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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL HOME COMING
First Baptist Church OF Charlotte.
Invites All Formerly Connected With
Sunday School 70 Visit There on
October 18th.

The First Baptist fTryon street,
Sunday school of Charlotte, y. C., will
have a Home Coming Sunday Octo-
Der 18th. The morning and evening
exercises will be conducted by Rev.
J.. B.. Boone and Rev. o. +. Gregory.
former pastors. The Sunday school
exercises will be held in the afternoon
at $50 O'Clock. The superintendent Is
very nxfou TO send an invitation TO
every man, woman and child who has
ey er been connected with the Sunday
school, either as an officer, teacher or
scholar. In order TO do this it Is nee
essary TO have the present address of
those who have removed from Char
lotte. He therefore requests any one
who have been connected with the
Sunday school TO send their name at
once 10 Mr. T. s. Franklin. the super
intendent who will be glad 10 send
them one of the invitations. All visitors
will be entertained. and III you expect
TO be present notify Mr. Willis Brown.
the chairman, not later than Octo-
Der 10th
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
A BACHELORS LOST CHANCE
Three Unwilling Single Men. After
Forming q Solemn Compact. Listen
to q Very Sad Story.

It was midnight. Five chairs were
placed lust beyond the curbing in
front of the Phoenix hotel and three
of them were occupied. A Journal
man. making his last roundup OF the
sduare for the night stopped and
sked. Whats doin'?"
Nothing doing: it's all been done"
was the melancholy reply OF one of
the trio. Then he in his
chair and announced:
Behold three lonely and unwilling
bachelors. We have banded together
for copsolation. The gentleman on
my left has fulfilled the Injunction.
Love one another for many years.
Yet he remains a bachelor. IT is a
strange case. Many n many a time
he has been picked a winner but alas.
his friends nave been forced TO be con-
tent with playing him simply for
place"
Tell about our agreement" duoth
the man. who had been alluded to.
" hav allotted ourselves the
period of six months to achieve mat
rimoniaI success" said the man who
had first spoken. After that time we
are sworn to retire from active prac-
tice. That's ALL"
The ~ewspap man was moving
away when he heard the third man
saving: Yes. It's a good scheme. II
would have spurreA mo on INC upon
a time when / a planned a proposal
II was at imbaii Pond. The moon
shone. All nature was tuneful. The
girls eyes were like stars. But I was
dumb. The minutes passed. I grew
rantic and whe- I did utter what do
YOU suppose I said
What did YOU saw" was the sym
athletic pon
.s.Afn't these frogs raisin' hi to-
night?'-that's what I said."-Wfnston
Il Journal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
He Spends a Night In the Moon
? light as a Cure For
Badness.
NOTES TELL THE TALE
Memoranda Found by Mrs. Bowser
the Next Morning Show That,
as Usual, Her Husband
Comes to Gnef.
copyright, 1906, by E. 8. McClure.l

copyright, 1905, by E. 8. McClure.l
n n z. BOWSER was so preoccu-
mn pied during the dinner hour
the other evening that he did
not hear Mrs. Bowser say
that the gas bill had come in and was
80 cents more than she thought 1t
ought to be. His answers to questions
were vague, and she had begun to
wonder what had befallen him when
he led the way to the sitting room and
said:
Mrs. Bowser, on numerous occa-
sions you have called me a fool"
mo, l don't think I ever called you
that" she replied.
But you have thought It."
"Well, you have sometimes acted
rather queerly."
"Did it never occur to you that some
Of Christopher Columbus actions might
have looked queer to his friends?'
Eyes, l suppose they did"
"NO n has ever made a discovery Of
Importance in any direction without be-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

YOU HAVE CALLED ME 4 FOOL
ing thought queer, no matter how high
ly they were honored afterward. With
in the last ten years l have made q
number of experiments"
But 1 hope you are through with
them"
81 don't know why you should hope
that"
Because you have put our lives in
peril half a dozen times and because
if you persist you will surely blow us
all up or poison US off,"
He flushed up and drew in his breath
to shout "Woman!" at her, but choked
himself off just in time and maintained
silence for q moment. Then be said:
at is true that I have met with
failures, but that is the lot Of all ex
perimenters and discoveries. The com
mon dashboard is a simple thing, and
yet~it took thirty years to bring it to
perfection. More than twenty different
men met with dire failure. The only
way is to keep right on and win sue
cess at last. l have got hold of a
new idea, and l thought if you would
give me your encouragement it might
amount to something. l don't care to
go ahead unless you are with me-"
Mrs. Bowser was both surprised and
touched by the appeal in his tones, and
she asked how she could be of assist.
nee.
Well" he replied after hitching
around and h~esitating over it, you
know 1 am baldheaded.
Not so very"
Yes, l am. 1t is good Of you to put
it that way, but the fact is that ] have
no more hair on my head than an
old cabbage. ! sometimes try to make
myself believe l have, but I know bet
ter all the time. There are other times
when l proudly claim that all the
greatest men on earth have been bald
heads, but l know / lie about it. As
a matter of fact, this baldheaded bust.
ness is the bane of my life. I'd give
half I'm worth to have a good head
of hair"
But as long as you can't have you
must make the best Of it,"
But suppose / could have?"
you can't trade heads with any.
body"
"Mrs. Bowser, 1 have been reading
up on badness. I have read more on
that subject than any other man in the
world. l know ali about why my hair
falls out, and for years 1 hare been
looking tt discover a remedy"
Haven't hundreds of others been
looking and failed?" she asked.
Certainly. Hundreds of men tried
to make use Of steam and failed, but
Watt and Fulton went ahead and dis
covered how. An idea came to me to-
day as l sat at my desk and want to
give it to you. Don't talk about the
new milk cows, fire escapes and pigs
I have bought, but judge this thing by
itself. You were born in the country.
You know that cows and horses often
wear the hair off in spots. You have
seen a hog with his bristles worn OF.
The hair n bristles always come out
again, don't theyY'
"Yes, I believe they do"
Mature is the doctor that makes
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

Narrow Escape Of Workmen From
Death-A Score Of Men Injured.

Buffalo. y. Y, September 25-with
a crash that could be heard for blocks
a three story brick building under
course OF construction on West Ferry
street collapsed this afternoon, carry
ing down with it thirty bricklayers and
carpenters who were at work In and
on top OF the structure.
4 score OF the men were injured.
eight OF them seriously. The men
were working on the third story today
when the west wall went down. carry
ing with IL a portion Of the front OF
the building and a section OF the rear
wall. That there was not n serious
loss OF life was due to the fact thar
there was no roof on the building. and
that the mass of brick fell out toward
the street
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
NO MORE
OF American Goods at Shanehai-In
creased Demand for Them.

Washington, September 25.-Consul
General Rogers at Shanghai cabled the
state department today as follows:
There is nc longer any evidence Of
boycott conditions in or about Shang-
hal, and American trade is active, par
ticularly with the northern part of
China, and there has been no stamping
of goods boycott marks as was re-
ported. On the whole, the condition
of affairs seem to be satisfactory"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
His Own Experience.

"Now. Tommy" said the teacher,
"you know we have paper money and
gold in this country"
"Yes'm," replied Tommy.
well, now. tell me, where do we GO
to exchange our paper money for
gold?"
To the dentists, ma'am."-Yonkers
Statesman.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
OvershOt the Mark.

Mrs. Houskeep-I don't believe you
ever went to work.
Weary Wiilie-Oh. honest, lady,
many's the time. But I'm SIGH a siren
yous Teller dat every time l start ter
go ter work ] go clean past it.-Phila-
Gelphia Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

Homer Lyon, Esq. OF Whiteyllle.
was in the city last night to see Frank
Deshon in 1.-The Office Boy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
HUGH MaCRAE & CO.,
BANKERS
WILMINGTON, N. C..
at the close Of business Aug. 25. 19(

at the close of business Aug. 25. 1906.
RESOURCES.
Furniture and fixtures. ....S 2,2S5 OF
Demand Loan !. ...-.... 1895 II
Due from, Banks and Bank
ers . +. =. :. .......... 1851 10
Sil.er coin. including all
minor coin currency. -. II 80
National Bank Notes and
other u. s. Notes $500. $40 90
$31,115 IS
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in......s10.0 900 90
Undivided Profits. less cur
rent and taxes. $50 IS
Deposits subject to check. 20.555 I'd
S31.115 35
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
S31.115 IS
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, I
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER. 1 S.

I. NJ. f. III. Gouveneur, Of the firm of
Hugh MacRae & Co, Bankers, do
solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true TO the best of my knowl-
edge and belief.
n. +. H. G0UyENEUR.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day Of September. 1905.
J. A. McGEACHY.
Notary Public
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
A Nishap

MfShap.
SCI heard the Snobsons had an awful
scare last night"
Yes. While they were entertain
ing some distinguished guests n OF
the children let the family skeleton
ont of the cioset.'-Detroit Free Press.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

term of six months at least, you will
give her no further cause of complaint
against you by having "crim COZ" or
ungodly conversation with n Sally
Warren in particular, or other women
in general, without first informing
your wife thereof and obtaining her
consent? And you acknowledge your
self indebted 70 the state Of North
Carolina in the penal sum of fifty dol
lars to be levied out Of your earthly
goods and chattels, conditioned. lever
theless, Upon your strictly keeping the
promises you have here given in the
presence of this august court. and that
YOU will, six months from this data-
report to the court that you have done
so. with your wife and daughter for
witnesses, then this bond TO be void:
otherwise to remain in full force ana
effect: and may God have mercy upon
your soul. So help you, God. Kiss the
book"
You can Co." said the court.
The comical figure and the old gray
mare moved of down the street. and
something like a long-drawn sigh was
borne back to our ear
Sequel: The court is informed t1a:
peace and happiness abound in that
cottage in the suburbs, and the weeks
wages go into the hands Of the wife
to purchase supplies for the family
The next report OF the profits Of tho
city booze mill will be short seveTa
dollars from thai source.
This is an actual occurrence. an.
though the oath Eas extra-iudiciai. tn
| result is according to law and order
! Raleigh Post.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
HYGIENE FOR THE CHILD.
Proper Food and Simple Remedies FOR
the Little One and Fresh Air the
Best Beautifer.

For the child whose food does not
nourish her well and whose face is
either pale or pimplv in consequence, a
glass of milk at bedtime is worth its
weight in gold The milk will digest
more rapidly if it is warmed, and will
lead to a sweet sleep. II you are a
nervous, sleepless mother, the sooner
YOU take to this habit yourself the bet
ter.
The old-fashioned sulphur and mo-
Lasses dose for impure blood, while by
no means pleasant. is one that will
never become obsolete, for it has al
ready to its credit too many cases Of
skins healed by its magic, The pre-
scrfption for mixing is this: Two tea
spoonfuls sulphur precipitate from
which the humps have been rubbed, ana
six teaspoonfuls molasses. Stir
thoroughly. Give the child half tea
spoonful of the remedy the first thing
in the morning, and repeat the cose at
bedtime. Keep this up for half week.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
Hunting Bugs for Bounty

Greensburg. Pa-.'For each and
every dozen bugs captured and de1iv-
cred, dead or alive, by the inmates of
this home to the superintendent of
fee bounty Of three cents will be
paid. Delivery must De made before
nine a. M on the day of capture"
This message was posted in the West
moreIand county almshouse, and is
signed by Superintendent Evans. The
100 inmates spent very busy and
profitable night. though they lost sleep
It was a bad night for the festive bed
bug, as several scores Of "sca1ps" were
laid on the table the next morning.
The county home has been oyerrun
with bugs that bite early. late and
often, and there were not few com
plants from the inmates. Superin-
tendent Evans, instead Of spending the
county funds in bug powder, decided to
offer bounty on bug sealps- Sue
cess OF his plan has exceeded expeeta-
tons and the bounty viii be continued
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
CARE or THE COMPLEXION
soaus Are a Great Detrinezlt to Del
icate Skin and Should Be
sparingly Used.

Of course every woman knGs#s saat II
the very innermost reeesses Of her heart
every other @oman possesses a secret
longing to be considered as attractive as
possible, and would enjoy being beau9i-.
fuI if this condition could be 1noucsa
without any special amount Of labor
Unfortunately fer the success OF the pro-
ject, however, very lew women are Will
ing to pay sufficient attention 90 me
small things which are necessary Il a
good complexion is to be retained. For
instance, the one cosmetic about which
the most should be known IS employed
indiserimfnately without thought as to
possible results, and IN stating what has
been applied to the skin. not one woman
in 500 ever even thinks OF mentioning
what particular kind of soap she en-
pleys, for she feels that soap is neees-
sity, not a luxury, and fails 70 consider II
in the light Of a cosmetic.
In solemn reality, however, II the
truth were to be known, more complex
ions have been ruined by just the oroi-
nary use of this agent than by all she
powders and creams and lDtions COM
bined.
AlIsoaps are made of con- hinations of
fats or oils and aIkaIis. When caustie
soda is employed the result IS hard
mixture, while with caustic potash 1t is
soft Various other ingredients may be
| added, and, in fact, manyaother agents
are employed for special purposes, but
| the most active principles will always
remain-the oils and the alkalis. When
an excess of the last named ingredients
used the soap will producea great lather,
and when applied to the skin will dis
solve the fatty acids, remove all trace
of soil and cause a more oE less deep eau
terization of the tissues by extracting
the natural oil and rendering the skin
harsh instead Of pliable.
The best Of skin foods applied each
night and the purest OF powders busted
| on before yenturing into the air cannot
make the skin beautiful if an impure and
cheap soap is employed for cleansing the
face. Dry and scaly skins, wrinkles, sal
| lowness. parchmept-likes texture, and
many other blemishes may be traced d.
rectly to the use Of this one cosmetic.
/ liz NOIIldu " ~ Vo3114 NC A1tA1hSA 1eAS
as well as attraetivgmustr remember that
in the use OF a soap she should be gov
erned by results II after cleansing the
/ face the skin feels soft and refreshed.
and there is no sensation of irritation
and no appearance of reughness to rem
edy. she is using just the article suited
to her especial case. q, on the other
hand, the abIution is followed by draw
ing sensation and she feels positive that
smile will cause tiny cracks to appear
in the surface. she should pause and look
for something less alkaline or she will
soon have a most beautiful collection OF
wrinkles to work out If any soaps cause
any unpleasant sensation of any kind,
discard them all and rely on the appliea-
tions of the cleansing cream as being all
that IS needfui
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18


about one yard of pale mauVe or
heliotrope silk seven inches in width.
1t should be gathered neatly to form a
frill, and sewn to the under part, and
then drawn closely together at the top,
and finished with a bow of old-rose
cord which forms the handle. The
base is edged with tie same, which is
twisted at intervals in the manner
shown sheet of wadding should
next be tackled in. after which line
with cream silk or satin. Unless one
has store of silks laid by to draw
upon, the following quantities should
be bought: Three-eighths yard each
of old-rose bengaline, heliotrope or
mauve glaee, cream satin, 2f inches
wide, and III yards Ct old-rose cord.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
NEW NECK AND HAT SETS
Beautiful Creations for the Threat
That Are in Keeping with the
Head Covering.

With every hat there must so some
thing for the neck these days, and the
most beautiful creations are planned tic
go around the throat and to fasten in
front, says. the Brooklyn Eagle.
There are lovely art nouveau boas
made of ernine and decorated with art
nouyeau buttons. which are set On about
six inches apart, And there are dressy
things IN peacock feathers TO match
handsome breast ornaments for the hat.
1t can be taken as a settled thing that
neck trimmings must match hat trim
mings and that they must be alike not
only in one way, but in all ways. Tbs
eolors, the materials and the general
style must match.
There are tailor made things for the
neck and there are fluffy, dressy things
for those who like some other style.
Neck trimmings come for day and even
Ing.
Perhaps the best hat and neck effects
can be obtained with crushed velvet 4
hat can be trimmed with band Of the
velvet and the very same material can
be used for four-in-hand neektie. L
must be about five inches wide and fin
shed up precisely as though it were made
Of fur. It's ENDS are trimmed with fringe
or with tails.
Handsome fluffy neck ruff1es are made
to match hats and there are ruflies that
are in. the most attractive shades q
green to SO with Charlotte Corday hats
that are made OF green velvet with fiut-
ings Of green muslin and green chiffon.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
GOOD EMERGENCY LESSON.
Practical instructions Given Small
Children by a Sensible
Mother.

An oIo-fashioEed. practical mother Of
my acquaintance used to have in her
home twice week what she laughing
ly termed emergency days. when the
children, entering heartily into the tuR,
We're drilled in all kinds of emergency
duties. says American Motherhood.
The kitchen stove door. for example, was
opened, and few Goals allowed to fall
cut. Three-year-o1d Teddy, instead Of
bowling IN distress at the sight, was
taught to run quickly with a little tin
pail of water and pour it carefully over
the blaze. DoiHe's finger received an
awful sash from the careless and forbid
len handling of a sharp knife; WhEfe-
upon nine-year-old Mollie was shown
how to bind up the supposedly wound
ed member, while the other children
gathered around watching the demon
stration with interest. Fred would have
an imaginary choking fit, an attack Of
Group, or a CONFUSION; Whereupon
mother would show the children what 20
Go IN case baby brother should be at
tackled in like manner
Nay, supposed to have her gIngham
apron In flames. was quickly rolled in
an afghan hastily snatched from the
couch, or rug from the floor, OF in one
Of the boys jackets, and drenehed with
water. The drenching performed a
double duty. too. for instantly May
would become a crowned mariner to be
resnscitated By tie whole group. One
day was devoted to sunstroize, faintIng
spells, dizziness. etc; another to sprains,
burns, stalds, bruises, and SO en-. Each
lesson was taught very carefully, only
one Or two simple remedies 20 renlem-
Der, and everything plainly understood
before another subject was undertaken.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
FOUND HER MISSING BUNDLE
This Woman Held Up a Train Until
She Remembered Having
Eaten It.

When the passengers alighted from
trail station one afternoon recently one
Of them, an old woman from up
state, remained searching for a pack
age. A brakeman came in to help
her, and to him she explained thai
when she boarded the train she had
five bundles. Now only four could
be found, relates the New York Sun.
Every nook and Granny of the cat
was searched, but the package couldn't
be found. Then the conductor ap-
peared.
He had to give the signal to back the
train into the yards in a few minutes.
he declared, and there couldn't be much
more delay. Il the woman would leave
her address, the package would be sent
to her if it was found, he said:
But she wouldn't agree to that. He1
bundle was in the car, and she meant to
have it.
Minutes were passing, The con
ductor fumed So did the brakeman
The woman still hunted All of a sud
den her face showed that her memory
had come to her assistance.
I'm sorry to have caused you al
this trouble she said. sweetIy, q
did have five bundles when came OF
the train. but one Of them was my lunch
and I've eaten that. But I'm sure yol
don't mind. !"
The brakeman helped her off politely
Then he hunted up the conductor again
Well, Ill be bowed. they declared
in chorus, and the train backed out q
the station.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18

omit lot nail Week. repeat LOT nail
week.
Sometimes the child's stomach be-
comes sour, as the expression goes, from
one of those accidents which the most
careful mother cannot ward off. An in
dulgent friend may have overloaded the
stomach with fruit or candy. The most
moral youngster once in while climbs
to a jam pot Extreme heat or cold
causes the most wholesome meal TO dis
agree When stomach trouble and an
eruption of the skin arise in some such
way, add few drops Of lime water 10
the glass of milk and give the little one
a charcoal tablet after each meal.
Sometimes very young stomach
adopts an antagonism of its own. Ionee
knew a perfectly healthy child who
could not eat red raspberries without the
most violent attack of Indigestion as a
punishment In case like this, do not
| force the matter; merely wait. That lit
| tie one had a wise mother who kept red
raspberries cut of her reach for a year
| Or two. and in the end she outgrew the
weakness and now enjoys the fruit.
Rosy cheeks belong by right to. every
child When they are lacking and there
| is no illness, the cause is almost sure
| to be lack of outdoor exercise. Let the
little people .romp in the fresh air. It is
| the only rouge they need. Their color
will attend to itself il it is given this OPP
| portunity. Do not be afraid Of the cold
weather, unless your child has some
constitutional weakness which units
her for the life that sturdy boys and girls
lead. Dress her warmly, then send heI
| out to play.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
A QUAINT TEAPOT COSY.
Can Be Fashioned of Pieces Of Old
Style Satin and Silk and EN-
broidered by Hand.

Carried out in dim fade silks ren1in-
iscent OF a bygone age, the design
shown here for a tea cosy would form
a quaint and useful addition 10 tea
set of pretty china. Th@loWer portion
is of old-rosa silk OF satin, and IS cut
in two pieces which are afterwards
joined. On each OF these must first
be slfetehed the design. bow and
wreath OF conventional flowers, the
former being worked ii shade. and the
latter in subdued tones of pink, manve
and blue, with eenters of ola gold. The
upper portion consists Of a length Of