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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10

to the office Of the sheriff, produced
his credentials, told his story, procur-
ed a warrant n the services or a dep
uty, and the two were soon driving In
hot taste to the farm OF John H Wa
ton. There they fund the man sitting
on his piazza i'll his shirt sleeves he
refused all recognition of the officer,
and denied his identity. He made no
resistance t the execution of the war
rant, but the most rigid search was all
in vain, Abe Wilson had agai ndisap-
peared as if another cavern of h earth
had opened for him."
I have not 1t hand the copy OF The
New York paper in which h above
was printed, though it was preserved
for a long time; but / am certain that
Il have very closely followed its sub
stance, and often have given its exact
words. Two or three things became
known afterwards, showing the won
derful nerve and fertility of resource
OF Jere Wilson, for nobody afterwards
doubted that he was the Foughkespsie
refugee. When he saw that he was
hunted down he deliberately fastened
his horse to a hitching post in a back
yard, walked to the bank, and, to n
surprise Of the officials, drew out eve
ry cent of his deposit. He then leisure
ly drove out Of town: but once beyond
lIiC SAcAA u.s. AD 1"h
step of the way home, Stimulating noisy
drunkenness, TO the establishment o.
passers-by on the road The overseer
made now afterwards that Wilson
owned one Of the fieetest saddle horses
in North carolina; and on this horse,
with the bank deposit in his pockets,
Abe Wilson made his second escape.
In conclusion, il remain for me, not
the New York paper, to give the true
denouement Of the story. A few weeks
later Jere Wilson approached a veal
thy farmer of the ne~ighborhood, and
offered to sell his farm, stock and all.
and give immediate possession, for a
price so moderate as surprised h other
But such a bargain IA not to be lost,
and the trade was at once ci1nchsd.
One morning, people knew that the
.sWaltons," like the Arabs. had 'foldei
their tents and silently stolen away"
and that's all there was OF IL. They
came early in the morning by the cross
country stage; they left late at nfgn.
by the cross-cpuntry stage. The peo-
Die of that town and county have never
heard OF them from that day to this.
That I know of-and I do not believe
that the Poughkeepsie people have
either. +. H u.
Fayetteville. February q.
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am, and she was afraid 1 might DAM
age your husband Perhaps wed bet.
ter call it off,"
Hear himr' exclaimed Mr.. Bowser
as he slapped his leg and chuckled all
over. Il was telling Mrs. Bowser that
L guessed | had better tie my hands
behind my back and let you do all the
hitting. and here you are afraid for
me. Well. that's funny
Mrs. Bowser couldn't make Nj. Will
kins out. He was either an amateur
with a heap Of confidence back of him
or he understood himself and had an
object in view. She therefore had moth
ing further to say, and the men disap-
peared upstairs. What occurred up
there she will never fully understand,
as neither man went into particulars.
When they had reached the garnet and
were stripping for the fray Mr.. Bowser
uttered a chuckle and said:
Nov, Wilkins, if / get to going too
hard you must call out"
ooh, certainly" was the reply, "and
l shall expect you to do the same. l
shouldn't want to lay you up for two
or three days"
Lay me up, Ha, ha, ha! Say, Will
kins, you are something Of a humorist
in your way. Well time ourselves as
near as we can for three minute
rounds, and if you feel like warming
up come for me as hot as you please"
But 1 shall be careful not to hurt
you. Your wife seemed rather anxious
on that point"
ooh, she did, eh? Ha, ha, ha! BY
George, but 1 haven't enjoyed myself
as well in a whole year! Are you
ready? Then, one-two-three!"
Mr.. Wilkins squared off like a novice
and used his arms like an old woman,
and Mr.. Bowser had to stop now and
then to laugh. The round closed with
out anybody having been hurt, and
when they stood up for the next Mr..
Bowser went in to make it a RATHER.
To his great surprise his visitor man.
aged to ward or dodge all his blows,
but by such aWkWardness that it called
for smiles all the time. The third
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
BOWSer Tries to Box
rians to Knock Out a Sickly Neishbor as Huge Joke and
Is In High Glee-Mrs.. B. Warns Victim Her SPOUSE
Hits Hard-Latter Gets a Surprise.
Copyright, 1906, by T. c. Mcc1ure.1

Copyright, 1906, by T. c.. McCIure.l
RAYHEN Mr.. Bowser reached
WIZ home the other evening he
was smiling. AS be took
off his oyercoat he chuc-
kled. AS Mrs. Bowser came out into
the a to greet him he burst into a
nearly laugh. She had rather expected
him to come home that evening and de-
mand to see the gas bill and declare
that b was burning too much coal
and that there were half a dozen ex-
travagances that must be cut out, and
her surprise over his great good nature
made her speechless for a moment.
Then she asked:
"Has-has anything ~happened?"
Nothing so very great" he replied,
but there's a little event to come off
IN a couple Of hours from now that
will make ever the Did cat laugh. Ha,
ha, har'
L haven't heard you laugh so heart
lily in a dogs age. What event is COM
ing Off? If 0 brought that grin all
the way home with you folks must
have concluded that you had drawn the
capital prize in a lottery"
"You don't know Wilkins" said Mr..
Bowser as they got seated at the dinner
table. II lives four or five blocks be-
low US and has an office next to mine.
He is a tall, lathy understands, and
he thinks he's got incipient consump-
ton. He has begun to take exercise to
broaden his chest. He-he- Ha, ha,
hal"
care you laughing at his consump-
tion?"
mo, Of course not. He wants to take
boxing lessons with it all, and he came
to me today to learn if I knew any
thing Of the art. 1 told him l could box
a little bit, and he's coming up here to-
night to get 81 few lessons. Yes, hes
he's
Il don't see where the laugh comes
H." said Mrs. Bowser- as Mr. Bowser
had another fit of laughter.
Then I'll tell you. You remember
when l had a teacher, don't you? Well,
n night he hauled off inc knocked
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Messenger Bureau.

tsllc1gn, y. e.. AAFIa o
The anti-bucket shop bill passed the
Legislature allowing cotton mill men
to deal in futures, as a protection, this
amendment having been secured by
Senator Eller in the interest OF the mill
men. The bucket shop people, as they
are called. although they deny that
they are bucket shops at all. are saying
that the law is no good, because il is
class legislation, and hence ~unconSti-
tutional; and that their lawyers have
so advied them. and hence they will
continue business and let a test case
be made, and so take the matter up To
the Supreme court for settlement. They
do not appear to be worried by the out
come of the affair, although they
fought the bill with all their might and
spent a great deal of money in employ
ing lawyers.
a great many members of the leg
islature went home Saturday and a
number Sunday but it was the COM
HILL VI the bSIIlOCIdlS lLldl Tic SGpup
kcans all remained here. That is what
they always do. Some of the Demo
Gratis We're saying yesterday that they
were afraid there would not be a
quorum today and that the Republicans
would spring he point of no quorum
as three important matters had been
left over until the very last, these be-
ing the revenue act, the act appoint
ing county boards of education. and the
one appointing magistrates, towards
none Of which did the Republicans have
any great fancy. AS to the magistrates
1t seems that in a lot of counties, both
Democratic and Republican, in which
there is local self-government the leg
islature appointed magistrates-in some
cases to have Democrats, and in some
to appoint personal friends of various
members. The people elect only three
magistrates to a township, and in some
cases the legislature wanted TO have
more. The point was made by some
member as to whether there was q right
on the part of the legislature to appoint
magistrates for counties having self
government, but another members said
there was such a right and that the
legislature was taking advantage of it.
It was felt to be a very risky matter
to have these important things undis-
posed of until the very last.
Everybody is glad that the legisla-
ture has ended its session, not a voice
60 the contrary a been raised. No
doubt the members are glad, and the
public is certainly az well pleased as
every it was to see the end of a tire
some session.
Governor Glenn returned today from
Washington, and said: Il had the
finest time in the world. 1 was treated
with the greatest possible courtesy by
everybody and 1 shall never forget the
attentions paid me. I ran the trip
the most enjoyable I ever took
in my entire life" North Ca%rolinians
W h were at washington were very
proud of the appearance the governor
made on horseback and declare there
was not a handsomer mar in the pa
rade. His staff and escort presented a
very handsome appearance and won
compliments from people from other
states.
The Legislature has renewed the ru-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
Dodetng a Tender Subject.

The late Joseph c. Hendrix was
at keeping his MANNED hani
concealed, says an exchange. One day
a man who had been his chum I'm boy
hood asked biuntly:
Zoe. I've wanted TO know all my
life how you lost your fingers. Won:
you tell me?"
Hendrix replied: "I viii tell you on
one condition, that you accept my ans
wer az / give 1t, and never mention tns
subject again as long as we live. DO
you agree?"
Certainly"
"weli, they were bitten or"
Bitten or. What-who-
stop. You agreed never 10 r-en-
ton the subject again. You have 4ad
my answer"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-10
LAW AGAINST BvckET-snoPs.
CLAIMS MADE THAT ACT Is IN
CONSTITUTIONAL.

Fears Are Expressed OF n Coup BY
Republicans on Last Day OF ScS.
sion OF Legislature to Defeat Ger
tain Important Bills-Nany Demo-
Gratis Leave Before Session Ends;
All Republicans Remain-Impor-
fanf Cases from Fifth Districts In
Supreme Courf-Distillerics To be
Moved to yirginia-The Shaffer
Bonds-Confederate Pensions.
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Fanny--Is your doll's hair real?
Gracie-course it is. 1t ome of
just like mamma's-Brooklyn Life.
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IOOPJfH6Ht' IVU, Uy 1. z. McCIure.
YHEN Mr.. Bowser reached
Wv home the other evening he
was smiling. AS he took
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25

No longer will the bald heads Of
Seattle serve as skating Kinks for
the aportiye house fly
Tho tgupes fad has struck town
at least II has struck a popular
chord with a number OF leading 30
Athletics whose heads have hereto
fore been as innocent % hair as the
proYsrhlal billiard ball. OF ms the
more generously pruportioned o.
tfieh egg.
Councilman Cole IL said 10 have
inhtigated the toupce craze. lie has
never boosted Of much hairsnlte
aaornmsnt Previously only a few
fluffy remnants of his crown OF
glory caresscd the lobea Of tho gen
TAI city fathers ears. aud his nohlY-
rounded dome OF thought has Elia-
tened With the franknesa % the
crest OF Mount Rainier. Thence
forth. however. Councilman Cole
will carry a. handsome n bunch %
hair az can be boosted by musician
or football tackle. The ordnance
maker dla not accomplish the Won
dor by any n-ssthoriandslstsr
ointment. nor By e.ectric massage.
Iie merely Invested In q toupee.
Nov Captain Gilmore had several
friends who were as shy on the
spinach" a. he himself. and when
be dropped In at the postofflcc one
day with his ts5 wis. he not only
created q genuine sensation. but
started something Postmaster
George Stewart hardly knew his
landlord whom he saw him A few
days AfteTwArd the genial reader OF
postal cards himself appeared In a
brand new toupee. and although II
has no, as yet been eonflrmel. there
10 a rumor To the effect that Assist
ant Postmaster Colkett has placed
an order for a toupee Of the Sunny
Jim pattern.
Next. Postmaster Stewart paid a
visit 10 the federal court. which Of
fsrs a good field for the fad. and tho
secret waA whispered in the ear OF
United States Marshal Charlie
Hopkins. who promptly covered his
pink pate with q becoming bunch Of
curla. and nov Hopkins says be gets
a dozen dainty notes every day from
hitherto Indifferent members OF the
fair ser. who cannot make out how
90 IS Chat the dashing terror OF bold
.mursiera and contraband China
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25
". R. c. IS
GROWING
NOBLE ORGANIZATION NOW
LARGEST m MEMBERssIP IN
TIE COUNTRY

The Woman'a Relief corps. aux
Hilary 90 the Grand Army OF tho Re-
public, is the largest patriotic or.
gauizatlou OF women in the world.
numbering nowulmoHt 100 00o mem.
htra. Organized In 1858. follow ing
a call by Commander ia Chief Paul
Van Der Naot with a small band ui
charter members. 10 has grown IA
magnificent proportions In numbers
and influence
The strongest and best women II
the nation belong tu this urEaulHaz
ton aud ali loyal women are eliEl.
bic "a membership The principal
aims and objects ~ the corps are
20 aid and assist the Grand Army
81 the Republic and Ia pcfpetuate
the memory OF their heroic dead. 70
give aid 10 an Veterans who need
help and 70 extend ueedful aid To
the widows aud children of the dead
soldiers. 10 emulate tho deeds 81
the army nurses and Of all loyal
women who rendered service TO oar
country la the hour 81 peril. -
maintain true allegiance To the
United States % America. % lucui-
cate Lessons 81 patriotism aud lowe
OF country and flag among the chill
drru
The Organization was the first 10
Introduce tho salute % tho flag In
the public schools and 10 make the
observation of flag day general The
Wumana Relief corpu which is a
national Incorporation owns and op=
crates the National Relief Corps
Home AZ Madison. o. Il 10 In pos
session o. the Audcrsouville prison
grounds. which has been converted
into a national park. Through the
corps. efforts several Of the states
have placed monuments Ia the An
dernonvills Park
There are 7.s0a corps In tho or
EaniEation and since the founding
Of tho W. r. C.. f2.kos 1854 haA
bcon expended. The local orEanira-
ton. James A. Sexton womah's re
lief corps. No. 90 Is doing some en-
srgvtle work aud IL steadily grow
ing in numbers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25
'TOUPEE CRAZE HITS
LOCAL BALD-READS
ssvERAL PROMINENT CITIZENS WHO WERE SHY OF SPIN.
EcHa NOW SPORT WAVING LOCKS. AND THE BILLIARD
BALL STYLE is RAPIDLY CONC OUT VOGUE

men has suddenly become NO hand
some and youthful In appearance.
Assistant Marshal Stringer. IL Is
said. has also ordered a toupee. and
the court itself has been seen to
thouKhtfully rub its head while de-
lihsratluE on tho bench over knotty
points Of Law.
Prom the federal court the craze
VAS communicated TO the United
States secret service office. and. To-
Captain b. W bell, the intrepid
valiant - wide renown. was yes
terday discovered al q prominent
hAir-dressing establishment trying
on various patterns In toupeoa.
The crane has now reached the
endless chain stage. and where u
will end no man can aay. The only
way. the unlnitiated public will be
able thencoforth 20 tell the differ
ence between the real spinach
and the imitation will be 10 keep
an eye on the bald headed row At
the local theatera. There. instead
Of glistenink pates OF shell pink OF
dazzling white. will be seen sleek.
well-Eroomsd donles OF abundant
growth. but tho heads underneath
them will be tho same. for on no
less authority than the word Of Cap
tain Bell. the latest recruit TO the
toupss contingent. the seat In the
bald headed row will be the one
privilege that the toupes faddist
will not give over.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25
OFFICIALS HERE

f J Horn, general manager and
r. " Gilbert general auperuteua-
emit. OF the Northern Pacific railroad.
arrived la tho city last night from
81 Paul on a trip OF inspection. Mr..
Horn stated 90 Star reporter this
morning that he was VOL satisfied
with tho business done by the road
during the last season. and that the
rolling stock had been Increased a
great deal Horn aud Gtibart iefi
this morning for trip over the
northern branch aud viii return
sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25
CONSUL WAS SKiNDLED

SAN FRANCisCo. Feb. IA
George H. aaiL consul general "a
Turkey. has been sictimlHsd 10 thu
extent u tisooo ~ a Spanish swim
der. The man. calling himself Ia
tsniaia CortlnAs. wrote thu consul
stating that he vas dyins In a span
Ism prison. lie alleged that he had
a beautiful daughter over whom he
desired Hall 10 h~roma guardian
The awinfisr said he had as.oQs
pounds dspositsd in a London bank
which no was willing % divide be-
tween thu consul and his daughter
II Han would assume thu RESPONSE
bliity Hall accepted ana was called
upon 20 send $4,000 70 dsfFay the
expenses 81 tho Eiri 10 California.
Hall sent the money. bat has heard
no more from CoftinaA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25
THIRD JUSTICE
BADLY NEEDED
JUDGE GORDON TELLS NUMBER or CASES BEFORE
THE PRESENT COURTS AND WAY CAGES ARE DROPPED BY
CONTINUAL coNTlHUANcEa

ing up the elty'B work a the daily
routine ~ police court cases ! have
been haruHsed by the continual rush
of legal matters brought into this
court.
Cases tried before me average.
daily. from eight 20 ten. and the
cityu business footH up oven ten
each day IA the month 30 you can
SEQ that am exceedingly busy. and
do not see any room for Improve
mcnt In this regard matters VIII
grow gradually worse instead OF
better Since taking up the eliyh
work I have spent many hours In
tho court hearing cases that could
not be put of longer and eonHe=
queutly have been confined a great
er length 81 time each day than /
believe 20 be necessary.
- third justice court would. lnz
deed. be saving Instead Of an eK=
uenne Continued eases always cost
the state far In excess Of what they
should Besides this lt f. always a
trial for a witness 10 come day AT
ter day and meet with the infarma=
ton that the case haa been con
tinued until so aud 10 and, as far
as I can see for no other reason
than the congestion Of legal matters
brought before the two present
Justice courts. There are plenty Of
cases dropped that would be han
died IN a third court Of Justice but
the attorneys themselves agree 10
drop their cases rather than walt 80
long for a setting OF eases repre-
scented by them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25
500 REWARD, 500

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased 70 learn that there IL at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in e. lta stages. and
that ~ Catarrh. Halls catarrh Cure
IL the only positive cure now known 20
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease. requires q
constitutional treatment Halls ca
tarrh Cure r. taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces - the system. thereby de
siroFiuE the foundation Of the disease
aud giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
aistlnR nature in doing is work The
prapristorH have 80 much faith In It's
curative powers that they offer one
Hundred Dollars for any case that u
Address =. ]. CHENEY & CO. To-
icdo, o.
aald by all Druggists. &c.
Take Hairs Family pills for couHti-
nation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25
A Living
Monument.

II We were 20 assemble all
those who have been cured OF
heart disease by DR.. Miles
Heart Cure, and who would
today be in their graves had
rot DR.. Miles been successful
IN perfecting this wonderful
heart specific, they would pop
ulate a large city.
What a remarkable record
a breathing. thinking. moving
monument. composed of human
Eyes.-,hat for which every
ether earthly possession is sac
rihced.
The Miles Medical Co. re-
ceive thousands Of letters from
these people like the following
NJ, e. 81, Injected .. Ted , g p. s- ~ y S l
Is atfenfion e others sn-sriux as
~ 70 thi4 remarkable renrdy for the
bart For a long time I rad suffered
ton sAortnsss % breath after any
"a a. time. terri kls pain In the region
4 he heart. 80 serious that / feared
eat would some time drop dead upon
tRs street One day ! read ons ct your
1rralarn. and Immediately wenf 20
NJ dr,1xxtst and purchased two bot.
les q the Heart Cure. and took u
scaor6inx 20 directions. vita TIE
vsslt that | am sntirsiy cured since
fAsn | never miss an opportunity y
r-e0usunsna this remedy 20 my friends
vho haT. heart trouble: In Tact l an
q travelling adyeFtismaat, for l am
j. ri BOWMAN.
Manager Of Lebanon Democrat.
Nashville. Tenn.
Or. Miles, Heart Cure IL sosd BY
rour druggist, who Will guarantees tnat
tie first bottle will bensht- N u falls
- Will rsfuaa your ncney.
Niles Medical Co, Elkhart. Ind
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25

House bin No. 90 rs one OF tho
numerous bills proposed for enact
ment by the present Legislature. n
is a bin providing for the third JUS
tlrs Of the peace % BE- appointed In
cities Of 70 .O0n population aud over
IN the state Of Washington Seat
tie Is the only city in the state that
u affected by this bill Approx
mately there Is In this city 10000
Inhabitants II Is a well known
fact tNut hor Justice courts are con
geated and that legal matters are
suffering for the want OF hearings
and decisions Many eases are
dropped on account Of the necessary
long wait before they can even be
set Tor trial.
Tho Chamber Of Commerce Of
this city has endorsed the state
ments Of this bill Interviews with
Justice George and Police Judge
Gordon. Who f. alau a Justice Of
the peace has brought 10 light the
terrible state Of affaires now exist
Ing ia the lower courts as FAR as the
congestion referred 10 ~ concerned
4 am heartily Ia favor Of a move
Of this kind" said Justice Gordon
and cannot say too much In APP
prevail Of the action taken by the
Chamber 81 Commerce In endorsing
a. The bin receives my approval
In every way Not speaking for
others. but from what have OBJ
served in my own court here I most
certainly feel Obliged 10 say that
smother justice of the peace o. nee
eusafy II not obligatory. Since tax
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25

from Deafness. and a tells ali about
the cause. dangers and cure OF Deaf
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how the inner tubes Of the ear get all
blocked up. causing the loss OF hear
ing. and explains the terrible ring
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how to stop them. Fine drawings
by the best artists illustrate It's
pages.
IL YOU want to get rid Of your
Deafness. send for this book and find
out what 20 do. Deafness can now
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It's IN great demand. no ask for II
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25

The New York theatsr managers
who resolved 20 exclude Iife's dra-
matte writer from their q thsaters
have not confined 70 him their Ell
forts 20 silence honest criticism. Tho
critic % the New York Sun II barred
frofn the five kiaw a ErianErr the
aters and an others where the com
bins's shows are appearing. Tho
critics % the New York Journal and
the New York Press are barred from
the same houses. the latter on ac-
count Of the puuEsnt writings oi
Hilary Bell. who died some years
ago. Some Of the syndicate houses
barred the New York Tribunc's crit
ic. but removed the ban later. The
writer's referred 20 include william
Winter Alan Dale and Acton Da-
viea. three Of the most able critics
IN the country Their papers con.
tinue 70 treat the combines shows
as candldiy as ever.