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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
G0H0aY Pulley DUaIaG 1900
Announcement Made by PennsU-
Vsnnia Railroad
Declares Outlook for Raising New
Capital l. Neutrality-suspicious.
Railroads Cutting Down Expenses
by Discharging Employees.

= Philadelphia. November DE
clarinE tina the outlook for raising
new capital next year a. unsatis'aC-
tory. the directors OF the penusyl-
vania Railroad Company have dSci-
e to retrench and after their meet
ing today at which they declared ohe
usual semi-annual diNsdend OF 81 per
cent, they gave cut a statement that
economy would be the I.oTcS ~ the
great corporation during 1905. Ia
announcement came somewhat rs -
surprise In view OF The statement U.s.
sued from President McC-cas ottIcc
on Wednesday that the present earn
ings of the company are eleven per
cent. greater than they we're at the
same period last year.
The today departed freA
its usual practice n made puo!N1
monthly statement before the stS<
closed. n statement Tor
September of the lines east OF Pitts
burg directly operated shows an in
crease i'm its gross earnings FOR Sep
TENDER compared with ne same
month last year of $1,S9l,OOO in
crease in expenses OF $l,S5S.OOO, AMI
decrease in net earnings OF $4,000.
The increase in the net earnings
for the nine month ending Sept'nl-
Der 3Oth. compared with the same
neriod last year. * SbOS.?cO.
Lines west OF PittsburS and Erie,
directly operated show foIlow!nE re-
suits for September:
Gross earnings increase SN'','V5.
expenses increased $797,loo: net earn
ing for niue months increase Sl.t'l,-
100.
1t is learned that the statement Tor
the six months out Of which the
semi-annual dividend viii b" paid
shows a net surplus after 'l CHARGES
and dividends of more than E>,.o'.-
900.
Reading. Pa. November Tho
Reading Railroad Co. IL curtains
EXPENSES in its roadway department
Thirty-fye lahorCrs w." .l-r''I'.""
at bridgeport AMI aho': ON num-
dred more will be laid OF In tn" vice
unity Of Linheld wher" oonsid'rln!"
new work has been in progress. Nj
extra hands employed during jh"
summer have been suspended. Tho
| order affects about $50 incn all t'.a.
principally italians
Milwaukee,. Wis, November -
Roswell p. Miller chairman OF the
board Of directors of tn" Chl'aSs,
Milwaukee and st. Paul. road issued
an order today discharging l"eV
employees of the locomotive anc;Aar
building departments in the
here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
RECEIPTS
Total Receipts of Season Far i'm Elk
cess of Last Years Record-Ex-
ports During the Month, Sent Out
on Eleven Steamships, Valued at
$7.467, 2ee-Fsur Steamers New
Being Loaded at the Sprunt
Wharves.

Highly gratifying are the figures
posted at the chamber of commerce
yesterday afternoon showing the cot
ton business done at the port of Will
ningtoR since September 4st, the he
ginning Of the cottOl year. The re-
ceipts are far in excess Of the CORE
spending receipts a year ago and
the exports are too Ear in advance Of
the exports OF last year.
During the month OF October just
closed there arrived at the port OF
Wilmington 139,3S4 bales OF cotton,
compared with 112,67S bales for the
same month last year, the making the
seasons receipts since September list
amount to POI 1929 bales, compared
with lat, 527 bales Tor the correspond
ing period a year ago.
The domestic exports Of cotton dur
ing the month of October amounted t.
1904 bales ana the foreign exports
reached 117,3773 bales, A, 1872 bales go
ing to Great Britain and 1854 bales
going to the continent. The total do
nestle and foreign exports for the
4AAoANNA AAS,COt NOl1pdICo Will w,
512 for the month of October a year
ago.
The grand total of exports for the
season amounts to 155, 154, compared
with 122 $40 bales for the correspond
ing period last year.
The stocks ashore and at1oat at the
present time amount to 1884, divided
as follows:
26,391 bales ashore; 1898 bales
afioat. The stocks ashore and aaoat
last year at the same period amounted
TO 24,553 bales.
The exports during the past month
are probably the largest that have
ever gone eat from this port in q sin
gle month. The number of bales of
cotton carried to foreign co1aisses
amounted to lit 1873, weighing es,ls7,-
STA pounds and valued at S7.4sg, ~.
This amount OF cotton was loaded by
the firm Of Alexander Sprunt and Sons
fsto eleven steamships which cleared
as follows:
October 2-Newbiggan, for Bremen,
with 1S,60e bales valued at $685.
October 5-Caperby, for Bremen,
with $3.50 bales valued at $41s,-
600.
october S.-Tugela, for Liverpool,
with 11,773 bales valued at $685.
900.
October 10-Sierra Blanca, for Bre-
men, with 1886 bales valued at $685.
100.
October 11-Carmelina, for Liverpool,
4,628 bales, valued at $780, |
800.
October 16-Cardigan. for Lirerpoof.
With 14,625 bales valued at $780,.
go.
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Kidney Disease, Fist Stage
Promptly Relieved By Pe=ru=na.

THE first stage OF Bright's Dis
l. ease of the kidneys is known
as the catarrhal stage.
Catarrh of the mucous membrane
lining the kidneys is the first act Of
q drama that often ends a. a
tragedy.
To stop the catarrh is to head OF
the disease.
If Bright's Disease can be relieved
during the catarrhal stage all will
be well.
Peruna has achieved \ reputation
for mitigating catarrh OF the in
ternal organs.
This explains why Peruna has
been used with so much success
0f i'm kidney diseases.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
FALL RIVER MARKET
Only One-quarter Of Products of Past
Week Sold.

al River. Mass, Nov. 1.-The
weekly sales Of the printclo-h market
are estimated at 10000 pieces.
The week just ended has been one or
the dullest for many weeks, only with
one quarter Of the total products hav-
ing been disposed OF. The demand is
very light and orders taken were
mostly for nearby deliveries
Despite the present quiet spell the
tone continues firm at the following
prioea
% inches, "a by ca, 5 IA; % inches,
"a by 60, 6 7-S; 3s 1-2 inches, Ga
squares 6 So 80 inches IS by n, z
ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
WE'RE HoNoRABI.Y DISCHARGED

st. Petersburg, November Capt.
Baron Person, commander Of the port
of V~ladivostok, who formerly was the
Russian naval aitache at Washington.
his assistant, Captain Glizan and Col.
Silman, the chief quartermaster lave
been officially reprimanded on account
of the V~ladiVostok mutiny Silman's
reprimard is coucbed in the most Sc
we're terms, indicating that the mutlny
was not purely revolutionary but was
based on service conditions to a GER
fain extent
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
PORTSMOUTH BANK CLOSES
YVES Unable to Meet Heavy Demands
OF Depositora.

Portsmouth. Va, Nov. 1.-The Peo-
pies Bank Of Portsmouth, with a cap
~italization of 0,000 owing to a heavy
demand of depositors yesterday and in
ability TO realize needed cash on its
assets, failed u open fits doors to-
day.
The bank IS declared to oe entirety
solvent and an effort is being made
TO raise sufficient cash fer its re-op-
ening at an early date.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
Governor, Council of State.
ton Commission and Attorneys TO
Meet Ira Joint Conference.
Especial to The Messenger

NSpeCl1l 10 Inc sleSSeU-' ~
Raleigh, Nov. 1.-GOvernor GI'nH
calls for a joint conference OF INC
council of state, corporation cOmalls-
sion and all the attorneys in the South
ern railway rate ase in his oh'c-
Tuesday. This will be the most ia
portant conference yet held on this
question and interesting development
are expected.
No action was taken by The bo'Id
Of aldermen on the long ou;stano hg
petition for election or d~ispcasa';'
but promise is made that action Will
be taken next Wednesday.
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CONVICTED OF MURDER
Russian Commits Suicide 10 Es'aPe
the Penitentiary.

Savannah, Ga, Nov. L-Theoborc
Kositch, a Russian. who killed a felO"
countryman at Statesboro. Bullock
county, and was yesterday sentene
ed to the penitentiary fdefie. coH-
mitted suicide in a cell today. accord
ing TO a special from Statesboro 10
the Savannah Press.
When sentenced he said that ne
would rather die than to go TO the
~Penitentiary.
He hung himself with a core taken
from a hammock in his cell
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Mr.. James NJ. Powell, 431 Kensington
street, Kansas City, Mo-, writes:
"About four years ago l suffered with
a severe catarrh of the bladder which
caused continued irritation and pain.
I was miserable, Inc could not stand
up or walk for any length Of time with
out extreme WEAKNESS and pain.
Il began taking Peruna and it greatly
relieved me-, and in eleven weeks L was
completely cured, and felt like a new
man"
Kidneys and Liver Affected.
Mrs. Carrie King, 730 North Cascade,
Colorado Springs, Col, writes:
"Peruna has been my favorite and
only household remedy for nearly five
years. [ nave suffered for years with
b~iliousness, and kidney and liver
trouble. If I caught a little cold, the
pains were increased, and backache and
headache were of frequent occurrence.
"However, Pernna cured ne-twelve
bottles made me a new and healthy
woman. For three years I have enjoyed
the best Of health. I keep Peruna con-
staHtly in my home, if my husband or I
catch cold or feelindisposed, few doses
of Peruna never fail to restore u.s."
MI. M. T. Gaffney, Corpus Christi,
Texas, writes:
1I can certify to the t~ruthfulness of
Peruna as q cafarrh cure, and Am rec
~ommending it to every one. I am prac-
tically well of the catar1h in nay nose,
throat and head"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
IN FINE CONDITION

Strong Note of Confidence and Re
lance is Sounded-Banks at VII
mineton Have Larger Deposits
Than Ever Bcfore-South Less Liza
bic Than Before to be Affected by
Money Observation-Disclosures From
Several North Carolina Bankers.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-02-15
THE TEMPEST.

9hc sky is black with the flying rain,
And the sea Is wild and white;
God pity the ships that toss and strain
On the furious waves tonight.
Come, sit by my side, little blue-eyed
maid,
Where the hearth fire blazes warm,
We will pile on the fuel and draw the
shade
To shut out the night and the storm.
You shall sing me a son Of the southern
land,
Where the orange and citron grow,
Where the blue sea washes a sunny
strand
AMI the tempests never blow.
You snail sing me of love and Of lutes
that Sigh
In the an,orous light Of the moon,
When the howvr-decked barks drift idly
by
On the shimmering lagoon.
My thoughts are as black as the rock
swept sky
And as wild as the leaping sea,
Come, sing to me, put my despair to flight
With an exquisite melody.
Till I shall forget all the past and its
pain,
Little maid with the eyes Of blue,
Forget the black night and the sea and
the rain,
Remembering only you.
Boston Transcript.
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The SuDbird.

Very curious are the nests Of the SUM-
bird, scarcely larger than a butterfly.
1t chooses some exposed spot, probably
close to the public road, and proceeds
to build on an ~overhanging twig. The
finishing touches being put to the small
abode, it Is left, according to n au-
thority, severely, alone until spiders
have woven their webs over and around
it. Another naturalist says that the
birds themselves turn ragmen and, COL
lecting any rubbish they can find in the
way of moss, faded leaves, ends Of cot
ton and other such triies, stick them
on the outside of the nest by means of
pieces Of purloined webs In either
Ease the result is the same, and they
make their future home a thoroughly
disreputable object. Then, and not till
then, does the little hen sunbird lay
her two greenish white eggs, which she
matches under the shelter of a small
porch which has been constructed over
the nest, shielding her from sun and
rain.
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Their Honeymoon!
7 T was a perfect night. The silve

T was a perfect night. The silver
moonlight flooded all the familiar
landscape, bathing 1t in mystic
depths of unfathomable brightness
and TRANSPORTING all things into a
fairy-like beauty. A beautiful night
4 night Of stars and fleecy cloudlets,
and soft sweet odors from a thousand
pungent leaves az ~-agrant flowers
distilled by the S1ent dews.
Olive and Janet had gone upstairs to
their little roor3, and now sat upon the
door beside the low window looking
out into the moonlight. On such a night
sleep was out of the question for an
hour at least, and so they sat, slowly
unfastening their hair and gradually
preparing for bed.
J Aurmur Of familiar voices on the
Exle porch below sounded in their ears
md hushed them to silence. They
leaned together on the window-sill and
listened. The sisters knew the voices
~ell-the dear voices Of father and
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NOT SO SCARED AS HE SEEMED.
Army Officer EHectunlly Rebukes .
Smart Civilian.

Smart Civilian.
A smart young drummer was driv-
ing his hired team along a difficult bit
ii Wyoming road when he overlook
a rather dignifed old gentleman who
vas walking in the direction in which
he was driving, says Lippincott's.
Have a liftT inquired "our Mr..
Simpson, genially.
Thank you, sir" and the old gen-
tleman took a seat In the buggy besids
the drummer.
The team happened to be a pair OF
half-brOken bronchos-a fact upon
which the drummer enlarged gleefully
as he slackened the lines and gave the
horses their heads a trife. They were
off at a jump, and as the buggy swung
violently around a curve, the old gen.
tleman was all but thrown QUITO the
great amusement of the smart young
drummer. When this occurred a Sec
ond time the old gentleman said po-
litely:
"If it Is all the same to you, sir, l
should be obliged If you would drive
a little more slowly"
ooh, If you are afraid" sneered the
young mar unpleasantly, perhaps you
had better do the driving"
The old gentleman looked at him for
a moment with a look in his eyes which
the drummer never forgot.
Perhaps you are right, sir" he said.
with the utmost ~politeness, as he took
the lines. Then he reached for the
whip in the whip socket, and, leaning
over the dashboard, he dashed first one
broncho and then the other.
Are you afraid, sir?" he demanded,
turning upon the drummer; but before
the terrified drummer could reply he
threw both lines out Of the buggy, and
the runaway horses, with the lines
dragging, tore around the curves at a
pace at which our Mr.. Simpson nev-
er had ridden.
Both men were thrown out and the
buggy splintered. The old gentleman,
the first to arise from the wreck, stood
| over the PROSTATE drummer as be re-
turned to consciousness, and again de-
handed:
Are you afraid, sir?"
The smart young man learned ulti-
mately that his passenger was Major
Wolton, whose reckless courage is a
byword throughout Wyoming.
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mother. They had come out Into the
porch before going to bed, and were
sitting OF the old time-worn bench
there looking at the calm, clear night.
The sisters could imagine just how
they were sitting, though they could
not see them. the dear old mother with
her wrinkled hand ON her husbands
knee, and his broad, homely hand cov-
sring it, they had seen them so often,
DARBY and Joan," Janet called them
lovingly.
Mother" they could hear the old
nan say, and there was a little trem-
Die in bis voice, "it's most fifty, years
since we were married-do you mind?
Next week a Wednesday'll make 1t
fifty years. Mebby we'd oughter have
a golden wedding to kind O. celebrate
what think, mother?"
"'Twould be nice, father" they
puld hear her answer, "but 1 guess
re hadn't better think of it; 'twould
be an awful sight O. bother, an what
with Olive teachin' an Janet to do all
the work with what little 1 could help,
twould make 1t pretty hard. Guess we
hadn't better, father"
There was a little silence and then
the old man spoke again:
Hammer" said he. I'VE didn't never
have a weddin' journey nor a honey
moon. Almost seems If we ought to
have EN- now. You know how twas
we was poor an couldn't ever afford to
30 out to Uncle Eben's for a little trip,
but settled right down to housekeepin'
an hard work at once, without a bit
~ play spell. In all these years we
ain't been nowhere to speak of except
TO the Centennial, and we didn't
neither Of US enjoy that, what with
the rush and the crowd an confusion.
SEEMS If 'twould be nice to 20 way
somewhere now on our wedding Jour
uey-seem's II 'twould make us feel
young gain somehow"
"'TwOuld be nice. father" they
tould hear the gentle voice murmur,
but guess we hadn't better think Of 1t.
Aebby the children would think twas
kind Of childish"
"Mebby they would. mother" the old
man answered quietly, and then there
was silence. After a little they went
onto the house and the girls heard them
lock the door and wind the clock, and
then all was still. Something glistened
In olives great dark y and the
moonlight touched to crystal ~clearness
q drop upon Janet's fair cheek. The
two girls crept into bed and lay talk
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-02-15
The Dreadful Farmers.

City Girl (who has been to the coun-
try)-Don't you know, l think the
farmers put personalities in their prod.
ucts. l saw one scattering some chem.
ical mixture on ground he was pre-
pairing for green corn. Later l saw
him sailing his cattle. l don't think we
get any pure food anywhere nowadays.
kansas City Times.
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father" he said with characteristic
straightforwardnesa.

father" he said with characteristic
straightforwardnesa
"All you've got to do now is to take
your wedding journey and enjoy a six
weeks honeymoon at Sans"
The other children gathered around
and laughed gleefully at the bewilder-
ed joy of the newly welded pair.
Its what I wanted to do ever since
Sam went West" the old man said
quaveringly, and the tears stood In his
eyes. The mother only turned and
leaned her head upon the shoulder Of
her tall Olive-and Olive kissed her.
There were misty eyes all round and
smiling faces as the carriage drove q,
amid a generous shower Of rice and
an old shoe thrown by some one for
good luck. And as the guests dispersed
after examining to their curiosity's
conten, the array of substantial sifeS
the young folks. at the farm house con-
graduated themselves and each other
upon the wonderful success of their
scheme.
And as the train sped westward wei
Tie sHlHlHS rails, Tie llCCle Ola DrlOb
sat in quiet happiness at her husbands
side and looked at the flying landscape.
There was a sweet peace on the dear,
wrinkled face, and a light Of newer,
deeper tenderness In the blue eyes be
hind the glasses.
People noticed how iover-llke the
old mans attentions to the slim, little
old lady by his side, and some even
wondered If this were not possibly the
happy ending Of some lifelong ro-
nance. But no one heard him as tho
bridegroom leaned and said, in a low
voice, Its been a grand day, Hannah
"A day full O. all kinds o. nice sur
nrises. but they amt nothing makes me
feel better than to know that after all
we Amt too old for the children"
And the bride made soft response.
That's so. father"
Then there was a long and blessed
silence as they Journey on together "in
that new world which is the DID," the
world for love.-Portland Transcript.
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"Ah," he remarked. as no cat listening

"Ah," he remarked, as no cat listening
to his mothers tale. II can now under
stand that past capricious trick Grace
played. She must ever then have been
in love with ~Baumgarten."
Lady Avon sat in bitter modification.
what is to be done?" she asked.
1.-THE best plan, so far as I can see, will
be to put a good face upon it, and let
her have him."
do you approve of him for your broth
er-in-law, pray?"
mo, not altogether. My sister and
your daughter ought to nave made a very
different match. But you know what
Grace is, mother and circumstances alter
cases."
1t was the plan pursued. 1t was the
only pleasant plan, as Lord Avon had
put it., that could be pursued. For Lady
Grace held to her own will, and opposi-
ton would only have created scandal.
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One Year After.

The summer girl and the summer
young nan net again.
Darling" he cried, advancing with
open arms, do you recognize me"
Throwing herself upon his manly
bosom, she said: "Well, dear, your
face looks familiar, but l can't recall
your name"
And thus the summer engagement
was renewed for the season.
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Mr.. Jecklyns had just received from
his youngest son. who was in his first
year at college, a telegram to this Of.
feet: "Dear Father. I am about to
take up a new study. Please send me
S25, to pay for the outfit"
He answered 1t at once in this wise,
"Dear John. What is the studyr"
To the query came this rejoinder .
Dear Father. It Is golf"
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Ito be c~ontinued.)
Strange Talk,

"What was that sound l heard?' ask.
ed one express wagon driver Of an
other.
Il guess it was my wheel spoke" an.
swered his funny friend.
well 1t wasn't with the tongue of
the wagon" retorted the first, land
besides the wheels are quiet because
they're all tired."-Baltimore Ameri.
can.
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He Made Good.

"Give me plenty of rope said the
poor but honest youth, land I'll get
there"
And he did.
Ten years later he had acquired a
fortune from the manufacture of cam
paign cigars.