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THE WILMINGTON MESSENGEK, TUESDAY, JAKUARY3. 1905 lu.--'t5ftlcsscnjgcr, altered M 'th Poatofnee ait WI lBffton, A. C aui Seeond-Cla Matter, April 13, 1879. TEUM8 OF SUBSCRIPTION, POITAGB PREPAID. THE DAILY MESSENGER by atU year $&O0 alx montlia C&00 krcc months f L50 one monta 0 eata. erred In tk eltr at CO cents ntaf one week 15 eenta, f for taree montki or fS.OO a year. TUB SEMI-WKEKLY MESSENGER (two 8-pasre papera), by mall one year Bl.OOj six uonthi CO eents, In Tuesday Jan. 3. 1905, NEED OF IMMIGRANTS. "While a great deal lias been Bald and -written, especially in the Immediate past, regarding the south's possible tier and unquestioned opportunities for the investor, the manufacturer, the artisan, the home seeker these utterances emanating for the most (part with na tives of the south and published In southern journals having a home circu lation, and in many instances followed by good results in the upbuilding of the various sections thus Inadequately putt mg forth their- claims, there his lacked the primary keynote to the solu tion, namely a clear understanding as to the best practical method of bring ing" these advantageous conditions be fore the people havmg capital to invest homes ' to make, who are desire1 as an addition to our citizenship. Let us consider the city of Wilm'.ng tcn and the country immediately sur roundirg it- So far as Is known to the writer irere has been no practical t fcrt made to advance the growth of the city by the wide-spread presentat. n of facts ae to the climate, soil, oppor tunities for profitable Investment, and the hundred and one things calculated to hasten the growth of a place which is destined to become one of the largest, most important, progressive and beau tiful cities on the South Atlantic coast. The Possibilities of this section are perhaps not fully known and appreciat ed by our own people, or being known ve have failed to take advantage of the conditions, owing to the probable Jack of capital with which to embark in the many pursuits waiting, to be availed of. What is needed is the oom ang among us and lending the addi tional stimulus of their practical expe rience and thrift, natives of other parts of the country who are not eo fortu nately situated, as to climate, etc., as are we, and to reach this class, no mat ter what may be done or said among ourselves, the dissemination of facts regarding thia country, and the awak ening of interest in outsi-ders, must be accomplifihed before we can reasonably hope for the rapid advance in growth and prosperity that would naturally follow. It would appear, and the matter is respectfully submitted to the "WMming ton chamber of commerce as a sugges tion that the compilation and publica tion of data setting forth the various openings for investors, the attractions of climate, location, social, school and religious conditions, and particularly a list of lands for sale within a rad'us of fifty miles, th? distribution of same to be made among the real estate agents in the north, east and west, who in consideration of such effort as they may make in the sale of property, should reoeive a fair commission, would be a step in the right direction. That there are thousands of families of good character, adequate means and intelligence in the more rigorous parts of this country -who are dissatisfied wfth the climatic conditions and are seeking more congenial climes there Is no doubt, and it would seem the time is now rJPe to attract to this section a part or the tide or immigration now pouring southwards. The adoption of the suggestion as to securing the co-operation of real estate agents, "especially in the smaller towns and communities in the territory north of Mason and Dixon's line, would create n each of those towns an energetic solicitor and advertiser for this sec tion, and would have the effect of cre ating a vast amount of enquiry and in terest in this neighborhood. TEMPEIIANCE LEGISLATION. Chairman "Bailey of the state anti saloon league is calling on the temper ance forces to organize at once, so as to do effective work offensive and de fensive that will influence the state legislature in th forming of laws de signed to further promote terperance in the state. He intimates that the saloon forces are ready to make a strong fight on any new legislation that may be offered and also for the repeal of some of the anti tUquor laws passed during the last legislature. .It seems to be generally' regarded that the liquor question will be one of the most important that will come be fore the. legislature, forces of both sides having been more thoroughly perfecting their organization during the year and deciding more definitely the Plan of action that they will follow. , In the election of many of the present senators and representatives this liquor question " has been of paramount in fluence and .the ptand taken for or against the saloons has determined In many cases the success or defeat of a candidate. The a'ignment of forces that many bitter fights will be "waged. As to the strength of the respective eides in the legislature it is not possible yet to determine, but the general Im pression is that neither side -will have a. very large majority. Among the bills that will be introduc ed In the legislature -are the following: (1.) To repeal the Watts act. (2.) To make the county not the municipality the voting unit in local option. (3.) To make the township not the municipality the voting unit in local option. ' (4.) A; bill to repeal the present anti jug law, which, it will be recalled, was enacted by accident, its f ram ens de signing that it should apply only to a limited territory, while as passed it applied to the entire state. (5.) A bill to limit the number of dis pensaries In a county to one. " (6.) A bill to apply the prohibitory feature of the Watts act to towns of five hundred population or less. . .... . "So the fight is on already for the position of collector of customs of this port. It is a pity to begin to bother Collector Keith so early in his term." Wilmington, N. Iec. 29. 1904. Editor .Messenger. I see you still sem to beworried over the custom house, I suppose because I have the office, but will say to the one of The Messenger's staff who seems to be so worried because I hold the place I see you still seem to be worried over it, as he can't hold the office, if at all, certainly not before Ave years. Kespectfully, B. F. KEITH. No, Mr. Keith,, The Messenger is not worried over the custom house. In fact if we recall correctly there has been no mention of that institution or its distin guished collector in the columns of this paper for many months past consider ably over a year. The information on which the para graph was based was obtained from Washington dispatches to some paper the name of which' has escaped our mind, but these dispatches said that a fight would be made and even went so far as to give the name of one of the candidates. To all applicants for that comforta ble berth it will be discouraging to know that it will do no good to fret over it, at least for five years. This gratuitous information may be the cause that will prevent many heart aches and much politicing for a time. The reference "to the one of The Mes senger staff" is ambigous, but we will pledge the entire staff, and office force, not to worry over the custom house, realizing that to fret uselessly for five years would be a great waste of energy and some other things. STC Sears the Signature of TIjb Kind You Haw Always Bought The Durham Herald shows evidences o" marked prosperity. It comes out in enlarged form and printed from a perfecting press. Editor King has more room for his ciever paragraphs, which is a mattv ot congratulation for his readers. The Christmas holidays have been un usually delightful ones in Wilmington. With weather conditions almost perfect, many former citizens returned to spend the season with relatives or friends and a large number of clever and charming visitors, everything has worked to make the time pass most pleasantly. . The action of those Georgia farmers who have started out to reduce the cot ton crop by burning a part of their own stock is characterized by The Ra leigh Post as frenzied foolishness, which is an apt name for their method of do ing business. Charlotte becomes dry beginning with the first day of this year. What will The Charlotte Observer's morally stunted do for their "sow paw" after this? People are often heard to express the wish that they could know what would happen in a certain time, but wonder how many, if . they were given the chance, would be willing to look a year hence and see things as they then will be? "GROWING UP .There's something the mat ter with the child that fails to grow up. A child that grows up too much, however, without proper filling out of flesh, is almost as badly off. Nothing will help these pale, thin "weedy" children like Scott's Emulsion. It supplies the rounding out' of flesh and the rich inward nourishment of blood and vital organs which insures rapid growth a healthy and uniform develop and there Is now little doubt w5 wj I&eCottom Planter wltu & habit Is deter mtael to get the best r-cssible res aits from his Libor therefore, he sees that hl3 lands are well provided with -gSnia-CarcIliia Fertilizers. t.L i? a Eighty good ii- b:t, too, by-tho-woy i ;r t:-2Y t-nrich th-3 soE, preet.y increase the i. "re.:e, and jr.aEe cer tem the IsrxcsS crop of highest KreOe -cotton. j crar Geulr ccsinot Kt:i riv you vwh the&a l ro.tSct fertilizers, due u3 a postal cr letter acl ct win be equippd wit i the- Vxsu fertilizers at tbs kcaci pocsiblo cot. P. i! CHEMICAL OOillV. X 1' "VJH a: any -'D j ai me3 c:uw Atlanta, Oa ba6ouali, Gtt. MontfT'inery, Ala. l.vr'c;k, Va. TRUCK TEST FARM". Every possible inducement should be offered to State Horticulturist Hume when he visits Wilmington to induce him to have the state truck test farm located in this section The great ad vantages of such a farm are manifold, and especially in this immediate vicin ity, it would be of incalculable benefit in the promotion of the trucking Indus try. This remarkabl? :egion, discovered almost by accident, has beeu leclaimeil almost from waste land, till now it bears truck products of great value, that are rapidly mak'ng a des:rabie and prosperous suburban back ground anc1 feeder for the city. Other regions between Wilmington and Goldsboro, or Goldsboro and New Bern, or near Chadboum, are making earnest efforts to secure the test farm. The people of these sections realize the worth of such a thing Are our own people to be behind them in the appro priation of a splendid opportunity? We think not, and The Messenger urges that everything possible be done to se cure the test farm for this Immediate vicinity. If the business of Wilmington in creases during the coming year as much, as it did last year there can be no kick coming. Without doubt the year Just closed has been by far the most prosperous the city has ever experi enced. The "Tom watson Magazine", has re cently been organized in New York with a capital stock of $125,000. We can soon expect some revelations from the Pop ulist leader about how to run the coun try. He modestly admits that he is the most capable fellow that could be made president, but of course if the people won't take him and the country goes to the bad its their fault, not his. He gives the warning often and straight. Today is the time for the forming of new resolutions. Nine persons out of every ten, probably, will decide to change some habit and the decision is made in all earnestness. But it won't last long. Some New Years resolutions last awhile a month or two others are broken before sun up on the 2nd of January. ELECTION EV DENVER. Sweeping Investigation to be Made on Everything that Bears on t:e Recent Voting. Denver, Colo., December 30. Stretch ing its hand so as to cast a "shadow over every man and woman in any way Im plicated in election frauds of the city and county of Denver on or before, or after (November Sth the supreme court today ordered an investigation so sweeping in its scope that every phase of the election may be scrutinized and everything that bears in any way upon it may be made known by judicial in quiry. Alva Adams Democratic candidate for Governor who appeared from the returns to be elected, but who declaar ed that he does not want the office tainted with fraud, asked the court to open every Denver ballot box but the order of the court goes beyond the mere examination of the ballots and provides for an Investigation of the registration lists, the campaign expenditures and in brief, all election matters. Attorney Samuel W. Bedford for Ad ams, and Attorney Henry J. Hersey, for the Republicans, asked the court to make its order of such breadth that the 'court need not stop at anything in the investigation. The court said that was what it meant to do and instructed the lawyers to agree upon the wording of the order and present It to the court for approval next Tuesday. As there are 204 ballot boxes it is evi dent that several months will be con sumed in the examination of their con tents by the two handwriting experts Who have been appointed for this work. It is expected that the court will be asked tonrnake an order placing special watchers at the court house to guard the registration books until 'such time as the invesUgatioh is made. 1 publican committee has published the following statement over his signature: "Our ivestigation into the conduct s of the recent election la Denver has de , veloped the fact that approximitely 20,- 000 fraudulent votes were cast or count- j ed for Alva Adams in this city. There j is now no reasonable doubt that Gov ernor Peabody "and the entire Republi- can state ticket was fairly elected on November Sth by the votes of a larg ' majority of the legal voters of this I state." t Republicans as well as Democrats ad- mitf that the opening of all the Denver? boxes complicates the political situation j there will be no serious trouble as pre clcted. It was announced late today that the Republican plan to unseat Democratic Senators had been modified and that possibly only Senators Borne and Ilea ley who were seated by the Democratic majority on contests two years ago, would be turned out. s It also was reported that on the ad vice of influential Republicans the prop osition to memorialize the United States Senate to unseat Senator Teller would be abandoned. VENEZUELA SLANDERED. Scnor Pulldo Characterizes Reports Affecting Ills Country. Senator Don Augusto F. Pulido, charge d'affaires of the Venezuelan Le gation in Washington, 3aid yesterday: "Unless it is done to create a sensa tion, I do not see the reason why cer tain newspapers should be Intent upon doing my country all possible harm by the publication of faked stories about President Castro and slanderous reports on the condition of affairs in Venezuela, which seem to be a page torn from some old book on the Inquisition or tales from a feudal medieval baron. Aside from the sensational, unless such re ports are published to vent some per sonal spite. I cannot see the reason they are made public. "Of course, the educated American is by far too clever to give credence to such tales. I have resided long enough in this country to fully understand the most prominent characteristics of the American people and to appreciate their spirit of fairness and sound common sense, and so I have confidence that no thinking American will believe such stories.Washington post. Expecting no favors and few cour tesies, the Democrats are in a position to enjoy whatever trouble the Republi cans may have among themselves. Durham Herald. H"I"I"!"I-'I-1"!-I-I"I"1"I"I"!"I"!"!"1"I- up i WE WILL Make It Warm For You If You Buy One of Our Suits op Overcoats Eff EfT custom maile clothes rank among the first at prices within reach of everybody. Neckwear just received, a handsome line of Holiday Neckwear, all the new shades and colors. Trousers Tronsers all kinds and sizes. Lyon Brand Shirts, Collars and Louis Fair. Try a pair, they Star Brand received highest award at St. are better- I have the shoe for tender feet. J, W. H. FUCHS t X I I f I :-:-k-i-k-:-:-:-:-:4- XMuas Gooojls Jj Thirty i 100 Bags Cocoanuts. 150 Bags Mixed Nuts. 200 Boxes Raisins. 200 Boxes Violet Kisses. 150 Boxes Sweetheart Kisses. 850 Bags Rice. 250 Barrels Mnllets all grades Samples and prices furnished on ap plication. SAM'L BEAR SR., & SONS 18 and 20 Market Street. Wilmington. N. Ct KELLUM SURE CURE FOR INDIGESTION is guaranteed to live its name. ALL DRUGGISTS. jy30-Cm c .1 t ANcgetabk Prtpsraiiortfbr As similating tecFoodardncuii- n ,r i. ri f.t .1 ncssandResj:fn'ain-n?i5rr vB T OT "N AH C OTI C . HbmJm- 1 Aperfecl Remedy forCons'Jpa Fion , Sour Stoch.Dicurboca Worms .Convulsions .Fevcrish ness and Loss of Sleep. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. ftl 3 h -T lit WE HAVE SINGLE HARNESS m Ranging in Price from S6.00 to $70.00 and in Style to Heavy Can Supply Your Needs, CITY LIVERY CO. A Remembrance of a Pleasant Christmas Time Can Be Had by giving useful gifts after the day is over. A practical gift coi.i s into use. A nice serviceable shoe for your wife or daughter, or for the children or your friend will give more pleasure and kocp your memory green longer than some "fancy thing." Conic ami hoc what we can show you in this way. OPEN AT NIGHT THIS WEEK. Geo. R. French & Sons, i08 N. Front Street. H 'I I M-M-I-H-I-M ll I I I I I I I I 1 We Wish ainidl Prospgpomis Mew And extend to ihe Ladies a pressing invitation to call at once and glance over the beautiful selection of New Laces and Embroideries now on dis play. Buy Blankets from us and make yourselves comfortable this Cold Weather. Itcmember we are Sole Agents Dr. Jaegers pure wool under wear and Kabo and Royal Worcester Corsets. FORE & BLOMME THE LEADING DRESS GOODS HOUSE. 1 3C YES THE LADIES' STORE Offers London Layer Raisins. 3 Pouumtils Fop 25c. Seeded Raisins, 10 Cents Pkg. Currents, 9 Cents Pkg. Plenty of Oranges Vay Down CARPENTER GROCERY. For Infants and CMldreiL vtx The Rind You Have n Always Bought Bears the t- nf tmc ccntau to. fw omm cm. from Light Buggy Coupe. We i i i i : i,i I I I I I I I I I I I I n II 1-K44 Ml a Happy i Yean 2 sAxr Am mm h mi n k mjf For Over ll Thirty Years has been very thorough for some time F. A. Williams chairman of the Re-