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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-13
W.. HICKS.
COAST N
Schedule In Effect May eth. lSS7.
Departures from Wilmington.
NORTHBOCND.

Schedule In Effect May 2,th. lSs7.
Departures from Wilmington:
NORTHBOUND.
DAILY No 4S-Passenger-Due Magnets
300 a. m. l0:4o h. m. Warsaw 1885 a. m.
Goiasooro 1855 n. IN. Wilson
1916 p. m. Rocky Mount l.r D
m, Tarboro 2:9 p. m. Weldon
s1 p. m. Petersburg 5.S p. m,
Richmond ESQ p. m. Norfolk
Sos p. m. Washington li:lo p.
m, Baltimore 1888 a. m, ph!la-
delphia 3:5 a. m. New York
6:S a. m. Boston 800 y. m.
DAILY No. 40-Passenger-Due Magno
1:lS p. m. La s:55 p. m. Warsaw $40 y. IN.
Goldsboro 1910 p. m, Wilson
n:e6 p. m. ITarboro 6.E "A. m.
Rocky Mount ll:J7 y. m. Weldon
l:A q. m, Norfolk 1880 a. IN.
Petersburg SEA a. m. Richmond
4:20 a. m. Washington 7N a. m,
Baltimore sos a. m. Philadel-
phia u:2 a. m. New York ia
p. m. Boston $40 .. N.
SOUTHBOUND.
DAILY No. 65-Passenger-Due Lake
3.i0 p. m. Naccamaw 40 y. m, chad
bourn 5:29 p. m. Marion sac p.
m. Florence 7:25 p. m. Sumter
S:42 u. m, Columbia 1895 j.. m.
$40 a. m, Augusta
$40 a. m. Macon ll:N a. m, At
lanta 12:1s p. m. Charleston
1920 p. m, Savannah IL 80 a. m,
Jacksonville 7:3e a. N. St. Au-
Eustine 1880 a. m. Tampa 80
p. m.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-13
FROM THE T

DAILY No. 54-PassenEer-Icave Tam
p. m. pa 9:25 a. m, Sanford 2:l9 p. m,
Jacksonville 1900 u. m, Sav.n-
nah l245 night. Charleston 6:sa
a. m, Columbia $50 "a. m, At
lanta s:20 a. m. Macon $50 a. N,
Augusta 3:05 ,. m, Denmark
4:55 p. m, Sumter Gas a. m,
Florence S:55 a. m, Marion $40
q. n, Chadbourn 1895 "a. m,
a Ka WnrGn 4 4 .a "A -
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-13
ARRIVALS AT wILMINGTON-FROk
THE NORTH.

DAILY No. &ePassenger-Leavo Ros-
6:4s p. m. ton :S p. m, New York 'g.uU p.
M, Philadelphia 1905 a. m. Bal
timore 2:G a. m, Washington
4:30 a. m, Richmond 9:G a. IN.
Petersburg 1000 a. m. Norfolk
$40 a. m, Weldon 1850 a. M.
,Tarboro col y. m. Rocky
Mount l2:45 y. m, Wilson 2lz ..
m, Goldsboro $40 p m. War
saw 400 p. m, Magnolia 4ll
p. N.
DAILY No. 41-Passc--er-Ieaye Ro.-
e.40 a. m, ton 1900 night, New York $50 "A.
m, Philadelphia 1909 p. m. Bal
timore 2:25 p. m. Washington
S46 p. m. Richmond 100 q. M.
Petersburg s:l2 I. m, Norfolk
220 p. m, Weldon 943 y. m,
rTarboro Cos p. m. Rocky
Mount 5:f5 Il. m. leave Wilson
$40 a. m, Goldsboro 7:03 a. m,
Warsaw 7:54 a. IN. Magnolia
SCI a. m.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15

The fruiting heads bear from 10 to 20
schenia Zone seeded).
The leaves vary in shape, the stem
leaves being lobed, with two irregular
edged stipules at the base of the peti-
ole; the root leaves on long slender
stems are either like the stem leaves or
rounded, with irregular serate edges,
as if inclined to become lobed.
The plant has sprangling habit. the
long slender stems not standing erect.
but ascending obliquely, and toward the
top branching into irregular flower
panicles, as shown in the drawing. The
plant attains height of one TO three
feet, and often covers considerable
patches with its tangled mass of stems.
The drawing shows how the plant some
times has a creeping base, sending up
two or more stalks. After the seed has
ing only the root leaves green to fur
nish sustenance for the root during the
remainder of the season.
The plant blossoms in April and Nay
or into June of a late spring. The petals
remain on but a short time and the
seed speedily begins to ripen. 1t pre-
fers rather shady places, like old
orchards, thickets, fence corners, but
often gets a footing in low meadows.
1t has usually been meadows bordering
wods where have noticed it in grass.
There are several kinds of avens,
some bearing white, some yellow and
some purple petaled blossoms, but the
general characteristics of all are so
similar that knowing one it is easy to
recognize most of the others. Being a
perennial, it is necessary to destroy it
"root and branch" in order to be rid of
1t, and thorough cultivation is the most
effective means of killing the roots
where the weed has covered consider
able areas.-Harriet Mason, in Ohio
Farmer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
DISTRIBUTING THE HUMANITIEs
The College Bought "Mugs of the Old
Greek DIFFERS"

The College Bought "Mugs of the Old
Greek DIFFERS"
It is charged, with a good deal OF
vigor and generality of statement, that
the college fills the mind with useless
knowledge and trains it in antiquated
methods of thought and action. say
the Forum. In the same breath it is
added that the scientific school gives
practical knowledge and that its train
ing is vital. The comparison between
tho dead languages and the modern is
made-always to the credit of the mod
ern. The value of modern history and
of economic science is made to appear
greater than that of ancient history
and of philosophy. Scientific studies
are lauded as by far the most precious.
The humanities are discredited. | re-
member hearing at hotel table con
versation between two recent graduates
of the scientific school of rich and
famous university. "Mr. -" said
one, "gave several thousand dollars for
any use the officers wished to make
of the money. And what do you think
they did with it? Why, instead of buy.
ing something useful, they spent it all
in buying some mugs of the old Greet;
buffers" 1t was evident that the study
of the humanities had not seriously in
fluenced the manners nor the linguistic
tastes of the graduates in question.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
VALVE CAP WANTED.
The Man Who Invents . Good One CaA
Make q Fortune.

The Man Who Invents . Good One CaA
Make q Fortune.
We are asked how to make a valve cap
so that it will keep the air in the tire
when the valve leaks.
1t would perhaps not be an exaggera-
tion to say that all valves do leak and
that air is kept in the average pneu-
matte tire by the cap entirely. These
caps are usually provided with disk
or washer of some flexible material
which, Icing screwed down ON to the
end of the valve, makes an air-tight
joint
1t is very important that this disk
be of the proper material. Rawhide
facing is the only material which the
writer has ever found to be both air.
tight and durable.
AS we have previously suggested, a
very useful little sundry would be a
rubber cap which would fit over any
valve and which could be bound onto
the valve stem with bit of fine cord.
This would always make tight joint,
in the case of loss of cap or packing,
and would occupy practically no space
in the tool bags.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
BIRTH OF A PEARL.
When an Oyster Is Badly Tickled IT Pro-
duces O Precious Jewel

duces Precious Jewel
When an oyster feels something tick
ling his skin he does not-indeed, he
obviously cannot-proceed to scratch
the spot and apply counter-irritation,
as quadruped or biped would. The
only course left to mollusk in such
a plight is to fence off his enemy with
q layer or two of mother-o'-pearl, more
scientifically known under the term of
"nacre." In consequence of this many
things happen inside the shell, among
them pretty frequently the birth of a
pearl.
1t should be known, however, to start
with, that all the shell-bearing-mol-
lusks have the power of secreting cal
cite, which is form of carbonate of
lime, from the outer layer of cells which
forms the cuticle or skin of their soft,
not to say sloppy, bodies In this way
they build up their shells.
The limy secretion which they give
off is laid in extremely thin, semi-trans-
parent films, and this is just the reason
why the 'nacre" is so beautifully
iridsscent, for very thin films have
the property of producing what are
scientifically known as interference"
effects and breaking ordinary light up
into the colors of the spectrum.
Now, if some tiny foreign body, such
as grain of sand, "diatom," or even
u minute shrimp or other crustacean
happens to find its way inside tie man
tie border of the oyster, it sets up
good deal of irritation, and in self-de-
Tense the poor oyster is obliged to
:over up the intruder by layer Of
nacre. So around the layer of sand,
we will say, the mollusks goes on de-
posting thin layers of nacre one after
the other, like the skins of an onion,
until the point of irritation is COM
pletely encysted and a pearl has been
formed. This process is carried out,
or attempted to be carried out, what
ever the intruder may be, so that little
fish have been seen incased in pearl
within the bivalve's shell.
The Chinese, who never seem to neg
lect an opportunity to improve upon
nature, have long taken advantage of
this habit to artificially induce the
growth of pearls by filling up the oyster
with all kinds of irritating things. Or
binary pear-shaped pearls are excited
by means of a tiny H-shaped piece of
wire thrust into the mantle border, but
1t is not uncommon to insert little me-
tallic images of the great god Budh,"
and subsequently obtain a cast of the
same in pearl. These are much valued
as charms. The finest oriental pearls
are those found within the mantle of
the oyster close to the lips of the she'll,
OF in the soft parts near to the hinge
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
CHURCH AND CLERGY.

Rev. II. T. Collin has withdrawn from
the Presbyterian fold, having views not
IN harmony with the faith Of the
church, and he has taken with him
The important church of Coldwater,
Mich. He was stated clerk of the synod
OF Michigan.
Rev. DR.. Isaac Henry Tuttle, one of
che oldest Protestant Episcopal clergy
men In New York, died recently at his
lome, West Forty-sixth street, after
long illness. He was born in New
Haven, Conn, in 1911, and was grad
dated from Trinity college in 1886.
Editor Stead has interviewed $50 peo-
pie on "hymns that have helped" them,
and some of the responses are interest
ing. Thus, the prince Of Wales says
that the Unitarian hymn, Nearer, My
God, to Thee" is his favorite, and that
"anong serious hymns there is none
more touching, nor one that goes more
truly to the heart" The duke of Cam
bridge prefers Onward, Christian Sol
der"
Senator George T. Hoar, of Massachu-
sets, has presented an interesting relic
to the First church, of Plymouth, Mass
1t is considerable portion of the orig
inal threshold of the church in Dreft
Haven, Holland, in which the Pilgrims
held their last service before departing
for America. When Mr.. Hoar was in
Holland last summer he found it, and
bought it for small sum.
The treasury of the general mission
airy committee of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, which consists of IS mem
bers, including all the bishops, secre-
taries and treasurers, has been maxi
ing report, by which it appears that
while year ago there was a debt of
$239,000, $4,000 has since been raised
in various ways for the reduction Of
the debt. The income from legacies,
however, was only half as much as In
the preceding year. The debt has now
been reduced to little less than $685.
nm
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY.
DesertiOns from Uncle Sans Ships Arr
Few and Far Between.

DesertiOns from Uncle Sans Ships Are
Few and Far Between.
The report from Washington to the
effect that 1000 bluejackets are needed
to man the new vessels of the American
navy about to go into commissi sion re-
calls a remark made by Admiral Bunce
one day last summer, says the New
York Mail and Express. The North
Atlantic squadron lay at anchor oil
Staten Island and Father Knick erbock
er and his country visitors were go
ing down to quarantine daily TO look
at the splendid fighting ships. re-
porter went aboard the flagship one
morning and enjoyed a pleasant cha,
with the gallant admiral. Said he:
"The type of man-of-war's. man OF
to-day is far different from the old
time bluejacket. Desertions are almost
unknown from the navy now. Here is
a vessel which cost in round numbers
$2,000,000. The men consider it their
home and they take an immense
amount of pride in it. How many men
are there ashore who can sleep and
eat in a house which cost as much
money? Look about you and note the
faces Of the bluejackets here"
The sailormen in sight were certainly
a fine-looking lot. The admiral sur
veyed them admiringly and then said
$50 far as the personnel of the crew
goes the vessels in the American navy
are away ahead of those of any foreign
power"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
SAVED FROM DROWNING.
The Heroism of a Miller In Roscuing q
fftfla (alrl.

The Heroism of Miller In Rescuing q
Little Girl
The brave work of miller in saving a
little girl from drowning is described
by the indianapolis journal. The mill
owner and his wife, it appears, had gone
to the city. leaving an eight-year-old
girl at home. With other children she
went down to the mill to play, and by
some accident fell into the sluice which
feeds the turbine wheel.
The head miller heard a scream, and
not knowing what had happened, APP
piled brake and stopped the machin-
cry. Then he ran out, found the little
girl just disappearing under the water,
and in he went after her.
Then be found himself in hard
place. The water was eight feet deep,
and he was four feet below the top OF
the sluice. the sides of which were as
smooth as a polished floor. The girl
was unconscious. How was he to get
her out?
1t took one hand to hold her head
above water, and the other to keep him
self from sinking. He must try to
throw her out, and this, by great
effort, he did. But the rebound drove
him under water and against the wheel.
where he was in great danger of be-
ing caught and held. He came up
again, however, and now a new diff.
Guilty confronted him. How was he to
get out himself? He sank to the bot
tom, gave an upward spring, and as
he came up half-blinded, succeeded in
catching the top of the sluice. Then
by the greatest exertions, he drew him
self out.
The girl was still unconscious. but by
vigorous measures was at last revived
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
Improbable Experiments.

a breeder says we often see at fairs
hogs that look like real monsters. The
head is hardly visible, deeply hidden in
fat. The legs stick deeply in the body,
and are hardly able to carry it. From
short distance they look more like
giant potato resting on four pegs.
Such fattening is only a hobby which
may prove useful for the purpose OF
exhibition. to show the fattening ca.
racity of the breed, but such expert
ments are not profitable to the farmer
in anv wav.- Western Plowman
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
HEAp.sTALKED AvENs.
Must Be Destroyed Root and Branch 20
Get Rid OF Il.

Must Be Destroyed ROOT ana or1ncn "
Get Rid OF It.
The drawing represents common
weed belonging TO the rose family. It
In headstalked avens (Geum Vernum)
and on account of the hooked tails OF its
seeds is somewhat troublesome, cling.
ing to wool or clothing. The blossom is
inconspicuous with five small yellow
petals, five reflexed sepals and numer-
GUS pistils crowded in a conical stalked
head. the stalk being at first short, but
later quite prominent. The seed or
achenia are flattened, about one-eighth
inch long; the persistent style is nearly
as long and at ebout two-thirds its
length from the base is bent into hook
and from this the other third abruptly
shoots out parallel to the longer part.
As the seed natures the end of the style
drops off, leaving the longer portion
with its hooked end. The styles are
smooth and weakish, so do not cling so
obstinately to clothing as stick-tights.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
REMEDY FOR RouP.
How to Fight This, the Worst Enemy I
the PouItryman.

How to Fight This, the Worst Enemy OF
the POultryman.
Just now, when the chilly winds of
winter howl about the crack-bedecked
henhouse and surge through the
broken glass, or with doleful moan
Gn6 the knotholes, is a harvest time for
the deadly roup. Speaking of thisworst
tnemy of the poultryman, P. II. Jacobs
says:
For the roup give a teaspoonful of
raw egg (white and yolk slightly beat
en- together), three times day. For
swelled eyes, anoint once day with
vaseline and sprinkle pinch of chlorate
Of potash down the throat. Add tea
spoonful of chlorate of potash to every
pint of drinking water. Keep the birds
warm and feed meat, raw or cooked, as
q part of the ration. Mix pint of spir-
It's of turpentine with bushel OF lime
that has air-slacked. Mix it intimately
end you may use more tmpentine if you
prefer. Scatter iteverywhere, on floors,
yards, roosts, in nests, and do not miss
D square inch of space. Clean out the
house and scatter lime daily. Do not
waste time and labor after you find you
can do nothing, but destroy the birds.
We never saw fowl cured of roup that
was everworth keeping. Disinfectevery-
thing and get new stock from healthy
birds, and always use the lime every
week. Saturate everything. yards es-
pecially, with the disinfectant Here
Is good disinfectant: One pound OF
copperas, one pound Of blue stone (sul-
plate of copper. and six gallons of
hot water. Dissolve the minerals in the
water and add a pint of sulphuric acid.
With watering pot you can apply it
everywhere. Do this three times week
before you get other fowls. Burn or
bury the bodies of all roupy. birds.
Scald the troughs, roosts, floors, ETC.,
with the disinfecting liquid by heating
1t. Burn up all the old nests. In fact,
clean out all the germs or roup will
come back again"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
NJ. Z. DOLL,
STEINER SCHLEY, Directors,
JACOB ROHHBACK,

jan. 8S.t.
'f1n Belgium, or TTIe eugE OF w
u of Soignies. eight miles southeast
sussels. Even the musketry fire OF
great battle was heard in the Bel
capital. In France this engage
is more frequently known as the
e of Quatre-Bras.
E battle of Plassey took its name
1.-THE town in the presidency of Ben
where Lord Give, with 900 Euro
s and 1000 Sepoys, defeated an In
army of 10000 infantry, $4,000 cav
and so pieces of artillery. and thus
'lished the English rule in India.
as in some respects the most nota-
'ictory ever won on any field.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
Chinese ThumbnaiI Art.

The ancient Chinese and Japanese
frequently used to draw pictures with
their thumbnails. The nails were al
lowed to grow to a length of some IS
inches and were pared to point and
dipped in vermillion or sly-blue ink
the only color used In these thumbnail
sketches
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
STATEMENT
OF THE
FREDERICK-ToWN SAVINGS INsT,TIr.
TON. DECEMBER SIsT, 1895.
DEBIT.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
FREDERICK COUNTY, TO WIT:

On this End day Of January, 1897, before me
the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of
Maryland, in and for said County, person.
ally appeared j. Marshall Miller, Secretary Of
The Frederic Known Savings Institution, and
made oath in due form of law that the fore
going annexed statement Is correct and true
as taken from the books of said Frederick
Town Savings Institution
sworn before
EDWIN G. MARKELL, Mp.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
THE FUNNY MEN.

rayte is the best man at telling an
'-dinner story that | ever heard"
IT'S SO. He tells that story he got
Sday just as well as he did 20 years
1t is something wonderful In
ipolis journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
J. & r. COUSINS

handmade Oxfords which sell by their reputa.
ton. you will find after wearing to be the begt
Oxford you ever had on your fout, they are per.
feet beauties ON the feet and as soft as q glove.
II you are troubled with those uncomfortable
hts, which you are always complaining OF slip
ping in the heel. or 100 tight here OF there, try
pair Of these which we recommend SO highly
we guarantee satisfaction. Now we can give
you these styles in any color, Tans or Blackn,
for Women. Misses and Childran
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
OXFORD TIES.

Why we have them IN every style that you
can think OF, square, opera, piccadilly, square
point, globe and that common sense toe, which
with cOrns and buniOns
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
T1HE OLD AND RELIABLE
SHOE HOUSE.
FREDERICK, MD.
mo GOODS MIsREPRESENTED. i"
No. Is N. MARKET STREET.
No. Is N. MARKET STREET.
TO THELApIEs.

Now that winter is passed with aII Its snow
and chilly blast, we begin to think of those hot
summer months which are sure to follow:
cut shoes we have been wearing to keep ua
warm and think how we can keep ourselves
cool. Now II you want to keep cool, whick
those easy and "perfect fit" Oxford Ties that
we are Offering at such low fpures this season.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
Rare Chance for Farmers.
PANIC PRICES
Breed : Only TO- the Best
sSFifteen Dollars for the Seasons
THE GRAND YOUNG HORSE,
GA s = A r d
GA s 2 A RID
Out Of a Producing Dam and BY
SEA KING.

FARMERS having fine large mares, soIio
II colOrs, should breed to this magnificently
bred young horse. Fine large coach horses with
good breeding will always command the bee
prices for carriage, coupe or heavy harnes
horses.
GASPARD can be seen at the owners sta.
bles, near this city. 81 III GIIil7-.
TERMs-Fifteen dollars for the season, ia
able within the season. Mares proven not
be In fOal will have return privilege II horse
owned by present owner next season.
MICHAEL KNILL, Manager for
l.. VICTOR BAUGHMAN.
apl.6tf.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
HATS.

It Is time to lay aside that heavy felt or wooden
hat you have been bearing all winter and think
of getting yourself or child stylish straw
hat We have just received a large invoice Of
Hats for Men. Boys and Chiidren; the styles are
very pretty this season. We can give you the
broad brim sailor for the three year old to the
man OF three score and ten, so nobody is over
lOOkad
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
SHOES FOR MEN.

Gentlemen, when you think OF purchasing
shoes which are all the go this season, why
give us call and you will find the largest
stock to select from In the ''city." styles, we
will give you an idea; there is the needle, pic
cadilly, opera, razor toes and many others, In
all colors Of Tan you can possibly think of.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15

First Burglar-What led you to the
profesh?
Second Burglar-Tryin' ter get pen
MES Gutter me toy bank wen ! wuz er
kid.-Wash;ngton Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15
SHOES.

We can't forget the children This summer
they are the best that have ever been on the
both in tan and black. Don't forget the "Old
Carlisle Shoe"
We also carry very large assortment Of
Trunks, Satchels, Telescopes Valises and
Umbrellas and most everything you can find
in q firstclass shoe establishment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-15

AtfS lieu nc IItt- Viz ttlI
sfIae cad rosesgowly. kicking and yell
B Until she was just about level with
}, aves. The sparrows we're so occu-
with the fight that they paid no
.'ntion to her. and when she saw that
zee were at least 20 of them gath
tH close together. her desire to get
them made her temporarily forget
IS balloon and her paddle-wheels. She
kened her tail, as cats will do when
IA mt on murder, and, just as the profess
sor predicted, the effect was to steer her
in the direction of the sparTows. Her
paddle-wheels were working smoothly
and regularly. and though they were
not large enough to give her any speed.
they steadily carried her across the
yard towards the sparrows. Van
Wagner was in ecstasies. He chal-
lenged me to point out any defect in
his flying cat, and when | candidly adj
mitted that it did seem to be com
plete success. he was the happiest man
in New Berlinopolisville. The cat