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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28
The Wlesserwer.
TIE RISE IN PRICE OF COTTON

There is a great deal more cotton in
the hands of the farmers of this sec
ton of the south at this time than
many people supposed, or rather there
was at the time of the present rise in
price. For the last few weeks the re-
ceipts at the seaports and the 1nland
markets have been remarkably heaVy
for this time of the year; and, what Is
most gratifying is that this increase
has been from the putting Of cotton on
the market by the producers and not
by middle men, and much of it is being
taken up by the local mills. We see
from the Charlotte Chronicle that at
Gaffney, S. c., d few days ago one
farmer sold two hundred and seven
ty-three bales which he had been hold
ing for higher prices.
This year was one time when those
newspapers of the cotton belt hit it
right which, all through the spring and
early summer, continually urged the
farmers to hold their cotton and there
by force up the price. Those papers
gave valuable aid to the Southern Cot
ton Growers Association which vas
SC urgent in its appeals to the farm
ers to hold last years crop and reduce
acreage of the present.
The Messenger was one Of the pa
mons. (which all aInnO I1TOn1 this action
on the part of its readers who are cot
ton growers. From this action we
have had gratifying returns by per-
sonal report in II case. They were
from an Onslow county farmer who in
winter supports his family by bringing
New River oysters to this market in
his cart over the long, dreary road and
who runs a farm when the oyster sea-
son is not on. He is an honest Tar
Feel hOrny-handed son Of toll, who
makes a comfortable living, but by
hard labor the year round. He was
i'm The Messenger office a few days
ago and said: Il came to town to sell
my cotton crop. This is the first |
lave sold. | real The Messenger, aid
last spring you kept telling me to hold
my cotton and | would get better
prices, so | made up my mind to do
so and | am mighty glad | did, for L
am - dollars better off today than
] would be if | had not taken your ad-
Vice" And we have no doubt there
are many other cotton raisers in this
section who could say the same.
1t is a pleasure to us to know that
this paper has been the means of Dene-
fitting in this way one honest, hard
working farmer, if no more. The aim
of this paper is to aid in every way in
its power the people of this section OF
the state, as we'll as to keep them post
ed through it's news columns on the
important and interesting events Of the
day, and it is gratifying to us to know
that we have succeeded in this one in
stance if in no other.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

A new idea in a couch syrup Is the
Laxative principle and is original with
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar.
This cough syrup assists in ecpelling
colds from the system by gently NOV
ing the bowels. Best for coughs, cords,
Group, etc. The red clover blossom is
on every package of the original Laxa-
tive Cough Syrup Sold by r. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

Just think of it! Forty-seven bodies
of the men Of the Bennington who
were killed in the explosion buried in
one grave. Somebody has. a fearful
reckoning to make-if not before any
court of this land, still at the bar of
heaven. Somebody's neglect Of duty
has wrought this havoc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES did you
ever propose TO a girl in a cancer He
Yes. and I'll never do it againi The
girl jumped at my proposal, and upset
the boat."-Yonkers Statesman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Senator Covington Acquitted.

Little Rock, Ark, July GA ver-
dict of not guilty was returned this
evening by the jury in the trial OF
State Senator A. w. Covington, on
charge of accepting a bribe Of
$4,000 on the bill appropriating
100000 for the completion of the
new State Capitol. The jury had
been out quite long time. After
the verdict was announced the prose-
cution entered nolle prosequi in
the remaining charges against Sens-
tor Covington of accepting a bribe
of 800 and gold watch for his
vote on the District Court bill.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
John WesIey'!s Vile.

John Wesley married a widow,
Mrs. Vizelle, who grew tired of his
restlessly laborius life and CON-
planned. He paid no attention, and
from complaint she went on to
jealousy, thence to fury. He rebuked
>S'er sternly: "Do not any longer
contend for mastery, for power,
money or praise. Be content to be
private, insignificant person. OF
what Importance is your character
to mankind ? If you were buried
just now or had never lived, what
loss would it be to the cause OF
God ?" She left him, taking with
her large number of his private
papers, and he dismissed the subject
by writing in his journal: 81 did
mot forsake her. l did not dismiss
4Iher. l shall not call her back"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Narrowing Tale. from tho panam, Zone.

New York, July THE steamer
"Advance" arrived to-day from
Panama and passengers brought bad
reports of conditions there, one say
ing: "Things are very bad on the
Isthmus. Diseases prevalent are
measles, smallpox, yellow fever,
chagres fever and malaria and one
case of bubonic plague. The dead
trains run from Colon to the ceme-
terry always once and sometimes
fourteen times day. Ten graves
are always ready for cases of emer-
gency. The working clerical force
on the Isthmus is about ninety per
cent short. The government seems
to be delaying paying its men. Forty
of my mates were waiting for money
to catch this steamer, but only six
got it in time to sail" A nurse who
also returned says that none return
ing to the States now will go back.
Sickness is increasing and conditions
are becoming worse.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
~ Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use Isl
VI In time. Sold by druggists. ~
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The Guanaluato Disaster.

Guanajuato, Mexico, July g.
Governor Obregon estimates the loss
of life something over 200. Bodies
of the victims of the cloudburst
which flooded this city are being re.
covered. The hospital was flooded
so quickly that the patients were
drowned. The magnificent Juarez
Theatre was flooded to the floor OF
the first balcony and soldiers who
had taken refuge there had to climb
to the upper balcony to save them
selves. The power plant is damaged
and the city is in darkness. The
property loss is now estimated at
$2,000,000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Cotton Rust has Appeared.

Cotton rust has made its appearance
in the Lebanon section. The cotton ON
three plantations--those of Robert Brea-
zeale, Lawrence Thompson and w. w.
Smith has been affected. In some fields
1t has stripped the stalks clean of foliage.
A successful farmer said to-day that the
only way to stop rust after it has once
appeared is to pull up all the stalks that
are affected and burn them. The rust
spreads very rapidly after it has once
started. Some soils are more liable to
rust than others, and this farmer said he
had found in his experience that good
preventive was to use q liberal amount
Of kainit in connection with other ferti-
lizers when planting. The kainit kills
the germs that cause the rust.-Ander-
son Mail, July 1.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
wha. WIN Come After.

The fight on the dispensary is get
ting warmer. The moonshiners,
blind tigers, disappointed politicians
and some ministers, who have quit
preaching the gospel, have got to-
gether and are bitterly opposing the
regulated sale of whiskey. They are
not thinking or caring about what
will come after the dispensary. Their
ambition is to beat the fight, let the
consequences be what they may.
The men arrayed against the dis
pensary are not inspired by COM
mon purpose except to destroy the
regulation of the sales of liquor as
set forth in the dispensary law. The
very fewest desire or expect the use
of whiskey to be stopped. A great
majority favor high license, which
really means return to the bar room
system. Others expect free whiskey
and lot of it.
When the people have gone wrong
in the past we have generally pointed
out the consequences to come. We
have rarely been mistaken in our
predictions.
In the railroad bond matter we
advised Greenwood and other town
ships not to enter into such obliga-
tions. To-day the bonds are debt
and no railroad. AS to the Cumber-
land Gap railroad, we told how the
line could not be- built and warned
the people against paying out money
on such a scheme, but no heed was
given to what we said and the money
invested is gone and there is no
Cumberland Gap railroad. The
Black Diamond railroad was an
other enterprise that took a lot of
money out of our place and nothing
was gained. We advised against it.
We make another prediction. Ii
the dispensary is voted out it will
not be more than ten years until we
will have open bar rooms in the
State everywhere, unless in the bor-
der counties where there has always
been a traffic in contraband whiskey.
The boys who now range from eight
to twelve years will be raised under
the bar room system and subjected
to all the temptations common to
such a system. And the men who
are now fighting the dispensary will
be responsible for all the evils to
come from the restoration of bar
rooms.--Abbeville Medium.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Twenty.Six Perish In Texas Tornado.

Fort Worth, July 6.-Twenty.six
persons are known to have been killed
and fifty injured by the tornado
which swept over portion of Mon
tague county, northern Texas, yester-
day afternoon. The property loss
will be 100000. The tornado ap-
peared near Nocona at $50 O'Clock.
The wind swept everything. Small
houses were lifted from their founda-
tions and carried many yards. Heav-
ier structures were blown down and
in many cases the occupants were
caught in the crashing timbers. The
storm traversed an area three miles
wide and fifteen miles long.
Crops were beaten to the ground
aud hundreds of cattle were killed.
The Methodist and Baptist churches
at Belcher were blown down, but no
loss of life was reported there. Two
school houses near Montague were
demolished, but the pupils escaped.
Several of the most valuable farms
in upper Texas were directly in the
path of the storm and the death list
was largely made up of country peo-
pie. Nocona is the only town which
suffered severely. The tornado trav-
eled in southeasterly direction and
spent its force in about half an hour.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Inspector lest Liquor Money.

Columbia, July 7.-Nearly sixteen
hundred dollars, in the possession of
Dispensary Inspector G. s. Brown,
has disappeared and there is abso-
lutely no trace of it anywhere. The
loss has now been paid to the State,
but the story of the robbery or loss
is one of the most peculiar ever
heard of by the dispensary officials.
1t seems that Inspector Brown was
sent to Charleston on business con-
neoted with his duties, and while
there checked up the books of Dis
penser B. H. Matthews. He found
that there was shortage of $1,000,
and an order for the payment was at
once made. Matthews paid Brown
in cash, and on Browns arrival in
Columbia he reported to Commits
sioner Tatum that the money had
absolutely disappeared. Brown says
that he was not intoxicated, but that
in some way he was robbed. just
how, he does not know. He does
know that he received the money
from Matthews, and the latter has a
receipt to show that the shortage 9
was made good.
There was naturally a discussion
as to how the money should be made
up, and the law right there is very
defective as to collection on an in
spector's bond. Finally, however,
the amount was raised, for the COM
missioner insisted that the State
should not lose. Inspector Brown
was temporarily suspended and is
now endeavoring to trace the money.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Mitchell Guilty Of Land Frauds.

Portland, Oregon, July 6.-John
ii. Mitchell, United States Senator,
was convicted by a jury last night
of completely in the enormous land
frauds which have for months pro-
vided the most startling graft de-
velopments in the history of the
country. The specific charge on
which the verdict of guilt was rem
dered against Mitchell was "practic-
ing before the departments of the
United States Government for COM
pensation while occupying the Office
of United States Senator"
Senator Mitchell was indicted by
the Federal Grand Jury December
31st. He had been resident of
Oregon and Washington for forty
four years. He was born in Penn.
sylvania in 1885 and obtained COM
mon school education. He studied
and practiced law, moved to Califor-
MIA, thence to Oregon, where he was
chosen q member of the United
States Senate in 1872, and served
until 1879. He was reelected in
1885 and again in 1891. His fourth
election took place in 1901.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
A Woman StatIstlan.

New York, June 8O.-Miss Giles, a wo-
man statistian whose estimates are given
considerable credence on the Cotton ex-
change, issued to-day the following bull
l.tin:
with present conditions of rs per cent
aud an approximate acreage of q, ,OOO, 900,
the indications are for an approximate
crop of 10000, 900 bales. OF course, moro
favorable weather conditions from now
on would result in big change in these
figures"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Union Meeting.

The Beaverdam Union, Lower Di-
vision, will convene at Fant's Grove
July 29.80, 1905. The moderator,
Rev. w. r. Wilson, will open the
meeting at 10 O'Clock and after de-
votional exercises at discretion the
following queries will be discussed
by those appointed and others who
will join in the discussions:
1. Is it practicable to enlist every
Christian in the work of soul " in
ning9 If so, how2 w. N. Bruce.
Rev. d. L. Hatcher, S. M. Vandiver.
2. Is there need for more strict
discipline in our churches ?, !J. D.
Stonecypher, w. N. Mitchell, j. w.
Bearden.
8. What duties to the older Chris
tians owe to new convertsP M. G.
Barton, A. B. Langston, j. B. Har.
ris.
This being the season when the
pastors will likely be in revival meet.
ings, laymen are mostly on the pro.
gram. Discussions open to all. The
program for Sunday will be arranged
at the union.
j. r. Moore, j. B. Harris,
j. F. Foster, Committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
A Failure 10 Convict.

Newberry, July In the case of
Thomas j. Davenport, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill, it
being alleged that the assault was COM
mitted upon Col. p. Clark Smith, who
was shot by Davenport, the jury failed
to agree, standing ten for aoquittal and
two for simple assault and battery. Cole
L. Blease, representing the defendant,
announced that he was ready for another
trial, but the case was continued upon
motion of the State. U
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Lynched Negro for Having White Sweetheart

Dumas, Arkansas, July Ga me-
gro and white girl disappeared yes.
terday. The sheriff found the pair
at Tamo and brought them back
They were met at the station by a
crowd who seemed bent on trouble,
but the officers locked the negro in
jail. 1t was discovered this morn
ing that the Jail had been broken
open and the negro was found hang
ing to telegraph pole near the
town.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
His Destination.

"Tell the jury where you first went
after leaving home on the evening on
which the circumstances took place"
"Went to Clancy's saloon"
"Where nextP"
"To McFadden's place."
"And then where ?"
"Went to Hogenschnitz's caffy."
"Then wherep"
"Went to Finny's poker rooms"
"And where was the next place you
went?"
"Went broke"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12

ments in all grains that grow. He
will cause wheat, rye, barley, oats
and corn to double the present acre
age output without causing two
grains or two ears to grow where
only one grew before. And he feels
that his work has only been just be-
gun and that the possibilities extend
beyond the present dreams of man.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Nothing Rlsked, Nothing Gained.

You risk nothing in buying Elliotts
Emulsified Oil Liniment, because you
get your money back if not satisfied.
Your gain is great, because you get the
best liniment ever made. Best for rheu-
matism, best for sprains and swellings,
best for use in the family and on your
stock. A full pint bottle, costs but 25
cents. No risk, all gain. Walhalla Drug
Company.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO 4 :.
LUCAS COUNTY, ss'

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of r. j.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforeeaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum Of
One Hundred Dollars for each and
every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1885.
t~) A. w. GLEASON,
'' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, Free
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the beat.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
Blame
No One But Yourself
If You Don't Get
Well When Sick.
All we can do is give advice.
OF course that's easy.

All we CdH 10 is give duNlCo.
OF course that's easy.
But our advice Is really worth little
more to you than most peoples. for we
offer to give you the first bottle Of our
medicine free. IL 1t falls to help you
We could not afford to do this unless
our medicine was good. Such an offer.
on the wrong kind OF medicine. would
put q merchant prince In the poor house.
DIR. Miles Nervine. however. as years
of experience have proved, Is q medl
cine that cures the sick.
Those whom 1t cannot benefit-less
than one in ten thousand--we prefer to
refund their money.
All we ask Of you is to try DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine for your complaint.
II you suffer from sleeplessness. nervous
exhaustion, dizziness, headache, mus
cuar twitchings, melancholy, loss OF
memory. weak stomach. poor blood,
bilious troubles. epilepsy, st. Vitus'
Dance. etc.. we will guarantee to benefit
you or refund your money.
You arc the doctor.
my son. Bert. when in his 18th year.
ssbSst {Sst to attacks Of sps
take him out Of school. After several
physicians had failed to relieve him, we
ssSs seTgRe with Ser1ne 1s% aea asa
fssjss SsSssj cs slsrS BsI,a. e., $Msos Ms.
FREE Write us and we WIN mail
Or. Mes oa %nsiPs1s .ls P1is raesaFs tSs Ne% @t
tom Blank for, our Specialist to diagnose
HSSd,rSssss;; ;r6Ri.S 6Ri SiLES S2 M4EBpISSAh II Go.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-12
The 0conse County Alliance to Meet.

The Oconee County Alliance will meet
at Reedy Fork school house on Saturday,
July 10, at 10 o'clock sharp.
w. NJ. Fennell, President.
K. d. Pickett, Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
Lecture Largely Attended.

Notwithstanding the scurrying storm OF
sleet and snow last night fully two hun
dred persons attended the lecture deliv-
cred by former Attorney General D. X
Watson of Ohio, on The Life and Works
Of Abraham Lincoln at the Metropolitan
A. NJ. T.. Church.
Mr.. Watson described in an interesting
manner the part taken by President Lin
coin in his emancipation proclamation The
entertainment given under the auspices
of the Bethel Literary and Historical Asso
citation of the Metropolitan A. NJ e
Church. During this month the association
yyill present four additional attractions
the first. on January TO- In which a deba te
will be held, the subject being: Should the
representation of the south be reduced o.
Would such a reduction accrue to the adj
vantage of the colored voter?' Affirmative:
Lieut.. Thomas II. r. Clarke and Mr. James
A. Cobb; negative, Mr.. Harry A. Clarke
and Mr.. Almond w. Scott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
PRESENTS ron FIRE16EN.
Chief Belt Receives Cards, Cribhage
Board and Money.

Chief Engineer Belt Of the fire depart
ment has reported to the Commissioners
that the department has received from
Mrs w. III. Hoeke, S36 C street northwest,
thirty-two packs of playing cards to be dis
tributed to the different companies of the
fire department. She also presented engine
company No. IA with fine cribbage
board. Chief Belt states that firemans
life is monotonous one. and that the
cards will afford much pleasure to the
members during their leisure hours.
A check for 50 has been received by
Chief Belt for the firemens coffee fund
from DR.. A. NJ. Curtis of 18th and
U streets. which has been forwarded to
Commissioner Mcfarland. DIR. Curtis
states in his letter, which accompanied
the check that he sends the same as a
token Of his appreciation and gratitude
to the fire companies which responded SO
promptly to the alarm turned in for fire
that occurred at his residence on the
night of January l.. He adds that what
might have been disastrous fire was
promptly checked, and SO great was the
carefulness of the firenlen that not even
the stair carpets were soiled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
CONSUMPTION LEADS LIST.
Fatal Diseases in District Past Week
Health Office Statistics.

The weekly report Of Health OFFICE,
woodward, submitted to the Commissioners
To-Day, shows that the deaths in the District
Of Columbia during the week ended on No
cember 81, 1904, numbered 122. as com
pared with 107 during the previous week.
anu anna Ilo during the corresponding week of
1913 VI these recent deaths 70 were among
the white inhabitants. and Al were among
the colored, and represent a death rate ner
1000 OF population of the former of 1S {;
ana or the latter Of 287. The death rate
Ior the entire population Of the District
during the last week was 21.1 per .OOO. The
respective rates for the previous week were
ITO W:4 and 1S.5. and for the correspond
ing period Of last year, 20.5; $50 and 222
The prevailing fataI, diseases were as fol-
lows: pulmonary consumption, 49, pneu-
monla, IL; diseases of the kidneys 10: dis
eases of the heart, 0; malignant growths. Z
and meningitis, 4. There were deaths due
to accidental violence. @sss-s,'T y
The changes that took place in conta p;ous
diseases were as follows: Diphtheria ca SEES
We're reduced from 81 to 40. there having
been IL new cases reported and 10 dis
charged.
Scarlet fever. We're also reduced from "A
10 80; new cases We're reported and II dis
charged.
Typhoid fever showed marked reduction
in the number of cases There We're but 6
new cases reported during the week and 80
discharges, which leaves 172 cases now I'M
der observation. There were but 70 cases
under treatment at the corresponding
period of last year. -
No additional cases of smallpox have
been reported and there is but one case
now under quarantine within the District
of Columbia.
The number of births reported to the
health department during the week was 119.
OF these 50 were white children and 80 col
ored.