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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04

description of the lady. "Bewitching
smiles rosy lips" black eyes that
scintillate like diamonds, raven black
hair"-these are all very we'll in The
pages of a modern yellow back" but
they do not assist the puzzled police III
the investigation any more han the
impenetrativeness of the lady's name-
plain Miss Smith. The only real clew
is a photograph of a handsome girl
found in Nine. Guerin's apartment,
which she admitted was hat OF VI.
SudTO'S pride The photograph was
taken in London. From this The police
are led to believe that the lady IS an
actress specially engaged TO play the
leading role in the matrimonial comedy.
There is some ground also for the be-
lief that the lady nay be the Paris
music hall"star" who recently married
the nephew Of the president OF the
Belgian senate under the name Of the
daughter of the president OF a South
American republic. Theories n clews
aside, all must admit that Nine. Guerin
and Miss Smith present a rare comblna-
ton Of brains and beauty.
Sir William Thelvar, the new lord
mayor, who had already ingratiated
himself with youthful London when,
as the chi'ldren's alderman he did
wonders in making the dingy city
more habitable for them in many little
ways, has now quickly won the good
opinion of the grown-ups by declaring
for ten-minutes speeches at banquets
and more public functions It was at
the Savage Club dinner, with Dr.. Nan
,~~ or &I-+ Or TT5lIinro
declared his secession from the thral-
dom of endless and proSaic OIatDfy. In
d brief and breezy speech, the lord
mayor gave a hint of his policy in the
matter of official addresses. Il shall
give you a sentence he said. which
| propose to inscribe in letters Of gold
over the entrance to the Guildhall and
in the Egyptian hall at the Mansion
house. It is this: Nobody likes long
speeches except those who make them
That tablet may be taken down some
day. no doubt. but not while | am
there. Already | have, begun to hate
the man who proposes the inevitable,
toast to the corporation of London, and
| am glad that the Savage Club has
existed for 100 years and yet has no
rights, privileges, and traditions to
talk about"
Sir William Trelvar consumed the re-
naming time of his ten minutes in
telling a delightful story about himself.
Il had been dining at the F~ishnOngers'
Hail." he said, land I had TO catch d
train at London Bridge afterwards. I'm
fortunately. I missed the train. and
complained to the cabman that he had
not driven fast enough. ut amt my
fault, sir" said cabby; cts that silly
old fool of a lord mayor that has stop
ped fast driving"
Open the bowe1s-DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are recommended and sold
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04
ARCHITECTS TO MEET.
North State Fire Insurance Company
Ia Increase it's Capital Stock.
Especial 10 The Messenger.)

Especial Il The Messepger.)
Raleigh. n. C. December 31.-To-
morrow morning the annua meeting OF
the North Carolina Association Of
Architects begins here and continues
two days. Charles &. Hook, OF Char
lotte, is president and Franklin Bor-
den Of that place secretary. Thirty
members will be present. Many
drawings by noted architects will be
on view, among them a number by
Stanford White. who was murdered in
New York, by Harry Thaw
The insurance department authorizes
Increase OF capital stock OF the North
State Fire Insurance Co, OF Green's
boro from 100000 to 5000, 600. stock "a
be sold in such a way as 10 give "A
surplus Of s132. 900 and 10 make total
assets OF the company over $500, 900.
Ashley Horne. OF Clayton. is president
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04
SOCIETY AT THE
NATIONS CAPITAL

stand upon a dias in the big bay NzE-
dow Of the front drawing room nnder a
canopy Of American and Japanese flags
festooned with colonial ivy. Mrs.
Wright. wife OF the American ambas-
sador. will act as matron OF honor. and
the best man win be an old Japanese
college mate OF Mr.. Wheeler who was
a student in this country and who now
occupies a sea- in the Japanese house
OF peers.
The bridal costume IS the same gown
which Miss Rives wore on the occa-
sion OF her presentation AT the Court
Of ST. James. and is built almost en-
tirely OF rose point lace, with a long
court train garlanded with empire
wreaths. Both bride and matroa viii
carry white orchids. Mr. Wheeler and
his bride expect TO remain in japan and
IL is said that Miss Rives intends to
write a novel with scenes laid lea the
land OF the Flowery Kingdom.
The return OF Mrs. Martha Hlchborn
Blaine, the "heliotrope belle" TO Wash
ington. after a six months soiourn in
South Dakota for the purpose Of secur-
ing "A divorce from jimmie Blaine.
has caused a ripple OF excitement here
where Miss HichbOrn was m acknuwl-
edged leader OF her set and 4 reiguing
beauty in society.
The announcements OF h-r marriage
Ia Lieutenant Paul : PearSail. y Rough
Rider and a wealthy New Yorker. will
occasion no surprise a. she herself has
made III secret OF Il and the aaair has
been watched by those who knsw her
TO Mr. Blaine which took place n 1901.
and regretted her unfortunate marriage
Rumor saith that senator Depew was n
devoted and a patient admirer OF Miss
HichDOrn in those days. but her in
fatuation for young Blaine blinded her
10 all other s%uitOrs. md in spite of the
protests Of friends and relatives. she
married him with the noble intention
Of working a reformation. The outcome
of This matrimonial adventure was the
trip to South Dakota some six months
ago.
Miss Hichborn started the fad OF
having all her gowns made in some
shade OF purple. heliotrope or lavender
with which she always wore Violets,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04
BY CORNELIA C BEDFORD.

u o1AOs
The favorite roast for Thanksgiving
aQd Christmas is without doubt a tuf-
Fey but for New Year more geese are
fsold than for any other one American
holiday. With this as a central dish
the following menu will be found SUI
~ticientls varied for a small dinner COM
pany.
COnsomme with Puff Balls
Celery Pin Olas Sailed Nuts
IlmbaieS of Fish sauce Allemande
Potato Balls
Roast Goose. Onion, Potato Stuffing
Apple Sauce Peas
Sweethread Salad in Jelly Ring
Saltines Edam Cheese
Frozen Orange Sponge
Fancy Cakes O BOns
Coffee
The requires one pound
and a half of lean beef and veal and
two unces Of ham. cut separately and
quite fine. Slowly fry the ham and one
third of The beef in one tablespoonful
Of butter or sweet dripping until We'll
cOlOred. Add three quarts Of cold WA
Ter and the remainder of The meat, let
soak off the fire for an hour then put
over n heat slowly Simmer and
|Sim until no more scum rises then
fdfaw aside where it will barely sim
Gler n keep at an even heat for fOur
hours. Add a half cupful each of chop
ped carrot and onion which has been
fried pale brown in a spoonful of but
ter. one stalk of celery minced, one
small bayI eaf. three cloves. six pepper
cOrnS, a tiny Bit of mace. a SpriS Of
parsley, one of thyme and a half table
spoonful of salt. Simmer one hour and
a half longer, strain II set away.
Next day add salt and remove all fat.
add salt M pepper to taste, he whites
of two eggs beaten to a soft frOth and
the crushed shells. Stir until boiling
then simmer undisrurbed for ten min
utes Strain carefully through two
thicknesses of wetted cheesecloth and
it is ready to reheat and serve.
Beat the yOlk Of n egg with a scant
teaspoOnfuI of cold water, add a pinch
of salt and -four to make a very firm
dough. Roll out as thin as paper. Let
stand on the board fifteen minutes,
double it over and stamp out the two
thicknesses together in tiny rounds
with a thimble. Just before the meal
hour have ready a small sauce pan con-
taining smoking hot fat an inch or
O in depth Drop in a half dozen
of the circles at a time. They will
quickly rise, swell and color a pale
brown. skim out on soft paper. Drop
three in each plate of consomme.
For eight persons wash a pound and
a half of cod or halibut, place it in a
saucepan with one te~aspoonful of salt,
a dozen peppercorns. half of a bay leaf,
a slice of onion and boiling water to
cover and simmer gently until the
flesh draws away from. the bones
Drain, remove skin and one and
pass through the food chopper twice
then pound ito a pulp. Add salt and
cayenne to taste, a half t~easoonful OF
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04
BLACKBURN's ALLEGATIONS
Governor Glenn Pronounces Every One
Of the Charge False-Dates Set for
Two Executions.
Especial to The Messenger

Raleigh, y. c., Dece~,Ner 21-Goyer-
nor Glenn anne FeL airy Sth az the.
day OF execution OF ! uk Bohanhan,
at Greensboro for the Murder OF q sec
ton master on the southern railway
and OF John Hodge at Durham, for
the murder Of his wife. He offers a
reward for Parm Jones Of Yancy couH-
ty, wanted for shooting two men there,
one his brother.
Governor Gieun's attention being
called 10 the charges made by Con-
gresham Spencer blackburn in his
notice Of the sea- TT by Richard ~
Hackett, the gC.'r1or says every one
of the charge, 2 &r as | am con-
cerned. are =JsOlutely and utterly
false, and with out even a scintina OF
foundation. Blackburn cannot produce
even a suborned wftriess who wpl
testify TO a single fact there al
legged. Ii the other allegations In bis
complaint here are equally as false,
there was absolutely nothing I'm hts
contest"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04
\ RECORD DREAMER.
December a Eavorite Month for Get
ting Married.

December is no. gone vet. but so far
1t has been a record-breaker in the is
suance of marriage license. Up TO last
night the number for the month was
81, while fifteen were issued yester-
day. The register of deeds is sure that
he will go beyond the hundred mark
by upwards of a good deal before he
has to write 1907. BY the way the regis
ter has been very accommodating. Ex-
pecting business of this nature he re-
manned at his office or close by all day
Christmas day and issued a few papers
that enabled two persons to be made
one.-GreenSboro Record
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04
MILLS SHUT DOWN
Cannon Mills Nos. = and : at Concord
Forced to- Cease Operating by Scar
city OF Coal.

On o of the scarcity OF coal
and the inability Of the railroads TO de-
liver the coal. the Cannon mills Nos.
2 and 3 and the Franklin mill were
compelled TO close down this afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. This, of course, means an
indefinite period. and will necessarily
throw many employees out of work for
the time being-Concord Special to
Charlotte Observer
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04

Captain Bunch McBee had his
troubles TO be sure, but that decision
by the supreme court was doubtless re-
eeived by him as his v~indication RIA
leigh Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04

Robbers Reported to Have Secur.
ed a Large Sum.

Body OF Engineer Maxwell Brought to
Ralcigh-CUunfics That borrowed
Money From State to Build school
hOuseS Notified That Payment &iu
Soon be Due-Charttr Granted
Greensboro Con,pany-The CorIsor-
alton Commission Investigating the
Christmas Dav Wreck OH =. \. l..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04

Open the bowe1s-DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are recommended and SOLD
by r. r. Bell3Iny.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
LIFE INSURANCE ACTIVITY.
The New York LIES Business Nearly
Up to the Legal Limit.

The New York Life Insurance Com
pany announces that its new paid
business during the half year just end
ed was over seventy million dollars.
AS the new law allows no life com
pany to write over one hundred and
fifty millions per year, 1t would APP
pear that this company is working
nearly up to the limit. The New
York Life gained such Roadway be-
fore the law was passed and suffered
so little, comparatively, from the Arm
strong investigation, that the question
with its management has been how to
keep business down to the limit, rath
err than how to reach it. No other
company is writing nearly as much
as the law allows. The New York
Life has evidently become pre-
ferred company.
The company's payments TO policy
holders during the six months end
ing June 80 were $21 ,660,761. 1t ii
interesting to note that this amour
was almost equally divided between
| payments under policies maturing b,
death and payments made to living
policy holders. Thus, while death
| claims were $11,1S0626, the amour
paid for matured endowments, amt
tiles, trust fund installments, for pun
chased policies and for dividends wa
| St0,4SO,135 Modern life insurance, a
practiced by the best companies, en-
braces wide field, and covers man
contingencies. It is money saved fo
the aged, as well as money provide
for the families Of those who die pr
maturely.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
A FASHION FROM WAR.
How Flat Watches Took Place OF the
Old-Time "Turnips."

When the neat man takes unto him.
self watch as thin as parchment he
little thinks that that thin watch re-
suits from army regulations. Up to
the time of the Allies taking Paris
the ordinary watch was convex in
shape and called from it's outline
"turnip.' The officers of the Russian
and other armies objected to this be
cause its dubious form made the uni
form of man on parade look untidy
whether 1t were carried in the coat or
the fob. Here in Paris, however, they
found that the watchmakers OF the
Palais Royal had contrived a chro-
nometer which got over the DIM
Guilty. Flat watches were the fashion
In Paris. The English when they APP
peared in the streets of the French
capital marched in not in gala dress
such as the others wore, but in the
raiment which they had worn on cam.
paign. Great was the impression
which their habiliments created. Bat
they at once adopted the smart fiat
watch and brought 1t back to England
for our own manufacturers to. copy
London Standard.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
NuBBlNS.

A new file is good friend to carry
along in the garden or field. when hoe
ing time comes.
When you sell wheat and buy bran
see that you get more than an even
exchange with time and hauling
thrown in.
Squashes and cabbage require
strong manure and generous guam
tity of it. They are great feeders.
They also use up" a good deal of
moisture.
The thing most lacking in farm
houses is good ventilation, particular.
" in the sleeping rooms. A window
should alawys be open at night. If II
makes draft on the bed put in a
screen covered with coarse cloth.
A good way to increase the fertility
of the farm is to raise more clover
feed the hay to the stock, and return
the manure to the land. Be sure tf
get stand on the winter wheat field
Alsike is especially good on we
ground.
It is claimed that Luther Burbank
has an apple tree on which he ha,
placed 526 different gratis, all O
which viii bear fruit
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
MEAT OR CEREALS.
A Question of Interest to All Care
full Persons.

Arguments on food are interesting.
Many persons adopt a vegetarian diet
on the ground that they do not like to
feel that life has been taken to feed
them, nor do they fancy the thought
of eating dead meat.
On the other hand, too great con-
sumption of partly cooked, starchy
oats and wheat or white bread, pastry,
ETC., produces serious bowel troubles,
because the bowel digestive organs
(where starch is digestedl, are over
taxed and the food ferments, produc-
ing gas, and microbes generate in the
decayed food, frequently bringing on
peritonitis and appendicitis.
Starchy food is absolutely essential
to the human body. Its best form is
shown in the food sGrape-Nuts." where
the starch is changed into form of
sugar during the process of its manu-
facture. In this way, the required
food is presented to the system in a
pre-digested form and is Immediately
made into blood and tissue, without
taxing the digestive organs.
A remarkable result in nourishment
is obtained; the person using Grape
Nuts gains quickly in physical and
mental strength. Why IN mental
Because the food contains delicate
particles of Phosphate of Potash OBJ
tanned from the grains, and this unites
with the albumen of all food and the
combination is what nature uses to re
build worn out cells in the brain
This is a scientific fact that can be
easily proven by ten days use OF
Grape Nuts. There's Reason
| Read. The Road to Wellville,' il
pkgs.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
TO SGT STACK OF HAY,
Directions for Building It So That
II Will Shed Water.

Setting a stack Of hay appears SIM
pie enough to those who nave hao No
experience with 1t, but those VINO
have had quite a little hay spoil Dy
the rain soaking into an Improperly
set stack know 1t is easier SAID thah
done | don't remember whether the
first few hay stacks | set sned
rains properly or not, but those l
make nowadays never rain IN more
than a few inches on top.
/ have system in hay stacking-as
I ike to have in everything else-after
the stack is a few feet high, writes
successful Wisconsin farmer in Farm
ers' Review. We first carry the
nearest hay cocks by hand with two
light poles between the stack founoa-
ton. A cock is set on each corner
and as many between and in the cen
| ter as we have room. After these nave
been made even, my systematic STACK
| ing begins. Some more hay having
| been carried to the incipient stack
/ or hauled down with a wagon, as is
/ most convenient one man pitcnes II
onto the stack, while | commence az
Il
one corner to lay a layer OF nay
around the outside of the stack. l
aim to stay away for several rect
from the outside so they will stay
loose and thus settle more than the
central portion.
When the first layer around the out
side has been finished, | start an
other one several feet nearer the cen
ter, but enough onto the first one SO
1t will hold this one well. This second
one must be thicker than the out
side one. After this each succeeding
layer is made thicker until the center
of the stack is reached. After the cen
ter has been well filled and trampec
down, the stack will decline towards
!; the outside on all four sides. {
make my stacks oblong, not round
! as some one might understand iron
I the above) The greater the slant tn
! better This depends somewhat OF
what kind of hay is being stacked
t With prairie and marsh hay the dc
: cline from the center to the outsid
: cannot be so steep as with tam
S hay without the first layer slippin
5 out
l. After the first course another on
Y is started on the outside and this
r continued until the stack is finished
d | like to start my stacks conside
= ably narrower than they are to b.
and afterwards keep on widenin
them. till near where they must b
narrowed again.
y The drawing in" should be gradua
o so that water will not have chanc
- to soak in anywhere on the sid
'r There is perhaps not much troub
II here, though for l think the rair
u generally soak in from the top of 9
- improperly made stack. This conn
"a about by the center not having bee
q kept high enough nor tight enough.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
CAUGHT TIE FAIR cuLPRIT.
How the Naval Officer Recovered His
Lost Buttons.

II happened on one of the United
States cruisers now at Hampton ROADS,
SAYS the washington Herald. A lieu
tenant, having met two very charming
ladies While ashore, invited them on
board for luncheon. They came ana
we've ndown over the ship. They In
gered long in the lieutenant's room.
which was daintily furnished, ana
they admired his photographs OF home
When he. was summoned on deck ne
left them there. Returning, he took
them to luncheon and, having to go on
duty in the afternoon. he excused him.
self so as to get into uniform. Alas!
he found that every button on his best
coat had been cut of and then he re-
membered that one of his fair guests
has been rather importunate on the
souvenir question. He got her alone
after luncheon and accused her OF the
theft and after some prevarication she
confessed that the buttons were in her
ccrsage. With some firmness the lieu
| tenant led the culprit to his cabin,
pointed silently to the denuded coat
on the bunk, produced needle ana
thread and, going out. locked the door
| on the outside. In half an hour ne
| returned, unlocked the door, found
| that his coat was once more in excel
lent order and then, with great gal
lantry, bowed the lady over the side
She has not been invited to luncheon
on the same ship since.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
Paddy and Taxes.

A voice from the jungle of Burma
is heard in the following letter from
missionary correspondent to the
Christian Herald: THE Lord has sent
me $40 from a friend in New York,
which will buy thatch for the three
native houses and an addition to this
one live in and pay for its transport
here besides. Another gift also came
and with 1t | have paid this new
mans wages for one week, bought
small supply of dried fish, paid for a
fresh supply of stamps and left lit
tie for daily needs. Our store of rice
is fast melting away and daily the
prayer is offered at morning and even
ing worship, before the children and
heather visitors, that the Lord will
send money for more rice, for paddy
and for the taxes. which are now
due"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
LITTLE ALeERT's WISH.

Pa wishes he could be a boy.
Ma she would like to be girl;
guess Aunt Rose would like II best
If she was married to an earl;
Most wealthy folks, Ii seems to me.
Are sad because they haven't more;
But I'd be satisfied to be
The man who runs the candy store.
rhe ones that live in foreign lands
Are longin' to get over here
Where every mans king and where
No despots make us cringe In fear;
But all the sons of liberty
Would like to seek some foreign shore;
/ wouldn't fret II could be
The man who runs the candy store
Most women wish that they were men
So they could put on trousers, too;
Few folks are ever satisfied
To do the things they have to do;
The married people want the free
And easy times they had before;
l wouldn't care II could be
The man who runs the candy store.
Most everybody's sorry things
Have not been fixed some other way;
When it's December every one
Would like 1t If 1t could be May.
The ones that spend their lives at sea
Are always fongn' for the shore;
| d not complain IL could be
The man who runs the candy store.
IS. Il. Kiser. in Chicago Record Herald
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
Eurone.s Extlnet Aurochs.

Professor A. Martens of Magdeburg
has reviewed all the early literature
and documents relating to the famous
wild OK Of Europe, the aurochs, or
urus. and shows that it was not iden-
ty, $4,000 won't pay for the build
animal also lived in Europe in the
time Of the aurochs. 1t is on record
that a herd of thirty aurochses were
living In Poland in 1854 In 1897
a few half-domesticated aurochses
were still in existence, but the race
has since become extinct. The typ
zeal color of the aurochs was black
but there was gray variety in Pc
land and a red one in Germany.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-02
Her Pointed Retort.

When the old lady put her head out
Of the window and inquired OF the
young railway porter what the train
was stopping for the young man
thought he would have little fun at
the old lady's expense.
Engine was out late last night
ma'am,' he remarked with smile
$50 she's got thirst on her this
morning; they're giving 'er drop o
wine"
"Ah! it's water said the old LADY.
IF you'll wait minute. ma am
he grinned, "I1l inquire whether
they're givin' her port wine"
a.Neyer mind came the answer
don't you trouble. young man.
thought perhaps by the way we've
been getting along she was run OF
sloe gin!'-London Tit-Bits.