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The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01

mon. The church even, which ought
and in twenty-fOur hours could bring
on revolution, argues piously that
its high mission is to deal in spiritual
things only, builds for itself taber
nacles where it may worship God &C
cording to it's own conscience and
taste with none to modest or make it
afraid and scorns to "dabble in poll
ties Patriots think the saloon is a
very bad thing" and sometimes seem
to get excited about it but are still
more eloquent on the great issues
and great dangers of the time, dan
gers which pass with the campaign,
issues which are forgotten almost as
soon as the ballots are counted.
And yet young man born in a
Christian home, well educated, train
ed in hatred of the crime of the cen
tury-albeit egalized-sees all this
Indifference and, looking out upon life
for place to show the mettle that is
in him, chance to prove himself a
true man and son of the living God,
sees a band of intelligent, Christly,
heroic patriots making stand against
the nations gigantic wrong and asks,
What has the Prohibition party to Of
fer young man of ambition?"
Lincoln beheld the millions of down
trodden blacks and became their
friend. Garfield said to young men:
Pitch not your tent in the graveyard
of dead issues" A score of years ago,
an hour before he dropped dead in
the railway station at Lynn, Mass,
where he had gone to speak at a
large meeting, John B. Finch, that
man Of mastery mind and eloquent
tongue, concluded his address in these
words: Boys, we can't offer you Of
fees; but if you want a chance to
fight for mother, home and conscience,
and against the grog-shop and mon
opolies, come with us, and we will
carry the banner of prohibition until
in the White House sits a man who
believes in the principles of the Pro-
hibition party"
What has the Prohibition party to
offer a young man of ambition? An
opportunity that an angel from heaven
might covet. A chance to think and
write and speak and give and fight |
against the greatest wrong of all the
ages and in behalf of a nobler man
hood, happier womanhood, child
hood that has a chance to live, win
md be happy. An opportunity to
'ender heroic service in building up
l greater nation and ushering in
gladden. time.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01
Editors Say-So

Wine. and Spirit News: It must be
norne IN mind that the political affiIia-
between the Democratic and the Republi
can parties.
The Advance: The man who can
drink or let it alone always drinks. The
man man who says he takes it now and then"
comes he takes it then" 'A0A
fatrlot Phalanx: An appeal to con-
some and weakness to others, is never
thelesS permanent in it's forcefulness and
enduring in it's usefulness, and will uiti-
matcIy bring Il response that will be ire
s1stiblc in its effectiveness.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01
STRIKE AT THE ROOT,

Without single exception, so far
as we know, those who are giving
their lives to the rescue, support,
education and culture Of INDECENT and
worse-than-orphaned children testify
that the condition Of these unfortun-
ates is chiefly due to the existence of
the liquor traffic. This is one of the
many tremendous facts which the enc.
mics OF the saloon have right to
consider and are in duty bound to
consider in determining how they
will devote the funds which they de.
sire to give to benevolent purposes.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01
CHARGED WITH ACTIVITY,

The saloonlsts are finding out that
the Prohibition party is electing can
didates these days and that these Of
ficials do business as soon as their day
OF opportunity dawns. Here is The
Wine and Spirit News, for instance
which notes unusual activity through
out the country along temperance and
prohibition lines" 1t continues:
Wherever the legislatures are in
session there is agitation for some
sort of temperance legislation So
called At the last election a num-
Der of prohibs were chosen in differ.
ent states and these are largely re-
sponsible for the discussion" And it
is still blacker for the saloonists fur
ther on
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01

one of Sam Jones' sayings was,
Many fellow is praying for rain
with his tub wrong side up" It was
kind O. mean Of Sam to attempt to
disturb the peace of those pious souls
who so ardently desire the destruc-
ton of the saloon and so regularly
vote with parties which keep them 60
ing.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01

The legislature is talking of hos
pital for inebriates but every measure
calculated to put stop to the manu-
facture of inebriates gets a cold
shoulder And this is wisdom!
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01

This old world would bloom as a
rose II every one would do what he
can and the prohibition movement
would rush on like a hurricane if each
OF its friends would do what he can.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01

The best way to get liquor laws en-
forced is to vote for a party which
stands not only for law enforcement
but for saloon determination.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01

There is no doubt of the meaning of
a Prohibition ballot, of the intention
OF him who casts it. But it's practical
effect is quite as definite.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01
1000 New Subscribers this Month! A Call to Action

The Public Veal biggest history
cure sefpayng
November ~ ~ ~~ N>
How much would
somewhat by the fact
Governor. 1890 ~
How it?
5000
as that in "
Can do it? We That
first half Of this
On that should
WE THEREFORE, SHOULD SECURE THIS MONTH 49,. 1850
capped would
fail. ~ ~ NN VIZ '""' 'o'
during this
tothirds
shall this month";
shall $500 0' ' N' "ep we
you will! We EARNESTLY you TO WRITE US WITHIN "a
1OUKS As0oI low MANY SUBSCRIPTIONS CAN
GE DURING APRIL We will
get tnen so that possible
use special envelopes which will you solicit sub
scrptons personally? ' - W." wv '0"N' QUIZ
wholesale htormiss
Will do "a little something"
without doubt these friendsif
NOW. T Nv WV ''''' V~' 'Os'
Clip, sign and
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-04-01
Send Your Petition 10 the
Legislature in Boots.
Editorial

You say you don't like the saloon?
That is well. But do you vote against
it?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08

WheR the aew British Ambassador.
Hon. James Bryce, enters ,,pon The
sutiss OF ais o6ce he Will take his
place at the foot Of the e.plonatic
college in Washington. The represent
atlves Of all the smaller powers Of
Europe and of the American republics
will stand ahead OF him. Fer him %
become the dean of the college he vrlf!
have to serve until all the ether sov-
ernmeRts represented at Washington
have changed their representatives. IN
diplomatic affairs precedence goes b.
seniority Of service The Mexican am
bassador stands at tke head u the i,St.
Any other rule than that OF length Of
ssscice would cause .lpcR iea'nas3 and
friction. This is obvisted BY the :uia
OF length of service TO determine the
position Of the representative.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08

FRIDAY .... FEBRUARY 8. 1907
TYLER Is STUBBORN.

n people of Cincinnati evidently
do o think there is any use t. apply
to the president in the case o. the
Negro Byler. They are convinced that
he is determined to appoint me negro
to the position in the customs house:
SO they have gone TO work a. he other
end of the line. They are trying 70
pursuade Tyler not / accept the aa-
Pointnasat when rendered to MIN; but
they can make no Roadway there. He
a he declined an office tea
derea hin by President Harrison aud
anosheE by Senator Hanna, but that h.
is determined to accept this one r. it
is offered to him by Mr.. Roosevelt. He
says he is as good as any white nam.
ana he cannot see why he should 40
hold Inc Office if the presiden: sees 81
TO offer it to him PIE saw, further.
that Senator Foraker is his sr:eno 4 I'd
he thinks the latter will not oppose his
appointment and that if he is not com
peteHf to perform the duties Of the
office let the president deposc him aad
appoint some other person WHO is CONT
peteRt. Tyler's friend, the senior sen
a4or from Ohio, has not ycL I'VE afaE
Indications of great joy at the prospect
Of having q negro IN the customs house
Of his city 1t may be thai Tyer IS
right, and Senator Foraker VIII not OPP
pose bis appointment. We &c not eX-
pect him to do SO openly on lie ground
that he is a negro, but the senator will
be mighty apt to have some other
and seemingly valid reason FOR oppo-
sition to the confirmation if the ap-
,pointment is made. There IS n thug
certain about the, case, which is tkat
the Negro will hold on to the appoint
ment if rendered to, him. 1t wunld
sem that the matter :.ls some toe FAR
now fer the president to back dawn.
from his declared purpose: he would
give mortal offense to too many negfs
voters i'm the northern states ware
he now to give the Office to some white
man; so we are. pretty apt to see Il
G holding one of the best paying
Offices of the customs service in thC
chief city of the state of Ohio. Let's
all pray that it may be SO and, also,
that we will DON see a good MAN.
other negroes holding important otScas
in every section of the noCth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08
MORE RAILWAY LEGISLATION.

The impression prevails in Washing
ton that the president is not through
with the question OF railway legislation
and that he will recommend further
actien by congress-. The .ntersElta
commerce commission wants some
basis established whereby to determine
on the rates for the railroads 1t has
called the presidents attention to The
difficulty it experiences in this . Il
because of this defect in the law 1t is
said Mr.. Roosevelt will recommend to
congress that 1t give the commishoa
authority Ito find out the actual cost of
ing freight and keeping the road IN
repair" and on that basis ii is to SIX
the rates for transportation at such
figures as to allow a fair profit to ,he
comaanies on the actual amount Of ia
be taken into consideration in these
calculations The Washington Post says
that if such were to become the law
the water would be squeezed out o. all
the present railroad stocks and lho:s
would be no more watering of stGeks
in the future. For this reason Mr..
Roosevelt would have a hard time get
ting such a bill through congress. The
fight against it would be fierce and de-
termined. If Mr.. Roosevelt undertakes
it he will have q hard time getting it
through congress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08
New Passenger Station,
FLORENCE, S. c.

Proposals will be received al this Of
nee until February 18th. 1907. for
building a brick passenger station,
complete, at Florence, S. &.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of MIR. A. II. Porter. En-
g1neer Roadway, c. & W. G X: r. Co.
augusta, Ga: at the office OF Mr.. }. p.
Walker. Assistant Engineer, Atlantic
Coast Line Depot. Charleston, n at
th1s sofffc.<
The right is reserved to reject any
or, all bids.
SATEAN44C COAST LINE IF. IL. CO..
-t@EIaW nLRASANTS, Chief Engineer.
Wilmington. n. c.
jan 81 st
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER DID 1T

The News and Observer did it. h
css of the whole QUA owes # a
,.ote of thanks. Tat paper NJ. only
bosses the state legislature, but con
trolls the action Of the national hDuss
of representatives on matters in which
it is particularly interested With a
single editorial it has squeicheG the
:,ostal commission All convinced tie
members of the house that the postal
laws should not be amended in he
manner recommended by that conmis-
sion. No doubt the memIors OF the
commission are sorry now that Ltl,:
die not consult The NtwS aud OLHIver
btfoIe coming 10 thc:r Conclusions.
Had they done SO and adopted its vi2ws
they would have been saved the
LITIGATION they are now undergoing 1T
having been so completely sat down
upon by hat paper.
We are glad The News ana Observer
was 80 successful in defeating the pro-
posed bill, which would 'p.actica.'x
give control of the circulation of news
papers to the postofice department.
The bill would have worked g"oat
hardship to newspapers ana was ca
tirely too drastic. 1t went eatiTaiy 80
FAR toward newspaper censorship by
the government. 1t is pleasing nevT to
all newspaper men of the ocn;r ;nat
tns house committee "a cost 'EH>es has
decided to report the bill ..nfa Iorahly.
How The News ard Ob-ervtr killed
the bill is shown by the following ga
tract from the letter Of NJ Washing
ton correspondent in last Tuesdays is
see:
As q natter Of fact there are very
few members of who loOk
with favor on the report OF the postal
commission many Of then. were shown
the editorial ia Sundays News and
Observer, pointing oat the vital objec-
tons to the conclusions Of the ON
mission, and those who read il were
more determined tkan ever in THEN
opposition TO the easUr proposed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08
=, Flood limo.

Tiler :. to tell The story of a PAL!
o:ophi"1i nc on the Ohio rive
who h>Cs" ~! barn were moctgaget
'-up - the caves. And when sDe dag
standing on = safe esDinence, he "a n
the food sweeping them away he shoai
his head. he<ved a sigh eff relief a2s
calmly observed. There goes my float
ing indebteIneSs."- WolDan's HeIne
Companion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08

tA10 IN LLAG i
nan of stamina to break off, even
though he viii tell you that his health
is iRperiled BY continuing on. l have
been smoking for tuGEty years. 1t
hasn't done me any hurt or any good.
At any tine during those twenty years
l could have broken Of had it been
necessary. l have always felt a su-
preme contempt fer the poor fish
WORMS that felt they couldn't"
But have .yor at leagth decided to
stop sinoSing?' she asked.
Fer che solid year"
But why, it it was not hurting you?"
Why HE Stopped.
well. Green came int the office this
afternoon On some business. He is a
great smoker. / hadn't seen him for
three months, and I was amazed to
find him a total wreck. Smoking has
done it. When / asked why be didn't
give it up, he frankly replied that be
couldn't. He WIS also frank enough to
say that he didn't believe l could. Two
or three others agreed with him, and l
finally got q little put out and told
them that l would stop for 4 year.
Yes. stop it is. Not another puff for
twelve long months"
DO you tliAk you can 90 IL: asked
Mrs. Howser ia doubtful. tones.
- think So:s know 50. Have
yeC Aeeh iiIE oi the mandy plmby
"t'ont lhe: When / $tfo / Would do a
taI!i1' A"'eis ! always dohe IL: I've
iec1 u 'n%' h@"ft oi silcHlHI at least
teh cigars frf G~F. AHt -! KNOX 1T
81! Riga ana newer Wi4a over IL
II NiF Ge st)is1tAt.:s almost heroic
II H1N rti. wa - rAt.i money that
yea *'Fr 'o.I@ u lax:
"'t", 60. % IT, 1S| t''ff AS'IFe OH
aH'':' * i-,tiS We ~ your pin
hio,''%- :"Ht'ei' / Ill iiot
s'FIN1 ~ %" A,'"s hSS~"Se Smo''h3
E.H'S - =. - ""'e ,,e i!'o":5. It's
JcE' !" 9"'H IL 70. N1t I've s''
'He
see ""at "it JoS s&Fn'h-
U.s. " i.thc hH oi ieSfice root II
lsaI pe<ause "s'Ht - Sh'o"e' nat l
IL" seq 20 pm Il "S' yes Nn""' hE
Ge "'S' - ca y the
u'us Sts'e anu 80 x. 49, ass
~
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08

e people in Nortk Glro|na out
side OF the factory towns kptw
Of the magnitude OF the furniture man
ufacturing industry in this safe.
Her factories O make exhibits az .he
annual furniture exhibitions Ia GRAND
Rapids and Chicago. M ". E. Wife,
one of the states leaders in futsiturs
manufacture, passed through Greens
boro a day or SO ago on his Wy home
from these exhibitions and E,sGe. the
following statement to The Industrial
News:
Sig years ago the North Carolin
furniture makers began to take part /
these exhibits and have done so eve
since. At first their products wer
almost exclusively Of the cheape
grades bat the quality of their pro
ducts has constantly beer raised unit
at the present time North Carolin
makes q large portion" Of the medium
furniture used in tie UOiled states
The eSes Of the CORR a. - now iErn
ing to the south and in this importan
a OF manufacture North Carclin
Is pre-eniinent among the souther
states making perhaps more furnitur
than all the other southern states com
flne@.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08

Tomorrow will truly be hangInan's
day in this state. There will be Ekree
executions. At Durham a white man
will be hanged for wife-murder and a
negry for burglary and at Greensboro
a negro Rtlp pay the death penalty for
the nnrder of a white man.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08

F1rebugs are on the 10
Aeckienburg. Barn buring has be-
come SC frequent there that the gov
ernor has been asked to ofer a ceu-
eral reward for the. apprehension. nf
men committing this crime and the
county viii add q sum to the rev aces
equal Co these offered by the s2evesEer-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08

The Charlotte Observer is now class
ed as "Mugwump" By The News ano
Observer. Is that going up or down In
the scale? Is it getting further from or
r to the democratic party?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08
b0':.'SERQ QUITS CIGARS.
Stops STcZ"7J :.ststo Prove to
Frie7CS lie Ccuit Do So.
REFORM DOES NOT LAST LONG
R~esun1ss Acquaintance With the Weed
Before Orc Day Had Psesed-GGts
into q Passion ard Tries 20 Kill the
Cat For G~irrina at Him.

Cat For G~irrina at Him.
copyright. 1875. by r. c E:.stment.I
Tie D0wscr family had finished din
ner and been seated III the family room
for half az hour. he with his ncwspa-
per and she with her book, when he Ut
tered u chu"sl. aud quericI:
Mrs. BoUscE, do you observe any
thing unusual this evening""
NO, | hadn't. What is il" she re
piled.
You haven't missed ~anything:"
Il cant SAL that | have. The cat is
here. as usual. and the clock hasn't
stopped"
You are not j very observing per
son. What 90 I invariably 10 before
sitting down to read the l'aper!''
"Ah! You are not smoking. You can't
be cut OF cigars:'
There arc two or three boxes around.
I believe"
is it d bet
Mrs. EoWscr. man is essentially u
creature o. habit. If be Iimpcd for u
mouth ne would get iutO the habit of it.
Smoking, drinking. chewing and such
things are simply habits. AAy sort of
man can acquire them, but it takes Il
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08

Now that the 5tse as NM waarves
committee of hhe board OF aldermen
and the board OF audit and finance
understand each ota~. ana nee is no
longer any question abaut available
funds for repairing~ue- intt4 iamizcd
streets we hope eiRs worf &Il re 1ope
do soon as possib'>. Wrh r"c r VIZ
city carts kept at this work III: The
time those streets on "hT:I m&cadai2
has been laid could be kept in good
condition.. Often, by the proper pIaC-
ing Of one lead Of rock a break "a lie
repaired which, if neglected, will y
put the street in such condition thai
its repair becomes a matter {: a good
deal OF expense The city ~1uld save
money by adopting this plan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08
Sill Harder.

Senator, presume it reasires g
good bit Of practice to make a speech
and have every sentence ia it say some
thing, doesn't it,"
1T dees," replied Senator Badger
but it requires more to be able to talk
for an hour and say nothigg.'-Aii.
waukee Sentinel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION

THE DALEY MESSENGER bs mail.
enc year. $500; six months, $500;
three months, $50; one month, so
cents.
TIE SEMI-WEFKLY MESSEN-
GER 1.-TWO eight page papers), by mall,
ane year s1.OO: six months, so cents
IN advance.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-29
The Chatty English

Every Englishman likes TO be alon3
and have things to himself. Ii he can
hot choose his company, he would rath-
er have none. EnghShmen are proud
of the national idiosyncrasy, yet here
comes one who. knowing all this, pay
it no Difference, but sets the national
tradition at defiance and forces his III
trusive presence on you. Why does
this denationalized Englishman, whel,
he may be as solitary as you wish to
be yourself, not act as every true Eng
lishman ought and go into the next
carriage or take a seat at the other
side of the room as far away as he
can get from you? By all acknowl
edged laws of English intercourse h.
ought as much to dislike being near
you as you dislike to be near him
London Saturday Review.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-29
A r, ypotf7ct;caI Question.

Miss de Smythe,' began the young
man. Il want to ask you hypothetical
question"
The girl nodded assent.
IF young man of good family aud
sound health and an assured income
of S.. 600 We're to meet the most charm
Ing of girls ANA feed her ice cream for
a year; if she had complexion like a
rose. hair crown Of golden glory, the
hand of fairy. the bearing of a
queen; if she knew how not to play the
piano, was versed in cooking, compe-
tent to superintend a home, and If the
young man, auspiciously catching the
young girl alone. were to murmur into
her ear of pearl, VIII you marry me-
! what, in your estimation, would be he
condition Of mind and what her an
swer?"
While not an expert alienist,' re
sponded the girl coyly, Il think she'd
believe him Il chump for being so slow.
but she'd say Yes
With the pIa..miair,es thus settled.
the naming Of t,a Cay was simple
matter-p philadelphia Ledger.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-29
POISONED BtTItHMit,k.
santa te Freight Csvw Fall Vic
Tins u, MIA

The erew on the aotthtsoana Local
tfeiSht traia ca she santa Fe gatur.
daY morning ~ers forced "a aban.
doa their train At Arcadia whila SAT
feribk from az attack n aid poia.
unins induced BY drinking butter.
gs!3A Tia eFgz had csmulssnd the
switching q that poiut aad had fu-
called themselves wtth bustegmilA.
when. Sl'hig y short ismse. they
we're selEed vith AGATE paina In tbs
stomach
u vas stated ~ the general Off
e.a ~ the Santa Pc that the entire
ers~ sas afflicted Fireman Moore
~ae bsough 90 Galveston au the AZ.
eracoa passenger train FROM lIouH-
ton and ~as met BY the ambulance
from S. 1arFs infirmaFy fle wma
so Far recovered huanYeT. sbat he
9as uet taken go the hospital. bot
sent % tis home - g6ta Avenue u
Engineer Harvey aad Conductor
Williams aud 3he two bfakemca
were taken 10 Alvin and placed an
der medical treatment IL MSS stated
sf fbo Santa Fe offices that all og
tho men are ong Of danger Calves.
ton Tribune
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-29
Miraculous Cures.

Reginald of Durham. who wrote -
chronicle some time before 1895. as
serts that young English nobleman
was cured Of leprosy at the shrine of
st Cuthbert in Durham cathedral ana
that Il young woman who had been for
the space of three years an inmate O..
a large hospital established at Badeic.
near Darlington, In the diocese Of
Durham. was miraculously healed a.
the shrine OF ST. Godric at Finchdalc
In the presence of Ralph Haget, SheI
if' of the county and Norman. parish
priest of IIalliune. st James Gazette