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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
LOOK AT THIS TRIO.
One With Dark Skin, the Others with Heart
Just as Black,
RESEARCHERS OF THE CHARACTER OF DUB BEST PEOPLE
NEGRO Editor Manly, Nonpartisan Judge Adams and Popuist Senator
Ruuer United in 1ttering Foul ISLANDERS 0 n the Virtue OF the
White Women of OurState and Ascribing to Our
Best Men Conduct that Would Make
Devils Blush to be Accused OF.

effect OF The Record article by saying
democrats hired the negro editor to
write the article for campaign pur-
poses. These monstrous and debased
liars get it rubbed into them by the
following, head and all, which appear
ed in The Record Of August 31st:
"A MALICIOUS LIE REFUTED.
9TH enemies of The Record, not be-
ing content with trying to damage our
business, are now seeking to assaii IL
personal character by stating that we
We're a party to an intrigue with dem
ocrats for the purpose Of defeating the
republican party in North Carolina To
all such we nhesitatingly say that
the statement is a base, malicious lie,
born in the brain Of some worthless
coward who dares not face us with the
lying Islander. The puerile resolutions
of hat executive committee has
brought them into disgrace with every
honest negro, by their vile statement
that we were not defending our race.
We never have had, do not now, nor
never intend to have any understand
ing with democrats on any account
politically"
NOW LOOK ON THIS PICTURE.
Extract Daily Record, Negro Paper,
August "a, 1889
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were
adopted at the regular session of the
Ministerial Union, which is composed
Of the colored ministers Of this city:
Resolved, That the Ministerial I'm
ion, is in hearty sympathy with the
efforts Of The Daily Record in defend
ing the rights of the race, and that,
each minister inform his congregation
of the present situation, and endeavor
tO sustain the nanpr hv swelling its
subscription list, and urging prompt
payment"
AND ON THIS PICTURE.
Manly, the vile slanderer and defam-
err Of the white women Of Our state en-
dorsed by the District Conference.
The following appears in The Daily
! Record, of Wilmington, Of the 10th
| September, 1898, the negro paper which
recently published a vile SANDER
against white women:
ITO the Wilmington Daily Record:
1--WE, the members of the Whining
ton District Conference and Sunday
School convention in session at Lake
Waccamaw, N. c., after seeing the
bold yet manly tan hat you have
taken for our people, yes, our race, es-
pecially our ladies, we assure you that
you AVE our approval and endorse
ment and pledge ourselves to ever
!, stand by you to the hazarding of our
lives. We think you a grand man; we
think your paper is the paper that ev-
cry negro should support as long as
she stands forth in the protection of
the ladies of u race. May you know
that we, sir, W. espoused your cause,
and we purpose to a mar to see that
you and our paper shall have our sup
port. Mr.. Editor, continue your we'll
begun work in the defence of our race,
yes, the fair ones of our race, and this
conference pledges to support you n
your paper.
REV. D. T. MITCHELL, P. E..
&c. S. SIMMONS, Secretary
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07

curry and potash seemed to add fuel to the
advised by friends who had seen wonderful
cures made by il. TO try Swift's Specific. We
got two bottles. and / felt hope again revive in
my breast-hope for health and happiness
again. Improved from the start. and a COM
plete and perfect cure was the result. s. s. s.
isthe only blood remedy which reaches des-
perate cases. Mrs. 7. W. LEE,
Montgomery, Ala.
Of the many blood remedies, 8. s. 8.
is the only one which can reach deep
seated, violent cases. 1t never fails to
cure perfectly and permanently the
most desperate cases which are beyond
the reach of other remedies.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
CITY HOSPITAL
The New System Has Been Inaugural.
ted and Is In Competent Hands

The New System Has Been Inaugura-
ted and Is In Competent Hands
DR.. c. P. Wertenbaker, of the Marine
Hospital, is now in charge of the City
Hospital, and, with his usual prompt
ness and efficiency, will carry into eff
feet the plan SO ably formulated by
him and Commissioner John l.. Boat
wright, chairman of the hospital board,
for making the institution first class
and modern in all it's appointment and
comforts for patients, and at the same
time a credit to the city and a saving
to the tax payers. A description of the
new and highly laudable system which
is to be so skillfully directed by DR..
Wertenbaker has already appeared in
this connection, to give space to inter
esting remarks made by Commissioner
B~oatwright yesterday afternoon, in
cluded in a report made at the meeting
of the Board of County Commissioners.
they were as follows:
"The hospital board during the past
month has labored for the purpose Of
getting the county and city hospital on
a firm foundation. The board has
worked hard and nearly necessarily.
DR.. G. P. Wertenbaker, of the Marine
Hospital. volunteered his valuable SER
vices gratis, and the beard agreed to
reoganize the system at the hospital
and put the institution in first class
and perfect condition. DR.. Werten-
baker and myself have personally in
spected the hospital and noted impor-
tart changes and additions that should
be made. We think that the hospital,
according to the plans formulated,
cannot only be placed on a firm fOun-
dation, but in a few years will be
about self supporting, by the saving
the county will get from the sale of
prescriptions and the revenue from pay
| patients. A ~dispensary will be estab-
lished at the hospital, where all medi-
cines will be given the poor. Drugs
and medical supplies will be bought in
wholesale lots and rock bottom prices.
, Every room in the hospital will be
utilized, and where now every employe
has a room to his OF herself, one room
will be made to accommodate two.
The walls of the rooms will be ceiled,
thereby saving an expense of from
| 800 to 5000 for fuel. We have found
out that there is now no night service
at the hospital, and often a very
. sick patient has to be attended all
night by friends or his physician. This
will be remedied, and a night service
established. Instead of the infrma-
tory in a building to be erected at a
cost of $3.50 or 5000, it will be establish
; ed in the hospital building itself. This
DR.. Wertenbaker thinks is logical. Cur
tailment of expenses will be made every
way possible. AS I did before, in the
course of two or three years, provided
the same management CDR. G.. P. Wer-
tenbaker) is kept, l think the institu-
ton will be self supporting"
Commissioner B%oatwright stated that
he had only advanced a few of the
changes, ETC.. to be made. He read a
letter which the board will SEND to DIR
W~ertenbaker, thanking him for his
kind offer and gratefully accepting it;
also placing him in supreme power Of
the hospital, with power to contrac,
bills and hire and discharge all en-
ployes.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
Sacrificed to
Blood Poison.

Those who have never had Blood Poi.
o can not know what a desperate con-
dition it can produce. This terrible
disease which the doctors are totally
unable to cure, is communicated from
one generation to another, inflicting its
faint upon countless innocent ones.
Some years ago / was inoculated with poison
by a nurse who infected my bate with blood
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
H UNIVERSITY.

A Messenger reporter interviewed
Professor Noble as to his work at the
University, and asked him if he did not
regret leaving our city with its beauti-
full buildings. its progressive teachers
and its great loyal and rapidly growing
lumber Of public school supporters.
He confessed that he did leave US with
sorrow but said that the possibilities
of the new enducationa field at the
University were too inviting TO be de-
clined. Many of the best students at
the University are in the classes III
pedagogy and in his work with these
our men of brains and ambition he
hopes to help on the great educational
movement that is to bless our state.
Professor Noble said hat he found
man changes at the University upon
his return after an absence of sixteen
years. n special schools of law,
medicine and pharmacy a V been es-
tablished in recent years. The librar-
les Of the Philanthropic and Dialectic
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07

ldlIlt. Inc lllllt one was
unequal TO the struggle,
and its life was yielded
up to the fearful poison.
For six long years | suf-
fered untold misery. /
was covered with sores
and ulcers from head to
foot, and no language
can express my feelings
of woe during those long
years. | had the best
medical treatment. Sew
eral physicians success
sively treated me. but all
~ No nrrnnca Tho mar-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07

You invite disappointment when you
experiment. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are pleasant, easy, thorough
little pills. They cure constitution
AND sick headache just as sure as you
take them. r. r. Bellamy. >
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07

Trurn wears we'll. People have
learned nat DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are reliable little pills for reg
ulating the bowels, curing constipation
and sick headache. They don't gripe.
r.. r. Beilamy,
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27

giles and are laid out with the greatest
regularity, and we can identify colon
nades, theaters, market places, shops
and houses with their decorations and
interior arrangement. South of the
temple of Minerva has been found the
agora, surrounded with great colon
nades, while opening on one of its cor
ners is a small square edifice somewhat
resembling a theater and constituting
perhaps the place Of meeting of the
city council. 1t is in admirable preser-
vation, and sixteen rows of seats can
be seen stll in place. Worthy of note
is a vault in one of the walls-a thing
rare in Greek architec-
ture. We should add, in closing, that
the structures that have been
entirely eXhumed is a theater whose
scene is intact, which will doubtless
solve some of the problems connected
with this special part of the Greek the
Digest.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27
HE LIVES WITH HIS SNAKES.
a Catski1I Mountninecr Who Prefers
Reptiles to Wife and Child.

A Catski1I Mountainecr Who Prefers
Reptiles to Wife and Child.
Up in the Catskills lives one of those
men who have an affinity for snakes.
He prefers the companiOrship of any
kind of reptile 10 that of the most
genial man or fascinating woman.
Wherever he goes he carries with HIM
several of these pets, and on several
occasions has sent women into hyster-
les and made men nervous and angry
by taking from his pocket shining
black snake or poisonous copperhead
and fondling it tenderly.
In a moment of abstraction from his
devotion to snakes he asked q woman
to marry him, and for some incOmpre
hensible reason she consented. 1t was
not long, however. until she began 10
make objection to the numerous rep'
tiles which the snake lover insisted O1
bringing into the house.
Trouble began and continued. Tnd
sympathy of the neighbors WAS with
the wife. They advised her to leave q
man who could be little better than q
snake himself to subject her to sucR
indignities.
She bore it until there was baby III
the family. Then the fond father took
to wheeling the baby out in its per9m-
bulator and bringing it back surround
ed by snakes. This was too much for
the mother, and she left the snake cox
lector for good and ali.
No one wanted to rent him house
so he bought little place Of his OWL.
and lives alone with his snakes. The
villagers give the house a wide berth,
and the summer visitors hasten the
other way when they see him coming
down the street with u snake cOiled
about his neck.
'Oh, yes, - is a beautiful place
said girl who had just returned home
from a two weeks visit there, but }
wouldn't go again as long as thai
snake man lives there. He says the
horrid things are harmlesS-as if thai
made any difference. The only com.
is that he has collected Sc
many of the miserable things THAI
there are fewer about the country
than there would be otherwise "-NeW
York Press.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27

tional farm help and coming at a time
of the year when the farm work of
other kinds is slack q great body of
men from the adjoining country flocks
to the broomcorn fields. The broom
manufacturer visits the farmer and
purchasers the crop. Sometimes he de-
pends upon a broomcorn broker. . 1t is
sold by the farmer at so much per ton.
The price varies from $50 to S100 per
ton. A ton is the product of from two
to three acres. In recent years a large
part is manufactured in the broom
corn belt. Fhis broomcorn belt covers
but small part of Illinois. 1t extends
from Neoga on the south to Tnscola on
the north, and from Shelbyville on the
west to Paris on the east. Broomcorn
is not the exclusive crop in this belt,
for other crops are grown.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27
"A Fair Understanding,

A few years ago, a young man from
just across the Connecticut, who was
tending the village academy, became
sadly infected with the notion that all
the maidens were in love with him.
While in this state of mind it fell to his
lot one evening to see Miss H safely to
her fathers domicile. On arriving at
the door, the lady invited him to enter.
He did so. After few moments con-
verSation he arose to leave. and as Miss
II. was showing him to the door, she
innocently enough remarked that she
would be pleased to see him again.
Here was an occasion for the exercise
of Jonathan's courage and moral prin-
ciple. Expanding himself to his tallast
height, with a graceful but determined
inclination Of the head, he replied:
Il should be happy. miss. to call as 4
friend, but not as 4 feller..'
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27

were driving in the parade. A storm
broke and the ladies were drenched
and chilled. From this experience dated
Miss Davis fatal illness.
Winnie Davis was the youngest of
five children of Jefferson Davis and
was born in the Confederate White
House in Richmond in the last year OF
the civil war. Tall and fair-haired,
with an oval face and gray blue eyes,
she was an ideal American woman in
appearance.
She had sweet Southern voice and
charming manner that proved the
gentleness of her disposition. She was
her fathers favorite child. On his
deathbed he said she had given him
only happiness; her mother had often
called her the ''best and dearest of
daughters Her devotion to her father
in his last years was not more fond
than her devotion to her mother after
her fathers death. Her mother leaned
upon her; she was her mothers prop.
AS an author, Miss Davis wrote sew
eral novels, good, wholesome and en-
tertaining, and from the sale of these
she enjoyed a handsome income.
Always surrounded by admirers, she
never married. A few years ago her
engagement was announced, but it is
said she could not bring herself to give
up her beloved fathers name.
Miss Davis has for years been called
T
affectiOnate title was conferred in the
following manner:
In 1856 Jefferson Davis was making
q tour of the Southern States. Every
where he was greeted by cheering
thousands. When West Point, Ga,
was reached, Mr. Davis was so i'll that
he could not leave his berth. General
Gordon went upon the rear platform of
the train and explained to the 5000 as
sembled people that Mr.. Davis could
not appeaf!f Turning, he found Miss
Winnie Davis at his elbow. Throwing
his arms about her, Gen. Gordon cried
out: "COunTymen, your late President
cannot come out to see you; but here is
his daughter, our daughter the daugi-
teF of the Confederacyr' The multi
tude went wild with enthusiasm, and
since that time Miss Davis has ALWAYS
been referred to in the South with the
utmost affection as the daughter OF the
COnfederacy
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27

passports, shipmen pretending losses at
sea-" The following inclusion deals di-
rectly with the subject of actors: ''All
fencers, beare wardes, common play
ers in interludes, and Ministries, not be-
longing to any baron CT the realme, or
towards any honourable parsonage of
greater degree y which shall
wander abroad and have not licenses
of two justices of the peace of the least,
whereof one bee of the quorum where
and in what shire they shall happen to
wander The Nineteenth Century.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27
DAUGHTER OF CoxF-otRAcY.
Miss Winnie Davis, Whose Death Car
ricd orrow ThrouGhout the South.

Miss Winnie Davis, Whose Death Car
ricd orrow Throughout the South.
IL the death of Miss Varina Anne
Jefferson Davis, one popularity known
as Winnie" the Southern people lost
an idol ard the nation a most charm
ing, winsome and intellectual young
lady. Probably no young woman in the
United States was personally known to
more people than Miss Davis. Certain
ly none was more generally admired
for her splendid qualities of mind and
heart. Popular everywhere, she was
especially beloved by the men who had
fought for that Confederacy of which
her father. was the President.
Miss Davis illness had extended over
a period of two months and developed
into sub-aente gastritis. For years she
had made it point, whenever possible,
to be present at the gatherings of the
Confederate veterans, and the old sol
diers always gave her their heartiest
cheers. At the reunion in Atlanta last
July she and Mrs. .'Stonewall'' Jackson
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27

spirits fer developing grace, agility and
endurance. The interest in public ten
mis- contests is still alive, but the ANA
teur enthusiasm in the sport which was
manifested two or three years ago,
when tennis courts everywhere were
scenes of brisk activity, seems to have
waned. With this possible exception
the amount of time and attention given
to exercises out of doors increases
steadily. The eventual result is bound
to be not only a physical improvement
but healthier mental and moral condi-
ton Of the race. To a certain extent
a peoples sports are an index Of their
character. So loEg as the taste for ath.
letics is hearty there is little fear of
their succumbing either to slothfulnesg
or morbid forms of dissipation.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27
ANCIENT STATUS OF ACTORS.
They Were C1asscd Among "Rogues,
Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars."

They Were C1asscd Among "Rogues,
Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars,"
There is a common idea that actors
are by law considered as vagabOndS,
the historic basis being contempla-
ton of the statutes regarding vagran-
cy These statutes, crude and general
in terms as were all or most Of the
early enactments, having been made
and renewed between the twenty-third
of Queen Elizabeth, were variously re-
pealed and consolidated in 1872, the
act being the 18th EliZs beth, chapter ),
In this act strolling pItyers unlicensed
are certainly classed among ''rogues.
vagabonds and sturdie beggars," who
are in the preamble Of the act termed
Outrageous enemies to the common
weall," the penalty on conviction being
that then immediatelie he or she shall
be adjudged to be grievousle whipped
and burnt through the gristle of the
right care with hot yron of the COM
passe of an inch about punishment
only to be abated by some responsible
householder taking him. or her. into
service for full year under proper rec
ognizance. A second offense became a
felony.
The cause of the act expressing
what person and persons shall bee so
extended within this branch to be
rogues, vagabonds, and sturdie beg
gars" includes the following: 'Pre-
tended proctors, gamesters, persons
flaming themselves to have knowledge
in phisnomie, palmestrie, or other
abused Sciences quasi-labourers who
will not work, unlicensed jugglers, ped
lars, tinkers, petite chapmen, counter
ieetours. and users of licenses and
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27
Reyiyine Roman Customs.

The queen Of Italy is going to re-es-
tabliSh an old Roman institution which
has fallen into disuse for over twenty
years. Its object is to give dowry
Of 80 ducats to $50 Roman maidens on
their marriage. Formerly a church
brotherhood used to decide on the mer-
its of the recipients, but her majesty
intends now to have a committee of
ladies for the purpose. Probably the
procession Of the selected girls through
the streets of Rome on the first Sun
day in October will be revived. The
queen will herself provide the funds
for the charity.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27
NEW CUsAN SHIELD.
Coat of Arms Adopted by the Insur
gent Government of the Island.

Coat of Arms Adopted by the Insur.
gent Government of the Island.
Cuba's new coat of arms is an in
teresting design, symbolizing all that
is important in the liberated country
There is a cap of liberty, with the
single white star of Cuba surmountins
q bundle of fasces (meaning authority
and power, before which rests a shield.
on one side of which is wreath of oak
leaves, on the other q wreath of laurel,
The sunrise of Il new prosperity is ris-
ing over the sea, lighting up a bay into
which commerce will soon stream. The
key symbolizes Cuba itself, which has
been called 1.-THE key of the West In.
dies The right half of the shield pic
lures Il tropical palm, the fertile val
leys and sunny hills of the island-indi-
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27

Things have come to such a pass in
France that if anybody says Justice"
he is suspected Of desire to subvert
the government The Steele reports an
extraordinary occurrence in connec-
ton with the recent official celebration
of the Michelet centenary An ode
written for the occasion by NJ. Maurice
Bouchor was objected to by the Min
lister of Public instruction because the
poet had been imprudent enough to put
into it the word justice. In one Of the
stanzas he had invoked the shades Of
Michelet, Hugo, and Quinet to recall
to the minds Of Frenchmen and to the
world that France is the champion of
right" NJ. Brisson saw at once that
this would never do. The poet might
as well have said outright that he
thought Dreyfus Illegally convicted,
and what would become of society
then? So he sent for NJ. Bouchor and
labOred with him for an hour in the at
tempt to get him to withdraw two Of
his StanZaS. But the poet concluded
to withdraw the whole of his poem. II
see," he said, that 1 am not made to
sing at official ceremonies And he
declared that, under the circumstances,
he was not sorry to have no part in a
gloritication of Michelet by the existing
government of France. 1.-The irony Of
it was too cruel
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-27
THE RAUB ENGINE.

6ixty-two tons, has eight sixty-two-
inch drivers and consumes less fuel
ard draws more cars than any other
locomotive on the track BY an ar
rangement Of the boiler fues what has
hitherto been waste product of COM
bustion is used as fuel. The smoke
stack is merely an outlet for exhaust
steam, for it never emits smoke or
sparks. The record between Port Jer-
Wis and Jersey City is vouched for by
the engineer who made the trip. The
Baltimore and Ohio is to be equipped
with these engines as fast as they can
be built.