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; v x - ! I f THE WTTjMTN (tTO"N MESSENGER, ERTDAY, FEBKTJARY 13, 1908. JACKSON & BELL CO 51 PA KT. hink this an 'indication of greatne"" nd goodness in the man who holds -nd publicly expresses such views? OlTIIERX XEGRO SAYS XECROE5 SIIOLI.D BE DISFRASCHISED. - A Sudden Twinge Of pain Kp, tZ& f, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. POSTAGE PREPAID. 5ET3C DAILY MESSENGER by mall Tr 17.00: six months li.w. tnree WtAi IL7S: one monta 60 centa- Cerred in the city at 60 cent a month. a wk 1 rent. SI. 7 for three Taonihs Cx t7.M a Tear. THE 8 EMI -WEEKLY MESSENGER ffcwo t-pae pfcpr). by mail one year HW; six month SO cents. In advance. tv, rlias were in the bones or muscles, but the real cause of rheumatism is found in impure blood, in oraer w rheumatism the blood must be cleansed Rev. Williams M: Mitchell, a colored PrMbvterian preacher of Alandal, S , i.:u or C-. a few dav3 ago aenverea an w i Qf tjje poisonous impunuo the cause of the disease. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical uiscovcry FRIDAY, FEBRUAR 13, 1303. COXGRESS3IAX GROSVEXOR'S ROOK "Oh that mine enemy would write a baok" said the Old Testament writer. Congressman Grosvenor, of Ohio, has written a book. Congressman Grosve- mt is chairman of the house commit tee on merchant marine and fisheries waick has charge of the ship-subsidy biU. The trouble just now with the Buck Eye state congressman is not so much in that he has written a book, as In the manner which he his attend ed to make remunerative sales of that bok; but then this embarrassment of the congressman growing out of his at tempts to secure fabulous prices for copies of his book would never have arisen if he had not written the book: therefore, the anti-ship-subsidy rn-n have good reason to express Joy that their enemy has written a O'jok and that with that took they can smite him hip and thigh. A congressman who would recent with great indignation a direct offer of money for his vote on a certain measure pending before congres-s is opfen to a good many other means of pecuniary intluence to secure a let-rp f his opposition if not an entire change f views regarding it. So;it? times it Is said to be a "friendly game" oi iraw poker in which the o mgressmm wins a large sum from the gentleman engineering the bill. Of course Mr. Congressman can not go into the house the next day and vote against the in terests of the gentleman who was so unfortunate at the game of cards the night before. There are raid to be many other ways of securing the sup port of congressmen of measuies where lobyists would not djre to make a direct offer to pay money for thrir votes for or advocacy of the bill. But to return to Mr. Grosvenor rnd his book. The gentleman has written a book which has been raiher slow of sale A number of letters Lave bcn written to men of wealth interested in the passage of the ship subsidy Mil. asking them to buy Mr. Grosvenor's book. These letters were sinned vih this congressman's name and were written upon letter paper f tne toin mlttee on" merchant marine and fish eries. These letters placed the i;ice , of the book at figures varying from one hundred to one thousand dollars. And we are told that several of these lkh men who want the ship-subsidy bill to become a law have paid the latter i r'ee for copies 0f the work. Of course these men had no idea that their purchases would in any way influence :lr. urr.s Tenor in his action regarding this bill; but were the Ohio congressman now so take an" active part in attemnts to secure its passage there wouid be sumo one on the other side who would c:ill attention to these letters and the sub sequent sales and Mr. Grosvenor would be rlaced in a very awkward position. Look for Mr Grosvenor tj sing Ljw on the ship subsidy bill for a while. UOOSEVELT AXD TUG QUAKERS. dress in Dr. rarKnursi s New York. He made the announce- nent that "The disfranchisement of the negro was a riwu uuhb race." His description oi condition- In :he "black belt" are terrible a wjrse -lavery than ever existed before the war between the states, a slavery or immortality, intemperance ana lgnui nce among the black inhabitants in whose behalf efforts are being made to establish equal political and social lights with the enlightened and re- aned white people of the country . We wonder what Mr. Roosevelt will think when he reads what this col ored minister has to say about the unfitness for citizenship of his ov.n race. Will he and his newly chosen mouthpiece still contend that the op position of the white people of tre south to negro voters and negro office- thine? They know ilVli 7 ' . - - - - that social and political equality has never existed at the south and that can never exist, and they know that it should not exist, xueic "o been a change about this matter, but th chance has been with President has been very successful in the cure of cause it entirely cleanses the blood from the poison ous substances which are the cause of the dis ease. It not only purines the blood but by increasing the activity of the blood-making glands, it increases the supplv of pure, rich blood which adds to the vigor of every physical organ. Mr. R. A. McKnight, of Cades. Williams burg Co.. S. C. writes : "I had been troubled with rheumatism for twelve vears. so bad at times I mld uot leave my bed I badly crippled. Tried many doctors and tw0 f them eave me up to die. None of them did me much food. The pains iu my back, hips and legs fad at timers in my head), would nes kg me My appetite was very bad. Even body who saw mesaid I must die.. I took five bottles of the 'Golden Medical Discovery and four Sals of Pellets and tcwiay my health ts good after suffering twelve years with rheumatism." The sole motive for substitution is tc slurring remarks from some south hater from a northern state should not deter her from thus honoring her great chief tain. It is Virginia's right, her privi lege as one of the states of the union and her duty to herself to place this mocument to Lee among the statue? of the other illustrious men of the na tion. A statue of Robert E. Lee would not be out of place in the national Statuary hall or any where else in this broad land of ours. STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. excellent Shnwinc Made Under D- r.inn rf Cnmmliiiionf r Yonnp. Convention of State Gnaril Ofllcers. Railvc-ayg FlKutins: One Section of t 11M)1 Work on mm -w . J llalelsh. and Cape Fear R. R. OMNIBUS STATEHOOD BILX. Mr. Morgan Taiki on ioi- Treaty Moriuonum Dincuaned. IMasai CATAf it enrcs ca' vl: , la 11 its rtas lU? Washington, February 11. During the discussion of the statehood bill in the senate today, Mr. Hanna called up the conference report on the depart ment of commerce bill, which he pre- rented yesterday anu u o w , : ... r n- -. ftwadi tn:u ver the mealwaE -a:.C abwl ' n oeaiate and a cire foSws. 1: k n.t ocy.: tot produce cuc- ln; Sie. su ceuiK at Ura mts or oy raail ; Tri&i Sizu, 10 rent by mai P! V KTtOTliKKS. XVa,r ;: s-e- Me- m The bill now goes to i i Immediately toosevelt and not with the white peo- mit the dealer to make the little . t . I " . i i 4-1. mlA 1e r.ia nf fhp Kniitn. 'ine cnanse i nmrp nront rjaia oy iuc av- I ; i . . . The Rey. Rufus King, a Quaker min ister of High Point, well known in Greensboro, was in the city the other day and us usual called to see his friend. A. G. KIrfcman. register of deeds. Brother King is one of the old issue abolitonlsts and has been a re publican all his life, though he takes but little stock in politics, devoting his time to aiding in running Friends or phanage at High Point, for which he is soliciting agent While in the office Brother King remarked that President Roosevelt vrs getting a lot of abuse, but he believed he was a great man and a good man. "Why." said he. -should he die the papers would all say he was one of the greatest presidents the country ever had; they would boost him out of sight." The above is from the Greensboro Record. To our Guilford county Quaker friend who seems to have such admiration for President Roosevelt and to all oth?r Quakers and members of kindred denominations we commend the following extract fior.i Mr. Roosevelt's "Life of Benton." a book written by him before he had imbibed his present political aspirations, in which he sets forth his opinion of these people and his contempt for the principles upon -which their creed is based. After de scribing the violence and lawlessness of the men who settled the wilds to the west of the Alleghany mountains he Ays: "But. after all thi3 rufnlanism was really not a whit worse in its effects on the national character than was the cas with certain of the 'universal peace and 'non-resistance develop ments in the northeastern states; in fact it was more healthy. A class of professional non-combatants is as hurt ful to the real, healthy growth of a nation as is a class of fire-eaters; for a -weakness or folly is nationally as bad as a vice, or worse, and, in the long run, a Quaker may be as unde sirable a citizen as a duelist. No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he should be entitled to the privilege of living in a free country." Wonder how JViond King likes this expression of opinion of himself and friends by our president. Does he im has not been a genuine one either. but only a pretense for political l ur- poses- some peopie oj. mc .-"-" tend that Mr. Roosevelt does not un derstand why the white people of the south discriminate against the negro n the matter of holding office or mett- . . 1 ,,, n.ninl nhno Wa lllg tnem on Uie ume ouv-mi do not beieve mis. iie uuuiisw.ius it thoroughly. He has seen enough of tne south and is thoroughly informed from study and personal observation of the conditions here and he itfis brains enough to know what the dire ful results of social equality would te. it is not through that ignorance and prejudice which moulds the opinions of the narrow-minded, hlda-bound iew Englander that he holds these views, out because it suits his present polit ical purposes. We do not believe Mr. Roosevelt enjoys having a ngro man to dine at his table or haing nejrro men and women attending receptions presided over by his wife and daugh- ter, out tnrougn iicai ..v ambition he subjects himself and thfm to this humiliation. That he Is am bitious no one will deny. That h.-. is heartless the fact that he plunged into the forests on a hunting expadliion. far beyond mail, telegraph or iail- way communication wucu im McKinley lay on his death-bed was fully shown From the New York Daily News we take the following report of this remarkable address of the Rev Wil liam II. Mitchell: "The disfranchisement of the re gro is a good thing for the race. He needs to be rubbed up and s-purred on or he will sit down on your hands and let you people of the north support him." Such is the view ot the htv. William H. Mitchell, u colored Pres byterian clergyman from Alandale. S. C, who spoke in Dr. Parkhutst's church in Madison Square, New Yoik. "In the Black Belt the ignorance of the people is almost beyond belief. The negro preacher found tnere :s a travesty and a disgrace. He is tun of perspiration, but has no insputt-tion. "The greatest need of the south. so far as the colored race Is concern ed, is Christian mothers. The ignorant women giw away their enuaren w in as little feeling as you would give away a dog. There are families in which there are eight or nine children, with half a dozen fathers. "In my oPinin nothing can be done to change the old men and women. Their minds are hardened, and their habits are fixed. The regeneraton of the race lies in the education of the children. Save them and you will save the race. I do not believe in tpachine the young men Latin and Greek. What they need is instruction in th raisins of crops, and in such meritorious medicines. He gains ; you lose Therefore accept no substitute ioi "Golden Medical Discovery." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse -Jie bowels and stimulate the sluggish Jver. without debate the president. Mr. Morsran. almost after the opening of the session, re sumed his remarks on the statehood bill, but branched off on the subject of the proposed treaty with Colombia. He reierrea to the concordia of Pope Pius xi-hi-h constituted a part of the a Bh p WW 41IV organic law of Coiomoia, and said that . .- j r-. 1 rA tn rilt thp tne u mieu ouica immutu - . neel or' ignominious contempt upon it. I tie predicted a return of tne hostilities between the old cnurch party in Co lombia and the liDeral party. Taking up the subject of Mormon influence in politics, Mr. Morgan referred to the election of Mr. femoot as senator from Utah, and said he would never think of opposing his entry into the senate, because he was an apostle of the Mor mon church, because religion in this country by the constitution is intend ed to be free and intended to be pro tected. Reverting to the treaty with Colom bia for the construction of an isthmian canal, Mr. atorgaii said tne United states intended to nut the heel of igno minious contempt on the organic law of Colombia, waui respect to religious irppimin :inti tri.mDie it unaer lood. we are treating with those people, forma tory where boys and young men will be taught to read and write, taugh a trade, and have the moral side of their natures cultivated." "The marriage tie i3 lightly regard, pd among these people. A negro will marry a woman, live with her two years, and then leave her to marry nother. perhaps in the same neigh borhood. The authorities pay no at tention to the matter." Messenger Bureau. Raleigh, N. C, February 11 o department of all in the state government makes a finer showing than the insurance department of which J. r; Young is the head. He prepared to day a statement from which your cor respondent gleans some figures. Dur ing 1902 the Insurance Commissioner collected from Insurance companies in taxes, $101,173, in fees, $11,408, and fo. licenses $29,734 makinfi a total of $142. 315. The entire. expenses for the de partment including printing were only $4,139. The cost of Insurance in the state has h.pn verv ereatlv reduced - since the c ; ' lie said ..wiln lne intent and purpose 1899. In 1898 the fire insurance risks destr0ying that law or else tor the written in North Carolina aggregated $61,044,514, the premiums on the same being $1,006,744. In 1901. the risks writ ten amounted to $113,544,025, the prem iums thereon being $1,524,189. The dif ference in the rverage rate is so great that if the amount written in 1901 had been written at the rate in 1898, tiK year before the insurance department SEED POTATOES !: AND . FERTILIZERS . ' . To Make Them Grow. ALL & PEARSALL, ItifCORPORATKD. TIIC ROCKEFELLER TELEGRAMS. purpose and under such circunistancea as to disgrace tne United States." He isked wno was to reconcile tne ivo propositions, when the Colombians con tend tor their organic religious lav while the United btates is contending ior the constitution of the United states and wno would prevent a re ;nrn nf th? hnstilties. now apparently closed between tne old churcn party I Choice Hay The Rockefeller telegrams to senators calling a halt in anti-trust legislation nr still the sensation of the day in Washington City. Various opinions as to the incident are expressed: tut all agree that if Rockefeller did fCnd thnm he has for the first time in his life played the fool. Some say that the telegrams were a fake and that the scheme was gotten up to create a pub lic prejudice against the Standard Oil Company and other big trusts. It has been pretty well agreed upon by those who have tried to run down the reports that the story was given out at the White house last Saturday r.ight. Th's has created as much of a sensation as the report Itself. One senator declaied that the story was given such wide circulaton from the White house fcr the purpose of creating the general impression that the administration is in earnest in its attacks on the trusts. One version is that an attorney of the Standard Oil Company sent them. An other is that the story Is a fake and the White house people were taken in by them. Up to this time, it is said, no senator has been found who will show such a telegram received by h.m. It is a remarkable.case. It is curious any any one would attempt a fake which could be so easily exposed. It does not seam reasonable that a person would send such bogus telegrams and that Mr. Roosevelt and hs friends would spread the news broadcast with out first ascertaining the truth of tbe statement. WThere there is a great deal of smoke there is mighty apt to be some fire about F. E. B. We heard a man say the other morn ing that the abbreviation for February Feb. means Freeze every body, and that man looked frozen in his ulster. Tt v:-s annarent that he needed the trades as will enable them to become kind of warmth that stays the warmth that reaches from head to foot, all over the body. Wre could have told him from nersonal knowledge that Hood s bar saparilla gives permanent warmth, it invigorates the blood and speed3 it along through artery and vein, and really fits men and women, boys and gins, to enjoy cold weather and resist attacks of disease. It gives tne ngnt kind of warmth, stimulates and strengthens at the same time, and a 1 it: benefits are lasting. There may be a suggestion in this for you. self-supporting, "There Is today in the south a worse slavery than ever existed before the war. It is the slavery of immortality and intoxication. Some people say the negro is lazy. I myself think he is something of a philosopher, for he will generally give the man who hires him whatever is due in the way of service for the pay he receives "The chain gangs to which young men are committed for periods of three months to three years are sources of much evil. No negro ever becomes a member of a chain gang who was not a worse man when he left it than when hf joined it. What is needed is a re- w. 5. ad xoucfbs " I had a bad cough for six weeks and could find no relief until I tried Ayer's Cherry Pecto ral. Only one-fourth of the bottle cured mel" L. Hawn, Newington, Ont. Neglected colds always lead to something serious. They run into chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, or consumption. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral just as soon as your cough I I begins. A few doses will cure you then. Three sizes : 25c, 50c, $1. All dnrgfists. Consult your doctor. If We says take it. then do ns he says. If he tells you not to take it. then don't take it. He knows. Leave it with him. We are willing. J. C. ATEK CO.. Lowell, Mass. During the discussion cf the bill now- pending in the Virginia legislature pro viding for placing a statue of Genera Robert E. Lee in Statuary hall cf th'j national capitol Senator Bryant, of Henrico county, made a speech oppos ing the measure on the ground that "no statue of Lee or monument to him should be erected at any place unless it is done in response to an invitation and request from the authorities and in accordance with the unanimous votf of the people of the locality where such token is to be put." Mr. Bryant seems to forget that the two niches in Statu ary hall are as much the property of the state of Virginia for the purpose of placing monumei-ts there as any piece of ground within that state. There i3 no question of invitation or unanimous vote. Virginia has the right tp place- there the statue of Lee or any other of her prominent men she chooses. As far as consent of any one in the District of Columbia or the whole United States is concerned, sho has the same right to erect a monu ment there as she would in her own capitol or anywhere else on Virginia soil. The possibility of there being1 was formed, it would have cost the people of North Carolina $329,264, more than w-as paid, last year. The State Underwriters and Embalin ers Examining Board met here toda. and examined several applicants. J. M Harry, of Charlotte presided. The convention of State Guard offi cers was held here today the session be ginning this morning. Adjutant Gener al D. S. Royster presided. The conven tion met In the armory of the loea companies. But for the badness of th. weather, there would have been a drt-s parade and review and exhibition drir by the cr.det battalion of the Agricul tural college in compliment to the con vention. This morning the senate and house committees on insane asylum visited the hospital for the insane here. It in spected the building and met and hae" a conference with Superintendent Mc- Kee and also Superintendents Murphy of the Western Hospital, and Miller, of the Eastern Hospital. The railways are making a very earn est fight against the section of the ma chinery act of 1001 which gives tlu State Tax Commission no discretion whatever in arriving at the value of railway franchises. The complaint i? made, and is well based that rallwav nronertv Is taxed much higner tha other classes of property. Cyrus B Watson, who is here as the regular at torney of the Norfolk and W estern rail way says the people of North Carolira want to do the fair thing. By this ho means that they want all property tax ed equally. Mr. WTatson says an ex amination of land sales fcr the pas ten years, compared with thf price at which such land is assessed for taxa tion will show how gross the uncerval uation has been. He declares further that this undervaluing is deliberately done by the counties, so as to keep down the state taxes, and ho makes an earnest plea for a stoppage of all authority to counties to levy special taxes for their-own purposes. He says as soon as this practice Is slopped by the state, the counties will incidentally assess property at the true valuation, and thus the state will be vastly the gainer. Judge Purnell has not filed his opin ion in the Durham right of way case. He is ready to do so, but coun?el de sired first to present printed briers, in addition to the arguments which were made Monday and yesterday. A favorable report is made on th bill to make private hospitals and san itariums for insane idiots and inebri ates a part of the state system. Thr reception of inebriates in the Stat Hospital has not proved a success, and it Is said that these private Institu tions will prove a great relief. Thp Raleisrh chamber of commerce decides against an extension of Ra leigh's limits. The legislature will pass a bill allow ing the people of Elm City. W:i:on county, to vote on the question ot whether there shall or shall not be a dispensary there. Some months affo the Board of Ex aminers of State institutions in thir rtrinrt to thf erovernor. saia tne con- victs at a camp near Dover on the At lantic and North Carolina ral.way were not properly fed and quartered. The legislature sent a committee there to look ino this matter, and this sub-com mittee is now preparing its report. At the time the charge was made by the hoard. the nenitentiary authorities made specific denial of it. The work of track laying on the Ra leigh and Cape Fear railway, progresses slowly because of the difficulty -of ob taining rails. There are now 50 con victs laying track. A large force cf free laborers Is at work on the grading of the southern extension, which has now reached a point one mile this side of the Cape Fear river at Lilhngton Thorp in to be a new resort on this road. Betts Springs, at which a com pany will build a 20 room hotel, pavil ion, etc. SISOtf Pounds N. 1 Prlrle Hay 75e. 126S7 Pounds No. 1 Timotliy Hay Kl.lO. 1S.SO Dmliel Best Oats 55c. 12iO Bushels Best Meal GOc. 2.sl rounds Wheat Bran $t.lO. -c Rftntl Corn 65c. t-i-. mo ntmroil thoco lin!TITl!l! and tne I ... - a nieral prny who have been flght.ns r-- D'" , VVL 197 lintnei r them in every, country. He said tne people of the United States are not going to listen to argu ments against Mormonism in Utah or Arizona when we are straining every 1 power for action upon a treaty with I Colombia having sucn an organic re ligious law as he had referred to. Mr. Depew followed in opposition to the omnibus statehood bill, lie saia that the head of the Mormon church who is the spiritual and temporal guide of the Mormon people, was in a position to say to the leaders of both political parties 'what win you ao to protect Mormonism?" If there is any fallibility in the world, he said, it is the judgment at election tjme of the political leader of any party. "If that is true," interrupted Mr. Patterson, of Colombia, "why did the republican party two years ago make a greater bid for the Mormon vote than did the democrats?" Replying Mr. Depew said both par ties made every possible bid ''but the Mormons trusted the republicans" which caused laughter. He character ized the anti-polygamy section of the statehood bill as a sham and said there had been no proposition from the democratic side to strengthen it. Mr. Teller said that if a day would be set when a vote could be taken, the democrats would all join in strength ening the provision referred to. At the conclusion of an executive session the senate adjourned until tomorrow. Recovered Speech and Hearing:. Messrs. Ely Bros.: I commenced us ing your Cream Balm about two years ago for catarrh. My voice was some what thick and my hearing was dull. My hearing has been fully restored and my speech has become quite clear. I am a teacher in our town. L. G. BROWN, Granger, O. The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 cts. or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., New York. TALLY CARDS. 811 Bushels Fair Peanuts 3 c. 5110 Pounds Palraatina 9 l-3o. 2141 Pounds Tobacco SOc. 1CSO Pounds Tobacco 22 1-2 o. 310 Pounds Tobacco 25c. Train Load OtUer Goods. W. B. COOPER, Wri.MIIfGTOW. NORTH lKOLiaa- 26 CENTS WE WILL SELL A FEW THIRTY POUND TUBS OP MARTIN'S BUT TER AT 25 CENTS. In fact everything that is necessary to make your card party a success. NOTICE. Robt. C, DeRosset, T STATIONER. :07 MARKET STREET. J The undersigned, having purchased, all of the interest of F. E. Hashagen in the firm of Vollers & , Hashagen, will hereafter conduct the business car ried on by the said firm at the old; I stand under the name of H. L$. Vollers. Dated at Wilmington, N. C, this 7th day of February, 1S03. H. L. VOLLERS. If You Were Scared. rotiiv mil mlsrht suDcose that the pain in the !ower part of your back meant kidney trouble. But being a person of sense you know It is only muscular stiffness, from cold, and that prompt treatment with Perry Davis Painkiller! will prevent It from growing into lum baeo. Act accordir.gly and you will be plad-ymi saw this. There is but one Painkiller, Peiiy Daw. Overstocked I am overstocked with Bed Room Suits Sideboards, Chiffoniers, and Hall Racks, and if you are in need of either of these articles, you can buy at your own prices until my stock is reduced to its proper proportion. Spot cash prices marked in plain figures. Liberal terms to the right people. Upholstering, Repairing, and Mattress making a specialty. Furniture Hauled, Packed and stored. Sole agent for Ostermoor's Felt Mattresses. Exclusive sale of the pro ducts of the best factories In the world. N. F. PAR Furniture and furniture Novelties, 111 Market St. BELL PHONE 613. INTERSTATE 421. KER J.C. Stevenson Go, v NOTICE 0FJJISSOLUTI0N. The copartnership heretofore existing between the undersigned under the firm name and style of Vollers & Has hagen has this day beem dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. H. L. Vollers, having purchased all of the interest of Mr. F. E. Hasha gen in the said firm, is alone authoriz ed to collect the debts owing to the said firm, and has assumed and will pay all the liabilities of the same. Dated this 7th day of February. 1903, at Wilmington, N. C. H. L. VOLLERS. F. E. HASH AG EN. 4 ? - 0 T