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The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29


self and dashed off the following:
The Greeks they gave us the cocktail
To live in story and song.
And We'll never forget the cocktail. you
bet
With which we can find nothing wrong.
ST think I've got start on it, think
] have" he said as he went out to Mrs.
Bowser. Just listen to this"
Mrs. Bowser listened, and when the
verse had been read she said:
II don't WANT to discourage you, but
chat is not an ode. 1t is what you
might call a jingle"
What! Call that jingle"
"Well, it's not an ode. Now, don't get
vexed with me. What they asked you
to write was an ode. Here is a volume
Of poetry with fifty different odes in 1t,
and you can see how they CO."
Mr. Bowser would have been rather
glad Of row just thSa as he was be-
ginning to doubt his L~tic talents, but
as Mrs Bowser gave him no excuse he
retired to the library and set his jaw
and started anew. After reading three
Or four of the odes he thought he saw
how the old thing worked and made
the following grab for it:
OF Athens greatness there was neer a
doubt;
The fame of Greece the whole world ack-
Knowledged. For song, for story, for the
sculp-
Tors art. for philosophy and erudition
And for several
Other things Greece was at the top Of the
heap.
1--WE can't be greater than we are"
Said man to man. Let US rest content"
But there was a fellow named Aristotle,
who smiled to
Himself.
"We are great. but we will be greater!'
He whispered, and thereupon he invented
the cock
Tail and made the whole world bend the
knee anew.
"Well?' asked Mrs. Bowser as he
came out to her with flashing eyes and
flushed face
He read his effusion and laid it be-
fore her. She wanted to laugh and to
cry; she wanted to criticise and en-
courage. While she was wondering
what she should do Mr.. Bowser picked
up the paper and started down the
hall.
care you going out, dear? she asked.
Madam, / am going outv' he replied
in icy tones.
He put on his hat and overcoat and
passed out into the night, and five
minutes later he entered the store of
his family druggist.
"Hello, Bowser! What's up?' was
asked Of him.
You know an ode when you see one
don't you?"
II rather reckon"
''Well, read this. / want to know
whether it's an ode or a jingle and
whether it's all rot or a mighty good
thing"
"I'n put you up something" said
the druggist after reading the lines.
what for?"
''FOr that tired feeling Take a ta-
blespoonful in water three times a
day"
Mr.. Bowser went white to the lips
as he backed out of the store. For a
moment he thought of smashing the
windows and applying the torch and
numbering the druggist. but fortunate
~ for him two men with arms locked
came around the corner singing that
they were jolly good fellows. Next
moment the poet was upon them and
among them and all over them, and
the sky of night was rent with awful
sounds of conflict. M. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
FIRE AT NEWBERRY
Plant of Carolina Cotton Manufactur-
Ing Company Damaged to Rxtcut or
$4,000.

Augusta, Ga. December "A spe-
cial to The Chronicle from Newberry.
S. c.. says:
One of the most disastrous fires that
ever visited this place occurred this
morning when the plant OF the Caro-
lima Cotton Manufacturing Company
in which the blaze originated. Was
damaged TO the extent of $4,000. Sew
eral smaller concerns suffered Sc
verely, among which are:
Summers Brothers. storerooms. ].
". Smith, dwelling: Miller ana Kemp
son, groceries; Hair and Havird, dry
goods; Boozer Brothers, groceries, all
aggregating about $4,000. Insurance
to origin.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
BoWser Tries
Poetru Again
kse Brings His Muse to the Front
Once More and Writes an
Ode to the Cocktail.
FINDS 1T A HARD TASK
Gets Disgasted and Seeks Out the
Druggist For AdMce-His Finish
Is Spectacular.
Copyright, 1906, by Mcclure. Phillips & Co

Copyright, 1906, by Mcclure, Phillips & Col
TX THILE Mr.. Bowser had come
AN/ home in perfect good tenn
v " per, Mrs. Bowser was not
long in making the dis
covery that he had something on his
mind. He was distrait and absent
minded and had a faraway look in
his eyes. and at the dinner table he
poured vinegar instead of milk into
his tea and did not seem to notice the
difference. She had no explanations to
ask until their return to the sitting
room. Then she queried:
''Is your rheumatism bothering you
more than usual this EVENING"
He looked at her for long time
without replying and then exclaimed:
by thunder, but I wish l had a
wife who could understand and SYM
pathize with my feelings
81 think you have. l think l under
stand you perfectly, and I don't think
you can charge me with lack Of SYM
pathy. What is it that is bothering
your
But you always pitch into me when
1 get a new idea he protested.
IF the idea seems a sensible one I
encourage it. You must admit that you
get some queer notions into your head
now and then"
well, the matter is just this: The
Old Boys Literary and Cocktail society
has asked me to write an ode and read
1t at the annual meeting in January. I
know that can do it with little help,
s-out l also know that you will be down
: fbn the matter from the start. You are
ready now to get off one Of those mean
little tings Of yours
NO l am not" replied Mrs Bowser
after doing some rapid thinking. You
once tried al ode to something or other
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
Big Colony of Mormons to Invade
Mexico.

Mexico City, December 2i.-lmme-
diately after the holidays one of the
largest colonies that ever invaded
Mexico at one time will arrive in the
state Of Chihuahua, where several
thousand acres of land have already
been secured. These people are Nor
mons from Utah, and will number
about 900 men, women aud children.
They can practice their belief in Mex
leo without fear of molestatiOn from
the government. All that Mexico asks
of the immigrants is to obey and OBJ
serve the laws Of the country and they
can adopt any creed or method Of wor-
shin that their conscience dictates.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
BOOZE GALORE
In a Dry Town-Three Thousand Gal
Ions Received in Durham i'm -Four
DAYS.

The Oxford and Clarksville train is
now known as the jug train" From
the number of jugs that have been
coming in during the last few nights
the train has the right name.
Since Wednesday evening the train
has brought into Durham a total of
612 jugs, these all coming by express.
The jugs averaged about two and one
half gallons each, making total of
more than fifteen hundrd gallons of
whiskey received by this means I'm four
days. Supposirg this whiskey to be
worth about two dollars a gallon the
jug trade over this road alone has
amounted to about three thousand dol
lars since Wednesday
But this is not all of the whiskey
trade received here. In addition to
the number of jugs received On the
Oxford and Clarksville train there
were received number Of cases, these
amounting to number of gallons of
whiskey. Then the Norfolk and Wes-
tern road has brought in large num-
Der of packages. In addition to these
many packages have come in by
freight
1t is reasonable to suppose that at
least three thousand gallons of whis-
key have been receivd i'm Durham
since Wednesday and If this whiskey
is worth two dollars per gallon then a
total Of six thousand dollars worth of
whiskey has been brought into Dur
ham during that time
This is not all the whiskey that has
been brought into Durham, but it
shows that great deal Of booze Is be-
ing Ordered.--Durham Herald
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
THE EWING NEGRO RIOT
Further Details OF the Trouble That
Occurred In the Georgia Tzrpcntine
Camp.


Valdosta. Ca, December s4--The
latest reports from the fight between
negroes at Ewing. on Friday night.
show that one negro was Instantly
killed. five or six seriously wounded.
and one as least mortaliy wounded.
the last having been almost dssembow-
ellec by load Of huckshot He vas
carried to Jacksonville In a dying con-
dition yesterday. This negro. whose
name Is given as VIII Johnson. is
said to be the man who began the
row. He is reported TO have entered
q house. where q party OF negroes were
having a festival. and whipping out
big pistol with declaration that he
proposed TO kin the crowd. began
shooting.
Emma Baldwin. one OF the women
who was shot In the fight. came mere
today suffering from a wound In The
head. but was not able TO talk and IL
was impossible TO secure names or par
ticulars.
All OF the negroes belonged to a
turpentine camp near Ewing. It Is
said that four men were unaccounted
for this morning. and II Is believed
they were shot and fed to the woods
where they have probably died.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29

London. December 24-Advices re
ceived today from Montenegro say the
British steamer Bellanoch. Captain
Nerisen, out bound for London and
the British steamer Canning. Captain
Dixon, also bound out from Buenos
Ayres for New York, were In coliis-
sion there. The former sank, having
had the fourth hold on the port side
stove. the damages extending TO be-
low the water line. Third and fourth
holds are full of water The Canning
which had her bow slightly damaged.
will proceed
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
$4,000 Worth of Jewelry Stolen.

New York, December 24-Four
thousand dollars worth of antique Jew
elry. including diamonds, emeralds
rubies, topaz and pearls was stolen
early today from the show window of
a firm of dealers in antiques at 252
Fifth avenue. The chief smashed the
window and seized a jewel box in
which the missing jewels were exhib-
tied.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
AHticiDatctl Regret.

Her husband had died very suddenly
and her friends were calling to comfort
her. She listened very attentiveiy and
seemed to be more cheerful, but sud
denly she cried out "All you've told me
is very true, but I'm sure l shall never
love my second husband as much as
did the first. st."-Lippincott's Magazine.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
Death of DrusiIla Hall johnson.

Northampton, Mass, December "a
Mrs. Drusilla Hail Johnson, the daugh-
ter OF soldier of the American revo-
luton, died at her home in this city
today. aged 100 years. Her father.
Aaron Hall. was taken prisoner by the
British during the struggle for inde-
pendence and carried to England. Up
To within few days ago Mrs. john
sons health had been remarkably good
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
Los Angeles Hotel Burned.

Los Angeles. Cal. December "a
Fire destroyed the Vannuis Broad
way Hotel early today. The loss is es-
umated at a quarter of a million dol
lars. Many guests narrowly escaped
In their night clothes.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
Schooner Stranded Near Life Saving
Station.

Cape Henry. Va, December "a
The schooner E. II. Moore, bound from
Norfolk TO Wareneck, Gloucester coun-
ty, Virginia, with cargo of tiles and
shingles. stranded this morning one
mile south of Little Island Life Saw
ing Station, the men attached 10
which saved the crew. The vessel
will be a total loss
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
Strike Begins at Odesxa.

Odessa, December A.-The general
political strike began here today. The
bakers and the waterworks employees,
however. are still at work. The gar
rison maintains a passive attitude. and
grave fears are entertained that the
city will fall completely into the haEds
Of the revolutionaries. The inha5i-
tants are panic-stricken.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
Sizing Him I'm,

$50 she is going to marry the count,
eli? How much is he worth?''
81 don't know, but I'll bet he isn't
worth half what she is paying for
kim."-HouSton Post
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
No Verdict i'm the paytop Case

Fairfnont, W. Va, December pa
At noon today the jury in the case Of
Mrs Helen May Payton, charged with
the murder of her husband Jacob "
Payton, Warrington, w. Va. last July
poisoning was discharged, being
unable to render a verdict.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
Nothing Else.

Dashaway-Don't you think that for
such wealthy chap Duffins takes his
pleasures seriously?
Cleverton-He has to. They are all
he has to worry about-New York Life.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29
Norwegian Bark i'm Distress.

Hamilton, Bermuda, December A-
The Norwegian bark Wildwood, Cap
tain Nelson, from Pensacola, NOvem-
Der 14th for Montevideo, arrived here
today in distress. The vessel is leak
ing and has only lower masts remain
ing.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-12-29

Mr.. ]. p. Lucas, Of the Charlotte
Observer. spent yesterday In the city
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Words of Wisdom,

: Westfield, H., Dec. 18th (SpeciaD-
All who are suffering with Bright's
Disease. should read carefully the fol-
lowing letter from the Rev. G. L. Good
of this place. He says
81 feel it is my duty to tell you of
the wonderful benefit have received
from the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
| am Minister of the Gospel, and in
my work, | am frequently exposed to
all weathers. Six. years ago, 1 was laid
up sick. doctored with a number of
physicians, and finally consulted, a
specialist, but without success They
all told me I had Bright's Disease.
was in bad way and almost helpless
when, thank God. heard of Dodds
Kidney Pills. They saved my life
took sixteen boxes and now l am
cured. The first day took them felt
relief. When | began weighed only
one hundred and five pounds, now
weigh one hundred and sixty-fiye and
] am the picture of health l recon-
mend Dodd's. Kidney Pills to all my
friends who have Kidney Trouble and
pray to God that other sufferers
viii read these words and be- helped
by them"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
||THE REVOLT SPREADS
Two Of the Russian Provinces Ia Hands
Of Insurgents.
THIRD BEING RAPIDLY OvERRUN.
Seize the Railway Stations and Cut
the Lines-Mutiny Breaks Out on
the Battleship czareviteh The
Situation Is Alarming.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 16.-The gov
ernment's advices from the Baltic
province forwarded part of the way
from Riga by courier are of the most
alarming character. Bands of thous-
ands of Lettish peasants are roaming
the country in the vicinity OF Riga
putting the torches to the houses on
all the estates and even threatening
the town of Riga itself. The districts
of Riga and Vendor are entirely in
the hands of the insurgents. The re-
volt is spreading to all parts of Court
land. All railway communication with
Riga is cut. The insurgents have seiz-
ed number of stations on the three
railroads leading from that city and
are advancing against others.
According to the government in
formtion all the sailors from the COM
mercial steamers in the harbor of
Riga have joined the strike. The gov
eminent claims that the troops there
are loyal though inadequate.
The situation is also bad at Mitau,
where on December IL the troops fir
ed on the rioters. -..
Colombo, Ceylon.-A hundred Rus
SLAMS on board the Russian battleship
Czareyitch in the harbor here mu-
tinted. Military assistance was ask
ed for and sent and so of the mutt
neerS were taken ashore
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
WANTS A DRY" STATE.
Representative Murphy Presents Idea
Of Statehood,

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Representa-
tive Murphy. of Missouri. addressed
the house committee on territories
and made some Sensational remarks
concerning the influences which he
declared attempted to defeat the pro-
hibition amendment to the Hamilton
statehood bill. Mr.. Murphy display
ed telegram which he and other
Missouri members received from st.
Louis, reading as follows:
'All the brewing firms of Missouri
instructed me to kindly request you
to vote against and use your influence
to induce your. colleagues to do like
wise, on the amendment proposed by
Mr.. Gallinger to foist prohibition on
the Oklahoma statehood bill, which Is
to be voted upon at the caucus Of the
Republicans, supposed TO be held this
day. Missouri Brewers Association,
by Philip Stock, secretary"
Mr.. Murphy explained that he ap-
peared before the committee to pre-
sent the Sequoyah idea, having been
selected by the convention at Musko-
gee to present the Sequoyah bill,
which he had done. Continuing. he
said:
THE committee has decided against
me on the Sequoyah idea, and it is
now my purpose to incorporate in the
enabling act as much of the constitu-
ton adopted at the Muskogee conven-
ton as possible. One of the ques-
tons under discussion is that of pro-
hibition for the new state of Oklaho-
ma, which they adopted in the con-
stitution by a vote of $1,000 to 5000,
it is the most stringent law ever pass
ed by any state or government. The
only element opposing prohibition in
the proposed state is the railroad at
torneys, whose employers carry beer
and booze into Oklahoma by the car
load, and the Missouri Brewers Asso-
citation, through Philip Stock, its
secretary.
Who is Philip Stock? A man who
has confessedly been engaged in cor
rupting the legislative body of the
city of st. Louis, and who is now out
of the penitentiary by the grace of a
former circuit attorney, now govern
or, as compensation for turning
states evidence, while his victims are
now languishing in the penitentiary at
Jefferson City
Mr.. Murphy read the telegram he
received from Stock, and continued:
I'm Justice TO this committee, will
say that l did not present this to the
Republican conference held on the
statehood bill. and nothing was said
there about prohibition, nor would
have done so on the request of Stock.
/ insist on the government paying it's
obligations to the Indians at par. In
all treaties made between the govern
ment and the Indians the government
has promised TO maintain strict laws
against the manufacture, barter, sale
and introduction of liquor into that
country
He then read a decision of the Uni
ted States supreme court to the effect
that treaties with the Indians should
be construed as understood by the In
dams. The Indians, he said, always
understood that the government
would give them prohibition when the
territory was made into a state.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Decline of Matrimony.

DIR. Printing of Berlin writing in the
Zeitschrift fur Sozialwissenschaft, de.
clares that it is not true that the pro-
portion of old maids and bachelors is
increasing in European countries
One is perpetually told by writers,
especially those representing the ad
vanced women movement, that mar
riage is decreasing and that unmar
ried persons are relatively increasing
AS matter of fact, this is only the
case in Sweden, France and Ireland
In Germany the number of bachelors
steadily decreases, and only in certain
limited aceas can any increase of old
maids be certified
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Insurance Question Bring. Argument
Before Congress.
REGULATE IL BY TAXATION.
Senator Cochran Maintained That the
Power of Taxation Was : Legiti-
mate Weapon for the Control of
Privileges of Commerce.

Washington, Dec Is. = The house
devoted four and three-quarters hours
to lively debate on the possibilities of
controlling life insurance companies.
Two set speeches were the features.
One. by Mr.. Sherley OF Kentucky, bore
on the doctrine of states rights, and
the other, By Mr.. Cochran of New
York, relating to the exactions of the
officers who manage the big life in
surance companies of his state, Mr..
Cochran proposing that congress,
through its taxing power. should con-
fine all insurance companies to the
state in which they are interested.
:: Mr.. Cochran maintained that the
power of taxation was legitimate
weapon for the control of privileges
of commerce. The reason the senate
was steadily increasing in power, he
said, was because it constantly exer-
cised every vestige of its power.
Emphasizing the relations of the
house he asserted that the powers I'M
used would decay and that the house
now possessed all the power neces-
sary to establish its predominance
Discussing life insurance COM
panies Mr.. Cochran said: within my
memory the three large companies
have accumulated billion and a
quarter of dollars and it will not be
generation before this sum will be
five or six billions. The utter vicious
ness of this condition is that these
funds are under the control of men
who have no personal interest in
them. This money is a trust fund,
and yet the persons who are to be
beneficiaries of the trust cannot have
word to say regarding them. This
system must be wholly uprooted to eff
feet cure.''
Washington. Dec. 16.-The contest
between the ways and means commit
tee and the interstate and foreign
commerce commission for control of
insurance legislation was continued
in the house. Mr. Payne took the
floor to show that the power TO tax
was the only way in which congress
could get control over insurance and
the ways and means committee had
jurisdiction over the taxing power.
A review of judicial opinion was
made by Mr.. Payne to substantiate
his position that insurance was not
interstate commerce. He contended
that in the face of the sunanimous
opinion of the supreme court the only
explanation touching insurance that
would be held to be good would be to
tax it.
Mr.. Mann Qli.) said he saw great
difficulty in regulating insurance
through the taxing power but he die
believe regulation might be secured
under the commerce clause of the
constitution.
/. Regulation through prohibiting mai
facilities to Insurance companies
which did not comply with prescrib
ed regulation was suggested by Mr.
Davis Mimi De-
The granting of patents on medi
cines and drugs except for definite
| process Of manufacture is prohibited
in bill introduced by Representative
Mann CID The bill received favor
able mention of the house at the las
session. The. LII places the patent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Duty Before Office.

Henry H. Rockwell, conductor on
the New York Central railroad and
for forty years an employee of that cor
poration, has been appointed railroad
commissioner of New York state at a
salary of $4,000 a year. He was on
his way North with his train and had
reched Albany, when news of his ap
pointment was brought to him
Thank you for the information" he
said to his informant, but must take
my train on to Buffalo" Then he rails
ed his hand to the engineer. swung on
board and was off.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
MAY GET $4,000 BARRACKS.

Washington, Lee 1G. = The secre-
tary of war, at the request of the
management of the Western branch
of the National Soldiers Home locat-
ed at Leavenworth, Kan, transmitted
to congress an additional estimate of
$4,000 for the construction of a COM
bination barracks. This building is
desired to relieve the cramped and
crowded condition of the home. where
it has become necessary to utilize the
basement of the present buildings for
sleeping quarters. The quarters are
unhealthy, and invalids are not prop
erly provided for, it is claimed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
GRAIN RATES REDUCED.
Kansas Railroad Commissioners 5 Per
Cent Transit Privilege.

Tokeka, Dec. 16.-After a brief con-
sultation the railroad commissioners
rendered a decisic.l in the grain rate
case, ordering 5 per cent reduction
on all freight rates in the state, effec-
tive January Is.
This is equivalent to per cent
reduction in the gross receipts of the
Kansas roads, as grain shipments
make up about 40 per cent of their
gross tonnage. The reduction affects
rates on wheat. corn, oats, barley and
rye.
Commissioner Wheatley favored a
Is per cent reduction, but Chairman
Robinson claimed this was too radical,
and the members finally agreed upon
3 per cent. The railroads now
threaten to take out the milling in
transit rate. This has been con-
strued by the courts as privilege
which the roads cannot be compelled
to give, but which they have given of
their own accord in the. past
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-21
Chambers First Bill.

Congressman Chandler, of Mississ-
ippi. just as soon as he took the oath.
stepped over to the box at the right of
the speakers desk and dropped in
bill providing for the erection of
public building in Tupelo, Miss. This
is the third time he has done so and
his predecessor. Private" John Al
len. did the same thing at each ses-
twenty years ago. With wit and story,
argument and plea Mr.. Allen strove
for this monument TO the glory of his
residential city, but in vain. Now his
successor in Office has taken up the
work