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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18
My Dear Sir:

My Dear Sir:
AS I recall, you are a. member of
the congressional executive committee
MY opinion is that as there seems to
be a serio;ps contest for the next NOM
ination, the convention should be held
after the state convention. I hope
you will agree with me in this matter.
Reasons are manifest. With best
wishes Very truly,
w. w. KITCHIN.
Which means that Mr.. Kitchin wants
two strings to his bow, one for use In
the gubernatorial contest, and, that
failing, the other for shot at the
congressional nomination. This letter
would indicate that he is by no means
sure of the nomination for governor
and is already setting his pegs, on
failure there, for try at denomination
to congress.
1t is the custom with the party in
this state to hold the congressional
conventions, especially in years for
presidential elections, before the meet
ing of the state convention.
There are three or four candidates
in the Fifth district for the congress
sional nomination 1t has been. un-
derstood ever since Mr.. Kitchin be-
came an avowed gubernatorial candi-
date that he would not again be an
aspirant for congressional honors-
and rightly so, for it is not usual for
a man to be a candidate for two nom
nations at the same time, with the
understanding that if he failed in one
he would strive to secure the other.
l. is not fair to the other candidates
for the congressional nomination for
Mr.. Kitchin to take any such position
and it is an admission on his part that
he has a slim chance for the nomina-
ton for governor and, in our opinion
the publication of his letter will make
his chances Simmer, and if he fails
IN that nomination his friends should
not bring his name before the congress
sional convention for denomination.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

Stop that tickling cough! DR..
Shops Cough Cure Will surely stop
it, and with perfect safety. 1t is so
thoroughly harmless, that DR.. Shoop
tells mothers to use nothing else even
with very young babies. The whole
some green leaves and tender stems
of a lung healing mountainous shrub
furnish the curative properties to DR..
Shoop's Cough Cure. 1t calms the
cough, and heals the sensitive bron-
chial membranes. No opium, no cho-
loroform, nothing harsh used to in
lure or suppress. Demand Shoop's
and take no other. Robert r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18
MORE ANTI-BRYAN TALK.

News comes from Was niIgton that
there is revival of anti-Bryan talk in
that city. When Mr.. Bryan was N the
national capital a short while ego
everybody there among the public men
of democratic faith, except Congress
man Lassiter, seemed to he for ,.im,
but now that the peerless leader has
given the politicians breathing spell
by his absence the murmurs Of oppo-
sition have broken out again. The
most significant feature OF this opposi-
ton in the east to Mr.. Bryan is the
announcement that Hon. Charles F,
murphy, New York democracy's lead
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18
MR. KITCHENS LETTER.

There is quite a stir in the Fifth
district over a letter which has just
been made public, written by Congress
man w. w. Kitchin to one of the mem
bers OF the democratic executive
committee of his district. The
Winston correspondent of the Char
lotte observer sends that paper copy
of the letter which is as follows:
House of Representatives,
Washington, d. G.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18
The Jumping on Place.

Consumption had me in its grasp;
and I had almost reached the jump
ing OF place when was advised TO
tiy DR.. Kings New Discovery; and
I want to say right rCw, il saved
NV lie. Improvement began with
the first bottle, and after taking cne
dozen bottles ] was well and happy
man again." says George Moore, o.
Crsueslanc. N. c. As a remedy for
coughs and colds and healer OF weak
and sore lungs and for preventing
pneumonia New Discovery Is supreme
soc and s1.00 at R. r. Bellamy,
druggist. Trial bottle free.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

Grippe is sweeping the country.
Stop it with Preventics, before iC gets
deeply seated. To check ealy colds
with these little Candy Cold tablets
is surely sensible and safe. Proven
tics contain no Quinine, no laxative,
nothing harsh or sickening. Pneu-
monia would never appear IL early
colds were promptly broken. Also
good for fevsrish children. Large
box, 4S tablets, 25 cents. Vest pocket
boxes cents. Sold by Robert r.
Belamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18
NEW HANOVER'S CRIMINAL
DOCKET.

Some of the newspapers OF the
state have been commenting on the
large number of prisoners in New Han
over county Jail and ON the heavy
criminal docket awaiting trial at the
next term of court This matter needs
explanation, and we hope that those
papers which have commented on the
existing conditions, wiz do the people
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

We are glad to learn that the C Il
ditiOn of Mr.. T. K. Bruner, secretary
of the state board Of agriculture, who
has been I'LL for so long, has somewhat
improved and that his friends Eope
he will soon be able to 60 to johns
Hopkins hospital. for treatment
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

If it were true that the president
has used the patronage at his disposal
for the purpose of helping his polltl-
cal friends Senator Foraker should be
the last man to find fault with him.
Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18
WILMINGTON. n. e
UAZING AT HE A. a. MI.

We hope the Students at the Agri-
cultural and NJ .echanIcal College wuo
we're guilty ef the outrageous treat
ment Of sopA Ae of the freshmen can De
detected :Ao.: punishc3, They deserve
expulsioA, if no greater punishment
They should not be allowed to remain
at an institution supported by the
state. The taxpayers do not care to
contribute to the support of a college
where young men receiving education
al their expense spend their time
aarning tho Aa.s of toughs anc. thugs
1t is due to the people of the state
that the college authorities find out
make sufficiently thorough invesi-
CATION to ascertain their names then
the governor, through the grand jury
of Wake county, should take the mat
ter up. In this way on John Doe ori-
minal proceeding those students who
know the guilty parties but refuse to
give their names could be forced to
impart the desired information.
1t is said now that the freshmen who
we're hazed have made an agreement
not to divulge the names Of the guilty
ones. They should be made to under
stand that the investigation and pro-
posed punishment is not to avenge any
personal insults to them, but in the
interest of discipline and good order
in the institution-for the purpose of
1.unishing persons who have, in de-
FAINT manner and in violation of SOL
1nn promises made, violated the law
OF the state. The so-called scruples OF
those freshmen should not be needed.
They should be forced to testify or
be considered accessories afte: the faut
to the violent proceedings of the 9th
ers. If the truth were known we ex-
pect those freshmen do not want TO
establish the precedent of int ,rming,
sor they think it would put a stop TO
hazing in the future and thus deprive
them of this privilege next year when
they become sophomores.
If the present faculty at the college
cannot enforce obedience to the rules
of the college and the laws of the
state by the students under their au-
thority they should admit the fact and
give way to others who might be more
successful in this matter.
There Is one way in which lawness-
ness at this state institution can be
stopped-that adopted by congress sew
eral years ago in regard to the military
academy at West Point when hazln2
had become unbearable there Invest;
cation was made by the house COM
mittee on military affairs. The acad-
emy autnOr1ueS clalIHeu ludt ustAlnS
could not be stopped. They were told
by the committee that ii had to be
stopped and if they could not do ii
congress could and would rut an enc
to it and that it would be done by cut
ting off all appropriations for the acad
emy; that it should be either no haz
ing or no money for tho institution
and the hazing stopped Il the official:
and students of the Agricultural ani
Mechanical College we're made to un
derstand the same as tc their institG
ton, don't you know there would b.
no more hazing?
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

The best remedy Known today for
all stomach troubles ie Kodol, which
is guaranteed to give prompt relief.
Tt is a natural digestant; it digestA
what you eat, 1T In pleasant TO take.
Scld by r.. r. Bdlamg.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

It is announced that some OF the
most prominent men in the county
took part in the Mississippi lynching,
and yet if an attempt is made to bring
them to justic> not man will be
found who will be able to identity a
one of them-Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

When we no longer make excuses
for lynchers and treat them as we do
other criminals we may hope TO meet
with some degree Of success in stamp
ing out the crime.-Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

And now that we have heard from
| Ohio. Messrs. Foraker. Hughes. Knox
Cortelyou, ct al. may safely return TO
their knitting.-Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is especially good for piles Sold
by Robert r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18
JACKSON & BELL COMPANY
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION

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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18

Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
pleasant little pills. They are easy
to take. Sold by Robert r. Bellamy.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
The MOdesty of Women

Naturally makes them shrink from the
indicate questions, the obnoxious ex-
aminations, and unpleasant local treat
ments, which some physicians consider
essential in the treatment Of diseases OF
women. Yet, II help can be had, 1t Is
better to submit to this ordeal than let
the disease grow and spread. The trouble
is that SO often the woman undergoes all
the ANNOYANCE and shame for nothing.
Thousands\of women who have been
cured 6X DR.. Rjerce's Favoritc Prescrip-
ton wriM, in depreciation Of the cure
which dspehSes> NNltk the examinations
and local treatmentssS There Is no other
medicine SO sure-and- safe for delicate
women as "Favorite Prescription" 1t
cures debilitatIng drains, irregularity and
female weakness. 1t always helps. 1t
almost always cures. 1t is strictly non
alcoholic, non secret, all its ingredients
being printed on its bottle-wrapper; con-
tains no deleterious or habit-forming
drugs, and every native medicinal root
entering into its composition has the full
endorsement of those most eminent in the
several schools OF medical practice. Some
of these numerous and strongest of pro-
fessional endorsements of its ingredients,
will be found in o pamphlet wrapped
around the bottle, also in booklet mailed
free on request, by DR.. r. V. Pierce, Of
Buffalo, N. Y. These professional en-
dorsements should have far more weight
than any amount Of the ordinary lay, or
non-professional testimonials.
The most intelligent women nowadays
insist on knowing what they take as med
icine instead Of opening their mouths like
a lot of young birds and gulping down
whatever is offered them. UFavorite Pre-
scription" is Of KNOWN COMPOSITION. 1t
makes weak women strong and sick
women well.
DIR. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense OF
mailing onlu. Send to DIR. K. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, 81 one-cent stamps for pa
per-covered, or 81 stamps for cloth-bound.
If sick consult the Doctor, free Of charge
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
and regulate stomach, liver and bowels.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
Old Ace.

Modern man is living longer than
did his ancient brother. Aristotle
gave the beginning of old age at 80,
and Hippoorates set the end of youth
at %. The Romans we're not permit
ted to votesafter they reached 60: II
was 4 supposed by the Romans that
after man reached 60, he had no
judgment.
The modern American is allowed to
vote aG II, Uut ne has provided that
the Filipino shall not vote uGtil he
has reached %. The Japanese vote
at 20; the Chinese at 30, and the old
Hebrews aud Spartans voted at the
same age; the Russian and Turk vote
at rs; the Spaniard at %; in Peru, a
man is permitted to vote at Is If
married, and at Il ii unmarried; IN
Mexico, United States of Colombia,
Nicaragua, and Uruguay, the men
vote at 10; in Holland, %; Austria,
"a; Norway, Sweden, Italy, Portugal
and Chile, %. The old Spartans
curtailed mans political privileges
ii unmarried at the age of 81.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25

Papua island was so named by the
Malays, and the word means ''frizzled,"
in reference to the hair Of the inhabit-
ants. 1t is generally supposed that
Papua or New Guinea was originally
part of the mainland Of Australia. 1t
was discovered by the Portuguese in
1926, though it was probably sighted
by A. Dabreu during his voyage fifteen
years earlier. The Australian govern
ment, realizing the danger that would
arise if an enemy seized land so near
their coasts, frequently urged England
to annex the eastern portion of the
island, and after two or three unau-
thorized annexations British protec-
torate was established there in 1884.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
Raise In Salaries of State lOfflcers
Carries by Two.votes.

Two votes is the majority for the
constitutional amendment proposing
to raise the salaries of state officers
and clerks and which was supposed
to have been beaten at the polls by
small margin.
This morning the figures in the
hands of the secretary of state indi-
Gated that the amendment had been
beaten by a majority of 1853. w. Ii.
Govan, statistician in the office of
the secretary of state, and whose
salary is not increased by the pro-
visions of the amendment, was not
satisfied with the result of the re.
turns in Sacramento county. lie
took tho returns made by the county
election commissioners and compared
them with the returns as published
in this city the day after the cleo
tion. He saw that in two instances
at least what appeared to be glaring
errors had been made.
Mr. Govan carried his troubles to
the board of supervisors. He said
he bad every reason to believe that
theU otticial returns for the sixteenth
precinct of the second district were
incorrect, inasmuch as he WAS per-
sonally acquainted with more than
twenty tour men who. voted for the
amendment. Upon tie advice of the
district attorney the machines were
opened, the first being that used at
the sixteenth precinct, second dis
trict, and the official returns showed
the vote on the amendment to have
been: For, "a; against, 1U7. The
have been 124 for and LOT against.
The machine, when opeEed, showed
the vote cast to have been 124 for and
l0i against. This was a clear gain
of 100 votes for the amendment.
And then the machine that had
been used in the thirteenth precinct
of the second district was examined.
The official returns showed that the
vote on the amendment had been:
For, 81; against, 81. The returns as
PUBLISHED showed the vote to have
been 81 for and 81 against. The ma
chine showed that the vote had been
81 for and 81 against, or gain of ten
votes, and this was enough. 1t left
a margin of two in favor of the
amendment. That meant one of the
closest finishes ever recorded on any
proposition in California where all
the electors had a chance to vote. -
Sac. News
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
THE PARACHUTE.
Leonardo ds Vinci Was the First One
TO SUGGEST IL.

to Suggest II.
Credible accounts exist Of an English
Benedictine monk, oliver of Malmes
bury, In the eleventh century having
tried to fly by precipitating himself
from the height of a tower with the
assistance of wings attached to his
arms and his feet. It is said that, hav-
ing gone along n little way, he fell and
broke his legs. He attributed his acci.
dent to failure to provide his appara-
tus with tail, which would have help
ed preserve his equilibrium and made
his descent n gentler one.
In the sixteenth century Leonardo da
Vinci first demonstrated that bird,
which is heavier than the air, sustains
itself, advances in the afr, "by render
ing the fluid denser where it passes
than where it does not pass" In order
to fly It has to fix its point of support
on the air. It's wings in the descending
stroke exert n pressure from above
down, the reaction of which from be-
low up forces the center Of gravity Of
its body to ascend at each instant to
the height at which the bird wishes to
maintain it. Some sketches which have
come down to us prove that Leonardo
occupied himself, like Oliver Of Malmes-
bury, with giving man the power to fly
by the assistance Of wings suitably
fixed to the body.
We owe to Leonardo also the inven-
ton of the parachute, which he de-
scribed in the following terms: "If
man had pavilion each side Of which
was fifteen braces wide and twelve
braces high he might cast himself from
any height whatever without fear Of
danger" 1t may be said, too, Of Leo
nardo da Vinci that he was the first to
suggest the idea of the screw propeller.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
1T is SERIOUS
Some Jackson People Fail to Realize
the Seriousness

The consent aching of bad back,
The WEAKNESS, the tired feeling,
The pains and aches OF kidney ills
Are serious-i il neglected.
Dangerous urinary troubles follow.
Mrs q Fl Hermann, living at No
1246 K Main street, Stockton, Cal,
says: 81 do not think there is re-
medy tn equal Doan's Kidney Pills
for kidney disease or rheumatism.
My kidneys were in disordered con-
dItion, my back ached and l was
feeling miserable When Doan's Kid.
ney Pills we're brought to my atten-
tion. They gave me relief after g
short use, l continued taking them
and | am better now than | have beeu
IN years. 1t gives me great pleasure
to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills.
Plenty more proof like this from
Jackson people. Call at the City
Pharmacy and ask what customers
report.
For sale by all dealers. Price &C
cents, Foster M ilburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan g and
take no other.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
Beware Of Frequent Colds

A succession OF colds or a protract-
ed cold is almost certain to end in
chronic oatarrh, from which few per
sons ever wholly recover. Give every
cold the attention it deserves and you
may avoid this disagI eeable disease.
How can you cure coldY Why not
try Chamberlain Cough Remedy?
1t is highly recommended. Mrs M.
White, of Butler, Tenn, says:
"Several years ago was bothered
with my throat and lungs. Someone
told me of Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy, 1 began using 1T and it Ie-
lieVed me at once. Now my throat
and lungs are sound aud we'll" For
sale 10y jackson Drug Store, Spag
noli, prop. So ~. l..s.a ..- s.As-. ...-
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
Very Game.

Mrs Nicholas Longworth, at din
ner in Cincinnati, told a quaint story
about precocious boy.
"They are very precocious, in
Decd" she said, "those little chaps
from Elton or Rugby, with their
round, sober faces, and their quiet
air.
IA very pretty American girl was
talking one evening in London to one
of these urchins.
"And have you got sweetheart yet
Tommy she said playfully.
"No' said Tommy; still, I'm game
enough for bit of spoonIng, ii that s
what you're after"
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
clinninn Their Winus.

The costume of the Pu Yuan Pen-jen
women in the Shan states is very strik-
ing, consisting Of cloth hood, an open
jacket and a pair Of short white trou-
sers reaching barely to the knee. But
the most important though the least
noticeable part of their costume is their
colored cloth CATERS. These the women
are obliged to wear, as without them
1t is believed they would be able to fly
away, leaving their husbands and
sweethearts sorrowful.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25

The first United States postage
stamp issued came out ia l847. sixty
one year ago. Since then there have
been hundreds ofSdesigns, but none of
them has possessed the artistic merit
which is claimed for the new ones.
1t takes over nine billion stamps Of
one kind and another to supply the
demands OF the American letter
writer and other users of the mails,
notwithstanding the fact that the
bulk of the mail-second class matter
goes without stamps. OF the total
number of stamps, two billion are
l-centers, four and quarter billion
are of the two-aent kind, eight hun
dred million are postal cards, and
one and a half billion are stamped
envelopes and wrappers. The ordin-
airy stamp user has never seen one OF
the So kind. yet II, 800 of them were
sold last year, and nearly $4,000 of
the 81 kind passed through stamp
windows. The sales of stamps, in
Guiding postal cards, Wrappers, and
stamped envelopes, during the last
fiscal year amounted to upward of
1000 per capita. No other nation Oh
earth can come anywhere near to
reaching this record.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
A SAUCY DUCHESS.
Her Audacious Fight For Gay and His
"Begears' Opera"

When the "Beggars' OPERA" by Gay,
was produced in 1928 it took positively
by storm. The king still chung to Han
del, but the nobility, with the Duchess
of Queensberry among them, flocked
rapturously to the "Newgate pasto'
raj" The "Beggars' Opera" had a run
of sixty-two nights, unprecedented in
those days, and as one result of its
success Handel became bankrupt. Sud
denly there came an order from the
lord chancellor to stop the new piece.
Why, is not exactly known unless 1t
was because the prime minister consid-
cred himself to be too faithfully rep
resented therein. However that may
have been, the theater had to be closed,
whereupon the Duchess of Queensber-
ry took up Gays cause and vehemently
championed 1t.
Very busy was she in those days,
driving about in her coach asking for
guinea subscriptions for printing cop
les of the forbidden play. And so heed
less was Kitty that she carried her list
to the queens drawing room itself and
had the audacity to ask the king for
subscription. This was a little too
much, and her grace was requested to
withdraw from the court, Kitty an
nouncing, with characteristic compo-
sure, that the command was very
agreeable to her, as she had never gone
there for her own diversion, but to be-
stow civility upon the king and queen.
Amador ledger., 1908-12-25
Sweet and Low.

A young man named Sweet engaged
to marry a young woman named Lowe.
A few Sundays previous to the we'd
ding the happy couple attended church
together, and as they walked along the
aisle the choir began singing the song
Sweet and Low" entirely unconscious
of the musical pun that was being peg
petrated.