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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-15
GUESTS AT Fl MECkIIENRtIsG
People From All Sections PatrOnizing
tho Chase City Resort.
(CorrcSpondence of The MESSENGER.
The Mecklenburg.
Chase Cifv. Va. Au0uSt 20.

(COrrcSpOndence CT The MesSenger.)
The Mecklenburg.
Chase City. Va. August 20. =
There is a big Nun OH the Mecklcn-
burg this week from all quarters,
Reading the newly registered guest
lists is of interest to people of many
states and sections. The we'll known
and permanent attractions of the
peace nave been augmented by dlStin-
gliished arrivals. of beauties. bellies
and beaUx. prominent professional
rolitical and commercial men. Still
they come. but the comforts Of guests
and the commissary are commensu-
rate.
The Mecklenhrrs is lively and gay
it's representatives are of all ages
from babies to three score ard past
composing a big family Of happy folks
with always something doing to inter-
est and divert and please everyone.
Never before was such u crowd Of
thrifty folks gathered here. Very
manv are from the Old North State
Raleigh has right Of way for some
time: South Carolina is we'll repre-
sented: Norfolk and its section is now
filing up the ranks with recent arri-
walls. Richmond and Danville and
Lynchburg regions are always we'll
REPRESENTED. They are here from New
York to Florida and Texas.
The new dancing pavilion has been
opened and there is dancing every
night. besides h many other anLse-
nents and games going on all the
time. FRIDAY night practically opened
the dancing pavilion with 4 Bal Pou-
drc and German. The cool quarters To-
Gated neal the Spring house bowling
alley and club house were crowded.
with dancers and onIookers. The ger
man was led by Mr.. join G.. Sizer. Of
Goldshoro n. c.. assisted by Mr., r. J
LLOYD. of Lynchburg with Miss Mary
Sr,ruill Weeks. Of Weeksville. N. q.
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MONEY MARKET.

New York. August 12--Money on
call nominal. no loans. T.Rss loans
firmer. sixty Gay.s ; ner cent ninety
GAYS ga. six montn 4. Primo mer-
Camille paper 4 tc Az per cent. St.r-
I'm exchange firm with actual oust-
less in bankers bills at s4.ss.'o I'D ST.
S6.so for demand. AMI at Stst.7a 10
s44-Si.s0 for sixty day pills. postal
rates $4.S5h and SASH. commercial
his SiSta to si.Ssh: bar silver 5ss.
Mexican dollars 40.
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Fire ON the Steamer CITY OF Augusta

Fire ON tho Steamer CITY of Augusta
Boston, August 1.-THE captain OF
the Savannah line steamer City OF Az
gusta, which arrived today from Sd
,vannah reported that this ship was or
fire last night while crossing Massa
chusetts bay. After about two houts
work the flames were extingulsned
The damage to the vessel is trlfiins
but it is believed that the loss to the
cargo of pine lumber and rosln IRON
fire and water will be considerable.
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Neither an Acceptance Nor a Dcciina'
tiOn.

st. Petersburg, August 11.-Every
step in the negotiations at Portsmouth
is fully realized here. The reply of
Ambassador Witte to be presented to-
morrow to the japanese will neither
be an acceptance nor a ~declination OF
the conditions which Baron komura
has presented, but will be an invita-
ton to the Japanese plenipotentiaries
to consider the terms piecemeal. Some
of the terms are satisfactory to Rus
STA. and others must be modified Or
eliminated if there is to be an agree
ment at this time.
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THE LIVERPOOL MARKET.

Liverpool. August IA n m. Cot
on: SLnt dull: prices 2 points lower.
American middling fair SCI: good
middiing 5.63:f good ordinary 5.i5;
ordinary $50. The sales OF the day
were 5000 bales Of which 300 were
for speculation and export and IN
Guided 400 American. Receipts 4.ooo
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haies. all American. Futures opened
quiet n closed steady. Antertr.in
msddlinc G. o. c. August S-s5. Au-
gust and Serstemtvr $50: September
and October E.1o. October and Ncveni-
Ter 5.sl. November and December
s.92: December ard January s-s5:
January and February s.1s: February
and March US: March and April .
SO: April and MAJ SIS. Nav aud June
go lure and IrIY 81.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.

Saturday. August Il.
CoTTCN-NominaL-
Eeceibts Of cotton today-s3 bales.
Receipts Of the season to date
ss3.s37 taIes.
Receipts same a last year -
bales.
Receipts last season tn same date
e25.e51 bales.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS OF TURPFNTINE-
Nothing doing.
EOSTN-Nothing doing.
TAR-s2.0o bid.
CRUDE TURPENTTNE-Firm: hard
SEQ: dip. $500: virgin Sass.
RECEIPTS TODAY.
50 casks of spirits t~urDentine.
;Ie. barrels rosin.
SO barrels tar.
rs barrels crude t~urpentine.
ACCEPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR
SO casks Of spirits t%urpentine.
1S9 barrels rosin.
Is barrels tar.
SIS barrels crude ~turpentine.
PRODUCE.
BCTTER-27 to 30c-
COFFEE-9h to lie.
FLOUR-Straights $500: second
patents s5.25; full patents $500.
SALT-Prices car load lots-100 lbs
G. F. 2fc: 200 lbs G. F. 79c. 200 lbs
f. F. CSC. Less than car load ots-l0l
lbs c. F.. 49c: 200 lbs G. F. in cotton
sacks sac: 200 lbs F. F. S1.05.
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RECEIPTS OF COTTON.

New York. August 12.-Receiots Of
cotton al ports today were 6.36S bales
compared with s.S51 bales last week
end 674 last year. Recaints for the
week are (est:mated) at so. bales.
against B.241: and 1923 last wear
New Orleans receipts today LOST
bales against 1870 last rear. Houston
re.reipts 1881 against 720 last year.
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Interstate Examination Of Life Insur-
ance.

New York. August 11.-Insurance
commissioner r. r. Folk. of n
see. announced today tha- an inter-
state examination of life insurance
would on October L. The
New York Life Insurance will be ex-
amined first. The announcement was
made after q conference the
Insurance commissioners of kentucky
Minnesota. Wisconsin. Nebraska:
Louisiana and Tennessee and Presl-
dent Mccall of the New York Life In
.Surance COMPANY.
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New York. August 12.-Futures
opened steady. August 20. o Septem'
Der 1910 bid: October 1885; Decem'
Ter 1863: January 1913: March on'
cred 1888: May 1885.
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Mr.. III. w. Harris, an attorney of
Charlotte, who has been spending sew
eral weeks at the Hotel barrymore.
returned home yesterday.
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Rubin Knocks Out Mccormick.
San Francoco, August 11.-Gus Rub
lin tonight knocked out Jim McCor-
mick in the eighteenth round of 6
prize fight.
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Mitlshipman> jackson Returns to IN
Missouri

Washington, August 1.-THE V
department has been advised by Rear
Admiral Evans of the return TO the
battleship Missouri of Midshipnaan
Jackson, the young naval officer.
whose absence from that vessel was
reported to the department just De-
fore she sailed from New York for
northern waters about two weeks ago.
The midshipman reported to his snip
at Bar Harbor.
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STOCKS AND BONDS.
Quotations on local securities FUR
uished by Hugh MacRae & Co.
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PEANUTS-North Carolina Prime
50 to $1.NO: Virginia prime 50 to IS.
BEESWAX-25 to 2Tn.
CORN-65 to 67h.
CORN MEAL-61 to 62H.
EGCS-1tc.
CFICkENS-Hens IS to Pc: spring
20 to zoe.
SWEET POTATOFS-75c
BEEF to Az cents.
n. c. BACON-Hams (oid) I3t-c.
houlders 9 to 10: sides &c.
MOIASSES-S. House IA: New o.
Ears Brights % to Is: Porto Rico 20
>uba %.
SUGAR-Granulated $3.50: w. c. x
No. ) $3.50; No. I $50: No. g. $3.50;
No. IL, $40.
LARD-(Tierce Basis) Pure SA cents;
compound 6A cents.
SHINGLES-Per 1000: 5-lnca sAu'
500; 5-inch hearts $500: 6-inck saps
81. 90: 6-inch hearts $4N
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Cash OuOtatl0nS were as LoiIo"S.
Flour steady: winter patents S4.2o to
sa.:G: straights SEQ to s4,10: spring
patents S4.S5 to $50: straights $3.50
TO Sass: bakers $2.40 : o $40: No. )
SIS t. 95: No. 2 rec S0l& to S1A: No. ,
corn 55A: No. 2 yellow 56A: No. 2
cats 20: No. . white 26A to 20. No. ;
white rs to 27A: No. 2 y 5'1a: good
feeding barely 3S, to SO: fair to choice
mailing AZ to 43: No. 1 flax seed $l.06.
No / northwestern $1.16: prime timo-
thy seed s335: mess pork. per barrel
sl4.c5 to s14.3O: lard. Der 100 pounds
SITS: short ribs sides Ooose> SS.45
to $3.50. short clear sides (hoxcd) SS.-
Is to sS.$7Ha:: whiskey. basis of high
wines 81 2sS clDHe4. contract grade
G1sr5
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-30
A Woman.s Complexio a

1t is rank foolishness to attempt
to remove sallowness or greEsiness
of the skin by the use of cosmetics,
or local treatment, as advocated
by the beauty doctors. The only
safe aad sure way that woman can
improve her complexion is by purify
ing and enriching the blood, which
can only be accomplished by keeping
the liver healthy and active. The
liver is the seat of disease and blood
pollution. Green 8 August Flower
acts directly on the liver, cleanses
and enriches the blosd, purifies the
complexion. It also cures copsti-
patton, biliousness, nervousness, and
induces refreshing sleep. a single
bottle of August Flower has been
known to cure the most pronounced
and distressing case of dyspepsia
and digestion. New trial size bottle
Is cents; regular size % cents. At
Frost & Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-30

spend the winter at the home OF c..
G.. Bell.
Joe Bou;ln, Jr. returned from
Springfield, Oregon, Saturday even
where he visited with his daughters
for several weeks.
VIM. Van Nest returned from
South Dakota Saturday. He says
Dakota is the 'only place on earth, .
and intends returning there soon to
attend to his new 100 acre farm he
recently purchased.
O. Z. Shepherd spent three days
hunting the first of the week and
returned with the largest buck seen
here in years. 1t is beauty and
O. L. says it's tracks would Indicate
wight Of 400 pounds. ,y,s
Uuited States Marshal Lewiston
was in town Monday On official nusl-
ness INJECTED with the Red O. #
reservation. Mr. lewiston is a
warm 'aumlrpr of Bayfield, and be-
lleves N is future.
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EILEEN

Agent Schilling and family were
agreeably surprised by a party of
about thirty Ashland junction peo-
pie who ate of the good things pro-
vided by all present and danced to
their hearts content. Mr.. and Mrs.
Schilling proved equal to the oc-
casion and were pleased to become
acquainted with their Lew friends
Art. Childs ate too much rye
bread Saturday evening and after
retiring that night, fell asleep and
dreamed that he had been electro
cuted for stealing a Jug, but some
how had managed to square him
self with ST. Peter and was admit :
ed to heaven. Wishing to see the
sights he was given an angel guide
and while passing up one Of the
most beautiful residence streets of
the place was surprised to see a
num Der OF the people with ball and
chain attached to their ankles. On
interrogating his guide as to why
they did this with these people in
heaven he was told that they were
| all people who had once lived In
Eileen t,wnship and that they were
forced to chain them to keep them
from returning.
About twenty people gathered a t
Mr. and Mrs. G.. w. Taylor's. pleas
ant little home Sunday evening
where Reverend Dean, of Ashland,
related in very pleasant way the
story of his European trip last sum-
mer, describing the old churches
and other places OF interest that he
had visited in such a manner that
one could almost imagine he saw
them. Rev. Dean is welcome at
Ashland Junction homes any old
! time
Mr.. Wilmarth; Of Ashland, has
beeh clearing on his Ashland Junct-
ion property near the section house
where he contemplates building in
the spring. Mr. Wilmarth predicts
great future in this vicinity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-30
Grassland Car.
BY II. S. FAIRALL.)

On the Grassland, Lemars,
Iowa, Nov. 25:-Leaving Superior
last Thursday afternoon at Ais on
the Omaha's Twilight limited, was
on the North Wisconsin car again
at 5 O'Clock the next morning at
Sheldon, in Northwestern Iowa,
>me three hundred and fifty miles
from our lake shore counties. The
next day we moved distance of ~
miles to Lemars. Twenty five years
ago | drove overland through this
part Of Iowa and found it vast
treeless prairie. There were scat
tering villages and here and there a
farm. The choicest of land could
have been bought for from four to
FIVE dollars an acre, but the general
opinion of visitors was that the
country was too far north, that it
would be impossible to withstand
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GRANDVIEW


[PRATT]
A colonial dance will be given by
the Royal Neighbors at the NJ. w.
A. hall Saturday night, Dec. End.
Oyster supper will re served and
tickets for the affair will be $1.00.
Music will! be furnished by the Clock
orchestra of Drummond. Every
body come.
Now is the time to rent your
suits at Mrs. Lucy Robison's.
Gus Broman was out of town on
business last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. jacobson spent
Sunday at Ashland with relatives
and friends.
Dr.. DeVine, of Mason, was in
t,wn Sunday.
John Bear was All Ashland visitor
Sunday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Bert Robinson re-
tn rned to their home at Washburn
Friday after spending a couple of
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weeks here hunting.
Miss Anna Lure who is working
at Radison, came mp to spend
Thanksgiving with her sister Mrs.
Herbert Welton.
George McCleary who has been
visiting in the East the greater part
of the summer returned home Fri
day.
A number of deer were shipped
from here Monday morning.
Don't forget the colonial dance
Saturday night.
Harry Jacobson is again in town.
Harry has been in New Richmand
the greater part of the summer.
PoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Weaversterd Sunday, boy.
Miss Gwendolyn Fenton gave her
pupils a sleigh ride party Wednes-
day. The little folks all seemed to
have d good time.
Glandview was visited with a
we're snow storm Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus. Johnson spent
Sunday with Mrs. Johnson's folks at
San born.
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Nature needs only Little Early
Riser now and then 10 keep the
bowles clean, the liver active, and
the system free from bile, headaches
constipation. ETC., The famous
Little pills Early Risers" are pleas
ant in effect and perfect in action.
They never grippe or sicken, but tone
and strengthen the liver and kidneys
Sold at Sweets West End Pharm-
macy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-30
Horses for Sale

/ have for sale a team of colts,
four years old next spr ng which
will sell at bargain. They weigh
240O lbs at the present time, are
short of limb and blocky build, hav :
been driven in harness some. Can
be seen at my farm in Iron River
Wis. Gail or write me at Washb,lrn
Wis. F. A. BELL.
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Nov. Both to Dec. 23th.)
Notice for Publication.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Land Office at Wausau Wisconsin. ApriI
18th. 1905
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim.
and that said proof will be made before The
register and receiver at Wausau, Wisconsin.
on January 4th, 1906, viz: Charles A. Steele
homestead entry No. 5481 Ashland series for
the So SEA and S1a SW4, section q town.
ship AZ N, range q w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuitiva-
ton OF said land. viz:
Benjamin Gilpin, Frank Steele, Gust Ros-
manson. Jacob Dibbell, all of Washburn,
Wisconsin. JOHN w. MILLER
Register.
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Getting a Pension for a Veteran.

Robert Sprang who is working for
sheriff Conin, taking care of his
horse and COW, is a veteran of the
civil war. About seven years ago
he was granted pension of Sc per
month, and he has recently made
application for an increase. We
have been interested in getting this
claim before the Pension Depart
ment. 1t is simply exasperating
the amount of red tape which is re-
auirsd so get claim of this kind
started
When Bill Nye wrote his famous
article The Veteran who died while
getting his pension, ;" it was taken
as hugh joke. but those who have
! had business with the United States
Pension Department, can reaG the
article with relish. Hear it is:
Many years ago when business in
my office was not very rushing, and
time hung heavy on my hands, be-
fore | had attempted journalism,
and no dream of my present dazzling
literary success had entered my
mird, [ rashly offered to assist ap-
plicants for pensions in attracting
! the attention of the general govern
ment, at so much per head.
One hot day in july as [ sat in
nv office killing flies with an elastic
band and wondering if my mines
would ever be quoted in the market,
a middle aged man came in and,
splitting calmly into the porcelain
cuspadore, began to tell me about
his service as soldier, and how he
was wounded, and wished to secure
a pension.
He said that several attorneys
had already tried to procure one for
him, but had failed to 90 so, giving
up 10 despair. | examined the
wound, which consisted of large
hole in the skull, caused by a gun
shot wound. He was almost entire
ly prevented by this wound from
obtaining a livelihood, because he
was liable at any moment to fall in
sensible to the ground as the result
of exercise or work [ told him I
would snatch few moments from
my arduous duties and proceed to do
as he had requested,
Then l begun very brisk CORES
pondence with the Interior Depart
ment. / would write to the Com
missioner Of Pensions in my viva
cous but firm manner and he would
send me back a humorous little cir
cular Allowing me that | had been
to hasty and premature. / never
got mad or forgot myself. but began
little farther back in the history
of the world, and gradually led up
to the war OF the rebellion.
In reply the commissioner would
write back to me that my chrome
logical table was at fault and |
would cheerful.y correct the error
and proceed.
At this time. however, my client
bt came little respondent, several
years having elapsed since we be-
gan our task. So to my other labors
! had to add that of cheering up the
applicant.
Time dragged its slow length
along. Months succeeded months
and the years sped on.
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WANTED. by Chicago wholesale
and mali order house, assistant
manager Oman Or woman) for this
county and adjoining territory.
Salary $40 and expenses paid week
ly; expense money advanced. Work
pleasant; position permanent. No
investment or experience required.
Write at once for full particulars and
enclose self-addressed envelope.
COOPER & Co, 1872 Lake Street.
Chicago. ILL.,
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the fury of the winters with no fuel
at hand and nothing to check the
winds, that corn could not be grown
and that the tough sod of the prai-
ries could never be subdued.
There were many other OBJECTIONS
urged against this section Just as
there have been against the settle :
ment OF north Wisconsin but ia less
then quarter of century this
great region has been changed from
raw bleak prairie into thckly
settled farming community. with
hundreds of villages, towns aud
cities, and has become one of the
great corn producing regions of the
country. Farm land all through
here is held at from seventy five to
one hundred dollars an acre.
Among the many farmers who
come into the car are original set
tiers of this part of the state aud
they tell of the hardships they en-
dured for many years before they
got on easy lane. Homeseekers who
still think that they should get into
a prairie country away from Stun ps
should hear the pioneers here tell of
the struggle they had to break 7"
the prairie turf and finally get st
workable; of wet lands to contpod
with until drained; of the absence
of every yes stage of timber for shell
ter or firewood; of the distance from
markets; of the malaria incident to
opening sod bound soil; of several
years visitation Of grasshoppers
that destroyed all veg tation; of the
slow work to acciimate corn and
MANY other obstacles of the first few
years, and finally of the good times
that came and the wealth that has
come to them in the rapid increase
ir land values
No summary of disadvantages to
confront new settlers in our Wis
consin lake shore counties can equal
what the early farmers in north
western Iowa had to suffer. This is
the gospel that is being preached by
the Grassland to the many young
far mers and renters who visit the
car and who are unable to get farms
here. Heretofore the trend of emf
grafton has been from here to the
Dakotas Or to Canada. The con-
tents of the car have set MANY to
thinking and will lead many to in
vestigate further.
The new fruits and vegetables
brought down this week from our
home counties prove needed addi-
ton to our cars display. The
thanks of the Farmers association
is especially due to Ed. Stevens,
Louis ]. Lavoy, John Frank and
others at Washburn for an except
ionally nice large box of apples,
potatoes, cabbage and other root
crops.
From Lemars the car will go to
Merrill and then to Sioux Cjtv
where it will remain for. several
days.
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Do not be deceived by counter
feits when you buy Witch Fla eel
Salve. The name of E. G. Dewitt
Il Co. is on every box of the genuine.
Piles in their worst form will SOON
pass away if you will apply DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve night and morn
ing. Best for cuts, Burns, Piles
letter, Eczema etc. Sold at Sweets
West End Pharmacy.