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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
Spared for a Worse Fate

"There's a poor devil I sympathize
with" The head of the firm laid aside
his paper and turned to his partner,
says the Detroit Free Press. He was
engaged to a young society woman, in
trOduced her to his most intimate male
friend and threw them together a
good deal because so fond Of both.
They eloped and were married. He
followed them up and shot his false
friend"
You don't claim that he did right?"
Il do claim hat he's better than the
man he shot, and if he needs money
to make a defense, he can have it.
! don't know him, but I know just
what he went through. When L was
% my fiancee and 1 were within two
months of our wedding day. The man
I had roomed with for four years in
college and Who I loved as David did
Saul, came to visitme. l would have
trusted him with my life, fortune and
reputation. He was handsome and
fascinating, she was brilliant, beautl-
full and had all the arts of croquetry.
Two weeks before the day liked for our
marriage they disappeared together
and were made man and wife by a
country justice. Do you think it was
possible for me to sit calmly down and
figure on what duty demanded? Do
you think that the promptings Of out
ragged love and pride could be silenced
by the still, small voice of conscience?
/ armed myself, followed them like a
Nemesis, came up with them in Venice
rushed upon him without a word,
damned my revolver against his tenn
pie and pulled the trigger"
Horrible! And and all these years
I have never known you were a MUIR
derer.'
I'm not. The cartridge didn't ex-
plode and they dragged M away"
Are you sorry you failed?"
mo, but he is. She has led him a
life to make any man wish he had
died Young"
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The Ideal Home

The ideal home is the one that min
listers to the needs of all those who
make it. 1t is the place where SYM
pathy, interest, intelligent understand
ing Of even the moods of it's circle, in
spiration, and, above all, repose, are
found. The ideal home ministers in
diligently to the needs Of the spiritual
and intelligent nature, as we'll as the
physical. It's development unto per-
lection depends On the combined eff
forts Of it's responsible members. The
ideal home was never attained by the
efforts of one, out by the cooperation
Of all. This does not mean that each
shall fit himself into a mold. A per-
feet home is like a perfect MOSAIC.
where each part, with it's individual
difference, fits in it's place to make the
perfect design. The corner stone of the
ideal home is love; it is love that is it's
life; love is it's inspiration, its defense.
it's crown Of victory. Sorrow, defeat,
shame itself, are vanished where love
has it's perfect work. 20 world, where
is thy sting? 0 poverty, where is thy
victory?" is the paean of him who is
sheltered in the love that makes the
ideal home.
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NAVAL STORES.

Especial to The Messenger)

Especial to The Messenger.)
New York. July 2l.-The week ends
with some concessions in stocks from
highest prices. This has been effected
by a sentiment which believes a rsac-
ton due. The closing prices were the
lowest OF the day. With immense crops
in sight and good prices for cereals
railway earnings will prove effective
and railway securities will advance
much higher.
The cotton statistical position is the
strongest since 1890. with prices near
4 cents a hundred lower. The total Wis
ible supply is 100. 600 bales less com
pared with last year, with general bus
mess improvements. Spinners' de-
mands are increasing and although a
big crop is expected prices will be well
maintained.
In wheat the final liquidation OF the
July option, liberal receipts and Exports
Of 1,Ooo, 900 bushels. and increased invis-
ible supply OF the week caused a de-
cline today. Foreigners continue large
buyers, which insures ultimately one
dollar wheat at Chicago. Reports from
the spring wheat belt are conflicting,
but it is believed the estimates are
too liberal. The conservative element
DelleNe on reactions a couple or cents
will come, but advise purchasing on all
breaks.
H.. w. SILSBY & co. q
(By Associated Press) 2
New York. July 3~1.-Trading was in
clined to be erratic in today's stock
market. opening with some improve
ments, low priced stocks being in espe-
cial demand. 1t became irregular and
standard securities eased Off some on
realizations. closing with irregular
fractional changes either way. The
London stock exchange being closed
today as we'll As Monday. %arbitrage
brokers did nothing in this market.
Northern Pacific securities continued
in heavy demand with the preferred
rising rs, it being largely bought by q
house regarded as representing impor-
tant speculative interests. Sugar was
quiet n the grangers and southwest
ems rather Jagged. Room traders sold
grangers because Of the slackened de-
mand for those shares, on vague stories
of crop damage. The total sales Of
stocks today amounted to 1852, $50 shares
including Chesapeake and Ohio 16. 525.
Missouri Pacific 6.S04, Missouri Pacific
preferred 81, 565, st. Paul 300, Chicago
Gas $500, Colorado F. n l.. preferred
II, ZIG, Quick Silver 5000, Chicago Great
Western 5000.
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Saw Through His Nose

Several authors of the sixteenth GEN.
tury mentioned the existence of a man
who, having lost his eyesight, could see
through his nose. The story, much doubt
ed at the time and pronounced fabulous
by physicians, is nevertheless, true If the
researches of E. Douliot prove correct.
It seems that the victim had lost his
right eye early in life, and later on, while
climbing on a cherry tree, fell upon a
fence, the pickets horribly mutilating the
the cheek and the nose. The surgeon
called in considered the eye entirely des-
in time, forming a large scar where the
eye had been. A year later the man,
then considered stone blind, laid in the
grass, when he surprised himself by dis
covering that he could perceive through
the cavity of the nose the sky and the
color of the flowers on the meadow
around him. From that time on he prac-
nose, which to him became gradually the
organ of vision. He gradually became
more proficient in seeing inthis way, and
could see anything beneath, while he re-
manned quite insensible to the light from
above.
The condition of this man can be ex-
planned scientifically. Although the lens
by the fall the optic membrane and the
nerves at the rear of the cavity of the
eye had retained some of the seeing pow
err. When the eye had healed together a
small hole in the bone of the nose must
nave formed, which acted as a lens in
the same way as a pinhOle can be used
to take a Photographic picture. This also
proves that the retina of the eye acts like
a camera obscura where the objects
from the outside become visible after
passing through a small Opening.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
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BLIND, BUT NOT HELPLESS
How q Sightless Man Cares for a q Sight
less and Paralyzed VIE


Kokomo has a blind couple in Will
liam Brinkman and wife, who were
both educated at the state institute for
the blind at Indianapolis. The couple
keep + ouse to themselves with no help.
Mr.. is an expert piano tuner,
and is also anadept at clock repairing
and broom making. In fact, he can
turn his hand to almost anything in
the mechanical line.
The front room OF the Brinkman
home is used as a store and workshop.
On the shelves Is a long row Of clocks
the blind man has mended. and he
makes many a nickel selling station
cry and candy to the school children.
Among Mr.. Brinkman's other accom-
plishments he has a record as a sprint
er and rides a bicycle.
With a companion on a wheel by his
side or in the lead, he can ride all day
and quit as fresh as his partner.
Brinkman lost his sight when five
years old measles and complications
being responsible. In 1869 the family
removed to Indianapolis, where his
mother still lives, his father being dead.
Soon after attending the school for the
blind at the state capital, a little blind
girl named Jennie Lamb from Russell
Vile, west Of KOkomO, entered the
same Institution. From the first meet
Ing of the bind Children, then IA years
of age, an attachment sprang up that
resulted in their marriage fifteen years
later. .
Mrs. rinkma is an elocutiOnist OF
rare ability, and after graduating, trav-
eled two years in the south and west,
delivering lectures and recitatiOns. For
a short time she taught an Indian
school in Indian territory.
She is skilled in fancy needlewOrk and
operates a sewing machine easily.
For three years the gifted blind wo-
man has been absolutely helpless, lying
in her bed or in her wheel shair, unable
to move hand or loot. Mr.. Brinkmar
has the whole care Of his helpless wife
does all homework, including the cook
ing, besides finding time to wait on Gus
toners in his little store, answers calls
to tune pianos and repair clocks anC
umbrellas, and peddles candy and pop
corn OH the streets.-IndianapOlis Jour.
nal.
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Cotton

\opeCldl W ne N~esSenSeT.D
New York, July 3~1.-Trading In the
cotton market his week has been prac-
tically confined to the local scalpers.
The fluctuations have been narrow and
the net change in prices insignificant.
Today, in the absence Of any Liverpool
advices, the market was almost dead.
The Chronicles report on the crop was
rather good. In the last half hour the
execution Of a few buying orders stiff
fened prices a little, January opened
at 7.0S, advanced to 7.12, and closed at
7.12 to 7.13 with the on Of the market
steady. Crop developments during The
week have been OF a favorable charac-
ter. The bulls contend that a large
area in Texas still needs moisture. but
there have been some good rains in the
state and they have been Of undoubted
benefit where had. In spite OF this,
such advantage as there has been in
the trading rests upon the banners OF
the bulls. This result is due to n
tinued confidence in the general out
look, to a notable Improvement in the
market for cotton goods, to the good
demand for spots and lastly to the
strength Of August contracts. The lat
ter feature Is occasioning much con-
lecture concerning the existence OF a
deal" We hardly think the shorts
are numerous enough to make manip-
ulation worth the while; but the short
interest may be larger than We think
n IL it Is a big one, an upward move
ment In that month Is almost certain.
We think Ii unwise to trade in August
either way. Those who expect higher
prices are confident. They place great
hopes pon the knowledge that the
south will soon be overrun with cotton
buyers eager to snap up all early re-
ceipts at, possibly. fancy prices. We
think. however, that almost every sell
Ter is holding OH until the critical
period OF h crop Is passed. and until
this demand is at its best. and we be-
lieve that they who want cotton will
then find themselves supplied without
any great upheaval In it's price.
RIORDAN Il CO.
(By Associated Press).
New York July 31.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady and unchanged. The
gle transaction, as there were abso-
lutely no orders within working limits.
A feature OF the session was some buy
ing for New Orleans account, which
stiffened h market and closed 1t
steady at a net rise OF 3 to 5 points,
or the best prices Of the session. Sales
were $4,000 bales. Crop news was not
satisfactory, as Ii indicated generally
dry weather throughout the cotton belt.
while some private dipatches claim
that the crop in some localities was
suffering for want Of moisture.
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c

I was sitting on a key of nails in a
West Virginia mountain store watching
a native dickering with the merchant over
a trade of a basket of eggs for a calico
dress. After some time a bargain was
closed, the native walked out with the
dress in a bundle under his arm and l
followed him.
1T isn't any business of NINE" I said.
''but 1 was watching that trade, and was
surprised to see you let the eggs go for
the DRESS
"What fer?" he asked in establishment,
as he mounted his horse.
How many eggs did you have?"
"How many dozen?"
Dunno a count"
"That's where you miss the advantages
of education. With knowledge you might
lave got two dresses for those eggs =.
but don't want two dresses, mister"
he argued.
perhaps not. But that was no. reason
why you should have paid two prices for
one. The merchant got the advantage of
you because of his education. He knew
what he was about"
He ook at me a minute. as if he
felt real sorry for me. Then he grinned
and pulled his horse over close to me.
II. reckon he half whispered. casting
| furtive glances toward the store, " his ed
| ucation amt so much more'n mine ez you
think it is. He don't know how many NV
them aigs is spilled. an l de- and he
rOOe away before L cOulu argue luel.-
Boston Herald,
| Mark Twain once attended a missionary
| meeting in Hartford, at which a mission
airy made an address. After listening to
the agonizing story Of suffering, Mark
Twain said to himself: For Gods sake
send that plate around, so that 1 can
pour my sympathy into it. I'll give you
| these four 800 bills, and if 1 can get a
piece of paper, I'll write a check fol-
something more. 1 can very well spare a
little money for a cause like that" But
the lecturer went or talking. and as he
talked, Twain's enthusiasm Gained. "And
| when the missionary had been talking fol
half an hour" he continues, Il had saved
one Of those bills, and when he had talked
| five minutes more two Of those bills were
ing an hour I had won all four back, and
by gosh, when he finally did send tina,
plate around, 1 borrowed 10 cents of it te
/ pay my car fare home"
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S SnPohar 41z1s *41shs s4Sos 40
firm: winter patents A.Ooa4.25; do straights
s.. 15a4oo spring specials N.5oG4.6O: do pat
ents A0094.2O: do straights $3.5Od3. 80;
No. 8 spring wheat s76Ssc; No. 2 red 75lIa
76c; No. 2 corn 27A02Sc; No. 2 oats 17xG
17Rc: No. 2 white ( 0 b 20G21kc; No. 3
pork (per barely s7.s5d7.S; lard Cper 100
pounds) $4.2o; short rib sides Qoose) $5.251
5.371; dry sailed shoulders (boxed) "a.
500; short clear sides (boxed) A.75G4s7l2;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods (per
New York, July 31.-Flour-Firm but
quiet; Minnesota patents A.4OdNS5; winter
patents A.35G4.70.
August and September: No. 1 northern
Duluth ssAc afoat to arrive: options
opened strong and higher on strong
French cables, continental buying and To-
cal covering, but broke at noon under
heavy realizing and closed sc up on near
months, but hc lower on December; sales
included No. 2 red July s7HI9o Lice; Sep
TENDER 81 Lisa SIC. closed size: December
| s2ds31sc, closed SIC.
Corn-Spot dull; No. 9 33sc elevator
3fsc afioat: options opened strong and
advanced on hot winds in the corn belt.
later reacted under realizing sales and
closed only hdAc net higher: August
closed 32Ac; September 33a33Ac, closed
33hc.
| odtS-SpOt STEADY, NO. Z &c, options
fairly active and steady, closing un-
changed; July 214c; August 2lAc, closed
2l7sc; September mac.
Lard-Quiet; western steamed closed at
s455; city $40: September s4.5 nominal;
refined quiet; continent $50; South Amer
lean SIS: compound 4I4Lc.
~Pork-Steady; old mess ss.Oy1s.50: new
mess S.15d9.J0: short clear $s.754l0.O;
family s9.50G10.W.
~Eggs-Firm: state and Pennsylvania
113G13c; western fresh 12113c.
P~etroleum-Duu; united no market;.re-
fined New York $50: Philadelphia and
Baltimore $50: do in bulk s. 20.
ice-Firm: domestic fair to extra 4zI
6Ac; Japan 41z14ac.
Manifestations: New Orleans open
kettle good to choice 23G30c.
Cofee-Options opened steady at UNI
changed prices to 5 points decline, clos
ed fairly active with slight further varia-
tons, selling being checked by compare
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stone. We played . smooth game.
and we have won both ways. What Q
beautiful hole I put through Lem Yek!"
And Guam Him murmured satiny
phrases OF approval as he moved
warily back from the shutters; but be
ventured a furtive, calculating glance
at his suddenly made lieutenant.
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lively low prices and fears Of an accumu-
lation OF short Interests and buying
checked by free receipts and dull spot
market. closed steady net unchanged to
5 points decline; sales l1.s0 bags. includ.
ing September at $50: December $40:
March E.asnIG: May SIS. Spot coffee
Rio dull: Cordova ioisntsisc; sales -
bags Maracaibo y. {.
Sugar-Raw firm: fair refining SAC: GEN.
trifugal IS test SAC: refined firm: mould
A SAC: standard A &fsc; confectioners' A
SIC: cut loaf sac; crushed Sac: powdered
Sic: ~granulated SC: cubes SAC.
Cotton Seed Oii-Ffrm but quiet: prime
crude nominal: prime crude { o b mills
prime summer yellow gIesc: or
summer yellow s&i~nssc: butter grades
asiS2c: prime summer white s.aeSc: prime
winter yellow &c.
NAVAL STORES.
New York. July si.-Rosin quiet: strain.
ed common to good NSai.@. Turpen,ino
firm N M &C.
Charleston. July S1.-Turpentine firm At
5sSc; sales 1o casks Rostn firm: sales
+e barrels; strained common to good N.eo
6Ll.
savannah. July sl.-Turpentine firm at
aeh<c: sales - casks; receipts i.iss. Rosin
hrm. unchanged: no sales; receipts i.sos.
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(By Associated Press).
Guilty Of Embezzling

Rome, Ga, July 31.-Ex-County Conn
missioner w. NJ. Bridges was found
guilty tonight of embezzling public
funds and sentenced to five years In
the penitentiary. Bridges was school
commissioner Of Floyd county for some
years. He was a prominent Baptist
divine, Mason and politician. {
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Atlanta, Ga, July N.-Edward Flana-
gan, who has been on trial all this week
at Decatur, for the murder OF Mrs Nancy
Allen and Miss Ruth Slack, on the even
ing Of the 31st OF last December, was this
morning found guilty by the jury and i'm.
mediately sentenced by Judge Gambler to
be hanged on Wednesday, August 18th. !
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Boils, pimples and eruptions. scrofula,
salt rheum and all other manifesto
lions of impure blood are cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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A dispatch to The Constitution states
that the recent storm in Buncombe and
adjoining counties developed twenty-five
water-spouts and damaged property and
growing crops 500, 00. This is probably
inaccurate.
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MARKETS BIZ TELEGRAPH.
M

New York. July 3l.-Money on call
steady at 1G1i2 per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper 3Ii per cent. Sterling exchange
firmer. with actual business in bankers
bills at AS1as for demand and at A.S6i4
for sixty days. Posted rates A.S1I4Ssia
and 81. SSG 4 SS1a. Commercial bills 50
Silver certificates 5Sas. Bar silver 51fs.
Mexican dollars Asa. State bondsh quiet.
Railroad bonds firm. Government bonds
firm.
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Hoods Pills are the best family
cathartic and liver medicine. Gentle,
reliable, sure.
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Splits tuIpentfne Machine harTeIs
steady at De; country barrels steady at
25l- c.
Rosin steady at 81 - and Is.
Tar steady at $1.15.
Crude turpentine steady: hard $50: yell
low dip $50 virgin $1.90
Prices same day last ar-Spirit tur-
pentine 21c and sl.c: rosin $l-3ai- and
$1.:7l.; tar N.6; crude turpeniine $50.
$1.55 and Sl.sS.
Receipts today-iT casks spirits turpen-
tine, go barrels rosin. "A barrels tar, ~
barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts for same date last year-ls5
casks spirits turpentine. %. barrels rosin.
66 barrels tar, l. barrels crude turpentine.
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Tired, Nervous. 81 ,epless

Men and women-how gratefully they
write about Hoods Sarsaparilla. Once
helpless and discouraged, having lost
all faith in medicines. now in good
health and liable to do my own work."
because Hoods S~arsaparilla has power
to enrich and purify the blood and
make the weak Strengths is ex-
perience Of a host Of people.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.
COTTON REPORT.

Wilmington. n. c.. July 81.
Receipts OF cotton today-l5 bales.
Receipts to same date last years bales.
bales.
Receipts to same date last year-l.I.9l
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock today
at the exchange
Cotton firm.
Prices same day last year. -
NAVAL STORES.
------ "a
IOOd -
Low ddl =.
Middling-. .... .......... .....-.... SIS
Good middling : --lS
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COTTON.

New York, July 31.-Cotton quiet: mid
ding Sc: net receipts none; gross So; for
warded So; sales LAP; s%pinners' 912; stock
%, 1874.
Total today: Net receipts 1880: exports
to Great Britain 7O0; to the continent 100;
stock 95, 270.
Total since September LIST: Net receipts
6,6lO,573; exports to Great Britain 1901, 6SS:
to France 699, 155; to the continent 2, lao. $50;
to the channel 5,41S.
Cotton futures closed steady; sales g, OG1
bales; January 7.12; February lis: March
719; April 7.22; August 7.64; September 1872;
October lib; November 7.06; December 7.OS.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands Sc;
middling gulf SIC; sales Alp.
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PORT RECEIPTS.

Galveston-Quiet at 77sc: net receipts SO.
N~orfolk-Firm at SIC; net receipts 2.
Baltimore-Nominal at SAC.
Boston-Quiet at Sc; net receipts 262.
Wilmington-Firm at S1sc; net re-
ceipts Is.
Philadelphia-Firm at SIC; net receipts
1853: gross 1,096.
Savannah-Firm at 7ac; net receipts 9.
New Orleans-Steady at Z 11-16c; net re-
ceipts 2S5.
Mobile-Dull at nc; net receipts 8.
Mem~phis-Steady at Z 13-16c; net re-
ceipts AZ.
Augusta-Firm at Sc; net receipts 4.
Charleston-Firm at nc; net receipts 2.
Cincinnati-Quiet at Shc; net receipts 1873.
Louisville-Quiet at S1sc.
St. Louis-Firm at Z 13-16c.
Houston-Quiet at 7Nc; net receipts 231.
GRAINS. PROVISIONS, ETC.
Chicago. July 3l.-The leading futures
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Open. High. Low. Clos.

Chicago. July 3l.-The leading futures
were as follows:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-12
appearance.

Unhappy for the world is It
for a man to attain his full am
bition. He ceases his efforts; in
action is death. Better far to
have the full fruition Of effort
always just evading the hand,
and thus bockoning to further
deeds. Let there be no content
ment with one good things done
but have each purpose merely a
part Of something greater; just
as with the universe, made III
of nutnberless stars, all grouped
in solar systems, these included
in the vast aggregation itself,
and that III turn pushing on
ward through space to some
thing yet neither seen, nor fore
told, nor ina g1ned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-12
Public Land Sale.

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance OF
Instructions from the Commissions otthe
General Land ONCE under authority vested
in him by section 1855. U. s. r. s. as amend
ed by the act Of Congress. approved February
26, 1895. was>vill proceed to offer at PUBLIC
sale on the 9th day of April. 1897. at 8
O'Clock u. M; at this office, the following
tract of land, to-wit: Lot 4, Sec1o; Town
ship 80, N, Range 10 E. Any and all per
sons claiming adversely the above descSibed
land are advised to file their claims in this
Office on or before the day above designated
for the commencement of said sale, other
wise their rights will he forfeited.
Dated at u. S. Land Office, at Wausau,
Wisconsin, this 25th dav Of February. 1897.
Louis Marchetti, register.
Eugene B. 1hayer Receiver,