of his duty
rang the school bell, when a couple
of prairie chickens that had taken ref
uge in the schoolhouse tower from a
storm were frightened from their
place of refuge. They few as straight
and swift as an arrow for the plate
glass front of a business house. The
glass was five-eighths OF an inch in
thickness, but one of the prairie
chickens went straight through it as
though it were paper, and dropped
dead on the floor inside the building
at a distance of about twenty feet
from the window. The prairie chick
en- went through the plate-glass with
sufficient force to cut hole six inches
in diameter In the heavy glass;
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27

pecially severe when STOPPING to lift
anything, and often 1 could hardly
straighten my back. The aching was
bad in the day time, but just as bad
at night, and l was always lame in the
morning. l was bothered with rheu-
matte pains and dropsical swelling Of
the feet. The urinary passages were
painful and the secretions were dis
colored and so free that often 1 had to
rise at night. l felt tired all day.
Half box served to relieve me, and
three boxes effected permanent
cure"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
BEAUTIFUL SKIN,
Soft White Hands and Luxuriant Hair
I.x~

Soft White Hands and Luxuriant Hair
Produced by Cuticura Soap.
Millions of Women Use Cuticura
Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment,
the great skin cure, for preserving,
purifying and identifying the skin, fol-
cleansing the scalp Of crusts, scales
and dandruff, anc the stopping Of fall
ing hair, for softening, whitening and
soothing red, rough and sore hands, for
baby rashes. itchings and chafings, fol
annoying irritations and Lucrative
weaknesses, and many antiseptic pur-
poses which readily suggest them
selves, as well as for all the purposes
of the toilet. bath and nursery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
NAMES BEST DOCTOR
MIR. BAYssON PUBLISHES RESULTS
OF VALUABLE EXPERIENCE.
A Former Pronounced Dyspeptic He Now
Rejoices I'm Perfect Freedom T. ON
Miseries of Indigestion.

A Former pronounced DySpept1c he NOW
Reioices in Perfect Freedom T. ON
Miseries of Indigestion.
Thousands of sufferers know that the
reason why they are irritable and de-
pressed and nervous aud sleepless is be-
cause their food does not digest, but how
to get rid of the difficulty is the pnzzling
question.
Good digestion calls for strong diges-
tive organs, and strength comes from q
supply of good rich blood For this
reason Mr.. Baysson took. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for the cure of Indigestion.
"They have been my best doctor, f" he
says. 81 was suffering from dyspepsia.
The pains in my stomach after meals
were almost unbearable. My sleep was
very irregular and my complexion was
sallow As the result of using eight
boxes of DR.. Williams Pink Pills, about
the merits of which I learned from
friends in France, have escaped all
these troubles, and am able again to take
pleasure in eating"
A very simple story, but If it had not
been for DIR. Williams Pink Pills it
might have been tragic one. When dis
comfort begins with eating, fills up the
intervals between meals with pain, and
prevents sleep at night, there certainly
cannot be much pleasure in<living. A
final general breaking down must be
merely question of time.
Mr.. Joseph Baysson is native Of
Aix-les- Bains, France, but now resides
at No. 2439 Larkin street, San Francisco,
Cal. He is one Of great number who
can testify to IL remarkable efficacy of
DIR. Williams Pink Pills in the treatment
Of obstinate disorders of the stomach.
If you would get rid of nausea, pain or
burning in the stomach, vertigo, ner-
vousness, insomnia, or any of the other
miseries of a dyspeptic, get rid of the
weakness Of the digestive organs by the
use Of DIR. Williams Pink Fills. They
are sold by druggists everywhere.
Proper diet is, Of course, q great aid IN
forwarding recovery once begun, and q
little book, "Whst to Eat and How to
Eat, !" may be obtained by any one who
makes request for it by writing to the
DR.. Williams Medical Co., Schenectady,
ny. This valuable diet book contains
an important chapter on the simplest
means f6k the cure Of constipation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
Hints to Houseworkcrs.

Nothing is more important to the
hardworking housekeeper, than to keer
her liver properly working; other
wise, that pale, sallow look, and tired
feeling, will make her look and fee
as sick as dog. Nothing will keep
you up to the mark, without injur
ious stimulation, so well as DR.. Cald
wells Qaxative) Syrup Pepsin. 1t is
a pure liver tonic-a cure for Consti
patton, Biliousness and Indigestion
Sold by all druggists at SOC and $1.00
Money back If it fails.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27

for some time; head has ached and
back also; has slept poorly, been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once or
twice; head dizzy, and heart-beats very
fast; then that bearing-down feeling,
and during her menstrual period she is
exceedingly respondent. Nothing
up: you have dyspepsia; you will be
all right SOON"
But she doesn't get "all right" and
hope vanishes; then come the brood
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven you to despair, with your nerves
all shattered and your courage gone
but take Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. See what it did for
Mrs. Rosa Adams, of $40 18th Street,
Louisville, KY, niece of the late Gen.
eral Roger Hanson, CSA. She writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
81 cannot tell you with pen and ink what
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has done for me. / suffered with female
troubles, extreme lassitude, the blues,
nervousness and that all gone feeling. Twas
advised to try Lydia Z. Pinkhem's Vegetable
Compound, and it not only cured my female
arrangement, but it has restored meto perfect
health and strength. The buoyancy of my
younger days has returned, and do not SUI
fer any longer with dependency, as did be-
fore. / consider Lydia e Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound a boon to sick and suffering
women"
II you have some arrangement Of
the female organism write Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
Boarding House Repartee.

"Will some one kindly chase the cow
down this way?' said the funny bearder,
who wanted milk for his oatmeal.
Here, Jane" said the landlady to the
servant in a tone that was meant to be
crushing, take the cow down there
where the calf is bawling."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27

Lord Rosebery, who bought the abb
breviated minutes of the first gener-
al assembly of the Church of Scot
land. Intends to present them to the
church. The minutes were lost one
hundred years ago. and were missed
again sixteen or seventeen years aes.
London Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27
Modest Young Maiden.

Tess-Yes, Miss Prim was going to
just lounging around in a dressing
gown and she was too lazy to get
dressed up.
Jess-Why should she get dressed
up just to
Tess-Oh! gracious! She wouldn't
think of writing to him while she was
in deshabille.-Philadel Press.