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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
MCCALL AND THE G. o. p.
Formers Right of Action For Breach
of Contract by the Latter.

Mr.. John A. Mccall, president of the
paid to Mr.. Cornelius N. Bliss, treasur-
er of the republican national commit
tee s48, 900. This transaction occur-
red during the political campaign of
1904. Mr.. Mccall, by some process of
caSuiStry, by some fad Or fancy of
ethics, has persuaded himself that this
money was not to be used to benefit
the republican party, but to maintain
the gold standard of our currency. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Mccall, it was not d
contribution hat he made, but an IN
piled contract that he entered into
In 1896 he had given $4,000 for the
same purpose, and in 1900 he a given
as much more. Thus Mr.. Mccall has
taken s14S,000 of a trust fund ia his
keeping and paid it to the republican
party in consideration Of a gold stand
ard that has not yet been furnished
him.
| am no lawyer, but it occurs to me
that Mr.. Mccall might maintain his &C
ton of damages against the G.. o. P
for breach of contract. His motive was
not to corrupt the electorate, but to Sc
cure a sound currency. Mr.. Mccall is
a business man. He is a magpate Il
mong financlers. He ranks with J..
Pierpont Morgan, Russell Sage,
Jacob H. Schiff, Mr.. Perkins, and
others. He knows all about the money
standards, and it is impossible to palm
off on him a sham gold standard for a
real gold standard. He knows thar
the gold standard we had in 1904, and
that we have TO this good day, is a
sham gold standard, and that a presi-
dent of Mr.. organs principles could
easily put the treasury on the silver
basis. Therefore, he wanted a real
gold standard and started out to get
it the only way Wall steet knows how
to get a thing-to buy it. And so he
gave the republican party s4S, 900 for it.
He has not got t. Isn't this meat for
the grand jury? Ought not the G.. 0. P.
to be indicted for obtaining money un-
der false ~pretenses? Here's work for
the department of justice and ais
honor the district judge.-Savoyard in
Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Are You

Engaged people should remember,
that, after marriage, many quarrels
can be avoided, by keeping their diges-
tons in good condition with Electric
Bitters. S. \. Brown, of Bennettsvllle,
S. c., says: For years, my wife suffer
ed intensely from dyspepsia, compli-
Gated with a torpid liver, until she lost
her strength and vigor, and became a
mere wreck of her former self. Then
she tried Electric Bitters, which help
ed her at once. and finally made her en-
tireIy we'll. She is now strong and
healthy" r. r. Bellamy, druggist,
sells them, at SOC a bottle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Salt From Itah's Lake.

The Great Salt Lake as a salt pro-
Queer has always been a theme that
enlists interest. Edwin c. Eckel. or
the geological survey, has passed
some time there in the study of the
industry. He finds hat salt manufac-
ture from the waters of the lake be-
gan with the arrival of the Mormans
in lSii. The only salt harvested NJ
first was that obtained from the eyap-
Grafton in summer Of the water in lit
tie lagoons. or natural basins, along
the shore of he lake. About he
yea 1869 dams were built 10 hold large
quantities of water in low places for
evaporation. These ponds were flooded
in the spring and the salt deposited
III the summer by solar evaporation
was gathered into pits along the banks
and carried over from one year to
another. About this time the chlor- ia
ton process for the reduction OF sill
yer ores was discovered. and the de-
mand for milling salt increased very
rapidly. The output reached a total
Of $4,000 tons in 1890, whereas not
more than 500 or 1000 tons were gath
cred in 1S4S. At present Utah ranks
sixth among the states as ii salt pro-
Queer. SO far as quantity is concerned.
The fifth in the value of the product.
The production has increased from
&c. 760 barrels in 1880 to 417,501 bar
rels in 1902.-Exchange.
mSlu etaoishrdlu
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Walnuts for Fowls.

Every ear thousands of bushels OF
walnuts go to waste all over the coun-
try. and few farmers think of this val
lie for poultry food. For years we
have been gathering walnuts and stor-
ing them in some shed or clubhouse
and we consider every bushel of them
worth fully a much as a busheI of
oats. 1t is not necessary to remove
the lulls. hut do not store them
more than a few inches deep as they
may heat and rot. A 10 by II spaca
will hold a big wagon load safely.
When real cold weather sets in we
mash up a bushel with an old axe and
feed them to the laying hens. The
great amount of oil contained In the
kernels viii do more to help up animal
heat than almost any food stuff we can
produce. and we never have had dis
ease in our flocks when we have wal
nuts as part Of the winter ration--Far-
mer's Voice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
UNION DEPOT FOR GoI.DsBoRo
Views Causes Qualification to the Peo-
Die-T7arough Freight TAIN Suffers
q Six Hours Delay on Account of
Dcraiied Engine.
Especial to The Messenger

Especial to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. N. c., September 2s.--Il
some parts of Wayne county the Tar
mers have a habit of selling all or a
part of their cotton crop during the
spring and sumle months for a Ger
tain price, TO be delivered by the Erst
of October. This year not a few tooa
advantage of the offer Of 10 cents a
pound. and sold to the buyers on this
market. One young farmer, Joe Mas
sey. from near Princeton was IN the
city this morning with ten bales of
cotton which he had sold during The
summer to local buyers for ten
a pound. He delivered up the ten
bales and got his money, but in dong
SO he lost twenty dollars, this being
the difference between the price at
which the 1eecy staple is selling now
and hat for which he sold his last
summer. He sold his when his cotton
was worth only eight cents and holds
not the only nan in the country who
did likewise.
A through freight on the Atlantic
Coast Line was detained in this city
last night from about six o'clock in the
evening until II o'clock at night. The
engine pulling the freight was one
of their heavy freight engines. While
trying to urn round on the Southern
Y, a new engineer to this part of the
road ran the engine off the end of Il
spur track right on ground. In
stead Of the switch being turned for
the Y it was turned for the pur track,
and the new engineer not being faniil-
lar with the yards ran his engine N
the ground before he knew it. 1t 1e-
Ouired the assistance of several yard
engines several hours to get the zig
monster on the rails again.
The announcement in the local col
umns of the Raleigh Post this nloln-
ing that GoldsbOro was to have a union
passenger depot was read with much
qualification by the people of this city
and will be le1rned of with pleasure
by the travelling public, who have
suffered considerable inconvenience by
the miserable passenger accommoda-
tons which have prevailed here for
some time. The information given
out this morning will. it is thought, ex-
plan the surveys that nave Deen made
on the outskirts Of the city by the rail-
roads. People who have been watching
the surveys recently made, and have
noticed other movements made by the
railroads here, have for some time sur
missed that it was the intention of Oor1
the Atlantic Coast Line and the South
ern railway to defect their tracks
around the city, and build a MOI
passenger station at the terminus Of
some of the prominent streets. This
course would take the railroad track
off the most prominent street in town,
where under the present arrangement
there are many narrow escapes from
horrible deaths frequently, and il
would give the city an opportunity to
improve it's appearance by making a
beautiful street the whole length Of the
town.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

"a cold Or cough nearly always pro
duces constipation-the water all runs
to the eyes, nose and throat instead of
passing out of the system through the
liver and kidneys. For the want Of
moisture the bowels become dry and
hard" Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar is the original Laxative Cough
Syrup. 1t meets and cOrrects the
above conditions, by acting as a pleas
ant cathartic on the bowels-expels all
colds from the system and cures all
coughs, croup, whooping cough, La
Grippe, bronchitis, cts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

He Was Held Tn by a Highwayman
in Columbia Last Night.

Judge Earnest Gary vas in Florenc..
this morning on his way to Darlington.
Judge Gary was the victim of a bold
hold up in Columbia last night He
was walking along one Of the best
residential streets of the city when a
masked h~ighwayman, stopped him at
the point Of a pistol and relieved him
OF a fine watch and chain and Of SIS 90.
The robber evidently Is an expert
for he eonduc.ed the affair with dis
patch and prudence, keeping his six
shooter pressed against the judges
head through the entire operation
There were two other holdups in Col
umbia last night, and one was reported
last week.-F1orence Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

1t is easy to relieve a cough or cure
a cold after a copius evacuation o
the bowels Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar is the Original Laxative
Cough Syrup. 1t acts on the bowels
-expels all Geld from the system,
and cures coughs by removing the
cause. This remedy clears the phiegm
and strengthens the mem
branes of the throat, chest, lungs AMI
bronchial tubes. The honey bee and
the red clover blossom is on every bot
tie of Kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar, the Original Laxative Cough
Syrup. R. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Like Finding Money.

Finding health is like finding money
so think those who are sick. When
you have a cough, cold, sore throat, Or
chest irritation, better act promptly
like w. c.. Barber. of Sandy Level. Va.
He says: Il had a terrible chest tron-
BILE, caused by smoke and coal dust on
my lungs; but, after finding no relief
in other remedies, | was cured by DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds" Greatest
sale of any cough or lung medicine in
the world. At r. r. BelIamy's drug
store; SOC and $1.O0; guaranteed. Trial
bottle free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
By What Right?

Readers of this paper know what
contempt it has for yellow journals
and how it despises the methods by
which they exploit themselves. But
truth must be recognized wherever it
is found and we are copying this IRON
Hearst's New York American with
appreciation:
You hold a policy in one OF the
New York companies now under FIRE.
1t costs you every year all you can
scrape together for the premium
What do you think when you read Of
salaries of S100, 900 a year; or of he
salary of $4,000 a year paid to a boy
of Is years? What do you think when
YOU see the men who merely handle
the money that you, and others like
you. a in getting rich beyond the
dreams Of any working man? What
do you think when you find your mon
ey expended to defeat a candidate for
the presidency whom you may have
applauded. or used TO bribe a leglsla-
ture against orr INTEREST,""
The facts are even worse than this
quotation suggests. The great insur-
ance companies, the Equitable, the Life
and others, have, through their eff
GERS. made enormous contributions to-
political campaign funds. Sometimes
these contributions were equally diyid-
ed between the two parties, and some
times. as in the case Of the Life, they
were given to one 1t makes no diff
ference about that. The money was
that of the stockholders and by what
right was it perverted to political pur-
poses? Every man who has paid a
premium on a policy in any of these
companies has q right to demand an
accounting.-Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Everything is in the name when i

Everything is in the name when ii
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. c.
Dewitt & Co. Of Chicago discovered
some years ago how to make a salve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific for
Piles, eczema, cuts. burns, bruises and
all skin diseases DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve has no equal. This has given
rise to numerous worthless counter
feits. Ask for DeWitt's-the genuine.
Sold by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
Attacked by a Mob.

ed with sores, a Chicago street a
applied Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and was o o sound and we'll.
II use it in my family" writes G. J.
WEIGH. of Tekonsha, Mich, land find
it perfect" Simply great for cuts and
burns. Only 25c at r. r. Bellamy's
drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is certainly a
wonderful remedy for Indigestion.
Dyspepsia and weak stomachs. They
say it w fails to cure and that it
strengthens the digestive organs and
makes the stomach and breath as
sweet as a rose.-R. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

Il would like to know" asked the
parent. who has a o in need OF some
further education, what IS the course
at your college?" THE usual ha1f-mlla
course of cinders and all that sort of
thing, you know" absentmindedls re-
piled the president Of the great insti-
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

According to a correspondent OF the
New York Commercial, the latest yer
sion Of what the governor of North
Carolina said to the governor of South
Carolina is, How many cotton mills
have yOu.-WinstOn Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

They have started a war on the gam
biers in Columbia and Spartanburg.
Three covies have been flushed in the
former city. and the birds are still ay-
ing-Chariotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

There is so1le relief in the thought
that not ever the disclosures of the
methods of collecting campaign funds
has induced DAVID Bennett Hill to dis
turb the sod over his political grave
Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

When indigestion becomes chronic
it is dangerous. Kodol Dyspepsia Cura
will cure indigestion and all troubles
resulting therefrom, thus preventing
Catarrh Of the Stomach. Sold by r. r,
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

France Is aching for an opportunity
to give President Castro a spanking.
The padding should be a decent one -
Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

Secretary Shaws son has been work
ing as a waiter. The secretary is also
something of waiter, and hopes to get
a satisfactory tip from the delegates
Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29

Now good digestion waits on appe-
tite. and health on both"
Ii it doesn't, try Burdock Blood Bit
tiers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-29
PROVING TOO MUCH

DIR. Ferebe's Testimony as. to. Nails
Feeble Condition Contradictory of
The Statements OF Superintendent
McKee-Nalrs Wonderful S~printing
Qualities for q Man i'm Condition
Testified to by DIR. Fefebe.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-23
QUARANTINE CONVENTION.

A very earnest desire is felt through
ont the South, particularly in those
sections either invaded by yellow
fever, or demoraliEed by guarantees,
TO make the Quarantine and Immigra-
ton Convention which meets at Chat
tauoOgs, November and 10, q Soc
cess. The advantages Of early action
In this matter will be recognized by
all. The quarantine question should
be acted on and decided while IL IL be-
fore the people, while the experiences
Of the msny unwiSe, contradictory and
oneTouS quaTantines OF this summer
are still fresh in their memories and
when they know what should be done.
In q few months, with the ousting Of
the yellow fever aud the revival Of
business, moSt OF the people will have
forgotten what they have gone
through, or will be too busy to give
their attention to the subject Of quar-
antine. A convention held then will
not represent the true sentiment Of
the South and will not contain its
strongest men, but may be controlled
by those more interested In patronage
than 10 efficient quarantine work,
Moreover, Il iS especially desired to
have an expression Of opinion from the
Southern people on the queStion-one
about which there can be no dispute
at aS early day Hs possible, go that
Congress will be able TO take IL up ct
itS meeting in December, thus assuT-
ing every action on II. A bill, prop
erly prepared By men Of standing and
influence in the South, supported 80 It
will be by Democratic leaders like
Senators Morgan and McEneFy, and In
q House by the Democratic leader,
John Sharpe Williams Of Mississippi,
will almost certainly pass Congress.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-23
BOYCOTT THE PULLMANs.

Social equality in the Pullman cars
10 the dose now offered to Florida peo-
pie, and II they are pleased to accept
II they may do 90, but The HerAld's
scribe will walk or sleep out on the
wire-eraSs before he will take any such
medicine.
On Saturday, l4th inst, at Jackson.
willie, Capt, w, H. johnson OF PuntS
GOrda entered the Pullman sleeper
Portugal" @. w. Gill, conductor,
which Wss attached to the Atlantic
Coast Llue Train q, w. R. Burt, con.
ductor, coming from Jacksonville "a
Port Tampa. In the Portugal" were
a negro man, his wife and three chill
dren, all OF whom had secured sleeping
beFthS. Capt. Johnson laid the matter
before both conductors, who explained
that they were poWeFleOS to do any.
thing ~ the negroes had AFSt.clsSS
tickets over the line and AlsO tickets
for beFths IN the Pullman sleeper.
Thsreupon Capt. johnson, accom-
panied by Messt. J. A. Butler OF
Green Cove Springs. and L. A. Shep-
herd Of Monticello, withdrew from the
Portugal" and spent the night with
the "poer white trash" in the ordinary
passenger coach ia front.
Capt, johnson says that this 10 the
second time he has been confronted by
an attempt on the part Of the Poll.
mans 20 force social equality on their
patrons. The fret attempt came neat
eausing = riot with serious eOnSe'
uueneet, but The second one was passed
peacefully for the cake Of che innocent
conductor.
In these dayS when our State au-
thoFi,les are lending encouragement
Ca murder, the conduct OF the Pull-
maua may beEet lSWleasness OF &C.
riJut nature.-Punta Gorda Herald.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-23
FRANCE AND GERMANY.

The friendship Of France aud Ger
many will never be very warm, says
The Cincinnati Enquirer. The two
great countries may Stand together
GA some important questions Of foreign
policy, and appear superhcially 20 b.
on terms Of sweetness and suitability,
hut the war u 1870 will be the dom.
inant recollection. France will gTl,
her teeth over the loss Of Alsaee aud
Lorraine, the humiliatinR Incident TO
the invasion Of PaTls, aud the payment
Of large indemnity. There arr still
black hAnGipgs on the Statue OF Nets
ia the Place de Ia Conoorde, ia the
French capital.
Wan rAnkle in the mnds Of the
passing generations. EVsn after one
hundred and twenty-five yyart, A. q
time when the United States and Great
Britain ARE Ia the afieclionAts embrace
btough, ca by lntsrdepsndsDce OF com
merciAl interests. We erase noe TO glO-
r,ty over the heroic achievements ot
the Revolutionary patriots, who 20
worried the litc' cot Of 0seal Britain
that che GuAlly consented % lee Os 50
frve.
Wat IL dsunion,' Siephen A DoOE.
Lac Was quoted as saying prior 10 oaT
civil conflict, IL turned oat not 70 b
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-23
FOOL NOTION.

The homeopathic doctors are trying
to get q law passed in the State Of New
York, making il necessary for people
to obtain certificates Of health before
they can get married, when marriage
10 the only remedy to relieve some peo-
pie We know, and after marriage their
sickness does not leave them until one
or the other strikes something more
fascinating.
Still there are plenty Of rubber
headed people who think everything
should be married, There is no reA-
son in such talk, as some men are not
fit to even live in the same town with
a sweet woman, let alone marrying
one.
Many people who are married, Said
an old bachelor, are not content to Suf-
fer alone, therefore would like TO see
Others ia the same boat. The subject
will never be settled 20 long as Amer
icA il free.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-23

The schools Of GaiOesVille are re-
ceiving new pupils every day, and the
people who send their children here
for au educstion will never regret it.
The faculty lie composed Of educators
in every sense Of the word, with ab1n-
dant experience to undeEstana thor
ougbly the needs Of the young people
seeking an education. We have no
hesitation in recommending she Uni-
versity High School Of this city as the
peer % any in Florida.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-23
STATE INSURANCE.

Ever since The Sun revived the State
insurance question there has been
more or less favorable comment on the
subject by the press Of the State, and
IL is apparent that at che next session
OF the Legislature there will be . re.
vival OF the matter 10 earnest. In
speaking OF the insurance business The
Palatka mes.HeTald says:
The question Of the State going in
to the insurance business will certainly
receive the careful attention Of she
next Legislature. Governor BroWard
has the support Of the people on HE
stand in this all.important matter"
Others have expressed the same SEN
tlnent, and IL is quite evident that We
can have State insurance. ~ we'll 90 20
have the companies under Govern
ment control
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-23

so; bat the memory Of the greet civil
conflict iS SILL green, and nobody can
blame che veterans Of either side for
SELL thinking they we're right. And, 10,
does not some great man still think il
necessary 20 40 South occasionally and
throw another bridge over the "bloOdy
chasm."
France and Germany may preserve
the peace, bot they can never be real,
downright, heaTt-tO,heart friends. The
animOSIty and memory Of q hard fight
is one OF the hardest propositions civil
ization has 70 deal with.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-23

The "Gsinesville Spirit" still RACES
With undated vigor in FlOTida's pro-
gressive inland city. At she recent
bond election there we're only q votes
out Of a total Of 272 against the prop.
osition to spend $4,000 for city i'm.
pEovements. The result is that Gaines
Vile will have sewers, paved streets,
electric lights and a hospital. Gaines
willie deserves all the prosperity shat is
coming its way Augustine Record.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-23

east coast, and the greatest amounts
over west0n counties, where preeipI'
tation was sufficiently heavy to Wpsh
cotton from the bolls, and otherwise
damage the lint. BY far the greater
part ofthe crop has been gathered and
ginned. Many fields have had stock
turned IN on them. Where labor has
been scarce and unsatisfactory some
picking iS yet TO be done. There be-
ing very little top cotton picking wilt
be generally completed by the close OF
the mouth. The crop will not exceed
tWo-thirdS OF an average one. The
potato and cane crops are promising
Much hay has been saved. Work on
lOw.lsDd has been delayed by fre'
quent rains, and in some instances fall
snd winter vegetables will be delayed
Some replantinR lie now going on.
Citrus trees and pineapple slips are
doing we'll. Citrus fruits are coloring
nicely and shipments are increasing.
The fruit, Es yet, does not possess its
usual flavor"