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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
A YANKEES STAB IN ECLIPSE.

The Messenger has never k any
stock in Thomas Reed, speaker of the
House, and representative from Maine.
His cause in congress while something
brilliant and quite successful has been
obnoxious to severe criticism, and has
shown him a most determined parti-
san Of an extreme school, and without
conscience or fear in the character of
his plans he adopts to advance the in
terests of his party. He has been an
usurper in the chat always, and was
we'll named as the presiding Tsar. We
dc not discredit his ability Or his bold
ness for they are pronounced and I'M
deniable. But Reed has had his day
of power perhaps. He is under sus-
picion in his own state and among his
own constituents. His recent course
somehow has offended his supporters,
and it is not certain that he will be re-
nominated. Recently the Republican
convention for Cumberland, the county
in which Reed lives, met, and failed
to offer the usual eulOgistic resolution
of their representative. That is per-
haps rather ominous for Reed. He has
been very popular, led his people by
the nose, and they cheered him to the
echo. His antagonism Of Mckinley
lessened his grip, and now there are
Indications that his is a warning star,
and that the halo Of glory is fading
from the usurper's brow. The Chicago
Inter Ocean, one of the commanding
republican dailies of this country, in a
recent issue, wrote of "The Downfall
of Reed and in one place declared
that if "a national convention were to
be held this summer Thomas B. Reed
| would not get a vOte-not even the
support of his own people. Here and
there an individual might approve his
| course, but not a Congressional dis
| trict would indorse him"
1t is not "our fight nor is Reed ou1
| hero. If he is thrown overheard WI
] shall be glad of it. He is a far ADLER
! man than President Mckinley, an6
with a much stronger backbone. bur
he is not more corrupt or partisan, and
not more of an enemy of the South
But with his great will and willing.
ness to serve his party at any cost
and his real al of regard for prece
dents. he is a more dangerous man
There is a good deal of iron in hi
make up, while putty prevails in tn,
Mckinley anatomy. We have no oh
lection to Reeds eternal disappearanc,
from American politics, but he ma,
prove a hard customer to kill off. TIL
Inter Ocean concludes:
The spectacle presented by MI
Reed is a mournful one. The impuls
is to pass it by as quickly as possible
But the lesson is too important to b
overlooked. It illustrates too clearl,
the fate bound to overtake the MAJ
who tries to subordinate the interest
of n American people to h ends O
personal Spleen
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
Small Fire

Yesterday morning at 1928 o'clock
the fire department was called out by
an alarm from box IA. The fire was
in the roof of a frame house on Front
street, between Hanover and Brups-
wick streets, owned by Mr.. p. Glavin
and occupied by a colored family. The
iremen quickly suppressed the flames,
and the damage to only
SIS. The fire caught from sparks from
the stack of the Carolina C~ooperage
Company, III it is the ourth tins the
same house has caught in the past
eight months.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
Lynched for the Old Crime

Russellv1lle, KY, June 26.-George
Scott, a negro, about 81 years old, who
has been in jail here several weeks on
a charge Of attempting to outrage Mrs.
William S~croggins, who lived nea
Adairville, was hung by a mob about
1O'ciock this morning. The negro
made no resistance whatever. The
jaiier was overpowered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

Mr.. p. Ketcham OF Pike City. Cal,
says: During my brothers late sick
ness from sciatic rheumatism. Cham
berlain's Pain Balm was the only
remedy that ave him any relief"
Many others have testified TO the
prompt relief from pain which this
liniment affords. For sale by R. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

London, June 25.-A special dispatch
received her from Vienna this after.
noon says 1t Is reported there that
Count and Countess Zuanoff, said TO
be, respectively, chamberlain OF the
car and the lady in waiting on the
C~zarina, have been arrested aad chars-
ed with an attempt to poison their
majesties.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

to him that we had been long read
ing it, some times had studied it,
knew really but little of it, found a
constant daily reading of it interest
ing n profitable, and after reading
the New Testament many more times
than one hundred, and the Old Tes-
lament a great many times, we knew
not the number, n parts of it many
more times still, that we never .re-read
any part of it with care we did not
learn something-that we SAW sen-
tenceS, verses, connections in q new
light and with a ~profounder under
standing. We recalled this recent con-
Nersation as on Friday afternoon we
were examining the 18th Psalm. We
saw hat the writer, not David, was
enforcing a lesson upon parents-the
duty Of instructing thei- children in
the truth. That is the lesson of a
part of the verses. 1t may not appear
so at a glance, but a study Of it will
reveal such a lesson. It's opening shows
that it is intended for the Jews pri-
marily: "Give ear. o my people, to
my law: incline your ears to the words
of my mouth. I will open my mouth
in a parable. I will utter dark sayings
of old" If you will turn to Matthew,
1885, you will find this: THAT it
might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the prophet, saying, I will open my
mOu in parallels" This is a distinct
reference to the beginning of TIE 18th
Psalm. We do not understand how
this Psalm can be likened unto a par
able, for it is easy of comprehension,
and there is not n of the Psalms
easier of understanding. To what 1.-The
dark sayings" refer we cannot, there
fore, understand. 1t has been sug-
gested, and it may be the one solu-
ton, that the reference is Ito the dark
ness in he hearts of the people, and
signifies that they were slow to un-
derstand the moral instruction which
lie was about to dwell upon." What
ever h meaning Or the reference it
is very certain that in this end of the
nineteenth century the Truth of God
is hid from most of the children of
men, so much so, that most who hear
do not understand, and God is not
hOnored or obeyed. There IS not one
man in ten in the Church of God who
reads carefully and regularly the Holy
Bible, Gods law mi testin .ony, AND
the great revealed facts and truths
or inspiration are not familiar to TIKI
hearts OF most people as we'll as plair
TO their understandings. They may b.
hearers of the Word, but they are no,
doers or the Word. A painful truth
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

Private Mapes is now in a dying con-
dition. The engineer who was report
ed missing was seen tonight out was
unable to talk. He received internal
injuries that have caused several hem
orrhages. He is completely overcome
on acconut of the deplorable affair.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
The Third Exped ftia,n for the Philip
pfReG

a Francisco, June 26-Four thous-
and men, comprising the third expedi-
ton to the Philippines. embarked this
afternoon on board the steamers Ohio
Indiana, City of Para and Morgan Cir 9,
General Merritt IS expected to de oar,
Wednesday.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17
A SENSIBLE FASHION.
The Following shows Why Girls
should Wear Bis flashy
HstpiHs.

Il happened at the theater the other
night, About two minutes before the
curtain went up young man came
down the aisle, accompanied by de-
eidedly pretty young woman in a very
big black hat. The usher turned down
their seats and handed them their pro
grammes with a flourish. and then de-
parted
The girl realized that the time before
the play was short, and SO, hardly stop
ping 10 get thoroughly settled in her
seat she raised her arms and began to
Crapple with her hat.
Out came pin surmountea by huge
imitation emerald and a row Of din
mon6s, followed by another which bore
upon its end big army button. Both
these the girl jabhed in just over her
knee, and the men behind her waited
10 see the tower OF feathers descend,
but they did not realize what an inn
mense amount of anchorage one Of
those creations needs, for still the
maiden tumbled, her gloved fingers
wandering desperately, aimlessly up
and down among the ribbons and folds
and feathers.
Time passed. The men behind grew
anxious, the girl frantic, her escort
amused. Al last her hands dropped in
despair. and she exclaimed, quite audi
bly,; i just can't find it, Tom. Can't
you see?" And she ducked her head in
his direction. But he hasely declined.
No" nc remarked, Il can find any
train want in any railroad guide-I
have even been known TO discover the
pocket in my mothers dress-but at
The thought Of hunting a small black
pin in girls hat l tremble-and whats S
more. decline"
The girl groaned, and raised her
weary arms once more.
You're awfully mean" she declared.
Don't you know the curtains going
up In a minute, and these folks behind
me can't see a thing?"
That evidently moved him, for he was
seen TO take a passing peep into the
millinery tangle, but with no success,
and Just at that moment the lights
went down and the curtain went up.
The girl knew very well from previ-
Gus personal experiences that those be-
hind her might just as well, for all they
could see, be in millinery store, and
so she struggled on, and nobody in that
neighborhood had much idea Of the
first act, though after awhile she just
gave ii up and slumped as far down in
her seat as possible to let the folks be-
hind see over II they could.
Before the curtain went down again
she rose and vanished, presumably 10
get help in the ladies' dressing room,
for she reappeared presently, hatless
and smiling, and was heard to declare,
as she sank into her seat: III never
wear a common little black pin again
you see IL dol I'm going to get the
biggest, loudest, most noticeable hat
pins that money will buy. It's fash
ion that has a reason" and fhe inhab-
itants of the neighboring seats agreed
with her.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17
FASHION NOTES
Odd Bits el Information Perrstatss
sa xhs latest in Ladies
apparel.

An eEert is being made . put seal
skin little in the background 1t takef
tie form 81 Recommendation of this
fur as wraps for elderly women. This
VII scarcely he pleasing 70 the MIS-
ard the marroa. who have long since
discovered that elose-htTing sealSsan
garment with some handsome oomeiaa-
ton is about the most stylish and be
coming thing that she can wear.
\ feature Of Paris dresses Is the yoke
81 the fon Of the skirt This varies II
depth from two or three TO ten OF
twelve inches. These yokes may be
stylish and dressy. but they are among
he most uncomfortable things that s
woman ever tried TO wear, therefore
their career is likely TO be 3 short one
The snail boy Of fashion Is arrayed
II blouse and kniokerboekers fer or
diaary wear. Tie trousers are slighfl,
faIl and loose. depending little fnoO
TIE hand which Is worn above the knee.
Boys Ike this style much better than
the fitted knee bneeehes heretofore worn.
Tailor costumes are growing severe
II plain which is comfort 10 the large
contingent Of women who have never
been able TO reconcile themselves 10
business IN cloth costumes
A favoritc trimming fer autumn and
winter cloth dresses is STRAPS Of the
material stitched On row upon row at
the edges These straps II properly
rszir
ture. bat in unskilled hands they are
something dishearteninC 70 look at.
The fancy for low corsages witheu;
sleeves : increasing and large proper
ton Of the evening dresses for the sea
son viii be made after these models.
4 peculiar feature Of dresSy costumes
IS their arrangement in such fashion
that they can be worn over Euirape;
therefore. nilady may go decollette or
in hieh-cut dress with long sleeTes II
It please her.
The Use OF velvet for wraps and
dresses viii be unprecedented. The
new qualities are thick. durable. soft
and pliable without the weight which
has heretofore been Objectionable
Costumers pronounce the new velvets
absolutely perfect costume fabrics.
Among the new skirts are those With
fueks n graduated widths The first
may he three OF four inches wide. the
next somewhat narrower. the space be
ing divided equally until The top Of the
SKIRT Is reached. where the tuels are
not over half an inch wide and in rare
Instances but about a quarter q an
inch wide
Fashionable buttons are extremely
artistic affairs and viii be lavishly used
on wraps and dresses of all classes.
There never has been a sort Of fur il
general use SO universally becoming as
sealskin or otter which so closely re-
sembles il that only the eonno!sseur
can distinguish between them. Under
these circumstances Ii is not likely that
the feminine public viii take kindly TO
the idea of making sealskin a low
grade fur in fashions schedule.-N. Y.
Ledger.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17
A MILLION MILLION.
Adam Could Not Have Counted Ii by
Working steadily Up to the
Present Hour.

Prof. Wagst4f, whose very name sug-
gests g pleasing first cousinship 10
Shakespeare. has lately been amusing
himself and his audience al Gresham
college by speeu.ations as 10 what
might have happened if the father OF
our human race had given up delving
and taken 10 figures. Let US suppose
that Adam had set himself TO count
million million: or. in figures, 1000 ooo.-
oo0,Oo0 We viii imagine that he could
count three in second, which, though
not exactly rapid eipherng, viii be
found ample, If taken continuously.
Now, II 5000 years have elapsed since
the gracious amenities Of Eden formed
the cradle OF humanity, Adam would
have been working for ls9,2l6, ,00o, 900
seconds and have reached total Of
567,64S,O0O,000 figures. In other words,
Lis task of counting q million millions
would still have been unaccomplshed
by over four hundred thousand million
digits. All Of which goes to prove what?
There are many possible conclusions.
The first Is, of course, that Prof. Nag
staff is very ingenious and by nc
means melancholy mathematician; but
that has not needed proof. A second
deduction, which we advance with all
humility. Is that If Adam had only had
habitusl recourse to harmless dissipa-
ton Of this architectural kind instead
Of betraying marital weakness and a
fondness for fruit his descendants
would have been very much better of
morally and spiritually, though not
perhaps in material comforts. And a
third conclusion, eminently gratifying
to those who refuse TO believe that
there is any serious discord between re-
Egion and science. is that Prof. Wag-
staff, no doubt a man of distinction In
scientific attainments, accepts without
any demur Bishop Ussher's chronology.
According to the divine the world
was created in 4OO4 B. c., and that,
added 10 the 1.s9s years which have
elapsed since the Christian era, makes
in round numbers the 5000 years on
which the whole calculation depends.
Some wayward scientists" have dog
matically affirmed that the world has
been wagging along good many more
centuries than Usher supposed, al.
though there is a serious difference, it
is true, in this matter between the as
tronomers and the geologists So, after
all, perhaps, II Adam had been reason.
nbly Industrious he would have had
time TO accomplish his task, unless his
brain had given way under the strain.
Most Of US have such vague ideas as to
the meaning Of large figures that It is
as well to be reminded by so happy an
illustration how many units go 10 the
making Of a million. The only other
conceivable fashion ia which such in
struetion could be acquired is to be-
come a South African boss" Of mines
and diamonds. and that process. much
as we may desire it, is, fortunately or
unfortunately, not open to the majority
Of us,-London Telegraph.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17
wARsHIPS' THERMOMETERS
The Work Done By These Bits of Del.
icate Norkmnnkhip Is very
important.


The thermometers used = the hoil-
er rooms and magazines o. varshiPs i
slmost every raKy II the world coms
from The United States. They are maze
II an obscure little workshop n Brock
lyn. BY their aid tie magazines aid
coal bunkers are guarded against aeei-
dents by spontaneous combustion. Tie
temperature in az tie vita parts of 8
slip is watched constantly and re-
ported, and. il is hardly necessary &c
sly, IS kept al the lowest pant passi-
be.
The factory consists Of tw0 rooms !
al apartment house. Two skilled
workmen are all that have 70 be paid
CT when payday comes around. 4
thermometer lately adopted bv some =
tie big hs1tleshipS orders for which
are now being filed for several OF tie
smaller vessels in the navr, is thai
which Is known smong experts as ths
Hicks pattern. Il takes lis name after
the English manufacture who II
vented il. II is SO complicated in pat.
tern that there s enly one nan in fhs
United States who knows how 10 make
H. He IS employed N the brooklyn fac.
tory. where he has his hands full. TIE
attractive feature about tbs instru.
ment Is that Ii automatically records
the lowest and the highest tempera.
tures 10 which il has been subjected
since last observed. This : accom-
plished without the use q an ink.
marked diagram. but by little foats
which stick in the tubes where TIE
mercury has been highest O lowest
Such thermometers. however, are very
expensive. as. in fact. are al Of those
which are made il the queer Brooklyn
factory. Nothing is there made hui
hiEh-prieed Instruments for special sci
entiic tests. in which it is necessary {
ascertain temperatures with fraction.
a. accuracy. Cheap thermometers
such as are commonly seen n ordinary
use, are made in various places all ovsl
TIE world.
Henry J. Green. the owner Of tt
Brooklyn workshop. is a close student
and is little known TO he outside
world. Among officials In tie navy and
weather bureau he has probably 8
wider circle Of friends than any Other
man in America, however. Personally
be has made many inventions. and hai
added much TO thermometer science
though he freely admits that 4 large
share Of the reputation Ct Brooklyn
thermometers is not due Q himself
His father. who established The shop
established its reputation also. an6
gave its present owner his practical
knowledge Of exact thermometery-
Since the war came the shop has beer
unable TO supply the demands made
upon il 5y the United States navy
alone. The orders il has now are weeks
behindhand. and cannot Immediately
be filled because Of the lack OF work.
men who possess recognized skill suf-
fcient 10 undertake them. This IS al
due TO the recent wholesale conver'
sion Of merchant vessels for active wai
service. Now that the war IS over Il Is
likely that before long the little shop
viii resume its quietude.-N. Y. Sun
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17
Parro, a. shin. Mascot.

There was a green and yellow Mexi-
can parrot on board ship. She talked
much. and at times also sang. She said
Poor Pollyl" and Pretty Rollyi" In
great many different tones. She called
many persons by name. saying; Mary,
Harry, oh. Harry, come TO supperl"
What's the matter, Polly? What's the
r-r-row2" (She always rolled her RS
Ike a Frenchman.) She sang go Tell
Aunt Rhody" and I'm Called Little
Buttercup," from "Pinafore"-getting
much OF the key in the last part, Polly
got cut OF her cage one day. She could
open any fastening Of the door. After
walking about the deck awhile she
thought she would give her wings a
little exercise. So away she few to
what she thought was nice green Held,
but when she tried TO alight on it poor
Polly found that the field was nothing
hut water. She could not swim, SO she
luttered and splashed, squawking all
the time, and was just about 10 drown
when an oar. pushed under her by
man in a boat, saved her life. A wet
Iarrot is a most miserable object; but
Polly comforted herself while drying
her feathers with remarks about Poor
Polly!" What's the matter. poor Pol
ly2" Polly. want your head
scratehed2" and finally Rstouished us
all by screaming and half crying: "oh
-oh-my stomaeh's as har-r-rd rs
hr-r-r-ickl" doubtless referring 10 the
effect produced by the salt water
Mrs. Charles d. Sigsbee, in ST. Nicholas.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17
VT AND WISDOM.

A nan ean understand bullet with
cut getting i through his head
Golden Days.
Resting Hpon ones Iaurels. one has 10
be very easefal lest lie crush them
X troit Journal.
Why &C yaa say he's a geed match
fer That grass widow Because he's
a rake. "-phlladelphia Bulletin.
Although every convict doesn't be-
Gene = grammarian. he learns how te
F2rse 4 sentence in jail A, ". Bal-
istin.
Jnole GeerSe-~so you really think
you love tie girls" Harry--Love herr
Why. I actually enjoy her mothers
company. boston Transcript,
DO You have any rule 10 regulate
shaking hanase" well. I never shake
hands with any man oftener than he
shakes hands with me Chicago Rex
urd.
= suffered nearly sIl night from in.
somnia, said the drummer. IN bet
you two dollars" rosred the country
landlord. that they aint one Of en-
In ny house. indianapolis Journal.
Sporting Ediior-s-I see a Toledo pa
per publishes a poem entitled The
Death Of the Poet" Religious Editor
Does ii mention the name Of the
hero who killed him9H-0leveland
Leader.
Carefully Considered--Yhat" in
CURED the psychological student do
you regard as the chief end Of man -
Well answered Ar. Blykins, 1T de-
pends on what yon want the man for.
If you wan. him to 90 brain work it's
his head. and if you want him 10 run
errands its his feet. Washington
Star.
Mr.. Porter was q smart, brisk, mid
dle-aged bachelor. One day, at lawn
tennis party. he was introduced to =
widow, who, by a curious chance, hap
pened to bear the same name as himself,
lie was quite equal 10 the occasion,
Mrs. Porter." he exclaimed. Bless
me The lady that have been in search
or 81 these years i"-Boston journal.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17
Personal AND LITERARY.

out q 6,s-2 rev books published lsss
wear. s.6s1 were novels
Thomas : Pen6el. ths chief door
Keeper Al lie xhile house, Is TIE lasi
surviving member OF Abraham Lin
ooln's bodyguaud-
Mss 0Hve Schrsi1er received the
magnificent sum Of SIS for tie novel
e hieh made her fanous-.Ths Sto-y ot
En African Farm"
Moody, the evangelist. recently met
: man who declared himself absolutely
sinless. Wei. said the preacher, Tn
glad % know il. hut Td Ike TO ask your
wife arst."
There has lust been unveiled tablet
TO the memory q 7. buchanan Reid. the
poet. n the front OF his former ClRcin-
natl home, just below the window Of
tie room where he wrote ~Sheridant
Ride
The career Ct James J. Bill. the
Northwestern railway nsgnate. has
been thus summarized: Age, $; pa-
rentaEe. Scoteh-Irish; birth. Canadian;
initial salary. 8 cents day; present
income, s5.oo9 8 day.
Tbs prince Ct Wales IS great cigar
smoker. although he rarely buys q
cigar. His stock. which is the finest
amateur collection in England. is re-
plenished every year By large consign-
ments from ff-s Austrian emperor and
the ear, and some O. his most costly
brands are valued al $50 per 1ao.
Sister Ellea Joseph feoloredl, an in
mate Of the convent q s. Francis. Bal
timare, Nd. Is the Oldest nun n the
United States, both in point Of age and
length Of service. She IS said 70 be l0T
years cid. When she first put On the
habit Of her order, tie 0blate Sisters
Of Providence. 60 years ago, she was in
the prime OF life.
Laurent Perosi. the young Italian
priest. who IS counted among the mu-
sical prodigies Of that country. is but
% years old. and is the musical director
OF St. Marc II Venice. He has already
composed three oratorios, 10 which
form Of composition he confines him
self-"The Passion, The Transfgu7a-
ton" and Resurrection.
People often ask how many books
there are in the British museum, but
nobody seems 10 know. In fact. there
are SO many that it IS impossible to
count them. Some years ago II was
estimated by measurement thai there
were 100000 books there. Since that
estimate was made the number has con-
siderably increased. so that at the pres
enf time the total is probably nearer
100000.