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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
ALL. PLEASED BUT ONE.

Everybody seems to be satisfied with
the final outcome of the legislature on
the railway passenger rate question.
The railways are pleased with the
outcome of the work of the extra ses-
mendations were not carried out in full
and so are the members of the body
who at first advocated a different line
of action from that finally adopted.
We say that all parties seem to be sat
isfed; but there is one notable
exception, which is The News and OBJ
server. In that papers opinion the leg
islature was not near severe enough
with the railroads, and that paper has
already begun to threaten those COR
rorations with direful action of the
next legislature if they shall jare to
fail to come up to their agreement as
made with the governor and through
him with the legislature Of the stote.
In its editorial columns of Yesterday
We find these two threats against the
railroads as 20 what the legislature of
1909 would dc if the railroads would
not carry out their part OF the con-
tract-prejudging those companies and
assuming that they would not abide by
their agreements. That paper says:
II the railroad fails to carry out the
mileage provisions and the interstate re
reduced rate. 1t will facs 4 legisla-
ture IN 1909 that will find 1, way to
compel comI;i4nc q vith IS agree
ments. Though tie house cid MT rass
the Justice an,e 4 mt tp raupire
putting in opar-l.i IN the He'eft rate
bill suspended by Judge. Pr'.. hard as
condition fr see .nt .to tie q cent
rate, it d:d by majority vote that
tested it's real opinion incorporate
that amendment in tho Weaver bill
aaad unless the Southern railway and
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
Raleigh, N. c., February 3, 10

Raleigh, ~ c., February 3, 1908.
Governor Glenn was seen in his Of
fee this morning. He said, when ask
ed il he had any engagements In ths
near future. that on Wednesday m
would deliver an address before the
Virginia Anti-Saloon League at Rich
mond. He will take part in the North
Carolina Anti-Saloon campaign.
State Auditor Dixon goes to Char
lotte tomorrow to adjust some corpor-
alton taxes and will be at Greensboro
the next day to look after the same
matters.
The current comment today upon
the work OF the legislature is that II
has improved matters in the state and
has brought about a much better feel
ing in every way. Railway men seem
TO be very we'll pleased at the outcome.
AS has been stated. the governor and
other state officials are extremely well
satisfied at the outcome.
Inquiry was made at the auditors
Office today as TO the approximate
cost of the special session OF the leg
islature and II was said that the mil
cage and per diem would be about
SIS, 200. OF course there are other ex-
penses.
There was wintry weather yesterday
and the lowest temperature recorded
last night was 16 degrees, this being
the coldest so far this winter.
~
have been tayked with during the past
few days say II is their deliberate op-
inion that the panic affected North
Carolina less than any other state.
They say this after travelling through
the states from Texas to Maryland.
1t seems 10 be now pretty well set
tied that there will be three aspirants
in the field for the democratic nomi-
nation Of congress In this district,
Congressman z. w. Pou, William =.
Russ and r. b. Arendall
Next week the Hotel Giersch, Raj
eigh's new home for travellers. n TO
be completed and thrown open
Insurance Commissioner Young says
that last Saturday was the last day for
fling statements Of building and loan
associations, the number OF these In
stitutions In the state being about 20.
Next Friday Rev. DR.. Alexander
Sprunt will come here for a week,
preaching next Sunday at the Presby-
terian church, call TO be Its pastor
having been extended Linn He was
for some years at Henderson and tho
people there are delighted at the pros
pect Of having him SO near them. The
congregation here thinks the prospects
OF securing him as pastor to be excel
lent He is looking into the question
Of the importance Of the two fields,
Charleston and Raleigh.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
PRESS CRITICISMS OF CERTAIN
POLITICIANS.

This is how the Statesville Land
mark sizes up the situation in Raleigh
and gives the why's and the where
fores for the sudden jumping ON the
prohibition band wagon and the furious
driving of the same by some of the
politicians:
Governor Jarvis started the '.all
He's attorney for the Coast Line rail-
road, but we can't say that it occur
red to him that it might be better
for the rate settlement to divert the
minds OF the Legislators with the pro-
hibition question. Senator Simmons
thought it unwise to spring the qucs-
ton now, but seeing the tide running
so strong he jumped for the very
front seat in the oand wagon. Under
the circumstances Govern Gle"n,
who probably hadn't expected TO
make a recommendation in his mes
sage had to come ont good ana
strong. seeing that he is the special
champion of the cause. CORY TO the
politicians, The smart ones always
try TO anticipate what the people
want regardless.
We think The Landmark Is wrong
II the motives It eIt.ibutes TO ex-Gov-
ernor Jarvis in starting the ball. The
politicians fighting the railroads are
too sharp to allow their pet scheme to
be side-tracked by any other issue no
matter how great popular Juror may
be raised over it Prohibition 10 a
mighty good side line To CARR along
with anti-railroad legislation TO get
into Office on.
The Monroe Journal, by way OF
comment on .he above remarks Of The
Landmark. says:
And there is old Br'er Fox. Jim
Pou, a honing and a wfetting his
anxiety for prohibition, and just al
we predicted last week, the rate ques-
tior in muddle, the governor 9
agreement knocked to pieces, and the
railroads likely to get higher rates
than they even asked for. The ways
of humbug are positively beautiful
from an artistic standpoint
At this writing it does not look Ike
the governors agreement with the
railroads has been knocked to pieces,
but that the outcome of legislative ac-
ton will be the adoption OF most OF
the terms OF the Finley-Gienn agree
ment There are sorle of the pro-
posaIs which the governor accepted at
first which, we suppose, with the
lights now before him. he will readily
5Sandon-
BY the time the extra session ad-
journs we do not believe any one can
say that it has been without results
just the results that politicians figured
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

on. although some OF the lcgsil'ion
may not be a. drastic as several OF
the most pronounced p.ohibiuenis,s-
and anti-railroads advoca.ts desired u
TO be. What the ultimate eGtcome OF
he legislation OF the pres mt session
viii be will take some time TO demon
s;rate. The full effect may rot be real
Ted until the election of 1910. though
there is n possibility of some effect os-
ing felt in the election OF this year.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
CAROLINA COAST AS WINTER
RESORT.

Our Wilmington people have had a
little touch of winter weather for the
last day or 50, but it has been winter
weather Of the most bracing kind,
blood race through ones veins and adds
zest to physical exertion. Tt is true
the wind was disagreeabIe for a while,
but the "spell'' was nothing that one
should complain of. 1t was good,
healthy winter weather.
If our section experiences nothing
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

If the recent session of the legislature !
we're totally without foundation.
We have no personal interest In
Judge Pritchard So far as we know
not a single man connected with this
paper has his personal acquaintance
OF is affiliated with the republican par
ty. But Judge Pritchard is a North
Carolinian holding high judicial Of
fee, and for this reason-and weathink
that should be sufficient one-it
gives us pleasure to publish the article
entirely refuting the slanderous charges
r,ade against him.
There seems to be an idea among
some democrats in our section OF the
country-or they try to create the i'm
preston among others-that just be-
cause a man is a federal court judge
re is corrupt and altogether vile; that
his chief purpose in the performance
OF the duties of his office is to wage
judicial war on his state and make for
himself and friends what graft he can
out of his position. These men do not
seem to realize that there are as hon
orable and as honest men on the fed
eral court bench as there are on that
of the state. Perhaps, and most prob
ably, they, for political reasons, do
not care to admit such a fact. The
cry against federal court judges seems
to have taken the place with some
politicians Of that of negro rule"
which was relegated to the political
scrap pile by the franchise amendment
10 the state constitution in 1900. 1t
is now a good political war cry where
with to rally the unthinking and the
ignorant to the standard of the most
rabid element of the party and they
do it without regard to the injury
threatened to personal character. It Is
time that the conservative and fair
minded elements of the parry were
putting stop 10 such proceedings by
boldly standing out against them
and denouncing tn m in terms they de-
serve
1t is prepostero~s for any one to
make the assertion with the thought
Judge Pritchard is corrupt; that
Judge Pritchard is corrupt that
he will sell judicial opinion, in a
suit pending before him, to railroad
for the price of few acres Of rocky
land in the mountains of this state.
Those who know Judge Pritchard
and are honest enough to express their
opinions Of his character cannot but
declare that they believe him to be a
fair Judge and an honest one and that
it does not require the publication OF
the article here referred to to convince
them of the utter falsity of the charges
that have been made against him.
The Messenger believes in fair deal
ing and in giving honor where honor
is due, and it is one democratic paper
which is not afraid to say that it did
not believe one word of the charges
against Judge Pritchard at the time
they were made and that it is perfectly
satisfied with the refutation made, and
it believes the people of North Carolina
feel that there was no necessity for the
denial of the charges
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
CHARGE AGAINST PRITCHARD

We are glad to be able to publish,
which we do in another column. an
article which entirely vindicates Judge
Pritchard and shows that the charges
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07

Whatever may be his faults, J. Pier
pont Morgan is a builder, not a wreck
er-which Is more than can be said Of
his critics.-New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat. ?
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-07
FROM TIE STATE CAPITAL

Governor Glenn Ready For the Prohi-
bition Fight Ia This and Other States
Work of the Legislnt turc Satisfar-
tory-Cost OF Special Scssion-The
Panic Over I'm This Sale-IIealth
Bulletin for January,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
NEW YORK FASHIONS
AND FANTASTIC THINGS

the sheer silk and cotton goods and
over these are flung dots of all sizes
and dainty floral designs that look
like china painting patterns. Most of
these fabrics are fifty cents a yard
while the pure cottons of the better
quality vary from twenty to thirty
cents in price.
Bordered goods are to be seen ii
all fabrics from the silks and fine
woolens to the simplest cotton mate
rails. Some of the effeures and mus
Inns are in white with different col
ored dots of about the size of ten
cent piece, with a border the color
of the dot on the white ground and
with white dots or dashes strewn over
it. A white ground has blue dots
and the border is of blue with stripes
of white; again there is pink ground
with white or brown dots over it and
border of white with pink scroll de-
sign running through. it. Some OF
them are woven in breadth lengths
and can be simply put together with
little trouble, but to make the length
right by taking from the top, others
| have the border at the side and are
wide enough to form the skirt with
the border at the bottom. For the
waists, especially in the jumper suits
or semi-princess modes, the border Is
used for the neck which it in V shape
as rule, or for the surplice fronts
the armholes. the Japanese sleeves
the belt and in any place that it will be
artistic and serve a good purpose. In
the case of the short women the Dor
| der is a good idea by which to gain ad
ditional height of appearance and
may be used for side panels or be
tween plaits of the dress or as bands
on the skirt
In using checks or small plaids
! length is gained. by using the goods
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
CIGARETTES AND TEA.
A Part Of the Routine Of Every Russian
Business House.


"You forget" / observed, "that Rus
STA Is the original home and habitat OF
the cigarette" says the Odessa corre-
spondent Of the London Standard
aThe little paper tube Of tobacco was.
SO to say. national institution among
the Russians, gentle and simple, long
before 1t was seen between the lips OF
the Englishman and Frenchman."
My friend, British merchant, on
his first visit to Russia, was being in
troduced to local banking house. As
the cashier momentarily laid aside his
cigarette In convenient ash tray to
attend to US my visitor looked amazed
ly around the spacious room, where
here and there among the STAFF Of six
ty clerks he saw the curling blue
smoke OF many cigarettes. The cash
Ter proffered his cigarette case.
"Well. do you know said my
friend, lit is not by any means our
notion of business. and yet somehow
1t looks homely and agreeable. and
none of these fellows appears to be
lazing or Sinking"
Inen came IurtHeT SURPRISE Ior
my companion. A neatly dressed
waitress emerging from some lower
region was passing behind the chief
counter bearing large tray on which
were some ten or twelve glasses Of
tea, with the usual small dish of
sliced lemon and silver fork. The tea
was first distributed to the senior
clerks in the various departments, and
the waitress returned for further sup
plies for the rest of the staff.
"Also Russian institution smfl-
ingly queried the London merchant.
Exactly" replied, land the tea is
of the finest quality"
From the bank we drove to the
lpostoffice and telegraph station. In
these places it is forbidden to the pub
lie to smoke, but behind the counters
in every department the cigarette and
tea were just as much in evidence as
they were at the bank. The tea is al
ways supplied by the ESTABLISHMENT
whatever it may be. The cigarettes
the officials and clerks find them
selves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
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, HARD HEARTED. :

= And very unusual parents are &
I: they who'll not sacrifice, If neces- {.
= sary, to mark Commencement I:
I: Day with some imperishable tok- 8
. en- for the lassies and lads who, .
= faithfully finished the school or =
. college course, are soon to APP :
. pear before them as recipients :.
= of priced diplomas. :.
= 1t is the proudest moment for :.
. both scholar and parents, fit {,
= ting occasion for a substantial I,
: gift that should be an heirloom !.
= for the new generation. 4
= A fine watch, appropriately in !.
= scribed is the suitable thing for !:
: the young man and locket and =
= chain, brooch, bracelet or ring .
I. for the lassies. I:
: II. H. GRAHAM JEWELRY co. I:
: Watch Inspectors M. G. & M. J. =
&. & X. C. r. /.
I. Look for the Clock. =
= . . . = = . = = . = . &c
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
BY Catherine Mann-Payzant.

New York. June 11.-Women whose
desires run to beautiful and tasteful
Eowns-which includes practically the
entire feminine population-but whose
purses do not permit the purchase of
the costlier fabrics, will find many
beautiful low cost materials in the
shops this se3son. Many of these fab
rics. When 111lZe up by competent
drea1M4ker are quite as pleasing to
the sthet<c eye as the costlier ma
tcrials. IN fact, 1t is likely that a mere
man would be quite unable to detect
the difference, and, according to POP
uiar belief, it is for the benefit of mere
man that woman arrays herself in all
the colors of the rainbow.
ssAmong these comparatively cheap
materials there are ginghams, cham.
brays and near-linens of beautiful and
novel designs. The fabrics woven to
resemble: linen come in all the fashion
able colors and in the same patterns
- the higher printed goods, and to
the uninitiated it is difficult to tell
the real from the imitation fabric.
They are very serviceable, and, owing
to the low cost. the poor girl may have
as many changes for the warm sum-
Meremonths as her wealthy sister. If
well made, the gowns will be quite
as pretty, too.
On a counter devoted to voles of
the cotton varieties were those in
many colors with chevron stripes In
white, the swastika cross, interlacing
Greek key patterns and narrow
stripes and blocks, so that no one
need have an unbecoming dress in
color or pattern To use a Lawson
ism 1T Is up to" the women to study
themselves. A satin stripe, or rather
an imitation satin stripe, of mercer
lied weave is often introduced into
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
,ntemperance Actors naae.

Edmund Kean, who revived the for
tunes of Drury Lane and wrung from
Coleridge the appreciative comment
hat to see him act was like reading
shakespeare by lightning, never drank
before a performance He did little
lse after one. His intemperance
uined his family and made it neces-
iary for his son Charles to quit
'chool and become an actor, change
or which young Kean had no liking.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
No Need of Suffering from Rheuma
tism.

1t is a mistake to allow anyone to
suffer from rheumatism, as the pain
can always be relieved, and in most
cases a cure effected by applying
Chamberlain Liniment. The relief
from pain which it affords is alone
worth many times its cost. 1t makes
sleep and rest possible. Even in cases
os long standing this liniment should
be used on account of the relief which
it affords. Do not be discouraged
until you have given it trial. For
Sale by Hays & Field and Yellow Pine
Pharmancy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
Millions Of Pens Useo.
The daily consumption of pens is
100000.

WANTED-At one ten young
ladies to solicit in the city on commits
sion. Nice Line and paying PROPOSE
ton to the right parties. Address
Fifty Per cent, care News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11

in diagonal fashion, especially In
straps on the skirt and waist Often
there is a two-piece strap placed in
chevron style with the points turning
downward. The belt and cuffs and
collars and waist trimming are made
of cross-wise pieces of the goods or
cut ON the bias to gain another effect.
When bordered materials are used
for the semi-princess dress, the bor-
der can be used in straight bands or
in tunic effect. When fashioning the
jumper the bordered edge of the fab
ric forms the finish on the front and
back edges and on the frin sleeves.
The skirt should be trimmed accord
ing to the height and fullness of the
figure of the wearer. These bordered
gooos may be found in all grades of
materials and are one of the most
| fashionable modes of the day.
Jumpers are still in the field for
favor and can be made of soft silk,
part of a costume of voile, or silk
matching a cloth costume. Made in
wide soft folds extending from the
shoulders and passing under the girdle
both in the back and the front, the
V openings may be followed by a mar
row band of filet or embroidered silk.
When made of the softer silks or
wool materials of chiffon quality
the shoulders may have shirrings or
tiny tucks, and the fullness draped
over the bust and drawn under the
belt The girdle should be wide Oh
short according to its becomingness.
The fabrics that promise to be pop
ular are the French worsteds and the
chevron striped serges. These ara
seen in the strictly tailored long
sleeved coat and skirt suits, and are
extremely serviceable for morning
wear and business.
Little mantelets in all sorts OF
shapes are to be much worn this sum
mer, and are liked as much as any
thing because they slip over soft
sleeved gown so easily. The sleeves
of these little wraps are of the angel
wing sort in modified and shortened
mode. Others are made with se"ie
of little capes fastened to the arm
hole at the top and sides and the arm
hole is full and extends down the side
of the carmen.
The influence of the Greek costume
is at hand and many gowns are mad
with flowing lines of those old eH
ponents of art. More will be said III
on this subject later on in the season.
All bodices must harmonic VITA III
skirt. In the three-piece costume tn
waist may be almost entirely of al
other material, but it must be In tn
same color and have some trimmin
like bands, ETC., upon it of the ski
material.
The bolero is as much in favor a
ever and those of lace will be see
frequently all summer and give jus
that amount of outdoor dress that
comfortable on warm summer day
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11

The Literary sweatshop.

Fair visitor-Why. had no idea that
novels were written In this way. Fore
man Of Six Best Seller Factory Oh,
yesl At these machines they punch in
the plots, across the room they stitch
In the description, the dialogue Is put
In by hand, and the whole then goes
to the finishing room. where it is sawed
into chapters.-Puck.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
We are authorized to announce
3. SYLVESTER HOWELL

Candidate for Justice of the Peace.
Beat 1, Forrest County, subject to the
action of the Democratic voters at a
special election to be held June Q,
1908.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
Angry Adiectives.

1t was not young woman novelist,
but Charles Sumner, of whom the late
E. L. Godkin, the New York editor,
said: "He works his adjectives SO
hard that if they ever catch him alone
they will murder him. Youths Com
DaniOn.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
We are authorized to announce
LEONARD L. WARD,

Candidate for Justice of the Peace,
Beat 8, Forrest County, subject to the
action Of the Democratic voters at
special election to be held June Q,
1908.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11

In the philosophy of-some men heav-
en- is nothing but place where every
body will be able to buy cheap and sell
high.-Chicago Record Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
We are authorized to announce
j. e. RAWlS

Candidate for Justice of the Peace,
Beat 1. Forrest County, subject to the
action of the Democratic voters at a
special election to be held June O..
1908.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-11
We are authorized to announce
w. C. HARDEE

Candidate for Justice of the Peace,
Beat 1, Forrest County, subject to the
action of the Democratic voters at a
special election to be held June 9,
1908.