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The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY.

In the public schools in many cities
the education impaired is very good,
and the truth of God is neither for
gotten nor ignored. The influence of
that marvellous child that was born in
Bethlehem and reared in the home of
Joseph the carpenter at Nazareth with
his four sons and two daughters by his
first wife, still holds potency over the
children of our day nineteen hundred
years nearly distant. The power of
the Christ-child, and influences
that have gone out from the
manger and the cross have blessed the
world until now. The good of early
training of children is of the highest
possible consequence. 1t is stated to
be fact that in San Francisco of 5000
children who during a few years
passed through those kindergartens
connected with the public schools,
children from the homes of the So
called common people, not one has
ever since been arrested for crime.
Here surely, is a strong proof that
prevention is far better than cure.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25
The Goveruor's Biblical Guardian

The following is from The Biblicai
Recorder, of Raleigh:
Here is The Wilmington Messenger
repairing the governor Of North caro-
lima cursing on a railroad train. Aside
from its sinfulness II is disgraceful To
curse; and for a governor ii would not
only be an intolerable example I'D
youth, but an affront To all religious
people in Nerth Carolina. We are
glad to say, therefore, that having in
vestigated this report to HIe bottom.
we are prepared to assure our people
that there is no truth in ii. The re-
port of the governors conversation was
likely embelished by some callow re
porter of brief experience and ScanC
sense of responsibility"
The unsophistcated scribe who penn
ed the above, makes US tired. The
holy Joe does not know what he is
writing ab0ut, and is exceedingly pre-
sunptious in arrogating to himself the
guardianship Of. "all religious people
in North Carolina" and in having the
effrontery to say he is prepared to
assure our people there is no truth in
it, If The Recorder man knows no
more of Biblical lore than he does Of
the governors ability ami proclivity tu
make use of very pungent language
when he wants To-, ne is rot oluch
force on The Biblical Rs Ccor>!er -.
The 'callow reporter" who wrote the
article referred to did SO upon this
most reliable information, but every
body who knows the governor Is pre-
pared to believe that "ft sounds just
like him." If the governor will tell The
Recorders unctuous investigator that
he never, no never, uses such express
sfons as is ascrfbed to him, many Will
mlngtonans are in a position to maxi.
few affidavits and perhaps the gov
ernor himself could NOT refuse to make
one.
Governor Russell. we have no doubt,
means no disrespect for ''the religious
people of North Carolina" when ne.
makes use of strong language, hut it
is Just his way
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25

Thomas begged TO be excused but the
association would hear TO nothing OF
the sort and elected him unanimously.
Mr.. r. II. W. McIntire was unani-
mously elected secretary. Miss Matte
Bloodworth, treasurer, and the follow
ing vice presidents from their respec-
tive townships: Burgaw. James ii.
Moore; Holly. ]. r Bannerman; Co
lumbia, l.. F. Johnson; Rocky Point
Mrs. Annie Rountree; Union, IA. f.
Murphy; Long Greek. r. Fink; Top
sail. ]. A. Nixon; Caswell, Miss Annie
Padison; Grady, Jas. F. Moore; Cain
tuck, Miss Cora Borden.
After the enrolment OF the members
and the taking up OF free will Offer
ing to help defray expenses the meet
ing adjourned to meet the fourth Sat
urday, as per constitution.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25
A WORD FOB you.

We trust those subscribers VINO have
not yet paid up Will lose no time now
In doing so. This is the season of the
year for closing up accounts, and we
expect all who owe us to make prompt
settlements. We have quite a number
on our books who are very slow in
coming up with the cash, and we want
GInese toknow we are needing the money
and that they are expected to pay at
once. Many of these simply put off
the matter and do not appreciate the
fact that a newspaper must have
money to run on. We trust they will
md longer put off this important busi-
ness
If it is not convenient for you to
come to Wilmington, send the money
by money order, check or registered
Eefter You can have "a letter regis
tered at any postoffice. You may de
duct the fee for same or for money or
der from the amount due when re-
s15bting.
Attend to this matter RIGHT NOW
while 1T is fresh on your mind.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25
THE sEMIWEEKLY MEssE NGER TUESDAY, JANUARY 1898

died on 18th inst, at Genoa, Italy. She
was born in 1909. She wrote several
works that had some temporary popu-
larity. Her fame rests upon her
Complete Concordance" The other
death was Lewis Carroll, so universally
known as the author Of Alice in
the comic spirit. His real name was
Rev. c. II. Dodgson. He enjoyed de-
lightfuI fame and of rare originality.
He was poet and humorist. The New
York Tribune has highly appreciative
editorial upon him and admirably
closes it in this strain of felicity:
The writer, the speaker. lends veri-
sfmilitude TO his widest extravaganza
through. appearing to believe in it him
the reader, IL excited by this seriousness
of treatment s%s well as by the intrinsic
fun of the thing narrated, and he is dis
solved in laughte~. Lewis Carroll held
the keys of nirth On these terms and
held them puissantly II ever man did
Perhaps the explanation Of his great
fame may be found not oEl y in the rare
note of his genius, but in the felicity with
which he somehow contriyed 10 appeal
with equal force TO young and old alike.
Children adore his Alice, and SO do men
of mind, Bayard Taylor used to stalk UP
and down pouring forth the Jabberwocky
until his delight in the sheer poetry OF
the thing was whelmed in Homeric
laughter. Happy Lewis Carroll, 1t is i'm
possible to think of him, even over his
grave without sense of sunshine and of
joy. In the ElySian Fields the humor-
lists take him by the hand. Shakespeare
and Cervantess greet him as a friend and
cOTnrade.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25
Cleveland Never Favored Hawaiian An
uexatfou

Princeton, N. j., january I'm
reference to- the imputatinn recently
made by Senator Morgan that ex-
President Cleveland was really in favor,
Of Hawa.iien annexation, the ex-pressi-
dent made the following statement to-
day:
ANY one who knows me or knows
anything concerning my adTainis.ra-
tIon l. well aware that / was always
opposed to the annex aaon of Hawaii
L re yarded such a proceeding as a. vfo-
lent de deDarTure from our traditional
policy and ass soon as possible after my
inauguration I withdrew the t-eajty
providing fog annexation, which had
been drawn up by President HarrSson.
Actuared by a single desire to assce--
tain the exact facts relative to the
Hawaiian revolution, I despatched Mr.
Biount 20 the islands to thoroughly in
VeStigate the situation From what
ne told me, i was satisfied that the
part played by the Unitde STAGES in tins,
revolution was SIMPLY disgraceful and
IL was only with desire To see Al
great national wrong righted that T
made the recommendations which I in
troduced into congress. Sena sor Nor
gan knew, CT ought to have known.
that ] nave been utterly and con-
stantly opposed 10 Hawaiian ssnnexa-
tfon and / supposed that every one el$s
was under the same impresss son''
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25

There are many accounts of voyages
that have been published and have
been read with no little interest. Some
of the great navigators have given the
world voluminous reports of what
they did and what they saw. But
there is no record of more interest
ing voyage than that Of st. PauIs
vh:ch we have touched upon already.
The voyage and journey ends at Rome.
In the 28th chapter of the Acts we
have an account of the journey on
land and sea from Melita to the great
est city of the world at that time.
The great apostle was more than 60
years of age, probably 63 or "a. He
tarried as a prisoner for three months
on the island of which we have had
something to say, and sailed on ship
when the journey was renewed. 1t
sailed for Syracuse, where Paul and
companions remained for three days.
The next point reached was Rhegium,
and shortly after they were at Puteoli.
There they tarried with friends for
week, and thence started for the
Eternal City," as mighty Rome has
been called. The particulars of the
second part of Pauls most memorable
voyage is given by Luke, the historian,
in Acts. The most minute events are
stated and to the Bible student they
are interesting. The ports touched at
are stated, and the exact time spent
at each place is mentioned. Even the
points of the wind is stated with par
ticularity. We know also whence
came the ship and even it's sign, Cas-
tor and Pollux. We find the prisoner
finding friends everywhere he went
on the island, at Puteoli, on board
ship, and on the journey by land.
God did not forget His faithful disciple
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25

II don't know, there may be others,
he said, ''but / have used 'Parkers
Tolu Cough Syrup in. my family FOR
years and would not be without It"
He knew better than TO buy the in
ferior preparation that was being
urged upon him" ParlSer's Tolu Cough
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Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarse-
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ents, is pleasant to take and "A safe
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treSS.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25
Elizabeth. ". J.. Oct. 10 1896

Elizabeth, N. j., Oct. 10, 1896.
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The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25

Washington. January PA bin to au-
tnorizo the coinage of subsidiary silver
coin from silver bullion purchased under
the sct OF July II. 1880. and the recoinage
Of usicurrent subsidiary silver coin IN the
treasury has been introduced In the
house by MI. Charles w. Stone. OF Penn.
sylvania.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25

Daily New Bernian: Yesterday evening
Noah Edwards, colored boy about IL
years old, and employed at W. E.
Browns mill. at Vanceboro. was drown
ed The boy was employed to keep tina
mill supplied nth logs.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25

Two noted authors i'll England have
recently passed away. Mrs. Mary Cow
den Clarke, author of the world-widely
known Concordance of Shakespeare,
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25
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The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-25

This survival OF Tie htteSt Will one
day, we hope, have literary resurrec-
tion, when he will come forth from
1.-The dead past not in the cerements
of forgotten authorship, but clad in
the robes of literary immortality. AS
sign of this, we note the sympathetic
article of Mr.. Winter, and an interest
ing interview of the poet in the jan
uary number of the British Sunday
Magazine. We learn from it that Mr.
Bailey has published but little since
"Festus,' that he has "been writing
more or less since'' He saw Byron
when dead in 1924, when lying in state
in Nottingham. The account gives
this interesting report of part of
what he said:
Mr. Bailey's favorite novel is Lorna
Doone'' He confeSSes that he has not
much of what he has read does not
strike him as very valuable. 1t seems
to me- he said, there is an over-fond-
ness with the poets of today to CO.
quette with words and play with phrases.
The manner with them is more than the
amount of pleasing versification can
make up for that" A more serious de-
feet, Mr.. Bailey added, is the lack of
faith which characteriZes a great deal
of what is written both in prose and
Verse.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-07-19
LOCAL NEWS

AL Niffin returned from Denver
yesterday. He reports his wife as
getting along nicely.
DR.. S. III. Morgan,an osteopathic
practitioner from Kirksville, Mis-
souri,, is staying at the Fremont
hotel and expects to remain here
permanently.
Mrs. j. M. Hanks, who returned
from Carthage, Missouri last week,
was accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. E. Thompson, who will re-
main here for visit.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-07-19
NOTICE

All local announcements such as
of church services, entertainments,
and meetings are published as
news in the local columns of The
Tribune, but such notices and all
local news, to insure publication
must be in The Tribune Office be-
fore 8 a. m. on the day that publi-
cation is desired preferably by
the previous afternoon. Tho
Tribune, in order to print one
half of the foreign matter it re-
ceives, cannot give any time to
local composition after 10 a. m,
unless the matter is extraordinary
Brief work done accurately and
promptly at the Tribune office
opposite D. g. r. G. depot. Tele-
phone No. 10.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-07-19
For Camping out

Camp life would be none the
worse if one had a good supply of
old papers-you can load up for
20 cents hundred at the Tribune
Office they are useful in many
ways after their contents are di-
gested.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-07-19
A Card of Thanks

Mr.. and Mrs. 0. l.. Byers give
many thanks to their friends for
their kindness in the sickness and
death of their little daughter.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-07-19
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NOTICE EOF INTERVENTION


the of the
shod and wedeving
comm
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-07-19
Classified

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for washing presses at this office.
Price cents per pound.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-07-19

WANTED Scales weighing up to 25lbs.
Apply Immediately Tribune Office.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-11-23

This strange story is duly credited of
mule who fell hind feet backward
into al old dry we'll, 60 feet deep, all
effort to rescue him seeming fruitless,
Ms he was completely wedged in. Final
ly the owner, supposing the poor crea-
ture was injured by tho fall, decided
that 1t would be moro merciful to have
him killed than to allow him to starve
to death.
Not knowing any other way of dis
patching him, ho had u CARLOAD of dirt
thrown IN upon him. But instead Of
patiently submitting to being buried
alive the mule patiently shook off the
dirt and trampled it with his feet,
thereby raising himself several inches.
Another load was thrown in, with the
same result.
Some one suggested keeping up tho
process. and, acting upon the idea, all
tho neighbors set diligently to work
filling the we'll, carefully throwing the
dirt i'll on the sides 1t was slow work,
but hearty interest was awakened
from the perseverance, with which the
poor mule trampod down tho dirt. Inch
by inch be assembled until tho well was
filled to within IA few feet Of tho top
whom, complacently, as though nothing
had happened, his muleship stepped out
safe and sound
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-11-23
An African ISinu

Tho king advanced and gravely
shook our hands. He then retired few
PAGES and executed II slow and digni6ed
dance, holding out his cloth with both
hands in the fashion Of a lady dancing
minuet. This was highly compli.
mentary and gracious act on the part
of the king, for it signifed that no re-
ceived us ns honored and welcome
guests When he had concluded his
dance, he again advanced and shook our
hands, preserving tho same impassivo
and dignifled demeanor that had char.
acterized him when receiving us, and
he then moved off
The ladies next saluted us, and the
queen mother offered me tho tips of her
fingers with extreme caution. Then
after shaking the hands Of about an
other score Of chiefs we were left in
peace to retire to the quarters that had
been assigned to us. n. A. Freeman q
Travel and Life In Ashanti.
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bic lit the air? She sighed, aud sad,
sad look came over her face as she
thought of another broken dream.
She sat there for an hour or more
and then arose and walked slowly
home. I'm silly old woman" she
thought to herself as she mounted the
stairs to her room after inquiring in
the hall il Miss Beatrice had returned,
Ito have laid such plans. Arranged
marriages rarely are happy, so perhaps
1t is all for the best. "
When Mrs. Bevington walked into
the drawing room to receive her expect
ed guests no ono would have guessed
that a small tragedy had happened not
two short hours ago. She was dressed
az usual III black, with q touch of rare
old lace at the neck and sleeves, while
her beautiful white hair, piled high up
on her stately head. framed her sweet
face like halo.
MIR. John Trevor Trenholm" an
nounced tho butler as he threw open
the door
Mrs. Bevington advanced to meet
hihif AottAtAi, EasiltN anu itltH ibhhtti
again, and for once forgot her eompo-
sure, She sank almost fainting on a
chair, while jack Trenholm frantioally
rang the bell tor "a servant and famed
her with his handkerchief.
what is tho matter, grandma
asked Beatrice hastily entering tho
room.
On perceiving the figure bending over
her grandmother she started. Mrs Bev-
ington looked at Jack and tried to
speak, while no and Beatrice both APP
peared guilty.
lyon should have told her more
carefully, said Beatrice, looking lit
tie reproaehfully at Jack as she spoke
Her grandmother was dear to her.
II have told her nothing, replied
he. "Why, my dear girl. have only
just arrived. "
Both looked more guilty and puzzled
than ever. What could bo the matter?
Are you the grandson of my old
friend, John Trenholm" Mrs. Beving-
ton asked family.
Yes, replied Jack,
"Was il you / saw kissing Beatrice
this afternoon?
This question was decidedly embar.
RAISING. Jack celored, while Beatrice
looked ready to cry. Jack braeed him
self up for the final struggle
"Yes. Mrs Beyington, it was |
have a confession to make to both you
and Beatrice, who until this moment
mover knew that | in any way knew OF
you. When my grandfather learned
that l was coming into this noighEor
hood, he asked mo to call On you and
also intimated TINT II / fell in love
with Beatrice he would have no objec-
ton HIe said he thought In that way
to atone for tho past
Mrs. Remington sighed, and tear
orept down her face He had not quite
forgotten her then
But was not quite willing, cen
tinued jack. Ito marry n girl under
circumstances so auspicious and there.
fore determined to como quietly, inoog
nito, In fact, aud SEQ for myself il
cared for her, and, what was infinitely
more neoessnry. il she could learn Il
caro- for me. | came, saw, and she con
queIed, Beatrice never knew until to
night who ! really was, although have
known her for two weeks and so she
loves mo for myself alone And now
ask your forgiveness, Mrs Bcvington,
for my bold stroke for happiness Is 1t
granted
DO l need to tell you her answer
Waverly Magazine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-11-23

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THE CHESS PLAYERS.

The clock. urheeded, peals the midnight hour.
The house is mute, the light is waxen dim.
Whose is the wand and whence the magic power
That these has smtten with enchantment
grimm
The pygmy figures on the painted squares,
Silent as clustered friars on their knees
Whom death transmutes to marble Mt their
prayers,
Seem not more stiff and statuelike than
these.
With hearts OF champions charging In the lists
Whose lances crumble as they crash and fnll
With nerves Of boxers pounding with their
fists.
There is no movement It is semblaneo all
Save that at intervals hand outstretched
Beckons charge or signals retreat;
Or from the depths whence plots malien are
fetched,
Issues tho interdict that seals defeat.
The mimic battle has been lost and won.
The spacious night has shrunken 10 II span,
the world is lifted from oblivion.
And each automaton becomes IA man.
Edward N Pemeroy in Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-11-23
THE FATE OF THE ROSES.


t"My love is like a red. red rose.
A white rose. she. and red rose. he
We're summering In II garden.
He brenthed his love- sho smiled and bluahed.
Then he softly begged her pardon.
A cloud In the sky. n sigh in the wind.
A butterfly comes and COCA,
Daintily kissing the pure white lips,
Ignoring tho Jealous red rose.
From the east, from tho west. nights shadows
fall,
The stars shine forth In glory.
Meath the moons pale light the roses kiss.
It's only tho old, old storyi
So the red rose, no. and tho white rose, she
Cling closer and closer together
Till side by side ut last thoy are one
In sunshine and stormy weather.
Boston Transcript
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-11-23
Great watch. Great Cow.

Seven years ago farmer living west
Of Webster City. Ia, hung his vest on
the fence In the barnyard. and as a re-
suit Of 1t a wonderful story Is told.
A calf ohewed up a pocket in the gar
ment in which was standard gold
watch. Last week the animal, staid
old milk COW, was butchercd for beef.
and the timepiece was found in such a
position between the lungs of the COW
that the process Of respiration. the clos
ing III and filling the lungs, kept the
stem winder wound up, and the watch
had lost but four minutes in the seven
years. Chicago Times Herald.