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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

and handed him q dollar and some ad-
vice. He went away cryin' like q child
What next? Five days later his wife
glib a high tea dat cost him 50 and
.onsolashun himself walked around
wifi n high hat on and poured u de
tea. I observe dat he am yere tonight.
wsd q sad look on his face and his
back bumped up. but il vii! be a
mighty long time befo' be gifts another
dollar outer NE.
"A few weeks ago de measles struck
into de family OF Pickles Smith. Know
in DAT Brudder Smith was OF o WORT
at de time and had up. I went around
TO his cabin and fixed il so dat he had
credit At de drug store. | also sent in
some fuel and groceries. Mrs. Smith
wept. and Pickles followed me fur two
blocks to pour out his thanks. When
got home I felt dat warm glow stealth
frew my heart dat allus ome OF a
good action. and I was rewarded twice
ober. De glow was still CLOWN when I
heard some news. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
was givin' a party-a measles party. II
you please. II was a party giben In
honor of DER chillen hayin' had de
measles and got ober EN-. and de re-
freshments consisted of water ices,
frosted cake. strawberry jam and clar
Ell punch. While de festivities was nj
DER height de butcher called Pickles
outer doahs and threatened 10 lick him
If he didn't ray his bill. Our brudder
is wild us tonight. and | think | kin see
a wildness in his eyes. but I'm not
gwine 10 speak Of him any furder.
All I've got to add am dat IL his chillen
colne down wild de mumps or chicken
pox. and de- will sooner or later. he
needn't look fur me to call.
I'm tellin' you. my frenS. dat de
Guild race am maxim a fool of itself
~eEtrayagant III (. MOI one man In fry
Of Us lays up u dollar from year tC
year. We 10 sooner git a dollar in oul
poke IGr Il burns II e OFT. We
spend our money for ice cream and de
pend uron Providence t. buy lie oint
meat fur our sore heels. It's al In iTai
t2tion of de white race. It's all put oil
| W utteiht ttIil anu ouI~SiNtS. anu -
nohcGv am fooled. I'm called old fash
Toned and behind de aige. and | guess
an. At least | go to bed at 8. git vi
ut I. and if a dollar comes in ! save
half of it. | don't glib any parties
and | don't e high collars and plu:
hats. | g II dc circus one n year an
to prayer meetin' cherry week, and in
stead Of angalS foad | eat baked ia
tiers wild plenty of Goldfish gravy Oh top
Dis hull SUBJECT of extravaganza Il
an evil and Il CROWN one. and W,
must glib it our serious considerashur
or dar will come Il bust W dat vii
shake de continent TO its foundashul
and Leah nuthin' behind it but one por,
old niger woman who has been skeer
ed outer her senses" NJ. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
The Protocol Consists OF Five Main
Articles.
The Parliamcnts of The Two Conn
tries Must Ratify the Document Be-
fore it Becomes D. Treaty-Arbifra-
ton OF Future Disputes Provided
For.

Stockholm, Sweden, September Is
The Associated Press has succeeded in
securing the tex of the protocol sign
ed at karlstad Saturday by the Norwe-
gian-Swedish delegates appointed to
arrang the terms for the dissolution
of the union of Norway and Sweden
subject to the ratification of the Riks-
dag ana the Storthing.
The historic document which will be
come 4 treaty when ratified by the two
Darliaments consists of five main ar
ticles and thirty-five sub-clauses. The
first article deals with arbitration: the
second with the neutral zone and The
demolition of the Notifications; the
third with reindeer pastures, etc; the
fourth with intertrafic and the fifth
with common waterways.
The agreement provides for compul-
sorry arbitration before The Hague
court OF all disputes except matters Of
vital interest, for the period of a de-
cade, with extensions for other .pe-
RODS of ten years unless two Years
previous notice is given of an intention
to abrogate it.
The treaty provides for a zone on
either side OF the frontier which shall
fOverer be neutral and for the demoii-
tiOn of the fOrtr> sses within that ION
with the exception of the old portions
Of the Notifications of F~rederikStein
GyldenlOeve and Overbjerget, which
may remain, but which are not to be
used as Notifications. A headquarters
staff md garrison may be maintained
at Frederiksten to the same extent as
prior to the erection of the new forti-
fication. No extension of the KOnss-
vinger group of Notifications will be
permitted nor of the new forts erected
within ten kilometers of the old for
tress of Kongsvinger.
The ancient privileges of each coun-
try's nomadic ~Laplanders to pasture in
the other country are continued. Each
country agrees neither through prohib
itory import Oh export laws to in any
way interfere with or make difficult
the transport Or transit of goods
Agreement is made for the preserva-
ton of common waterways.
The protocol must be submitted tC
each country's parliament for ratifi
cation to be mutually binding whe1
Sweden recognizes Norway as an IN.
dependent country dissolved from the
union with Sweden.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
r KEEP m 4
cation I'm the Nall Case and Ina a
Asylum Directors.

The Stanly Enterprise of this week
contains the following in an editorial
on the Nall case:
The four attendants who were plae-
ed in Wake county jail for alleged
m~altreatment and murder OF Thomas
Nall. a patient In the Central hospital
for the insane. have been released. The
coroner's jury. which investigated facts
surrounding the death OF Nall. say
that the clot of blood on the brain was
caused by congestion and not FROM a
blow"
How Editor Bivins happened tn
make such a mistake is not clear. for
the verdict OF the coroner's jury. who
made a long and patient investigation.
was not susceptible Of any misc1ns
struc;ion. Ii Is short and positive.
Here IL IS:
The jury say for their verdict mat
Thomas II. Nail came to his death a
the result Of blows inflicted by j. G.
King. l.. r. High. Jack Peele and w p
Durham"
The Enterprise probably has refer
ence to the investigation subsequently
made bv the board of directors. a sort
of ex-parte proceeding as the lawyers
would say, in which mainly expert 80
tlmonv was considered and whose ie-
port is now waiting for Governor
Glenn s return before II is given to the
| public. Acting on the assumption that
the experts. who did not see the re-
mains OF Nall. know more about she
/ case than the doctor who performed
the autopsy and the coroner who con
Quoted the inQuest-also a doetor-au. .
the jury of intelligent gentlemen who
sat on the case. heard the evidence and
viewed the remains. the solicitor III
this district admitted the four attr1-
dants 10 bail in the sum of n thous-
and dollars each. and that without
| waiting for the report OF the board OF
| directors.
There is a decided difference in the
| coyoner's inquest and the invcstiga-
| ton ty the board of directors. fniS
| difference takes the form OF n con-
test. the testimony OF experts In the
latter having a tendency to disprove
the evidence and findings Of tac tor
mer. In that shape the Whole matter
goes up to the superior court hext
week. One point OF difference as to-
| Nails condition comes GU. In the tes-
timony OF DR.. Mckee before the coro-
ner. and that of DIR. Ferebee before he
| hoard. Or. Mckee said Nall was i'm
good physical condition. DIR. Ferebee
| said Nails physical condition showed
| seriotN heart trouble when he exam
ined him June -. lust two months be-
| fore his death.
And DIR. Ferebee thinks he talked
to DR.. Mckee of Nails condition. The
attendants having the patient I'm
charge ought also to have been inform
ed that he had a weak or disordered
heart. II they. were so informed the
more ~inexcusable was their q
towards him and the sterner the con-
demnation ii deserves.
The action of Solicitor Jones was n
surprise. The question arises. what ~
the use of a oroner's inquest If the
findings thereof can be set aside on
the strength OF expert hvDotheses In
eX-parte proceedings? Strictly speak
ing. the hearing before the directors
NAV not have been exparte. but IL
was certainly extra-iudiciai alto
gether infoTmal.-Raleigh Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
4 GINGER ALE DRUNK
The Widest Prisoner Ever Locked in
Was at the Station last Night and
lie Had Been Drinking Ale.

John Edmonds, II III Colonel Nick
Tradenick's miners, Is in the city. stop
pig with Turnkey EaTnhardt n the
police station. Mr.. Edmonds, who is
fairly good looking and well dressed.
drank too much ginger ale and get
lordly drunk yesterday. Judging from
his condition. IL ten men were q get
drunk oh ginger ale they would STAN
peie the town. No prisoner has ever
made more noise. with tongue and feet,
than did Mr.. Edmonds last night. He
yelled and paved until people for sew
eral blocks around called To see If they
couid do anything for the poor maniac.
No Salisbury liquor. or mooflsbine
SOW paw over made man - crazy-
Edmonds appeared TO lie all right. but
was all wrong. The nner man was
Observation-Disclosures Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
CAPE SAVARIN
Run by the EquitabIe-Statement by
Paul Morton.

New York, September 25.-Paul
Norton, president of the Equitable
Life Insurance Society, made a state
ment today with reference 70 the soci-
ety's ownership of the Cafe Savarin,
the restaurant located in the Equitable
building. this city. The statement fol-
lows:
There is nothing new or sensational
about the Cafe Savarin. There has
been no change in its relation to the
Equitable Society which now Ownsa ard
operates it. | do not like the idea of
the society being in the restaurant bus
mess. but it is a condition that | found
and we will have to continue in the
business until | can make other ar
engagements. 1t will be my effort to
get Ii society out Of the business al
though. in lieu of rent, the Cafe Sava-
rim is now netting the society profits
which approximate what the rent
ought to be.
NO officer, director or employee Of
this society is interested in any way in
the profits of the cafe"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
BANKS DOORS CLOSED
Gone Into Voluntary Liquidation.
Too Much Competition BY Larger
Concerns.

-
Kansas City. September 25.-rhe
Kansas City State Bank, Wiley 0.
Cox, president, failed to open its doors
today. having gone into voluntary liq-
uidation. The bank had loaned S1G3..
900 to the Bank of Salmon at Clinton
Mo, which failea last July, catching
depositors for several hundred thous-
and dollars.
The Kansas City State Bank was Or
ganized in 1888 and had a capital OF
5000. 900. The last statement showed
loans of 81. 1000, 900; deposits 81, ESQ, 900;
surplus $4,000.
A notice was posted on the door say
ing checks would be paid on presen
tation to the Fidelity Trust Company,
which is considered one of the strong
est banking institutions in the south
west.
At the Fidelity Trust Company Bank
checks on the Kansas City State Bans
were honored as fast as presented
There was no show of commotion
Charles Campbell, vice president OF tbs
Fidelity Trust Company, stated that all
checks drawn on the closed bank woul
be paid on demand.
Wiley o. Cox, president of the Kan
sas City State Bank made a state
ment saying:
Our business has not been grow
ing for some time and we found it hard
to mold our own with the larger IN
situations. In fact, it looks as II the
banking business as we'll as all other
lines, is concentrating into the larger
ones"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
ON THE RETIRED LIST
Colonel Walker Taylor Retired With
Rank of Brigadier General.
Especial to The Messenger.)

tSIecldl 10 lie NeSSeIScI.J
Raleigh, \. c., September pa
general order from military headquar-
ters announces that upon personal ap-
plicatiOn and in accordance with The
provisions of the Revised Statutes of
North Carolina, the following retire
ment is announced: With rank Of
brigadier general, from August 1. 1905,
Colonel Walker Taylor, late paymaster
general. Following is bis military
record: Private i'll company c, second
infantry. Wilmington Light Infantry,
June 18th, 1887, and after filling vari-
Gus positions as a nOn-cOmmissiOned
officer in said company, also commits
stoned major of the second infantry,
Nav Z. 1891: promoted lieutenant col
Onel of the same regiment December
10, 1892: Colonel of the first infantry,
December 1, 1898: resigned May /,
1899: colonel and paymaster general,
March 6, 1901.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Hardin FOR News.

What is the matter with the Pos.oEp
newspapers? One Of them wrote about
the late wreck al Bruce. Va. % a pre-
meditated affair on the part Of the
railroad. intinnating that the negroes
were got on the train and the draw
left open Durposely lust 10 kill 4 lot
OF them. And now another Of the
paper is sewing komura. the Japanese
peace envoy. who has been sick since
h termination of the negoIatians-
Is irving 10 commit slow suiciie IN
order 10 escape the wrath OF the laps.
at home.-GreenviIle Reflector.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
PimpIe
MAY BE DANGEROUS.

When a wart, mole or pimple shows
any sign of tenderness it is a warning
that bad blood is behind it. Often these
places are on the face, hands. legs or
other part of the body for years. and give
no sign to cause uneasiness, and then
with a little rough handling, a slight cut
or bruise will develop into a sore that re-
fuses to heal, and the sufferer finds him.
self afflicted with a cancerous ulcer.
About three years ago a blister came
on TIE right side of my nose. 1t grew
speedily in spite of all efforts to heal It
up the pain was not very severe at drst,
but increased when the sore began to
lnHame and discharge matter. At times
the place would Scab over and appear to
be getting we'll, but the scab would drop
on, leaving g. red, angry looking ulcer. /
had almost ~despaired Of ever curing 1t,
when my attention was called to S. 8. s.,
and after taking q few bottles the sore
began to gradually grow smaller, the
discharge stopped and I was cured:
Owensboro, KY. JNO. MASSIE.
Ifthe blood is pure and healthy these sores
cannot exist. S. S. S. is the ideal blood
purifier. 1t c~leanses the blood of all
poisons and impurities, making it strong
and vigorous and able to supply the body
with the strength and nourishment it
needs. There is nothing that acts so
promptly as S. S. S., toning up the en-
6re system, helping the general health
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Brother Gardner
On Extravaganza
He Talks to the Members On One
Of the Evils Of the Day.

Copyright. .a5 by r B. Mcclure.l
a 7 frens." began Brother
hu Gardner as he rose In his
v seat at the last meeting of
the Limekiln club. II want
to have a talk VIE you dis eavenin' on
a matter dat consarns de future OF de
hull Guild race l have watched de
thing grow and grow. and spread and
spread. and IL dis club don't take hold
OF it and seek TO call a halt dar's gwine
to be de biggest kind of a calamity
widin a few years.
What | refer TO is de silly noshun
dat has got into de head OF cherry Guild
pusson In de land dat he must put on
style and keep alongside O. white folks.
De idea begun to crop up about thirty
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Death of Captain LecatO.

Norfolk. Va. September 25.-Cap-
tain "A. b. LecatO. prominent in At
lantic coast Shipping and who com
handed wrecking expeditions which
successfully fioated many stranded
vessels on this coast during the last
twenty years died here today as the
result of Dtomaine poisoning.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Her Scheme.

Papa says he is afraid the money
you inherited from your father is
tainted"
Does he? And what am | going to
do about it,"
well. | suggested to papa that if
he'd let me marry you I'd soon put it
where the faint couldn't affect you
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Not to BE Repeated.

eyes" the old Indian fighter was
saying. "the whole secret Of success
ag'in the red varmints wuz jest to
profit by experience. The Sioux done
somethin' to me onct that they could
never do again"
what was that?" inquired the inter
ested youth.
They scalped me- Philadelphia
Ledger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Mr.. James Carsyeu Dead.

Mr.. las. Carswell. who some months
wrote a number of articles for The
Messenger from the nearby towns. is
dead. He met with an accident near
Wilkesboro hat resulted In death.
The deceased vas a fluent writer and
h articles contributed by him were
always interesting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Money In Them.

Its remarkable how easily these
Idle runors gain currency"
"Yes. And it's still more remarkable
how some IDLE stock market rumors
enable others TO gain currency."-Bal
timore American.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
DIR. f.. ID. Barnes Coming to Whining

DR.. E. D. Barnes. of Tarboro. a den
fist has rented an office on the second
floor of the Southern building and will
1st. He spent the past summer or
Wrightsville Beach and while there
became acquainted with many Will
people. DR.. Barnes has had
thirty ear experience in his profes-
sion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Truth Comes Out.

She-Wherc did you pass your vaca
ton?
Heat the seashore.
She-And did you leave your heart
behind O when you returned to
town?
He-No. but l left my trunk.-Chica-
go News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Trains i'm Collision.

Birmingham. Ala. September IS
An Alabama Great Southern train
northbound collided with the Block
ton accommodation Of the Louisville
and Nashville this evening at the
Woodstock crossing. H. Fl. Marburry.
conductor. was killed and sixteen
white men and eleven negroes were
injured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Ills Experience

They were doing the art exhibit.
Were you ever done in oily" she
asked
II certainly was" he replied
Who was the the artist:"
HE wasn't an artist He was a
broker."-Detroit Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Two Pennsylvania Trains in
Collision.
MORE THAN 70 INJURED
Accident Happened at Paoi Stallun
Near Philadelphia.

The New York Limited Express Dash
ed Into a Local Passenger Trs:n.
and Ploughed its Way Through a
Private Car Attached to the Train.
Switch Had Not Been Properly Set.
More Than n Dozen Persons on the
Limised Were Injured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

Brushen PaIlette-i'm going 10 give
Of my paintings 70 some public in
stitution Which n would ycu sug-
2estf
Collier Downe-How about the blind
asylum :-Pf.tsburg Dispatch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

and curing sores
permanently.
Do not let a
wart or pimple
develop into a
c%ancerous ulcer,
but purify your
b1ood with
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

S. S. S.. It is natures remedy, purely
vegetable, and uhile driving ali poisons
from the blood, will build up every part
Of the system. Book on the blood and
any medical advice desired will be given
without charge, to all who write.
ME SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-16
BAND SCHEDULE
FOR FOUR DAYS

The Hawaiian government band will
play this evening at 1880 at Emma
Square. The program is as follows:
PART I.
ch-''Tammany" .......... Edwards
Overture-"F>ra DiavoIo''. Auber
Novelette-"Fi-F'i'' (new). Mcpherson
Selection-"La Fraviata" Verdi
PART II.
Vocal-Hawaiian Songs. ar by Berger
Mrs. N. Alapai.
Descriptive Trailing the Trail
(neW) .Spauld1ng
Intermezzo-"O Be Joyful new
Waltz-"The Skaters Waldteufel
1.-The Star Spangled Banner
The band will give concerts this week
as follows: This Monday evening at
Emma Square, Tuesday evening at
Moana Hotel, Wednesday evening at
Palama r. r. Station, Thursday even
ing at Young Hotel
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-16
A FORMER VISITOR.

Many Honolulans no doubt remem-
Der a California visitor here about a
year ago, who stopped at the Young
Hotel and Haleiwa, a man who wore
the loudest clothes the town had seen
in many day, his vests being dazzlers
w. s. Gage was the man with the
loud vests" and he took pride in
maintaining his reputation.
The Chronicle of October tells of
Cages matrimonial troubles, saying in
part: A peculiar condition of affairs
in the family life of w. s. Gage, the
wealthy lumber dealer and clubman of
$50 Market street, was brought to hight
yesterday by the filing of suit by Gage
against his wife for the revocation of
a trust of $4,000 worth of personal
property which he created last April
for her benefit. On the face of it the
document which conveyed the property
assumes the completion of gift to the
wife conditional upon her securing a
divorce but in the suit which he filed
Yesterday Gage declares that it was
given to her for the purpose of con-
ciliating her and that she promised to
condone the offenses of which she as
serted he was guilty and to resume do
nestle relations with him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-16
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Kerr's for tailoring.

Kerr's for tailoring.
Many new goods on display this week
at Blom's. See announcement on page
and note low prices.
Boys clothing special value at
Kerr's.
Cigars at actual cost at Myrtle Cigar
Store on Fort street. Save money and
lay in your supply now.
Old clothes made to look like new
if sent to Eagle Cleaning and Dyeing
Works. Goods called for and deliver
ed. Phone White 1852.
White dress goods special sale at
Kerr's.
For electric light wiring. nickel
plating, polishing chandeliers and
brass parts of bedsteads, etc, call on
Guy Owens Electric Co., Union street.
A special meeting of the Honolulu
Merchants Association will be held at
8 D. m. today, to consider the matter
of insurance on the Alameda's freight
brought by the Nevadan.
The Union Express Co. will check
baggage at your house, which does not
cost anything extra. Passengers per
steamer Ventura can have the above
done by ringing up Main Sc.
Persian lawns, new goods, big value.
at Kerr's.
1t will pay the ladies to consult the
new advertisement of Pacific Import
Co. today. Special bargains in dry
goods for this week only. The stock
on hand will not last long at prices
offered.
Fit, style, economy at Kerr's tailor
ing department.
Consignees of the Alameda having
freight on the Nevadan, if damaged
should send the same to the large, we'll
lighted salesrooms of Will E. Fisher
for auction. Quick sale and early re-
turns will be the result.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-16
BULLET THROUGH FINGER,

While the chief engineer and another
officer of the All. freighter Nevadan
were examining a couple of pistols the
second day out from San Francisco
the one which the former was hand
ling went off, and the index finger OF
his left hand was pierced by bullet
a So caIiber The finger was badly IN
jured, but, with the assistance of his
fellow officers, the chief engineer bound
it up, using a splint to hold it stun.
On arrival here yesterday, he had the
member attended to by physician.
Neither officer knew that the gun was
loaded. lisa