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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27
. YOU HAVE A GOOD THING TELL IT.

and can sell you a large Plume in pref
ty black, z inches long, full nice good
goods at 25c each or 3 large Tips in a
bunch at 35c. We have them in all the
fall had and white and black.
A big line Mems and Boys Suspend
ers, Boys good elastic al &c a pair:
Mems at Sc, 1Oc, l5c. zoe, and Csc. We
carry anything in that line.
= Lace Curtains two n a half yards
n at SOC a pair; three yards long at
75c. n $1.Q0; three and a half yards
at $1.25 and up to $3.50 a pair.
Opaque Shades 3x6 feet with fixtures
and spring roles complete at 25c each;
3x7 feet, Of same goods, at 35c; plain or
dadoid; fine cherry or antique oak, ma
pie and walnut curtain poles with brass
trimming and draping pins at 25c a set.
The hall poles SX10 feet long at Csc;
brackets loo a set extra tassels for cur
tain sc each.
DOMESTIC GOODS.
Pretty Cheap Plaids at 4c a yard;
CCheck Bingham at 4c.
Fine Check Ginghams for aprons &c;
Toildonaid Ginghmas worth 12Rc, /
bought Of Mr.. Mcintyre, now Sc; in fine
Surges imported goods, SO inches at Csc;
3S inches at soc; A inches, blue or
black, at 35c a yard.
A big line Of nice dress goodt at bot
tom prices. We claim to be equal in
NoAhs 0AN AuaAAIy III Ice boouS
and by far cheaper in price. We want
you to xamine our fall stock of Dress
Goods before buying. Remember we
sell Silks Of all kinds; Black Satin
from 25c to $1.19 a yard. Armure Sat
in, strictly all Silk, at &c a yard; beau
tiful Black Silk from Csc, 83c, $1.0O, slips
yard; SO inches single F. Cashmere,
all colors at zoe a yard; F. F. Cachi-
mere at Csc; all wool beautiful fancies.
36 inches wide, at 25c a yard and lots
Of different colors to select from.
In Table Linen-everybody has to
have it-and we claim to lead in low
prices in this line. We sell bleached
GA inches wide Table Linen at 25c a
yard; u~nbleached at Csc, Csc, Acc; "
inches wide. very heavy, nice quality.
at SOC a yard, and everything else in
table linen from 25c to $1.19.
Remember We sell Shoes. Our stock
in this line is complete. We sell Mems
Brogans at 90c a pair; women Shoes at
50c, Csc, 75c, 90c. $1.00 and up to $3.50,
$500, $3.50 and $500; our Children Shoes
in all grades; Baby Shoes from 19c to
soc a pair; our Misses Shoes all prices
from SOC to $1.00; our Mems, and Boys
Shoes from 75c to $500.
We have just received a nice selection
Of vi Fall Clothing and can ave you
money in this linz IL you will remem-
Der we sell suits from $1.85. $2.25, $3.25,
$500, $500, $500 up to $12.5 {. Our cloth
ing is equal to the largest Clothing
store in the state in quality and style
and superior in the low price we sell
them at.
Come and seeus at 112 North Front
Street, opposite The Orton Hotel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

We lately read from the classic pen
of the very scholarly DR.. Henry E.
Shepherd, who is spending a month,
or two among his old friends and rela-
tives at his native place, Fayetteville,
a superb essay upon colleges and
Universities" 1t appeared in The
Charleston News and Courier. 1t has
the literary finish and the amplitude
Of reading that distinguish this accom-
plished master in bellies ~lettres. DR..
Shepherd always writes from a full
mind, and with the accuracy of trained
scholarship. We copy elsewhere a
paragraph or two from his essay. Writ
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

The latest contention is that while
the number Of rich men is growing
larger each year, hat the poor are
growing less poor This is falacious.
There are $1,000 millionaires in the
United States now, and in 1910, there
were not a dozen. There are more pros
porous poor people now than then for
the population is perhaps our times
greater. There are more downright
poor people and by o. or five to one
than then.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27
We hope very sincerely that Reynolds

We hope very sincerely that Reynolds
and Walser will stick to their desires
and plans, and that their party will
adopt them. Above all things let the
all white men not radicals and the
black and tar gang. Since 1870, the
black and tan crowd have never been
able to clean out the white men, save
when a large number unfortunately
who combined with their old enemies
against their old party friends in the
old democratic family. Get the white
men together and they will redeem the
old state from wrong and ruin.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

Why not let the public know 1t? That
is my motto. I claim to have as nice
a store as any man in the state and I
am in a position to sell goods as cheap.
I buy at headquarters from the largest
houses in the country and often times
from forced sales under the red flag
and under the hammer for the cash
down. And now I want to tell you of
a few things I want to close out as I
am off for my large fall stock in a few
days, and I will not carry ove sum-
mer goods.
Large 1914 White Marseilles Bed
Specks worth CSC, I will now sell at 4Sc
regardless of cost. zine Union Quilts,
beautiful goods, at 75c, CSC, $1.0O, $1.25
and $3.50.
Large lot Of buggy Sun Umbrella
shades I asked s1.50 for, now csc, with
fixtures to fasten to vehicle. sd
My Lady's Slippers and Oxfords at
about two-thirds of the original price.
My soc Slippers for 33c a pair. My 75c
Slippers now soc a pair. My $1.00' Slip
pers now 69c a pair. My $500 Slippers
now $1.35 a pair, a good hoe less than
cost. I want the room n the money
too.
Dress Goods-Summer and fall Shall
lies I sold at sc a yard now Sc. Lawns
I asked &C for, now &c. Summer Cal
liens worth SC, now 3kc. White x
bar Lawn, worth &c now 3 1-2c; better
goods worth 10c now &c. Double fold
dress goods I sold at 15c and tic to
close below cost, now i0c. Colored
dragon cotton at 1c a spool. Lady's
nice Linen Collars and Cuffs, nicely
~laundered at 1c each.
A big lot of nice flowers at SC a
bunch. Ladies' Trimmed Hats at soc;
Sailors at SC, 10c lie, 15c, zoe, and 25c;
banded and unbanded; we have all the
pretty new Sailors on the market at
40c, SOC 75c and $1.00 each.
In Ribbon I have received about 500
rolls to freshen my large stock. I have
all colors AND all grades in No. 80 tafeta
plain MORE and at zoe a yard; No 40
tafeta n MORE, all silk at 25c, all
pink.
I have just received a nice line Of new
Laces from 25c to $1.00 per dozen yards.
narrow Val also plenty of Linen Tor
chon and Val, from SC to 12kc a yard.
I have just received a beautiful line
of fancy China Dat Meal Sets, three
pieces fine China, nicely decorated, al
Csc. Large China cream Pitchers at
10c. Large bisQue figures at Csc each.
New Baby Caps, the prettiest silk,
nicely embroidered at Csc; large Rush.
en- front at Csc; better quality at 45c,
SOC, Csc, 75c, $1.00 and $3.50. Our Baby
Caps are nice and fresh, pretty and
cheap.
We have quite a pretty line Of La
dies Straw shapers in all colors that
we sell at or below cost. In fine Tips,
Plumes, and Aigrets we have quite a
nice selection, as We have just received
two large shipments Of these goods
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

Can it be tru that the radicals dis
trust Russell so much that they call
him populist? Well, a GOOD, true pop
ulist, barring certain pc't;cal vagaries,
is quite as safe, honest and useful a
citizen as any republican holding the
principles of Capitalization, a robber
what is good and pure and Of good re-
port. When did Russell '%.jine?"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

aH@ZfF
expect the whit . skinned fellow to be
any better than the black skinned slave
who keeps him politically alive and
kicking by his political frying pan.
That the campaign henceforth must
be fought on strictly race lines is ap-
parent. This noble old commonwealth
must be saved, must be rescued from
the hands Of the spoiler and the polit-
ical humbug. The White Mans Par
ty must be made a most imposing real
ity. Nothing a be expected from the
negroes. They will no more change
parties than the leopard will change
his spots. The Anglo-Saxon in no land
was ever a serf or wore the bands Of
servftude. He is the born leader OF the
world just as much as the Roman was
Of ancient days. He must rule, he will
rule, and that is both h long and
short of it. He will call no man mas
ter. He will not be dominated by an
inferior race, be it yellow, or red or
black. So in North Carolina there SIM
ply must be hereafter as heretofore
a white mans government. Nothing
else will do. Disgrace, expressions,
robberies, waste, ruin, anarchy itself
will follow if the government continues
as it has been latterly under the COM
binations Of ~wickedness, stolid ignor-
ance and unbr;dled recklessness. Says
the wise man Of Pitt county: A other
questions fade into nothingness when
compared with this overmastering one
of white supremacy"
The Messenger fully recognizes the
pregnancy, the potency Of his deliver
ance. It but echoes what it has long
held and has often expressed. The re-
demption Of North Carolina from the
predatory and incapable vandals who
now rule in ruin is the imperative de-
mand Of civilization and honor and lib
erty itself.
Holding this it favors in the state
campaign the great rallying cry that
this is and shall be a White Mans
government. It stands ready to well
come all we'll disposed and patriotic
men of all classes and conditions, of
all parties and races who are willing
to cooperate in behalf of equal, just,
enlightened, honest government. We
do not believe that North Carolina can
be saved from the threats Of anarchy
and destruction by demanding Of ad-
herents in the fight more than that,
but just stated. If some "shibboleth"
is demanded other than a desire and
purpose to save the state from negro
rule then many a vote will be lost to
the cause Of good government. How
ever much men may choose to differ
upon grave questions of federal gov
ernment, upon finance and tariff and
limitations Of power, the men who
are faithful to home rule and would
save the state from all future detri-
ment should rally around the flag of
reform and honest government.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

Every few weeks a race conflict is
feared some where in the south. The
latest report Of one m from Glads-
den, Ala. It will prove indeed a ire
mendous calamity in what ever part
of the south it may begin. Great for
bearance is needed to prevent a deadly
collision on any day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

Not n complaint has eve been
made by those using Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla according to directions. Further
more, we have yet to earn of a case in
which it has failed to afford benefit. So
say hundreds of druggists all over the
country. Has cured, others, will cure
YOU,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

You cannot say that you have tried
everything for your rheumatism. until
you have taken Ayers Pills. Hun
dreds have been cured of this COM
plant by the use Of these Pills alone.
They were admitted on exhibition at
the Worlds Fair as a standard cathar-
tic
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

That is a dreadful outrage reported
from Alabama as having been done
by the lawless ":whitecaps." That sort
of devilishness has not ground to stand
on. ]. is sin and murder Of the most
fragrant kind. And yet there are SIM
pie people who do not believe in a per-
SOnal devil,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

1t is very pleasant to see Butler and
Ohio making angry faces at each other.
The latter has on his gaffs and is evil
IDENTIFY 'spilin for a fight" He tells
Marion with unmistakable emphasis
and clearness that he is lying" There
is blood in the air.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27
HOME FOLKS.

Officials in North Carolina latterly
seem prone to get into trouble. The
latest reported is from Raleigh-the
keeper of the capitol who is a populist.
He wanted to use his knife on a negro.
Is it "catching?"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

According to the last census Angus
ia, Ga, shows up a greater percentage
of illiterates than any other city in the
United States. It's per centage is given
at 1928, greater than any of the 1874 cit
les with %, 700 Inhabitants.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

In a year nearly $4,000 pension draw
ers nave died. But h republicans are
trying to make up losses and since Nc
Kinley got in 1000 have been added to
the roll of suckers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

Out in Iowa the pop refuse to work
with the democrats. That means a
continuance Of republican supremacy.
Is h a desirable anywhere, in I'M
state, city, town or county?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

President Faure's visit to Russia
probably has much to do with the re-
cent visit of Emperor William. France
cannot stand idly by when the Russian
lance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

A report Of murder by a negro and
a possible lynching of him comes from
Georgia. Surely in this southland
there is an epidemic Of crime. It grows
more furious.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

In England women doctors earn
from $500 to $4,000 a year. In New
York, the Evening Post says, there are
a number who make $1O,0 900 a year.
Who would not be a doctor in petit
coats?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27
Fifty Years Ago.

This is the stamp that the letter bore
Which carried the story far and wide.
vi certain cure for the Ioathsome sore
That dubbed UP from the tainted tide
OF the blood below. Aud'twasA Ayers nam.
And his sarsaparilla, that all now, know.
That was just beginning its 6ght of fame
With its cures of SO years ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
can be applied when at home, and is
uniformly successful in coloring a
brown or black. Hence its great pop
u1arity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

igan attempted to lynch a fellow but
the sheriff was too prompt for them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27
SNAPS.

Sherman's reply to Japan is more
moderate but firm. He had a lucid
interval you see.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27

Mr.. Avery Cashion was killed at a saw
mill in Burke county, a plank flying up,
striking him on the head and fracturing
his skull,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27
Ayers SarsaparilIa

Is the original sarsaparilla. It
has behind it a record for cures
unequaled by any blood puri-
Tying compound. It is the only
sarsaparilla honored by a
medal at the Worlds Fair Of
1893. Others initiate the
remedy; they can't initiate the
record:
y 80 Years Of Cures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07

during his first term selected the firs d e and Mrs
Cleveland were married BY It's pastor, u ~ eyer'
supposed TO be his church. but he rarely, , u .or
darkens Its doors He has not attended uv". W" ,ho
ship with any regularity since his return u '"'
White House. =, a. odn,pis,er-
The Rev r. De witt Talmage is now admlm ,, ora
Ing to this congregation, but that grea. Puidt,
tor seldom has the Chief Executive az az ~, q, ~ n
General Harrison regular aitenu!a.' e. %' The
Church Of the Covenant during his stay III ~ !,
white House Mr.. Blaine also had pc" III ''"'
church. 80, ,-.t.ooo,l
President Arthur was member OF s ene rd,hn's a
Church and attendant az 81, 'onm a I, :, J,
rather unpretentious but nevertheless very ,.ots
and fashionable church. just across h"'"S'"0
Square from the White House Al. r
President Mckinley Will not create any ~, w.,
sensa ton wherever he may 20. lie ~ nor ina ~
of man lie Is altogether unostentau0us, ailu -
just liable to walk quietly from the White IiD,se
10 Foundry Church he Is to drive TO us 1oors ~
the Executive carriage. In this respect ne II ihu,
like President Harrison. who usually snppen my
his pew at the Church Of the Covenant without at-
tracing the attention of a dozen people.
Foundry Church takes It's name from tho orlglHhl
building used by that congregation, away back III
the beginning Of the century. There was bit
handful Of worshppers at that time. too poor 10 nave
cdfce OF their own, 50 they met In the Ioft OF
foundry that occupied the site OF the present spa
clOus structure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
. roA1,BrRSINd sHOw METER.

10 the Queen who strikes out the dish sho does nor
fancy and orders another that she does. also tndt
she keeps 10 the good old practice OF having me
cooks name called out az each dish IS Drought 10
table. ,,,,
The German Emperor Is somewhat preJudced
I'm his tastes He does not, ! think care tof any
dishes save those made In Germany. although
out of courtesy. he will often praise the plats
which are offered to him at Osborne Bier--Suppe'
Obsi-suppe. and Ginse-hratcn, all these ne "P,
prcciatcs vastly. and invariably drinks or a prad
Of champagne specially MANUFACTURED Tor MN. MS
wife. the Empress may say, prefers. III ler dts
voted way. those dishes agreeable to the palate or
her lord and rises regularly AT O'Clock III INC
morning to herself prepare the early cup OF coHce
without which the Kaiser cannot begin ms DAY.
The King and Queen Of Italy, | learn, nave 4
great Partially for fritto described as "A terrlpe
compound Of artiChOkos. chickens HVers, calves
brains and cocks combs o.,
The Pope, menu h. the most simple Wnich could
be named. \ cup OF coffee and milk, roll tno put,
teri for breakfast. Soup. plain meat, pastry anu
fried vegetables. with one glass OF burgundy lot
midday dinner. A. o'clock a cup OF bouillon; ana
M supper littlc cold meat The Pope takes MS
meals alone. according TO tradition
The Empress Of Austria and the Empress + reder-
lex Of Germany may Ice described as OF a sweet
tooth" Both theS. august ladies have a weakness
for uastrv creams and buildings of all sorts. Inc
F.rnt,rcSs Frederick still remains partial TO Inc
simple English dishes which were served IN the
nursery at Osborne.
~ king O-,ar's Of Sweden tho delicacy most
often 10 be- found is salmon which has been
'rra~.rv,i ir earth. soup or boiled barley with
whipped cream me- also affects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07

within foot Of the one who is making them Peo-
pie OFF the stage do not. a rule. talk to them,
selves In loud voices very much. but on tne s,abe
IL NAV be believed make sort Of effort 10 JUS
tfy their acts to themselves. but on the siaS i
they frankly tell themselves at the tops OF fo 1n
wall has that they are Villains and that 'hey 'e Ell,
to be villains. And II the room happens 10 ne Iu.
of people, OF them ever hears worn ol u.
The rapidity with which things can be done on I,le
stage has long been an annoyance 10 some psIson7
who seem over-sensively and over-reallstlcai! N
clined. A messenger Is sent to the q neral anu
Is TO bring back an answer which the lie OF thc
hero somebody else depends The GENERA ma! 70
supposed 10 be a quarter Of a mile off al the least
service may have something on hahd peslu's Ia
ccving message the instant II Is prousnt IN, az,
may even have two or three other persons WIZ
for their turn 10 see him. But in three minutes ine
messenger is always back with written aisMtt.
Then the time that actors save when thcy are
ing the stage often makes the lrlNoouS w tiu
of the audience laugh The way they dash on lel-
ters. reading thom aloud IT the same tie 81" Nv,
that they must be using some sorl OF snoi amone
known oft the stage Wagner Is famous alno,IS
other things. for allowing plenty OF unle ipl 49,,
action on the stage. vet Hans Sachs can take uoW
a song in writing fast as Waller can sihs IT w
him. . =, ,ia, tho
Many other instances might he cited in which tne
audience has to believe good deal ana lnatI'l',
good deal Mr.. Jerome has called attention 10 ~,
habit OF the villagers of holding general meetingS ~
the here's door ward Then there Is the habit ma
toners have of raising their vine CUPS IN Ill, MI.
ing songs. and then holding them upside doWn ~
their sides while the orchestra is playing me inter
ludcs Even at the Metropolitan the oiher n,e",
Hamlet in singing the drinking song tfiamIc, d
drinking sOngD. held his sparkling cup aloi' az "iN
he singing. and AZ soOn as ne was uonc ~
dropped il TO his side upside DOWN me VII WIZ
CUPS PAINTED brown. that are all but unlVerSstl Oh
the stage. are unknown anywhere OIL u, put II my
list is allowed TO 80 or in TINS way ~ WI lg', ~
show that realism has not yet quite hahished con-
VCnton from the stage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
.S1TED BY HORSE SENSE.
HOW \ TFXAS PONY HELPED DIG ITS
MASTER FROM A SANDBANK.

III PaSo CTcX.) core spondence Ct The Philadelphia
Times
ioallv that much-talked-Of commodity commonly
known a. "horse sense" 1t comes straight from
Arizona. and besides being perfectly fresh news,
has the additional qualification of being altogether
trustworthy
Iuring the earl. days of December. before the
rains began X. y Tucker commonly called "Od
kaintuck" hy his familiarS-an cX-tcamster ana
general all-rOInd 'aitlc hcrdor cowboy. etc. was
acting rs "ui to party of hunters, the section
visited being low down in the Territory, not far
from the border
. Whom they had ben several days out tho party
struck camp in little arrOYd 5000, or dry creek
bod to keep Of the sweep OF the winds. ana dld
some pretty gOod shooting. antelope and rabbits
being the principal game with now and then coy
Otc or mountain lion 10 relieve the monotony ana
keep things someVh ai adventurous. In the course
Of n few DAYS however, the immediate section hav-
ing been pretty thoroughly worked, "Od hain-
tuck" taking one Of the men. dickson by name,
set a sort of scouting expedition 70 select
Il new location. II CHANGED that kaintuck 5 pony
a famous little animal. called eta, that was dear
as dear TO the old Transfers heart had that very
morning crazad her shin by fall on the smooth
rocks at the bottom # the arroya 80. much to hs
regret but that she might be saved a toilsome and
ter rode another animal. leaving his pet tethered 10
a manzanita bash camp
few hours after the departure of kanuck and
dickson the party in camp became aware, TO their
great ton that they were in the MIDST or
ono Of the tefrOrs OF Western plain life, sand
storm. The wind swept across the desert lands
with a velocity almost nCalCuldhlc. driving before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
SNOW METERS AT WORK.
MACHINES THAT MAY DO AWAY WITH
THE sHovELLERs AND CARTS.
AN ENGINEER DISCUSSES THE COST OF THIS
METHOD or REMOVING SNOW.

AN ENGINEER DISCUSSES THE COST OF THIS
METHOD or REMOVING SNOW.
Many thousands of dollars have bcen spent OH
machines designed to melt snow In the streets Oh
large cities. The records OF the Patent once are
numbered with the drawings and specifications o.
many inventors whose ideas for this purpose nave
taken forms more or less complicated more or i'SS
inefficient This winter has seen at least 'wo large
machines n work on the copious SNOWMAN when mas
hidden New-Y York streets for 30 many days bo'h
these pieces OF apparatus have melted snow III re"-
sonably rapid rates
The question OF coct-frst cost OF plant. cost OF
rcpairs and cost Of running-will decide Whethcr
these machines or either OF them. is to take place
among the practical things OF this world OF dollars
and cents. one Of these machines burns nAph,hi
and has been in operation for several winters
II has been working aong Twcnty-seventh-st. TINS
vear The other made its first appearance after
the recent snowstorm. II has been operating IN
Seventeenth and sixteenth Sis. east Of Third-ave'
and uses coke or coal
The naphtha machine has been In experimental
,,so fo- several wears This machine requires four