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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26
Want the Law Enforced.

While the whole thing smacks OF
class-legislation. il is up to the party
TO enforce the law and demonstrate its
consistency along temperance lines
Governor Glenn is a great advocate of
temperance in his speeches. but n
temperance element would rather see
him. as the head of the state govern
ment. make an effort to have the state
and county officers enforce the law
on the statute books. THAI 30 do so
much talking. for il is not so much a
question of whether the law is popular
or not. but one that the temperance
people have a right to see fully tested.
Mount Airy Leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26
The Downfall
Of Mr.. BoWser
He Receives an Invitation to Adj
dress a Night School and
Foolishly Accepts.
HIS WIFE WARNS HIM
Pupils Yeam For Beer and Get 1t MOI.
Their Would Be Entertainer
Makes His Usual Exit.

copyright. 1905. by Mcclure, Phillips &c Col
"@ I'D = young man come over
to the Office to see you about
~ noon todayY' asked Mrs.
Bowser after the finish of
dinner the other evening.
Eyes; one did," replied Mr. Bowser,
who was walking about the sitting
room in an uneasy manner.
"He called here to ask where the Of
fee was, and I was at first inclined not
to give him the number. You could
read dead beat from head to heel. He
wanted money. didn't he?"
"Have you any idea who that young
man is?"
"Not the slightest"
Then don't begin by characterizing
him as Il dead beat. That's just your
way. II you don't happen to like a
pcr:pn at first sight you hop on to him
VITA :; Glib"
:. T|ho was your cailer|
Us HAN Is T~l!eopolus Darlington
S'I:tc. an hc is q ph~ilanthropist. He
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

i LAI l. 4
GOING 70 ASK ME FOR COLD vICTUALs."
is a young man without much means, !
but he is doing everything ne can for
his fellow men. He is entitled to praise
from every one"
81 wouldn't have thought it." said
Mrs. Bowser as she held back a grin.
81 expected every minute he was going
to ask me for cold victuals and to give
his name as Hardup Schermerhorn."
mo more of that, wOman!' sternly
replied Mr.. Bowser. "Mr. Theopolus
Darlington Whites looks may not have
pleased you, but you can't abuse him
in my presence. If you were dong
one hundredth part of the good for hui
mainly that he is l should be proud OF
you"
""And what may he be doing, please!
Mr.. Bowser walked up and down and
Rrowled to himself and glared at the
cat until his Indignation had somewhat
cooled n then replied:
HE has opened a night school for
men down here about two blocks and
ds teaching the illiterate to write, read
and spell. He is devoting three hours
every evening to this noble work, n
The assured me today that he was meet
Ding with great success"
"Who pays the expenses"
s'They are met by voluntary contribu-
lions"
ooh, l see! And how much was your
voluntary contributions
"By thunder, madam, but that tone
and attitude are enough to drive a man
to drink. What's the matter that you
can't give folks a fair show? Mr..
White has not asked NE for a single
penny. He came to invite me to be
the guest this evening, and l shall be
there"
"Well, l have no objections" observ-
ed Mrs. Bowser. IF you had said Sc
in the first place there would have beer
no words about il. You will probably
find something to interest you for ar
hour or two. If o are satisfied that
it's a good thing Of course you Wi,
make a contribution"
Mr.. Bowser didn't say whether IL
would or not. BAT after sulking aroU1,
for Il quarter of an our he made read!
t. go and departed. 1t was easy ID fint
4Ie place where Mr.. T~he0po'uS Daring
ton White had set up his night schoo
fer the betterment of illiterate menta!
Ity. 1t was III Il roo@l over a saloon
1T was furnished with . bic 81
CHAIRS, a blackboard AMI four pupils
The pupils were men of middle agf
and not one of them knew enough {
sign his name to IL thousand colla
check. Before each pupil was an empt
beer mug. and the smell still lingerin
proved that the mugs had been fun a
no distant date.
Mr.. Bowser was welcomed with Ell
sion. He was introduced by the philai
thropist as a man who had the Interest
of his fellow men at heart and neve
missed an opportunity Of e~ncouragin
the downtrodden and u~nfortunate, IN
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26
New Bank for Maxton.

The Scottish Chief is authorized
to a that Maxton is soon 10 have ii
new bank. The matter has been un-
der consideration for several days and
we understand that it developed today
into a certainty. About $40. 900 has al
ready been subscribed by many lead
ing and influential citizens, and the
s~upposition is that it will be a state
bank. They expect to organize and be-
gin business at an early date--Scottish
Chief
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

\ reasonable amount of food thor
ough.y digestel and properly assinl-
lated will always increase TIE
IF vo,1r tomac is a little off" Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you
est and enable the digestive organs to
assimilate n transform all o into
tissue-building blood. Kodol relieves
Sour Stomach, Belching, Heart-Burr
and all forms of indigestion. Palatabie
and strengthening. Sold by r. K. Bel
In WV
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

The failure of the president TO re-
appoint District Attorney Capers ana
thereby ousting him from the position
of referee for Federal appointments IN
South Carolina doubtless affords Sena-
tor Tiilman no little at1sfactloh-
something that he probably feels con-
siderably in need of just now.-Char-
IOtte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

The soothing and comforting effects
Of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. when
applied to Piles sores. cuts, boils. etc,
subdues pain almost instantly. Ihls
Salve draws out the Inflammation, re-
duces swelling and acts as a rube1a-
cient thus circulating the blood
through the diseased parts. permitting
or aiding Nature to permanently re-
move the trouble entirely. Sold by K:
r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26
Half The World Wonders

how the other half lives. Those who
use Bucklen's Arnica Salve never Won
der if it will cure Cuts. Wounds,
Burns, Sores and all Skin eruptions:
they know it will. Mrs. Grant ony.
1870 E. Reynolds St, Springfield, III,
says: 81 regard it one OF the abso-
lutte necessities of Housekeeping"
Guaranteed by r. r. Bellamy, drug
gist. 25c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

Perfection can only be attained IN
the physical by allowing Nature TO ap-
~propriate and not dissipate her own
resources. Cathartics grip. eaken-
dissipate, while DeWitts Little Ear.s
Risers simrfv expel all putrid matter
and bile. thus allowing the liver to as
sumo normal activity. Good tor the
complexion. Sold by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

It makes no difference how many
medicines have failed to cure you II
YOU are troubled with headache, con-
stipation, kidney or liver troubles,
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
make you well.-R. r. BelIamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

One Minute Cough Cure contains
not an atom of any harmful drug, and
it has been curing Coughs, Colds,
Group and Whooping Cough so lone
thai it has proven itself to be a tried
and true friend to the many who use
It. Sold by R. r. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

So far this winter, it appears that
our winter over coats. might as we'll
have beer left in the mothballs-
'TTmes-Dispatch. Just fooIing the
ground hog now. February ano
March will make up for these halcyor
davs.-The Economist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

General Lees Birthday Celebrated Un-
der Auspices OF u. d. of C.-Collec-
ton for Monument Over 81. 200.

Nearly $1,000 subscribed and the
building of the Confederate monument
assured. is the result of the eelebra-
ton of Lee and Jackson day. under
the auspices of the Robson Chapter
Of the United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy, at the Lumberron opera
house, Friday eyening-Lumberecn
Argus.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

At any rate. Senator Tillman's pitch
forkins propensities keep him IN the
Iime-light, a position which the aver
age senator does not seriously object
to-Winston Sentinel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26

Terrible plaques. those itching. pet
tering diseases of the skin. Put an END
to misery. Doan's Ointment cures. AT
any drug store.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
Afternoon at Cards.

MI S Irene Fink, of st, Louis al
attractive Young girl who is the CUES
of Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald of Twenty
fourth street. was the guest Of homer
at pleasant function given by heI
hostess yesterday afternoon.
AT euchre Mrs Hugh Cornell won
he first prize a hand-Eainted glaze
fan. The cut prize, pair of embroil.
cred hose, was won by Miss Fink.
After the games an impromptu pro.
gram of longs and instrumental mum.
beers made a pleasing diversion.
Ice cream. cake. bonbons and punch
We're served, the latter during the
games.
The guests We're: Mrs. Joseph +
Hartley, of Mexico; Miss Pearl Spill
Ter. Of Murphysboro Mesdames w. d..
Holcombe, Frank Murray. Arthur Mat
tingly, Hugh Cornell. James Woelne.
James Lahue, John Greaney, Bernard
McManus, Edwin Halliday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
MORE BAD NEGROES
One Beat His Wife Others Were
Seeking Victims at the Pas.
senger Depots.

Officers Fitzgerald. Casey and Wal
lace were passing along Poplar street
late last night, in the vicinity OF
Twelfth street when they heard
screams for help" from a house near
by. On entering they found Negro
named Tim Crouch in the act of beat
Ing his wife. he woman laid he had
been up town TO collect some money
from her brother and when She re.
monstrated with him FOR being gone
so long h. began 10 chastise her I'm.
mereifully. The officers took Crouch
to jail and on searching him found
s5Z.io. They had barely locked him
up when the woman appeared and
begged that he be relea ed. but her
plead.ngs awaited not
Sergeant Cowell took in two ne.
groes who are known 10 be had fel
lows aud who were lettering about the
depots last night one is NJ. J. Jefer-
son alias Chicken and the ether
Geo. Caldwell alias Swift Kid"
Thee Vshers were landed in iail
las night by OHieeTs Fitzgerald and
Hasey
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18

John Kain of the City National
Bank, was given enc of the pleasant
est surprises of his life yesterday
morning. On responding to knock
at the door of his modest residence
on Fourteenth street he saw a strang.
err there who gazed at him smilingly--
gray-haired man whom he didn' t
know but who seemed to know him.
Yet there were familiar lines in his
face and but few words had passed
when Mr. Kahn recognized his broth
err Patrick, of Rochester, n. Y, whom
he had left rs a mere slip of a lad"
(57l fifty seven years ago and had
never seen him since till yesterday
when he appeared a man of "A years,
The visitor was accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Annie Hates,
They will stay here as long as John
can hold them here.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
Two On One Horse,

One does not have to go TO New
York these days for innovations in the
social line. Only yesterday Harry
Lehr, of Cairo society, was seen riding
horse back on Ohio street, fair one
seated In front of him. To say that
they We're the observed of all obSer.
vers is scarcely necessary to state.
BY the way equestranism is a
more popular pastime in Cairo this
season than for many years past A
number Of Cairos pretty girls and
e&llant beaux are riding this sum-
mer. A few Of the girls adhere to the
old fashioned yet graceful mode Of
using the side saddle and remind one
OF the days not long agone before
culturists made riding as
tribe the popular mode.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
MORE JAIL ROOM
Another Cage Being Built to the City
Jail for the Accommodation of
Plain Drunks.

More room is need in the city Jail
Last Monday morning = re were fifty
prisoner. I'm the cells and they were
so crowded that it was almost cruel t.
keep them there a single night These
were all petty offenders men and
women who had disturbed the public
peace by quarrels or who had been
found drunk IN the street,, Very few
of them We're white and these were
nearly all stranger who had come 20
Cairo for hilarious time and had
gone beyond their capacity. Some OF
these were not constitutionally or
hablmally bad people and II was a
rough experience for them. to be
thrust in among a 10, OF negroes who
find their way into the city Jail daily
because Of their habitually worthless
Ewes.
To avoid tho necessity Of doing this
and to make more room generally to
be utilized when needed. a large cage
is being put mp in the main building
Just hack Of the CHIEF private office.
II is being built of heavy wooden lin.
bers. which will hold probably half a
core Of people comfortably. This le-
ccptacle can DE utilized for harmless
DRINKS found on the streets. or
place where they may sober up.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
a Good Thino For cairn.

P. K. White arrived in Cairo We.
to-day representing the Credit Guide
Company of ST Louis. Chicago and
Paducah. The company is now In on
Grafton in twentyseven states. He is
arranging to edit an Experience Cred
II Guide, giving the actual rating of
every person in Alexander and Puias-
ki counties. The book is compiled
from actual experience furnished from
ledgers of the different business
houses. showing the names Of the diff
ferent people they have extended
credit to, the amount of the account
and just how they have paid same.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
Louis to Cairo, will continue falling
w f. BARRON,
Temporarily in Charge.
REALTY CHANGES
Property Valued at six thousand Dol
lars Transferred On the Books of
the County Yesterday

Among The deeds flied for RECORD
with the circuit clerk yesterday was
one fos forty lots comprising all OF
block GS first addition TO the city OF
Cairo. The deed tor this property Is
dated June "A. 1905. It was transfer
red by Parsons & Parsons TO Bernard
McManus. Ir. Peter Day and others
and he purchasers began at once to
ill mp the block TO a grad Of % feet
al cost of about 81 600 The block is
now one of the finest pieces of resi-
dence prope ty IN the city. The trans
fers in detail yesterday were as fol
lows:
Chas. Feuchter. Jr.. 20 J. J. Rendle-
man W d, July lG. 1906, lot T. block
a, Feuchter * Lansden addition to
Cairo. $1t5.
Oscar T. Tamm 70 A. z Vansickle
& Son, W d. June >. 1906, lot . block
2, first addition TO village of Tamms.
SIS.
Parsons d Parsons. 20 John w. Wal
ker, W d. March II. 1906. lot 80.
block -. first addition u Cairo, 5000
John w Walker Ell ux to Katie
Speed. W d. June 10. 1876. lot TO-
block % first addition 10 Csi-c, s..
Parsons d Par ora. 20 y McMauus,
IT.. Ct al W ]. June 1l1905, lots I tol
80. block IS. fist addition 10 Cairo
81 900
Peter Day ct al to Carris McMangs. /
s " d, July II. 1906 tots - - % incl
block SIS first addition o Cairo $4,000 I
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18

Company. is now ready 10 do business
in the matter oi handling sand. after
the manner # the big concerns in IL
big cities. by means of the latest i'm.
proved machinery of great capacity
The mel bod of securing its sand has
always beeu upto-date Il has scoopcd
the material up from the bottom IF
the Ohio river with steam scoops.
u AIDED il into bargcs and t0Wncd 1t 20
sh re- Bat the manner Of loading ll
onto cars for shipment has been prim
tive and expensive Until recently H.
was shovelled onto wagons. hauled up
the loyee slope and shoyelied into
cars on the track in thc vicinity of
Eighth street Lately a steam scoop
20 been put into operation which
aised the sand into 4 huge hin under
which the wagons were driven. "A gate
81 de- in Nh, bottom a. The hin was
irlwn and The wagon was allowed 80
iii from tho llu This saved the time
md ccs' If shoEcling from the barge
ort1 wagons. bu thii vas very
small Hart II tae work los having g.
Yp tse levee s'egc and unlna li7e it
ito cars were sac principal items n
e.av add expense. Vow Sir Halli-
lag has arransed to load cars direct
FROM The sand Barge bT means If fhe
steam se5op Fa VIII anchor his
sand barge ard his steam scaop along
Ire incline aore rhc stone depot .
have uars run d0wn opposite to them
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18

and The sand viii be lifted from Tho
barge into the cars without the rse
OF teams cr drivers ani shoycllcr
Hitherto Mr. Halliday has been all
to load bat four cars per day. ny til
now process he viii he able to lc11
over iweety cars per day The ou1v
difficulty which Mr. Halliday has 70
contend with now is that which ~
SCENTS itself in the uncerf aiilty Il beiue
provided with cars az the proper tire
and place
Mr. Halliday had named his pan p
boat "Nirgima." after his daughter
aud has now given his .on. Hcrbet
the hCnor Of uamins the steam scoop
after him
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
Change of Manaaenent.

A new manager will shortly be plac
ed in charge of the Bell Telephone
Company's business here. Manager
A. NJ. Brooks has resigned and will
90 to Caruthersvile, Mo. where he
will take charge of the business of
the Southeast Missouri Telephone
Company. He will probably leave the
latter part of this month Mr.. Brooks
will leave many friends in Cairo who
will regret his departure.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
A BRUTAL ASSAULT.
Chas, Perry, An Old Man, Badly
Beaten BY Finas Dodson In Lee >
Beckwith's Saloon.

Chas. Perry, formerly keeper of a
second hand store, and whose son
Guy Perry now keeps such an estan
lishment on Washington avenue. was
badly hurt last night in the saloon OF
Lee Beckwith at Fourth aud CONNER.
cial. Officers Higlin and Dennis found
him on the sidewan. unconscious and
one eye nearly knocked out. They
summoned the patrol wagon and had
MIN taken to the hospital for care.
They learned that the old man had
been in Beckwiths saloon. and had
been thrown out b. the barkeeper.
tfnas Dodson, and another man
Conflicting stories were told a 10 the
nature of the difficulty but # seems
that Perry was drank and probably
quarlelsome and DoGson who stood
behind the counter, struck him over
the head with club or a bottle and
then dargged or threw him out of the
saloon.
Dodson was arrested and Dr. Nc.
Manus, who was summoned 20 attend
Perry pronounced his injuries serious.
When Beckwith sought to have bod.
son released on bail the coroner re
sisted and o.'derad lae prisoner to be
ned without bail 20 await develop
ments.
Only a short time before they were
called to attend 20 this ease Officers
Higlin and Dennis had arres ed Guy
Perry, son of the injured man. on an
old execution. and placed him in Jail
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
The Board OF Review.

The board Of county commissioners
has been doing worg as board Of re
view FIR some days past but, ad
journed yesterday TIL tomorrow. They
are giving attention only 10 tho as
sessment of personal property and of
such realty improvements as have
been made since the last asses sment.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
MAY LOSE LIFE
Tried to Reach Cairo Without PAVING
Fare and is Badly Injured at
Tamms.

A negro who. it is believed. was
stealing a ride on a Mobile 4 Ohio
train yesteTday. was injured at
Tamms stat on and brought 10 Cairo
for treatment at the hospital Dr.
Gordon attended him and found that
several ribs were broken. the ends
being forced into his lung o. was
necessary TO remove the ribs and nor
tons II the lung Recovery was be.
HeyCd 10 be- doubtful
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
Observation-Disclosures,
THE WEATHER


The mercury rose yesterday to 81
at this point, or IA degrees higher
than the day before. The minimum
was Go in the morning, and at p.
m. the record was 70 Humidity
tended to make the day somewhat OPP.
pressive. At midnight street Their,
mometers marked rs, Measurable rain
was reported from "a points the
heaviest being 1.92 inches at Mem
phis, 1.5S at Pittsburg and la at
Nashville, 2 inches each at Bowling
Green, KY, and Columbia, Tenn.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
viii Open Meat Market.

1t is announced that James Cox will
soon open a meat market in the place
on Eighth street until recently occu-
pied by Finley & Sherick. Mr., Cox
formerly conducted a meat market at
Twentieth and Washington.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
Died in Kentucky.

Word was received yesterday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. d. Thomas of Thirty
fourth street that their daughter,
Mrs Samuel Stone died at her home
In Milbourne. Ky. Mrs Stcne had
been sick a week, but it was not be,
lieyed that she was seriouely so.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
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Birthday Celebration.

Mrs. j. III. Morehead entertained a
company Of children yesterday after
noon to celebrate the brday anniyer
airy CT her little daughter Ruth.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
ON THE RIVERS

The river marked 1871 feet on the
Cairo gauge at p. m. yesterday
showing a fall of 90 in "a hours One
year ago it marked sos feet.
The Charlotte Boeckler went to the
lower river yesterday with two emp.
ties and a derrick boat.
The John A. Wood arrived from St.
Louis light.
The upper rivers are rising at
Pttsburg, Parkersburg Mt Vernon
Nashville, Chattanooga and Florence.
At Evansville they have trouble
with grass growing on the leyee slope
aud the wharfmasfer wants either salt
or goats to keep IL down. Business
and cracked rock would be better
That's what We use at the Cairo
wharf.
The Katherine went mp the Missis-
sippi yesterday with an empty barge
after grain.
The Dick Fowler was in and out as
70 nal YESTERDAY She will be the Pa
dueah packet today
The No Name arrived from Parker's
Point
The Wash Honshcll went south
with an empty barge after lumber.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18
Buys Saddle Horse.

Miss Blanche Parsons has purchas-
ed handsome saddle mare from
Wallace c. Gore and is one of the at
tractive young equestriennes of the
city. Miss Parsons is very graceful
rider.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-18

A. The Greater Cairo Rink rlesf-
viii be rendered Dr. Crl~er-= hand 90
Wed esd7y evsri1e. lily Is All FL %
attend viii be assured NJ PLEASE
une.