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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
STRICKEN WHILE PRAYING
Elder Q. A. Burroughs Dies in Midst
of Funeral Services.

A death under very sad and peculiar
circumstances occurred in Chicod town
ship Friday. Ernest Dixon, aged Fl
years, and a son of J. G. Dixon, died
Wednesday night at Whitsett Institute,
where he was attending school. The
remains, accompanied by Walter Dixon
and l.. E. Trent the former a brother
of the deceased, were brought to Green
vile Of Thursday evenings train ana
taken out to the nome of Mr.. Dixon in
Chicod townc1ip. Friday morning M.
Dixon sen for Elder @. A. Burroughs
a minister of the Free Will Baptist
church, to conduct the funeral.
The funeral service began about
noon at the home of Mr.. Dixon, and
while Elder Burroughs was kneeling
in prayer and had nearly finished lis
s~upplication, he ceased speaking aud
IDLY and began making a mumbling
sound as if trying to speak further
Those present went to his aid and
found that he was speeches. and help
less. He was removed to a bed and
died about an hour after being strick-
en-, 1t is supposed his death was due
to the breaking of a blood vessel
Greenville Reflector.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

s. Fl. Derrinser, administrator Of
Leslie FL. Derr.naer. his son, and c. b.
Craven, administrator OF Walter A.
Craven. his son. have brought suits
for thirty thousand dollars each
against the North Carolina Railway
Company for the death OF the two
young 11en at Decks Crossing In this
city a few weeks ago.
The suits have been brought in the
Guilford superior court and the plain
tiffs are represented by Stedman and
Cooke and r. C.. Strudwick. The
amount sued for is one of the largesr
of any case ever instituted against a
railroad company in this county.
The two your g men, Leslie II. Der
niger aged Is, and Walter A. Craven.
aged Is, were killed on Friday evening,
September gath. while attempting to
cross the tracks of the railway COM
pany at Beck's Crossing neal the coal
chute. According to the reports OF
those who were near the scene the
two men stepped out of the way Of
one train, on to another track and In
front of a light yard engine, which was
going to the Pomona yards. Indus
trial News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
The Wlessengfr.


While Komura's home coming was
not such an ovation as was that OF M.
Whites, he returned to his people
with the satisfaction Of knowing inat
he at a peace conference represented
a people who were not known hardy
to the world fifty years ago and who
In the wal which he had helped TO
bring TO q close honorable to his ma
ton had humbled the proudest govern
ment on the globe. Why his reception
by the populace was no more OF a trf-
umphal ovation was because he Jap
anese people did not understand the
Russia into the Gust. After all the glo-
rious victories their armies and na7ies
had won they could not understand
why Oyama did not march on Moscow
and st. Petersburg, and why Togo did
not annihilate all the Russian seascoast
defenses. They could not understand
why their conqnering armies stopped
short of complete humiliation of the
Russian empire. They could not take In
the idea of diplomacy in war-how 9TH
er nations could have the right to step
in and in a polite, but rather positive
manner, tell the Japanese and the Rus
SLAMS that the slaughter OF human be-
ings aud devastation of property mad
gone far enough. The mikado, though,
and all The more enlightened Japanese
knew that their country had won a
great victory and that Komura had lost
nothing in the negotiations which her
soldiers and sailors had won on sea
and on land. In years to come wne1
NJ. Whites name will be forgotten be-
cause he represented a despotic oil
garchy in those peace negotiations the
people of democratic Japan will do
honor TO KomUra, their representative
at the peace conference which made
Japan n of the leading world powers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
CAUGHT IN TAMPA
Has Been Living Under an Assumed
Name-Dcnies Guilt.

After living mere a year under an
assumed name, G. Raymond Berry,
formerly member OF the school board
of Ma-irL, S. c.. anc wanted there for
emhcZZl Il ent of public i.nds, WAS az
.ested today Oy CT. Tt tective B5i,,
ami !. locked . In the lolice st ioo
ioniAh III.
Berry has been known here as r. "
Me-: yre, and uas beer representing q
concern known q. the Is fillmore SIP
ply Company.
He has a wife and three children
here, also a brother, Barlow Berry, a
contractor. The local police were ask
ed last May to look out for him, and
they succeeded in identifying him TO-
dey, under the name of Mcintyre. He
has been a respected citizen here and
his arrest caused a sensation.
He admits that he is the man want
ed, but denies that he is guilty of any
1crime.-T-mpa Special to Florida
Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
RELIC FIsHED Up IN SEINE


An interesting relic Of the war o.
49, was receatsv hsu ed from he
depth of Curtis Lay in q fish seize
by Nj. Fl. R. Stuil. I743 Covington
street. The relic Is a shell. which Is
su p posed 10 have been dropped over
bcaru from one OF the British VA
ships which asse.lcd Baltimore.
Tile shell was found in about 10 feet
of water on the south side OF Curtis
Bay. shout $50 yards vest Of the frag
bridge. Mr.. Stull was hauling the seine
and he was surprised to see a large
barnacIe covered object in the bottom.
At fir-t he thought it "a a stone, but
on lifing it, h knew by its grea.
weight that it was metal. Carefully
scrarIrg off the barnaeles he found
that il was an iron cylinder, covered
with a curious wooden shape.
He tool the she.i tc Fort McHelry,
where the ordnance officers pronounced
1t Il shell of English make, and also
informed Mr.. STU: that 1t was loaded.
Mr.. Stull' was determined to find out
what was inside and, placing 1t unier
water, ne carefully bored through The
bell metal cap. When the cap was re-
moved, about a gill Of black powder,
which is in goo6 condition, came cut.
There was something else inside, sd
Mr.. Stpll continued to dig and at lasr
Gisiodged 176 leaden bullets, each about
ive-eighths of an inch in diameter,
which had been firmly embedded in
birthstone.
The shell is five and fi~ve-eighths
inches in diameter and, with its on
tents weighs % 1-2 pounds.
1t was also leaned by Mr.. Stull that
the wooden cap was a portion of the
shell, the method of shooting the she'll
being to place the cap on the shell,
with a fuse leading through the cap
and the bell metal to the interior of
the shell. The powder charge for the
gun was then either tied or wrapped
around the outside OF the wooden Cap
and the whole placed in the gun. When
the latter was discharged the powder
ignited the fuse. which in turn carried
a spark to the powder in the shell,
The spark reaching the birthstone
caused a gas to form and this explod-
ed The she'll, the leaden bullets cans
ing the Observation-Disclosures Dis
patch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20


OF course our Raleigh correspondent
never exaggerates facts, but when We
read his special dispatch in yesterdays
Messenger about DR.. Battles remarka-
BILE experience we could not help won
dering if he had been reading Mum
chausen of late, especially that story
about the baron riding into the be-
sieged city on a annon ball shot from
the lines of the investing army in or
der to secure information, but while
flying through the air called to mind
there would be no way Of returning,
so while in mid air astride of his can
non ball he concluded to return to
camp in the same manner, 81 on meet
ing a cannon ball fired from the city
he takes a flying leap, lands on it and
Is returned to his post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
MIR. WATER II. HENRY'S THREE
BOOKS.

Mr.. w. r. Henry, eX-demOcratic of
fee seeker and ex-republican office
holder, is writing three books, he tells
the Charlotte Observer in a commune
cation to that paper. In this letter he
says:
Since [ was so Summarily deprived
of my office as national bank examin-
er. in face of the Endorsement of the
bankers of the south. I have been
working sixteen hours a day on my
three books. for which I hold copy
right certificates.
The Washington Post quotes from
the letter and makes the following
comment on the above extract and
further quotes Mr.. Henry's letter:
There is a hint here of trouble to
the executioner. but it is not blind
rage. nor hasty. Revenge can wait un-
til the are written. Colonel
Henry does not tell the public the
character of all his books. but he
speaks of one modest work which his
New York publishers nave begged him
to hasten. 1t is entitled The Tri-
umDhs of Old Age. with a Glance at
the Victories of Youth" 1t will give
him free rein for his fancy. magma
ton. historical instinct. and typewrit-
ing
TO the extent of my ability. I will
make this book cover the period from
Paradise to the present. 1t will be my
endeavor to make it present every piv-
Otal event and eminently distinguish-
ed parsonage in history. sacred and
profane. My work might be called "A
Study in Age of the Progress of Civil
iZation.'
"It will be noticed that this book
will be incidentally a reply to the
startling de~liverance of DR.. William
Osler. made just prior to his depart
ure for Oxford. England"
We judge Mr.. Henry has forgiven
the democratic party for it's i'll treat
ment of him. The later and greater
o of the republican in summariIy
depriving him of office after gratifying
his ambition in the office holding time
has apparently buried the former in
oblivion. No doubt, though, MI. Henry
will gain more reputation from his
three books than would ever have come
to him or any other man through a
long series of labor in detecting bank
officials in attempts to defraud their
customers, and will find his present
work far more remunerative.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
A College Faculty That Didn't Know
But May Learn.

1t is Il little surprising that a college
faculty should show so little Judgment
as to attempt to expel the captain Of
the football team and manager of 9TH
letics, but surprising things are often
recorded in the papers these days. The
reckless faculty belongs to the Morn
ingside College, Sioux City, Iowa, and
it expelled these high dignitaries of
the football team for hazing freshmen.
Of course the boys would not stand for
it, and, as a result of such gross indis-
erection on the part of the faculty, 500
students have mutinied and serious
consequences are feared. No student
should be expelled for hazing OF for
any other offense, however heinous,
without first consulting the athletic
committee.-Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

The Charlotte papers say that the
drug stores in that town have agreed
to raise the price of hot drinks sold
at the fountains from five to ten cents.
According to published reports some
of the Charlotte drug stores have been
charging Is cents for a certain class
of drinks, and some of the drinkers
will doubtless offer no objection 10 the
raise in price from five to ten cents If
the hot drinks are compounded of the
right sort of material.-Statesville
Landmark.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

The Standard is again glad to an
ounce a most worthy addition to the
ministerial force in Charlotte, through
the acceptance OF the cali to Tenth Az
enue Church by Rev. A. r. Shaw, of
Portsmouth. With Howerton at the
First Church, Hardin al the Second,
Martin at Westminster and Shaw al
Tenth Avenue, Charlotte modestly rises
to ask where In all the south is there
such a Quartette N the same commune
ty?-Presbyteri2n Standard.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

1t is impossible to have a clear head
an active brain a vigorous constitu-
ton or a strong body when the d,ges-
ton is weak or when the stomach is
out of order. kodol Dyspepsia Cure
will put the stomach and digestive or
rams in good condition and improv
the general condition. r. r. Bellamy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

The Freshman class ut Chapel Hill
has ad n fa,.;t nal fight and two sets
of Ulcers, each claiming to be the
real thing, have resulted. Some
of the names Of the youngsters, with
maybe a change Of initials or omis-
sion of Il "Jr." would make a pretty
good roster of Il well-known North
Carolinians-and this shows, too,
they're to the political manner born.-
Winston Sentinel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

There are some misguided people
who wilf regret to learn that Tom
Dixon threatens to put another play
on the boards: but nobody should
blame Brother Tom. II one play
brings him five hundred dollars a
week another ought to run the figures
up to a thousand; and Brother Tom as
understand it, is on the make strict
ly.-Industrial News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

1t is said ex-senator P%ettigrew, Of
South Dakota, is forming a telephone
trust in his state. We suppose he
thinks he and Marion Butler have
completed the job as to southern states
fraudulent bonds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

President Shonts, of the Panama ca
nal commission, has begun cutting
not in the great ditch, but in the sala-
ries of officials and employees. This
news will please the American tax
payer about as much as would the
other.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

The Washington Post says the
death of yer five hundred persons in
the Philippines from cholera has been
suppressed by the war department.
Why, of course; would that indicate
rapid advancement of the natives in
civilization and prosperity?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

Senator Aldrich says he can see moth
ing wrong in the present tariff laws.
Just let him wait until those Boston
board of trade republicans march
across little Rhcdy on their way to
Washington and he may get news from
home which will make him change
his mind.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

1t fills the arteries with rich, red
blood. Makes new flesh and healthy
men and women. That's what Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20

\ boon to travellers. DR.. Fowler's Ex-
tract of Wild Strawberry. Cures dys-
EMERY, diarrhoa, seasikness, nausea,
Pleasant to take. Acts promptly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
AsHEyILLE JAIL DELIVERY.

That Jail delivery in Asheville Sa--
urday night was one OF the most sen
satioral and at the same time most
successful which has taken place In
this part Of the country in a long time.
Eleven prisoners confined in Buncomse
county jail, walked out of their cells
through openings made in a most M
raculons way and disappeared from on
the face of the earth. Up TO this writ
ing there is no clue though the wife
Of one Of the men has been captured
and neld on the charge Of furnishing
the tools wherewith to make the es-
cape. This wom.9n is a Mrs. Duncan.
Her husband was one Of the prison
ers. 4 man noted In that whole part OF
state as being a desperate charact7-
and a wonderfully successful Jail
breaker. Why she should have been
allowed to visit him in a manner to de-
liver Jail breaking tools or why extra
precautions should not have been AIKEN
we do not know, but it seems somebody
must have been at fault under the cir
cumstances. Anyhow, the jail was
broken open and tie prisoners escaped
and The authorities seem to be con-
pletely at sea as t., the whole matter
Except in the capture Of the wife OF
one Of the escaped prisoners on tae
charge of having aided in the escape.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-20
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss ss: Ct ZMNzzM

Unanimous Against the Dfspensary.
Little River bears the honorable DIS
tinction of being the only precinct in
Horny county To record a unanimous
vote against the dispensary, the vote
being "A to O.. Some n has remarked
that it is easy for the people of that
section to adopt the water wagon
as they live in (a) Little river.-rhe
Conway Field.
The oasis., 1905-01-07
CONTINUED ON PAGE s.
Golden State Limited.
OF NWW ] FRsEY,
 Com nfsW Ye w FSnn 4

The Southern Pacific Company announces the resumption of the Golden State Limited running be- tween Los Angeles and Chicago. This is the fastest train in the West and is finely equipped The first train will leave Chicago for the West Dec. 25th and he first east from Los Angeles will leave Dec. 30th. tf
The oasis., 1905-01-07

tlgDs taglsloh of ls9GF. tha eafflf cate uf Incorporation 0f which Was duiY recorded l1 Che Oli8c 0f Che clerk oi the county 9f Iludso0. Nes Jersey. gn tbe 1od day of July, ID1f. aDd duly uleo 70 the Ufilee 0f the Secretary Of state of New defseg. Du tbe 2od dag 1aY of July i9Jl. ao part 0f tbe capital stock Of stid corporation having been baid lu, d0 nefepY uursuant GO Che provisions 0f SeciiJu | Yf an act of the Legislature of the S ate of New ter. seY, entitled "a supplement- to an act eutltled Au Act clncerning corpOr- atlon Revision of ls96l aoproved April twenty first. one thousand eight hundred and ninety six. approved April 10 1898, amend said certidcate Of lncorpofaLlOn sg Chat the same shall read as heseinbefore set forth. and accordingly do hereuato set our hands and seals
 Dlted New York, N '. July 2st, l9U4
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-10-20
Lands listed with us will be
advertised in 100 periodicals
and listed with 100 or more
local and travelling agents.

drouth register and is quite re-
sponsive to special care given
it such as careful preparation
OF soil, etc, and natures per
fect.y in the climate which we
have here. Mr.. Martin will
soon have seed to sell to those
of his farmer friends who wish
to join him in testing further
the merits of the flax crop in
the Pan handle.
This year the stalk grew
about two feet in height and
was we'll loaded with we'll de
veloped grain. Hereford Brand.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-10-20
A New Crop.

AS the experimenting OF our
farmers is made more and more
extensive, it becomes more evil
deut that almost any crop suit
ed to the temperate zone can be
grown here with a considerable
degree of success. Only last
year, it was ascertained that the
growth of celery is natural to
this climate and now it becomes
evident that another very i'm
portant crop has been added,
viz: the genuine old time flax.
On last Saturday, W. M. Mar
tin with his father, who is en-
gagged in stock farming several
miles south OF Hereford, in Cas-
tro County, brought to this
office a bundle of fax which had
Just matured sufficiently to har-
vest. Mr.. Martin applied to
the government for few seed
last spring and in response re-
ceived three bushels which he
sowed on three acres. He now
has an excellent crop which
will thrash out bout 80 buShel
of seed which at the market
price of $3.50 per bushel will
bring him $50 from his first ex-
perience with three acres OF
flax. In addition the fiber OF
the weed, as we'll known, is
valuable in the production OF
fine linen.
Mr.. Martin thinks this is a
safe crop for the Panhandle and
will continue his experimenting
next year. The crop is a good
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-10-20

The first of November will wit
ness the following changes in the
personel of the Canyon City Sup
ply Co. force: |. l.. Hunt will 90
out to assume his duties as cashier
OF the new bank; G. P. Hutchings
leaves to become a "knight of the
grip for the Ferguson-McKinney
Dry Goods Co., of St. Louis; Geo.
Hutchings, a brother of G. p, al
ready here, has engaged to supply
one vacancy and J. d. Gamble
will return and take the business
management. The News is glad
to learn that G. P. Hutchings has
been assigned to this territory.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-10-20
A Reliable Remedy for
Group.

With. the dry, cold weather OF
the early winter months, par
ents of croupy children should
be on the alert for ominous
symptoms. There is no cause
for anxiety when Chamberlain S
Group Remedy is kept in the
home. If this medicine is given
as soon as the child becomes
hOarse or even after the croupy
cough has appeared, the attack
may be warded off. Mrs. S.
Rosinthal, of Turner, Michigan
SAYS: I'VE have used Cham
berlain' S Cough Remedy for our
selves and children for several
years and like it very much. l
think it is the only remedy for
Group and can highly recon-
mend it.. For sale by 5. V.
Writ, druggist.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-10-20
G. o. Whitman.

G. O. Whitman died at his resi-
dence in the town of Canyon, on
Sunday, Oct. IS, at 4:3o p. m. He
had been declining for year or
more, and by degrees grew weaker
until the last flicker of life went
out, and the immortal soul encased
within its earthly mould for 65
years was free to take its course to
the regions of eternity. The funer-
al services were attended by
large group of friends and relatives.
He was placed by loving hands in
the city of the dead, the grave was
closed and the last of G.. O. Whit
man was beyond view.
Mr. Whitman was a peculiar
man, strong man, a man different
from other men, and man whose
life combined many eccentricities
and beautitudes. Though decided
ly pronounced in his views, he
never made himself diSagreeable to
those who thought differently; was
strong in his attachments and true
to his friends; he acted wisely and
we'll towards his neighborS, as this
writer can testify. Mr.. Whitman's
views on religion were not clearly
understood by his friends, in that
he was not what is called "ortho-
dox." He was a member of no
church, but believed in God and
taught by his life the precious truth
and noble deeds commanded by
Christ. He reverenced God and
worshipped him, obeyed his COM
mands and taught his lessons. He
was faithful husband and attec-
tionate father; was honest IN all
his dealings with man, and true to
his principals under all circum-
stances. He was a native of Penn
sylvania, but moved to Iowa when
quite young where he resided for a
number of years, thence to kauf-
man county, Texas, and from there
to Randall county where he en-
gagged in farming and stock raising.
He leaves widow and five grown
children.
Sam J. Lotion.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-10-20
Haynes-Chapman.

Rev. A. B. Haynes left Monday
for Red Oak, Ellis county, where
it is on the cards that he will be
united in marriage to Miss Ona
Chapman of that place. The
marriage was set for yesterday and
he and bride are expected here to-
day. They will keep house in the
old Presbyterian parsonage. The
News extends congratulations.