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, 1906-07-31
TENTS, WAGON COVERS AND
TARPAULlNS FOR SALE AT HoLLl-
DAYS.
Fine Deed of School Children.

A little girl attending one of the
public schools in Paris had to stay at
home and nurse the baby whenever
her mother went out to work. The
school children took up a collection
and pledged themselves to pay the
mother as much as she could earn, in
order to enable her to stay at home
and send the child to school.
, 1906-07-31

Disinfectants at Mills, A Druggist. tt
, 1906-07-31
LOOK OVER THE FINE LINE OF
IRON BEDS JUST RECEIVED AT
HOLIDAYS.
Advertised Letter List.

Following is a list of the letters re
naming uncalled for in the p~ostofice
at Laramie, Wyo., for the week ending
July 30, 1906. Parties calling for
letters in this list will please say a
, 1906-07-31

For fine job printing leave orders a.
The Republican office.
, 1906-07-31

100 boxes of Stationery, worth
10c; sale price. ..............3C
, 1906-07-31

500 Tablets, bought to sell at
loo and worth it; sale price. &c
, 1906-07-31

Pkge. of 25 good Envelopes;
you have paid 10c; sale price. &c
, 1906-07-31

!. 10 bars of Silk Soap, huff
said" Sale price. .........25C
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
On Which Side?

J. Adam Bede, the witty congress
man from Minnesota, whose wife, by
the way, bears the name Of Eve, is the
son of a seventh son, but his
attempts at prophesy are infrequent,
says the Boston Transcript. He is
among the more independent republi-
cans of the house, and found full play
for this characteristic in h recent
discussion of the statehood bill, which
he vigorously opposed. His speeches
on this subject attracted crowds to
the gallery, though some Of his au-
declare him more witty than
wise. Major Mcdowell, clerk of the
house. paid Mr.. Bede a doubtful COM
|pliment a few days ago.
ADAM he said, that was a mag
'nifcent speech of yours on the rule
sending the statehood bill to confer
ence.'
Thank you, Major" sale Bede.
from Sir Hubert, you know
Yes" said Major Mcdowell, again.
1T was a magnificent speech. But,
by the way, what side of the statehood
are you on?"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
To EQUAL BigelOw's Record.

Secretary Root is not so entirely
,engrossed in s~tatecraft," said a friend
of his the other day, las to prevent
la little POPULARITY on his part OCCASION
according to the Washington
Star. He was recently talking with
some friends regarding his cruise to
and Central America during the
coming summer. He will start from
New York or Hampton Roads on the
crack new cruiser Charleston early in
July, and after closing up his bus.
ness before the Pan-American congress
lat Rio de Janero will cruise south
the Horn and visit the prin-
Icipal ports on the west coast of South
America. He will leave the cruiser
at Panama and return home from Co
Ion ON a merchant steamer.
How long do you expect to remain
on the Istmus of Panama." the Secre-
ltary was asked. Oh, about hours re-
Iplied Mr.. Root, with a merry twinkle
lin his eye, that's the record establish
led by Mr.. Bigelow, you know, for a
Thorough inspection of the istmus. and
Jail the operations in progress there
in connection with the canal work
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
Insurance for LaWbreakerS.

! Maine is to have IN insurance COM
ipany for the benefit Of the liquor SELL
jers. 1t is to pay the fines imposed tor
violation of the prohibitory laws, reim-
lburse its customers for losses in goods
destroyed, defend them in the courts
and generally guard their interests.
In this plan is the germ Of a glorious
Idea. A few years more and the bur
1glar will go on his midnight expedition
with a protective policy in his kit or
tools, Just as he now carries a sectional
Jimmy and a dark lantern. The gen
tile blackmailer will be defended IN
court by a rich and powerful corpora
ition. A race of professional ~assassins,
Isafe in the immunity provided by their
Icontracts with the corporation they
|patronize, will ply their trade freely
land %joyOusly, relieved Of embarrassing
ifears and terrOrs of the future tnat
NOW detract from such a calling. PICK
pockets. snakes, bank forgers,
second story men, grafters, yeggmen-
Jail will pay their premiums and go on
their devious ways rejoicing.
The promoters Of the Maine corpora
|tion believe that if the company spends
lenough money fighting each case
drought against it's members, taking
lappeals always to the highest court,
Impractical notification of the prohibit
DRY law would result" There is no
reason why such should be the case
with respect to this one Law alone. Any
~lstatute might be nullified by making
lit too expensive for the state TO enforce
it. Already taxpayers growl about
their bills, and administrations point,
as argument for their retention in Of
fee to diminished rates. In fact, there
Seems to be no reason why, in the de-
ivelopment of this plan, there may not
be found a complete remedy for all
the restrictions that are now placed on
that portion of the population com
monty referred to as 1.-The criminal
lclasses."
The most surprising thing about this
Suggested insurance for l~awbreakers is
THAT it has never occurred before to
Iany Of the enterprising underwriters
of the worId.=NeW York. Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
He Got 1t Fixed.

The following story, illustrative OF
the red tape hat used to prevail IN
a certain department of the federal
government at Washington, is told by
an official who began his service th,ra
in the humble capacity OF clerk
Shortly after entering upon the dis
charge of my Duties" said the official,
81 witnessed a scene in the division
to which l had been assigned that as
tonished me to a degree. One day an
elderly clerk whose desk was near
mine suddenly rose from his seat, DRAG
ged his chair to a fireplace, and, seiz-
ing a poker, attacked the offending
piece of furniture with what appeared
to be maniacal fury. When he had
broken a leg off the chair his passion
seemed to be exhausted. He flung the
damaged chair into a corner of the
room, and, just as if nothing had Oc-
Cured.
when the time came to leave the
Office that afternoon, | ventured to ask
a fellow-clerk, who had been a witness
of the scene, what it meant. Is that
clerk | inquired, subject to attacks
of that kind?'
The clerk questioned smiled in
diligently. o. he explained, there was
nothing the matter with him. You see
one eff the castors had come off his
chair. This department will not 1e-
place castors,-it repairs nothing less
serious than a broken leg. SO Blank
broke one of the legs and now he will
be able 10 get the castor put ON again.
Success. Magazine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
Political RedfeIlOws.

Talleyrand treated his friends As If
they were some day TO be his enemies,
and his conduct toward his enemies
was as though they would some line
be his friends-at least that is the
estimate Talleyrand's master, Napol-
con Bonaparte, put on TalleyrandS
conduct. This reflection grows out
of present political rights here at
home.
The Cleveland people are asking 10
keep company with the Bryan folks.
1t is said that they will welcome the
great apostle of latitudinarian Dem
ocracy when he returns from foreign
parts next month and offer him the
crown. They feel that the people
hold the Republican party responsible
for the present fast grip monopoly
has upon them, and that no argument,
no promise that party a make will
prevent the triumph Of the Democracy
at the polls next fall.
Mr.. Bryan is now counted a conse--
~vative, possibly because Mr.. Hearst Is
a radical. One Of those two will lead
the Democratic party in the next great
battle unless the unexpected should
happen. The Cleveland crowd have
as little use for Hearst In 1906 as they
had for Bryan in 1896, and present
conditions show what capers and
shines parties a sometimes cut in
this world. The radical of yesterday
is become the conservative of today.
There will be a struggle between
these two forces. That the Cleveland
element would strengthen Bryan II
the East no one will dispute; but how
about Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri?
Will the brethren out there consen: TO
be yoked with 1.-The boilers and tra,-
tors of '96?" IL we are to judge by
the things they did to Judge Parker
in 1904, it would seem as though he
acquisition Of the Cleveland REINFORCE
ments would not be Of material advaG-
! tage TO the "Matchiess" and the Peer
! less"
However none can tell what the
harvest will be. A free people is some
times whimsical, especially when Lhs
pot is boiling. But who would not
journey across the continent TO see
Grover Cleveland presiding over a
great Bryan meeting in Madison
Square Garden during the campaign
Of 1903?
Stranger things happen every day
Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
Peace i'm the Philippines.

1t is said that not long ago a War
Department official was approached
by a man who was thinking of moving
to the Philippines to enter business,
says Harper's Weekly.
Il would like TO know the status
OF things there from a reliable source
the mar said. lis there now a condi-
ton of peace?'
We'll, not exactly everywhere" the
officer admitted.
Gould you give me any idea as TO
when peace will be established?"
Not offhand, but you a get the
census report and figure it out FOR
yourself the official said somewhat
bitterly. I'VE estimate that It requires
i mans weigh: in LEAF 10 thoroughly
'p:.cify' him. and the aIa.:G~mssters
Office car furnish you wi:h 4 statmcnt
o. ammunition shipm@Et9.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11

Especial correspondence of the Ameri-
can-Journal-E Examiner.

Especial correspondence of the Ameri-
can-Journal- Examiner.
Bombay. April 2s.-A curious tale
is going the rounds Of the bazaars in
India. II is believed by every native
that Gen. kuroki, the marvellous Jap
enese commander, is no other than
Sir Hector Macdonald. Many persons
have never believed that the brilliant
English general was dead. and not
long ago there appeared in the London
Times an offer Of q reward of $50. QUO
10 any one who had teen his dead
body.
1t IS also a fact that Sir Hector was
once invited ~ go To Japan 10 train
the japanese army and he actually
mentioned II 10 Lord Roberts. No hon.
or has ever 0een publicly bestowed on
kuroki. who appears TO have vanished
as suddenly and mysteriously as ne
appeared.
Even the Japanese, with all their
. r~eticence, confessed TO a correspondent
that kuroki had much foreign blood
in him, and the American Journalist
declared he was a Dutchman-
Rudyard kipling first lifted the veil
showing a little of the mysterious
workings of the Indian bazaars. The
celebrity with which they spread ~
mors of events taking place at great
distances is familiar TO ali-Anglo-In-
dian residents. but invariably battling
TO them. The mutiny Of the Sepoys
was known throughout India almos,
as soon as it occurred. and it has
been an unexplained mystery up &c
date how the information vas so rap
idly disseminated.
Both the life and death OF SOr Hector
Macdonald were full OF romance and
mystery. His Xac age is not known
the circumstances of his death an
burial are obscure. What is known is
that Macdonald was a Scotch crofteI
lad, that he served in the ranks tel
years and K. G. B.. was the result OF
pure soldering.
In the Afghan campaign, at kahul
on Majuba Hill and at Omdurman he
won fights and fame. After the Boel
campaign he was given a high com
mand in India, and then in 1908 came
the report that he had suddenly lef'
Hinrustan "on pprivate business
On this business h reached Pari:
and there read in a newspaper thai ht
was to stand a cOurt-martial on grave
charges. " Then came the report tina
Immediately on reading this paragraph
he went to his room and shot him
self.
At first it was decided thai tn,
genedal was I o be buried in Paris, bu'
a new surprise appeared in the person
of his widow, Of whose existence tht
war office did not know. BY the eX'
press wish of Lady Macdonald tn
body-Or as a rumor says now, tn
coffin-vcs sent to London and un
tremendously huddled away 10 Scot
land in a baggage van. The bod!
or the coffin was not opened iron
the time it left the Paris hotel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
MEN AND WOMEN
In Baltimore Churches and Maryland
Penitentiary-A Contrast.

There are in Baltimore just about as
many men a there are m In the
churches at the Sunday morning ser.
vices there are seven times as many
women as there are men. In Mary
land ~reniteutiary there are seven times
as many men. as there are wo-
men-S5l OF the former n go
of the latter. This provides an
interesting field Of speculation for
those who have nothing better to do
than To speculate Do men go TO the
p~enitentiary because they go 10 church?
TO church. and do women escape the
penitentiary because thy ko 10 church:
Are women good because they 80 10
church or do they go TO church because
they are good? Are men bad because
they do not 20 10 church or do they
absent themselves from church be
cause they are bad?
And. again. why are women better
than men? Is 1t because they are too
timid to take the risk OF l~aw-breaking
or because the Creator has endowed
them with superior virtue? A great
proportion of the population Of the
penal institutions are thieves. Is there
any Just cause why men should be
less honest than women? The latter
are not as a rule less avaricious. Tn
the contrary. IL is believed tina; in
that particular vice women are worse
than men. But they do not seem 20
let their avarice break out into overt
acts. II is easily explained why those
who go 10 the penitentiary for deeds
Of violence are usually men, because
oil male animals-ths male dumb sli-
mails rs we'll as the human animals
are instinctlvely the fighters. When
a woman is mastered by her angry
passions she usually scratches and
pulls hair, but that is not a penissp-
tiary offense. If she gives away 10
cupidity, ii ISIS 10 steal money or sill
yer plate or watches. She will pass
BY an opportunity TO steal a large sum
of money and then risk her liberty
by lifting a pair of gloves or a piece
Of lace from the bargain counter.
Whatever the cause may be. n
thing is certain-that the average wo-
man is infinitely better than the aver
age man. And how fortunate this Is.
What would become of the family.
the home and of citizenship, IL The
children had to be reared by women
who are no better h a the men! lr
the mother were as Indifferent abouI
going TO church as is the father, II
she should have the swearing habit
and drink w%hiskey. what sort of chill
dren would she rear?
Favor is deceitful, and BEAUTY IS
vain; but a woman that feareth the
Lord. she shall be Observation-Disclosures
SUN.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
4 PETTY STORY
The Kind That Sweefens Life and
Makes Humanity Better.

Here is a pretty story, the kind
that sweetens life and makes human
ity better. 1t appeared in the New
York correspondence Of a Cincinnati
paper and is as follows:
Six thousand crippled and homeless
children were the guests OF the big
Barnum circus the other afternoon,
coming from every institution on the
island. The riders rode harder than
ever before, the acrobats made more
desperate ventures, and the clowns
were funnieA than they had ever even
hoped for in the solitude Of the dress
ing tent. One clown, especially, caught
the fancy of the children. He played
a trombone, and hesitared about where
he should make his stand. Six thous-
and kids went into spaSms of laughter
at his appearance and six thousand
voices shrilled Invitations to him to
Stop here, mister and play, II You
Ask Ne Why | Love YOU" He pre-
tended great uncertainty. I'll stop
wherever one of you can ask me with
out laughing" said he. The chorus
Of laughter shrilled louder. Six thous-
and times thirty-twO cleaning teeth
shone at him during the uproar. He
started TO walk off with ~burlesque SOL
emnity, when a little fellow, with one
arm done up in a bandage, leaned over
the edge of a box and addressed him,
without a trace OF merriment in eyes
or voice.
please, mister" he said, don't go
way. Mary's here and she's got to lie
on two chairs, and if you go way she
can't see you"
. That clown gave Mary everything
in his box of tricks. He didn't leave
the place until the bugle sounded the
recall. Then there were two thin
channels marked through the white
paint of his face. as he waved his
hands for the last TIM - answer TO
the happy smile in Mary's little white
face.-EXchange.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
Chances of Living I'm Battle.

In Homeric days a battle was a on-
fiict of armed mobs. The nearer you
got To your assailant the better was
your chance Of killing or being killed.
The bigger the mar the better were
his chances in the strife. In these pip
ing times of mechanical warfare the
situation is reversed. Battles are
fought at ranges of a mile or SO. The
smaller the man the less are his
chances of being hit An ingenious
mathematician has figured out that
perhaps the casualties on the Japa-
nese side must have been considerable
less than those of the Russians in the
recent war, If il be assumed that the
Workmanship of each was equally
good
The advantage Of the japanese was
inversely as the cubes of their height
and breadth The average targets Of
fered by each to the enemy are as the
cubes of 1855 m 1,642. or az 1o6 to
lis, an advantage in favor Of the jap
anese Of about IL Der cent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
KING SALE
The Whistler Collection May Yet Come
to America.

(From the Chicago Evening Post.l
1t is reported that the purchaser Of
Kink Edwards collection Of Whistler
.etchings is Mr.. Morgan.
The report is more credible Than Inc
fact that King Edward tad a collec-
ton of Whistler e-cf;ag3. The latter
lis accounted for, however. Whistler
presented the late Queen with the coll
lection upon the OCCASION Of her jubi-
lea characteristic bit of irony and
iegotism.
1t is probable that the collection
enjoyed an honorable obscuriry in
some storeroom of the Queens house
hold, for it is not likely that the
lamiable prilistinism that made Marie
Corelli the favorite reading of the
Queen responded to the art of Whist
iler-save perhaps in Dewildered pro-
test.
1t must have been some Jealous Gus
todian of the Kings possessions who
unearthed them and suggested their
market value. And if the Kings graft
iitude expresses itself shortly in the
accolade, less servic than the contri-
button of the 200 ) good American
dollars to the poe of royalty have
bought a knightto J or a baronet-
cy.
Our own selfish crest in our fell
1ow-countryman's ( lisition is as yet
unfortunately, doubtful. II congress
can be induced to believe that the
sacred integrity { lie Dingley tariff
will not be sacreis.clsly violated by
a removal of the dut.- on works Of art,
the Whistler collection, as we'll as
many other similar treasures, may be
drought within the reach of the Amer
iican public.
But perhaps this is too much for
US to ask. It is true the American
artist respectfully petitions for a re-
moval of a protection that does not
Iprotect. He is fa~r-sighted enough to
See that the development Of taste tor
the fine arts is necessary TO lis W
success. Perhaps, too, he is patriotic
Ienough to wish for the development OF
taste among the people apart from his
own interest.
These be minor considerations. Inc
ldivine principle of stand pat must not
be questioned even when it doesn t
lapply.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
a and Drink.

In an address TO young Scotchmen
delivered at the opening of a gymna-
SUM building at Dundee in his capaci-
~ as rector of St. Andrews Uni
versity, Mr.. Andrew Carnegie spoke OF
the use Of alcohol and tobacco as twin
evile. Drunkenness" he said, sis the
great risk ahead in the career of every
young man. 1t Is far more important
that he insure himself against Il than
against death. A drink policy" said
he, "is worth ten life policies"
These are words of wisdom hardly
less applicable TO conditions in the
United States than In Scotland. DEATH
will come when IL will ome Drunken
ness IS a preventable evil. Every young
man can insure himself against he
drink habit and save money credit and
character by the a~bsententon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
Protect the Fish.

Apparently the fishing season has
not been a success this year, and we
trust that it's comparative failure will
teach a much needed lesson. If 20, its
loss will not be wholly without its ben
eft. The "Unharvested Deep Of Homer
is by no means inexhaustible, and the
present system Of setting pounds n
nets far out from the shore will inc
vitality destroy the migratory fish. Not
only do these pounds catch the large
fish, but they gather In thousands
of bushels of small fish upon which the
larger ones feed. There is but a short
step between destroying the food and
destroying the species directly. Vir-
ginia has enormous wealth in its fish
and oyster industry, n there was
a time when sturgeon was so common
as to be almost a drug on the marke:
Today they are a rarity. Even the
delicately favored spot" is increas-
ingly difficult to obtain, and the
"sheepshead,' one of the best fish that
ever swan, is almost extinct. At the
present rate of destruction these fish
will soon 90 to join the animals Of
a prehistoric age. Already the dia-
m~ond-back terrapin has become a Il X
ury that is impossible only for the
very rich. and while it is yet possible
to do so. the state ives 1t to its cltl-
zens to take active measures to pre-
serva the great sources of wealth
and good food which could annually
be supplied by protecting our fish,
New York Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-11
4 Question of Age.

Despite the fact that he is the old
est man n the senate Mr.. Pettues, of
Alabama, carries his years lightly, and
few persons unacquainted with the
facts would imagine him to be as old
as he is. says the American Specta-
tor.
1t 8 related that one day the SEN
tor observed an aged man painfully
making his way across a crowded
street. The Alabamaian who was on
the sidewalk, fastened 10 his assist
ance. Whey they had reached the
other side, the old man was profuse
in his expression Of appreciation 81
trust, sir" said he, with a wan smile,
that when you reach my age, you'll
meet with many such kindly gentle
men as yourself"
How old are you?" asked the SEN
ator, smiling.
s"Seventy-one," was the rely.
My friend" observed the senator,
81 am 81"