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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-18
DoWser In.
The WRONG
Druggist. Butcher and Grocer Help
Philosopher Wife to Set
Him Right.
GETS MIXED ON NAMES
Can Find No One to Agree With Him
on Subject In Dspute-Takes 1t
Out of the Mail Man.
copyright. 1906, by Eugene Parcells.1

copyright. 1906, by Eugene ParceIls.1
Mr.. Bowser had been reading his
paper for half an hour the other even
ing when he looked up and said:
Mrs. Bowser. l don't want to hurt
your feelings. but there is a little mat
ter I'd like TO speak Of"
Very well. what is it?' she replied.
1--WE were over ct ~Spooners' the other
evening for u call"
YES"
While she was talking with you I
was talking with SIooner, but | heard
much of what was said between you.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-18
AWAKENED FOR THE HANGING
Denver Reporter Chose Sometime
Better Than Alan Clock.

This little story is fastened onto
Denver by r. VI. Chicington whS
writes for the Western Publisher. Chi
cago:
Hughes was dead tired.
Hughes was the police reporter II a
Denver newspaper that was trying 70
make a few extra dollars by getting
out extra editions without increasing
its staff or the wages of its employees
who were not affiliated with Labor
unions. The particular paper was an
afternoon sheet which published A
mornin edition.
The city editors staff was one man
short, because OF the illness OF a re-
porter, and Hughes was doing the
work Of two men. When he turned in
his copy at midnight, after a strneuoas
day i'm which he had covered police
the justice courts. and the criminal
court, having been in duty close 10
seventeen hours. he was % worn out
hat he had to keep moving TO avoid
falling asleep.
The city editor as was hardly less
tired, looking up at Hughes as ne laid
His only reply was: I'm about all
sorry old man bur We must v hat
hanging this morning. and it's up 10
you"
Hughes was not surprised, although
he had cherished the faint hope thar
some other man might have been as
signed 10 cover this important event.
His only replw was: II mabout all
in, but III get the story if | don't fall
asleep OF the way V to the jail"
When he reached the county jail hx
appealed TO the sheriff for Information
as 20 the exact time the man was tos
die, but was informed that this had
not been decided upon. The desir" %
sleep was becoming overmasterlng,
n Hughes again appealed 10 the
sheriff for information. He learned.
as a result of his questioning, that the
ladder by which the condemned man
mus climb 10 the platform Of lhe
gallows vas then in the basement of
the Jail building.
Like a fash he mapped out his plan
of action. Without consulting any Que,
he made his way TO the basement To-
Gated the ladder, which was lying on
the cement floor of a pasSageway.
curled up on ii, and was soon SOUND
asleep.
At $50 o'clock the sheriff was forced
to arouse the sleeper TO get the ladder
u from under him, and it is needless
TO say that Hughes was an eyewitness
TO the hanging, and that his paper was
the first Upon the street with the news
of the event.-Raleigh Times.
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Sailors Story of Jungle Surgery.

There wuz this here black Came
room savage, naked al an animal" said
the sailor, land there wuz this exp!or-
er in his pretty suit of white drillin
and there wuz a CAMERON medicine
man with a headdress o human bones.
They stood under a palm tree.
sot on a log and watched 'em.
The medicine man put the right
arms OF the savage and the explorer
close together, and then, fiourishing a
duh lookin' knife. he hicks a vein in
the white arm and then a artery in
the black arm.
The blood come a-rushin' and "a
gushin' out Of the black arm. and the
medicine man scooped 1t up in the hol-
Ter OF his hand and rubbed IL into the
nicked white arm. He must "a rubbed
In a pint before he closed the wound.
"~Transfoosion o. blood Is what they
call it. They say II saves a white man
from jungle fever and from ali he
evils Of the miasma, Of the hot
swamps, the damp heat, the rottin'
vegetation.
They say Stanley had black blood
transfoosed into hisen eight times.
That is how he stood Africa | know
it's a common thing for African eI-
plorers to 90 through the transfoosiI
process Il
And I'll tell you a funny thing
about ii. 1t makes the hair thicker
and darker, and II darkens the skin
a couple ot shades.-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
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worn fell with him, Vance gently pick
ed it UP and laid 1t sadly AWAY. He
did not put it on. It would not nave
fit him and he did not need it He
wore already a mantle Of his own: a
mantle made Oh splendid stuff and
richly lined; beneath whose folds he
carried ready for use, wit and philoso-
ply, poetry and ~eloQuence and lea-L-
ing-to whic hthe great, rugged, tire
less puisant mastodon Beck made small.
pretensions-and along with these, a
heart as big as a Westinghouse.
Gods, with what strokes he smote
the Money Devil; with what satire
and invective; with what knowledge
of the old beasts peculiar curves;
with what prophetic instinct and reach
Of arms; and lord, lord, how he fingers
did knock them out with that
wondrous display of power and pathos,
when he once recited them The Song
of The Shirt" Who that heard it will
ever forget those tones as, standing
In the Senate, surrounded by the at
torneys of Mammon, in the very teeth
of the Gray Wolves, he began slowly,
almost solemnly:
With fingers weary and worm,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat in unwomanly rags,
Plying her needle and thread"
And this, with its wailing note
For its oh, to be a slave,
Along with the barbarOus Turk"
And this
st is not linen your wearing out,
But human creatures lives"
And this
"Oh, God, that bread should be so
dear,
And, flesh and blood so cheap"
Forget him? Leave him out? Him,
who fought WITH both Beck and Carl
isle, shifting the mailed legiOns Of the
Yellow Rich, hip and thigh-who, with
Tom Corwin and u OWL Proctor
Knott poured a food of sunshine as
we'll as wisdom and learning into the
public life of their time-making the
genius Of American craftsmanship 4
gentler side and leaving to all time a
blessed and immortal Trinity-leave
him out? And at the precise moment
when Democracy, which he served so
v~aliantly and loved so we'll, seems
to be regaining it's anagOsity, recover
ing it's prestige and returning to the
one modern issue On which it has car
ried the country; the key to the trend
of the times; the cue to the political
future; to-wit, that internal taxation
must be laid equally on and for all the
people, and that the impost duties, col
lected at the Custom House, shall be
''for revenue only?' Forget him? Not
on your life!
kentucky halls the Old North State.
Kentucky cherishes the memory OF her
great and loved ones; but among them,
the name that, like Abou Ben Adhem's,
lead all the rest is not that of Vance,
the Senator, of Vance the Governor,
nor yet of Vance the paladin, but Cess
plain old Zeb Vance,
Have we succeeded in squaring the
oversight and making it clear to you,
Brother Caldwell?
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MORE OF THE MORRIS CASE.
Here is Something to Make the Blood
Boil.

Forther developments in the Morris
case seem to promise the Matching of
a scandal much more serious than
was caused by the election OF that
lady from the White House. Inc
nomination to the postmastership at
Washington of one Barnes, the ex-
ecutive clerk who is alleged to have
handled Mrs. Morris with brutality,
has stirred the people of the District
to wrath; and now the charge is bold
ly made that President Roosevelt has
shown indecent zeal in defense Of
Barnes has ~instigated a campaign Of
insinuated against the character Of
Mrs. Morris in order to palliate the
offense of his subordinate, and has
rewarded with public appointments
the sons of two men who made them
selves busy in the circulation Of libels
concerning her past life. 1t is even
printed in circumstantial detail that
the police force of Washington vas
employed in detective work to that
end, and so ~engrossed have the Chief
Of Police and his roundsmen been in
this unsavOry work that the thor
o%ughfares of the city have been left
ung1larded, and 70 criminals have
been left free to ply their trade with
IMMUNITY.
Senator Tillman has renewed his
protest against the confirmation Of
Barnes since the appearance in print
Of these serious allegations, and his
moved for an investigation by the
Senate on the ground of newly dis
covered facts.
The matter is grave enough to call
for thorough sitting. 1t is unbeara5le
that a President of the United States
should be subjected to the suspicious
and ~insinuations which are rife, when
the truth can be 80 easily arrived al.
The implications are so ~disgraceful
that we cannot give credence in ad-
vance of explicit pproof. But We would
not be justified in suppressing notice
not be justified in Expressing notice
Of the matter when SO respectable a
paper as the Washington Star, con-
sistlently Republican in politics, and
heretofore a staunch admirer of the
President, gives editorial untterance to
the direct accusations synOpsiZed
above, and publishes in its leading
columns such bitter reflections as
thesa:
Tine carnival of crimes continues
in the District. Last night the wife
Of a policeman was robbed while pass
ing through Rock Creek park. This
~assailant took long chances, for lie
woman was armed. but her aim was
poor. This morning as Anacostia
woman on returning home from mar
ket was grasped by a robber in ne-
own house and robbed of a consider
able sum Of money. No arrests have
yet been made in these cases. Mean
while t~hirty-eight policemen remain
on duty at the White House. And
the major and superintendent of po-
lice and remnants of his force are
still engaged in securing the city and
country for evidence with which 10
blacken the character of Mrs. Minor
Morris, in order that the Presidents
assistant secretary may be white
washed and railroaded into Office as
the postmaster Of Washington. The
situation is altogether Significant
Virginia Pilot.
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DOC, HAVE GOT INTO A LITTLE DIS
PUTE."
She was asking you about certain
books. You gave her the names, but /
felt as if l should drop dead when l
heard you pronounce them. If she
hadn't been the lady she is she must
have giggied in your face. AS l said,
l don't want to hurt your feelings, but
you must be more careful when you
are treading on ground unfamiliar to
you"
will you kindly explain just where
l blunGered?"
Il will, and hope you went get mad
at me. You are not to blame that you
couldn't have a classical education.
You spoke of a book named Don Kee-
hoty.'" -
"Well?'
Pronunciation OF Don Quixote.
well Cont eVGr d it again. The
name of that book is Don QuiXote.'
You pronounce the last name as il di-
vided. 'Quix-eat.'"
Anything eise!' asked Mrs. Bowser,
as the shade Of a smile crossed Ler
face.
Il -'ic2d LAT yo1 r~:c"o~-cc1 BE
AL Of 'Iu..-u:i:s i, 'E@!:t.;N. !
saw Nrs. S2ooller finch: b":, ot cc-"se,
sic Couldn't PICK you CI.'
"No. Of cc-:se not. De- you lear
oc-tl:rg ei,e:'
You recommended a novel to her b.
scne y v3u ca"o! %ieec.y. suppose
you referred to tie au.lo:ess named
'OwGy?'
yes. she IS tie one. DID l make any
other mistakes:"
You spoke of some one making q
faux-pas and pronounced it as if spell
ed fo-paw. Don't get angry when 1
tell you that the right pronunciation is
foN-pass."
And what else?' asked Mrs. Bowser,
who vas taking her punishment SO
coolly as to make him wonder.
Didn't you tell Mrs. Spooner that a
certain person had got to be blazay, as
you call it?"
Takes Issue With Wife.
Yes, I believe l did"
"The word is pronounced blaze, Mrs.
Bowser. l wasn't ten years old when
my schoolteacher told me how to pro-
nounce it. There was just one thing
more. You spoke of the massacre Of
the Jews ia Russia. and you called it
mass-a-ker. You ought to know that it
is pronounced mass-a-cree. That's all,
Mrs. Bowser, and l reiterate my hope
<1o< r-1,1- coaas-rr I'LL ~ Aa h,,~x -
the least"
And l assure you that they are not"
she said, as she turned 10 her book.
Mr.. Bowser didn't like the situation.
Mrs. Bowser was altogether too calm
and complacent under the lecture. AS
he cast sly glances at her 1t seemed to
him as if her nose tilted up in a spirit
Of defiance and disdain. He hung on
to himself for awhile and then said:
II haven't hurt your feelings, have
II"
mo. but I'm sorry that-that''-
Speak it right out. Mrs. Bowser.
You mean you are sorry that you hu-
inflated me. / suppose:"
Did Not Want to BE Humflfated.
mo; l mean that if you stick by
words and names as you have pro-
nounced them l am certain to be hu-
inflated on your account. I hope you
will be very. very careful, Mr.. Bowser.
II you should call that Don Quix-eat
before an educated person tie would
think the ceiling Of the room had
dropped down"
by the seven brass dogs Of the sew
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The .Coves of aYncey" Man in De-
mand.

Chief Justice Walter Clark's noun
tain friend in the eoves of Yancey, who
had never seer the learned judge but
who writ him a letter to tell him he
was for him because them railrode
fellers" were after him, should come to
time now. Mr.. j. B. McGufhn, OF Dob
son, Surry county, writes b Raleigh
News and Observer nominating Judge
Clark for United States senator. It's
now up to the man in the coves OF
Yancey t second the nomination
Statesville Landmark.
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Standard Oil is Of the opinion that
Garfield is no better than a process
seTver.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-26

Mr.. c. C. Compton, of Rifle, is in
Grand junction calling on friends.
Mr. Frank Cook. of the Green
river country is in town spending a
few days.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
are bargain days in cards at The
Sentinel
Mr.. J. X. Wales, Of Colorado
Springs. was calling on friends in this
city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Lindall and
family, OF Pueblo. came to Grand
Junction yesterday aud are visiting
friends
Billy johnson came up from Grand
Junction Monday, the Harley Cattle
company having shipped the last OF
their steers from that place, says the
Plateau Voice.
Messers. G. w. Pugh, j. NJ. Den
ming and Thomas Green, three of the
mildest hammered men in Christen-
dom, all holding responsible posi-
tions with the Colorado Telephone
company, were out examining the
town system Wednesday night. TIC
do this they had to travel up and
down the alleys One or two ladies
became greatly alarmed. The report
er Will vouch for II that the next
morning, when they learned of It
the three gentlemen We're worse scar
ed than the ladies' were the night be-
fore. The night inspection was al
most imperative on account of tho
lack of ime.-Meeker Review.
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-26

Glassware and fancy china at the
G. V. Store.
Mr.. C. Atwell, of Mesa, is visiting
in Grand Junction for a day or two.
Mr.. J. r. Gordon. of Pueblo. is a
business visitor in Grand Junction to-
day.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
are bargain days in cards at The
Sentinel.
Mr.. E. F. Greenwood. of Colorado
Springs is in this city on a short
business visit.
Mr.. T. f. Walling, of Peblo. came
to Grand Junction yesterday and will
visit friends here for a day or two.
Mr.. George II. Hughes, of White
water. came to Grand Junction yes
terday for a short visit on business.
Mr.. James p veerkamp. of Monte
Vista, arrived in the city last even
ing and Will remain several days Wis
iting friends.
Springs, arrived in Grand Junction
yesterday and will spend day or
two visiting here.
Miss Clara Godding of Mesa, who
has been spending the winter with
relatives In Grand Junction return
ed home yesterday noon,
Mr.. and Mrs II. II. Hanson of
Salt Lake City who have been visit
ing In Grand Junction for several
days returned home last evening.
In order to have your name appear
In the new directory. same must be in
before June 80 as list closes on that
date, Colorado Telephone company
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-26
PROGRAM FOR CIRCUS DAY.

The Sells-Floto shows talent com.
prises more exclusive features than
has ever been seen before under can
vas with any one organization. The
program includes the Peerless Peters
International aeriallsts, direct from
a three years engagement in Europe,
High MP in the dome of the great can
vas they give a marvellous perform
ance. one almost nerve-wrecking to
witness and when Is was all over you
have seen the real kings of the air.
Then the Ty-Bell sisters, another
European feature. performing most
astounding feats In mid-air. finish
their act with whirlwind cloud
swipgs on suspended wires. De
Carlo. Stokes and Clemmings, trio
of dvIug comedy meteors, the Warren
sisters. Cecilia Fortuna and the Sis
ters Mondaluson. all famous arena
Stars bevy of girls flying. dartlng,
spInnIug and diving in the air ike
pnwiuped birds. The Martell family,
nren1Ier bicvclists of the world, the
Alpine family, expert high wire art
Ists wonderful cake walkers on a
double strand. Herbert, the lroe
man who does everything mat
great live. big green frog. does,
eontiiointed wonder. Mile Hilda, the
elastic Venus. anatomized marvel;
the wonderful Marvellos excentric
dancers: Kitty Kruger premier
sonesfrieune; Valleceita and her te-
rocious group of trained lions, leo
pards. tigers and panthers perform
ing In a forty-foot ring entirely en-
closed I'm a steel ribbed cage; the
aCirl I'm Red" mysterious foreign
,ranic feature. There are more than
score of other stars who Will ada
IN the list Of entertaining features
Here is the program for the DAY
rfven In almost total form with de
tail and the show people say strict
ly on time; -. &. a,,e
Ten thirty a. m. the parade Is due
n reach the downtown business dlst'
rict Drivers and teamsters are es'
necially and politely requested 10
avoid this parade or have secure
control of their horses.
eleven a. m. Free open AR snow
and opening of annex departments Vi
the show grounds. ~,
one pm. Opening oil me man mar III
,rances to the menagerie and DIE
shows. allowing one hour to view the M
animals. Promenade band concert DS
cnmbined bands of 60 pieces.
Two. pm. Grand opening pasean-
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-26

Stationery at the G. V. store
BELTS. purses and collars at the G.
v. Store. o-.-,,
puff a pleasure. ,.,,o. ,s
visiting frineds in this city ,=.
Candy. good quality at only LOG
ped pound at the G. Y store -.
NIr Sparks. Of Collbrau, has been
a visitor in Grand Junction for sew
eral days. cu,,d
1rnction is visiting friends at pat
eau and Vega. ,,-,,,ro11a
why not see about an umDreila, Ia,
either for wagon or buggy. Ihey neip
some. Fred Mantey. c.ou5
Miss Florence Cummings, oil Grahl
Junction is visiting al the nome o. T
bar grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. D.
r. Barnes in Mesa.
If Won want up to date sanitaIIy,
nIumbing call on Lewis n SallsS'
n 18th street or phone 1891 Reu'
We are prepared to give you
erst class steam or hot water plahl
e1naranteed. at the lowest price COZ.
/ sidering quality of material Ls"N
! e SalIee. 1874 n. 5th street
Mrs. W. G. Turner, dauEn,g, 5ala i. Is
G. W. Noble recently rom 10" 10 Pi,t. Pii =
visiting Mr.. and MIS- a Nop'S Mrs re- T9r.
eau - o.. Iocated in Grand Junction
ne NJ ra I w, Marsh Of the Western mo-
-, M n,bo - vas injured in a runaway
Ihont I9l W. ten davs ago is able to be our
aitbonsb aT3@I III he is carrying his broken .
al.nfuh sv,ist in sling. and is planning, g., 20
WITS WIS N a rip into the pat
TAN, tahe oonntrv which he was getting
eaady eau e to take the day before he was was
reaay ~ H. M Marsh starts in about two
ReFi ReeEs mr. in the country about plateau Tal
nsr1gs inrng viii Ill 60 on the road for IN. dne
Spencer sH seedIess Apple COMPANY pan tawns sSns
ine seediess apple trees in the o""'
of the western slope.
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-26
For Sale Or Trade.

Fine ranch of 100 acres. Z miles
from New Castle. young orchard
40 acres of alfalfa, IL acres winter
wheat. 10 acres of oats, besides other
crops all in fine condition, chicken
corral, pigeon lofts and flying pens,
so fine shoats. wagon. phaeton. two
sets of new double harness, milk cows
and all kinds of new and up to date
machinery and furniture, three head
OF horses and everything complete
TO run a large ranch. VIII sell cheap
OF trade for good property. Those
meaning business address f. c. Skin
New Castle, Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-26

nc tournamental spectacle and reguu-
TAR program. One hour to view the
henagerie after the big show.
Four fifteen pm. The specially con-
cert after the big show, introducine
new features.
Seven p. m. opening of the main
entrance 10 the menagerie and big
show for the night exhibition. One
hour to view the menagerie. Fine
band concert.
Eight pm. The night show begins.
Grand Oriental Pageant and Asiatic
display enhanced by electric lights
and eolored fires, adding more vivid
ana realistic hue to the gorgeous
tournamental pageant. The Kong
program commences with the per-
forming elephants, the finest in the
world. In case of inclement weather
the waterproof tents insure perfect
protection and comfort.
The daily sentinel., 1906-06-26

= . = = = = = = = - - = - > = = =
> EDWARD +. EIsDRIDGE. NJ ID. =
= Physician and Surgeon. =
= All medicines are furnished =
= from my own labor atory and put =
= up by myself. thus avoiding mis- =
. takes. =
+ Offices No. 1. 2. 3. and 4. No =
= SIS Capitol Block, Main Street. :
= Residence. No. S3S Chipeta ay- =
. enue. =
= Phones Junction =
= omces. 1875 =
= Office hours fro-r $3.50 to IL >
<a.m.; from to 6 pm; from =
= to 8 pm; and from 2 to pm. =
= Sundays.
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The daily sentinel., 1906-06-26
\ LittIc OF The usuaI LIne-

\ Little on The Usual Line
Is the way we handle our laundry
work. Following accepted ideas.
we ever aim to improve on them.
That we succeed is evidenced by
our always growing list of Gus
toners. 1t will aid you to join that
list. M
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