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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14
CELEBRATION AT MOBILE.
Great Crowds Attend the Carnival
There-Weather Almost Ideal.

Mobile, Ala, March THE city was
crowded today with visitors to wit
ness the annual carnival celebration,
and the streets filed with maskerS.
I'm the afternoon the Felix parade
took place which included Felix and
his household, Tuscahoma tribe of Red
men in costume portraying the discov-
cry of America ON -four floats, the
knights of reve!ry depicting folklore
ON six floats am .dthe comic cowboys
hitting Off local history on eight floats,
under the title Of innocent Fun
Tonight the streets We're brilliant
With electric Examinations and the pa
rades of the order of Myth, SHOWING
legends Of childhood, on seven floats,
and the infant Mystics, illustrating
drama and fiction ON six floats. After
the parades the societies held the an
nual balls which were largely attend
ed and visited by the emperor and
queen and the court. The cele-
ebration was a marked success and
the weather was ideal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14
Forgery.

Last Saturday night a tailor by the
name of John Cunningham, hailins
from Norfolk, and who has for several
weeks been working for s. ]. Walls.
merchant tailor on Goldsboro street.
forged q check on Mr.. Walls for ten
dollars. This check he gave to Mrs.
Josh West. who runs a boarding house
on Spring street, in payment of two
eek board Mrs. West gave him
two dollars in change. We hope the
scoundrel will be caught and that he
may be made to do duty at the pen
itentiary for his conduct. 1t is sup
posed that he has either gone t Nor
folk, Wilmington or Richmond, and
we ask the authorities at these points
TO look out for the rascaI.-Wilson
News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14
Confederate Flags to be Returned to
North Carolina.

Trenton. y. j., March Tn the
today Mr.. Coyne introduced a
resolution authorizing the governor to
return a confederate flag to he gov
.ernor of North Carolina captured by
the Ninth New Jersey volunteers al
the battle Of New Bern. The flag was
presented to the Beaufort Plow Boys
by the ladies Of Beaufort, n. c. The
reason for this resolution Is the fact
that New Jersey has appropriated
5000 to erect a suitable monument
at New Bern in honor OF the Ninth
New Jersey volunteers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14
Still Waving the Bloody Shirt.

There are some people. in every sec
ton who cannot resist the temptation
% wave n bloody shirt whenever the
occasion is presented. This statement
is provoked by the fact that bitter OF
position has developed in some sections
of the north to the bill recently passed.
by congress providing for the return
of Confederate battle flags captured the
Wal between the states. It is encour-
aging that people who have not imbib-
ed the spirits of fraternity do not hold
the upper hand now in any section
Winston Sentinel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14
"Baptist Building for jamestown Ex
DOSitiOn.

Norfolk, Va, March THE Baptist
minister's conference of southeastern
rg1nia a called a special meeting
r lMonday NEXT to consider the sub
Sect of a Baptist Building for the
jamestown exposition I'm 1907, the build
ing to be devoted exclusively to exhib-
its going to show the great advance
Gnent made by this denomination in
America i'm educational, missionary and
literary enterprises, the exhibits ~
bring out prominently the claims OF the
Baptists as pioneer promoters OF rel:g-
Gus liberty in Virginia
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14
Big Catch of Rabbits.

County Commissioner j. r.. Barnhil,
tells us of a big catch of rabbits over
in his neighbornood. On Saturday q.
E. and r. T. Whichard. who live near
Grindle creek, burned off a straw field
and the crowd that gathered captured
4S rabbits, four partridges and ons
mink. The whole neighborhood Toasted
ON rabbit Sunday.-Greenville Refec-
tor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14

A Missouri man has invented and
patented q machine for registering and
counting votes and majorifea He fs
a little slow, as ~Pemsyavania has had
a machine for thirty years that wouif
any kind OF o majority that
was wanted. It was invented by u. :.
Quay. who died just q short while ago
IL va a paying inventNn-Durham
Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14

As we have before intimated, It's not
the law that prohibits, but the one
thai insures adequate punishment for
violating its provisions that viii do
good in the end.-Raleigh Times
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14

The Panama ANAL commission is un-
der the public microscope, n this is
well. Nothing should DO taken fol
granted in this CRAFTY age--Atlanta
Constitution.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14

sssss the The Kind You Have .!.:g: Bought
s's4 a. ! GzXZNIZm

/, The Russians wanted to have ono
more good fight before giving up the
struggle. They seem TO be getting it.
Greensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14
Cabinet Officers Sworn In.

Washington, Marc 7.-AIl the mem
ibeGs Of the cabinet today took the pre-
scribed cath as the heads Of their re-
spective departments.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14

/. Since Judge Swayne emerged from the
senate so clipper. he doubtly apprecf-
ates h truth OF the old saw, a fel-
low feeling makes us wondrous kind"
Atlanta Constitution.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14

"A friend of mine who went to pay
his pill not long since at a fashionable
Florida hotel" said T. E. Converse,
was given a statement which showed
him indebted to the house to the ex-
tent of 1924.
he a been there only four days
had had few extras. he thought
it a little steep. but he never finched.
Opening up a fiat roll he extended a
huge bunch OF bills to the cashier, with
the ana Guess again, I've got
more money than hat. ''-Washington
Post.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21
sa,snoly ouA.la
b ~ ynrmer Glover Fed . Flock Day
ay for Six Weeks.

II ~ ynrmer Glover Fed . Flock Day
Ny for Six Weeks.
One cv,u morning Farmer Glover
stood In the rear of the barn. fork in
hand. looking out over the fields. Snow
storm had followed snowstorm, until
the stone walls were so covered that
the farm seemed like great field, with
here and there a small grove to break
the monotony. The cattle had been
fed and each animal was munching
contentedly at its pile Of hay in the
sunshine. scattering chaff over the
snowy barnyard.
Suddenly, from the light woods near
the barn. came startled "Bob-white!'
Immediately there was an answering
call from the woods across the fields,
and then another and another. and
soon a flock Of about twenty quail
alighted cautiously on the ground. two
or three rods from where Mr. Glover
stood. and began picking up the seeds
from the hay which the cattle had
strewn over the snow. They scratched
about like flock Of hens, and appar-
emily quite as much at home. and
chirped away while they worked. after
the fashion Of tree sparrows in the
weeds down by the brook.
Farmer Glover was careful not to
Brighten his woodland guests. and the
next morning he put out wheat for
them and threw handfuls of chaff In
the hay which the cattle had left. The
flock returned again and again. until
feeding the qualls has become as much
a part Of the days routine as looking
after the hens and turkeys. One cold
morning after they had eaten, the
kind-hearted farmer found the whole
flock huddled together under the hay.
apparently enjoying the warmth.
Strange to say, they never come for
their food when 1t SHOWS or rains
When they have breakfasted, unless
frightened. they usually walk away to
their favorite haunts in the grove
across the fields. They never alight
on the trees, but occasionally perch on
the rail fence. Once or twice. when
no one was in sight, they came near
the house.
For six weeks the quails enjoyed
Farmer Glover's bounty. When spring
opens their kind-hearted protector
meets them only in the fields and
woods; but whenever bob-white's mu-
steal call comes over the summer
meadows it brings pleasant memories
Of those winter breakfasts in the
snowy barnyard.--St. Nicholas.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21
She Feared tor Her Freight.

Old Mrs. Mercer was not used to
railway travelling. jamie always did
the household errands In town. But
now that jamie was laid up there wal
no help for It, and she herself must
take her weekly insathering Of eggs
and get the necessary stores in ex,
change.
She boarded the train at last in
some trepidation. All the other pas.
sengers looked placid enough, and the
way the conductor went about bis
business was truly reassuring-"for
all the world a. II he was on dry
land" she silently marveled, glancinQ
fearfulIy from time to time at the
whirling trees and whisking fences
outside the window. The basket OF
eggs on her knee, gripped tightly with
both hands, was quite forgotten.
"You don't think there's going to be
a collision to-day, conductor she ask
ed, as he stopped at her seat.
why, no, madam. What makes
you ask such a question:
"well. you see, I'm taking eggs ia
town with me, and II they was to get
broke I'd have to go short. on my
stores. - Youths Companion.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21
WRIGHT WOULD NOT CONFESS.


Says He Was Hanged Four Times to
Mako Him Admit Murder.
A. A. Wright, a federal prisoner
charged with murder, brought to pris-
on there from Hobart recently, &C
cording to Guthrie %. IT, special to
the Kansas City Journal, says he has
been hanged four times for the crime
Of which he IL accused. His story OF
the methods used to make him confess
and of the narrow escapes he has had
since his arrest are interesting.
He was arrested on Nov. IL. The
terrible death OF Slaterley, the man he
is accused Of numbering, caused such
a feeling in Hobart that mob gath.
cred that evening and prepared to
take him from the county Jail and
lynch him. The officers, in the mean
time. had learned Of the intended
lynching and spirited Wright to Ana
darko. where he was kept for three
days. He was then taken back to
Hobart for his preliminary hearing.
Efforts were made to make him con-
TESS to the murder by the deputy sher-
III and Jail officials. The evidence
against him was purely circumstantial
and Wright declared his innocence
The preliminary hearing lasted three
days and one night Wright says he
was taken from jail by the officers, Il
moose placed about his neck. the rope
thrown over telephone pole and he
was told he was about to be hanged
and that the only thing that would
save him would be confession.
When he refused to confess he says
he was swung into the air and that
this was repeated four times. When
he was lowered the last time, Wright
says he was unconscious and the Off
GERS became frightened and took him
back into the Jail.
Wright had been picking cotton near
Hobart. and, according to his state
ment. bought team of horses and a
wagon from Slaterley at his farm
house six miles from Hobart on Nov. 8.
On Sunday. Nov. 10, he said. the bill
Of sale was made out. Slaterley's
body was discovered in the mountains
Nov. IS. He had been shot, his head
was crushed and the body was buried
| under pile Of stones. Slaterley and
Wright had been seen driving together
toward the Indian reservation about
the time Slaterley was killed. Slater
ley was a bachelor.
1t has been decided the murder must
have been committed on the govern
ment reservation. and. therefore. the
case must be tried in the federal
court. Wright is typical Arkansan.
He is tall raw-boned and sandy whis-
kered. He says he bought the team
from Slaterley for $175, and after the
bill Of sale was made out never saw
him again. He denies all Of the cir
cumstances by which the officers are
trying to prove his guilt.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Acute Disease Of the Kidneys.
Acute Inflammation of the kidneys,
called also acute nephritls or acute
bright's disease. is excited by certain
poisons during the process of their
elimination from the body, or follows
congestion. which results usually from
exposure to cold and wet, or the sud.
den checking Of Precipitation, whereby
the surface Of the body is chilled and
the blood is driven to the internal or
gans.
The poisons causing acute inflam-
nation may be taken into the body
from outside, as is often the case with
turpentine. chlorate of potassium. and
certain other drugs, or they may be
formed in the body as a result Of
faulty action of the digestive organs
Intestinal indigestion), or by the bac-
terra of certain acute diseases, such as
scarlatina, measles or dlphtheria. The
beginning of the disease may be mark
ed by chill, with headache, nausea,
coated tongue and pain in the loins.
These symptoms are followed by puff
ness and pallor Of the face and swell
ing Of the ankles, or there may be gen.
eral dropsy, with an effusion Of fluid
in the chest and abdomen. The kid
ney secretion is greatly reduced in
amount, and may contain blood; on ap-
plication of the usual tests, It Is found
to contain much albumin, sometimes
so much that boiling will make 1t SOL
i'd, like the white of an egg.
When acute Bright's disease is ex-
cited by a chilling of the body, 1t
usually subsidies in a week or two un-
der proper treatment, but that occur
ring with scarlet fever often lasts
many weeks, and either form may be-
come chronic. The treatment. like
that Of Inflammation Of any other part,
consists primarily in securing rest for
the organ, and in protecting it, SO fur
as possible, from further injury. The
patient should be kept in bed in we'll
ventilated room with a warm and
eQuable temperature, the bowels
should be kept open, and the action OF
the skin increased by warm PACKS or
q hot-air bath.
Since the most difficult work Of the
kidneys is the elimination Of salts and
other waste matters, the diet must aim
to reduce the amount of this waste
material. The ideal food Is milk. 1t
should be diluted with Vichy or distill-
ed water, to which pinch Of bicar-
Donate Of sodium has been added. The
patient should be encouraged to drink
in addition plenty Of pure water. Three
quarts or more Of fluid should be tax
en- in the "a hours. This is the main
treatment, but Of course In an affec-
ton 20 serious the physician should be
in constant attendance to interpose
when threatening symptoms show
themselves.-Youth's Companion.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Observers are struck with the CANA.
raderie carried to the verge Of equali-
ty which obtains between fathers and
their schoolboy sons. SO that their mu-
tual companIonship is source of UNI
feigned pleasure to both and should
prove safeguard against many evils
In the future. This Is essentially a
modern development and stands to the
credit OF the fathers Of the present
day.--London Spectator.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

The Golden Rule.-The Golden RulA
must be applied to business methods.
Brotherhood must be preached. not
class hatred; and the strong must not
be permitted to trample down the
weak. The demand to-day is for an
ethical revival; for n doing Of what
God requires, namely, Ito do justly,
to love mercy and to walk humbly
with thy Godfrey. r. J. Kent, Con-
grega tionalist, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Responslbility NO one can escape
responsibility to GOD by refusal to
subscribe to church vows or to under
take their observance. Come ny they
have not assumed obligation to
church, have signed NO contract and
hence are NOT parties thereto but the
duty to God IL not contract; It IL
an existing Obligation and can not be
denied or escaped.-Rey. J. J. Tygert,
Methodist, Nashville, Tenn.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21
I1oae Flight By Night.

Nearly all small birds make their
long flights at night, spending the day
time quietly feeding and resting, 20
that II on any day In May the tree
tops are full Of fitting little warblers,
1t u no sign that the following day
will ind them still there. Some kinds,
like phoebes. song-sparrows, meadow
larks, and bluebirds, come very early
as soon as the snow is all gone and
the sOuth-sloping hillsldes begin to feel
warm and smell Of spring."-St
Nicholas.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Engineering Self-Perfect engines
get hold of the track. Orders come
with lightning rapidity to the engineer
and they must be obeyed without
question. The responsibility for the
orders is not with him; his responsible
ity is to execute them. God can run
this world, but He has put it into your
hands to run yourself.-Rev. M. w.
StrYkar. Methodist. Clinton. N. Y.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Passing 1t On.-Elise-There's a
man at the door, ma, who says he
wants to "see the boss of the house"
Pa-Tell your mother. Ma calling
down-stairs)-Tell Bridget.
Fashionable-First Lady-rm tax
ing four kinds Of medicine. How many
are you. taking? Second Lady-Oh.
medicines don't count Operations are
all the 60 now. I've had three.
How 1t Is Done.-"Josiah," said
Mrs. Chugwater, when one Of the big
battleships runs aground, how do they
get it Off" "They pull it of with q
tug of war;" answered Mr.. Chug-
water.
When asked by her teacher to de-
scribe the backbone, Norborne school
girl said: '.rhe backbone is something
that holds up the head and ribs and
keeps one from having legs clear UP
to the neck."-Ex.
The Swallows" Home.-School
Teacher-What little boy can tell me
where the home of the swallow Isl
Bobby kin. School Teacher-Well,
Bobby? Bobby-The home of the
swallow Is the stummick.
Twins.-"Quite an interesting thing
happened at Nupop's house last night"
There were two interesting things"
Il only heard Of one; the arrival OF
. son and heir. What was the 9th
arr THE arrival Of another son and
heir"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21
COAL RACE ON OHIO RIVER.

How Spring F1oods Are Used to Trans-
port 0,OOO, 900 Bushsls.
From Pktsburg there are shipped
down the Ohio river every year 6.OOO.-
600 bushels Of COAL But the Ohio IL a
shallow stream except when it is in
food, says the New York Tribune, and
the fleets of towboats and barges are
tied up sometimes for months at a
time waiting for enough water to float
them.
At the first signs Of the rise" Of
the river messages begin to fash back
ward and forward. fires are lighted I'M
der the boilers of the great towbOa is,
barges formed into fleets, provisions
and hands secured for the long trip.
To form these long fleets three, four
or five barges and coal boats. which
have capacity of 800 and 1000 tons
respectively, are dashed abreast with
strong chains. They are formed in a
line or to a depth mana geable by the
low rear-wheeled boats that guide
them on their journey. Then. amid the
shrill shrieks Of the many whistles and
the flashing Of the searchlights, the
long, clumsy fleet begins to move.
But as the needed depth is only tenn
porary the 100000 bushels of coal has
to make its escape on the crest Of the
food. This, of course, means race
down the shallow, twisting river,
through the many locks to the broader
and deeper sections, where the tows
are doubled and taken In charge by
larger tugs.
A. odd, primitive and uncertain a.
this method Of transportation appears,
1t involves . capital Of over 10000
900. has q registered tonnage greater
than any other river, 80 or lake port
in the United states, affects the indus.
tries Of Z region 100000 square miles
in area and affects q waterway 1900
miles in length.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21
IIN HIS FATHER's FOOTSTEPS.

Henry Irving II, a. the Prince Of Dem
mark, His Most Interesting Part.
II. b. Irving appeared in Hamlet
at the Adelphi Theater In London re-
Gently. The event was Of more than
ordinary interest in the history Of the
stage. as Mr.. Irving's new task inevi-
tably challenged comparison with that
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Saving the Cities.-The best way to
save our cities is to teach the gospel
Of Christ in the homes and the
churches and Bible schools to the chill
dren and the young people and train
the young to become intelligent disci-
pies Of the Son Of God. Education
must 60 hand in hand with evangel-
ism.-Rev. w. G. Partridge, Baptist.
Pittsburg. Pa.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Consolatlon.--1O De aDie 10 -uruw
consolation and Joy from the cup Of
life to the very last, man must be
able to understand and appreciate the
life of the spirit--that part Of our life
which derives satisfaction not from
the lower appetites and pastimes, but
rather from the cultivation and COM
prehension of ideas. of literature and
art, Of religion and morals.-Rabbi
II. G. Enelow. Hebrew. Louisville. Ky.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

The Way to Wisdom.-A man Is u
fool until he has learned the enthusi-
asm Of routine; then he's on the way
to wisdom.--Rev. Frank Crane, UNI
tartan. Worcester. Mass.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Money.-People think that money 10
Tho real thing. But i've minutes after
we are dead we shall all be alive In
the eternal life, and then of what use
viii money or the pleasures Of tho
body be?-I3lshop Satterlee. Episco-
ealiau. Washington, d. @.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21
xxAu SUITS ears.

We have in stock a fine lot Of gov
eminent Khaki coats and pants which
we are selling for $2.75 suit. They
are just what you want for hunting,
mining. fishing. camping. prospecting,
ranching and numbering.
w. 8. KIRK. 1903 LIST Ave-. Seattle.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

In trying to decide what 10 easiest
in this world, we have come to the
conclusion that 1t il telling some other
fellow not to worry.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

No wonder people have 80 little re-
spect for advieei there IL 10 much
that u worthless
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

of his father. Mr.. Irving has already
played Hamlet" In the provinces, so
that his study Of the part has not been
hasty. He has, inded, stated In an
interview that it Is not part one can
create in day. Mr.. Irving has never
seen his father In the part.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Noshefs will find Mrs. winslow's soothiI 4
,yruy the BEST remedy to use for THAR children
.ufinG the toothiug period.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21
How He Locked.

now Nc x<oo8o0s
Hs-Whsn met you ON the strsst
sstsrday I looked full at you, but
~ passed By without Speaking.
Hhe-Naturally. I never recognise
man who looks full.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

piso's Cum b remedy Soscouahs, eelds
and consumption. Try Il pfice - cents
st drugRiite.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-06-21

Best Clothing made for lumbermen.
miners and prospectors. Baseball suits
made to order. c. c. Filson, 1011 LIST
Ave-, Seattle, Wash.