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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
Shall the Minority RuIec

The right OF the majority to rule is
inculcated in the mind of every school
child. but in spite of reverent theories
the majority does no rule.
Only a little more than ene-third Of
the registered electors. for example,
voted for George B. Mcclellan. Ef the
courts should seat the candfdate of mu-
nicipal socialism who is cOnCesting the
elections, he in turn would be the
choice Of little more than One-thiTd of
the registered voters. In either case
the minority will rule. the majority
will be overruled. What becomes then
of the fundamental principle of demo-
cratic Institutions?
At the time the last federal census
was taken there were in New York
66,492 men of voting age who could
neither read nor write. There were
nor than 10000 males of voting age
who could not speak English. At. this
time there must be approximately 1OO.-
600 qualified voters who either cannot
read and write Or who cannot speak
English. Out of every thirteen regis
tered voters two are totally ilnterate
or incapable of using the language OF
the country. The number is equal to
almost half the total vote cast for
either Mcclellan or Hearst. 1t is equal
to more than two-thirds of the total
vote cast for Mr.. WINS. Under the
present system. if led by a masterful
demogogue, it a decide the election.
Under the French system there are
eliminating elections, the two candf-
dates receiving the highest number Of
votes being voted for in the final cleo
tons. These elections are decisive and
the majority actually rules. Here a
third Of the vote may elect, or a fourth
or a fifth. It depends upon the num-
Der Of candfdates.-New York World.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

Tammany is undone by it's victory"
and Senator Lodge Toes not want any
more victories like tire one that came
to him last Tuesday. Indeed, both
these victories are contested, and the
recount may elect Hearst mayor and
Whitney, lieutenant g~1sxernor. We can
imagine what would have happened in
Massachusetts if the Senator had
treated the great eMRepublican doc
trine of. raeiprocity as cavalierly as
Tammany; treated Jerome. If Boss
Murphy, had. placed OLA the Tammany
ticket the name of the spectacular dis
trict. attorney, as Mr.. Lodge put reci-
proeity Units, platform, there would not
be so many tears in fourteenth street
as there are. and there would be more
melody. there than there is. Real VIC
tory would be there ca
In Massachusetts tits all about hides
and reciprocity with Canada. 1t takes
two tO, raciprocata, alld there are some
indications. that Canada has no inten-
ton to play the game She is come to
be nearly as much OF u protectiOnist as
Pittsburg or West Virginia, and if she
makes-a change at all, it will be to in
crease duties. That is the latest thing
from there's, at any pate
It a about forty years ago that
he reciprocity convention between the
United States and canada expired by
lapse of time 1t had been very ad-
vantageOuS to both countries, ana
would have been entered into again
but that this country resented the at
titude Of Canada during Our great war.
when u Northern neighbOrS display
ed a great deal of sympathy with the
Confederate cause. We bit off our
hose to spite our face, and for forty
years we have had the ill-will of COM
lercial and mercantile Canada. and
aever was that ifl-will 81 prevalent Or
30 virulent as now.
A time has come to our commercial
and industrial affairs when markets
are Of great importance. The home
market, the best in the world, is over
supplied Canada is become a great
market, and is getting better every
day; but there are indications that
Canada is resolved to supply that mar
ket herself, and thus, If we get a reci-
procity treaty out Of Canada, we will
first have to do a heap of counting, and
then give her a fine bargain. Massa-
chusetts is bent on reciprocity, but she
is not going to get a reciprocity that
will not put Gloucester out of the
mackerel and herring business. And
so Senator Lodge is nystified and be-
| tween Egypt and Canaan, as the cleo
| ton returns show.
AS for that hide business, Massa-
| chusatts will GET free hides when Mis-
sissippi gets free cotton ties, Illinois
free harness, and Iowa free boots and
shoes. Not Observation-Disclosures Post
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
NEWS OF HARNETT
Bridge Over Cape Fear River Nearly
ComDiefed-New Jail to Cost S1O.-

Ellington, n. c., November ISL
perior court is in session here this
week FOR the trial Of civil cases, and
will continue two weeks. Judge NJ II.
Justice is presiding. One of the most
important suits on the docket Is Ray
agains- Harnstt Lumber Company,
which involves he ownership of sev-
eral thousand acres of very fine tila-
Der land in the western part If the
county.
The great steel bridge which IS to
take the Raleigh and and Southport
railroad GRO the Cape Fear river, is
nearly completed. and it is expected
that he road will be running INTO
the town within two months.
The county commissioners at their
meeting decided to advertise for bids
for the erection Of a splendid ney jail,
to cost about $40, 900. and for the cree
ton of additional vaults in the court
house for the storing of records, etc.
The bids will be opened the first Mon
day in January and the work will be
pushed to completion at once. The
credit of the county is now so good
that a bond Issue to do this work will
not be necessary.-Speeial to Raleigh
Times
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
WaddeII and AYcOck.

On the closing night of the hot1y
contested temperance campaign in
G%oldsboro, both sides secured as ora
tors men of exceptional ability, and
large crowds turned out to hear the
issue presented by each. In his home
town, Ex-Governor, Ayc0Sk made a
Enthusiastically effective speech
against the proposition to restore open
saloons in Goldsboro, and no doubt
his speech, coming as the culmina-
ton of a remarkable series OF eio-
-quent speeches, had much to do with
the result.
The advocates of license, while US
ing every Influence they could COM
mand, had chiefly relied upon liter
AZURE and personal work, and waited
for the last night to fire the big gun
in a large meeting. The address for
license was delivered by Hon. Alfred
Moore Waddell. the ablest champion
of that cause in North Carolina, and
he presented the side of license in the
strongest way in which it could be
presented to the people.-News and
Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

"
The announcement that has come
from Union that the directors OF the
Union and Buffalo cotton mills have
cut on the pay as director of former
President T. c. Duncan, have offered
a $1,000 reward for two ledgers recent
~ disappearing and that which he had
access, have demanded that he remove
the offices of the other concerns he is
interested In from the cotton mill Of
nee, anc have closed out future con-
tracts for GOTTEN which Mr.. Duncan
male at prices far above the market
for a seven years. supply, is of course.
sensational and it is causing much talk
Dn the information does not cause
n general surprise. as bank men ana
others throughout the state have beer
looking for sensations to come ou- OF
Union for over a year. And Vet other
n bigger sensations are expected tor
the immediate future.
A COLOSSAL MESS.
The Union situation is a more colios-
sal mess thar t1at which has develop
ed three suicides from the Darlington
Iaiiure, and nothing which usually FOL
lows IN the wake of wildcat business
methods and reckless speculation on
the capital of other people is altogerh-
er unlocked for In the case Of Union
These two business catastrophes. the
one at the hands of a bishops son
and the other through an idoitzed
membe of one of the Oldest families
in he state, has caused untold damage
TO the industrial progress Of the
state not fo p,ant;o. @h~ o,,x~--
that have come 20 hundreds of families
Inese two failures and the Wliajey
failure at Columbia, together with 0e-
probation in a smaller way but by the
sam methods elsewhere. have wiped
out $4,000, 900 worth of stock in South
Carolina concerns in the past few
years. True, much of this was held
outside of the state. but even this debt
has to be paid in loss of confidence and
and there were great quantities of
the stock in each of these enterprises
distributed in small lots among strug-
CLING people in this state.
A striking feature of this Union af-
fair is the fact that Mr.. Duncan
energies through the debris smiling
and seff-contained, if not jolly and de-
bonnafr- A few weeks before the first
general crash came he was in Column
bla, mentioning the fact to laugh at it
that all sorts of wild rumors had been
af1oat about him. including one to the
effect that he had lost his mind. He I'D
mitted tlren having lost much money
but did not seem to doubt he would
pull out by al of a scheme he was
trying to perfect to bond all of the
properties he was interested in for
about $4,000, 600. And people who nave
seen him within the last week speak
Of how buoyant he seems and in what
a dev1l-may-ca-e atmosphere he seems
to move.-Colu1nbia Special to Char,
IOtte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
Son Lost Mother.

Consumption runs in our family.
and through it / lost my mother
writes E.. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me-.
"For the past five years, however, on
the slightest sign of a Cough or Cold,
l have taken DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, which has saved me
from serious lung trouble" His moth
er's death was a sad loss for Mr.. Reid,
but he learned that lung trouble must
not be neglected, n how to cure it.
Quickest relief and cure for coughs and
colds. Price SOC and 100; guaranteed
at r. r. Bellamy's drug store. Trial
bottle free
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS LETTER
Pythians Enjoy Themselyes-Cases I'm
Bankruptcy-The "Oity OF Fayette-
vilIc"-Will Marry I'm China-News
and Personal Notes.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, November 16.-The Gel
ebration of the Fayetteville knights of
Pythian on Tuesday evening proved a
very pleasant occasion. Mr. a. l.. Nc
Caskill, chancellor commander, pre-
sided, and Mr.. c. G. Rose acted as
POSTMASTER, bringing out many spark
ling brief talks. The lodge was never
in a more fourishing condition, its
members are large, and the personnel
is very fine.
The Franklin-Marrin drug firm of
his city have been adjudged bank
rupts, and the hearing will come up be-
fore Referee Victor Boyden. The
bankrupt case of Mrs. w. FL. Baucom,
milliner, will have a hearing on the
9th inst. for payment of final div
idend.
The steamer city OF Fayetteville"
recently purchased by Mr.. r. d. Love,
once more swings out from it's splen-
did wharf, where it has been so long
tied up, to ply the river for many more
years, it is to be hoped. 1t is not gen
orally known that sixty or more years
ago a small steamer was built here,
bearing the same name.
Walter Farrell, charged with selling
whiskey, was tried before United
States Commissioner Sutton, and bound
over to federal court at Raleigh.
Mr.. J. j. Mckay, of Raleigh, has
taken the position of special executive
agent of the Southern Life Insurance
Company of this city.
The correspondent learns that the
Atlantic Coast Line r. r. Co, will
probably make Luray, a few miles
from here, a regular station.
News has been received here of the
death in Boston of Mr.. LangdOn BaX-
ter, aged 81 years. He leaves u wife,
who was Miss Margaret McBryde,
daughter of the late Rev. y. D.. Nc
Bryde. of Little River academy.
Mrs! Owen Love has gone to Will
mington. to attend the Green-West
marriage.
Miss Delilah Homes, of Clio, S. c.,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Vanstory IN Cool Springs street.
The news from G~Oldsboro is that
prohibition won by 146 majority.
Further information is that all cleo
ton day the women were praying in
the churches and having the bells
toled. No right-minded man will OBJ
ject to prayer to God or bell tOling at
the proper time. But the plain, blunt
truth is that all this was nothing but
bull-dozing and choking down the real
sentiment Of the voter, whipping timid
men into line by the implied threat
that they were voting against religion
and morals. The liquor election took
place in Elizabeth City ON Monday, the
9th of October. On Saturday after
nO0n Il city paper came out with the
vaunt that anti-prOhibition speakers
had to be imported; that no Elizabeth
City man dare stand up and speak
against prohibition, knowing that he
would be ~boycotted. The worst of it
is. it was true.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
FIRE CONSUMES FIELD BARN
Together with Horses, Cows
ana Contents, Fall a Prey to- Flames.

Fire yesterday morning at $50
o'clock destroyed the feed barn owned
by William G. Holt, who resides two
miles east of the city. Two horses, i've
COWS and all his feed stuff we've con-
sumed by the flames, together with a
lot of farm machinery. When the fire
was discovered it had already made
considerable Roadway and it was too
late to save the animals imprisoned in
the burning building.
The origin of the fire could 10 be
ascertained. The NATTER, however, has
been referred to the insurance commits
sioner for an investigation into the
cause of the fire. Mr.. Holt thinks that
,tramps might have been sleeping in the
barn and set it on fire An effort I'D Sc
cure bloodhounds was made.-Indus:
trial News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
LEGER MEYER.
The Merchant Tailor,

One Of the greatly appreciated tall
oring establishments Of Wilmington a..
Dir. Leger Meyer. located at 4O3 North
Front street. He q been prominently
identified with the Merchant Tailoring
business for q good many years and
his business has grown and prospered.
He carries a superb line Of tho latest
and most stylish Fabrics I'm imported
and Domestic Woolens. Tweeds. Chs.
simeres and Fancy T~rouserings I'm an
desirable shades and designs. AN
garments leaving MFR. Meyers esfab-
1ishment are marvels OF taste. elegance
and Perfect Fit. Mr. Meyer Is an ex.
pert Cutter and Filter. who gnaranfeee
reliable workmanship and very rens~
Unable prices.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

George B. Cox announces that he is
no longer the leader of his party. lie
did not realize the fact until the PEI
pie had put him u OF it His re
tirement'' at the time and under the
circumstances is much like the retire
ment Of a pickpocket who has been
put by the police aboard a train and
told to hunt other fields.-Cleveiand
Plain Dealer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

Nature needs only a Little Early
Risers new and then to keep the bow
els clean, the liver active, and the sys-
tenn free from bile, headaches, coIrsti-
patton, etc. The famous little pills
early Risers" are pleasant in effect
and perfect in action. They
grippe or s1cEen, but ton and strength
en- the liver and kidneys. Sold by r.
r. Bel1emy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
81 Thank The Lord

cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock,
Ark, "for the relief I got from Buck
lens Arnica Salve. 1t cured my fear
full running sores, which nothing else
would heal. and from which | had suf-
fered for 5 years" 1t is a marvellous
healer for cuts, burns and wounds.
Guaranteed st r. z. BelIamy's drug
store; 25c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

Chicago is trying to outstrip Boston
in the wool market business. When it
comes to wool-pulling bout over Jour
eyes or any old way, Chicago is hard TO
keat.-Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

Do not be deceive by counterfeits
when you buy Witch Hazel Salve. The
name of e. C. DeWitte & Co., is On
every box of the genuine. Piles in
their worst form will soor pass away
If you will apply Dewitt Witch IA
eel Salve night and mo- Ies
Cuts. Burns. Boils. letter. Eczema,
etc. Sold bS r. r. BellaMy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

do you think the Panama Canal
will be a good thing?" 81 don't
know" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
There is so much prejudice against
graft that good things are getting
scarcer every ~year."-Washington
Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

A Cough Syrup which drives a cold
cut of the system by acting as a ca
tbartic on the bowels is offered in Ken
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. Clears
the throat. strengthens the lungs and
bronchial tubes. The mothers friend
and the children's ~favOrite. Best for
Group, Whooping-Cough, etc. Sold by
r. r. Benamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
may not be the most popular man in
the Cabinet. but he has stood in the
way of more grafters and. schemers
than all of his portfolio associates
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

Hundres of lives saved every year by
having DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the
house just when it is needed. Cures
Group, heals burns, cuts, wounds of
every sort.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

And now Maryland Will have the
negro to contend with in politics sgain.
Better have done like North Carolina,
settle the question for good.-Chariotte
News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

No matter how long you have had
the cough; if it hasn't already devel-
oped into consumption, DIR. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup will cure it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

Energy all gone? Headache: Stom-
ach out of order? Simply a case of
torpid liver Burdoek Blood Bitters
will make a new man or woman OF
you.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

De weather will soon be cold enangh
for charity ter set by a warm fire an
pity de poor.-Atlanta Constitution
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

Mr.. Winks-One OF ny ancestors
fell at Waterloo. Lady clare--Ah?
Which platformy-runch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21
A Loss OF TEN MILLIONS

Onion Mil Situation a More CollosaI
Mess Than the Darling Failure
Which Resulted In Three Suicides
Together With Whaley Failure Has
Caused Loss of SO. ZOO. oOO.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-21

tCpeCIdI % The
Raleigh, n. c.. November 16.-The
following thanksgiving proclamation
was issued today by the governor:
State 0f North Caroline
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-13

neers of few years back. They bring
the thoughts Of the people down to first
principles and practical facts. They
smash the political idols that have
been erected by such as would pray in
the synagogue and rob in the market
They point to the equality Of duty and
equality Of work that leads humanity
generally to an equal participation in
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
They don't call names. They draw
their examples and the application to
be made by intelligent men Is obvious
They do not speak in a spirit Of criti-
cism but rather aim to point the way
that will avoid error
Hawaii will remember Congressman
Hepburn and remember him very kind
ly. II he has got great deal of pleas
ure and information out of Hawaii.
Hawaii can return the compliment and
be convinced that 1t has been the chief
gamer from his visit here, his talks
among the people and his attractive
personality. He has gained the Aloha
OF the people Of Hawaii and he has
been here long enough to know what
that means.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-13
THE IMPERIAL WEDDING IN BERLIN.

zanship, as 1t is for others in Hawaii
to flock together on account of former
national conditions. The usual assump-
ton Is however that the former having
presumed higher" sources of edu-
cation ought to know better. But since
we have these divisions in our politi-
cal life, 1t is the province OF the home
missionary and the missionary from
the mainland to give backsliders as oft
en- as possible preachment on the doc.
times that have made the American
nation what 1t is today, the doctrines
of common political honesty and COM
mon sense on which any nation and
especially any American community
must base its hope Of future progress.
Men like Hepburn are just as much
American missionaries as the men who
came In the early days to lead the be-
nighted ones out of their religious
darkness. Americans can't slight polit-
Ical morality. Such men are needed
Just as much today as were those pio-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-13
OF AGE.


Garden island
AT last Kauai has reached the state
of majority when she will be allowed
to act for herself to some extent, and
although the conscientious guardian
has not considered her or her sisters
ripe to take care OF their own finances.
but will give her what he considers
sufficient for her support. retaining the
balance OF her income for himself as
guardians salary, still she has been al.
lowed to employ her own yard boy
and boss him.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-13
TUBERCULOSIS HARVEST.

Milwaukee, June 20.-Dr. Warner of
Kansas addressed the convention of
the Woodmen of America this after
noon discussing the merits of the ma.
tional fraternal sanitarium for tuberc.
ulosis sufferers. In the course of his
remarks the doctor said that of the
more than 100000 members of the
Modern Woodmen Of America more
than 100000 were doomed to die Of
consumption. The Woodmen paid last
May $4,000 in death claims due to
consumption in April. The doctor told
how the Santa Fe Railroad Company
had given a 1000, 900 hotel and site in
the city of Las Vegas, N. NJ, for SAM.
tarium purposes and asked that each
member of the Woodmen contribute
one penny month to a fund for the
maintenance of the institution.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-13
H|lO SUPERVISORS
AFTER Building

Superintendent OF Public Works c. s.
Holloway couple OF days ago received
from the Board Of Supervisors at Hilo
a request that It be given the building
In Hilo known as the Masonic build
ing. for Its Offices. This structure is
the property Of the Territory and is at
present rented to private parties.
Holloway answered by sending
wireless message to Hilo asking the
Board Of Supervisors how much 1t
would pay the Territory in rental for
the building. No answer to this mes
sage has as yet been received.