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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-23

The subject OF premature burial Is
Just now attracting great interest in
Italy. according TO a report OF United
States Consul Manius, at Turin.
A number Of prominent physicians
and laymen are at work preparing re-
ports on h subject, which will be
made the striking feature OF the medi-
cal department Of the national exposi-
ton, next April. at Turin. Reports OF
a similar kind are expected from all
over the world. as prizes will be offered
for the best solution OF h problem.
and the consul a inestimable good
to the cause will result IL h people OF
the United States interest themselves
in it.
up to the present time no infaliible
test for distinguishing apparent from
real death has been discovered, In con-
sequence of which horrifying cases OF
persons buried alive occur from time
to time and are narrated in medical
journals and daily papers,"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-23
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
p SUNDAY.

The preaching of dogma has gone
into such prolonged desuetude that it
is really very uncommon to hear a
sermon on the great fundamental
truths of Christianity. If the preach
ers avoid he peculiar doctrines Of
their respective churches about which
learned and sincere ministers disagree,
they should not pretermit discussing
the profound and accepted truths that
are basic in Christianity. It is all what
is called practical" preaching and Of
ten the INC are misfits for the
points made are for a class that very
likely is not present. We have heard a
sermon on non-attendance to church,
say, when those who heard it always
attended and the stay-aways neither
caught it nor perhaps heard of it. Too
much practical" and no doctrinal or
dogmatic preaching becomes wearisome
and dull. Do not avoid the great truths
and give your entire time to neglects,
peccadilloes, and little truths. The
whole Gospel should be preached. Do
not try to amuse by spouting Of cur
rent events. No man of sense or piety
goes to church to hear politics and
games and literature and other pass
ing fads or frivolities dwelt upon. And
stantly announced hat Rev. Son OF
Thunder preached on the election or
Rev. Simon Magus on not paying the
preacher n Rev. DR.. T. Simpleton
Humbug or Toe ball, or Rev. Dr..
Johannes Jumblow had discussed the
last wicked novel. Such nonsense is
not for the pulpit. It Use will-o-the-wisp
without prOpriety or force or staying
quality and can never help a sinner on
to God and eternal life. It is simply
a sin and an abuse of privilege to so
desecrate the Lords Day and when
men and women hurrying on to their
eternal doom come asking for the bread
Of eternal life to give them the poison
of politics and when anxiously inquir-
ing What must we do to be saved?"
to hand out to them a spluttering dis
course on u the Obscure" or some
other nauseous, noxious novel. No man
Of genuine intelligence and religious
character can possibly crave or enjoy
such self-seeking displays, full of emp
tiness and philosoplying falsely So
called. Preach the great truths of the
Bible-the eternal verities, n thus
avoid insipidity, and blunders and dull
ness. The preacher who leaves imper-
ishable truth to seek after the passing
show and the gibberish of Vanity Fair
will end in a slough of despond and
wake UP when too late to the falsity of
his life, the blunderings Of his efforts
to tickle, and the inanity and stupidity
of his pulpit v~aporings. Many a minis
ter gets into the bog and is never ex-
tricated.
The ably conducted New York OBJ
erver, Presbyterian. pleading for dog
ma-the proclaiming of the blessed
Gospel OF the Son of God in all it's full
ness, said this some time since:
Under the influence of a morbid
dread Of being commonplace and of a
juvenile passion for originality, men
avoid the great highways of Christian
thought and wander OF into bypaths
which. however pleasant, do not lead
into the secret place OF the Most High.
Fuller experience of life and keener
realization Of the sacred urg>ncy q
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-23

reading In 1t, to borrow q S%criptural
phrase, a copy of the pattern shown in
the mount. With h y Of the seer
he looks beyond and below h outward
into the inward, his quick insight re-
vealing the essential truth OF every
thing, whether good or bad. That
which Is dark throws up the light into
higher relief, the poet using It to set
forth some truth OF life or thought,
and thus becoming h prophet and
teacher. For il we go deep enough. We
find that moral and spiritual truth are
one with beauty:
Beauty is truth; truth, beauty-that
is all
Ye know o. earth. and all We need to
know
For divine or eternal truth must be
beautiful, and the highest beauty must
be true, because it is the ideal as it
exists in the mind Of God. It was this
thought that was with Milton when he
spoke OF the Cheator looking at his
world:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-23

the message intrusted to their care
must teach such ministers that they
are deliberately excluding themselves
from b subject which in al ages have
exerted the profoundest influence on
the vigorous and frequent attempt ( o
h mora and spiritual life OF man.
kind. II any permanent effect Is to be
produced by preaching. there must be
put before the people the great truths
of the Christian faith in their native
dignity and power. A study Of the
methods OF the most influential and
useful ministers of our generation
makes this apparent"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-23

Raleigh Press: The populist VINO said
that Senator Butler went to the ex-
position with a member Of his family on
a free pass. says that his statement is
true. He says 1t was the Atlanta instead
of the Nashville exposition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-23

Tnod,c Diff. are the best after-dinner
lOO AAAo pills, aid digestion. sc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-23

It.is essential that democrats should
preserve strict party organization in
every locality. There are great battles
ahead.-Nashville Sun.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-25
THE UNLUCKY THIRTEEN.

The superstition that thirteen is I'm
lucky, which is traced back to a sa
cred source, meets with as many con-
tradictions as combinations. The fact
that the horrible fire of the Paris ba-
zaar started at booth thirteen was
telegraphed all around the world,
whereas little notice is attached to
Nansen's success with thirteen men.
At one time two was IA dreadful num-
Der in England, owing to the, dynastic
disasters to all monarchs second OF
their name from Ethelred III to George
ii. Yet Napoleon's number through
all his life was two, and who could
wish for better luck than came to
Goody Two Shoes, or than that which
results at times from having two
strings on your bow? Three, which
since the days of Pythagoras has been
the divine number, shows that it is
not invariably fortunate, for though
the Fates are three, so also are the Flu
ries. The Graces. are three, but so al
so are the judges in Hades and the
heads of Cerebus. Then there are the
records of three disloyal tyrants at
Athens, and three in mythology is as
unlucky as it is divine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-25
NO CHOLERA HERE.

The physicians say there is little
danger of cholera ever appearing in
Honolulu, on account of climatic con-
ditions, and particularly on account
of the purity of the most popular bev-
erage used-the celebrated Rainier
Beer. This beer is pronounced by ex-
perts as the most healthful beverage
sold. On tap or in bottle at the Cri-
terion Saloon. Phone 7S3.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-25
FEED THE NERVES

Upon pure. rich blood and you need
not fear nervous prostration. Nerves
are weak when they are improperly
and insufficiently nourished. PURE
blood is their proper food, and pure
blood comes by taking Hoods Sarsap-
arilla, which is thus the greatest and
best nerve tonic. it also builds up
the whole system.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-25

And not ordinary corn brew,
which are only good to fill up.
Fine beer, like Anheuser-
Busch, is drank moderately.
If this class Of beer was used
exclusively there would be but
little drunkenness and prohibi-
ton law would be unnecessary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-25
SIBERIA HAS A KLOND|KE
WELDING \ VAST AMOUNT OF
GOLD.
Geological Conditions are the Same us
r. in Alaska-Japanese Islands lnclud-
ed-Gold Found at all Points.

In excitement in the United States
over the discovery of placer gold IN
enormously rich quantities in the new
klondike region ii seems to have been
forgotten that the conditions which
give rise to the presence of the yell
low metal in Alaska which are SINH
lar to those that cause the California
deposits, are also prevalent along the
eastern shore of Siberia.
In the latter part of June para,
graph was published in the London
and China Telegraph, in London, and
now reproduced in the Septem-
Der number of the Consular Reports,
describing the rich gold fields of RUS
sia's great Asiatic province. \ French
engineer has given it as his opinion
that nowhere else in the world are
there such vast stores of gold and
spread over so large a surface. East
ern Siberia at present produces be-
tween 135.000.000 and 150,000.000 francs
of gold-$27 100000 to 100000, OOO-an.
nually, in addition to that which is
clandestinely exported.
The conditions are similar in the
main to those that exist in the Nu-
kon region, the working season last
ing from May to September, while
the country may be prospected only
with difficulty during the long winter
The difficulties of transportation have
thus far stood in the way of more
complete development of the mines.
but the TranS-Siberian railroad will
soon supply that deficiency, and it is
very likely that Russia will spare nc
efforts to add to her hoard of the pre-
ciols metal. of which she now owns
the greatest accumulation in the en-.
tire world.
The mountain range known in the
western section of North America as
the Rocky Mountains and in South
America as the Andes. curves at the
northwestern extremity of the CONT
nent and progresses thence southwest
ward with Interruptions as the sum
mits of the lower ridges are covered
by the Pacific. The eastern border OF
Siberia is marked by the mountainous
characteristics that prevail in South
and North America on the slopes OF
the Rockies, while the Japanese Is
lands are plainly formed by the up
lifting of this range above the sea lev
el. Gold has been discovered at al
points along this mighty mountain
range. The Klondike gold doubles,
owes its origin and upheaval to the
same causes that contributed to en-
rich the California soil and that gave
western South America its many rich
mines and now seems to have made an
colorado of bleak MISUNDERSTANDING
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-25
FARM PROPERTY.

A farm in one of the western Hamp-
shire towns was sold about fifty years
ago for 81, 900 The man who bought
it built new house on it at cost of
$4,000. At his death the farm was
sold for 5000. This purchaser built a
new barn at a cost of $500, and died
after few years when the farm of
100 acres with, house and barn costing
81, 700. was sold for 5000. The land is
as productive as any in Northampton
meadows. Where has the value of the
farm gone to? The man who once liv-
ed on it was telling this story while
sitting on the Court House railing the
other day. He was looking at the
stores on Shop row. at has gone in
there and other places like this" he
said. THE farms have gone down in
value and the real estate in the CEN
ters have gone up. No one wants to
stay on the farm and work-the boys
all want to get into the 'centers where
there is more going on, and where
there is less hard work and better
pay. And | don't blame them sin
gle bit
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-25

HOODS Pill LIS are the favorite fam
lily >athartic, easy to take, easy to OPP
crate. Hebron Drug Co., wholesale
agents. 3
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-25
Ayers
Cherry
PeCtOral

For Colds, Coughs, Bronchitis, Sore
Throat, Influenza, and Incipient
Consumption, no remedy approaches
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. 1t has long
been the most popular and successful
anodyne expectorant in Pharmacy,
and is everywhere approved and
recommended by the Faculty. 1t
soothes the inflamed membrane,
breaks up irritating mucus, allays
coughing, and induces repose. As a
family emergency medicine, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral takes the lead. For
the relief and cure of Group, whoop-
ing-cough, sore throat, and all the
pulmonary troubles to which the
young are so liable, it is Invaluable.
No household is quite secure without
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-25
WAIKIKI LOTS
FOR SALE

There are 10Y Choice Lots
for sale at Waikiki, right
mauka of the end of the
tramway line. Several lots
are facing the Makee Island
band stand.
This is one Of the best
locations near the Sea Beach.
The ground is as level as
billiard table.
For prices and terms apply
to
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
TIL, Discovery OF PORCELAIN.

Notwithstanding the fact that a great
many people lave spent their entire
lives i'll pursuing Tic elusive Phantom
of the philosophers stone ard TIC Sc
cret Of perpetual motion, which might
have been employed to much letter pur-
pose, yet these pursuits have occasional
ly proved Of great benefit to mankind
The art of making porcelain was ia
miliar to the Chinese and japanese for
ages, but it was not made i'll Europe
until the early part of the eighteenth
century, when John Bottger, German
from Schlaiz, in Voigtland, invented
the art. Bottger was apprenticed to
Berlin apothecary, where he fell in
with an alchemist, who, in consequence
Of some services which Bottger had done
for him, offered to teach him the art of
making gold The young apprentice,
sinking his fortune was as good as
made, promptly ran away from his
master into Saxony, il the yea. 100.
He was pursued, but found protection
in that country, where the people who
befriended him urged him to give
specimen of his new found skill.
The poor fellow had, however, been
grossly imposed upon, and the secret
from which he had hoped SO much
proved valueless. He still believed in
the possibility of making gold and
worked at the matter necessarily. 1t so
happened that having mixed number
of different kinds of earth together for
the purpose Of making durable cruel
bles, in the course Of baking them he
accidentally stumbled upon the art of
making porcelain and suddenly found
himself transformed from poor alchem-
ist into prosperous potter. This first
porcelain was manufactured in Dresden
in 1706 and was brownish red in color,
having been made chiefly of q brown
clay.-Harper's Round Table.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
ROYAL Theatricals.

Miss Anna L. Bicllnell writes of
Marie Antoinette as Dauphine" in
The Century Miss Bicknell says:
The enthusiastic reception which the
young couple had met from the Pari-
slams led them to return to Paris and ap-
pear at the opera and theaters, where
they were always we'll received. But
the young members of the royal family,
encouraged by the free use of these
pleasures, took a strong fancy to see the
public masked ball at the Opera. Every
precaution being taken as to the man.
ner in which they were surrounded, so
as to obviate the evident drawbacks to
such an amusement, the king consented
to the freak, which was much enjoyed.
Unfortunately this was the beginning
of the excessive liking shown at later
period by Marie Antoinette for such di-
versions
Theatricals also became a passion.
The young princes and princesses got
up charades and even plays in their pri-
vate apartments, with only the dauphin
as spectator, and so far there was no
harm. The dauphin, seeing how much
all this was enjoyed, established small
theater in his apartments, where short,
amusing plays were performed by pro-
fessional actors. These, too, were re-
ceived with delight. There were, how
ever, balls given in the palace which
the dauphine liked sufficiently to re-
main till q clock in the morning. She
then heard mass ard went to bed till 2
o'clock in the afternoon. On such occa-
sions it may be supposed that the liter
airy interviews with the able were omit
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
-NUAAfBB NUMBER 10
observation-disclosures?

Superstition About New Houses Making
.1e7janJ egsla Short, Lives. 8 IL ~
Barney Barnato-had-the- superstition
common with a certain class Of people
that if lie buff anew h6hs6s for himself
he would not live long afterward In
Johannesburg che 7owas constantly
threatening, to build, buying sites
for houses and then 'pdttingof the day
Of beginning When he built his big
house in Park lane, London, he started
off on a trip to Africa before it was
ready for occupaneysand ON his return
voyage fulfilled the, measure of his su-
perstition about new houses Fly jumping
overheard. The usual superstition Is
that man dies a short time after he
moves into his new house, but Barney
did not live to enjoy the great and pc
culiar house in Park lane even little
while. The house has been sold to Sir
Edward Sasson for $500, 600. 1t cost
Barnato twice that sum. He paid $780,
900 for the site alone.
When Barnato began building it, Al
fred de Rothschild interfered to preserve
the view from the windows Of the cele-
brated white drawing room" Of his
house in Seymour place and generally
considered the building an eyesore.
When Barnato died, it was rumored
that Rothschild would buy the house
and pull it down, but he did not. In
building the Park lane house Barnato
carried out his own ideas of comfort
and gave the best part Of the building
to himself and his family, providing for
guests in less desirable rooms. He rele-
gated ali guest chambers to the third
floor and had his own rooms on the Sec
ond floor.
Sir Edward Sasson, the new proprie-
tor of the house, is "a prominent MEM
Der of the Spanish and Portuguese Jew
ish colony in London and is rich "be-
yond the dreams of avarice. " He be-
longs to the same class as Disraeli and
by reason of his birth and education
will fill the Park lane house with a
very different company from that which
would have clustered around poor Bar
ney.-NcW York Press
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
Jno. w. Duncan,

JwHzIER, :! oNANcocK, Va.
Fine Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
Silverware and Spectacles.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
NNN%N

It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro-
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t re-
moves dandruf, cleanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows, and,
Just as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour-
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain it's normal color, or
if you wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayers Hail Vigol'.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
Rudyard Kipling Impenitent.

Lady Marjorie Gordon, daughter Of
Lord Aberdeen, is the editor of Wee
Willie Wrinkle, juvenile magazine,
and has just received from Mr. Kipling
the following skit for her publication:
There was once small boy of Quebec
Who was buried in snow to the neck.
When asked, care you frizf T.
He replied, Yes, 1 is,
But we don't call this cold in Quebec.
Irom which it would appear that the
outcry in Canada concerning "Our Lady
Of the Shows has had no effect on MIR.
Kipling. -Westminster Gazette.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
Gordon Repudiated.

The notorious money lender Isaac
Gordon, who was recently brought be-
fore the house of commons, has been ex-
PEELED from the Hebrew synagogues OF
Great Britain. Not only that, but
year before his exactions became mat
ter of investigation strict orders were
given that no Hebrew charity or insti-
tuition should accept gifts from him or
the ground that his dealings were an
offense against Jewish morality.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
Compliment That Cost Barrel of Apples.

Compliment That Cost Barrel of Apples.
A Stafford Springs man will probably
use discretion hereafter i'll distributing
compliments. He had been collecting
rents among the Italian tenements, and
at one house he commented to the
housewife on her baby. In a joking way
he told the woman he would give her
rooster for the baby. She did not seem
then to be impressed with the offer, but
few days deliberation and probable
consultation with her husband had an
other effect, for on the following Sun
day she appeared at the mans house and
offered the baby, at the same time de-
manding the rooster. Itrequired a great
amount OF argument and explanation to
convince the woman that there was no
market for her child, even at such rea-
sonable price, and she could not be per-
suaded to take it home again until she
bad been promised a barrel of apples
Rockville Conn. Journal
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
Sixteen Years I ssssi5ss

and o study of the business IN a
general way has enabled me to tit
those whose sight was failing be
cause of advancing age (Presbyopla)
and those who were nearslghted
(Myopic), but where astigmatlsm or
any REGULARITY of the sight existed
was obliged to refer the customer to
a city oculist. Not satisfied to do g
business that I could not do properly,
l determined TO study Refractlon. L
secured the best works on that sub
iect, "Hartridge on Refraction." by
Gustavus Hartridge, f. r. 9. s.,
well recognized authority on Optics
and Refraction, and these l studied
well. | also attended lectures at the
New York Optical School last fall,
and bought the best quality testing
case and outfit at 500, and feel JUS
titled in making the announcement
that, am now ready to prescribe Tor
and correct the vision OF almost any
and all conditions of the eye where
glasses are needed. The liberal pa
Tronage extended to me during the
sixteen years have been in business
here encourages me to enter this new
field in connection with my regular
business, and believe my customers
will be glad to know that they can get
PROPERLY FITTED GLASSES
without the trouble and expense of
going to the city. No charges at
present for examination of eyes.
Glasses ground to order in New York
when special lenses are needed;
Those coming from distance would
do we'll to notify me by card.
Respectfully,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16
Enrl;sl, Justice.

A short while ago one Harry Trelease
was charged before the Falmouth bench
in England with the heinous crime of
sleeping out near hayrick and having
no visible means Of subsistence. In the
eyes Of the magistrates his guilt was
aggravated by the fact that he had
pipe in his possession. Though the pipe
was empty and the offender had neither
tobacco nor matches, the English judges
determined to make an example of this
man, who had never been punished be-
fore They accordingly sentenced him
to one month in Jail. The poor wretch
took the matter so much to heart that
he committed suicide before he was
taken to prison. New York Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16

Copyright 1897, by American Press Asso-
I
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-16

His Graphic Word Pictures of Rural Life
In Autumn The Heavenly Harvest.
"Comcth as a Shock of Corn In His Sea-