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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-03
Twelve Yaars Old Duelist Badly Hurt

So sensational have beer the ac-
counts published by the Partisan press
concerning the Turin Orleans duel that
the II and 1~2-year-old son of two So
cially prominent Parisians were moved
thereby to do a little duelling on their
own account. Having secured posses
sion Of a couple of duelling rapiers,
they fell to fighting one another with
quite as much vigor as the two princes,
although they had NJ quarrel, and
were solely possessed by a desire to
win fame and notoriety in the same
n as their seniors. The conflict
terminated far + bre seriously than the
ridiculous TuriA-Orleans duel: for,
whereas Prince Henri has already en-
tirely recovered from his slight wound.
one of the boys was run through the
shoulder, while his own rapier pierced
his adyersarys eye, destroying it's sight
and narrowly avoiding penetration OF
the brain.-New York Tribune.
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FUN.

A little girl who had told a lie was
escorted to her bedroom by her moth
er and told to ask God to forgive her
for her sin. This is what the listening
mother heard: "Oh, God, I thought you
could take a joke."-Life.
Il hab noticed" said Uncle Eben,
dat err man kin allus' fin people ter
buy liquor fur i'm ontell he gifts so run
down dat his system actually feels the
need OBJ it. Den dey tells i'm he orter
be ershamed oh Observation-Disclosures
Star.
do you think that farming can be
made profltable?"
EYES," replied Senator Sorghum; eff
it's done right. Harmed for six weeks
last year."
did you make it pay?"
81 should say I did. I raised over
three thousand votes by it."
AS He Understood It-"Maw, what
did you tell Mrs. Nexdore that we
oughtn't monkey with the English
styles for?' II didn't, Willie. I said we
ought not to ape the English styles
well, what's the difference ?"-Chica-
go Tribune.
An Everlasting FACTION Barry
why did the Lord command us to
love our neighbors?" Perdita-'Be-
cause we can get along with most ev-
erybody e.'-Truth.
MWMN ~
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Late New

Ordinary tumblers and cups can be
changed into ordinary mustache cups by
a new device which Is formed of a protec-
ton plate to rest on the top of the rim
of the tumbler, with adjustable metal
strips to surround the glass and hold the
shield in position.
A newly patented railroad locomotive
wheels, with an auxiliary cog-wheel
mounted on the engine frame and re-
volved by a secondary steam-chest placed
above the usual one to assist in running
the engine.
Duplex penholders are to be placed on
the market with a casing which supports
two pen clips on opposite sides of this
tube, which can be slid into position al
making one penholder serve for black and
colored ink at the same time.
Ratchet wrenches are being manufac-
tured with an adjustable grip in one end
to tit any size nut, the grip being at
tached to the handle by a double rachel.
which can be made to tighten or loosen
a nut by turning a ring on the handle to
throw one of the rachets into position.
To assist beginners in learning to ride
a wheel a steel yoke is clamped onto the
frame of the wheel back Of the saddle
with the ends of the yoke extending down
nearly to the ground and carry a pair of
wheels which revolve whenever the rider
loses his balance n falls to one side.
Ventilating fans for use on sewing ma
cnlneS nave a Hght frame to be N
en- to the arm Of the machine to. support
a fan, which rs revolved by a, small fric-
ton wheel pressing against the balance
wheel, with the fan shaft geared to it at
right angles to fan a person sitting at the
machine.
When it is desired to use a series of
books in turn without having them in
the way on a desk a new book rack will
be found useful, the device consisting of
a wheel hung on a horizontal shaft, in a
frame with shelves pivoted on the rim so
the rack can be revolved until the book
wanted is within reach.
10 prevent the overflow of oil from
lamps while filling a new can has a
double nozzle, one tube of which enters
the top of the can to allow air to enter
until the oil rises in the lamp to the end
of the nozzle, when the lack of air in the
top OF the can causes a vacuum and stops
the flow of Oil.
A recently patented rudder support for
large vessels consists of a steel bar at
tached to the back end of the keel and
extending beyond the rear of the ship,
with a hole drilled PARKWAY through it to
receive the end of the rudderpost, making
1t easier to remove or replace the rudder
than the old manner of hooking it fast.
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Rheumatism Cured in q Day.

Mystic Cure'' for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in / to 3 days.
Its action upon the system is remark
able and mysterious. It removes at
one the cause and the disease immedi-
ately disappears. The first dose great
ly benefits.
T. F. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster Of
Promise City, Iowa, says: 1T bought
one bottle of Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism, and two doses Of it did me
more good han any medicine I ever
took" Is cents and 500. Sold by J.
H. Hardin, Druggist, Wilmington,
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vis1b1o Dapp1y - W0hangeea
(Chicago Chronicae.)

A woman, whose husband belongs to the
family from which George Washington
sprang. registered at the Auditorium
Washington, OF London. England. She
was accompanied by her daughter. Mrs.
Roland. of Toronto. Ontario. Mrs. WASH
ington IL the wife Of DR.. Nelson WASH
ington, O. Milwaukee. Wis, formerly Of
Toronto. She Is the travelling In this
country for recreation and health. with
her daughter and son-in-law. Her hus-
band, h says, Is the greaf-great-grand-
son Of Stephen Washington. who left
England with two brothers, one Of whom
was the ancestor OF George, who Is the
Father Of his Country. Georges ances-
tors settled In Virginia. and Stephen set
tied in Ontario, Canada As time sped
on. the W~ashingtons In Canada gradually
decreased until now only a man in that
country bears the glorious cognomen- He
Is DR.. John Washington, Of Goderich. On
tario. MISREPRESENTATION OF Stephen.
and a cousin not far removed from the
Walter Washington. is practicing medi-
cine in Newark n. J. He and his father
and DR.. Nelson Washington. his uncle.
are said to be the only male persons on
this continent related to George Washing
ton who bear the family name and can
prove their title to it. AS George fought
to deliver his country from the tralldom
which Great Britain put upo 1t, so his
diSAS Otcplcu III Sdildud HI Ills NtbISlus
fought to preserve the Dominion. or at
least the Ontario settlements. to the
mother country.
mo correspondence ever ensued be-
tween the descendants of the two fami-
lies after that time" said Mrs. Washing
ton, and the American Washingtons
were unaware of the existence of any of
their kinsmen across the border, although
the latter have always used the insignia
Of the Washington family in England and
in this countryside three stars and three
stripes-as their crest on their stationery
and effects.
Some years ago my husbands family's
title to the renowned name was disputed
in Canada. and to get at rest all such
calumnies, DR.. John Washington journey
ed to England to the old seat of the fami-
ly, and there secured the family tree.
proving conclusively that a brother of the
ancestor of George Washington went to
Canada shortly after his two brothers
settled in Virginia. By tracing up the
family in Ontario he has added branches
to the family tree until the pedigree has
assumed large proportions. He proved for
all and evermOre to his countrymen that
he was related to the Washington family
of Virginia, and since his trip to England
no one has disputed his claim"
Mrs. Roland, the daughter of DR.. Mel
son Washington, does not bear much re-
semblance to the Father Of his Country
She is pretty, of medium height, a blonde,
and carries no doubt with her as to her
relationship with the first president Of the
United States.
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A Native Of Lsnofr County, After Whsna
Moslsy Han Township Was Namsd-Bs-
came Governor.
Tully Moseley was borI. In Holland,
January Z, iii, n moved to Princess
Anne county, Va. and died October Z.
177e. =
Matthew Moseley. son Of TuIly. was
born in Princess Anne county. Va. No
vember 8. 1755, and moved to Dobs.
now Lenoir county, N. c., January q.
1777. and married Betsey Herring. jan
larry IA. 1888, and died October 26. 1920.
Betsey Herring. daughter Of John
Herring ana granddaughter Of Joshua
Herring. Of Lenoir county. was Of Irish
extraction. and was born September Is.
1852, and died October 4, 1872.
William Dunn Moseley. the fourth son
Of Matthew and Betsey Moseley. va
born at Moseley Hall. Lenoir county.
February 1, 1895. He attended school
at Spring Hill academy. in this county.
ri.aar the tutelage OF Joseph Eliot, and
atthe age of 20 entered the sophomore
class in our state university and grad
uated with honors, in 1918, OF which
class were James X. Polk, afterwards
president of the United States; William
NJ. Green, late bishop Of Mississippi;
Hamilton G. Jones, author Of Cousin
Sally Dillard:" Rev. Robert Hall Nor
rison, Hon.. Hugh Waddell, John
("Ghost") Eliot and other distinguished
anne
He was a tutor It Chapel Hill for a
while and trustee Of the university. In
1919 he commenced reading law under
VIM. B.. Meares, Of Wilmington, and OBJ
tanned license in 1920.
On May %, 1922, he married Miss
Susan Hill, a daughter of Colonel
Thomas Hill, Of Wilmington, one Of the
oldest and most respectable families
on the Cape Fear.
counties in our state senate in 1929, and
continued until 1888. He was speaker
Of the senate from 1892 to 1885. The
wings had a majority in the senate in
1886 and elected his old classmate, Hon.
Hugh Waddell, speaker. They had a
majority again in 1888 and elected Col
onel Andrew Joyner speaker. He pre-
sided over the senate with such dignity
n satisfaction that he was defeated
for governor by only three votes.
In 1887 he was a candidate for con-
gress in the New Bern district, but was
defeated by Hon. Charles B. Shepard
by seven votes, on account of his opp0-
sition to a bank Of the United States.
In 1889 he moved to Monticello, Flor
ida. In October, 1874, he was elected
senator for the territorial council for
the middle district of Florida. On
March 3, 1916, Florida was admitted as
a state in the union, and on May 26th
Of that year he was elected the first
governor of the state by a large major
ity over the Hon. p. K. Call, the gov
ernor Of the late territory.
After his retirement from the guber-
material chair in 1849 he moved to Pa
latka, Fla, where he lived in retire.
ment until his death in 1S63.-Kinston
Free Press.
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STATE PRESS.

Good government in North Carolina
is assured only when the administra-
ton Of affairs is under the control OF
white people. Past experience and pres
ent developments confirm this truth.
There should be no doubt as to the
color of the result of the next election.
Winston Sentinel.
II hold it true, Whate'er misfit,
The dog that bowls is generally hit"
And SO when Senator Butler and his
followers, in every speech and printed
article invaribly go out of their way
to attack The Charlotte Observer n
The Wilmington Messenger. we judge
that some of the good, salty truth that
these papers I'VE been rubbing into
the hides of these gentlemen has reach
ed the quick.-Monroe Journal.
A populist from Granville was in Ra-
leigh some days ago, and when asked
what the people Of that county were
talking about, says a correspondent,
said they were swearing at the law
which is to put them in jail if they
cannot pay taxes, and he might have
added negro rule, negro magistrates
and negro school committeeman. But
this is some of Senator Buffers glorious
reform, and was down on the political
schemers' programme.-Oxford Ledger.
For the completest demonstration of
cheek, gall and jackassical %affrontery
offered to the public in one hundred
years, all men Of all nationalities are
respectfully referred to an address is
sued a few days g by a set of office
holders and pie-grabbers, who got
themselves together in Raleigh and
asked the people OF North Carolina to
believe that they had done great things
and hat the recent legislature was not
"a damnable disgrace."-Lexington
Dispatch.
If any additional evidence were need
ed to show hat the thing for North
Carolina democrats to do next year is
to get together, declare for white SUI
and make a straight fight on
the infamous record Of fusion in this
state, appealing to honest men of all
parties to help redeem the state but
making entangling alliance with no
politician or p~oliticians-if any addi-
tional evidence is needed, We say, that
this is the course to pursue, we can
have it in the frantic vehemence with
which populist and republican papers
in the state are attacking such a plan.
-Statesville Landmark.
We agree with a contemporary in
saying hat one of the saddest changes
which has come over society of late
| years is the entire want of reverence
among h young for age, sex or posi-
ton. The of the future men
and women of u country will fall far
below that which our fathers and
mothers studiously practiced and in
cllcated. The great respect and VEN
Grafton which was universally exhibit
ed towards the gentle sex or the men
and women whose locks were whitened
by age, is yet strikingly displayed by
| the gentlemen of the olden time when
| brought into such a presence, and it is
in beautiful contrast with the bearing
Of young America. The old time gen.
| tleman BOWS his own white head to dc
them Tonnage and scorns the slightest
); word or motion Of rudeness or disre-
: gard.-Monroe Enquirer.
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A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of Worthington, Ind.
"Sun," writes: you have a valuable
prescription in Electric Bitters, and ]
can cheerfully recommend it for Con-
stipation and Sick Headache, and as
a general system tonic it has no equal
Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2625 Cottage Grove
Ave-, Chicago. was all run down, could
not eat or digest food, had a backache
which never left her and felt tired and
weary. but six bottles of Electric Bit
tiers restored her health and renewed
her strength. Price so cents and $1.00
Get a bottle at r. r. Bel,amy's Drug
Store.
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The Ideal

James l.. Francis, alderman, Chica-
go. says: 81 regard DR.. Kings New
Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for
Coughs, Colds and Lung Complaints,
having used it in my family for the
last " years, to the exclusion of ply
sician's prescriptions or other prepara-
TONS"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: I have been a Minister Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for SO
years or more. and have never found
anything so beneficial. or that gave
me such speedy relief as DR.. Kings
New Discovery" Try this Ideal Cough
Remedy now. Trial Bottle Free at r.
r. Bellamy's Drug Store,
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Savannah, Ca, April 26, 49,

Savannah. Ca, April rs, 1896.
Having used three bottles of P. P. P.
for impure blood and general weakness
and having derived great benef1. from
the same, having gained II pounds in
weight in foul we ks, I take great
pleasure in recommending it to all un-
~ofrtunate like
Yours truly,
JOHN MORRIS.
Office of j. N. McElroy, Druggist,
Orlando. F.a., April 20, 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga.
p. p. large size yesterday, and one bot
tie small size today.
The P. p. p. cured my wife of rheu-
matism winter before last. I came
back OF her the past winter mi a half
she has not had a symptom since.
I sold a bottle Of P. p. p. to a friend
of mine, one of he turkies,a small
one, tool sick and his wife gave it q
teaspoonful, that vas in the ev ing,
and the little fell tur ed over like
he was dead, but next morning was up
following and we'll.
Yours respectfully,
u. N. McELROY.
Savannah, Ca, March II, 1891.
Messrs, Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga
Dear Sirs:-I have suffered from
rheumatism for a long time and L
not find a cure until I found p. p. p,
which completely cured me.
Yours truly,
ELIZA F. JONES,
IL C--ree St.. Savannah. Ga
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Italy's New Quick Firing Rifle

Italy's military authorities are devot-
ing great attention to a remarkable
rife which has been invented by an
officer of the "Bersaglieri,' and which
is declared to be superior to the Maui
ser, to the latest design Of Mannlicher
and the Lee-Metford. It's characters
tic is that eighty shots can be fired in
a minute without the weapon being
removed from the shoulder. It's accept
ance, which is regarded as probable
will involve the rearming of the entire
Italian army at an enormous cost
which the country can i'll afford.-Nev
York Tribune.
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Good government in North Carolina
is assured only when the administra-
ton of affairs is under the control of
white people. Past experience n pres
ent developments confirm this truth.
There should be no doubt as to the
color of the result of the next election.
Sentinel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
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TRAVEL IN THE DESERT.
Trials of the Camel Corps Patrol in
the Soudnn.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Weird stories are told of the Camel
Corps Patrol in the Soudan. In these days,
that marching is impossible for either man
or beast, most of the travelling has to be
done at night A writer in Black and
White describes the start of the cavalcade
In the early evening, when men and camels
are awakened just as they have got fairly
to sleep.
1.-THE camels know the word of command
as well as the men," says the writer. land
on hearing the first word while the rider
is putting his right leg over the saddle,
they start an extraordinary concert. On
the second word each man jumps as quick
ly as he can into the saddle while each
camel vies with his neighbor in the effort
to be first on his legs. Now and again
man is too slow or the camel is too quick,
with the consequence that the man either
falls onto the back of his head or bangles
in a precarious position, gripping with
both hands with one leg over the saddle,
and the rest of him hanging down, his ef-
forts to climb up rendered abortive by
the gradual slipping round of the saddle;
for the plan on which nature has built
the camel is specially designed to aggra-
Vate man, and the very highest girthing
will not keep the saddle In place under
the foregoing circumstances. The camel
in the meanwhile with its mouth open to
the fullest extent, strolls out of the line,
grooming and growing vociferousIy. 1t is
a weird scene, this marching by night
The shadowy forms of the guides in front
show but dimly in the brilliant starlight
or in the last CLEANS of the setting moon;
the dead stiffness all around is unbroken
save by the soft footballs of the camels.
the clank of a bayonet-seabbard or the
intermittent rattle of badly packed load
Everything shadowy, silent and ghostlike
Suddenly a loud gurgling, and a what the
devil Is 1t now?' from one of the British
officers-merely a camel being halted for
the REIMBURSEMENT of his load. And thus
hour after hour slips tediously by, we
men swaying backward and forward
backward and forward, to the undula ting
motion of the walking camel, until our
backs feel broken and every bone In the
body out of place. At times, when the
ground is good and there IS a moon. we
break into a trot, a relief from the walk
ing motion, in the same sense that toot-
ache is a relief from earache, for, wheth-
er walking or trotting the camePs move
ment is in the highest degree nnonotonous
and wearying to his rider. Sleepy work.
indeed, but no man has yet learned to go
to sleep on a camel
Then, when the east is flushed with the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

DIR. Hu King Eng and Miss Wang are
to be the Chinese delegates to the woman 5
congress to be held in London in 1898. The
former, who Is known as the Miracle
lady" on account of her success in the
art of healing obtained her degree of doc
tor of medicine at the Women's Medical
college in Philadelphia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

Great regret is felt in the French navy
at the retirement of Vice Admiral Dn-
perre on attaining the limit Of age. He
has been very popular throughout long
career both in the service and in society
A friend of the Prince of Wales, he has
often visited England, and it was under
his escort that the Empress Engenle es-
capped from the dangers that threatened
her In 1870 and got safely on board Sir
John Burgoyne's yacht at Trouville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

MRS. PINKHAMS STANDING INVITATION.
Women suffering from form of female weakness invited
with Mrs Pinkham
opened read of
illness
hasn
possible that
She nothing
relieved thousands Surely
advantage of this of tancLdia
Medicine Mass
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IXIITZEyzlIZRl

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Chronic rheumatism, sciatc1, lunnhagO OF pain in
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

Returning importers are glad to report
that even in Paris the dress" sleeve stlll
shows some pretty and graceful arrange
ment of cap frill or puff at the top. On
tailor gowns for utility uses very many
sleeves are merely close coat shapes with
but little extra fulneSs on the upper por-
ton; and the mutton-leg style on demi-
dress gowns is an extremely diminutive
model, but a very popular one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17

a woman with a clever, original brain
ana aeft fingers can, however small her
purse work wonders in the decoration ~
. .lstI nome. One such woman recently re-
Juyehaled one Of her apartments ana
li.1 ne a Ver4table place Of beauty. She
pot Of paint. several rolls Of cbean coarsa
Durlap nickel-headed tacks common
sense, quick fingers and good taste. She
u gong 70 paper another room soon. and
VIII BUY the rough-fnish wrapping paner
and stencil ii herself.
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NONAN'S - WORLD.

young ladies 70 gamble with the hee+ r.
suits
Another new ida vrbzob has oh-.f-s.7
vogue is 10 engare a real ..-fsae- ~, i,,---aI.'
dancer TO tech Coz dar,cfr9, - ,-e C-ir-
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old-fashioned mothers vgbosa Gaugbfers
like themselves in their gtrIho0d. have
LaeD brr,-yt- ~, ~, - . -. - -
OF ladvIike pro5rierv r.,ld ,,r fI-afr rsr.ss
in auazenent ami excIair, s.v-hsr ~, -
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