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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

low character and have poured upon
him the most biting, vitriolic denuncia-
ton. Shakespeare wrote that "calum-
ny will scare virtue itself" and that
the edge of SANDER sis sharper than
the sword, whose tongue out-venoms
all the worms of Nile" Oh, the pes
tiferous, eager liar, what a curse to
the human a C Spenser personifes
ISLANDER as a woman, says she
has a mouth distort, foaming with
poison round about her gills." But Their
there is solace and relief to some ex-
tent for some one has said that
ISLANDER meets no regard from noble
minds;
Only the base believe, what the base
utter"
A bright, bold. pertinacious liar will
have a hard time of it when the Great
Assize comes off. The Bible is per-
fectly clear and direct that no liar
will ever enter into the Kingdom and
participate in the blessings. There is
something of fascination in an inven-
tive, ingenious liar that has from pro-
longed practice reduced lying to a fine
art. We recall a lawyer we once
knew who was personally amiable and
clever, of considerable reading and in
formation, who talked singularly we'll,
and rarely told the truth. He would
spin yarns by the hour, and invent as
he talked. He was really very enter
tanning. He was not bad or malicious,
did not lie to hurt, but to amuse. He
will fare better, we may not doubt,
than the other fellow who is sly, slick,
slippery, and Of real resource, and
skilled in making the worse appear
the better reason" The amiable, dis
coursive liar by telling his own spon-
taneous lies, and repeating them has
at las as Shakespeare says in the
Tempest" made such a sinner of his
memory as 'tO credit his own lie"
Such liars have no special cause for
having good memories. But that other
facile n furious liar has great reason
for a %retentiVe memory, or he will SO
contradict himself and make a jest OF
truth, as to lose all credence, and per
hape become as famous as Macaulay's
character in his splendid History OF
England" of whom he says he was
1.-The most deliberate, systematic and
ingenious liar of his times" We quote
entirely from memory, and have not
read the work in we'll nigh forty years
We believe he was writing of Lore
Halifax. Such a fabricated falsifiel
can make life itself a lie," as Lore
Byron says, and he can artfully turf
truth into half a lie, and make a vel
meant remark appear as a lampoon
You inveterate, INSCRIPTIONS, bitter
inventive liar for bad ends is a scor-
piOn to be scOrned. The GOod Book
says at very lea the close of the
volume of inspiration and life that
while the good "enter in through the
gates of the city, there are without
classes who shall never enter in and
among them is the man who "lOveth
and maketh a lie" A sad end ever
for a bad, wicked fellow.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

Paris. September 10.-The Liberte
says the examination OF the documents
in the Dreyfus case has led the minis
ter for war to the conclusion that the
prisoner is guilty, "as IL did has pred
ecessors," and that consequently the
general has decided to resume the mil
itary governorship Of Paris next Week.
A semi-offfcial note issued This even
ing says the minister for war has
handed TO the minister Of Justice the
papers in the Dreyfus CASE, with his
definite opinion thereon.
The council. IL is added. viii on Mon
day decide definitely upcn the courr4,
to be taken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

Dur esteemed neighbor, The White
vile News, reiterates it's statement that
it's report of Judge Adams's disgusting
and ~disgraceful stump speech on the
bench was as first reported, and men
of high character sustain it in its
statement. There are other good wit
nesses if the correctness is seriously
challenged. Adams is writhing and
wrathy AND threatens to have our
friend Maxwell punished for his report.
This neither appals nor rifles him, and
in his last issue he serenely says:
I'VE take it for granted, Of course,
that his information on both these
points came from the same fountain
of virtue, truth and wisdom, Judge
Adams. AS to his first statement we
have something to say elsewhere. AS
to the last statement, WE can only say
hat in our opinion the time has not
yet come, even in these degenerate
days. when a man car be punished
by a partisan judge for telling the
truth, and, if it has, we guess the ed
itOr of The News had as we'll be the
first victim as any one else"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
A FORGOTTEN NAVAL HERO.

How many southern men under for
ty ever heard of Commodore Tatnall,
of the United States Navy, before the
Navy later? He was a southern born
hero. Lately The London Spectator
gave a very interesting account of
Commodore Talnalrs bravery in April,
1859. In that year Rear Admiral James
Hope was placed in command of the
China station. The Treaty of Pekin
secured as a result of war was to be
ratified on the 26th of June. Admiral
Hope was detained so that he did not
arrive at the mouth of the Peiho river
and English ministers arrived. 1t be-
came necessary for the admiral to adj
vance. Upon accommodating he found
the entrance blocked by three barriers
and new forts erected. He determined
to force an entrance. On the 23rd he
small gunboats, all mounting but thir-
ty guns. M fighting was heavy. The
British fought of course with great
g~allantry. The Spectator says that
never was a British admiral in great
er need of support" The Chinese
sought to annihilate the flagship and
they fired with great accuracy. In
twenty minutes the two leading vessels
had so many men killed and the
mounted guns were all silenced. Then
II waS that Cormo6oro Tofnau in
command of the American fleet, rem
dered assistance that gave him great
fame. He was watching the fight from
a small steamer called the "Toey-
the desperate condition Of the British
Admiral, Tatnall could stand it no
longer, so saying that blood was
thicker than water, and he was damn
ed if he was going to see white men
~butchered before his eyes, he ordered
his barge, and announced his in
tentiOn of paying an official visit to
the British admiral. He rowed through
a storm of shot and shell, one round
shot going through the American en-
SASh III NlS VI iS oooAy SoSNlhS
it to ribbons, and was wildly cheered
by our people as he passed the fleet.
Just as he reached the flagship his
barge was again struck and sank
The Americans, however.
managed to scramble on board, only to
find Admiral Hope, desperately wound
ed. seated in an armchair on deck still
directing the fight. Tattnall, after ex-
changing a few words with Hope, sent
his boats crew forward to man the
big S-inch gun there, the whole crew
of which had been either killed or dis
abled. His men responded with alacri-
ty, and for the next hour and a half
gun was worked entirely by Amer
lean seamen, until relieved by a fresh
crew from another gunboat."
Nor was this all of the brave, self
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

Monroe Journal: Mr.. J. C.. Helms,
OF Carmel, informs US that he came up
to hear Dockery Saturday, and though
he has voted part of the populist ticket.
Dockery made him sick by an overdose
OF negro. and he will vote the whole
democratic ticket as a consequence
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
WILMINGTON. n. C.
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY

We were interested in studying a
map in the Charlotte Presbyterian OF
the 1st instant. 1t was a Presbyterian
map and showed the field cultivated
in North Carolina by its church ana
where the field was neglected. Great
progress has been made in the last ten
years. A decade ago there were 200
churches. Now there are 1853. Then
there were 1926 members, now there
are SO, AGO. Last yea 1,448 members
were added pon a profession of faith.
OF these over 500 were added by even
gelistic and missionary workers.. The
Presbyterian says:
Besides the sixteen counties with
out a Presbyterian church, there are
fourteen counties in which there is
only one church Of u faith, there are
large districts without a church Of any
denomination, there are about a quar-
ter of a million white people unable to
read the Word of God for themselves,
and 100, 900 of our own race in this
state without any gospel privileges"
1t is startling to know that within
North Carolina there are 250, 900 white
people h cannot read Gods Book
and 100, 900 whites who nav no gospel
privileges. This is shocking. The
heather appear to be at u door. By
referring to the map we found by
counting hat there were in sever
counties 11S Presbyterian church edi-
fees and congregations. In Mecklen-
burg there are 20; in CASTOR 16; in
Richmond 10; in Robson II; in IredelI
IS; in Moore II and in Cumberland IA
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

For we must all appear before the
Judgment seat of Christ" II Cor, $40.
. his is Gods teaching through his SER
Y mt Paul. The apostle has been tel
! lg how We groan whilst in the body.
: hriStianS are represented as in dis
tress. But there is comfort. Here they
are "burdoned" he says. Weary and
heavy ladened they press on striving
to enter in. 1t is because of this abid-
ing comfort and hope that they are
filled with confidence and because
they walk by faith, not by sight"
Paul felt that to depart and be with
Christ was better, was more desirable
than to tabernacle here and be our
dened. He persuaded hat "to die
is gain" as he says in Philippians.
So he labOred to reach Heaven.
He expected he would 'be with
Christ so soon as mortality was
swallowed up of victory" He evidently
had no theory of an intermediate place
or state. With him dying was to take
him at once into the presence of the
Master, for departing this life was ito
be with Christ" which lis far better
as he teaches in Philippians. The aim
of the great apostle was to so live as
to be accepted of him." Then comes
the verse from which the lines we be-
gin with are taken: For we must all
appear before the judgment seat of
Christ" 1t is surely a very affecting
AhNrrOht 70 NV IN nf OrIirory y
hat finally he must die and then ap-
pear before the mighty judge of the
universe. The Redeemer will then be
the judge, and it is before his judg-
ment throne we shall all appear. 1t is
because of what He has done to
Himself to make complete the
redemptive scheme that He will
call us all to account in the
closing and mighty scene. Then the
sentence is to be pronounced and the
woes must begin as well as the unend-
ing joys. If we have refused to serve
Him and walk humbly and obediently
and b~elievingly before Him, then will
come the condemnation. By His own
precious blood He offers salvation to
the lost. He has bought us with a
great price-his own sacrificial blood
and we are bound to His service. If we
fail there then we will be judged and
receive the things lone in Ils body
according to that we have done,
whether it be good or bad" Take h
gittle lesson n ponder.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
Asked TO Loan Money to Cuba.

New York, September S.-The Cuban
American League has forwarded a let
ter to President Mckinley urging that
he United States government advance
money with which to pay the Cuban
soldiers. The money is to be repaid
oy CUBA as soon as she has a govern
ment duly organized, Independent, or
as a state in the union and can issue
the necessary bonds. The United
States in the meantime to hold the is
land as security and collect the reve-
nueS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

= There are many kinds of lying. There
is the lie direct for instance. Their
obscure, the lie oblique, the lie sinister,
the lie equivocal, the lie slanderous
and so on ad infinitum. So with so
many varieties of lying there must be
necessarily a considerable number of
liars. But the greatest of all poets and
dramatists groups them all and says
simply-"Past all shame, so past all
truth" The meanest. lowest of the
tribe is doubtless the slanderer. The
great poets have we'll understood this
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13
HOME FOLKS

Our able contemporary, The Ashe-
Vile Citizen, copied a part Of The Mes
senger's editorial on the treatment of
white labor in his city, and gave the
wrong credit.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

I cannot always know and understand
The Masters rule;
1 cannot always do the tasks he gives
In life's hard school,;
But / am learning with his help to
solve
Them, one by one,
And, when | can not understand, to
say,
Thy will be done"
Gertrude Benedict Curtis.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

Narragansett Pier. September 10
The condition of Miss Winnie Davis
tonight was unchanged She passed a
fairly comfortable day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-13

Boast not myself of tomorrow; fol
thou knOWeSt not what a day may
bring forth. Proverbs 27, 1.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
YORK COUNTY COURT
Prisoners Arraigned and One Sent to State
Prison.

Alfred, May 23.-In the York County
Supreme Court, today, Patrick Riley of
Biddeford pleaded guilty to three indict-
ments for breaking and entering. He
was sentenced to state prison for three
years. John Moody, Of Kennebunk,
pleaded guilty to a charge Of larceny, and
was sentenced to Alfred jail for two
months. These prisoners pleaded not
guilty on the charges against them:
Charles Blanchette, Biddeford, assault;
John l.. Sullivan of Lawrence, and John
T.. Casey of Lynn, breaking and entering
and larceny; Leonard %elch, Saoo,
assault; Louis Fountaine, Sanford, liquor
nuisance. Frank Sullivan and Fritz E.
Hamilton, were discharged.
The action of George N. Curtis OF
Lewiston against John L. Sullivan, the
Boston ex-pugilist, for assault, has been
dropped.
Court has adjourned till Monday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
DEERING.

Capt. A. Montgomery of Boothby, for
merly resident Of Woodfords, is lat
6uenes Ayres and will not sail until after
the war is over, or at least, until it is safe
Tor an American vessel to make the re-
turn trip, which would bring him. near
the warships in the vicinity Of Cuba.
The East Deering Methodist society
Sunday school, gave pleasing anniyer-
sary concert Sunday evening at Illsley
hall, Main street.
. A special meeting Of Deering lodge of
Masons was held last evening at Ionic
hall, Woodfords. The meeting was held
for the purpose Of comforting the entered
apprentice degree.
Patrick Zane Of Dsering Centre, Is
building small store on Stevens Plains
avenue. near the High School building.
1t is to be occupied as variety store
Mrs. 81. Edith Shaw has purchased
a desirable lot at Fesseneen Park, Port
land, of Marks s. Earle.
There is to be meeting of the Repub-
lican city committee of Deering this even
ing at 7.s0 at the city council chamber,
Woodfords. The meeting is called for the
purpose of deciding on night to hold a
caucus to elect delegates to attend the
coming county convention.
Conductor George S. Berry of the Port
land & Rochester railroad. residing on
Thomas street, near the Maine Central
depot, at Woodfords, had patriotic dis
play of flags and bunting about his piazza
yesterday. Mr.. Berry had the decorations
prepared in honor of the National Guard,
which he supposed would go through
Woodfords yesterday.
About 35 Deering citizens went on the
excursion to Post Powers at Augusta,
Sunday.
There has been an addition to the
geological display. at Riverton. hand
some elk was born there Sunday. The
workmen are making rapid strides with
their improvements about the park and
hone to have all in readiness for the
opening of the season which comes early
in June.
The Deering High School base ball team
has been re.organized and it is now
thought that they have strong team for
amateurs. The make up of the team is
as follows: Captain and manager, II. D.
Leighton; F. Coleman. catcher; c. Hall,
pitcher; A. Chapman, first base; NJ.
Woodbury., second base; G. Barrett, third
base; q. D. Leighton, short stop; P.
Nelson, left field;C. O'Brion, centre field;
E. Baker, right field; r. Saunders, sub
stitute. The boys are endeavoring to ar.
range game for Saturday with the Free
port High school nine to be played at
Dsering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24

Mrs. h. W. Benson. who has been
very Ill with congestion Of tho 1nn,s ia
somewhat improved.
Mrs. Laura Noyes has retnrned from q
Pond. 49,
mr' nred Burgess has moved his fami.
~ from Summer street. TO the house
street.
Mr. VIII H. Goodwin and family
passeo sunday with relatives at Wells.
A.ss Jennie e. Reynolds, teacher of ell
oouolon and physical culture at Oak
arove Seminary, vassalboro, is passing
nei 'aoatlon with her parents, Mr.. and
r. L. ~ Reynolds, Summer street.
MISS Georgia e. Dyer, High street,
ror.iand, has been passing a few days at
'ne nome OF Mr.. W. E. Dyer.
mr' John W. Devine, of Roxbury,
mass, is being entertained at the home
ris sister, Mrs. Charles E. Hayes.
Mrs. T. L. Weymouth of Deering
passed Sunday at the home of Mrs. Lydia
Johnson, Mechanic street.
Mr. John Burgess is quite sick with
vpnold fever. DR.. Rogers is attend
Ing him.
James Cassidy has joined the naval re-
serve on the Montauk.
| MISS Carrie E. Waterhouse has returned
from Maplewood, Me-, where she has been
visiting for the benefit of her health.
| MT. j. I. Lewis has secured position
as conductor on the Westbrook electrics.
ana entered On his duties yesterday,
Capt. David Poole, Q former resident Of
the village, was visitor here yesterday.
Mr.. David Allen, Of NEW Gloucester,
has returned home after visit Of several
days with r. NJ. Cole, High street.
Miss Lou Knight. teacher in the prim-
airy department. of this public schools, is
confined to he r home by sickness.
Mr.. Wallace Springer spent Sunday
with John Grant at Peaks Island
The French club will meet tonight with
Miss Estelle Spear, Front street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
CAN'T DISPUTE THIS.
Because 1t Is a Local Transaction and the
Citizen is on the Spot to Confirm 1t.

The reader of this must coneede to Two
Important points, first, what follows
having taken place in Portland can easily
be Investigated and proved to be true'
second, there is q vast difference between
opinions publicly expressed by resident
of Portland in Portland local papers, ana
the opinions daily met with Iii the same
papers column which were originally
drafted in Maine or Michigan, Read
this and acknowledge both points.
Mr.. P. MCGOWAN, of No. Z warren
street. is an employe of the &. 7. r.
shops in Portland. Me-, not an employe
of the G. r. R. shops in Montreal, Cana
da. remem Der, but one of our own citi-
zens. Read his endorsement of Doan' s
Kidney Pills. He says: ST know from
experience that Doan's Kid ney Pills are
a sure cure for kidney complaint and ]
can unhesitatingly recommend them as
such. My kidneys had been weak for
quite while and 1t extended to the blad'
der and caused trouble with the kidney
nate. I contracted a severe cold which
added to the difficulty and brought on a
pain across the small of my back. went
to 81. 81. Hay & Sons drug store, at the
junction Of Middle and Free streets, and
got Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped
me from the first. The backache went
away and they corrected the secretions OF
the kidneys. Recommending them Is
helping others and T gladly do So"
,r Doan's Kidney pills are sold for 81
cents per box. For sale by all dealers.
Mailed by Boster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United States.
Rem smber the name DOAN'S and take
no substitute.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
TO INCREASE OFFICERS ENGINEER
CORPS

Washington, May as.-At the opening
Of today's session Of the Senate, "a com.
munication was received from Secretary
of War Alger, together with draft Of
a bill providing for gradual increase in
the number Of officers of the corps of en-
gineers The bill provides that corps of
engineers of the army shall hereafter CON
sist of one chief of engineer, with rank
of brigadier general;7 colonies, IA lieuten-
anti-colonels, 2S majors. 35 captains, 80
first lieutenants, 10 second lieutenants
and a battalion of engineers.
All promotions shall be made BY
seniority. The communication and bill
were referred to the military affairs COM
niittee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
TO RETIRE. OFFICERS.

Washington, May 49, -Senator Chandler
introduced this bill today: THAT during
she war with Spain, the President be,
and he hereby is authorized in his discre-
ton to place upon the retired list any
officer In the army above the rank of
lieutenant colonel, and any officer in the
navy above the rank or relative of COM
3,nander, and to fix in his discretion as
the retired pay of any such officer and
rate now by law provided for officers re-
tireo Tor any of the various causes for re-
tirement; and the President may fill every
vacancy happening through retirement,
by promotion through selection and not
according to seniority. "
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
THE BEAUTIFUL NEW MARKET.

Tonight, the Boston Cash Market COM
pany, will open it's doors at 267 Congress
street, head Of India street, to the public
with flags flying and full brass band in
attendance from to 9 clock. Their OBJ.
ject is to sell the best Of beef. lamb, pork,
poultry, etc., for cash, and astonish peo-
pie with low prices They have beauti-
full store and as everything is new and
handsomely fitted up it will pay you to
give them a call. Mr.. Percy Boyd has
been engaged from the largest market in
Boston, and will make specially OF
fancy cuts, Read their ad. in another
column, carefully. Give them call and
you will see the finest market east OF
Boston,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
RECEIVED AN OVATION.

At the recent musical entertainment
given at the new Swedish Mission church
Mr.. Adelbert Sjoholm received merited
ovation for his musicianly piano perform
anoe of scharwenka's "Polish Dance
and Chopin waltz (Opurs 81, No. y,
the choir and people rising and waving
their handkerchiefs in irrepressible enthu.
siasm, no applause being allowed in the
sanctuary. Mr.. Sjoholm was suddenly
called u1,on and his appearance in James
town is not only gratifying to his many
local friends, but to Eastern musical
circles as he is resident Of Portland.
Maine -Jamestown Daily ALI.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
A TEXAS T ORNADO.

Dallas, Texas, May pa tornado
struck Ravenna, in Tanning county, Sat-
urday night, blowing down eleven barns,
ten dwellings, and two churches. The
tornado travelled northeasterly toward
was killed and his house wrecked. Al
GAINESVILLE, negro was killed and eleven
people injured.