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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
n TRUANT LITTLE TOT
A Ten Year Old Girl Runs Away From
Raleigh and lands I'm Winston.

When the train from Raleigh ar
rived here yesterday afternoon at 2:45.
a pretty little girl ten old. bru-
nette type. and bearing as her only
baggage a school satchel full OF books.
stepped off the train in a difident.
hesitating way asked IL III one could
tell her where her mother lived. When
asked her name and where she was
from she replied: my name Is Lucy
Reaves and I came from Raleigh"
Then. as il she had just remember
ed it she said. mo may aunt's name is
Reaves, my name Is Lucy Beidier. and
mama lives here. She used to live In
Virginia when / went to my aunt's 10
live. But she moved here. and i got
a letter from her after n moved here.
and 1 have come to see her"
No one could tell her where her
mother lived. and she began TO cry.
Conductor Guthrie comforted her anu
carried her to the Phoenix Hotel lob
by, where she was o the center OF
an intensely interested group of drum
mers and citizens.
Her story. as we'll as she could be
induced to tell it between o is as
follows: She has been living with
her aunt, a Mrs. Reaves. at Raleigh
and was a pupil at h Wiley school.
h has lived with her aunt since 19ol.
The name of her parents Is ed
They lived in Culpeper. Va IN 1871.
when they sent her to live with her
aunt at Raleigh: she has not seen her
mother since. but received a letter
from this city saying that she had
moved here. was staying In a millinery
store and had $50 hens and was get
ting lots Of eggs. 1t was about a year
ago when she received the letter. Her
father. she said was a farmer before
she left home at Culpepper. Va.
When asked how she came to leave
her aunt she aid 'I wanted TO see my
mother. 1 had saved I'D some Christ
mas money and my aunt had given me
some. and / Just made ND my mind
to come. I asked and somebody told
me how 10 come. / went to the D
and asked how much was the ticket To
Winston and the man told me one dol
lar and eighty cents. / had n dol
lar and cighty-five cents. so / bought
the ticket and got on the train" She
had Just five cents when h cached
the city.
When asked about changing cars
at Greensboro. h said a nice old gen.
tleman talked to her on the train from
Raleigh and told her how to do when
she got to Greensboro.
No family by the name of Biedler
is known I'm either Winston or Salem
or in the suburbs.
The little lady Is quite
pretty, with dark hair and eyes. and
very intelligent. Her clothing was
neat and warm. She wore a cloak
and little toboggan a and nice shoes
and stockings. She was evidently be-
ing well cared for.
The books I'm her satchei pore the
|. name Lucy Reaves and the date 1904.
She had evidently started to school
when she made I'D her mind to come
to Winston-Salem. She brought moth
ing but her little self the satchet Of
books and a nickeL-Wfnston Journal.
"a Raleigh special in yesterdays
Messenger cleared up this case and an
nounced the return of the little girl 10
her home.-Editor OF Messenger
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He Got Comfort.

Mr.. F.. B. Liueberger has been TAX
ing a paper III Comfort The
other afternoon the paper was carried
by to Mrs. NJ. e. FARES. Mr. Lineberg-
er sent a darkey down to Mrs. FARES
to get his paper. IT want Comfort
stated the messenger to Mrs. FARES
She did not question the boy but wrap
ped her best one UP and handed it to
the negro. CHOW don't get it soiled
1t is the best one I have" cautioned
Mrs. Fairies. Imagine MI. Lineberger's
surprise when the boy rode IN and
handed him the only kind Of i comfort
the negro a ever heard of.-Gastonia
News.
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BEAUTIFUL. SOUTHERN WOMAN
The President Called Her the Most
Beautiful Woman lie Saw in tine
south.

When President Roosevelt was in
Atlanta on his recent Southern tour he
shattered the traditional standard upon
which the most beautiful women of the
south have been gagged. The tall.
slender. vivacious. pink rose girl with
big hazel eyes and an abundance Of
soft brown hair. who was undfsputed
queen. has been dethroned. The pc
tite blonde or the lilly OF the valley
crown Of bun gold hair has taken her
place.
At the reception given To Mr.. Roose-
Welt In Atlanta, Miss Selma Adelaide
Allen was one OF the hundreds Of lady
guests who In line awaited their op-
portunity to be presented Tn the Presi-
dent After shaking hands with a
large number he was interrupted BY
Secretary Loeb. who told him he was
exceeding his time limit,
"Oh, very We'll" said the President
but I can't 60 until / have been pre-
scented To that young lady over there"
pointing to the graceful. shrinking fg-
ure OF Miss Allen. She was told OF
the Presidents wish and was led blush
ing smiling To where he stood n
vas presented to him.
Il am honored." said Mr.. Roosevelt.
while holding her hand, as is n Gus
tom with those who particularly at
tract him, ito meet the most beautiful
woman l have seen in the SOUTH"
1t Sas a momen OF supreme hap
piness. as well as embarrassment. TO
the young lady. who managed To say.
quite modestly: "Oh, l thank you. Mr..
President; but | am afraid our south
ern hospitality has blinded YOU some
what TO our defects" The the band
struck up, 1.-The Prettiest Girl in Geor-
gia." Men and women gathered CON
graduating the recipient OF the Pres
ident's favor. and quicker than Ii can
be told a new standard had been set
for the most beautiful southern wom-
an. Miss Allen Is n remarkable wom-
an, one of the fairest flowers in At
lanta's rosebud garden of girls. Her
blue eyes under dark lashes, COM
plexion of blended roses and ~gardenia.
we'll poised head, crowned In vivid
gold, presents what De Vela would
term "a glorious color scheme" We
nave the Gibson girl. with variations:
now the south has the Roosevelt girl.
New York World.
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The Water Wagon.

Prior to yesterday. the water wag-
on was a vehicle not much used in
this city, but when it passed through
on it's annual trip the boys filed it UP
and standing OOm was in demand.
The good resolution crowd taxed the
capacity of the waterworks, and nearly
everybody was wearing a miniature
hose-wagon on the lapel Of his coat,
while whiskey dropped several points.
Some will continue to ride, while 9TH
ers, in a snort time. will "get sorry for
the team and undertake to walk up
all the hills, and then the good reso-
lutions will rest another year. If they
only hold out a short While it will be a
good thing, but if they could hold out
all the time there would be no nee
for q Law n Order League Or for a
Blind Tiger in this community
Mount Airy Leader. January End.
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ANOTHER
John A. Mccall Resigned the Presi-
dency of the New York Life Insur-
ancc COmpany-A. E. Orr Appointed
to Succeed Him.

New York, January 3.-John A. Nc
Call today resigned the presidency OF
the New York Life Insurance Company
and Alexander E. Orr was appointed
in his place at a salary of $4,000 a
year. Mr.. McCalIs salary was $1,000
Mr.. Mccall, who has for fourteen
years held the Office which he resign
ed today, sent a letter to the trustees
in which he stated that his errors
probably seemed greater to him than to
his critics but he was comfOrted to
think of the company's unprecedented
achievements and to know that no OH
Ger or trustee had profited improperly
at the policy holders expense.
It is uncertain whether Mr.. Orr will
retain the presidency beyond April l
next. when Mr.. McCalPs term would
have expired. The new president Is a
retired merchant of this city, presi-
dent of the Rapid Transit Commission,
a former president of the chamber OF
commerce and a director in many n
nancial and philanthropic lnstltu-
tons. He was born in Tyrone county,
Ireland, in 1881.
In accepting the presidency MI. UT
said he hoped John G. Mccall n vice
President Kingslet would remain In
the company's employ. John c. NC
Call is the son of former President Nc
Call and is secretary of the New York
Life.
Chorus al Metropolitan Opera House
ON Strike.
New York, January 3.0Gounods
Faust was sung at the Metropolitan
opera house tonight without a Inc
rus the result of a strike OF the re-
Gently organized chorus union. Ine
union, on Monday had demanded ina
salaries be raised nearly fifty per cent
Director Heinrich Conried told the
members of the chorus that II the!
would come to him as individuals ne
would use his best efforts to pettei
their condition, but refuse to urea
them as members of a labor union.
Tonight when the usual hour for re
porting came none of the chorus pu'
in an appearance. The opening OF TN
opera was delayed until S:25 O'Clock
when the members of the ballet were
grouped on the stage to make tne
! scnes as effective as possible ~ INT
. circumstances. The chorus MEMBER:
number about $50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
PHILIpPINE
Bill to Reduce Duty Will be Taken Up
Today.

Washington, January Sine OH
reducing the duty on Philippine pro-
ducts will be the regular order Of bus
mess in the house Of representatives
tomorrow and for several days there
after instead of the statehood bill as
had been previously arranged. TINS
change was necessary ecaus the
statehood bill is not ready to report,
while the Philippine bill was reported
before the holiday recess and is
on the calendar. Moreover Chairman
Payne of the Ways and Means commit
tee announced that he would call up
the bill when the house met after the
holiday recess and there will be no rea-
son for delay because of insufhclen.
notice. Is.
No time has been set for the limit
of debate on the Philippine BILL 1t Is
expected that a demand TO vote may
be reached after a reasonable time.
Chairman Payne will open the de-
bate on the bill tomorrow according
to present arrangements and some
member Of the minority is expected to
follow.
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Describe the Criminals.

It must be q source of real satisfac-
ton to the people in the yellow fever
stricken district to know that the veX-
atious problem has at last been settled.
The American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science yesterday sad
died the entire responsibility for the
communication of the disease upon the
stegomya fasciata. Before the inhab-
itant arm themselves. to do battle
upon the offending insects, however,
the learned gentlemen who settled the
problem must first arrange to have
the pests properly tagged: otherwise
how shall the exterminators distinguish
the guilty insect from the inoffensive
%critter, whose crude music is it's only
crime ?-Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
IN STREET CAR ACCIDENT
Mr.. J. Edgar Leach Injured-Toy Pts
toll Wound Proves Fatal-Death OF
Captain James III. Smith-Methodist
Presiding Elders in Conference.
(Special to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., January This at
ternoon. Mr.. G. Edgar Leach, a we'll
known business man. was struck by a
street car while endeavoring to cross
the track. One leg was broken, anu
also dislocated at the ankle.
This evening the presiding elders
of the North Carolina Methodist con-
ference met here. with them being
several members Of the missionary
board. An important matter was con-
sidered. that Of holding a missionary
institute in each district during the
year. 1t is felt that this will do more
than anything else to stimulate and de-
velop this important work.
A very sad death occurred here. due
to the terrible toy pistol, the victim
being Vance Hampton HarreH, aged l.
years. who died of lock1aw. haylng
been wounded in the hand Christmas
day, while playing with a number OF
Mrs. Julian HarreIl. of Portsmouth
Va. formerly of Raleigh. and was
visiting relatives. The funeral will
be held tomorrow. The body will be
buried here. The body OF h little
brother of the dead boy will be brought
from Portsmouth and will be buried
here at the same time. Boys inform
your Correspondent luot oAS HicI
here sold $1,000 toy pistol cartridges
during the holidays.
Captain James Fl. Smith, for ten
years past keeper of the National GEM
eery here died there this afternoon
of pneumonia. after four days illness
aged IS years. He served in the war
with Mexico, was wounded at Chapul-
tepec, and ar City Of Mexico. Served
during the civil war in the second
Michigan cavalry and on the staff Of
General Thomas. He leaves a son
Colonel z. p. Smith. Of the State Ma
tional Guard who is editor of the Ma
tional organ of Junior Order United
American Mechanics here. and Q
daughter, Mrs. A. J.. Hall. of Pottsville
Pa He was a Mason Remains will
he buried in the National cemetery
and inmates OF Confederate soldiers
home. who were greatly attached tt
him. will he present
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
WANT RECEIVER APPOINTED
Suit Brought Against the Union Manu-
featuring and Power Company.

Charleston, S. c., January 3.-The
Union and Buffalo Cotton Mills today
in the United States circuit court, in
stituted action against the Union Man
u%facturing and Power Company, the
action being for the appointment of a
receiver. The bill of complaint prays
that a receiver be appointed and that a
sale of the securities held by the de-
PENDANTS be enjoined, and that an &C
counting of the limit of debt due to
creditors to be had. The action is I'm
derstood to be for the purpose of pre-
venting the disposal of the securities
in question, it being held that a sale
of the securities in certain markets
would be prejudicial to the interests of
the plaintiff corporation. The Union
Manufacturing and Power Company
was intimately connected with the
Union and Buffalo Cotton Mills, and I.
C. Duncan, ex-president of the Union
and Buffalo mills, is president of the
power company.
Some time ago, a petition was filed
that T. c. Duncan, ex-president of the
Union and Buffalo Cotton Mills, be ad-
Judged bankrupt, and some time later,
an amendment to the first petition.
containing other allegations, was filed
Today he Duncan filed al answer to
this amendment to the original petition
and in the answer reiterates his state
ment that the mills are indebted tC
him, and AYERS that he Is now solvent
and asks that a hearing and judgment
of the court be had therein.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
ITALIANS IN DIXIE
Negroes Future Threatened BIZ Com
pefition-In the Cotton Fields TIN
Negro Must be Alive IL He Wont,
Not be Supplanted.

The session OF the American Econ
omic Associations were resumed today.
the chief subject for discussion being
The Economic Future of the Negro
This discussion was participated I'm by
Charles L. Raper, University Of North
Carolina: R. c. Bruce, Tuckegee Inst-
tute; and Theodore Marburg. OF Bal
University, and Alfred Holstone. OF
Mississippippi. read papers.
The greatest fact in the negroes
past economic history, Mr.. Stone be-
lieves to have been the absence of
white competition in the south. The
gravest factor in his future is the
steady increase Of such competition.
He quoted numerous negro authorities
on the subject of this competition in
northern cities i'd nriving negroes into
mental occupations, and concluded that
the masses of the race had but little
to hope for in this section. In fact,
the leaders of the negro, with singular
unanimity agree that the destiny OF
their people must be worked out in the
south, and upon the soil. Hence the
question of white competitions i'm the
south becomes one Of paramount i'm
p%ortance.
Mr.. Stone quoted at considerable
length from statistical data gathered
by himself, showing the comparative
result obtained by negroes and Ital-
ians growing cotton side by side. The
figures covered a series of years. and
showed that when the two classes
worked under identical conditions, on
the same plantation, the Italian &C
complished very much more than the
negro, both in the amount of cotton
produced and in the matter Of saving
what he earns. Mr.. Stone says that
the ability of the white foreigner sue
cessfully to grow cotton in competition
with the negro is no longer a matter
of question or experiment. As to the
extent to which they will come into
the south and supplant the negro, he
does not express IN opinion, but thinks
it will largely depend on the negro
himself. If the latter continues to in
vite such competition, by his IMPROVE
dence and u%nreliability, unq~uestionably
it will come. When it does come there
seems to be nothing in such a situation
to prevent a repetition of the disastrou:
results already witnessed in the north
; Baltimore DiSDatch.
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NEW BERN IN 1905
The Old Town Keeps Up With the Pro
ceSSion.

The year 1905 in New Bern has been
one of steady progress and standing at
the end we can see a gratifying ad-
tant enterprises nave been completed
and the building fervor has been quite
marked. 1t has been a year in which
a notable decrease of available build
ing space las been made. The reign of
prosperity has nowhere been so much
in evidence as in the year 1905.-Ne9
Bern Journal.
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Pcckham,s Bail Fixed at s12. 900.

Utica, n Y, January 3.-Freder1ck
A. Peckham, implicated by cotton leak
reports, appeared before Federal Judge
Ray today on a writ of habeas corpus.
Pecham has been indicted in the Dis
trict of Columbia and gave bail for
appearance. His bondsmen surrender
ed him and habeas corpus was secur-
ed. The district attorney moved for
the dismissal of the writ. Judge Ray
granted the motion and ordered Peck
ham surrendered TO the custody OF the
marshal for conveyance to Washing
ton. Bail was fixed at $4,000 and q
nished. Peckham's counsel will ap-
peal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

Governor Glenn is reported to have
said he considered the work of making
North Carolina a prohibition state of
greater moment than any other task
now before, him. We respectfully sug-
gest to His Excellency that the first
great step in the cause of temperance
is to see--by an appeal to the criminal
law if necessary-that the various
sheriffs and deputy sheriffs through
out the state perform their sworn duty
and enforce the law in regard to illicit
distilleries, without regard to it's posi-
Bile influence on the question of votes.
Industrial News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Beats The Music Cure.

ITO keep the body in tune" writes
Mrs. Mary Brown, 20 Lafayette Place,
Poughkeepsie. N. Y. 8" take Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. They are the
most reliable and pleasant laxative
| have found" Best for the Stomach,
Licer and Bowels. Guaranteed by K.
r. Bellamy, druggist. 25c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Mr.. Frank Myers Convalescing.

The many frineds of Mr.. Frank K,
Myers. located at Charleston, S. c.,
will be pleased to learn that his condi-
ton is much improved and each day
marks an advance in his favor. He has
been i'll with typhoid fever but reports
are that he has passed the crisis and
is now in a fair way OF recovering
During his illness his mother, Mrs. {.
.. Myers, has been a constant atten-
dant at his bedside.
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Exchange.

Southern Places Orders for S.729 Cars
Atlanta. Ga, January 3.-The At
lanta Constitution tomorrow Will say
that the Southern Railway has Just
placed orders for 8,729 freight cars
involving an outlay Of more than five
million dollars. The delivery is to be-
gin in March in five hundred car lots
and will be increased each month until
all shall be received.
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Observer,

A reasonable amount of food thor
oughly digested and properly assimi-
lated will always increase the strength.
If your stomach is a little off kodoi
Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you
eat and enable the digestive organs to
assimilate and transform all foods into
tissue-building blood. Kodol relieves
Sour Stomach. Belching. HEARTBURN
and ali forms Of Indigestion. Palatable
and strengthening. Sold by R. r. Bel
Ia Yoyr
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

Constipation and piles are twins.
They kill people inch by inch. sap life
Mountain Tea will positively cure you.
No cure no pay 35 cents, Tea or Tab
letS.-R, r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

Former Governor Odell charging
President Roosevelt and Governor Hig-
gins with a deliberate attempt to
wreck the Republican party Of New
York for their own personal ambition
is almost as humorous as MI. Harri-
man.-BostOn Globe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

Indigestion is easily overcome by the
use of kodoI Dyspepsia Cure. because
this remedy digests what o eat and
gives the stomach a rest-allows it TO
recuperate and grow strong again
Kodol relieves Indigestion. Be1ching of
Gas, Sour Stomach. Heartburn, ETC.,
and enables the digestive organs 10
transform all foods into the kind OF
rich red blood that makes health and
strength. Sold by r. r. Beliamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09
Wind Storm Strikes Chicago.

Chicago. Ill. January 3.-Thomas D.
Henderson was killed by a falling. sign.
a score of persons were injured and
500, 900 worth of property was de-
stroyed. bya wind storm which struck
Chicago tonight. In south Chicago an
open hearth furnace under course OF
construction by the Illinois Steel Com
pany was blown down. The steel
company's loss is $4,000.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

One Minute Cough Cure contains
not an atom of any harmful drug, and
it has been curing Coughs, Colds,
Group and Whooping Cough SO long
that it has proven itself to be a tried
and true friend to the many who use
it. Sold by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

Senator Depew wrote a magazine ar
ticle in 1889 ON why it Pays to be
Honest" He probably has not chang
ed his views since that time.-Hartford
Tost.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

Now is the time to decide whether
you are going to buy a new diary to
keep this year or just tear out the
first three or four pages from last
years diary and use that for another
year-=SomerYine Journal.
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Judge Hamilton expresses the
highest opinion Of legislators In gem
eral. Of course! If It hadn't been
for them the Judge" wouldn't have
got a million or more from the insur-
ance companies.-New York CONNER
cial.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

Two million Americans suffer the
torturing pangs of dyspepsia. No need
to-. Burdock Blood Bitters cures. At
any drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

The greatest system renovator. Re-
stores vitality. regulates the kidneys,
liver and stomach. If HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea fails to cure get your
money back. That's fair. 35 cents. Tea
or TabletS.-R. R. BeIlamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-09

The president should order two courts
OF inquiry. one to inquire and report
concerning the widows and orphans
insurance money worn to have been
contributed TO his campaign fund, the
other to clear up and clean the Pana-
ma canal scandal.-Houston Chron-
icle.
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THE ROW

North Carolina Case to Have An Air.
ing i'm COngres-An Appointment
and Allowance of Pay Made by
Beavers Similar to One That Formed
the Basis of Charges Against
Hooker.
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TO FIGHT DIXON

Breton Will Play "In Reconstruction
Days'-And Have 1t Out With the
Author OF the "Clansmap'' i'm the
Courts-Thus He Declares His In
tentiOnS.