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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18
A NcchIrNS Wn.tc.

Much of the cotton which has been
brought to town recently has been bad
~ damaged ny exposure to the wealth.
er, and in consequence has not brought
the best prices or has been heavily
docked in weight.
In some instances The losses thus
caused have been heavy, amounting to
ten or fifteen dollars a bale. Why peo-
pie will not take care Of their proper
ty-wby they will deliberately throw
away good hard-earned moneys hard
TO understand. 1t would have been
business to Lave sold Gotten al Z cents
last fall when cotton was in good con-
dition and had the use of the money
till now than to have allowed the cot
,on to lie in the rain all The winter and
sell ii now for no more money than it
would have brought then.
OF course good, clean, dry cotton has
been bringing a good price, ten cents
and over, but bad cotton can never
bring nothing but a bad price. Some
farmers could have made $25 a day by
properly housing their cotton at the
right time.-Summerville (Ga.) News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18
SKlN-TORTURED BABIES.
Instant Relief in Warm Baths with
Cuticura Soap and Gentle Anoint-
ings with Cuticura Ointment.

The suffering which Cutieura Remedies
have allevioted among the young, and the
comfort they have afforded WORKOUT and
worried parents, have led to their adop-
ton in countless homes as priceless cura-
tives for the skin and blood. Infantile
and birth humors, milk crust, sealed
head, eczema, rashes, and every form of
itching, scaly, pimply skin, and scalp hu.
mors, with loss Of hair, of infancy aud
childhood, are speedily. permanently and
economically cured when all other RENE
dies suitable for children, and even the
best physicians, fail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18
Get at tn Cause

Sacramento, KY, Nov. 18th CSpecial)-
a typical illustration Of the way Dodd's
hidney Pills Cure rheumatism is well
add by Catherine DeyIne, who is very
well known here. She says
For over four years ! was greatly
troubled with rheumatism. 1t used to
take me worst in my legs and feet. At
times ! would be SO bad ! could not put
my feet to the ground. As | am over
seyentyt three years Of age | began TO
tlink was too old to get cured and
should have to bear my Rhuematism the
best way | could. But heard about
Dodd's Kidney Pills and thought | would
give them u trial. SO ] got a box and
began taking them. Well, | must say
nodd's Kidney Pills did me- a wonderful
lot Of good, They cased the pain from
the first, and to-day | am in better
health than ! have been for many years."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18
so WE HAVE A
Tlpht shnes causo haldnesg.

Tight shoes cause badness.
The laps carry money in their ears.
The best glass eyes cost $50 apiece.
A strong kangaroo can leap GO feet.
The average life of a ship is &c years.
A Chow or Chinese edible dog,
costs $I5.
The Persians have a different name
for every day Of the month.
Ten per cent. Of lie buildings struck
by lightning last year were churches.
Men work best at three in the aft
and worst at nine in the morn
ing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

me crawl on hands and knees. | was
so crippled for n time that | couldn't
walk without sticks, had headaches
and dizzy spells and the kidney secre-
tons were muddy and full of brick
dust sediment, Doan's Kidney Pills
made the pain disappear and corrected
the urinary trouble. l have felt better
ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

A cartoonist in Manila was pro.
scented to genial Secretary Taft. And
so you are the man." exclaimed the
secretary, that has been taking lib
critics with my face" Guilty
pleaded the caricaturist; "but re-
member that your face is my for
tune"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18
STRAY s~ToRYETTEs.

A certain gentleman on being
asked to subscribe toward sending
out a missionary to one of the can
nibal islands of the Pacific, is report
ed to have answered, in the most dis
couraging manner: Certainly not.
| am a vegetarian"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

A story is told OF a dying rabbi,
who had been all his lifetime eX.
tremely religious. but had likewise al
ways suffered much want and misery.
"Do you know" he said to those in
the sick.room, "if, after all the sad
experiences | have had in the past,
there is no future life, | shall be
greatly amused
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Natures greltremedy CUES
Coughs, Colds, Group and Consumption,
and all throat and lung troubles. AT drug.
gists, 25c., SOC. and 800 per bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18
Too Much for Her.

Algcrnon-And what did your father say
when you told him | had proposed, dear.
esty
Gcrtrude-Oh. Algernon! Only a bar.
cain-counter phonograph would repeat
such awful language! - Chicago Daily
News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18
What He Is.

First cpeculator-What are you In
athe strcet-a bull or a bear?
SECOND Speculator-Neither; I'm an
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

The man who has a big income is the
one who does the least talking about it
in the family circle.-Philadelphia liul-
letin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

Mere precedence is much. No man
will ever have as many descendant, as
Adam. The eyes of Columbus pointed 70
every mountain and stream ever mapped
IL America Century.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

ties easily, but
wren he'd my
back and began
to suffer with
backache and
kidney trouble,
l neglected it
until one day u
twinge felled me
N
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

Il know a woman" says Bclya A..
Lockwood. who got a modern sery-
ant, a cook, from a noted cooking
school. On the third day she an
nounced that he was going to leave.
You only keep two servants she
said to her mistress, and I'VE been
accustomed to living where there sc
four, which suits me better on &C.
count of my Partially for bridge"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

The good die young; if they didn't they
vCuld stlryp
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18

A red-headed man one night raked
up enough courage to propose to a
girl with whom he was very deeply
and sincerely in love. She replied
to his suit in a sad voice; I'm very
sorry, George, but | could never mar
ry anyone with red hair" I'm very
nothing said her sutton, "Ily barber
tells me that at the rate my hair is
falling out III be completely bald in
two years."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-11-18
a GIANT LAID LOW.
Crippled ind Made Ill By Awful Kidney
Disorders.

John Fern lays, fruit raiser, Webster,
n. Y, SAYS; 81 used to lift railroad
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
president Roosevelt Directs That Dis
trict Attorney Hall, of Oregon, be
Relieved OF His Duties.

washington, December 3t.-President
Roosevelt today directed the removal
from Office of John H. Hall, United
District Attorney for Oregon.
Mr.. Hall has been prosecuting officer
lof the government in the land fraud
leases and the removal is made in con-
Injection with them. Mr.. Hall was en-
idorsed for reappointment by Senator
Mitchell and Representative Merrmann,
lof e both of whom recently went
Ito Portland, where they appeared be-
fore the grand jury in connection with
THAT body's consideration of the cases
growing out Of the public land frauds.
The President took no action on this
recommendation.
! The conduct of the district attorneys
office at Portland had been inquired into
fby government representatives and re-
iports on the facts adduced have been
transmitted here. The reports alleged
THAT there has been obstruction of JUS
Itice: that certain prominent members
have peer shielded and that attempts
have been made to prevent certain par
tiles giving evidence in the land fraud
leases.
oliver E. Pagin, Of Chicago, special
assistant attorney Of the department OF
ljustice. has been sent to oregon to as
Isist in the prosecution of the land frauo
leases.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
RECORD OF YEARS DEATHS.
thousand Lives Lost in n SlOcum
Disaster.

New York. December 31.-Three hun
dred and thirty-one violent deaths
classed by the police as homicides were
reported during the year just closed in
New York county which comprises the
island of Manhattan and the Bronx.
During the same period the number OF
indictments fled in all these cases was
onlf sixty-one and thirteen of these
indicted persons are still in the tombs
prison, awaiting trial. Fifteen of the
prisoners indicted were acquitted after
trial. hi report shows that six police
men were arrested during the year
charged with homicide.
In addition to three hundred and
thirty-one violent deaths reported, and
classed as homicides by the police,
more than a thousand lives were lost
in the excursion steamer General Slo-
cum disaster and the Hotel Darlington
collapse in both of which criminal
proceedings are pending. The indicr-
ment against Builder Allison in the
Hotel Darlington case has never been
served however.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
\ PLEA FOR THE PILOTS.
A Southport Man Speaks Against Leg
islation tina Will Affect the River
men.
Southport, N. c., Dec. 3

Southport, N. c., Dec. 81.
Mr.. Editor:-I see there are many
things being done and said just now
in your immediate community
ed and intended TO cripple, obstruct
and forever destroy practically the
now perfect system of pilotage on the
Cape Fear river. And why is this so.
Mr.. Editor? I SCI that under the pres
ent law regulating the rate and general
management Of the pilotage Of the Cape
Fear river a hardship is practlced upon
the owners of vessels which drives
them from this port, and which is a
hindrance to Wtmington's commercial
interest. Is this true, MT. EdltoI!
or do the facts go to show that vessels
come here in sufficient number to take
awav freights promptly, and that Will
mington has a larger shipping interest
now than ever before in her history.
Then why this fight Mr.. Editor?
For all these years the pilots have
| heen the people to sacrifice their prop
ertv and their lives in the protection OF
| his interest and why should 1t be 0e-
! sired to take from them in their declin-
, ing years their hard earned and needed
occupation under any such pretensas.
It is not tt be supposed hat it was
ever the thought that deepening the
river meant to put the pilots out Of
business, as it is not the policy of the
government to build up n business
interest at the downfall Of another.
Let us be fair in our actions, let us
deal with our fellowman as we would
have him t. deal with us, and then
there will be no indirect legislation ask
ed for, against the pilots.
7 am not a, pilot, Mr.. Editor, but l
have the pleasure OF knowing every one
OF them, and I Know them to be a gen
erous and noble hearted people. Many
of them have large families to support
and educate, and nc legislative enact
ment calculated to cause them distress
and want will ever bring prosperity
and wealth to any city or other bust
ness interest, AID don't let us seer
prosperity in this way.
And why, MI. Editor, should so much
deposition come from the business peo-
ME of your city while so many of you,
merchants are benefited directly or in
directly through the pilots. s.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
POLITICS.
Arrangement Recently Decided on.
Agreeable to the President.

Washington, December 31-Virginia
politics was the subject Of a conference
today between President Roosevelt and
a delegation of Republicans from the
state. The delegation consisted Of Rep
r~esentative Slemp Of the Ninth district;
Judge Edmund Waddin of the United
States district court. of the Eastern
district of Virginia. senator Noel and
j. Powell Royal, of the Virginia legisla-
ture; c.. III. Hermans and l. P. Sum
mers. The callers constituted a COM
mittee appointed to present to the Pres
ident the views Of the conference held
a few days ago at Roanoke. The Pres
ident was informed that an advisory
committee, consisting of one member
from each Congressional district, would
be appointed, with his sanction, to con-
slider with him all matters concerning
Virginia Federal patronage Represen-
tative SIemp it was said would be the
head of that committee.
After the conference it was said by
members of the delegation that the ar
rangement proposed was satisfactory
to the President.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
LOTS MORE LIKE TT
Plenty More Proof Like In and All
From Wilmington People.

No chance for argument here.
No better proof can be had.
What a Wilmington man says
is the best of evidence for Wilmington
people.
Read this case.
have lots more like It.
A. V. HerreIl, proprietor OF restau-
rant at sos South Fourth street, says:
ST used Doan's Kidney Pills and they
did me a lot of good I have been a
great sufferer with backache, which l
supposed to be rheumatism and used al
the rheumatic cures I could get hold OF.
b was completely laid up with It n
could scarcely get around, to do my
work was simply out OF the question.
My sister reading about Deans kidney
Pills and knowing how 7 suffered, went
Ito Ballamy's drug store and gor. me a
box. They acted like q charm My
or rheumatism. whatever Il
has entirely left me and I give all
the credit to the use Of Doan's Kidney
Pills"
For sale BY all dealers Price 30
Foster-MfbUTn Co, Buffalo, n.
", sole agents fo- the United States
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
Ask yOur druUUiSf for free Pe-ru-naa almanac 19O
sMOKEsTACK OF THE ALBEMARI.
North Carolina Owns Il Relic of the
Historic War Vessel.

(Raleigh Correspondence Pittsburg
Gazette.(
Perhaps the most remarkable of all
tbs relics of the civil war which
North Carolina has in it's museum
here is the smokestack Of the Abe
marie, a vessel which had a unique
history and a sensational ending.
There are, as we'll as can be picked
out, about 100 holes in the smokestack
those made by six, ten and twelve
inch guns being yawning ones.
The vessel was built of white oak
and pine in a cornfield belonging to
Peter T. Smith Of Scotland Neck, and
when completed was launched in the
Roanoke liver. No photograph was
ever taken of the vessel. The only
drawing made was one by her de-
Signer, J.. L. Porter Of Portsmouth.
Va, of the confederate navy. After
he made this drawing the protective
shield on her gun deck, was altered,
and SO the drawing did not agree with
the vessel as she was launched. In
order to preserve a correct represen-
tation of the Albemarle, his daughter.
under his direction, made a drawing,
which was the only true one.
Mrs. Smith says the Albemarle was
built under a contract made by Gill
bert Elliott & Co., of Elizabeth City,
\. c., with h confederate navy de-
partment. The company consisted OF
Elliott, Peter E. Smith n Robert H.
Smith. William Elliott, a brother of
the contractor, had charge of the
money, the bookkeeping. etc: Peter
E. Smith had charge of the machfn-
cry and the shipyard and n latter did
the first work on the vessel, in the way
of getting timber from his own for
ests nearby. He spent every Ia In
the ward. where he watched every de-
tail of the construction. from the
time the keel was laid to the final
work on her.
The vessel was hastily built, but the
work was substantially done. Inc
cannon for her armament was e II
from the Norfolk navy yard, which
the ~COnfederateS had taken in June
upon it's abandonment by the federai
forces. The iron used in plating the
vessel was rolled at the Tradesgar
iron works at Richmond, the mate
rial used being railroad iron, which
was taken from the sidetracks OF a
Iroad or two in. North Carolina ana
sent to Richmond for this purpose.
The vessel was relied upon to drive
the federal forces ron northeastern
North Carolina, where they had taken
possession. The Albemarle sunk or
disabled or captured several federal
vessels. but was finally sunk at her
wharf at Plymouth by the daring OF
Lieut.. Csshing, the boy officer of the
United States navy. who after weeks
Of watching, lying in the marshes sue
ceeded one night in getting a torpedo
over her boom and under her. The
explosion did the work n the yes
sci sank to remain in the mud. Hel
smokestack was saved, riddled with
shot and shell as it was, and is an
object of interest to thousands or VS.
itors to the hall of history at Raie1gh
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
OFFERS TO FURNISH BAIL.
May Irwin Will Give Bond Up to $780,
90 for Nan Patterson's Release.

Ne.y York, December 3o.-May Irwin,
the actress, has offered to furnish bali
in any amount UP to $4,000 for h 1e-
lease OF Nan Patterson from the tonbs
prison where she ls now held charged
with murder of Caesar Young, accord
ing to an announcement made by Miss
Patterson's counsel. Miss Irwin caued
personally at the tombs prison today
and eft a letter addressed to the for
mer show girl and h announcement
followed a few minutes after Miss r.
win went away.
When District Attorney JerOme'S at
tentfon was called to h offer Of bail
he said he had no statement to make
and was not prepared to a what
course the prosecution would take.
Miss Patterson's bail before the recent
mistrial was $40. 900, but after the jury's
disagreement she was remanded with
out bail.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
$500, 600 DAMAGE SUIT.
Action Begun Against Virginia State
Insurance Company by the Fire
mems Insurance Company OF Bal
timOre.

Richmond, Va, December 31--In the
United states Circuit court here today.
suit was filed by the Ffremens Insur-
ance Company Of Baltimore, against the
Virginia State Insurance Company for
s300,000 damages.
This money is claimed to be III the
FIremens Insurance Company as the
result of policies held by Baltimore
people during the big fire last Febru-
airy.
The Firemens company claims that it
ertered into contract with the Virginia
State Insurance company on March 5th
1899. for reinsurance, in pursuance OF
which contract the Virginia State is
bound t the Firemens as a reinsurer on
policies numbering about 40 on build
ings and other property destroyed in
the fire.
Proofs of loss have been furnished
to the Firemens to the extent of $685.
los. 81, for which sum-. it is claimed, the
Virginia state is liable.
The virginia State denies its liabili-
ties for this amount, and claims that
the extent of its liability annot ex-
coed s132, $50. 46, and that by reason OF
alleged violations of it's contract by
the Firemens the Virginia State expects
to reduce the above amount materially,
if not altogether. The Virginia State
has made provision for any recovery
that can be held in the action, so that
the business Of the company will not
be interferred with in anyway.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
COTTON REPORTS WRONG.
Ginners Urged &C Retain Information
Regarding Cotton Produced.

Atlanta. Ca. December o.-At
meeting of a number Of ginners OF Geor-
gia and Alabama here today two vice
presidents were named from Georgia
to attend h next convention OF cotton
ginners. 10 be held In Dallas. Texas
President J. A. Taylor OF the National
Ginners Association was present and
were urging the ginners to retain in
formation regarding cotton produced.
ANON other things he said:
THE government reports Of h cot
ton crop IL totally incorrect. These re-
ports are as far wrong as anything I
know. Many ginners did not count
their bales correctly often adding many
hundred bales more than they had I'm
reality ginned. In many instances the
number Of bales ginned was guessed at.
/ have come 10 the conclusion that I
and the other ginners were chumps for
giving out the reports"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
$500. 900 FIRE IN CHICAGO.
Burning Sparks, Carried by the High
Winds, Set Fire to Many Buildings.
One Fireman Injured.

Chicago, December 31.-A fire which
destroyed 5000, 900 worth of property
Immediately west of VanBuren street
today started on the second floor Of the
seven story brick building occupied by
1.-The cash Buyers union. The building
was entirely destroyed.
When the fire penetrated to the ad-
l~joining building, occupied by the Zeno
Manufacturing Company "a four story
structure, the firemen were ordered to
1.-THE roofs of adjacent buildings to fight
1.-The flames. Within a few minutes the
thames had Quilted the structure and had
lspread to the Boston Rubber Paint
company. Then the flames, cracking
the brick walls of the building, spread
Ito 1902 west VanBuren street, causing
heavy damage to the P~eninsular Stove
company, which firm occupied the seven
!foors. So fierce did the blaze become
that burning sparks carried by a high
lgale. were driven far over the district
land buildings blocks away caught fire.
with a detonation hat was heard for
squares an explosion in the basement
lof the cash buyers union building tore
up the street and sidewalks, throwing
|fremen into the air and tearing live
wires of the VanBuren street electric
lear line down.. One of the firemen was
severely injured. Crushing down
Through the frail walls of the structure
adjoining the towering walls Of the
|Peninsular stove Company and thos
lof the cash buyers union tottered and
COLLAPSED. A series of small explosions
followed the fall Of the walls.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
NEW YEARS IN NEW YORK.
Customary Greeting that Marks the
Flight of Time.

New York, December 31.-New
York rendered it's customary pande-
moniac greeting to the New Year
with more varieties Of noise if pos
sible, than ever before. This was due
to an almost balmy evening that in
the multitude of celebrants that
streamed up and down Broadway for
at least two hours before midnight To-
wards Old Trinity, ever the central
point of the New Years v festival,
the mob of dow town jewellers
moved.
The din that arose high above the
muItitudes on Broadway slackened
for a few minutes when at HAS the
solemn chimes of Trinity peeled forth
their parting to the old year.
The crowds in the vicinity Of Trim
ity church were the largest ever seen
in lower Broadway.
At the hour the chimes began, the
multitude became so great and
threatening hat the police captain in
charging the police on duty gave or
ders that no more sightseers be al
lowed to walk below Cedar street and
a police line was formed in the mid
die of Broadway to turn the enormous
crowds of horn blowing humanity
Down the side streets. Four hun
dred policemen, half a dozen captains
and a number Of s~ergeants, rounds
men and numerous detectives were ON
hand and as the crowds marched
down Broadway, expecting to halt In
front of Old Trinity they were turned
aside and forced to go down wall
street. Few were permitted to stand
on the temporary board covering over
the subway as the police were afraid
they might fall through.
The crowds in Upper Broadway
were also unprecedented and six hun
dred policemen were specially de-
tailed in the Tenderloin to keep the
great, pushing, iostling throngs NOV
ing along.