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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13

lieves that trade follows the lag
he is in politics for what he can maka
out OF II. and he does not nominate .
president from sentiment. hut from
the substantial benefits TO accrue
therefrom. All this Is very coarse
and material. doubtless: but IL IS
politics. | am writing about the DEM
ocracy nominating q man TO wfn-
In my opinion give IL very mod
estiy as only IN opinton-the PROPOSE
ton 10 20 into the ranks OF the ssuth.
ern teachers for a presidential candi.
date Is refreshingly stupid. | cannot
imagine any calling or vocation to
which man devotes his energies and
his abilities which would render him
SO ill-fit,ed for the presidency OF me
United States as the presidency OF
< college. university OR any other
educational institution. are @
how learned he may be; how chuck
full OF science" as Cap'n Cutie said
of Sol ellis in Dickens "Dombey and
Son." how successful he may be as
head OF his college really believe
that the better college president ne
has been the poorer president OF the
United States he would be. His whole
4 Goul &c vi 4 aA4N assA - 81
sumption of such responsibilities: his
whole trend OF thought him
from sympathy with or compreeen-
sion of the versatility and alertusss
which are required in the head OF
a great nation. He may have exec
utive ability of a certain order. out
X is not Of thai order which reaches
from Alaska 10 the Philippines. and
Is equally competent TO he appoint
ment of a e gauger or an I'M
bassaGor 10 the court OF st. James
We shall see what We shall see. but
the outlook for the democracy is not
comforting. Hopeless as | have en-
deavored TO show il 10 be, IL is not
TRANCE that eager eyes are turned
TO the south, when democrats ara
confined in the north and the west 10
"Robson's Choice of William K.
Hearst or William ]. Bryan. Great
Scott,
J. II. NJ
Fayetteville. April >, 1906.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13
RAZAAR TO RAISE FUNDS
Home for Self Supporting Women and
Day Nursery for the + OF Chli-
dren.
Richmond, Va. March 26, 10

Richmond, Va, March 26, 1906.
The Boards of Woman's Christian
Association and Day Nursery and
Free Kindergarten being without
funds to carry on their work have
decided to hold a bazaar in April for
the purpose of replenishing their
respective treasures.
The Woman's Christian Assocla-
ton, which was organized IN lSoI,-nas'
during the nineteen years on It's ex-
istence, struggled on amid many OIL
fculties to maintain a home Tor sell
supporting women where they II
comfortable and safe protection.
The income has never been SUI
ficient to pay the expenses or the
home. because of the low or
hoard charged, and made necessary
by the small salaries which the boafo-
ers receive. :.
During the existence of the home It
has cared for thousands from all paris
of the county.
The special work of the day nursery
is he care of infant children, VINO
are fed and cared for daily and often
clothed. The free kindergarten also
cares for and teaches children unaer
age for admission to public cnoofs
They receive instruction under a
Kindergarten teacher and are given
the necessaries of life. This branch
of our work hue enabled many women
to accept employment, assured ina
their little ones are Q cared lo1
meanwhile. -.
We will need contributions cl
money and supplies of various KINDS
to enable us to equip this Bazaar in
q creditable manner and tide
appeal to YOU for assistance. Inc Ba-
zaar will be under the management;
of prominent and influential Iadles u
all denominations.
Miss Rebecca Norwood, presldeh'
Woman's Christian Association; Mrs
G. P. Walford, president OF Day Nur,
serv and Free Kindergarten Board;
Miss Pearl Bodeker, presldent-chalr.
man of the Bazaar; Mrs. Mann .
valentine, First Vice-Chairman; MIS-
Geo. A. Lyon, Chairman OF Publ
cation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13
OBJECT TO CHOSEN SITE
Selection Of Location of Goidsooro ;
Depot Does Not Satisfy everybody
fSnecia1 TO The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger
Goldsboro, n. c., April I.-hlsnt
after the announcement was tnat
the railroads had decided upon a 10
cation for Goldsboro's new union pas
senger depot a few people around the
CITY have been actively at work cir
culating a petition which was present
ed to the railroad commission TO-DAY
asking that they require the railroads
to suspend operations OF the proposeu
depot and give the signers Of the pec-
tion an opportunity to be hearo III
reference to the question. 1t is stat
cd that they intend to call a mass
meeting of the citizens of Goldsooro
and mass resolutions condemnlng the
Site selected by the railroads. Inc
friends of the depot, who are greaty
in the majority in Goldsboro, as Wen
az among the travelling pubic VINO
Rave suffered long and patiently an &C.
count of the present i'll rrangemehs
and who have been praying for reilei
in and out Of season,
are not inclined to view with alarm
he presentation of the paper TO tne
railroad commission. They oel1eve
that thew will be able to show that the
PETITIONERS are actuated by personal
interests and that their requests would
he detrimental to the EN- Oh
fine travelling public as well as d
hindrance to the progress Of Goios-
boro.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13
FAST NAIL
strife Over ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
on Personal Grounds-Absurdify Of
Plea of Economy.

Through it's Greensboro ~correspon-
dent, and in several of the state news
papers. the Journal notes that over
the Southern's fast mail %appropria-
ton there seems to be not merely q
matter Of difference OF opinion. in
10Th asking for 1t. and also trying
10 secure it by every legitimate n
deavor, but there seems 10 be even a
determined opposition TO II In some
quarters, notably on the part OF. two
North Carolina congressman and .
Raleigh newspaper.
SO far as the Journal has been
able 10 learn, the desire 10 defeat this
appropriation appears TO have person.
al grounds. In other words, IL the
appropriation can be defeated, the
Southern railway will lose a sub
sidy, be out Of pocket, as IL wercs
therefore suffer In some degree. imam
cially, 10 the satisfaction of its enc
mics.
There is also an alleged reason,
which. TO put IL mildly. Is most alb
surb, that TO cut OF this approprt-
alton Is a needed economy o the part
of congress. It is very hard TO swal-
low this economy plea. especially
IL IL is urged by a southern man whose
neighbors and very many or me
business interests OF the south would
be seriously effected by the stopping
Of this fast mail service. which every
one along the line OF the Southern
railway has accepted. not as a luxury,
but as a positive necessity.-NeW
Bern Journal. -.
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est: nearly 500 has been paid for a
specimen. Next in value is the 1873
chain cent, which is worth about rs
much, while of the modern issues that
Of 1856 is the most highly priced by
collectors, bringing is much as $40.
The common bronze cent Of 1877 is
steadily increasing in value, and III
unused condition brings $3.50.
The two cent pieces OF bronze are
worth up TO $50, this sum having
been paid for the one issue in 1873.
Several three cent pieces range in
value To $3.50, the issue of 1864 bring
ing the latter sum-
Three cent nickels are OF about the
same degree of rarity, the issue Of
1877 being valued at $3.50.
Half dimes run much higher in pre-
MUM, a good one dated 1903, when in
u~ncirculated condition, fetching Sal,
while one of 1900 is valued at $50.
Five cent nickels are not very rare,
vet those issued in 1877 bring S3.Io.
Dimes are quite rare, and there are
several varities which find favor
with collectors.
OF the Philadelphia mint gold coins,
worth So, while that of 1904 fetcnes
from S37 up, according to its condl-
ton. 1t is difficult to find this coin
unwOrn.
Twenty cent pieces dated 1871 and
1878 have auction records Of SO. Ger
tain varieties of quarters are up a
mong the great coin rarities, n OF
1923 being worth $50, while a srecl-
men dated 1927 has sold for $3.50.
| Some Of the earlier half dollars are
| quite scarce, and one Of T196 was rG
Gently sold for 500.
The 1904 dollar leads all the coins
| Of this denomination in point of rarity,
vet there are a good many OF other
| dates which bring high prices, Chief
| among them being the n dated I14
the year of the first issue. This coin
when in u~ncirculated condition., fetch'
eS 5000.
Of the Philadelphia mint gold CONS
the rarest dollar is that dated 1870
which is worth $50. Two and a halt
| pieces are also held in high estimation
and one Of 1926 has sold for 500.
OF the So pieces the issue OF 1919 Is
worth over 500. The half eagles in
| clude many rarities, all Of which BRING
high Premium. Seventy-fve dollar:
has been paid for n bearing the date
| 17o5-CharlOtte News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13

Receipts for First Quarter Amoun to
SIS. 0O0-Interest in the Cotton
Observation-Disclosures School to be
Built.
Messenger Bureau,

DAOCC[hSO1 ~
Raleigh, y. c., April Z, 1905.
The Secretary of State today CHAR
tered the Peoples Investment and Pro-
tective Co., at Washington, \. c., with
an authorized capital stock of $4,000,
and 5000, paid in. IncorporatoTs are
G. E. Askew, D. FL, Price and A. j.
Brown, all Of Washington.
An amendment was granted to the
charter of the Peoples ank Trust Co.,
at Salisbury, and the capital stock was
Increased from 10000, to $4,000. D.
r. Julian is president and J. D. Nor
wood is cashier. both being residents Of
Salisbury.
The net profits accruing from the
sale of liquor in tie Raleigh dispen-
sary, for the first quarter Of 1906, was
$50 divided as follows: Schooi
fund, $500; city, $4,000, and county
road fund, $500.
Interest in the cotton movement
among the farmers was shown in Raj
eigh today at a largely attended meet
ing of the Wake county division OF
the Southern Cotton Association. Prssi-
dent G. G.. Moore, of the State Associa-
ton will come to Raleigh Monday, and
will send several days here looking in
to office affairs and to get into better
touch with the county officers and
workers.
The board of aldermen of the city
of Raleigh last night authorized the
school committee of Raleigh township
to borrow $4,000, and the issue OF
that amount in bonds, at six per cent,
for the erection of another II commo-
dious school building on their lot on
West Morgan street. h matter or
the purchase by the city of the proper
ties Of the Wake Water Co, was also
brought up, but action will of neces-
sity be postponed, until the values can
be fixed by the city"s expert engineers:
The general committee of ASSOCIATED
Charities of Raleigh recommended
compulsory education among the chill
,dren of the city, and even suggest the
employment of a truant officer to en-
force such. It is understood that TINS
would apply to the. opening period OF
the schools next fall.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13
THOMASVILLE'S NEW RAILROAD
Town Asked to Help Build a Road to
Winston.

The Thomasville and Glen Anna
Railway is seeking to extend it's line
into Whitney, on the Yadkin. where
the Whitney Company is developing
it's enormous water power. This road
has been built in this county from
brownsville to a country village call
ed Cid, and is already proving a very
great blessing to the rich but here
tofore isolated section. Capt. Milton
L. Jones has alone and unaided al
ready constructed fifteen miles Of road
and for some time past a had
trains running.
In order to reach Whitney he is
asking the town of Townsville to
assist, and the people of that place
will hold an election on the End Of
May for the purpose OF deciding
whether they will vote $4,000 stock
al the road.-Winston Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13
He Liked German Cooking.

Last week, says the Buffalo Times, a
friend of mine advertised for a hlred
man. A stalwart young German an
swered. AS he walked into the Darn
he addressed my friend with: Hey
mister, will you job me-"
Twill l what asked my friend.
.'Will you job me? Make me Work
yet?" -
"Oh, 1 see; you want a job" said
INV friend. "Well how much do you
want a month";"
81 tell you. If you eat me On DER
farm | come for five dollars, but Tor
twenty-five dollars l eat myself DV
Schmidt's."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13
A Railroad for Snow Hill.

Unless all signs fail there no longer
remains any doubt but that Snow Hill
will soon have an outlet by railroad.
The Hines Bros. Lumber Co.. of Kin
ston, will certainly build us a road.
The right of way has been secured
from enough to make it certain that
it will all be gotten in good time.
and they promise to commence work
as soon as the righa Of way is secur-
ed. This means big things for Snow
Hill.-Greene County Standard.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13

If the republicans allow Mr.. Butler
To take hold and run the thing to suit
his notions they cannot hope to escape
their share OF the responsibility If ne
runs it into the ground.-Durham
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13

General Kuropatkin is now writing
his memories of the late war Win ia
pan. Should think that both the gen
eral and his Russian eader Woulo
be glad, instead Of remembering inc
war, to forget all about 1t as quickly
as possible.-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13

NJ. Fallieres proudly says that ms
election cost France only $4,000. This
must make a 100000 president k
Mr.. Roosevelt feel a great contempt
for a $4,000 president like Fallieres.
But then Fallieres didn't have any
great life insurance companies mir
him-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13
\ Ghost mt n Card Party.

Fayetteville. April 2, 1906.
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Charles G. Dyucd..ug of Phi!ad"I'
phia. has written an article for the
American Journal OF Pharmacy on the
subject of channels sain3 What is
known In the market as chamois skins,
he SAYS. Is really an obtained sheep
or lamb skin lining, The supply OF
skins from the chamois animal is very
limltcd-cnough could not be obtained
in year to supply the United States
for more than a single day. lie made
special inquiry on recent visit to
Switzerland about the annual crop OF
the chamois skin and asccr,alnod ihat
from 5000 to 5000 skins would be q
fair average yearly crop This skin IS
heavier than the skin OF the sheep or
lamb. also much coarser. For strength
and durability the chamo!s skin Is pre-.
fcrable. but for ordinary use and ap'
pcarancc the obtained sheep skin
lining would, in most instances, be
deferred.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-09-21

OF the 100000 Canadians engaged
in business or following professional
pursuits in the United States many
hold prominent posts. Who's Who
in America" mentions 2ij Canadians.
Allowing onc.eighth Of those born in
Great Britain but brought up in aud
therefore rightly to be credited to
Canada. the number Of Canadians be.
comes 976, or % for every 10000
Canadians in the United States. with
this may be- compared the British rate
Ter 10000 Of -. that of q for the
Dutch. that Of 3 for Swodcs and
tlat Of 9 for native Americans J5lac6
and whi,ol, or 10 for native white
Americans,
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Near rcrak in the Malay peninsula
is a prosperous rubber factory run by
a lonehcadcd Scotchman. In order to
obtain he sap from which the rubber
IS made {, Is necessary to puncture
the bark OF the trees. laborers are
scarce In that district, but there ate
an abundance Vi tigers Thor" wore
not enough men TO tap" the trees, but
the Scotch proprietor hit on bril-
liant idea. lie knew that tigers are
fond Of yalcrian, so he gave orders
that all the trees should be rubbed
with this stun The tigers came up
and cagessingly scratched the bark in
the most approved herringbone fash
ion, after which all that the coolies
had to do was to walk around once 4
day and collect the rubber,
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BIG NEW SHOE BUILDING.
II 10 Dedicated by the W. L. Douglas
Co. at 6roekton.

The dedication n short time ago Of
the new administration and jobbng
house building erected by the v. l..
Douglas Shoe Co. as part Of It's nam
me y manufacturing plant at Montcllo
wa! marked by the thoroughness and
attention to detail characteristic OF the
firm in all its UNDERTAKINGS,
The dedicatory program included
open house from II a. m. to =. IN.
with concert by the Mace Gay orches.
ira and the presence Of Boston
caterer to attend to the wishes Of all.
The building itself afforded feast
for the eye especially the Offices,
which are maryels in many ways.
Fifteen thousand invitations were sent
out including over 900 to the re.
tail dealers in the United States who
handle the w, l.. Douglas Co. shoes,
the others going to shoe manufactur.
crs and all allied industries In Brock
ton and vicinity Mr.. Douglas will be
glad to have anybody who IS interest.
ed call and inspect the new plant and
says the latch string Is always out"
All departments of the plant were
open for inspection, the three factories
as we'll as the new building, and Wis.
itors were received and escorted
through the industrial maze by ey-
Gov. Douglas, assisted by the heads
Of the various departments.
Under the present system all shoes
are manufactured to order, and Gus
! toners sometimes lose salCs waiting
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Draw;nu the Line.

We have followed the pillow, welded
tho hoe. served time on the public
roads under an austere overseer
swept the backyard, worked the gar
den. charmed the butter, washed the
dishes nursed the baby and performed
other various and sundry disagrceable
tasks in our times without a murmur
but when it comes to cleaning streets
under three lady bosses-excuse us
please. Three women to boss you
Great Caesars ghost! Just the
thoughts Of such a catastrophe is
enough to give a man the "buckague,
--Al!nlen dan Signal.
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Rich Women Have rroubles.

The idea that fashionable women
are too busy and had too many in'c2,
csts to feel acute sorrow over their
broken cyockcly was disproyed the
other day when Mrs. Suyyosant Fish
went into the principal dry goods
store in Newport with friend who
stopped to watch a man who was
selling cement for cut glass ana called
to Mrs. Fish; "Oh, here Is a cement
for cut glass which not only mends
it but makes it ring as clearly as II
il were new Mrs. Fish called back
My servants break So much Of my
glass now that it is hcartbrcaking and
il they knew it were possible to
mend It they would break 1t all, 50 |
don't care for any, thank you
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Veterans Of the civil war are dying
now at the rate Of 100 day, accord
ing to records Of the United States
pension office. The monthly reports
for several months pas, have shown
the death rate among the old soldiers
TO be in the neighborhood OF 5000 a
month Pension Office officials who
have watched the figures closely and
know tie tendency Of the death rate
are Of the opinion that the number OF
civil war pensioners has reached the
maximum and that hereafter each
succeeding month will show a de-
crease
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veloped into a chronic case. At one
time had TO use n crutch and cane
to get about. My back was lame and
weak, and besides the aching, there
was distressing retention Of the
kidney secretions. was in bad
way when / began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills in 1901, but the remedy
cured ne, and have been we'll ever
since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box,
FosterMllburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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A WINNING START.
A Perfectly Disested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

Everything goes wrong IL the break,
fast lies in your stomach like a mud
pie. What You eat does harm If you
can't digest lit turns to poison.
\ bright lady teacher found this TO
be true, even OF an ordinary light
breakfast Of eggs and toast She
says "
Two years ago | contracted a very
annoying form Of Indigestion. My
stomach was in such a condition that
a simple breakfast Of fruit, toast and
egg gave me great distress,
Il was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such a simple diet
but finally had to give 1t up, and
found a great change upon a cup OF
hot Postum and Grape.Nuts with
cream, for my morning meal. For
more than 4 year | have held to this
course and have not suffered except
when injudiciously varying my diet,
II have been q teacher for several
years and find that my easily digested
breakfast means n saving Of nervous
force for the entire day My gain OF
ten pounds in weight also causes me
to want to testify to the value Of
Grape.Nuts.
"Grape.Nuts holds first rank at our
table"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich,
There's reason" Read the little
book, THE Road to Wellville," ip
pkgs.
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building That thei
labor will be repaid
there eight clerks While they
building roads single small boy sits the bank office to warn sggi
who that the bank Is closed the Embarrassment depart
where there 20 clerks there left only three and the telephone
exchange force has been reduced from tour
5 the passing Dowes mighty Zion,
which established which
royalty The few faithful with tht
respect obedience
to the laws laid down by the prophet
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The SHADOW OF DECAY PREVAILS.

Pitlable conditions are found among the pco
pie and the shadow of decay has fallen upon all
its industries. 4 majority Of worliingmcn who
live in Zion City now make their living in neigh
boring towns. Time was wnen laborcrs from
Waukegan, Kenosha and other towns within a
radius Of 20 miles found employment within the
growing city; when men even went from Chicago
and secured work there at profitable wages.
Now In Kcnosha and Waukegan can be found
men OF good families with homes In Zion city
earning a bare living for themselves and those
at home by working ON new roads Among these
common laborers are those who once held posi-.
tons as bank clerks, travelling men and aids to
Dowie In his magnificent Mexican scheme.
In the general administration offices Of Zion
City last year there was employment at good
wages for Gj Cerks Now thcre are less than a
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will interest the thou.
sands of veterans
who came back from
the Civil War suffer-
ing tortures with kid
ney complaint. Capt.
Ely says: "Icontracted
kidney trouble dur.
ing the Civil War,
and the occasional
attacks finally de.
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Tie University OF Notrc Dame. n gp.
pears. has some features thIt can not be
duplicated iu amy other school II BE- ut..
OF the old, Wc,'-nstthusHud college,. v.fu
years, with d distinguished stan of pro-
irssprs and excellent library and hh1rl-
tory equipment Its discipline rs of tine
pH'rull kind strong without being op-
prrssINa, ana us II embraces iu its scoop"
the grammar school. high school aud cole
leg" work. ts appeal is ts broad ts if u.s.
potent Perhaps On" most remarkable
feature of thc famous Indiana uyrrsity
however. 3, tu" fact that b. has arrived ut
its present marvellous development absp-
luicly without endowment An announce
mcut Of the courses provided at Notts
Damc AppcIra on uMOlMor plgc.
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will buy the land.
s
building and
fund families
o
is
gathered tcAly,
spectators the field.
impossible sell the land In Zion City people
to
the He could
investment
Gladstone his onehd Of its old