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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-04
2EYFUS AND FRANCES HONOR.

(Frcm the NJ York independently
What is noticeable in the treatment Of
the DreyIuS case in France is the French
mess = it. Every Frenchman ought to
know that the method of decision was
most unjust, for it is now beyond Ques-
ton that neither DreyfUs nor his coun-
sci was allowed to see the evidence on
which it was decided. The proper Ques-
ton now again to be settled is whether
Dreyfus was really guilty Of the treason
of selling to a foreign power the mill
tary secrets of the army which he was
an officer. But this question of justice
does not seem to concern the great ma
Jorjty of F~renchmen. \ feW-Zola
2nong them-want the wrong, if there
was one, righted: but all the rest want
nothing but the honor of France: the old
glory" that has been the ruin OF France,
sustained, nc matter what is the justice
of tie case. In Great Britain or in this
COMFY there would have been no ques-
ton cut of justice; pubic sentiment
would have allowed nothing else. But
in France the Overwhelming feeling is
that the credit of the courts and the
country must be maintained, no matter
what the wrong may be TO the condemn
ed nan. who is only a jew. anyway, and
might as We'll be the scapegoat. Honor
can never be dissociated from justice.
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WHY?

Why isn't bigamy a twofold blessing?
SO much TO say?
Why does a loafer always bother a
man when he's busy?
Why isn't a la coo when he shiy-
ers in h hour Of danger?
Why do most women prefer to be-
come wives rather than angels?
Why does the rising generation kick
when the elevator isn't running?
Why do the biggest potatoes invaria-
bly, grow on top Of the measure?
Way does a man who is really good
usually Ook SO sad?
Why is the hired girl of foreign birth
called a domestic?
Why do we use the term play
wright" instead of "playwriter?"
Why does nearly all the milk of hu-
man kindness taste of the cam?
Why does a man have to wait until
he dies before he gets the earth?
Why do we hrow bouquets at chorus
girls and boot-jacks at tomcats?
Why do similar opportunities make a
hero OF one man and a fool Of another?
Why is it hat a woman can never
throw anything straight blu kisses.
Why does the average man always
rant to open the door marked "pri-
vate?"
Why is it that you shoe string "
breaks unless you are in a hurry?
Why does q. man always know less
after marriage than he thinks he
knows before?
Why does the mother of a homely
hofsv eo1U1o VIC II ororo hlor 1aor R,,r
bands folks?
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Schedule in Effect May 30. 1897.

Train l.-Leaves Wilmington 500 p. m.
arrives Lumberton 5:26 p. m, Pembroke
SAG D. M. Maxton 6:12 p. m. L~aurinburg
6:23 p. m, Hamlet s:53 p. m. Connects at
Hamlet with train Al for Charlotte and
Atlanta, and with train 402 for Ports
mouth. Richmond. Washington and points
North.
Train l.-Leaves Portsmouth 900 a. m
arrives Weldon 11:4l a. H.. Raleigh $3.50 q
m, Sanford 500 p. m. Hamlet 6:53 p. m.
Rockingham 7:39 p. m. Wadesboro Sill p.
m, Monroe 9:12 p. m. Charlotte l0:25 p.
m, Athens 3:45 a. m. and Atlanta 6:20 a.
m. Connection at Weldon with train from
and all Northern points. Pull
man sleeper. Portsmouth to Nashville,
Tenn.
Train 403.-Leaves Washington 4:10 p. m,
Richmond $50 p. m, Portsmouth S:45 p.
m. Arrives Weldon lilo p. m. Raleigh
2:G7 a. M, Sanford 3:35 a. m. Hamlet $40
a. m. Rockingham 5:23 a. m, Wadesboro
5:54 a. M. Monroe 6:43 a. m. Charlotte 1854
a. m, Lincolnton 1920 a. m, Shelby Ills
a. M, Rutherfordton 1890 noon, Athens
Ills p. m. Atlanta $50 p. m. Connections
at Atlanta for all points South and West
Pullman Sleeper. Washington to Atlanta
and Portsmouth TO Chester.
Train 3S.-Leaves Hamlet 800 a. m. Ar
rives L~aurinburg SAG a. m. Maxton s:05
a III. Pembroke s:3l a m. Lumberton
9:53 a. m, Wilmington l2:05 noon. Con-
| meets at Hamlet with trains from Wash
ington. Portsmouth. Charlotte and At
lanta.
Train 42--Leaves Atlanta 100 p. m. Ar
! rives Athens 3:16 p. m Monroe $3.50 p. IN.
Leaves Rutherfcrdton ABS p. m, arrives
Shelby 5:55 p. m. Lincolnton 6:55 p. m.
Charlotte Sis p. m. Monroe $40 y. m.
Wadesboro 1921 p. m. Rockingham u:G
D. m, Hamlet l1:2o p. m. Sanford i:02 a
m. Raleigh 2:1e a. M. Weldon 40 a IN,
( Portsmouth rs a. m, Richmond s:ls a
M. Washington LIB noon Pullman
Sleepers. Atlanta TO Washington and
Chester TO Portsmouth
| Train 1S.-Leaves Hamlet 7:15 p. m. ar.
rives Gibson $50 p. IN Returning, leaves
! Gibson 100 a. m. arrives Hamlet 1850 =. ia
Train II.-Leaves Hamlet $40 a. m. ar.
rives Cheraw 1000 e. n. Returning, leaves
| Cheraw 800 p. m. arrives Hamlet So
p. m.
All trains daily except Nos. IL and IS.
Trains make Immediate connections a
Atlanta fol. Montgomery. Mobile. New Or
: leans. Texas. California. Mexico, Chatta,
nooga- Nashville Memphis. Macon
Florida.
For Tickets. Sleepers. ETC., apply to
THOS. d. MEARES.
Genl Agent. Wilmington. N. c.
z. ST. JOHN.
Vice President and GEM Manager.
H W. B. GLOVER. Trait 4 Manager.
! v. E. McBEE. Gen1 Superintendent.
7. ]. ANDERSON. Gen'I Pass. Agent.
General Office. Pnrtsmeath- Va
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A.. T. Worden.
Tn going back to grandpa's,
/ won't come back no more
To hear remarks about my feet
A-muddyin' up the floor.
They's too much said about my clothes,
The scoidin'S never done
I'm goin' back down to. grandpa's,
Where a boy kin hev some fun.
/ dug up half his garden
A-gittin' worms for bait;
He said ne used to like it
When l laid abed so late;
He said that pie was good fer boys,
An candy made EN- grow.
If / can't go to grandpa's
III turn pirate first you know.
He let me take his shot gun,
An loaded it fer me
The cats they hid out in the barn.
The hens flew UP a tree.
/ mad a circus in the yard
With twenty other boys
I'm goin' back TO g~randpa's,
Where they amt afraid or noise.
He didn't make me comb my II
But once or twice a week;
He wasn't watchin' out for WORDS
i didn't orter to speak;
He tod me stories bout the war
And Injuns shot out west.
On, I'm goin' down 10 grandpa's,
Fer he knows wot boys like best.
He even run a race with me,
But had to stop an cough:
He rode my bicycle and laughed
Bec'us' he tumbled off;
He knew, tie early apple trees
Around within Il mile.
On grandpa was a dandy,
An was lin it" all the while.
] bet you grandpa's lonesome,
i don't care what you say;
] seen him kinder cryin'
When you ook me away
When you talk to me of heaven,
Where all the good folks go,
] guess IN go TO grandpa's,
An well have good times. / know.
Sioux City Times.
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Freight train No. s on the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley now leaves Whining
ton at 4:45 p. M: arrives at Fayetteville
at I:15 p. m. Passenger car on this
train.
Connections at Fayetteville with At
lantic Coast Line, at Maxton with the
Carolina Central Railroad. at Red Springs
with the Red Springs and Bowmore Rail-
road. at Sanford with the Seaboard Air
Line, at Gulf with the Durham and Char
lotte Railroad, at Greensboro with the
Southern Railway Company, at Walnut
Railway.
j. w. FRY, w. Z. KYLE,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agent.
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The romance of holy Is not far to seek.
Peace, goodwill and the cheaper virtues
OF hospitality grow on the bush. with
spiked leaf and biushing coral. hung
there first by .he early symbolism Of
the auction Of Christian faith Holly
Derives lis ancient name from the Old
root Eul or cul, connected with the
Latin culmen. a peak. and having much
the same signihcation: and its modern
scientific name, aQuifoiium. also bears
reference % the n~edle-po.nted spikes OF
its leaves. but the resentment OF holly
lies not in this What's in q name?
Nothing in its original significance COM
pared TO that which IL comes 10 bestow
was there in such names as Garioaldi.
Caesar, until those who bore them SO
nop4y gave them a new significance?
So with holy, holy. holm. ttll the nee
ton of ideas made the transition between
holy and holy an easy excursion OF
thought.
The Old agricultural feast OF Saturn
was kept with decorations Of holly
among other evergreens-perhaps 10
counterfeit with its cheerful hues the In
huence OF the melancholy god. Holly
was chief among the boughs that our
Teutonic ancestors used to MAKE 4 bow
er in their nuts, where the woodland
sprites might shelter when their sylvan
naunts were bare OF leaves this prob
ably gave il a sacred distinction for them
And thong indigenous some OF our an
cestors extended its groves by planting
It as a charm against evil spirits.
The romance or hoy is very old. Pliny
tell us how a bough OF holy planted near
a dwelling house keeps of lightning. or
cast into water makes Ii become ice, or
thrown at any beast causes it to return
TO the spot where it is required 10 be;
and II vas a common custom among the
Romans to send holy wreaIhs TO wed
dings as tokens Of congratulations, a.
ways, because OF this same association
of good luck with the d OF holly.
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The pain caused by Rheumatism is
intense and almost unbearable. If a
dagger was repeatedly driven into the
body, the agony could not be greater.
Rheurr~tism is a blood disease. and
its cure can be accomplished only by
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-04
It WIFI Surprise You

In order 10 prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm, them ost effective
cure for CatarTh and Cold in Head,
your druggist viii supply a generous
10 cent trial size or We viii mail for 10
cents. Full size so cts
ELY BROS, SO Warren ST.. y. Y. City.
EYy's Cream Balm has completely
cured me of catarrh when everything
else failed. Many acquaintance ave
used it With excellent results.-Aafred
w. Stevens, Caldwell, Ohio.
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purifying the
blood. There
is but one
remedy that
o~verCo1nes
the germs
that S e
rheumatism.
SWift'S ,
Specific
81 is the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-04

best and the only sure weapon to use
in battling with the deadly microbes
in the system. It purifes the blood,
builds it up, gives it new life and
strength, and drives out the disease
germs. 1t is a vegetable compound
that acts directly upon the blood. 1t
works from the inside and supplies
the veins with l~ife-giving red cor
puscles. 1t is the only Real Blood
Remedy made.
Every sufferer from Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Scrofula, Cancer, Eczema II
any other blood disease-no matter what
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hTLhkTI6 COAST LINE.

r~notneale Groccrs. wlirrangton. y. Q
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FROM TIE SOUTH.

DAILY No. 5f-Passenger--.e cave Tam.
- p. IN. pa S:l0 e. m, Sanford 3:Z7 p. IN.
Jacksonville 7:40 y. IN, oavan-
nah Las a. m. Charleston s:33
n. H.. Columbia Gas q. m. At
lanta $50 a. m, Macon 800 a.
m. Augusta 200 y. m, Dem
mark AS y. m, Sumter sos a.
M, Florence 9:5S a. M, Marion
1896 a. m, Chadbourn 1898 a.
m. Lake Waccamaw 1900 p. m.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27

grown in many of the States east Of the
Mississippi. One Of the plants used was
sorghum, the early amber variety II
yields we'll even on exhausted lands,
and is more resistant to drought and hot
winds than is corn. It is better to allow
this plant to get good start before pas
turing, say, growth Of FIVE or six
weeks. The plant can be pastured at
any time before this, but 1t will not then
yield the forage It will later. Among
other plants grown successfully for this
purpose are the cOwpea, hairy vetch,
Canada field pea, soy bean, rye and KAT
fr corn, which latter is also sorghum,
but contains less saccharine matter than
the other or amber sorghum. Where
corn Is sure crop II will be better than
anything else, but on lands that are nat
urally susceptible to drought, Kaflir corn
may prove of great value for forage. OF
course, the experiences Of Nebraska will
not be repeated In their entirety In Illi-
nOis or Ohio, but these experiences may
teach us how to deal with the time of
year when our conditions most nearly
approach those Of the semi-aTid belt.--
Haymaker.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Power of Wlndmllls.

The windmill, properly constructed, is
one of the most useful helpers on the
farm. It can be made to pump the
water shell and grind the corn, run
cream separator, churn the butter and
even turn the grindstone. It's power de-
pends largely on its size and the force
of the wind, but this power Is often
greatly overestimated. Ambitious agents
sometimes represent that a twelVe-foot
mill on a fifty-foot tower will furnish
from three to five horsepower, but this
estimate is entirely too hig. A thirty
foot wheel with sufficient wind will
pump about $4,000 gallons of water an
hour from a fifty-foot we'll. A gallon
of water weighs about eight and one
third pounds, which would make the
power per hour for one foot equal to
5,83S, 900, or $1,000 pounds raised one
foot per minute. And as one horse
power is the equivalent of raising $4,000
pounds one foot high in minute the
thirty-foot windmill would represent
about three horsepower. 1t would be
we'll for the farmers to remember these
figures when the solicitOus agent is flu
emily Overestimating the power Of his
Windmills
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Alfalfa Hay.

The Colorado Experiment Station has
made a number Of experiments and
reached the following conclusions In re-
gard to alfalfa hay:
First--That the composition Of alfalfa
hay grown under the same climatic con-
ditiOns does not vary from year to year,
which is within fairly narrow limits.
Second-That climatic or seasonal diff
ferenCes do affect the composition OF the
hay. This, however affects the different
cuttings OF the same year, rather than
the crops for whole year, but this
effect Is comparatively small and ex-
presses itself most prOnOuncedly in the
percentage of crude fiber.
ThiTd-That the amount of the pro-
teids in alfalfa hay does not decrease
with, but rather increases, with age, If
the hay Is kept in a close NOW.
FOurth-That the changes In the hay
probably affect the amount and charac-
ter of the nitrOgen-free extract.
Fifth-That the proteids of the diff
ferent cuttings are about equally diges-
tible, as determined by means of pepsn-
hydrochloric acid. There is, however, a
slight difference in favor of the hay cut
when the plants were in full bloom.
Sixth-The digestibility of the pro-
teids does not vary materially from
year to year, nor is it affected by the
age of the hay II we'll kept.
Seventh-That the lignocellulOses in
alfalfa increase with the age of the
plant, but there are exceptions which
can not be justly attributed to methods
of determination.
Eighth-That the presence and
amount Of sugar, starch, etc, depend
upon the development of the plant at
the time Of cutting, and is at all times
comparatively small.
Ninth-That the lignOcelluloses are
more abundant in the leguminous hays
than in those made from our native
grasses, but that the cellulose is much
more abundant In the latter.
Tenth-That the soluble portion of
leguminous hay is greater than that of
the little hay made from the grasses,
which accounts for their susceptibility
to weathering.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Pasture and Forage.

The question Of pastures is one that
will always be of interest to the farmer
Whether the pasture is to be in the
rotation OF permanent pasture must
depend very much on general and even
local conditions. In the great West our
rainfall is not what 1t is on the sea
board, and therefore the question
changes considerably for this reason.
On the Jersey islands the rainfall is
such that the permanent pasture Is
great success. The moisture and sun
shine stimulate growth to such an extent
that the supply Of herbage is sufficient.
The permanent pasture Is certainly TO be
preferred in countries where the growth
Of herbage Is rapid and continuous. But
In many countries the pasturage early
fails to give good account Of Itself, and
in such cases soiling has to be depended
on. This is illustrated in parts of Eu-
rope, where sOiling has become a per-
manent feature on the farms. To illus
trate Holland has ten million cows and
fourteen million acres of pasturage. The
Jersey island have seven thousand cows
and fourteen thousand acres Of pastur
age, greater proportion Of pasturage
per cow than In the case with Holland.
In the United States permanent pas
lures are easily kept up where the rain
fall Is abundant and well distributed.
In the dryer parts crops are grown that
serve for pasturage in the very dry time.
In the central West much can be done
in this line to tide over the droughts
without going to the labor Of soiling.
The Nebraska Experiment Station has
been growing some crops for additional
pasturage, and some OF these might be
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Odorless Onions.

The latest product Of scientific prop&-
cation is the odOrless onion. Just how
an onion can be OdOrless and still re-
main an onion is not explained. To
most people the odor is all there Is OF
an onion, and that is enough. The elm
ination Of the characteristic feature Of
vegetable Of such long and strong stand
ing in natural history ought to be reck-
Oned among the prOudest achievements
Of man. But an onion deprived of that
delicious tang and the penetrating scent
which goes with 1t can hardly be an
onion. The palate which loves onions
will not recognize it; calling q whltened,
innOcuOus, insipid, plated bulb an onion
will not make 1t one.
No true lever Of onions will hail this
new invasion of science. He eats his
onion at dead Of night, in silence and
solitude He reIoices in 1t and sleeps
upon It. The incense of his praise tllls
the room and soothes him to delicious
sleep. He rises in the morning after his
sacrifice to pass the day In publication,
to see no one until the sun hath sunk.
It is a luxury and a worship Shall be
yield all this delight for an odOrless
bulb? Let others do as they will, be
will not An onion without It's odOr
would be ashamed Of itself.-MilwaukeP
Journal.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Sore Mouth In Pigs.

The disease known as liberated sore
mouth Is prevalent among young pigs
throughout the country, and in some
sections is affecting older swine. The
symptoms are ulcers on the inside and
outside Of the lips, but most frequently
on the inside lip near the line Of union
with the jaws and in front Of where the
lips unite. Occasionally they appear on
the outside Of the lips and will then be
found about the nose or the extremity
of the lower lip The ulcers are round
light colored spots extending deeply into
the lip, enlarging as the disease ad-
vances. Sometimes the eyes become in
famed and filled with matter, the lids
sticking out.
The disease is supposed to be due to
the contact Of the mouth with germ
infected filth, and plainly the preven-
tion of the disease is clean pens and
yards. AS soon as the ulcers appear
they should be touched with per cent.
solution of silver nitrate, using a small
swab for the purpose, and the mouth
washed out with a weak solution Of
bOracio acid. If this remedy is applied
early most of the infected pigs may be
saved. After the disease makes its ap-
pearance in a herd the udders Of all
sows should be washed thoroughly be-
fore narrowing and the pigs watched
carefully so that the treatment may be
applied in time.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Poultry Notes.

If you are selling eggs take care that
they are strictly fresh. Being certain
of this have no hesitation in guarantee
ing their freshness and also In asking q
little above the market price.
Work off the stock Of old hens as rap
idly as possible so that few will go into
winter quarters that are three or more
years old. During the summer II they
are laying or sitting they will cost lit
tie, but they will not be profitable when
they require three meals day.
To get the most from the carcass,
market it in the best possible condition.
Make it attractive to the customer The
skin should be free from bruises, tears
or scalds, the head should be removed,
and if the feet are left on they should
be thoroughly cleansed with soap and
water.
In marketing eggs see that they are
clean and, as nearly as possible, Of one
size and color. A dozen eggs below the
average size, II uniform, will be readily
bought by the customer, but If half Of
them are large the customer Will inVa-
riably feel that in giving him the small
eggs he Is being cheated
Fresh, cool drinking water should be
provided for fowls several times day
during warm weather, and 1t should al
ways be kept in shady place. When
small or half grown chicks form part
of the flock a piece Of cOpperas the size
of marble should be dissolved in the
water once a week as disinfectant.
All of the material in the nest boxes
should be removed and burned at least
once a month during summer and fall.
The box SHOULD then have liberal coat
Of whitewash inside and out, or, better
still, be swabbed over with coal oil. This
same treatment should be given to all
boxes or nests in which chicks are
Matched.
Vermin must be fought increasingly
that the chicks may obtain the growth
during the summer which will take them
into winter quarters strong and healthy.
Tobacco dust, insect powder or powdered
sulphur should be added to the dust
bath, sweet oil should be freely used ON
the heads of little chicks, and whitewash
in abundance in and around buildings
and rOosts.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27

that not a peach dropped at the stOning
season. the time all unfertile fruit falls.
The crop was so heavy that it had to be
thinned out. AS a check test, one tree
was protected so that not bee could get
to it. On this tree all the fruit dropped
at the stoning period. Bees and other
insects have a duty to perform In the
orchard, for which there is no substitute
provided. This is the distribution Of the
pollen from flower to flower and from
tree to tree. They insure success in the
orchard, and every fruit-grower should
encourage the bees in their work by not
spraying, or doing anything that would
be injurious to the bees while the trees
are in full bloom. Massachusetts,
PlOughman.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27
Waterproof Cloth.

Farmers very often have use for
Rater-proOf cloth. Wagon covers and
stack covers IL made waterproof would
be much more serviceable than ordinary
cloth. A large fly of cotton cloth made
waterproof is very useful to put over
an unfinished stack OF hay or grain or
TO cover a load of hay or grain that
must be left standing out and exposed
to rain. The use Of such a cover would
often pay for itself during one storm.
Recent experiments show that cloth
treated with lanOline will render it
waterproof without adding materially
to its weight. Lanoline is an oil de-
rived from the wool of sheep and it can
be procured from most druggists.
Twenty grammes of lanoline are dis
solved in 1000 grammes of naptha or
spirits Of petroleum, and this liquid can
be applied to the cloth with a sponge
quickly and evenly and the naptha will
soon eVapOrate and leave the pores in
the cloth so filed with the lanoline as
to make it waterproof. Small pieces
of cloth can be dipped in the liquid and
wrung out and then spread out evenly
so that the naptha will evaporate.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-27

square wall it can be utilized for cooling
milk as it is brought from the house or
field after milking The walls should
be sufficiently deep to have the water
cover the sides Of the milk cans nearly
to the cover and so arranged that the
overflow water will be away from the
approaches to the spring. If necessary
to protect spring and milk from in
truders, rough board house with door
and lock may be built over 1t at small
expense.