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 This i- an exceedingly important ques There is uo doubt desire on the pat of both thr Americau aud Canadi an government Co settle. once and for .. .r. ,hr Alaskan boundary question. Tho 5ll-t Meridian line which mainly divides tlaska proper from the Cana dian nortt~ est has already been pfac- tIeully determined but the "ten marine le4sue' line which runs someW here fram Mt St Elias tu the boundarie, of British Columbia k matter of uneer- tatuty The coast Is greatly broken. aHl tar line. Il it i, eyer determined. must of necessity br u> crooked as the eaa-t Then there i, ihe question as to whether the measurement should he from deep sea or tide water. To con tinue the Hist Meridian to the Gulf of Alaska and to make t the boundary both north and south eedlng the nar- row strip of land along the gulf tp Canada would at once solve the whole boundary question, but 1t would take from the Pacific coast and especially trom Seattle commerce a number of valuable northern ports, and throw the barrier of customs duties between this city and Skagway and pyea' 'and other Lyul Canal and Alaskan gulf trading ports.
 of course Pacific coast cities would hot consent to this deal no matter how favorable the terms. It would at once become sectional question. New Eng lauders might be quite willing to cede the whole of Alaska to Canada for eN- teusive rights to the banks of New fouudland. and other sections uf the country might share the same view in regard to the said fisheries, but this part of the country would promptly veto the whole movement. Seattle has no Alaskan ports to part with, and its business men will fight hard before they will yield one of them.
 This brings into consideration the composition of the American half of the commission. and the fact that its mem berS, MessrS. Fairbanks, of lndi- ana; kaSsou, of Iowa; Dingley. of Maine ]; Coolidge. of Boston; Foster, of Sinia. do not include single represen- tatiye of the special interests of the Pa citic coast
 1t is therefore quite proper that the coast cities should take prompt action "a prevent the consummation of an in thrnational bargain which is clearly detrimental to them. It may be that no such an agreement { is contemplated but it has been given out that Canada is aggressive on these lines, and it is well to be watchful. Review.
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Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-19
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Fort Wrangel news., 1898-10-19

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

is seriously imperEIled. The troops
may be insufficient, but their valor
and hard7hood are without dispute. In
all the world there are no better SOL
diers than the British. This they
have shown on scores Of b~attlefelds.
A Hamburg paper. with a unpro-
n~ounceable name, says. but we hope
for a much better showing:
Despite ali its bravery, the British
army proves one more that It Is as
unfit for warTike expeditions as ever.
The training, even The arming, Of the
infantry Is faulty. The organization
is cumbersome j.. Miserable mobiiiza-
preparation OF the troops and the re-
serves. inadequate supply Of ammuni-
ttion, and a badly organized commits
sariat render it Impossible for a Brit
ism army to appear with crushing
force Hence the worry of the
Angfo-Indian authorities over the du-
bious attitude OF the Ameer OF Afghan
istan, who can advance with a. strong
force-at least so, 900 r~egular-wthen he
thinks the mill tribes have weakened
the Engllsh. . Tt is easy to i'm
agine what effect a total retreat from
the hills would have upon the people
of the Indus Valley, inhabited by so, 900
Mohammedans, wfho have been pre-
pared for a holy var Tby the emissaries
of the Ameer."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH IN
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

McMaster's new school history OF the
United States was written to order to
dfspraise the south and to blow the
north. Tt says in the south in colonial
and later times education was almost
wholly neglected, but nowhere to such
an extent as in South Carolina" If he
will consult Smiths work on education
an North Carolina in the last century he
will learn something to his advantage.
There are also other contributions he
might consult covering our local his
tory. DR.. Weeks, DIR. Huffman and
other have thrown new light on those
times. General Edward McCrady, of
Charleston, has been replying at length
to McMaster, a northern slanderer of
southern men. We have not seen Gen
eral McCrady's reply, but the Wash
Sngton Post gives a glimpse of results.
1t says:
~"Not only has General McCrady
shown that South Carolina took the
lead in educational progress in the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

early days, but that in this colony all
agencies of liberal culture-the school,
the church, the press-were more Tber-
ally fostered han in any other OF the
colonies. He has shown, moreover,
that not only was his colony foremost
in the promotion Of it's own institutions
OF learning, but that material assist
ance was given by public spirited citi-
Zens OF Charleston to a number Of the
more important institutions OF higher
learning in New England and the
FORTH"
We do not turn aside to take UP the
cudgels for North Carolina, as to edu-
enough, but the libraries known to be
scattered over the state show that
learning was not entirely neglected.
The university OF the state began york
in 1895. There were schools and acad-
emies before that time. The Post, that
often shows friendliness to the south,
gives his in addition which We read
with pleasure:
"In his admirable speech on Wednes-
day night President Randolph. of the
College of Charleston, showed that the
south had taken the lead in education
al progress. Harvard University de-
rived the idea of the elective system
from the University of Virginie. The
honor system, which has been adopted
by all the northern colleges, is a graft
from the old South Carolina college.
The study Of the Ang1o-Saxon was first
introduced at an American institution
by the University of Virginia."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

This country Is very large i'm area,
with a population exceeding probably
20, 900, 900 and growing c day. 1T
can produce a great heal OF p~rovender
and food for mar n beast. In 1897.
according to guessing, there were
raised 1850. 600, 0OO, 900 bushels OF corn.
100, O0O, 900 bushels of oats. $50. 900, 900
bushels OF wheat, and 10. 500, 900 bales
of cotton. If the guesstns is as bad AZ
to the other products as 1T Is as TO cot
ton you may deduct at least one-tenth
and perfhapS more.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

.oxat <4re great critics and accompIssh-
"A men az letters hold that we are
arsazsd at our own tesnertty IL o
s.,,pidiry and impudence. To 90 him
~ ,se greatest German. the writer OF
all Others in four hundred years who
4. os.an clasSed with Homer. Dante
ana Shakespeare even ocnstting Mil
80, ,,,a sib,imest Of all modern poets,
10 snsaeed a revelation OF fncapacfty
and want of both taste and insight
P,,. 81, II Is. We never found ten pas
saees IN Faust" that stuck in our
mimic like a burr. and that impressed
us as strfkingly. ~impressiveay superb
We cannot read a page OF Shakespeare
WITHOUT finding a phrase. a Thought. a
sentence that Is most m~ernoraDae-
II was really very pleasing when Wa
once met with, and not hong ago. a.
nazsing reference 10 Goeth's want OF
Stvle., by some New England WRITER.
Mr.. Bailey Saunders, per contra in hrs
OF Goethe say That the
mastery of style exhibited in Faust
has probsIhly never been equalled,"
which is nonsense TO US Literature
saws that statement Of Mr.. Saunders
ia strange To US very strange.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
SHARPS AND FLATS.

The sugar beet production is still
discussed. When the great consump-
ton Of sugar in the world, and the
great fortune derived every year from
sugar by the vile TRUST that is fostered
and favored by the republican congress
and party, it is enough to awaken
public attention, not for a day, but
for years. Tor to produce more and
cheaper sugar, is an important ques-
ton for taxpayers and economists and
legislators. Sugar production has i'm
creased much i'm Europe, but Russia
and Austria will eel to recoup them
selves by forcing h sugar men to re-
tore or curtail bounties granted. 1t
takes 1,400, 900 tOn Ito supply the
United Kingdom, and the tax levied
upon this is paid by the people and it
amounts ito SIS, 900, 900 yearly. In spite
of the tax, consumption steadily i'm
creases. But there is a decrease i'm the
| output of British refineries. More beet
sugar for the United States is much
to be desired, but not by bountieS. Our
country can grow all h cane and
'beets necessary to meet consumption,
and without a rUbber tax on other
people-those who consume.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
A LITTLE SUFFERER

Face. Hands and Arms Covered With
ScrofuIous Humors- How a Cure
Was Effected.
"When five years old my little boy had
scrofula on his face, hands and arms. 1t
was worst on his chin, although the sores
on his cheeks and hands were very bad.
1t appeared in the form OF red pimples
which would tester, break open and run
and then scab over. After disappearing
they would break out again. They caused
intense itching and the little sufferer had
to be watched continually to keep him
from scratching the sores. We became
greatly alarmed at his condition. My
wife's mother had had scrofula and the
only medicine which had helpd her was
Hoods Sarsaparilla. We decided TO give
it to our boy and We noted an improve
ment in his case very DON After giving
him four bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla
the humor had all been driven out Of his
blood and it has never since returned"
WILLIAM BARTZ, 416 South Williams St.,
South Bend, Indiana.
You can buy Hoods Sarsaparilla OF all
druggists. Be sure to get only Hoods.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

1t is noticeable and interesting to
know how European newspapers write
of the English trouble in India. If Con-
tinental newspapers n to he relied
upon the situation is much more SER
TOUR than is ordinarily believed, and in
fact, has assumed a gravity that
gives the British in India. as we'll as
the people at home, great uneasiness.
The French and German
treat of the gravity of the situation
and appear to believe that British rule
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

sters. According to opportunity they
know but little that IS worth
of their own country. and are extreme
ly insular and s~elf-contained and pre-
JUDGED. Let there be an educational
test in every southern state. one or
more New England states have one
now, and Mississippi has one anu
Georgia is talking OF It. North Carolina
must have one.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

The Messenger lately gave some
statistics of a Russian physician com
corning the s~erfons effects of tobacco
upon a large number Of students of
ton. The examination was scientific
and conclusive. DR.. Francis Bowling,
a member of h Mississippi Valley
Medical Association, has also been ma
bacco upon the e~yesight. He says that
his Investigations, and those of other
physicians, show that impaired Wis
ion lis the common result of the ma
ing or smoking, rather more by the
chewing on account of the greater alb
sorptiOn of the nicotine. He conducted
a personal examination of $50 male
of whom used tobacco in one or both
of these ways. OF these he found that
in forty-five cases the normal acute
ness of vision vas much diminished
In thirty cases the impairment was
very serious, the subjects mistaking
red for brown or black, green for blue
or orange, and sometimes black, when
the tests were made. They were also
unable to make out the white spot in
the enltre of the black card. More
than half the $50 showed persistent
contraction of both pupils, and this
was the invarfable accompaniment of
some form of defective vision" 1T is
strange that men of science have not
hitherto given more attention to effects
of nicotine pon health, life, etc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
SNAPS.

The new congressional librarian. MI.
j. r. Young, a women ASSISTANTS
are a failure. They have not sufii-
Gent equipment-range OF infouma-
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

The Alabama populists viii hold
q state convention. They are
neither asleep nor dead in that state
Some of the Mckinley organs are sur
prised that they are not all ghosts.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

FULTON-At Portsmouth. Va, January
5th. Mrs. Catharine A. Fulton, of this
City.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-03
AS OTHERS SEE US.
Why Americans Are Disliked On
the European Continent.

We manifest a character abroad that
has the same foibles and frivolties as
any other; and without the same ex-
cuse, for we talk very loudly of our
"Americanism," and would have other
nations know that we were not bred as
they were. Now, whatever we may un-
derstand by this "Americanism"-a and
IL is coming to have some very various
meanings under the influence of new
ideas stirring among us-the people of
Europe understand by it but one thing
only. To be a typical American may
mean to them sometimes to be a shrewd
and pushing Yankee promoter-yes,
perhaps; but IL also means to be a hu-
name and large minded specimen Of a
man or woman, responsive to the deep
er chords Of life. and equalitarian with
out vulgarity. II is useless for us TO in
sist that we refuse to be measured by
theories: that national character is
shaped by practical events and daily
problems, and not by abstract ideals;
that il is absurd to want to keep us log
ically To the intentions of our founders
when we have elements to deal with
that they could not forsec We may
urge all these things. but we urge them
in vain. The average European OF in
telligence keeps, with quiet obstinacy,
10 his own idea OF what the American
should he and what he should stand for.
IL we say that we have developed other
aspirations from those OF the fathers,
his air implies, $50 much the worse"
The lust Of the eye and the pride OF life
and the ambitions of imperial destiny
are not new on the earth the European
lives among relics, on every hand, that
remind him that other nations have
gone that way. and prospered in II. that
we We're as rich in industry and enter
prise as the United States proportion
ately To then existing conditions, and
richer in achievement in the arts and
letters. But what the fathers wanted
us TO preserve and represent TO the
world was something new indeed: hence
its unique value. even to those not di-
rectly concerned.-From American
Popularity" I'm Scribners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-03
KNEW THE REAL THING.
Took More Than An Orchestra To
Stir Them Up.

II attended the performance Of Sow
ms the Wind at the Lyceum Theatre
last Sunday night said the Cynic as
he lighted fresh cigarette and blew
stream of smoke through his left
nostril. "and / learned something"
w nat? asked his friend.
ihat II is really true that fellow
can have too much of a good thing"
How did you gain the knowledge %
Iii tell you. The lower floor of the
theatre was pretty we'll filled and the
rnanagement had distributed among the
civilians goodly bunch of soldiers
fellows just back from cuba, you know.
There were III lot more of them in the
balcony and at least hundred in the
gallery. The piece was going finely
ana no one applauded the points louder
than the boys in blue. AT the end
OF the second act the orchestra leader
thought IL would be just about the right
thlng 10 work i'm a little patriotism for
the benefit OF the bronZe-faced warriors
in the flannel shirts and canvas leg
SinSs. lie passed the music around
among his players and at his signal
they began tearing off patriotism by
the yard. They played a military med
ley that began with reveille and ended
with taps. The middle was full of
America Marching Through Georgia.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Girl 1 Left Behind and The Star
Spangled Banner Say those fellows
played that medley as though their lives
depended upon it. When the final
burst had subsided the leader settled
back in his chair 10 receive the thunder
of applause that he had reason TO be-
lieve would tear OF the plaster. And
there did "a wave of applause sweep
over the audience. but IL wasn't a til
dal wave. Just a ripple you know. And
Ii was noticeable 10 me that though
the civilians present did little hand
clappng not n single soldier present
brought his palms together. Instead
they looked sick and discouraged. 1t
was funny. You ought to havc been
there. Detroit Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-03
CAUSES OF DISCONTENT.
Some Reasons Why There is Orum-
bling on Western Farms.

If I chanced upon farmer who had
no particular quarrel with the existing
order of things. who was conservative
and cautious and sceptical or the effi-
cacy of change, / was quite sure to find
that he was an admirable farmer
thrifty and energetic and Industrious
with a thorough knowledge of his bust
ness down To a frugal care or minor
details. But IT, on the other hand, fell
in with "A farmer who was clamorous
for radical economic change, on the
ground that he and his class were be-
ing ruined by the injustices OF existing
economic conditions. | soon began to
feel a suspicion, which all my observa-
tion deepened into conviction, that
the man of this tpye was fundamental
ly poor farmer; his buildings and
fences were sure to be out of repair and
his stock showed signs OF suffering for
want OF proper care, and the weeds
grew thick in his corn. and his ma
chimes were left unhoused and suffered
more from rust than ever they did
from wear
This would be absurd as n generali-
zation with any claim to wide applica-
blity, AZ would he any generalization
based upon my casual experimenting:
il was the comical uniformity OF my
experience I'm this case as i'm some others
that impressed me.
The real difficulties OF the situation
for many of the Western farmers one
could not fell to see Apart from mate
rial misfortune. and apart from sick
ness and illluck. there is the inexora-
hleness OF conditions which seem at
times to hold them TO a life of servitude
with no escape from Improbable druid
gerry, and from the carking care which
burdens men who are hopelessly In the
clutch Of debt.
I grew impatient at times with the
tone Of Philistine patronage and SUI
periority adopted bytheir sturdier farm
crs Theirs was the harder work. no
doubt. and theirs the shrewder careful
ness and the more provdent handling
of their instruments hut even hard
won success is sometimes so strangely
blind TO the obligations which arise
from the fact that subjective difficult
ties are as real and are often far more
difficult mastering than those which
are obieciixe-==Fromt The Workers"
I'm GgVlhnapfc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-03
"a Tightly GOOD NAME"
Story of a Child's Love Told by
His Work.

For weeks John Walton had been per-
picked with business cares. Men whom
he had trusted had proven false and he
had found himself forced almost to be-
gin life over again. For the first time
he had forgotten to notice his little boy,
the pride and idol OF his heart And
the child had observed the neglect, but
said nothing. The little fellow had be-
gun 10 make himself boat, modelling
IL after one of the pictures of the war
ships he saw in the newspaper. At
other times the father would have no.
ticcd his efforts and helped him. but
now he builded the boat all alone.
Only once did John Walton stop to
see what the child was doing, and he
carelessly asked:
What are you going TO name your
good ship, my boy?"
II don't know vet" was the reply.
1T is going to take a heap of hard
work to make Ii, and L want a mighty
good name for her.
In the days that passed the little
fingers were blistered with using the
knife. and the mind and the body grew
weary from the very hard work.
This world is damnable place"
John Walton said TO himself over and
over again. Men / shall never trust
again. All here is empty and a mock
cry"
EaCn passing DAY tne DON looked TOT
his father to take some interest in the
shpbuilding. but he looked i'm vain. At
last IL was finished. A clumsy affair Of
white pine and white cotton sails. with
piece of tin pipe for smokestack. The
fitting of the mast, the cutting OF the
sails. were all tedious work, which had
TO be done after the hulk had been
whitfield from the block OF wood
More tired and wearied than usual
John Walton came home late at night
and slipped quietly into his room so as
not To disturb the children. AS he
turned up the gas the first thing his
eyes fell upon was the ship. He
thought. with n slight show of interest:
II wonder what the boy has named
ito" He looked closely and ssaw:
THE Good ship John Walton"
Through binding tears he kissed the
blistered fingers I'm the trundle bed
those little fingers that were soon TO he
folded forever from earthly toll ere
they had been made to know the hard
lessons OF manhood's years In the
after time that came. when grave and
a memory were all that love could
know TO pay tribute TO the boy. John
Walton would go TO little garret.
think Of the falseness and hollowness
~ the world and gazing with tear
dimmcd eyes ~ y rudely built little
boat renew his inspirations and pur-
poses OF life.-Atlanta Constitution.