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Evening journal., 1897-03-02

Women cannot throw because Of a
peculiar formation of the shoulder blade
that prevents the swing necessary TO
the proper propulsion Of a stone or other
object
Evening journal., 1897-03-02

FOSSIL PlLLS.-The demand is
prccf of their worth--Dr. Agnew's S
Liver Pills are beating out many fossil
formulas at a quarter q boN-They're
better medicine-Easier doses and 10
cents o vial. A thousand ailments may
arise from a disordered liver Keep the
liver right and you'll not have Sick
Headache. Biiiousness. Nausea, Consti-
patton aud Sallow skin. Sold by n b
Danfcrth, Second aud Market streets.
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There is this immense benefit in ma
chinery, that il carries on those opera
tions which debase the mind and injure
the faculties. A man by constantly per
forming the same operations becomes
unfit for any other. - Sir Humphry
Dayv
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variety Of wrappers, l9c. Groenbaum's.
TRYING FOR THE NEW SCHOOL.

Ii is understood that the Board OF
Education's committee viii tonight
make one more effort before the Trus-
tees If the Common to secure an appro-
priaticn OF $1,000 or less toward the
establishing Of a school at Dobbinsville.
Mir. Eliason. of the committee, came
very near getting an appropriation at
the December meeting. the resolution
to appropriate 81 Geo failing by only
enc vote. But that was before the new
covenant with the water comnany.
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vhi.o rar Y.ehtlnr.

The color chosen h. experienced
tachtswomen for general wear is white.
10 neither fades nor spots with salt wa
ter. Exposure TO tho sun only causes the
creamy tone TO become richer and clark
err, besides all of which advantages it is
considered more chic than the time hon
ored blue
Evening journal., 1897-03-02

MR.. THOMSON IN WASHINGTON.
President Frank Thomson, of the
Pennsylvania railroad. went TO Wash
ington yesterday in his private car, No.
60. attached TO the i'll O'Clock express.
He viii likely remain until after the
inauguration.
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FOR THE SOUTH.

Southern Railway.-319 D. m. weekdays
FLORIDA Limited sleepers to Augusta
jacksonville and St. Augustine; IA p. m.
daily sleepers to New Orleans. Memphis
Port Tampa, AsheVille and Hot Springs.
Atlantic Coast Line.-1249 p. m, daily
sleepers TO Jacksonville. Port Tampa anC
Macon; 200 p. m. weekdays, "Florida
Special sleepers to Jacksonville and st
Augustine; 1858 night. daily, sleepers tC
Richmond and Jacksonville.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Gin
cinnau, seepers and dining-car, S.22 p. m
daily.
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Schedule in effect January a. 1897.
All trains Illuminated with Pintsc
Light
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON. della
WARE AVENUE, EAST-BOUND.
NEW YORK: week days '5ls. 3 'lO.s5 {
Ill D. m. Sundays, 's.ls. 'i1.25 a. m, 's2
'PsIHiIL..ASlDtELpfiiIA. week days. ais. 5.s
S'a0 n M - si2si, 81 12.4o' :z25. .S2S. $50 .5s
1856 $50. .ii.25 a. m. 1920, 's2s $50 '5.s
0'Sg cHEsTER'' ISL Err week days. .s1s, 555, s4
7.2O. 1856 sS25, e15. 1901, +l025, 1l20 a. m
12.4O. s229 $50. s5.S2, $50, .I,S9. 9l5, I'll
1870, sS.Ss, $50. $50, 6.sO '7.ss, OILS. >
p ATLANTIC M CITY, week days, '7.2O /
m ei2.21, %2.29 p. m. Sundays, 1856 g. m
CAPE MAY, week days, 's.25 a. N
15y 1B5yAPpTIHMoRE Il IHMoR AND WASHINGTON
week days. 49, H. sst 81 a. M 'lSS sn9
days, *413. 7.20, 'S.49 a. m. $3.50, 80
2.5. t45I, tS.l9 p. m.
BALTIMORE AND WAY STATIONa
daily. 7.20 a. m. 2.54 p. m.
NEWARK, week days, .4.l3, 7,2o, 50
IL a. m, "l255, 25i, .4.O3, +45l, '6;lo, t.5
.S.19 p. m. sundays, = lS. '.2O 'S4s a. IN
1885, 2.54, ADJ, 1885, f6.lg p. m
PlrTsBURG, week days. '6.l6 D. q
Sundays, @4.57 p. m.
CHICAGO. daily, 4.bf D. m.
CHICAGO, via Cincinnati and lndiaf.
apOlis, fS.49 a. m, daily.
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS. daily
s12.55 and sS.l9 D. m.
Toledo and Detroit, ALB a. m, +i.53 D
m. and 1918 p. m. daily.
NEW ORLEANS aud MEMPHIS, VA
| Bristol and Chattanooga, week days, %
p. m. Sundays. = 81 p; m. Ihrous
! sieeDers to Memphis and New orleans.
SINCERELY ACCOMMODATION, dai
| 7.20 a. m, 254 and 7.35 p. IN. .,,~,
/ LANDENBERG ACCOM- MODAJlOl,
week days, 1927 a. m, ? 81, 4.5I y. IN. Sun,
I days, 10 q. m, 4.57 p. M. ,, =.
/ LEAVE MARKET STREET SIAI1Oi
/ PHILADELPHIA, week days, S.5O p. y
/ BALTIMORE, week days, 2.59 p m.
] LANDENBERG and WAY STATION
week days. 6.45, 1920 a. m, ESQ, BIZ p.
! Sundays 9.55 a. m, $40 p. m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA CHE5IND
ST. STATION, FOR WILMlNGLO5
week days. $3.50, els, 40. 'S:15. $50, 'lo.z
II 80 a. M, s1220 s136. $50, $3.50 '42O, "a
'5.l5 s5.H, 6OO 6.S0 .7.4O, s45, "11.S5 p. n
| Sundays $3.50, sS.15, 800, 1l.30 a. m, IL.
| sl.36 1.50. f4.20 4.30. $50, s7.40, 1870 p. m
Telephone, No. 1873.
Rates to Western pints lower than "
any other line.
9. o. SCULL. General Passenger Agon
| w M. GREENE. General Manager
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY take
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money If Il fails 70 cure. &c.
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RAILROADS.
PNEEsVLvANiA RAILROAD

The Standard Railway of America.
PROTECTED THROUGHOUT By THU
INTERLOCK1NG SWITCH AND
BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM.
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DELAWARE DIVISION.

For New Castle. S.1s, Ills a. m; 2.5O
i.30 6.15 6.53, 9.51 D. m, and 12.10 night.
For Lewes S.l3 a. m. 4.21 p. m.
Express LOT Dover liarrnston ana Del
For Harrington and way stations only
ESQ D. m.
For wyoming and way stations, So
D. m.
Express for Cape Charles. Old Poin
Comfort and Norfolk, u.O4 a. m, and 1.5
D. m.
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lins lenve Wllmington aa folloNs.


Trains leave Wilmington as follows.
For Philadelphia (express9 l5I 2.55. 40.
$50; i42. $50, $50, 500, s.SS, 1913. y i6,
S.l1, 5.e2, $40, $50, Gas. 7.o7. 900 and We
p. IN.
For Chester (express). 1.57 4.20, $50. 7.42.
7b0 $50, $50, 1903, 11,25, 1l.45 a. M: La,
soS SG2 55S 10 5oI spd g9S p m %
a m; l2.45, 2.sS, 400 SIG, 6.45, I.5O and l0.4o
For New York. 157, 255. 42O, $50, 7.1O.
$50, 1888. 1903. 1913, Has a. m; s|1216 1.37,
2Sss 800, Sn, 5O2 $40, $50, 1.OI, SIG and
For Boston. without change. 1915 a. M,
For West Chester, via Lamokin. $50 a.
m. and 400 p. m.
stations, 1.SS a. m and 633 p. m.
Baltimore and Washington. 4.3S. sol, 9.l1,
lO:ls and LOO a. m; 1905, 12,4s, ''1.11, 1.5o,
S56s oz$ "o'Oo' fVO' IA, S.22 p. m, and
Baltimore and intermediate stations,
2.4I, 4.4S' sos p. m, 200 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street. for
! Wilmington (express), $50, 7:20, rs, $50.
S46 4.Ol, AL, sos. $50 $50 6.17, Cos, 7.4O,
| lilo, l1.l6 p. m, and l2O5 night
Accommodation 634 730, 912 1885 a. ~
12S BIG, 4.O3, 4.44, 6.25. S.3S, 1908 and l1.9S
SUNDAY TRAINS.
! tOr Inllduelpnla NeNpresS), Lot 1.9o, 4.lU,
| S.55, 9.33, 1O43 u.45 a. m; 1877, 3.05, 5.02,
5.56, 7.07, 7.2S. 9.06 and GIG p. m.
Accommodation, l07 S.19 a. m; 1909.
Las. 400, 526 and l040 p. m.
For Chester (express), 15l 40, S.55, 1L4s,
a. m; l.3I, SO5 5.O2. 5.56, l.O7 and 906 p. m.
Accommodation. 7.07, SIS a. m; 1209. Las
400, 5.26. 7.2S and 10.40 p. m.
For New York, 1.57, 2.55, 40, 7.07, 9.55
1913, n.45 a. M. 1S7, S.O5. 400. 500, $50, 7.O7
GIG and 1910 p. m.
For Boston, without change. 5.56 p. m.
For West Chester, via Lamokin, 855 a
m. and 5.26 p. m.
Baltimore and Washington, 4.SS, S.J1
10.1S a. m; 1905, 1249. 150, 5.23, f6.05, IA
S.22 p. m. and 1858 night.
Baltimore and intermediate stations
COS p. m. 1900 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street, foi
Wilmington (eXpress), $50. 720 11.23 a. m.
1903, ll2 Al, sos, 655, 7.40, 1885, lilo, Ill
p. m. and 1905 night.
Accommodation, S.35, 9.12, 1875 a. IN.
1870, 2.S2, 6.10, S.3S and 1903 p. m.
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THE LEADING.
QUICK LUNCH PARLORS
HOLLIS, 3 EAST 4TH ST.
WE LEAD; OTHERS E0lL0l
OYSTERS A SPECIALITY.
OYSTERS A S9ECIALTY

Pennies and small change can
had at the counting-room Of the Ever
Ing Journal
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FRAZER'S, 2OG DELAWARE ST

Corn, sc. per can.
Corn Starch, 4c per package.
Pure Goldfish, &c per pound.
Granulated Sugar, 4c per pound.
Starch, 4c per pound.
Goods delivered to all parts OF the
city-Saturday night until 10 o'clock.
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In Eneet January Is. lsg7.

PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE r.. r.
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SUNDAY TRAINS.

For New Castle, 9.5l D. m.. and H.,
night.
For Cape Charles, Old Point ComfCl
and Norfolk, 1156 p. m.
For Middletown, Clayton, Dover, wy
oming. FELTON,, Harrington, Bridgevill
Seaford. Laurel and Delmar, 11.56 p. m.
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% Congressional Limited Express trains
composed entirely of Pullman Vestibul
Parlor and Dining Cars. No extra far
other than the usual Pullman charge.
(fs) Limited express trains, composed g
Pullman Nestibule Parlor Cars, Vesubul
Passenger Coaches, and Dining Car. N
extra fare.
For further information, passengers ar
referred to the ticket agent at the sta
tiOn.
]. b. HUTHCINsON, ]. r. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agen'
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NEW Castle ADVERTISEMENTS

Nnw AslLH. y r ~ Is0n
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The DR.. CHASE COMPANY,
I5l2 Chestnut Street Philadelphia.
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TRAINS ARRIVE.
North-1z.2s, $780, l1.2S a. M, s.0z. ~. s.26.
707, 1904 o. m.
eouth-ati. s4S llOz a. m, o.H D. IN.
TRAINS LEAVE.
North-6s0, s.fi. s.45. u.02 a. m, LIZ LSS
south2sss a. M. Sos. zO7 p. m.
Evening journal., 1897-03-02

Schedule IN effect January "a, 1897.
All trains Illuminated with Pintsc
light
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mills have churches for their employees.
and in a great many cases officers and
stockholders OF mills are teaching op-
eratives in Sunday schools. The pastors
OF such mill churches are better paid
than those OF country churches or in
some cases eve better han those OF
city churches. AS to the financial con-
dition OF operatives only 5 per cent. OF
the reports say |. Is bad. The percent
age Of children employed in mills who
can read and write las increased from
COZ per cent. to IS for this cal.
There are newly chartered mills at
Concord. Cherryviile, Gas
tonia, Lincolnton. Charlotte. MilledEe-
vile, Spray. Waxhaw and ~Statesville.
eleven In all. There are mills hereto
fore enlisted at Mt. Pleasant. Prosper
ity. Staley. Randleman and Yadkin
There r mills now In course OF
construction Or just completed at Tay-
louisville. Stubs, Fayetteville. Troy
Rutherfordton. Albemarle
and Henderson, nine in all.
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OLLAPODIANA

Lord Macaulay and Darwin were
above all others an old fashioned, sim
pie, pure low story. That gave them
delight and satisfied their desires in
reading for recreation. The late very
gifted Mrs. Oliphant in the last book
she wrote before her death. 'The
Wages of Life" expressed surprise at
h monotony Of the demand for the
regulation love stories. But why should
1t surprise? The principle Of love
dominates the world. Napoleon said
that Alexander and Caesar and him
self set up empires and conquered by
force, but Jesus Christ conquered the
world by love. All sorts and conditions
OF mankind know happily what love is
n they delight to read Of it, and to
sit at the feet Of a genuine story
TELLER as he tells of the loves of two
young people in the spring-time Of life.
Mrs. Oliphant vas a wise, pure woman
who wrote many admirable stories. It
rather surprises us that one who wrote
SO 'touchingly and interesting of lovers
should say this:
II have often felt while sick or sorry,
and craving a little rational entertain
ment and diStractiOn-which, in my
opinion, it is one of the highest aims
OF the novelist to supply-that the ever
lasting treatment of the primary prob
lem of youth, as If there was nc other
In the world, was at once fatiguing to
the reader and injudicious on the part
of the writer"
The very things men and women de-
light to read Of are the very primary
problems Of life common to ALTO the
hero and saint, to the nobleman and
the peasant. The poets-the masters
particularly-have written more Of love |
thar Of avarice, ambition and courage |
Shakespeare alone has left |
the world for its delight scores Of pas
sages. And so with the other great
masters Of song and passion.
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as eternal happiness and peace. HE
that would ave a right Judgment in
tmng spiritual must live a spiritual
life" He that would learn of the Hoe
IN whether it be OF God must do
o will. as the Holy Scriptures most
clearly teach. Lord help US to both
to see afar off,. and to experience the
things which are right to every one of
U.s." Help n all who may read this
bit Of religious study both to have
strong faith in this life and to con-
stantly exercise the rich and fruitful
ever important graces and prin-
ciple urged as 50 necessary for all and
briefly enlarged upon above. True de-
and sincere love daily exercised
will be certain to lift the soul and bring
great calm and Joy such as God only
can vouchsafe.
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Miss Braddon (Mrs. MaxwelD the
we'll known English novelist, who wrote
Aurora Floyd" and Lady Audley's
Secret" h a have had such wide read
ing, and perhaps half a hundred other
nov"'s, still lives. She says her early
days Balzac and Bulwer Influenced
her most and left their impress upon
her works. Bulwer was personally
gracious to her. In a long sketch of
her London Tit-Bits says the great
novelist condescended to assist an un-
known and struggling beginner with
the kindliest advice and the most
wholesome criticism, and his letters are
to this day among the most cherished
treasures OF Lichfield House. Among
other writers who have especially in
Miss Braddon may be mention
Dickens and George Eliot, whose works
are in the category of those frequently
read, and Wilkie Collins, whom she re-
CARDS as her literary godfather, declar-
that "she should never have writ
ten Lady Audley's Secret il she had not
The Woman in White"
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A Dumb Man Recovsrs speech
(Paris Letter In Philadelphia Publi
~a

Ledger.)
DR.. Drouot. who is at the head OF the
national institution for the deaf and
dumb here, has placed upon record the
singular case Of a dumb person sudden
iy recovering the power OF speech. Ac-
cording to the account he contributes
to one OF the scientific papers, a child
living in the commune Of Tremeaux, in
the department OF the Loire. was struck
with dumbness after a serious illness
he had when only two years OF age,
being now more than twenty-five
years old, and never having uttered a
sound since his illness when a baby, he
suddenly, and to his own a~stonishment.
as much as to that OF all who knew
him, commenced talking. He was crav-
ing Tor a whin OF tobacco. and was
making vain efforts to enable his sister
to understand II, when he, so to say,
mechanically uttered the word 'tobac,"
Since that moment he has continued to
speak fuently. Examining his spon-
taneous cure, NJ. Drouot declares that.
though the phenomenon Is strange and
exceedingly rare, nevertheless. il NAV
be accounted for. The young man had
never been deaf, but only dumb. The doc
tor considers that the young mans
dumbness was probably due to a partial
paralysis or to great debility OF the yo-
cal organs, n that with years those
organs had gained strength. DR.. Drou-
OF observes that this case Is not alto
gether unique. He gives several cases
or dumb persons obtaining the power
OF speech. Among them is that OF
CroeSus' son, who also Is said to have
ecovere he use Of his voice through
lively emotion. When the king OF
Lydia was on the point OF being killed
one OF Cyrus warriors, his son, who
had never spoken. succeeded in ex-
oh. Persian, do not Kill
Croesus!" This has been az a
legend. DR.. Drouot, from his recent
experience. considers that it may be ac-
as an authentic story. Croesus'
son obtained the power OF speech TO
save his father. h young man born
Tremeanx to get a Whit OF tobacco.
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Who can fail to take advantage of
h ofer. Send 10 cents to US for a
generous trial size or ask your drug
gist. Ask for Ely's Cream Balm, the
most positive catarrh cure. Full size
SO cents.
Elk BROS, Sc Warren ST., n. w. City
I suffered from catarrh Of the worst
kind ever since a boy. and 1 never
hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm
seems to do even that. Many acquaint-
ances have used it with excellent re-
sults.COscar Ostrum, As Warren Ave-,
Chicago, Ill.
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The conviction deepens in the minds
OF careful observers that the weakest
point in the evangelical churches OF m
day is the decay Of the pastoral habit,
The revival Of the genuine pastoral
heart and hand would speedily pave
the a for a revival Of interest in
church worship and life. . . The
tendency OF today Is to depreciate pas
torai work In h interests OF scholar
mp ana pulpit preparation. Scholar
ship Is rapidly becoming an idol witt
many preachers Of the Gospel, tempt
ing them to substitute academic for
apostolic standards. Paul taught pub
licly from house to house" A great
er than Paul, the model for all minis
rers, was always individualizing. . .
PASTORAL work develops the instinct for
souls. and that Is the supreme oual6-
cation for a really successful ministry.
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James Rayn, one of the best known of
English novelists of the oldest living
class. has been talking to an interview
er. and some Of his views interested us.
He lha known a large number Of famous
lterati. among them Leigh Hunt, Dick
ems, DeQuincey, Miss Martineau, Mat
thew Arnold, Charles Reade, Charles
Lever. Anthony Trollope, and the great
Thackeray. He has some very kline
words for Hunt, a man of real parts
although often ,ridiculed. He is quoted
as saying:
Leigh Hunt was one of the tenderest
human hearts, combined with a fine
brain,that have ever lived. No one ever
regretted more than Dickens himself his
having portrayed him as Harold Skim
pole. Dickens never intended the base
and selfish parts of the character to
stand for Leigh Hunt, and it panied
him to know that people had mistaken
h character as a portrait Of the whole
man"
He was greatly attached to Dickens
and says he could talk about him by
the hour.
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OUR CorroN:MlLIs


AN~t~
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel.
Raleigh. N. c.. October II
From advance sheets of the report Of
the state labor commissioner. J. Y. Ham
ing facts are obtained. He says this
state Is one OF the leading cotton a
ufacturing states OF the union and no
other state in the south can show with
in 500. 600 the number off spindles (save
Georgia and South Carolina.) The
mills. one third Of which run day and
night can spin more than the states
product The aggregate horsepower is
3,500. 600. capable Of running lao. 000. 900
spindles. Wages Of cotton mill opera
tves are much lower than those paid
north and there are no laws regulating
the hours OF mill labor which rests on
the same basis as the labor on the
farm. in the forest and in the mine. The
cotton mills are in forty-eight counties,
and have 24.621 looms and 1876. 247 spin
dies. besides twenty-five hosiery mills
with 1,410 knitting machinesc and two
dying and finishing mills. In all these
mills there are employed 26. 7S7 persons
n 5,3e3 children and there is in use
about 5000 horse power.
The average wages paid skilled male
operatives Exclusive Of machinists, en-
glneers. f1remen and superintendent
are $1.11 per day. for unskilled 66A,
skilled women 81, unskilled Is, children
"a, n general average being IS cents
day for 1897. against 81 cents for 1896.
the mills reporting ~ per cent. re-
an increase in wages, Az per cent.
decrease and the remainder no
change; "a per cent. charge employees
house rent, while As per cent. make no
charge. The hours Of labor average
LIZ. The mills were in operation on an
average last a 2S8 days. There APP
pears to be an abundance Of mill labor
In h state. There is no antagonism
between the employer and the employ |
ed. The employees are better satisfied
han any other class. The hours of
labor are being settled by the persons
interested m neither class favors leg |
for in answering inquiries on
his point only 5 per cent. are in favor |
Of legislation. There are no strikes, |
dissatisfaction or unjust de- |
,isions. N~inety-four per cent Of the |
Mills report sufficient religious advant- |
for employees. Almost all the |
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How often a chance thing influences
q man for life. A trifing circumstance,
even a cauSal remark-a verse repeat
ed. a song it may be sung, may barn the
ever. We were reminded Of this when
reading an essay a week or two ago,
we came across an incident mentioned
by John Arlington Symonds, whose
studies In Greek poetry, are among the
choicest in literature and Of perennial
interest and delight. He gives the in
cident in his autobiography which we
have not seen. He died in the prime
of his scholarship and rare ability q
few years ago, a very decided loss to
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hesulis

From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun
OF Mimondale, Mich, we are
permitted to make this extract: II have
no hesitation in recommending DR..
Kings New Discovery, as the results
were almost marvellous in tha cose of
my wife. While I was pastor of the
Baptist Church at Rives Junction she
was brought OWL with Pneumonia sr,c-
ceeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms
OF coughing would last for hours with
little interruption M it seemed as if
sne could not survive them. A friend
DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results" Trial
bottles free at R.. r. Bellamy's Drug
Store. Regular size soc. and s.. 90.
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Kinston Free Press: MI. Blaney Harm
us that the school committee in Pink Hill
township is still fusing.. The new com
mittee is at loggerheads. Mr.. c. G.
Iyndall proposed to J. B. Smith that If
as teacher Of Taylor's school house this
year, next year Tyndall would help put
In Jesse Smith. J. B. Smith wanted
Spots, not futures" and tihs caused
a difference, and at last this accounts
the committee had not settled their diff
ferences. 1t looks as if -ompete
were In charge Of nearly all public
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THE BEST AND MOST CAREFULLY
selected New River Oysters will be
furnished this season by the undersign-
locality, and who will give his whole
diligent personal efforts to please the
tastes or his fastidious customers
oysters opened or In shell at reason
able prices. J. A.. NJ
ii"e' N. =. Oc IL d St w 1ts
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-19

We have desired to learn something
Of Mr.. Maurice Thompson, a man Of
genuinely fine literary gifts, who has
written clever essays. enjoyable and
able criticisms and lyrics full Of melody
shuman nature and refreshing tender
ness. We know he lived in Georgia
before the war Inc had fought in the
confederate army. He was born in In
diana and was taken by his father to
Georgia when some ten years of age.
He was in the confederate army some
three years. He read law, and went
pack to Indiana to practice law. His
native state had attractions for him
above those Of the south if he did fight
Tor the u of the south. He has not
stuck to his jealous mistress, the law,
and has made nc fame as a jurist as a
consequence. His mental bent was lit
.'erature, although for years serving as
a Chief engineer in railroad construc-
tian and public works. He was state
geologist Of Indiana, and in 1889, be-
came literary editor Of that negrophi-
list but very large n able paper, the
New York Independent. He is still
with It. He published a vol
ume OF poems in 1883 and again in 1892.
He has also published several volumes
OF prose all showing gifts and much
unuusally fresh n gratifying. There
Is no doubt as to his gifts Of song, for
1t is true n refined, with much that
Is artistic and pure and tender and
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