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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
No Intentional Display.

Miss Wytheropp-Mr Newcome re-
marked to you that I didn't show my
age, didn't he?
Miss Knox-Not exactly. He said
YOU were careful to conceal it.-Phila.
delphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
! safe now being made for q

A safe now being made for a dia-
mond mine company is intended to
hold S10,000,000 worth of diamonds.
1t will be the strongest safe ever con-
structed. Seven feet high, six feet
wide and weighing twenty one tons, it
will cost between $500 and $4,000.
The steel door alone will weigh five
tons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
Prosperous Japanese.

Real restitution is rarely seen in
Japan, though some of its inhabitants
are very poor, yet all seem to be fairly
well fed, clothed and housed, and are
invariably cheerful. Nearly all jap
anese are of Clearly habits and rarely
untidV
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18

An ochre mine on the Necanicum
river. near Seaside, Ore, is said TO be
yielding rubies and diamonds. Hence,
excitement at fever heat in the re-
gions round about.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
L Miss.

How did Jack get out of marrying
Miss De Turmond? She fairly threw
herself at his head
Il know, but women never can
throw straight. "-Cleveland Leader.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
At Midnight.

Mr. Stoplate-Yes. l think l may say
| am a fixture in our office now.
IissBoarde-And you get to imag-
lining that this is your Office don't
YOU ?''-Cleveland Leader
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18

Mayor-elect Tracy, of Taunton,
Mass, started out in life as a boot
black, and now is a self-educated
lawyer, with a practice of $4,000 a
year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18

Mrs Theodore Roosevelt has &C.
cepted the Office of honorary vice
president of the State Mothers AS
sembly of New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
Worse Than an Anarchist.

Towne-You say the fellow was ar.
rested for making an incendiary speech
in the theater?
Bowne-Yes.
Towne-The idea! An anarchist, eh?
Bowne-Oh, no; he simply yelled
"Fire"'-Philadelph Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
Cars Mig ESTATE

The Car has a single estate cover
ing over 1O0,OOOOOO acres-three times
| the size of England.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
After n Meal.

Mrs. Wages (reading)-A we'll
known physician says that one should
never go into the water after a hearty
meal.
aggs-That's right. It's better to
go into a first-class restaurant after it
if one happens to have the price
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18

Berlin local trains now have special
dogs"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-01-18
GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
A BiIIviIIe Smoke Incident.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding ProtrudIng Pies
Druggists are authorized to refund money !
PAZO OINTMENT falls TO cure In to j
days. SOC.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
WILMINGTON NEEDS A PARK.

We have received a copy OF a PAM
phlet entitled The Improvement Of
Columbia, S. c." 1t is a report by
Kelsey & Guild, landscape architects OF
Boston, made to the Civic League Of
Columbia ON the needs of improving
and identifying the city. 1t contains
a tabulated statement as TO the park
and pleasure ground accommodations
of twenty-five leading cities Of the
south. We quote from it the figures
as to the cities nearest to Wilmington
in population. These will show how
backward ear city is in comparison
with others in the matter Of providing
places for outdoor amusement and re-
creation fer the citizens. Fort Worth,
with a population of 26,S92. has fifty
acres in park; Lexington with 1889,
has twenty-five acres; Chattanooga,
with 30,4G9, has thirtF-seven acres;
Galveston, with 31,742, has seventeen
acres; Jacksonville, with 81, 79S, has
~ffty-seven acres; Montgomery, with
32,SS4. has sixty-two acres; Knoxville,
with 34,344. has one hundred and
twenty-one acres.
Wilmington with her population Of
between 5000 and 10000, is not in
the list, for the reason hat she has
not a square foot of land devoted to
public use as q park.
Isn't it a shame that such should be
the case? Especially is it to be de-
iplored hat we lave no public park
when it is considered how little COM
paratively speaking it would cost to
secure such a plRce.
Our city is growing 70 rapidly that
a place where the people can go for
recreation, exercise and amusement is
becoming more and Of a neces-
sity each year. The dusty streets are
the only places 0of: promenade for the
grown people and for games by the
children. The boys, when they want
to have a gaIne Of ball, have to play
in the streets, lodging vehicles and
looking out for the cops" Those
parents who dc not approve of their
boys playing in the streets have to
yield or keep the little fellows too
closely confined for the good of their
health or te91Fers.
Can't something be done to better
this deplorable condition?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
s.HIGH FINANCING" IN CRAVEN.

'Timoth Treetop'' in the Raleigh
Times has the following to say about
what he calls thigh financing of the
commissioners of Craven county in ap-
propriating the peoples funds to aid
Mr.. Hill in his attempt to have set
aside the lease of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad.
Speaking of the latest atlantic and
North Carolina fiasco have you noticed
what strides the count of Craven has
taken in the direction of high finance?
If it keeps on at this rate it will soon
pass the high and get to the frenzied
stage. Well have the county commits
sioners of that up to date shire profit
ed by the lessons Of the great masters.
and they never studied under them
personally either. What they have
mastered SO we'll they CLEANED from
the newspaper accounts of the tri-
umphs of the McCalls and McCurdys,
the IIydes and the Hamiltons. It is
wonderful. and those county commits
O%siOners are great They nave redeem
ed North Carolina from the charge of
being behind the times. Messrs. Per-
kim and Bliss and Cortelyou all put
together could not have operated more
skilfully. Think Of those commission
ers putting their heads together and
appropriating $500 of the money of
the people of Craven to enable Mr..
Hill to carry on his suit to annul the
lease of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima railroad after the county's stock
had voted for the lease!
But more wonderful still. because
more original. was the fac that some
of the railroads money was used to
carry on the suit against it, for it is a
taxpayer of Craven county.
They have set up the same kind of
problem in North Carolina that Mr..
Perkins set up in New York and that
is now setting Judge O'Sullivan, Dis
trict Attorney Jerome. Magistrate Moss
and Judge Greetbaum by the ears. Did
Mr.. Perkins have the right to use the
money of the policyholders of the New
York Life Insurance Company for po-
litical purposes and did the county
commissioners Of Craven have the
right to use the money of the people
of the county for political purposes?
That is the question, and it will take a
Shakespeare to answer it.
The New Bern Journal of yesterday
quotes the Raleigh Times as saying
that rumors come from the former city
to the effect that sdft will be brought
against members of the Craven board
to recover for the county the money
appropriated by the board to aid Mr..
Hill in his suit for annulment Of the
lease. The Journal adds the following
comment:
1t is evident that the item is inspired
by some one Of the lessee company
who was the defendant in the late suit
to annul the lease. We are told by
good authority that such a suit would
not stand in law. but there is a senti-
ment among the majority of the people
favoring an action should it be taken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
A GIGANTIC
Given Out by Southern for Doubl
tracking Parts of it's system.

Given Out by Southern for Double.
tracking Parts of it's System.
1t is announced that the Southern
railway company has given a contract
Ito w. ]. Oliver of Knoxville for work
to mount to $4,000, 900. This is a
gigantic contract, and Mr.. Oliver said
Ito be the foremost railway contractor
lin the United States-that is, perhaps,
to say, in the world. Mr.: divers
contract, according to the Gazette
News information, is for additional
tracking to extend rs miles south of
|Lynchburg 40 miles between Knox
vile and Norristown. and Is miles
between Chattanooga and Oeltewah,
Through Missionary Ridge. Mr.. Oliver
has just begun a stretch of about 40
miles for the Southern between
and Spencer, and has al
most completed the double tracking
between Austell and Atlanta. He is
also engaged in constructing a tunnel
through Lookout Mountain, and a
dam across THE Tennessee river at
Chattanooga.
Millions aEe being expended by this
great railway system of the south IN
its tracks. A recent bond
issue Of 500, U00, 900 is to be used in
work From every part of the
comes the demand for better
facilities for the accommodation Of
business and in a business
like way the Southern is responding
to this demEnt.-Asheville Gazette
News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

Ogden party, who made for Booker
Wasnington's home as o as they
came south, were wined and dined
by that negro yesterday. They are
the men who come south every year
to teach the white people Of this sec
ton how to educate their children
and how they should treat the negro.
Instructions in the latter branch Of
this self-imposed work they give by
example as we'll as by precept.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
POLITICS

THE Belfamy Storer Affair-Mrs. Stor.
cr's Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt Return.
ed Unopened.
The Bellamy-Storer incident has
aroused more curiosity in Washington
than any other occurrence of recent
date. This is increased by the fact
THAT a letter written by Mrs. Storer
Ito Mrs. Roosevelt was returned I'M
lOpened. The Washington c%orrespon-
dent of The Baltimore Sun says there
is much curiosity to know why in her
statement Mrs. Storer said her deci-
Esion to speak was made especially upon
iadvice from the Marquis de Rever-
lseauX de Rouvnay, the French ambas-
Isador. The best information here has
been that Mrs. Storers activity in
clerical politics was one OF the princi-
Ipa1 reasons for Mr.. Storer's retirement,
although other circumstances contrib
luted. With the differences between
France and the vatican, it is thought
strange here that the French ambassa-
ldor should be so much interested."-
charlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
SITUATION
In Worth Carolina as Viewed by a Re-
publican Editor.

The republicans OF North Carolina
those who have stood BY the princi-
pies of The party and worked faithful
respectable party in this staxe-have
been the victims of the most diaboli-
cal conspiracy ever eoncocted in the
history Of American politics. and the
time has come when the people are en-
titled TO know who is responsible for
the conditions existing today. 1t is a
peculiar condition. I'm which the in
fiuence Of the head of the republican
state organization has been destroyed.
and in which an effort is bein made
10 destroy the influence Of the only
republican congressman from the state
and disgrace his following, but he will
not down, for the people are with him
IN h fight for clean n decent poll
tics. The party differences We're virIu-
ally settled long ago, when State
Chairman Rollins and Mr.. Blackburn
entered into q written agreement as
to the federal patronage. but in the
Developments that have followed. a
close observer a plainly see the hand
Of that archschemer. e~x-Populist and
ex-senator Marion Butler. who long
ago sold out the democratic party and
then delivered the forty thousand.
honest populists of the state over to be
used for his own personal elevation.
and at last betrayed and e~ndeavoredI
to destroy Senator Pritichard. He is
responsible for the existing conditions.
and If the party is disrupted and dis
organized, we owe it to the most ex-
pert political acrObatic performer in.
the nation.
Last June the president requested
that Congressman Blackburn go to|
Asheville and settle the differences of
the party by agreeing to certain conf
ditions respecting federal patronage
which he did. At hat conference
Judge Pritchard dictated an agree
ment, which was signed by both
Chairman Rollins and Representative
Blackburn. by which Blackburn was
to name the marshal for the WESTERN
district and Rollins the collector. each|
endorsing the man named by the other.
This agreement was entered into in
good faith by all concerned and would
have been carried out to the letter but
for the fact that the president vas
mislead by some designing person or
persons, and the result was the conn.,
plete ignoring of both of these gen.
tlemen by the administration, and the
subsequent indictment and persecution
of Mr.. Blackburn and his friends in
the Eighth district. One of the strong
cards played at this stage of the game
was the Indictment of a brother-in-lawI
of Clint Wagner. whom Congressman
Blackburn had endorsed for the mar
shalship. and indictments ollowed rap
idly, but never reached beyond the
confines of the district represented by
Blackburn.-Mount Airy Leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

Wonder what has become of the
INSTITUTED against papers for publish
ling the alleged libelous editorial of
1.-THE Charlotte Observer? We suppose
The thinks that as his character was
damaged only to the extent of five
Icents by the original production, ac-
Icording to the verdict, it is not worth
while prosecuting the suits for second
hand publication of the article.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

At the feast Of reason held by the
|'Ogden movement" delegates at Tusk-
|egee Wednesday night Booker Wash
'ington began his address to the Joint
ASSEMBLY of northern whites and south
|ern negroes with: "And Jesus said Il
will make you fishers Of men," That
was a very appropriate text for WASH
|ington, for he has been fishing among
institution and he has caught a great
many suckers with his negro educa-
Ition'' bait.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
MORE OF THE BARNES CASE.

From the number OF letters the Ey-
Iening Star, OF Washington. Is publish
ing from citizens of that city protest.
hing against the appointment Of Mr..
Barnes as postmaster, it is 10 be
supposed that the subcommittee 10
(which the nomination has been referr-
led by the full senate committee on
lpcstofices, with instructions to hear
Testimony as TO any protests that may
Ibe made. will have its hands full. The
Star. the organ of the administration,
has the following TO say editoriaily
|of this appointment:
The objection to the appointment Of
Mr.. Barnes as postmaster of Washing
ton rests upon two particular grounds.
that of his legal non-residence in this
community and that of his past per-
Iformances III public office But If there
were no such basis for objection there
would remain another. II Mr.. Barnes
were legally a citizen OF the district.
of being a voter in New Jersey
and a mere official sojourner at the
during his incumbency of a
office. his appointment
would still be TO the district
in the circumstances. If he had not
ordered and presided over the brutal
of Mrs. Morris from the White
his selection to the local post
.mastership would still be distasteful TO
the community: for the president has
wholly ignored the people of Wash
ington. the patrons Of the postoffice,
in his selection of an Incumbent. He
has lowered this important office TO
the level Of a personal p%erquisfte. He
has trated it as he treats the offices
adjacent to his own, on
stituting his domestic administration.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

We hope the new management of
find out that Wilmington is on its
line and is anxious to do business
with it if given anything of a show
ing in the way of facilities for shipp-
ing freight over its lines and handling
incoming goods on it's yards here
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

II there was no duty or coal retail
the consumer every time there were
t~hreatenings Of a strike among the
minerA
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

IT. looks like the anthracite coal
miners are going to disappoint the
mine owners by not standing out for
their first demands, but modifying
them in such a manner that the
employers will, have no excuse for
causing a strike.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

Now come some of the Charlotte
people who want to go through an
other local option campaign. They
must be hard up for some kind Of
excitement. They say that saloons are
petitions in circulation for another
election to be held in July.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

BY their votes the people Of Chicago
declare in favor Of the city owning
the street railroads. but against its
operating them. What an opening for
graft.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

Two hundred and fifty thousand of
the Lancashire cotton mill operatives
have decided to demand a five per
cent. increase in wages with the
threat to strike if the increase is not
granted. This has caused the mill
owners much ~uneasiness. They say
the strike would prove very disas-
trous, as they have orders on hand
for the mills output for several
months. Such a strike would have a
very depressing effect on the market
for raw cotton and would be ant to
hit the southern planters pretty hard.
The Lancashire men speak as if they
had no idea Of granting the demand.
which they characterize as excessive.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

Mr.. E. C. Swift, the big meat pack
er, can't plead the immunity act be-
fore the court which served the last
summons On him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

cAricatures of Kaiser William are
appearing in some German news
papers. This may be of some oonso-
lation to Governor Pennypacker.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
Ghe Wlessenger.


1t is remarkable that so May cit
liens of the United States should mi
CRATE to the British possessions to
the north Of us. In Manitoba there
are not less than two hundred thous-
and former citizens Of this country,
These constitute about a third OF the
population of that section. The num-
Der of immigrants is Increasing rap
idly too. In 1886 only fifty honee-
steads were allotted to emigrants from
the United States. In 1897 one theus-
and were allotted; IN 1899, twenty
six thousand; in 1900, thirrt-five
thousand; in 1906, fifty thousand,
and For this year the number is ex-
pected to reach eighty thousand. Thai
section is fast becoming Americana
ed. There are whole sections settled
by 40 one but former citizens of the
United States. These people are TAX
ing up homesteads in the territory
known as the wheat belt" said to
be The finest wheat producing coun-
try on this continent.
These immigrants are of the very
class to build up a new and thinly
populated country. What a pity it
is that the states should every year
lose such a large number of this class
of our citizens. They go to Manitoba
because land is cheap.
What a blessing it would be to
the southern states if : a large portion
of these men could be induced to come
southwark instead of going further,
north. Here they could find cheap
lands that would produce not whea5
only, but every kind of grain and
farm product grown anywhere in the
whole country. These are the kind of
immigrants we should induce to come
south.
Suppose we could settle ten thous-|
and even of those farmers each year
ON the unoccupied lands of our state.
How soon would the whole aspect of
the rural sections settled by them
be changed. The coming of $such
men in numbers would be Of
general benefit to the whole state.
They would increase the valve of
forming lands, add to the productive
ness dof the state, enlarge the bust
ness Of the merchants Of tho towns
and cities: increase the receipts of
the railroads. thereby being the
means of securing better railway az
co~mmOdations. There is nothing that
could, do more for the advancement Of
all the interests of our people than to
have numbers of these farmers now
focking to the far northwest across
the canadian line. turn their faces
southwark and take up farms in our
section. No one denies this. All adj
init that our state would profit i'm
measely were such to come to pass;
yet, the state does nothing to bring
abdIt such Il greatly desired condi-
ton. The private enterprises along
this. line get no aid and little encour-
agement from the state. This should
not.1e. The state should do everything
in it's power to induce such a class
of immigrants to settle here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-23
MAN SUDDENLY
DISAPPEARS

A curious aisanprafahes aud ons
suicide wurs reported hy the Off
GERS % the steamer apokans. nf
tho Pacific Coast company's fleet.
ehich arrived Ia port this morn
ina ou her frat trip ifum san Fran
ciaco
A man named Whi,hsm. who o.
cupiea state ruom 90. was found
missing vhsn the ship arrived Hs
wAs last seen sboard a. Victoria
bat since then nothing has bsen
heard from him. n IL Thought IS
some Of N. 0sfiesfs that he jump
cd overheard, bat his hfusher be-
Heysa he act off the baat AZ Furi
Tow nseud and uisAed connections
with Il on its departure FROM that
point. We says that m Ear - BE-
knows bis brother has no cause for
dcspondsney. nor does he ihisk his
mind unbalanced
ca the Naf down TO friaeo. two
DAYS out from Seattle. q japanese
sailor aboard the Spokane. Jumped
overheard At II o'clock AZ uighf
Ills name pAa not learned. but Il j.
believed that be wsA mentally gn
balanced.
The Spokane il taking the place
81 the Queen on the san Francisco
run Whilr thc latter Is being r..
paired. She had = fan cargo 81
freight. consisting chiefly u fruit
$50 tons ~ which Is consigned ~
Tacoma. and carried los passcu
gers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-23
PROTEST
IS MADE.
SPECIAL CHAMBER oF COM.
mERcE COMMITTEE RtsgNTs
RAISE IN INSURANCE RATES.

A meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce special committee. aP
polnsed "a Investigate fire insurance
rates 10 this ciiy. 10 bolas held this
afternoon The report sugEeats a
protest 20 the various companies
60 the effect that no reserve fund
exists la the state ~ Washington
90 guarantee fire losses. aud also
urges a strong protest against the
increasing Of fire Insurance assess
mcuis 60 cover losses aue 20 the
San Francisco fire Frederick
haaHmAn l. chairman Of this COIN.
mitsse.
The final report 81 the California
relief committee Wiii b. received
al tonorFows meeting. aud the
committee wlli aek 20 be- discharged
An expert accountant ia working on
the books. aud biz report on the
money handled hy the committee
viii b. Included In the committees
report
A report i also to be received at
the meeting tomorr0e fren the
committee on national legislation
investigating the alleged evils sur
rounding the employment Of rail.
NRy NATL CLERKS 10 connection with
the small salaries aud the Erua,
amount Of overtime witch ,hel are
required Ia Eise.
Late this afternoon special
meeting os che canal committee viii
BE- held 10 decide upon the location
Of Iaeka 90 the proposed canal