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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12
90 CURES
o.0.0. BLOOD POISON

The first symptom of Contagious Blood Poison is usually a little smc or
ulcer which does not always excite suspicion because of its insignifcznce;
but a the poison becomes more firmly rooted in the blood, the mouth and
throat ulcerate, coppercolored spots appear, a rash breaks ont n the body.
the hair begins to come out, glands in the neck and grons swell. and otsu
u1cerating soresf form the limbs, hands or face. But this is not all: II
the poison is allowed to remain it works down and attacks the bones. causing
necrosis or decay and makes a complete physical wreck of tLe sufferer. IL
will not do to tauper with a disease 50 powerful a 5 Contagious BLOOD Poison.
for every day the virus remains in the blood the trouble is progressing
toward a more dangerous stage, and may in the end get beyond The reach of
any treatment. There is but one certain, reliabIs cure for Contagious Blood
Poison, and that is S S. S, the greatest of all bcsd purifiers. Tais remedy
attacks the disease in the right way by going down into the blood and
forcing out every particle of the poison It makes the blood pure and rich,
strengthens the different parts of the body, tones UP the system and cures
this humiiiaing and destructive disorder permanently. The Improvement
commences IS soon as the patient gets under the influence of S. S. S and
continues until every eSige of the poison is driven from the blood, and the
sufferer completely restored to health. SIS S. is not an experiment, IT is a
every stage and being entirely free from minerals, is a safe as we'll as certain
treatment. If you are suffering with this debasing disease get the poison
out of your blood with S. 8 S before it does further damage Special home
treatment book O N the disease and medical advice n free to all who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
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long Live tile King.

is the popular cry throughout Euro
pean countries; while in America, the
cry of the present day is Long live
Kings New Discovery. King OF
Throat and Lung Remedies" of when
Mrs. Jafia Ryder Paine, Truro. Mass,
says: st never fails TO give lmmedl-
ate relief and to quickly cure a'cougn
or cold" Mrs. Paine's opinion is STAR
ed by a majority Of the inhabitants Il
this country. New Discovery cures
| weak lungs and sore threats after al
| othe< remedies have failed; n toI
coughs and colds it's the proven rem
| edv. Guaranteed by f. r. Bellanny
| druggist. soc and $1.0G. Trial hottH
frea.
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That Eastern War Cloud

Japanese war talk has been revived
by the preparations to send a big Uni
ted States fleet to the Pacific, Rear
Admiral Thompson, retired is one OF
those who look for war. He thinks
that trouble with Japan is inevitable
and that war with Japan viii come
within five years. He does not believe
| that Great Britain will assist Japan in
| such a struggle, end thinks that while
! the Philippines may be the real out
| set of the war in the end the resources
of the United States must result in
| defeat for the Japanese. He believe
| that in the event of hostilities France
would give financial aid to Japan. L
we are going to have wal with Japa1
one of the first steps in preparation
for it should be the completion o
Congressman Small's inland waterway
-Charlotte Chronicle.
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The laws defects, the bench, he
bar may have saved Harry Thaw from
the. electric chair, and Judge Loving
from the gaAows; but what about The
dishonest names Of Stanford White
and young Estes?
The Chicago Tribune. the recog-
aized and accepted accident statisti-
clan of the United States, gives a
body cold comfort as to his chances
of the escaping being wrecked on the
rail. drowned in the deep, blown up
in a mine, holocausted in a confiagfa-
ton, or otherwise disposed Of by the
Pandora box in the chapter Of acct
dents. The Tribune states that from
January l to May 81. 1907, the casual
ties have been greater than for tn
whole of 1896. OF these. 273 persons
were killed, and 925 injured in SO rail-
road wrecks; 9O2 lost their lives in 90
steamboat wrecks; 355 persisted in Is
mine accidents. The Tribune also
enumerates 2,340 victims of tidal raves
and 800 victims of earthquakes, $50
of hurricanes, and 70 OF cyclones. But
in these four last the world. and nct
this country. only is included in the
computation. If the year 1907 keeps
up this pace to the close it's total cas-
ualty exhibit will be 655 persons kill
ed and 1920 injured in 81 railroad
wrecks; 2,165 lost their lives in 55
steamboat wrecks: $50 persisted in
81 mine accidents.
One may say that this does not iooh
so bad for a total population of over
so, 000, 900; but it must be borne III
mind, millions Of people did not ride
on railroads. float on steamers. or g
down in mines. Besides, over ara
above the fact that We have not ye;
had the returns from the 'blOoiF
GLORIOUS fourth, of July, the Til
bune's list is incomplete. many calam-
ity-makers being Omitted-rHnaWay
| automobiles. horses and mules: fall
ing trees; fatal fires; cOllapsing build
ings; the lightning stroke, etc. Tax
| ing it by small and large" as the late
Senator Vance used to say, quantity
now is comprised by death in Pro
team form, from the busy mass OF tht
| ~populous city to the Barcan deser'
and "the continuous woods where
| rolls the Oregon. and hears no sount
| save it's own dasfingg."
J. H. NJ.
To wat hayi11o T11U ,
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Wax Against CGasu@aptiOn

. All nations are e~ndeavorins to check
consumption, the white plague that
claims 50 r1any victims each year.
Foley's Etoney II Tai arres coughs
and colds perfectly ssEi you are in
no danger of consumption Do not
risk your health by takin9 some un-
known preparation when T'oley's Hon
.v and Tar is safe anG& certain results
The genuine is in : yellow package
Sold by JOS. C. Shepa1i and J. Hicks
Bunting
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Form n Cushion for the Rope. and the
Owner Kepents.

Things have been going wrong OF
late with Thomas Becker, a farmer,
near Enfield, n. Y. The, other morning
at breakfast he was so disturbed that
he shook his head until his long beard
the longest and business in T~on1pkiLls
county. had busted all th4<crugubs from
his place al the table, says an lIAac4
| special dispatch to the New York
Times.
""There1l oe something doing soon
! around here he remarked om1nouSly,
to his wife, as he and his monumental
beard moved; Off toward the barn.
There Becker threw a nope over a
! crossbeam, made it fast at one end ana
! arranged a moose at the ot1IeF- II
| moose he put around his neck as he
| stood on a feed bucket. Then he Ia
| b~oriously tied knots in a. rope II
fastened his hands behind his DECK.
That accomplished, he babe fare"ell
to the world and stepped Off h bucFet
Twenty minutes later Mrs. Becker,
becoming anxious, went to the barn III
search of her husband. There she
found him hanging, more or less con-
fortably, and looking sheeflsh-
Are you alive, Thomas" she III
ouired in trembling tones.
81 am answered Mr.. Becker. "Dc
YOU suppose any one couiI2 choke him
self to death with a mattress OF wills
kers between the rope amt his throat?
That was the fact. The would o.
! suicide III his nervousness had 1alle'
to take his beard into considerable
and it formed an effective cushion,
: youth not try it again, will you&
! pleaded Mrs. Becker, after she ia
= freed her husband.
s "No." said Becker, refectively. y
make a job of it I'd have to cut oil in
whiskers, and Eve been growing el
too long to waste 'em now"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12
G.. B. B%url.ans testifes afser four years

G. B. B%urI.anS tcStifies after four years
G.. B. Barhans, of Carlisle Center
N. Y, writes about FOUR years ago
T wrote you stating that I had been
cured of a severe kidney trouble by
taking less than two bottles of Foley S
Kidney Cure. 1t entirely stopped the
brick dust sediment, aQd pain and
SYMPTOMS of kidney disease dlsap-
peared. I am glad 70 say that L have
er had a return OF those symptoms
during the four years that have elaps-
ed aad I am evidently cured to stay
cured and heartily recommend Foleys
KidneT Cure to any one suffering
from Kidney Or bladder trouble" Sold
b. JOS. c.. Shepard and J. Hicks
| Bunting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12

1t is noticed that North Carolina ie-
Dende pretty much on home talent
for it's Fourth of july oratory, and
why should it not have done so? We
have some orators in this state who
can hold their own with the best III
] the lanG.-Charlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12
England Alarmed Over Her Navy

EnglandS. navy Is ueL1OI d1IAeu'
Skeletonized crews manning the huge
vessels, ineficiently trained men and
officers, book taught only, are assign
ed as the reasons for this alarming
state, according to a sensational ar
ticle in the Spectator. The Spectator
describes the British feet as a "Fortu-
itous ncour of naval atoms de-
claring the naval position today is such
that if there should be a sudden de-
claration Of war against Germany the
situation would be one of great peril.
"A London dispatch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12

And low Ambassador Bryce is said
70 have given cffensan lii Washington
by EXPRESSING his opinion that the
Oklahoma constitution, which faces
the likelihood of a presidential veto, IS
q good one. The North Carolina and
Virginia poets may yet be
0harlOtfa Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12

Don't let the baby suffer from &C.
zema, sores or any itching OF the
skin. Doan's Ointment gives instant
relief, cures quickly. Perfectly sale
for children. All druggists sell II
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12

Perhaps your father objects to nee
on account of my shortcomings" NO;
I think it's on account of your late
stayings."-Pick Me Up
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12
A Happy Man.

Is Amos F. King, of Port Byron, \.
Y, (S5 years of agel since a. sore on
his leg. which had troubled him the
greater part of his life. has been IN
tirely healed by Bucklefs Arnlcd
SaEye: the worlds great healer oil
Sores, Burns, Cuts, Wounds and Piles
Guaranteed by r. r. BeHamy, drug
gist. Price 25c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12

Cover the Alps Lies Itary, the grad
ate had written. "The Alps are tray
ersed by the Simlon tunnel. now cor
rected the teacher OF composition, be-
ing a stickler for aeeuracy.-PhllaSel-
Dhia Ledger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12

The Texas legislature recently pass
ed a law requiring sheets in hotels ana
boarding houses to be nine feet long,
and while the law does not go into Ell
feet until July II, in the meartsrlc
most of the hotel sheets are beFi%;
pieced.-Greensboro Tar Heel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12

Yes, indeed, Mr.. Higgins, was IN
such a frame of mind that | a he-
side myself" |'If | we're as sweet as
YOU | would endeavor to be in that
frame Of mind all the time."-Hottston
Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12

A healhy man is a king In his own
righE; an unhealthy man is an IN
happy slave. Burdpek Blood Bittegs
builds up sound health-keeps you
well. *sNl
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12
WHISPERS IN SUICIDES WAY

Fayetteville. July 2.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Didn't Bother Them.

During the campaign of 1892
Senator Vest spoke facing the
grand stand on the Moberly fair
grounds. The management was
conducting horse races. and be-
tween the cheering OF the winners
and for the laboring orator things
were lively. At the c!oSc of a par
ticulagly exciting heat, during
which everybody howlcd himself
hoarse, Vest mopped his brow and,
turning to the tumultUous crowd
about him, remarked, with mild sar-
casni:
"Gentlcmen, perhaps I'd better
wait TIL tkc racing is Ger
\ biz sta!wart so2 Of Missouri,
who Was clinCing to post and way
ing his hat irantica!l: at the win
ming rider. happened TO hear the
observation. Then his generosity
beamcd.
$50 :hc&.i. senator, with Your lit
tie tall. :" !.e yelled. You amt
bothering Us Bit
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
CUR CLUBBING RATES.

We otfrr chra.. clubbing rates
wi'n 4 n"mber Of I'"puiar news
vap.r< an; ycrindlra!>. Read care
fully the fulinNlnI l!>t ard select
the one CT more that you fancy and
we :! Ill 3" n!c.~eH 10 send in your
or !"r. Tu~sr rates are IF course all
cash III HdvaIc winch alcaus that
a"th fhh RECORD nd tn" paper
Orderrd must BE- !,aid for, not |. :. 3,
/. ), &, :, :, 3, ~. ii, but TWELVE
MONTHS ahrAI. 3 low l. he lit If
our best c,nL"I, 6 offers.
rHE RECORD and News K Courier
S,.mi wcrkIy,) $l.G0.
lie RECORD and Home 4 Farm
twice month"; 3l35.
The RECORD and New York World
g ines Il week. $l.75.
IE2 RECORD and Atlanta Cou>,i.
u;rou q times II week. 81 SIS.
The RECORD md Atlanta Cons'i-
tntion (weeklv $3.50.
The RECORD and Bryaa's Com
moner, $40.
THE Re, ORD and Cnsnnpoiiton
Magazine 81 ,5.
THs RECORD and I,u'h'< Com
panion (Nrs Su ,Srrihers) = 30.
The RECORD Srmi-Weeklr State,
s. 50.
THE RECORD and Lippincott's
Magazine year each $2.15.
The RECORD and National
Mag zine, l year each, 81 60.
y T. We !" not club with any
dai pan'rS. fee fist Us e vru
receive of 'hr paper o. periodical j.
evidence 'hat the money for same
has h"cn forwarded by us. We are
not 'rI'"r<ihie after that.
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Company For kgntic.

A correspondent relates a good
child story. On a visit 10 her aunt
the cl.;ld asked, Did you ever tell
a lie, auMiie:' This v&S Il pa'or,
but ho0csty and self accusation hH.h
prompted the affirmative rri'r.
"Thcl d vo1 know where Yea -!
70 to wl.cl Won de-" c~.ae tic
prompt demand. Again the answer
hail to be res" WEercupon the
child, in excess of self sacrifice,
threw her arms around her aunt's
rex a"d said, while she burst into
ter, at the thought: "Never mind,
a"a;ic. never mind. ] shall be
th>le.'
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-Oice is not to think about it.

voice is not to think about 1t.
Actions become regal cnty
when they are unconscious; and
the voice that convinces, that
holds Us captive, that leads and
lures us on, is used by its owner
unconsciou>ly.
Fix your mind on a thought,
the voice will follow. If YOU
fear YOU will not be understood
you are losing the thought
is slipping away from you-you
are thinking of the voice. Then
YOUR voice rises to sCreech,
subides into L purr, or bellows
like the va%ra&t winds. Anxiety
and intent are shown and your
case is lost.
If you fear YOU will not be
understood, yuu probably will
not. If the voice is allowed to
come naturally, easily, gently,
it will take on every tint and
emotion of the mind.
And so, to get back to the
place of beginning, the advice
is this: The best way to cult
vate the voice is not to cultivate
it. The voice is the sounding
board of the soul. God made it
right. If your soul is filled
with truth your voice will vibrate
with love, echo with sympathy,
and fill your hearers with the
desire to do, to be. and to be
come.
Your desire will be there
theirs.
By their voices We shall know
them.
Peace--be still! Feel that,
and then say it, and your voice
shall be word of command
that even the elements will obey.
-Eibert Hubbard in .Harch Lip
piHcotfs.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Not Only Walls Have Ears.

Mrs. Smith looked lovely this
aftcrnoon," remarked the woman
Just returned from the pink tea.
Usually she gets herself up like a
cream puff or slab of Neapolitan
ice cream, but this afternoon she
looked lovely.
WAS she as much painted as usu-
al 2" asked the girl.
''Painted:" queried the kid of the
family. "What COLOR"
"Red, white and blue" explained
the girl quickly, adding: Little
pitchers, He'll be telling her the
next time she calls. New York
Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
For School Improvement.

3BEvILLEy February Do
School Improvement as
alton has decided to offer 10
,es to the schools of the State
che most decided material
Nrovement made during the
en- length of time. Five Of
he prizes are to be 500 each
md ten are to be $50 each.
Regulations concerning the -
orizes that are to be awarded
sy this association are as
ollows:
l. Improvements must be
made between January l and
November IL, 1907.
=. Prizes will be awarded to
schools where the most decided
material improvements have
been made during the time
mentioned.
3. Under the material improve
ments are included local taxa
ton, consolidation, new build
ings, libraries, interior decora-
tions, beautifying yards, and
better general equipment.
t. No school can compete
for any of these prizes unless it
is a rural school. No town or
city with more than 500 popula,
tion shall be eligible to the con-
test.
5. All who wish to enter this
contest must send names and
descriptions of schools, before
improvements are made, to the
president, prior to October l.
g.. All descriptions, photo
graphs and other evidences
showing improvements must be
aent to the the president before
ovember l.
Prizes will be awarded in
.ecks sent by December l. The
rizes are to be used for further
improvements in the schools re
Giving them.
ISS MARY II. NANCE,
Miss ANNA z. STARKE.
-2S-lt
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To Fireoroos Cloth.

The following is the process by
which to trcnroof cloth: Dissolve
br gentle heat forty parts bor;c
&>;d, thirty parts aluminium sd,
pE%.e, seventeen parts gam tca@&-
c"".;n. nine parts potassium silicate
ii $50 Parts of water. Then make
another solution of the following
Thirty parts sodium nitrate, seven
parts ammonium boratc. seventeen
parts ammonium phosphate, 400
parts of water. Mix both solutions
AID per:Ait the mixture to subside
and settle. Decant the Clear solu-
,;oH, satNratc the textiles with it
&2d lang them Up to dry without
wringing.-St. Louis Republic.
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4 Salmon Stcry.

Here's fish story: A sportsman
fishing for salmon in one Of the
streams that run into the gulf Of
ST. Lawrence discovered a spot
where he was convinced that a
salmon ought to be lying. As he
made his way through the bushes a
cast which he had wound around
his hat became loosened. As the
sportsman peered over the bank a
fly on the loose cast gently touched
the water. Immediately salmon
seized it and rushed away upstream,
carrying both hook and hat.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Voice the Index of the Mind.

Cultivate a mild, gentle and
mpathetic voice.
And the way to secure a mild,
ntle and sympathetic voice is
be mild, gentle and sympath-
The voice is the index of the
ul.
Children do not pay much at
htion 10 your words-they
ldge of your intents by your
,oice.
; Your voice reassures. IVY
leep know my ioice."
We Judge oneanother more by
ice than language, for voice
lors speech, and if your voice
es not corroborate your words,
~ will follow.
are won or repealed by a
! Your dog does not obey
words; he does, however,
Jour intents in your voice.
best way to cultivate a
The Washington herald., 1907-12-22
ARRANGE FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Committee Plans Contests for south
Atlantic BaSket-baH TITLE.

AT a meeting Of the championship COM
mittee. held at the Y. N. c. A. on Thurs
day evening, December Is. the preliminary
steps were taken to hold the amateur
basket bali championship Of the South
Atlantic Association.
Mr. c. T. Beckett was elected secre-
tary and treasurer OF the committee. and
1t was arranged 10 send notices % eli
clubs IN the South Atlantic Association.
soliciting entries for the championship.
The entries will be $ for each team. and
must accompany entry blank
Another meeting Of the. committee VIII
be held shortly after Christmas. and
entry BLANKS VIII be prepared and entries
can be made with W. C. Thacher. Tg
Fourteenth street northwest. Washington.
D. {. Entries are open TO any registered
teams in the South Atlantic Association.
The regular A. A. L. medals will be given
for first second. and third places.
The following members Of the committee
were present; ". c. Thacher. chairman;
Thomas Cornelius. Of the Contra! Y. n
{. A Of Baltimore. Md; Mr.. Walter A.
Cox jr-, OF Baltimore. manager OF The
Belvederes. and Mr.. c. E. Beckett. Of the
Y. N. c. A
The Washington herald., 1907-12-22
Baseball Notes and Comment.

nounced in a few days Mr.. Davis was
one Of the best and most popular bali
players that ever wore Minneapolis o.
Chicago uniforms.
Manager Burnham. Of the Newark East
ern League team. announces that he has
completed arrangements 10 have the
Sailors report at Wilmington. Del. on
Monday, March 30 at which place the
team viii do the bulk OF its spring train
ing. During their stay I'm the Delaware
metropolis the locals viii use the Tri-
state League grounds for training pur-
poses. and on April and 3 games viii be
played with the Wilmington team
John McGraw. manager Of the Giants is
not through making deals He realizes
that the pitching department needs
strengthening, and viii undoubtedly look
around for fresher material for the box
He shares the opinion Of many fans that
Taylor and McGinnity have seen their
best DAYS. while the brilliant Ames is so
often erratic that he is a poor player 70
bank on to do his best. Then. again. the
peerless Mathewson goes 90 pieces I'm the
box when not in the best OF health. and
he seems to take sick rather easily Ne
Graw would undoubtedly jump al a
chance 10 get rid Of one Of his twirlers
for a good catcher
The Washington herald., 1907-12-22
BASEBALL BASKETBALL RAGING BOXING ATHLETICS AND BOWLING
MANY ENTRIES FOR MEET.
RecOrd-brenking List OF Athletes to
Compete in Federal Games.


That there will be an even larger num-
Der Of entries this year than last in the
Federal indoor games at Convention Hall
on February Is. seems certain from the
tone Of the letters that are being re-
ceiveo from local and out-of-town schools
and colleges.
Not only are there more candidates for
and interest in the track teams at the
Washington High and Prep schools and
colleges, but in institutions OF nearby
cities and towns there are larger squads
than ever trying TO make good and to
secure their entry in the Federal games.
or the colleges. the University of Penn
sylvania viii send down half a dozen
men. including their two stars, Cartmell,
the Intercollegiate champion at 100 and
22o yards, and Haskins, intercollegiate
champion cyoss-country and half mile
champion and record holder in the one
mile run.
St Johns College, OF Annapolis. will
have both relay team and individual
entries in the Federal games Rich
mond College viii be represented in the
games this year for the first time. and
will send up ct least half a dozen men.
One entry for the grade school cham
pionship has already been received. The
boys OF the Arthur School. under the
leadership Of Capt. +. NJ. Slack. have
organized a team. and candidates have
begun training.
Entries for the Federal games will
close on February 7, with Manager ".
@. Stuart 709 Fourteenth street. Entry
blanks will be ready for distribution on
January 6.