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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
OH snrssenger.
..RNoCKERs."

The Winston Sentinel of recent date
heading. We give the article below.
We hope we have none of the class
there described among our citizens. IL
there are any here we hope they Will
read The Sentinel article and therein see
themselves as others see them, become
ashamed Of their past conduct n
make up their minds to turn over a
new leaf and get in the procession with
those of our citizens who are planning
and working for the material progress
of our city. The Sentinel says:
There are few persons more disgust
ing than that class OF fellows who
seem to think their sole duty is to be
continually knocking" something.
They feel that it lowers them in the
estimation of critical people to admit
that anything is deserving of praise.
Such knocking" becomes especially
disgusting when it is applied to Vari-
Gus movements for the upbuilding OF
a town. It is strange but 1t is true,
nevertheless, hat there are persons in
every community who have no further
interest in the prosperity of that COM
munity than to criticize every move
ment for it's upbuilding. The an
nouncement that a new enterprise Is
to be established calls forth unfavor-
able criticism from them. If n Of
the industrial organizations of the
community conceives of a plan that is
deserving OF support they go away
and the whole thing as a
fool scheme. Instead of doing every
thing in their power to help the town
they spend much time in telling every
thing di~screditabie they know about
the place. They will compare it with
other towns and come to the conclu-
sion that they certainly live in a pref
ty sorry community. They seem dis
satisfied with everything that is done
in the town where they reside, in spite
OF the fact that they cannot be induced
to leave and go anywhere else.
The town that makes the most pre-
gress is generally the one with the
most helpers and the fewest knock.
ers' and we are disposed to believe
that Winston-Salem has gone forward
rapidly for the reason that we are wei
situated, in this respect here. The
result might be more encouraging
however, If a few more people woulo
stop Knocking and get to work
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
THE BIG COTTON CROP.

While the present low price of cotton
may be due, to some extent, to manipu-
lation by s~peculators there a be no
doubt that the chief cause is the big
crop-about three million bales larger
than last veal.
While the condition of the cotton
market is working great hardship to the
farmers and to the merchants who fur
nished them farm supplies, it may in
the end be found to have been a bless
ing in disguise, :: the south wishes 10
continue to supply the worlds demand
for the raw material.
The huge crop Of this year demon
strated the fact that the south, with its
present conditions of labor, car grow
and market all the cotton the world
needs.
The cry of scarcity of labor in this
section had much 90 do with the move
ment in England and Germany to es-
tablisn cotton production in other parts
OF the world. Those countries had De
gun to be uneasy about the ability Of
the south to supply their factories at
prices which wou' permit manufactur-
ing at remunerative prices. The small
crop of last year n the consequent
high prices CAV great impetus to this
movement. The mills of these countries
n the governments became ALARM cd
at the prospect of continued high prices
and a reduction OF the supply from the
south because of the latter's inability,
through the scarcity Of labor, to keep
the supply up to the demand.
That theory has been exploded by the|
south's. output this year. She has
shown that, with good seasons for
planting. cultivatlng and harvesting,
she cam meet all demands.
This condition will have a strong te n
dency to put a stop to the expensive ex-
periments England and Germany are
making in establishing foreign comper-l
itors 10 the south IN cotton raising. All
ter the experience with cotton in the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

York In the latter city an affair ike
the Umbria incident il q felony pun
ishable by 20 a imprisonment. while
in Washington Rosseau. lie found guilty
of h statue explosion. could be SEN
fenced to only six months imprison-
ment. The matter viii be settled by
District Attorney Bell. of this city.
Rosseau's picture has been sent to
Scotland Yard. London. as well as to
nearly all American cities. Rosseau
says he has trayeled all over the Unit
ed States n the police feel they viii
learn more about him in the next few
days. The New York police do not be-
l:eve Rosseau had anything TO do with
the sinking OF the steamer Naronic
about a dozen years ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

south this year they will hesitate and
take a mo careful vew Of h situa-
tioE and study the outlook more closely
before taking further steps i n the
movement which has already cost them
so much money and which is yet only
a doubtful venture. Their eventual
success was by no means assured. Even
il it wereeven IL it could be demon
started that in time these nations could
make some Of their colonies cotton pro-
ducers. the question arises as to It's
prof1tableness, when the south demon
strates that she can supply all Of the
commodity. and more too. than the mills
OF the world can
1t is true, the last was an exceptional
year. The farmers had every adgan-
tage as to weather from the time they
planted their crops until they gathered
them. Had 1t been otherwise such a
large crop would not have been grown,
nor so much gathered Of what matursd.
The fine weather In the fail, to a grea.
extent, made UP for the scarcity Of la
Dor. It cannot be denied that the far
mers had difficulty in getting their cot
ton picked. With bad weather this scar
city of labor would have caused h
loss OF thousands OF bales of cotton and
would ave greatly reduced the output
for the year. Nevertheless, the south
has demonstrated to the world hat she
can supply it's needs for cotton, no
The conditions now existing will be
very apt to cause these countries 70
halt in their cotton growing expari-
ments and leave tie south in command
of the situation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
FIRE AT GEORGETOWN.
A House and its Contents Destroyed.
Capt. Robinson Injured.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger.1
Goldsboro. N. c.. January IA fire
this morning destroyed the two-story
residence of Mr.. w. A. Alldridge at
Georgetown. His entire lot OF house
hold goods were also destroyed. There
was no one at home at the time of the
fire and the roof was falling before the
fire was discovered. The worst pratt
allowed his insurance to expire just a
few days ago. For some cause he fail
ed to renew his policy and his loss will
amount to about $500.
Captain J. J. Robinson sustained a
serious accident on saturday afternoon.
He is one of the pillars of the Baptist
church and o. the afternoon mentioned
he heard some one playing on the organ
He knew that there was no service al
the time and thought some boys were
fOoling with the musical instrument
He went into the church to find out the
trouble. There was no light in the
-church and he marched down the cen.
trail aisle. He did no know that work.
men had been engaged putting in &
heating plant and that there had beer
an excavation made for hat purpose
Captain Robinson fell through the open
ing in the floor and was injured severe.
ly. He came near breaking his necl
n his injuries are such that viii
him considerable pain for som,
time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

The Birmingham Age-Herald pub
past yea among the public, men of the
country. 1T is a remarkable list Of
prominent men who nave passed away
In this short while:
No fewer than ten e~x-governors died
last year, and three Of them had been
governors OF Ohio. Postmaster General
Payne also died. as did three senator's
and leaders Of wide reputation. Those
senator's were Marcus A. Hanna, Mat
thew Stanley Quay and George Frisbic
Hoar. 1t would be difficult to point
out three senators who would be 81
greatly missed. Ex-Senators Vest and
Ransom also passed away in the old
year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
CE I'll. POE.

We are sorry to learn that North
Carolina Is likely to lose another good
citizen. Mr.. Clarence H. Poe, of The
Progressive Farmer, contemplates NOV
on a new magazine which is soon to
be started. We see from the Raleigh
Post tina he has had an offer to be
come one of the editors and that the
offer is so fiattering that he has taken
the matter under consideration and has
gone to New York to have a conference
with the publishers. 1t will not be an
agricultural periodical, but a general
magazine Of country life. The price
publishers promise to make it the hand
soonest monthly in the country. We are
told that the new magazine will b.
backed by one Of the wealthiest and
best-known publishing houses in New
York. The offer came to Mr.. Poe UNI
solicited and Unexpectedly. MI. Poe, by
his work on The Progressive Farmer
and his articles in northern magazines,
has established a reputation which
many much older and more experienced
writer's might envy. While sorry that
our state should lose such a man we
are glad to know that Mr.. Poe's abili-
ties have received such we'll deserved
reonUuitfor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
GAMBLING HOUSES CLOSED.
ment in the Hands of District At
tOrney jerome.

New York, January 16-Following
the surrender to District Attorney Je-
rome today of gambling outfit belong
ing to Frank Farrell, Dave Johnson
and Frank MacDougal, it was declared
by counse for the gamblers that Je-
rome has closed every gambling house
in New York city and they will remain
closed. The instrument which made
such e%ffectual action possible was dis
closed by Lawyer Daniel O'Reilly, rep
r%esenting the gamblers, to be the Bow
ling law enacted at the request of Je-
rome when he was trying to induce
Jesse LeWisohn to testify against Rich
ard Garfield. That law automatically
releases from punishment any gambler
who gives evidence against himself to
the district attorney, but compels him
to give such evidence.
Lawyer O'Reilly said:
There will be no gambling houses in
this city. The Bowling act has given the
district attorney a weapon which he has
used to close effectually every place in
the city.
THAT they will not reopen is shown
by the surrender Of all gambling para
~phernalia. They cannot afford to buy
more every time the district attorney
takes a notion to makeA raid.
Another important act which would
indicate that there Will be no more
gambling is that if the men who have
surrendered their gambling apparatus
should begin gambling again. the dis
trict attorney could bring charges not
only against them but against their en-
ployes and their patrons. He say he
will do this"
Though Frank Farrell did not perso-
nally respond today to a subpoena is
sued for him it was stated that he has
promised to return to New York and
give evidence against himself.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

1t begins to look like the president
will have an Uphill job in getting a
revision of the tariff and an Increase
of the powers of the interstate COM
merce commission He will find Speak
er Cannon as big a man as himself
and a much more powerful one when
1t comes to saying what legislation
shall be done in the house of represen-
tatiyes. The tariff revision bill, being
mate in the house, where the speaker
has almost absolute control ove legis-
lation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
A Grim Tragedy

Is daily enacted, in thousands Of homes,
as Death claims, in each one, another
victim Of Consumption or Pneumonia.
But when Coughs and Co!ds are prop
erly treated, the tragedy is averted. F.
G. Huntley, Of Oaklandon, Ind, writes:
three doctors gave her up. Finally she
took DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, which
cured her, and today she is we'll and
strong" 1t kills the germs Of all dis
eases. One dose relieves. Guaranteed
at SOC and $1.00 by r. R. Bellamy.
Druggist. Trial bottle free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

Ex-Governor Morgan G. Buckley has
been nominated for United States SEN
ator by the republican caucus of the
Connecticut legislature as successor to
Senator Hawley, whose term expires
March 4th mex Mr.. Buckley is a
leading representative of big corpora
ton interests. Rev. Newman Smith,
one of the leading ministers OF that
state, said in reference to this nomi-
nation, that ittsmarks the lowest ebb of
Connecticut politics within the mem
Dry of man." This is as severe an ar
raignment of a political party as we
remember ever having read. The re-
publicans of Connecticut must have
greatly lowered their estimate of the
qualities and characteristics which a
senator should have since they frs.
chose senator Hawley as of their
senator's.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

In a editorial headed: 'Why Should
Crum Resign?" the Washington Post
thus sizes up the negro question"
The trouble in this case, as in many
others under Il present form of gov
ernment-lIniversaI suffrage, civil SER
vice reform, the equality of all men,
etc.-is that we have proclaimed a the
Dry in which no n believes save at a
distance.
That is about as neat a way of put
ting it as it could be done and is as cor
rect as it is neat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

1t was thought at first that Harry
SINNERS hurried trip to Washington
had something to do with the proposed
attack of the department of justice on
the American Tobacco Company, but
now it is limited that it was because
his scalp was in danger. j
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

An exchange says some of the trusts
ming to agree with Mr.. Bryan that
President Roosevelt is showing demo
ocratic SYMPTOMS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
United Mine Workers i'm Conventio,

indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 16.-The
sixteenth annual national convention
Of h United Mine Workers Of Amer
fca was opened today by President
Mitchell in Tomlinson Hall. Nearly
600 delegates were in their seats rep
resenting every one of the IS districts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

A member of the Massachusetts, leg
had been convicted of a criminal offense
and served a term in Jail. Now that
body should go cunning after those
members who ought to have served
terms in prison, but ave escaped their
Just deserts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

Chicago is to have a new paper which
derS and other heinous crimes. We
suppose it does not look for a large
subscription list in hat city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

John Burns, the English labor leader,
says Chicago is a pocket edition of he'll.
Whereupon the Washington Post rises
to remark that many people thought it
was an unabridged edition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
New Professor of Chemistry at Uni
versity of North Carolina.

Maco, Ca, January ia special to
The Telegraph from Athens, Ga, says
that DR.. Charles H. Herty, formerly as
sistant professor of chemistry in the
University of Georgia has been elected
professor Of chemistry in the University
of North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
Nixon for Senator.

Carson City, New, January 16.-At a
caucus today of the Republicans of the
Nevada General Assembly, George S.
Nixon was the unanimous choice for
United States Senator to succeed VIII
liam NJ. stewart
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

After Mr.. Bryan's address at Indian
apolis, President Roosevelt cannot well
refuse to subscribe for the Commoner.
Washington Post.
Don't you know the White house is
on The Com1noner's free list?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

Mrs. Chadwick says her husband
never had any money for her to squan-
der. He has been travelling over Europe
in mighty fine style for a pauper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

If Mr.. Bryan can fall in with Mr..
Roosevelt it looks like enough Mis-
souri, Republicans ought to vote for
Senator Cockre1l TO elect him.-Ral-
eigh Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20

Can anybody tell us how many
prominent" republicans there are in
his state who have not visited the
white house since the election?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-20
TRIED TO BLOW UP STATUE.

Rosseau. the Man Arrested for At
tempting to Destroy the Frederick
the Great Monument i'm Washington
With an Internal Machine. Admits
His Guilt and Confesses to a Like
Attempt ON the Big British Steam
ship Umbria.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-20
PERRYs MisslsN TO JAPAN.
Presidents Letter in 1853 courted
Japan's Friendship.

The letter which Commodore PER-,
bore from our government TO the mi
tado asked for q mutual treaty The
original Instrument was drafted iu
May 1851 by Daniel Webster then
secretary Of state. End was signed L}
President Fillmore. There &c rested
10 November 1852. Mr. Webser's sue
Ccsso. Edward Everett fished 81 on
0f The department pigeon holes tool
30 To- pieces ard refashioned 10, say
Century Three copies were PREPARED
end were p'erdiily engrossed In Eng
ish Dutch and Chinese These were
incI0sed together in o sump,uous gole
case and. 10 make TIE whole present
nert -,iil mere impressive 10 the Jap
auese mind. The gold case was eu
shrincd iH a coger OF rosewood.
The document inrns,ed 10 Commo
dore Perry asked OF fne Japanese
court $50 things. friendship and trade
first and foremost friendship for
the safety OF our seamen Many 9
hap.ess crew had been driven irio
their ports joy storm OF wrecked or
ueir rocky coas. escaping ihc peri
OF fhe deep only to De welcomed Boy
those trucuient islanders 10 o dungeon
or cage on shore. This wrong must
DC stopped % an hazards And IT, in
addition. wc could reTCad japan 70
enter friendly relations cf trade. The
two countries by mutual interchanse
of productions. might each promote
its own prosperity and The welfare @.
The other It WIS though that orien
tails mielt see chat o. vell as YANKEES
IN tho end fhey 900. EHt IS can11, BE-
said itaf Japan. any more ,'aa7 ar
oyster every really learned 10 be
opened
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-20

One Of the most interesting mem
bers of the crab family is the aus
and grotesque fiddler" which lives ia
burrows in the banks Of creeks and
estuaries back of the beach. Into these
burrows the crab retires in autumn
and composes itself for a long winter
sleep. The eye-stalks are then folded
down into sockets beneath the shell,
and the large claw rests closed and
inert against the body, while the legs
are folded up until the entire aRimal
is snugly closed upon itself and It re.
mains in this dormant condition until
the spring Early in April the fiddlers
awaken and Immediately attend to
cleaning out their burrows. The large
claw is useless for eating, only the
small one being available for This pur
pose II Is amusing TO see the delicacy
with which this little claw feels about
and picks up the particles OF yege-
table matter and places them In tie
mouth. while the eyes are all the time
missed aloft on their stalks and appar.
ntly looking Off into the distance.
THE female crabs have both claws
mali and Of equal size so they are
both used in feeding and she can sat.
isty her hunger Just twice as easily
and quickly as the male. These fiddler
crabs also gather food and store It in
their burrows for future st.
Nicholas.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-20
MARVELLOUS ANIMALS.
Their Acts in Ringing Brothers CIR
Gus Almost Surpass the Possible.

The trained animal exhibition IN
Ringing Brothers circus when is TO
exhibi1 here on Saturday. October q.
Is one of the wonderful features that
separates this great SHOW from all
Others. IN their big program Of CIR.
Gus sensations. animals OF almost
every kind and from every cline are
shown not only to nave sense bur a
capacity for education truly marvel
Gus. ions. bears zebras, elks, seals.
horses dogs. and many other species
act with an almost human undef.
standing and demonstrate n a variety
of odd and entertaining ways that they
are endawed with come hing more
than instinct The quick intelligence
of the horse is beautifully illustrated,
To see sQuairons Of the handsome
beasts with this great show drili,
dance. speed and even aci lis a faset'
mating sight. All the perform ng
horses are thoroughbreds. AMI pertect
types from illustrious ancestry No
show in tn wo~ld has oae-half as
many valuable lorses as the Ringing
Brothers carry ANA use in their I'M
rivaled Shows. There are more than
equine collection But III beautiful
horses are no the only attraction
among the performing an.maIs Tn nix
OF a herd Of forty elephants The
Ringing Brothers carry this many
Half of these have been rauglt TO do
amazing th ngs, Far instance. play
musical instruments correctly dance
iio lively music, NUN acrobaric teats,
balance. iuqgle. box and actually acr
oul a come iy scene with humorous
spirit. The pondeeous beasts move
fast and work with relish Non2 of the
usual prodding, so unpleasantly eyi-
dent in other exhibitions Of this kind.
5 required by Ringing Brothers per
forming herd Herr Souder the most
successful trainer of elephants in the
world. is in charge OF this immense
herd. and him S due the great
credit OF reaching the bulky brnte5
the wonderful things they do. Bears,
zebras, dogs. monkeys ponies and
savage Jungle beasts are taught 10 do
the bidding OF the trainers il wen
drous ways. Among the unique rare
lies in the geological collection are
two CRATES. the last OF their tribe
naturalists aud explorers claim. a
rh noceros, the only one in captivity;
splendid specimens Of the gnu or
horned horse; an clad. and the only
hahY eienhant in The world
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-20
FOE TO HEALTH
FOUND IN CITY
RHEUMATISM IN MANY FORMS
SAID TO BE PREVALENT
IN THIS CITY
RELIEF IN STUBBORN CASE
Man Tells Remarkable Story About
His Experiences with Payne's
Remedies

For the last TWO or three years
have found no city where rheuma-
tlsm has a rmer mold upon the poo
pie than right here in Cairo said
Payne last evening in answer to a
question addressed 10 him as TO what
most OF The people who called 10 see
him arc roubled with.
There is a great deal of stomach
trouble here. and many people are ai.
flicted with catargh in one form or
another. but the-e are more sufferers
from rheumatism than an The rest
combined EUJ one other city ! have
visited approaches caro- in thc
prsvalercy of his disease and that
city is Cincinnati Bur even Cinciu-
matt Is far behind Cairo in,he number
of people WAC are suffering with rhcu-
mati.m DO different forms.
Rheumatism and the Weather
"l may b. pos BILE that lot of
this rheumatism is only superficial
and is due Jo chaneoabla and unset
lied weather All sufferers with
rheumatism are a. rule very mHt b
affected boy damp. rainy weather Real
rheumatism. however has noiniue
whatever TO Go with tmospheric con-
diti0r- Or 8. caused by ur g acid ESQ
the blood and when once contracted
ia IT'S nCi easily eradicafed. as ans one
afflicted with d. viii readily fes.ify
Old Mr.. Rheumatism. when Dc takes
bold. hates to Iet CD. and sufferer
from ibis complaint 81 they have bad
t Tor any length OF time are apt to
be- pretty skcptieal as 20 anything on
Earth being able 90 benefit them. !
am therefore especially pleased when
people of This kind come 90 tnanE me
for what my remedies have done Ter
them. for they aro genuinely graf
fHl ann receiving more Of fhe
callers every day and feel THAT my
vlsit so far Boz Csiro has MOI hcel Boz
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