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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05

"The great corporations which con-
troll general necessities" said the man
of unusual theories, should be re-
garded merely as servants of the pup
lie" YES" answered the weary look
ing citizen; "but have you ever tried
to control a house full of servants"-
Washington Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05

Mr.. Orthodoxer-But surely, sir,
Doctor Reglar doesn't advertise? The
Editor-Well, no, not directly, but
when business is dull he often sends
me a check for inserting pie and
pastry recipes.-Lippincott's Maya
zine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
Dancing Proves Fatal.

Many men inc women CatCn cOIuS
at dances which terminate in pneu-
monia and consumption. After expo
sure, if Foley'S Honey n Tar is
taken it will break up a cold and no
results need oe feared. Re-
fuse any but the genuine in a yellow
package. JOS. c. Shepard and J..
Hicks Bunting Drug Co.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
The Now Purc Food and Drug Law,

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs.
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food II Drug
law as it contains no Opiates or other
harmful drugs. and we recommend
it as q safe remedy for children and
adults. Jos. c.. Shepard and J. Hicks
Bunting Drug Co.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05

According to a press dispatch today
Birmingham is to be only a starter.
When the Alabama campaign is cor
pleted, Mobile will be the only wet
town in the state. But the legislature
can easily fix it for Mobile.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05

A very cid lady va grandma Jones
She had passed her four score and
three
And had no aches or pains in her
bones
For she drank HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea.
-R. r. Rellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05

Dolly-No, I won't wash my face. l
lust hate to wash my face, Grandma
Naughty, naughty. When l was a little
girl I always washed my face. Dolly
| Yes, and now look at it!-Cleveland
Leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
'.22r1lca'aF O|LED
e t.o;iyh9ok lie So Carefully
WstC!ei Comes TO Grief.
; ~ THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED
/. Was Al on Account of an Uncx-
s>ted Dag Fight Tnat Took Paeo
:: the Sack TaTd-Twa bit =

~s>ted Dag right That Took Ftaco
:. the Back YaTd-T~as bit =
Gream.
Copyright. 1907. by Homer Sprague-1
f.'uen spring came. or when h fool
, .Is and the manufacturers OF gin
>. bcer thought it had. Mr. Bowser
.s4n.ad enough seeds in his garden 10
hI~e made 4 five acre lot bloom and
.i.r<on. Winter. came on again ana
froz2 them out, and he replanted. Then
came the cold rains, and the seeds were
chilled and drowned. He tried 1t for
the third time and the fourth. He ola
not let icebergs or snowstorms discour-
age him. He only smiled when it rain
ed icicles for three days. There were
times when he could walk in his gar
den dry shOd, and there were other
times when he could have sailed over
it In a boat, but he eve swerved from
his purpose. When Mrs. Bowser beg
ged him TO give up the idea or else
turn the back yard into an ice rink or
an artificial lake he replied:
woman, have set out to have q
garden, and III have one or perish.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05

Best remedy for mouh 70 use j
Kennedy's Laxative c. syrup. I
tastes nearly as good SnIdp sug1
it contains no opiate oy Il.
Bellamy. p
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
Then t,.e Weather Changed.

b-I,F - ~SL1bIL'"I y N"'
Thon tie Weather Changed.
lie was right. About the middle u
June the weather changed. The SUI
came out warm, the people discaTdtt
their winter clothing, and the BoWSel
garden got ready for business. One
morning as Nj. BOWser walked IN l
before going to the office he shouted IL
glee. He had caught sight of on'
green sprOut. He looked at it careful
ly to see if it wasn't a stick painted
green, and then his heart was fil1e(
with delight. He couldn't say whethe
the shoot would develop into a corr.
stalk Or an oak tree, but it had surviI
ed the wreck and rewarded him for A
faith and his waiting, and he was CT
tent.
Three days later the shoot lof !
like an onion top. !
Twent~four hours more brdh
| such a change that it appeared 4pe-
long to the asparagus family. j
Then it assumed such a benseA /.
| preston that it was thought tCTions
to the carrot tribe. ",
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser dr. :
| opinion, he paid a gardener aG"
come in and give a professiE ophn
ion. The man came. He hi" 80" !
look on his face. He besmvel L
sprout with one eye cl0edlAnoln 7
walked around it with ottsses open'
He looked at the castor ne lences,
tasted of the soil oflhe sarden and
fna11v str,7ck an att4de nd said:
"That ere is not
at is not a cOrn~nn
uII - -aaiL !
at is not a cuCNI |
it is none OF these. /
~ 10y lllen,o my mind without !
:> am no MAJ 10 mis- /;
UI9 ~ a possum. It is, sir !
| and mt-ri~-f'
~ asked in chorus. !
M 80. 'eginning Of what. i + !
= = rangers incident to cI'2- !
ESCAPES ultimately hecorae Il s~H /.
mo, L g~full blown hol3~hoo'-- Ee@
E.oNn Isis. I plod@0s =" wo"' ~
Si' "H" has worke7 ut IT, ""r
" MA" tya business over eiI-" H. !
Il nIold Watoh t. Care tor l.
Was III Good eve i~~"
FFaT IN NJ. Bows h~i't n ''-''n
3nG sticle arou~, ne precious
ensSlld .intarvtawe' =" ~o~'
nm lmg1a~e that even 4
'al1nan With a u-'a on her chin
'e9 not fail to unf~~st"9d:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05

DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
best pills made. Sold by r. r. Bel
lamT.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-05
Nothing TO Declare.

Customs Oficer-What about your
trunk:
Monty Mouse-Thats all right, sir.
I've just been through it.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
Grover Cleveland Killing
Ducks Near Geocgetsw1

Georgetown, March 1i.-Commo-
dore e. G. Benedict came to the city
today from Gen. Alexar der's shooting
preserve at Forbes Poin5 and reports
that former President Cleveland is en-
joying thoroughly his outing there,
that he is in good health and the best
of spirits. The weather is too warm
for good duck shooting, but Mr..
Cleveland and Admiral Lamberton
bag quite number each day. The
party will visit the club house and
preserves of the Santee Gun Club
during the next few days.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20

A poor way to get rich is to treat
everybody fairly.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
HELP IS OFFERED

no WORTHY YOUNG PEOPLE
We earnestly request all young persons, no matter
how limited their means education, who wish to
obtain thorough business training and good posi-
ton to write by first mail for great halfrate
offer. Success. independenceandp probable fortune
are guaranteed. Don't delay. Write today.
The Ca..a.a. Business College. Macon, Ca.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, March 20. 1907.
De7eliot Dress-s1it Case.

There is going the rounds of the ex-
press offices of Massachusetts, a mon
grel dress-suit case, which was shipped
into the state from some town in Penn
sylvania. The suit case does not seem
to have any particular destination and
bears no address, but the agents send
it on from one station to another, and
it is beginning to look like veritable
tramp. No one knows who sent it out
in the first place, for whom it is in
tended, or why it doesn't get some
where. It simply wanders on, home
less and ownerless. Every agent who
handles tt pastes on a new label until
it is covered with lables and jovial re-
marks. Some of the agents break in
to rhyme. Ono wrote:
Little drops of whiskey,
Little drops of gin,
Make fellow frisky
And consume the tin.
Another poet wrote:
Here's to the girl with the Gainsbo:-
ough hat,
The white shirt waist and the black
cravat,
High patent feathers and gay parasol,
And here's to her father, who pays
for it all.
The suit case has just arrived in
Gardner, Mass, and on it's departure
from there it will bear the picture of
the largest chair in the world, locat-
ed on the lawn at the Gardner station
of the Boston and Main railroad, a
symbol of the chair industry OF the
place.
The case bears only one official in
struction: 'Handle carefully. Pm
on long journey. New York Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
Mysterious Case.

Charlotte, n. c., March 1.-THE
trial Of Joshua Harrison, white, charg-
ed with kidnapping and numbering
Kenneth Beasley, the nine-year-old
son of State Senator S. H. Beasley, of
Currituck county, was called this
afternoon in Pasquotank superior
court, at Elizabeth City. The father
of the missing boy was the first wit
ness, and by him the State established
the motive-the feeling between Beas-
ley and Harrison oyer certain liquor
legislation, which Senator Beasley
had promulgated in the general as
sembly. 1t was established also that
Harrison had made threats against
Beasley. The State will endeavor to
show that he kidnapped the boy and
afterward killed him, concealing the
body. Kenneth Beasley disappeared
mysteriously from Poplar Branch high
school, in Currituck county, nearly
two years ago. The lad had permis-
sion to 60 home at recess for lunch
aud started, but never reached home.
Despite the most thorough searci,
which has been continued intermit-
tenly since no trace of him has been
discovered. Currituck is a coast
county, sparsely settled and the lads
home was some distance from the
school, the path laying through the
forest.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
Given up to Die

B. Spiegel, 1904, N. Virginia St.,
Evansville, Ind, writes: "For over
five years was troubled with kidney
and bladder affections which caused me
much pain and worry. lost flesh and
was all run down, and a year ago had
to abandon work entirely. I had three
of the best physicians who did me no
good and I was practically given mp to
die. Foley's Kidney cure was recon-
mended and the first bottle gave me
great relief, and after taking the second
bottle was entirely cured" Why not
let it help you: The Kaufman Drug
%
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
Seventy Thousand Gallons Of
Liouo- fer Charleston.

Charleston, March 1.-THE Charles
ton county board of control has pre-
pared a list of liquors needed to stock
the dispensaries, aggregating 10000
gallons in bulk and case goods. The
list included corks, tin foil, wrappers,
etc. It is accompanied by the state
ment that bids for furnishing the sup
plies must be filed with the county
treasurer within 80 days, on basis of
the goods being paid for in 80 days.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20

At cost of "a cents Japanese doc
tors can dress the wounds OF 500 men.
Theylse finely powdered charcoal
obtained by the slow combustion Of
straw in closed furnaces. Sachets
filled with it are applied to the wounds
and its antiseptic and absorbant quail
tiles generally effect rapid cure.
Ex-Governor Hayward did not 60
to Bremen with Commissioner Wat
son and Mr.. P. H. Gadsden of Char
lesion. He was prevented by the i'll
ness of Mrs. Hayward.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20

SCHNAPPS has been advertised in this
paper so that every chewer has had an
opportunity to get acquainted with the
facts and know that drugs are not used
to produce the cheering quality found in
the famous Piedmont country e-cured
tobaccos, and that SCHNAPPS is what he
ought to chew. Still there are chewers
who accept other and cheaper tobaccos
that do not give the same pleasure.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
No Case on Record

There is no case on record of cough
or cold resulting in pneumonia or con-
sumption after Foley's Honey and Tar
has been taken, as it will stop your
cough and break up your cold quickly.
Refuse any but the genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar in yellow package.
Contains no opiates and is safe and
sure. The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
Rheumatic Pains Relieved.

3. F. Crocker, ESQ.,, now 81 years of
age, and for twenty years Justice OF the
Peace at Martinsburg, Iowa, says: 81
am terribly afflicted with sciatic rheu-
matism in my left arm and right hip. l
have used three bottles of Chamber
lain s Pain Balm and it did me lots of
good" For sale by Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
Prevents Headache.

Force them! No-aids them. Ramon S
treatment of Liver Pills and Tonic Pei
let's strengthens the liver and digestive
organs so that they do their own work
aud fortifes your constitution against
future trouble. Entire treatment 25c.
Derrick's Drug Store and G. E. Corley.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
Reforr,atory Burned.

Charleston, March 14.-The Jen-
kins Reformatory Farm building for
negroes burned to the ground early
this morning at Ladsons, II miles
from Charleston. All the children
were saved.
The loss is about $1,000. The in
mates are now homeless.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
Sole Heir.

doctor, I want to thank you for
your valuable medicine"
"It helped you, did it?" asked the
doctor, very much pleased.
"It helped wonderfully
"How many bottles did you find it
necessary to take"'
"Oh, I didn't take any of it. My
uncle took one bottle, and am his
sole heirI'
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
coIors 10 llnhten Mournlnn

For second mourning wear TO light
en- up the deop mourning costume the
shops are showing some very attrac-
tive neckwear in fine embroidered
linen and heusitched sheer lawn.
The collar and cuffs, accessories for
the first mourning, are shown with
hand embroideres in dots and rings
and fancy stitchings in black, and
there are some attractive soft stocks
with bishops tabs. jahots and plated
rabats or finest linen embroidered IN
black. The handkerchief sets are also
very attractive These are made OF
those corded plaid handkerch!efs with
narrow hemsdtched edges, and inside
OF the corded border black French
knots are embroidered In double
rows.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
BLACK tbs COMING COLOR.
Premises to es Fashions Choice for
the Autumn.

A Paris Dispatch SAYS: Black is
paying such part in all clothes for
lhe season that it viii go more heav-
lily into autumn fashions. That is GER
tain. We see it in finish of hat
sown-whethe- tailor or dinner toilet
Tor wraps and for the soft. fuzzy
little frilis OF uulle that are made for
the shoulders
Black is always elegant. always
ready for any occasion, and in the
end IS economy since one black
gown VIII take the place OF two col
ored ones. At present, in Paris.
black is gaining. and by midsummer
we shall see rrocls for the seaside
or mountain OF mousseline or clo.h
or any material madame or her daugh-
ter choose 20 order. And late sum
mer modes have great influence on
those for winter, so black viii share
honors with any color.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
FITTINGS OF WOOD
CONSIDERED MORE SANITARY
THAN WALL PAPER.
culi Finish Leads in Popularity-lrn-
mense Variety Of Ways in Which
the Natural Wood May
Be Treated.

The present demand for wood ft.
+ tings are trimmings I'm private dwell
( mss exceeds anything that has been
4 encountered in that line for two de-
cades. and the varieties of wood in
f use are even more surprising than the
quantity demanded. The polished
/ woods are being superseded by the
/ dun finished woods in most cases.
/ There lis q great demand for natural
oak, chestnut. mahogany. walnut. etc
T etc. and a great variety of ways ia
( which they may DE treated. Every
thing Of dun finish. with tie crain OF
the wood conspicuous Is iu ercat IA
( vor, and the brighter browns have
given place 90 the ash browns and
grays
A certain library. Ga which wood
was extensively used to great advan-
tage, had the walls to- the height Of
SIX feet from the floor covered with
wood divided into panels two and a
half feet wide. by strips of the wood
four inches wide. both panels and
dividing strips being perfectly plain
and Tat. without moldirus OF deco
ration of any sort. The wood was
oak. though it did not at an resemble
it The colorinE was twotoue.
mot-ed combination of dun gray and
gra}ish green. every appearance Of
grain having been removed by a
solution of lead. rubbed wei into the
pores of the wood. then covered with
dun stain alone.
Many of the modern dining rooms
have q wood comice and frieze from
ID o. 20 inches wide. the ceiling being
lcft plain. a room of this tyue done
JIM groy-toned oak with renaissance
design had wood cornice of eight
Inches Joined Co q 12fncb wood frie-e.
which was heavily carved in q scroll
and grape design as were also the
posts unfolding the uantcl The cap-
itals of the doors and windows. and
The siX-fCot waiuscot'n~.
Walnut of dun finish. quite different
From the oidfashioncd sort. is in ex-
tensive use for lofty halls. its dark
effect being relieved by touches of
gold on capitals and columns.
The cuamelcd woods are steadily
growing iu popularity for drawing
rooms. au but the ceiling being fins
ished in The wood. A drawing room
but recently completed is lined from
Cop Co bottom with rancled. rale
green. cnamcled wood in combination .
with white cname'cd wood touched 4
up in gold lcaL and has doors. mantel (
and window to match
ln sleeI.ue rooms too. wood is
taking The place of rapc-. birch. syca- /
more birds-cye maple. and sometimes
eromeled woods being used. tho FIRST
mentioned being in q new rurb. gray
and crcen having the preference ss
'o color a sleeping room done in
bird s-cye maple had a cornice ana
friezc us inches deep and a three (
foot wainscCln-
There is a wide belief that wood is F
more sanitary than paper. but one of
.hc main reasons for it's increased
demand is that 30 is something now. .
.t must De admitted. however that /
there is q very restlul quality in these +
wood interiors.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

After the strips are cut and Joined
exchange thc prosser foot OF the sew
ing machine Cor the small hemmer.
Remove the upper thread and the
bobbin. run the strips through the
hemmer holding the goods lightly so
that &c folds. but does not turn under
the edge. Use this method IN putting
chambray bands on "A net iounce. and
hy shifting the space marker the de-
sired distance between the bands IL
is not necessary 20 haste them on the
net as the edges are firmly pressed
down.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
HIGHER WAGES TO
NEGRO WORKMEN
Secured by This New Union
Order-Grows By Leaps and
Bounds-Started Five Years
Ago with Nothing But "Prin-
ciple"-Now Has Over 400
Subordinate Lodges and $4,000
Members.

over 10000 homes of our people have
been nlled with Joy, because of the Pro-
tection OF a great and powerful Union
OruSr, which Is using its strength and
influence 20 secure better conditions for
our people. This is the first and only
great Union Order in this country. hold
ing an International Union Charter
from the Courts, which Civ 5 full Pro-
lection and Benefits to our race.
There IS no color, race or sex dis
elimination in this Order The negro
has an equal standing with the white
members, and can be elected to hold
amy Office. Every effort is made to adj
vance the condition of the members. bv
securing equal opportunities TO work
with other worSmen, TO learn the trades
and to have steady work at high WAGES
and Union hours.
The Grand Lodge donates $4,000 for
the burial of each deceased member. A
fine monthly Journal is published.
Membership Book of the Order is recop-
nized by all Lodges everywhere. Dis
tressed members are assisted Each
member and Subordinate Lodge has the
privilege of buying stock in the Order.
ON low monthly payments, said stock
paying per cent interest. guaranteed.
A Leading Negro Deputy is wanted
IN each locality, AT ONCE, TO form
Lodges, sell Buttons, take Journal Sub
scriptions, sell Stock and act as DIS
TRlCT DEPUTY ORGANIZER. This
work can be done in spare hours, but
many are devoting their whole time and
attention TO it. Big money is made by
good hustlers.
Write at once. State name of this
paper, and enclose 10 cents for full in
formation and postage. Address
THE ]. L. U. GRAND LODGE,
"a to 80 Candy Building, Dayton, Ohio.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

Novelties of very pleasing char.
ecter are eamc feather letnins that
have recently arrived from Paris
They are the danUeet prettiest
things iuag.raaio. and are 20 be had
in variety of choice Ilumming
birds onor themselves as particular
ly charming and adaptable owing 90
thc varied character so thcir plumaee.
and thore are also some sweet Uttle
miniature pcacocks In realistic color
ines. while q very d.stin euIsbcd note
VIII Poe found in some black crows.
Almost do those hapi-s amount TO
trimmings. $50 fascinating and alto
gether decorative are they in APP
pCarance.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
Papsr on Damp WaIls

The following recipe for sticking pa-
per on walls that are damp is very
satisfactory: Take a quarter OF a
pound of shellac and pint Of
naphtha, stir well together until the
shellac is dissolved. then paint the
damp wall thoroughly with the mix
ture. When the mixture has dried
in the wall is ready for papering. Pa
per put on after this process will not
become loosened.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

worked. The piece which surrounds
the circles and joins them is cut on
the cross. and should be a little mar
rover at each end than in the center.
The width must be regulated by the
size of the circles. Gather each edge
and attach 10 the inner edge OF circles;
tx by machine If the cardboard used
win allow.
Line the circles. and sew ribbon at
each side. which join by bow in the
center.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
pue 10 overntraIned Eves.

A great many OF the mysterious
headaches with which women are af-
hicted must be put down 10 over
strained eyes; and this kind Of head
ache can only be cured by giving the
eyes a thorough rest, and when cure
has been Effected great care In the use
Of tiis eyes In future is indispensable.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

Mrs. Near-Adam docking Ia the d.
recuon OF the Intelligence cave)-Pd
like 70 know what's keeping father and
the new girl I s'poee he's killed her
on the way home, same as ne did the
last one. they riie him SO with their
airs.--PuCk
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
RELIGION In Germany.

Great as the harm that atheism
has accomplished among the German
people. the church need have no fear.
She stands upon firm ground. She
should complain less and have cour-
age. The nation cannot dispense with
her work.-Karl Won Hase. in Deutsche
Revue.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28

Pretty Work Bag Makes Up Well In
Six or Sateen.

This pretty bag. for holding small
pieces OF work and tho necessary uten-
sis. can be- made from silk or sateen.
and may be of any size.
Two circles OF cardboard are first
covered with the material. upon which
"a spray of flowers and a butterfly ave
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-28
Children Of the lines.

Are you playing school. chndren?"
20. no! Fritz is only finding out how
much the interest would be il Rosy
next door had 10000 marks dowry. -
Translated for Transatlantic Tales
from FIieSende D.cet,or.