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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08

That federal grand jury has beer III
session three days in Greensboro and
we have had no sensations yet; bat,
then, Judge Boyd in his charge to the
grand jury laid great stress on tho
Importance of its members keeping
their proceedings secret. We do not
suppose the public will know any thing
about true bills being found until the
parties have been arrested. We hope
the court and the department of JUS
tice officials will be able to ferret cut
the frauds that have been going on III
that section and that enough of the
guilty parties will be sent to the pen
itentiary to put an end to the rascal
ity. There is 40 calculating the amount
the government has been defrauded
of by collision between the distillers
and the revenue officers, and there is
no standard by which can be measured
the harm that has been done and The
wreck Of character that has been caus-
ed by the blockade stills which have
been run with the c~onnivance of dis
honest men in the revenue service.
Judge Boyd and District Attorney Hol-
ton should have the countenance and
material aid of every good and law
abiding citizen in that section of the
state in their efforts to break up the
conditions which exist there. 1t is a
pity the state courts and state and
county officials would not be as active
in enforcing the state law against
illicit distilling.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08

Merchant Prepared for Big Fall
Trade-Cotton and Tobacco Cozn-
ing in RaDidly-vaIuable Piece os
Property Sold.
Especial to The Messenger)

Goldsboor, y. G, September 5.-The
Gem City Of the Plains is fast putting
on its fall time appearance. Today
some Of the streets we're lined with
country carts which had brought new
cotton to town. Nothing makes the
merchant feel more cheerful than to
see the feecy staple coming in large
quantities, with the farmers well salts
tied with the price they receive. AS
on gas cotton sells for ten cen You
hea rvery little srumbling from the
farmer, but when it drops below that
price you a hear a howl every time
a bale Is marketed. If the crop is as
snort every where as it is in Wayne
county, the price will be much higher
before the close of the season than it
is now. Both cotton and tobacco is
coming in rapidly now, and while the
cotton buyers are making ugly gashes
III the side of Il bale on the streets the
musical voice of the a%uctioneer is heard
in the tobacco warehouses, where bid
ding competition is always brisk and
the farmer is sure to realize the full
market price for his weed. The scene
Oh liz SlESOtS anu III business houses
is so very different now from what it
was only Il few days ago. The CAPT.
tai of Wayne now presents a map of
busy life where only a short time ago
the streets had the appearance of some
deserted village. The merchants have
bought heavily of fall and winter
goods in anticipation of a big trade
this fall and judging from the start
that has been made they will not be
disappointed. The short crop of cot
ton with good prices will about even
itself up. The tobacco crop is an ex-
ira one any way for this section and
whatever is realized from it is an adj
ditional fund that the farmer does not
count on.
The sale of a piece of property of
twenty-fOur feet front on Walnut
street for the sum Of $500 shows how
real estate is valued in Goldsboor.
The property belonged to DR.. Lyndon
NJ. Humphrey, formerly Of this city,
but now of Greensboro, and was pur-
chased by Mr.. w. T. Yelverton, who
owned the adjoining property. The
price the property sold for covered the
cost of the ground only, as it contained
no building worth anything and would
have been worth more with the old
shacks off than on. 1t was desirably
located and was eagerly sought after
by several people.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08
TO DEFY THE UNITED STATES.

"A secret league against American
intervention is what the enemies Of
President Morales of Santo Domingo
are trying TO form. The leaders OF
all the factions opposed TO him are
trying to bring about a union OF their
forces for starting a hostile movement
against his government and the Unit
ed States. They want to drive him
from the presidency and TO abolish the
American p~rotectorate.
A dispatch from San Juan, P. f.,
saws the Dominicans opposed to inter
vention bv the United States are
awaiting the action of congress on
that question. If it is adverse TO
them they declare they will burn all
the seacoast towns, retire to the in
terror and defy the United States. 1t
is said a large majority of the natives
have great hatred for the United
States. a
These people, If they but knew 1t,
are pursuing the exact course to cause
this government to AXE full control
of the island. We do not believe The
people of the United States would ever
consent to the annexation of that
island in the general a~cceptation of
the term, out the conduct of the Do
minicans may make it necessary FOR
our government to bring the island
into subsection or under it's control.
twenty-five years ago Or even less
no one would even hint at the posi-
bility of our government ever bringing
foreign territory into subsection or
under it's control, but conditions have
changed and our theories of govern
ment must change with them if our
country is to keep its place in the
line of march.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08
THE robson SCOTClIMEN.

The Lumberton Argus is still
whacking at its Robson county
Scotch friends for taking SO much
pride in their descent. There is talk
of the Scotchmen retaliating by dis
continuing their subscriptions to tina.
paper, as we judge by the following
card, which appeared in its issue Of
the 5th instant, signed by D. P. Nc
Eachern:
Many friends have asked me to re-
ply to Mr.. PetersCps screed. "A Fly
in the Ointment" The only reply nee
csSary. is for every one who may fee
aggrieved in the article above men
toned. to discontinue his p He
ia impervioos to everything except
his pocket.
To this the editor of The Argus le-
plies in ar accompanying editorial
that all Re has to say on the subject
is tho "all who feel aggrieved may
folbw the advice" and that he will
continue to say what he pleases AMI
that if his '"plain statements to the
CACCI L1dI Iuc OCOtCu DIE III UCtlSI
than other white folks have aggrieved
any one let him come off our list"
This is none of our fight, and we do
not suppose either side needs or cares
for our assistance, so we do not in
tend to butt in. But we must say it
strikes us that the whole thing is
mighty foolish. What difference would
it make if the Scotchmen of Robson
were to think themselves better than
all other people in the world? They
are entitled to so consider themselves
if they choose. It does not make them
so o does it cause other people to
think less of themselves. There is
one thing, though, which cannot denied
by any one, and hat is that there are
no better people on the face of the
earth than these Scotch people of Rob
and other counties of southeast
ern North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08

The political power of Manhattan
Island section of Greater New York is
decreasing rapidly by reason Of the
greater increase of population Of the
other municipal boroughs. This fact
was shown recently in the redistrieI-
ing of the city for elections. The in
crease in number in the Bronx vas 53
per cent, in Brooklyn &c, in Queens
45 and in Manhattan 81. In the last
eight months Brooklyn and the Bronx
have built homes for twenty-one
thousand more people than has Man
haitian. The disparity is made even
greater when it is remembered that
in the first two named most Of the
new homes are additional to those al
ready existing, while in the last there
is much tearing down of old residence
buildings to be replaced by the new
ones, and also there are a great many
residences being destroyed to make
room for business houses, railroad
terminals, bridge approaches, etc. Il
is claimed that the actual gain in res
idence accommodations in Brooklyn
alone will equal those of Manhattan
for the year. To these add the three
other boroughs of Richmond, the
Bronx and Queens and old New York
will be left far behind. The chief in
terest in this relative change in pop
ulation is the effect it will have on
CITY nOlificS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08
Friday, September 8, 1905
CHEAPER LIFE INSURANCE.

From The Insurance RreSS we learn
that there is a movement or foot which
should reduce the rates of life insur-
ance generally. The Washington Life
Insurance Company has revised its
rates, reducing them considerably
The new rates wen into effect on the
LIST inst. The Insurance Press gives
the following example of the reduc-
tions made:
Tor example. it has marked down
the price of a STANDARD ordinary life
policy. per 81, 900. at e 30. from
S24.16 t. s21.09; at e 40. from S32.7S
to $28.47; at age so. from S48.39 to
S41,7O: ut age So. from s60.82 to
.52.I7.
Al age 81. a 20-payment life policy
per $1,000 goes down from $500 to
S3Q.!i, ut age 40, from s41.46 to s37.-
SIS: at g so. from s55.28 to s4S.sO'
at age 55. from 5000 to $57.68..
There are liberal reductions on nom
participating contracts. For ordinary
life ut age 30. per 81. 000. from s19.77
to S1S.65: at age 30, from $27.03 to
s25.4e: at age SO. from s40.23 to s37.-
So: at age 55. from s5075 tc S47.S6.
AS we look at the matter, this is a
tlst-footed admission by the Washing
ton life Insurance Company that for
these many years it has been gouging
us policy holders t. the tune of several
dollars q Year on each thousand dollars
OF insurance and q direct charge that
all other life Insurance companies hav
ing similar rates are doing the same
thing. If the COMPANY can make such
a deep cut in rates row why could it
10 have reduced premiums long ago?
The conditions of this company have
been the same in the past as they are
now. No event or change OF circum-
stances makes permissible any reduc-
ton which could not have been made
long ago. Just think what old policy
holders in this company have lost
through the eXorbitant rates they have
been charged. 1t admits it can give
safe insurance for 'auch less than they
have been paying. Are they to be held
to the gOuging'rates of premiums their
original contract called for or will they
be given the benefit in future of the
cut rates? They should be allowed
the lower rates and, if justice were
done, they would have returned to them
some, at least, of the overcharges the
company admits it has been collecting
from them. This same ~overcharging
is done by insurance companies gen.
orally. What the Washington Life
has done most all the others could do.
This is proven by the vast fortunes the
big companies are enabled to pile up
not for the benefit of the insured, but
to be recklessly spent in high salaries
and ~squandered by the companies Of
fcials. 1t is to be hoped that the ac-
ton of the Washington Life will drive
other companies to the same course.
Then, perhaps, the policy holder will
be able to get insurance on something
like fair terms.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08
Six Down With Typhoid Fever i'm One
TN,rn:Iy

Mr.. N. J. McManus, of No. 10 twon-
ship, near Bethel Church, has six
members of his family down with
typhoid fever, all the members of his
family except himself and son-in-law.
The wife of his son, Mr.. J. F. McMa-
nus, also has it, making seven cases
on the plantation. One daughter died
of it about three weeks ago. Mr.. H.
c. Cook was here yesterday and took
home with him Miss Pendergraph, a
professional nurse, to attend to the
sick family.-COncord Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08

The statement is made that a south
African expert is hunting for a iia-
mond mine in the mountains of Ken
lucky. He had better be careful. II
he should be mistaken for a revenue
officer nosing for blockade stills he
will soon have no use for diamonds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08

Just as soon as the Russians are
relieved of fear of more serious colse-
quences of the war through further
japanese victories they renew the
massacre of the Jews. That affair at
Kishenef was most horrible and a dis
grace to the Russian government.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-08
H0lliSrCnS
Rocky Mountain Tea ku0uetS

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Brings Golden Health and Renewed Yigur.
4 specific for Constipation, Indigestion, Live
md Kidney Troubles. Pimples, Eczema, Impure
Blood. Bad Breath, Sluggish Bowels. Headache
and Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea in tab:
let form. IS cents Q box. Genuine made b
HoELIsrER DRUG COMPANY. Madison, Wis.
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALlOW PEOPLE
The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05
circles and in all public affairs he will be
missed by all.

The Hutchinson News says editorially
regarding Mr.. Churchil's sad death:
"All Western Kansas will grieye over the
death of Captain John H. Churchill, of
Dodge City. Churchill was a great, big
man, In body, mind and heart. Every
thing that he undertook be went into with
whole.sOuled enthusiasm directing a
strong intelligence and 1t is sad indeed
that be should have been cut off right in
his prime, when his early efforts were only
beginning to bear their richest fruits
The breaking down of his mental facul-
ties was unfortunate enough, but that
under the workings of dlsordered mind
he should wander away from the sani-
tarlum where his health might have been
restored to perish far from home and
friends is unutierably sad, and his be.
reayed wife will have the sympathy of a
wide circle indeed in her great loss, In
John H. Churchill Ford county has lost
one Of Its most entelprising citizens, and
the state of Kansas a leader that its
agricultural interests will greatly miss.
The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05

The Phllomath club held their meeting
last Friday with Mrs. Gwiuner. This
meeting was little out Of the ordinary,
After the opening musical number by
Mrs, Hellwarth roll call was responded
to by an original verse on new year reso-
lutions. Papers were read by Mrs, He'll.
warth and Mrs. Gwinner, after which
sides were chosen for a spelling match,
with Mrs, Barkley and Mrs, Feldmelr as
captains. The words were gwen by Mrs.
Fitzgerald. The afternoon wasa very
pleasant one, especially for the large
number Of guests present.
The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05

mio, OhuiShiil wac POieuaueu w iolhail
at home while he was taking treatment
at the Palmyra sanitarium, a separation
which was al added grief to her suffering
which has been as deep and immeasura-
bic as that of the afflicted husband.
Mrs. Churchill, Mr.. Beeson and DR..
McCarty arrived last night bringing the
remains of Mr.. Churchill home for burial.
The funeral will be held tomorrow,
! Friday forenoon. at II o'clock from the
Presbyterian church, the same church
where l6 years ago he was married,
Among the pail bearers will be W. e.
1eare, DR.. 0, II. Simpson and P. II,
Young who stood with Mr.. Churchill as
best men at the wedding.
The funeral will be in charge of the
Masons and a number Of members from
Garden City and other towns will be
present.
John II. Churchill was As years of age
and half of his life was spent here. He
came here from New England when a
young man and in bis long residence
grew to love the Kansas pralries above
all places In the land. He was active In
public affairs and while succeeding In
bis own affairs always found time to
assist in any undertaking that would
benefit the city or county. Besides man
aging the affairs of his large ranch near
Dodge City he conducted dairy busi-
ness and superintended the dairy interests
Of the Fred Harvey houses connected
with the Santa Fe road. He was promi-
nently known over the state as the early
champion of alfalfa as a Western Kansas
crop, crop which has transformed
acres of S. land into alfalfa farms worth
$lOO and upwards per acre. His active
interest In the agricultural development
of Western Kansas brought him into
prominence in the Kansas State Board Of
Agriculture and he was at the time Of his
death president Of that organization.
He was prominent among Kansas
Masons belonging to the Lodge, Chapter
and Commandry at Dodge City, the
Shrine at Sallna, and to the Wichita
Conslstory.
Mr.. Churchill leaves a wife and two
daughters, Blanche and Beatrice, who
have the deepest sympathy of the COM
munliy in their sad bereavement, The
friends who surround them share In
part their loss, and In social and business
The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05

time that be decided In his own mind
that he would not recover, through the
long months until he fell In the OAK
thicket In Wisconsin and embraced death,
peace and rest, those who knew John
Churchill well, bis ambition In life, his
love Of his family and his love Of living,
may perhaps in some measure realize
the extent Of his suffering,
1t was the opinion Of hl' physicians
that his chances, If there were any of re-
covcry, depended much on complete rest
of mind and quiet, and that the presence
Of bis family or old acqualatauces ex-
cited bio mind and made his condition
more uufavorable. Upon this advice
The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05
Remains Of John Churchill
4 Brought Home For Burial.
.AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
neral Will Be Held In Charge
of Masons, Friday Fore
4 noon at Il O'clock.

The friends of John II. Churchill ii
hge City, Ford county and all Ovel
nsas are mourning bis sad and un.
|ely death. AT 4 O'Clock Monday
ming January 2 Il message was re-
Eed from Palmyra, Wis.,, stating thai
Churchill's body had been found.
Saturday, December "a, he left the
lltarium at Palmyra where he had
IN taking treatment, for a walk lie
4 not return and after a search had
lied to find him bis physician here was
Iihed that be was missing. 1t is said
Il the Palmyra institution was notified
hurry the search regardless of ex-
Sc. He was not found and few days
the wife and a few near friends to
Churchill were told Of his being
Ing. Mrs. Churchill left for Pal
VS. soon as possible after learning
had left the institution. She was
sauied by Dr. McCarty who WAS
(lrchill's physician here. Mr.. Bee
presenting the Masons here fol-
IA little later anu arrangements had
made through the grand lodge
Ire for general assistance In the
th by the Masons of Kansas, Wlscon'
4 and Illinois. In the meantime the
lends from Dodge City and the sanl-
IN officials had the search continued
1 Immediate neighboIhood OF fal-
|, Monday evening members Of the
The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05

Believing that in tho death Of Capt
j. Il. Churchill, the city as well as the
state at large, has lost one of Its most
progressive and energetic, public spirited
citizens, and, that due and proper reCog-
milton should be publicly shown at his
obsequies. hereby call upon all good
citizens to suspend and close their places
of business from II am, Jan. 9th, until
his remains are placed at rest in the
cemetery. G. M. HOOVER,
Attest: s. GALLAGHER, JR. Mayor.
Clerk.
The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05

searching party found the frozen body OIL
Mr.. Churchill among the growth of oaks
and shrubs on the hills four miles from
the little town Of Palmyra, where he had
met death, just how no one knows.
What the past few months of mental
anguish had been to him would be hard
to realize, He was possessed for months
by the belief that he would never get
we'll, Part of the time, probably most
Of the time he was perfectly rational ,
knowing that irrational spells would
come again, and believing that they
would be worse each time. From the
The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05

Read the advertisements in every issue of this
paper. The best advertisers are the best sell
ers. They make the best bargains when they
buy and give the best bargains when they SELL
Investigate this and you will find it is true.
You can always save money by reading home
advertisements.
The Globe-republican., 1905-01-05

Mrs, Churchill was persuaded to remain
at home while he was taking treatment
at the Palmyra sanitarium, a separation
which was al added grief to her suffering
which has been as deep and immeasura-
bic as that of the afflicted husband.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-01

Pstronize the Want Columns.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-01

home on Sunday. Mrs. McElroy hav-
ing formed many pleasant acquaint-
ances during past visits in the city,
greatly enjoyed meeting a dozen
friends at dinner at the Payne home
Sunday
Miss Delpha Naffsizger, of Moulton,
spent Sunday with his mother in this
city.
Mrs. George L. Hardin, of Mt. Ster-
ling, arrived Saturday to spend a few
days at the home of her son-in-law,
DR.. Thompson She was accompanied
by her little grandson, Master Leigh
Thompson, who had been spending a
week with her.
Will Crawford, of Lyons, Kan, is
visiting his cousins, Mrs. T. A. Dun
lap, John F. Gresham and other rela .
tIves in the city and county. He was
accompanied by Mr. Ginger, also OF
ing with him in the interest of the new
Christian church, which is being built
at Lyons. They were sent out by the
building committee to visit the Chris
tan church here, and as they were
greatly pleased with it. the plan of the
building will be duplicated in Lyons
Charley Burgess left Sunday night
for Joplin, Mo-, where he has accepted
| a position in a jewelry store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Thompson and
the employees of the Thompson millin-
cry store were very pleasantly enter
tanned at dinner Sunday at the Mat
Swift home, southwest of the city.
DR.. E. D. Beauchamp carries his left
arm in a sling as the result of a run
away on Friday evening. While re-
turning from the country the horse
ran away. DR.. Beauchanp was thrown
out and the left wrist bone was
broken.
Miss Carrie McCustion left Monday
evening for Hebron, Neb., to visit his
brother ]. T. McCustion. She will
visit relatives in other parts of the
state and will be absent from the city
for several months.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lain, of Ottum-
wa, spent Sunday at the parental Ca!
Lain home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Niblick spent
Sunday with relatives in Moulton.
| Charley Walker spent Sunday with
| his parents in Moulton.
| Carl Wolf left Saturday for Chicago
! to spend a week with his parents
| r. G. Hardy returned Saturday night
from an extended pleasure trip through
the southern states.
| Miss Eva Lester attended by Walter
Johnson, returned Sunday night from
| Cttumwa, where they were entertained
| for short time as guests of the Misses
Langenstein.
Mrs. Belle Henderson, Of Kansa.
City, Mo-, is visiting at the home o.
her parents, Judge and Mrs. S. S. Car.
| ;uthers.
Mrs. Mary Young returned Saturday
from Milton, where she visited rela
| tives for short time.
Mrs. Will Zook and son, Howard, O
Ft. Madison, arrived Saturday and ar,
enjoying visit of a few days at thu
| home Of A. G. Sax.