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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
RREvITlES


Poor Pennsylvania, Quay. the Shiny
rascal acquitted and appointed by
Governor Stone 10 the United States
senate What a sorry specimen Of a
governor, Harrisburg air is pestilen-
ia.
Tom Reed VIII lay down the gavei
and the bossing and viii practice law
in New York city. Tom totes" around
a good deal Of gray matter"
Dewey says he learned his lesson %
how 10 do il" from Admiral Farra-
gut, the Tennissean.
By he way. Lincoln. a great man.
and Thomas, equal 10 any officer in the
northern army. save possibly Gran:
and Farragu1. head and shoulders
above the northern naval men In the
north in the great war, were all born
in the south.
The very best thing on politics we
have read in a long time is John Clark
Ridpath's paper in answer 20 The New
York Tribune's inquiry. 10 b. found
in h a paper OF the 18th. Il is first
rae and noting better VII hardly be
written or spoken Of the campaign is
sue in 1900.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
Novel Features In the Torpedo Boat
SOmera

Berlin, April 21.-An official of the
German navy department says the
United States torpedo boat Somers,
purchased in Germany before the war
and now on its way to New York on
board the Atlantic transport line steam
er Manhattan, after the boat had suf-
fered a series Of mishaps, contains a
number Of novel features of which the
agents Of the United States were in
formed when she vas purchased at
Schichau yards. and he is of the opin-
ion that the experimental features fully
explain the Somers' failure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

In the New York Illness Saturday
Review-the best literary publication
in America we believe, which we have
paid for and read with uncommon relish
for fifteen months, while we have read
with exceeding pleasure and scholarly
excitation and literary satisfaction for
a like period the London Illness able
and learned weekly, "Literature"-in
the Saturday Review there is a choice
list of one hundred works-all in fc-
tion-chosen by Mr.. Trying Putnam, Of
New York, and they are, not the fleeing
publications of the hour, but the most
of them have stood test of years, some
of them for hundreds of years. Alto
gether, so far as we can judge, (and We
have read sixty-six we find) it is the
best selection of the kind that has
come under our eye. Sir John Lub-
books list of some years ago contained
books of various kinds, many of them
and almost ~antiquated.
We are astonished that in a long life
we failed to read some of Mr.. Putnam's
selections, and we knew of them.
Some how we did not happen to see
them or u appetite was not SO sharp
ened when we had more leisure to pro-
cure them. Of course dozens of books
of real charm and even superb literary
excellence are omitted necessarily. We
cannot count Don Quixote," in the list
two or three times to go through it we
have never succeeded. 1t is one of the
few great books we have not been able
to complete. 1t really bored us awhile.
This is an honest confession. We
have read the "Decameron," "Gil Bias"
Montaigne and other European works
duction Of Cervantes has proved our
intellectual stumbling-block. Just why
we did not long ago read Jane Austen's
two or three best, that was loved by
Scott, Macaulay and other men Of gen.
JUS, we do not know. Her books are
the only ones we have overlooked that
we regret not to have read, unless we
include Rabelais. We have simply read
about him and dipped a little bit into
his coarseness and wit. We ought per-
haps too to have read "Zenobia." Mr..
Putnam's selections from Scott are the
most popular, but he certainly omits
great novels in passing over ''The An
tiquary," Guy Mannering," "TheHeart
OF Midlothian" and "Quinten Dur
ward" But it is altogether a capital
"bOok-SellerS list"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

Negroes leave the south for the north.
They lave a perfect right 10 go, and
their white friends in the south wish
them success and cordial welcome. But
the fact is that in the north negroes
have far less rights than in the south.
They cannot find half as many caliings
and opportunities open TO them as in
southland. The more intelligent and
better informed know this. Mechanics
cannot work with whites. and in some
parts Of the north they are driven out
because they get in the way OF white
workmen. Race prejudice is more in
tense in the north than it is in any part
of the south. The New Orleans Times
Democrat, the leading paper in that
section, says:
The letters from the northern SOL
dlers in the Philippines call attention
to the strong race prejudice they feel.
There is scarcely a letter published
which does not refer 10 the E%ilipinos as
'niggers,' n their color seems to most
arouse and anger the Kansas and Ne
braska troops. 1t is very evident from
these u~tteranceS that if we ever take
the Philippines into the Union We shall
nave a new color question Of colossal
proportions out there, the Northern
and Western men viewing with great
'niggers' Chat is. Filipinos) TO claim
Indignation the attempt Of a LOT If
equality with them"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
he principle contributions

THE principle contributions OF
Horace are limitations of Byron, Scott,
Moore, Monk Lewis, and DR.. johnson,
and the most striking is perhaps that
of Scott The swing and dash Of
SCOTS tales in rhyme are well repre-
sented. and the sudden break in the
rhythm, by the frequently recurring
short line, which calls a halt, and gives
accent and impressiveness TO the mar
rative, is turned to good account; SO
good that sometimes the very spirit as
well as form seems to have been
caught. =
when we turn from these lines,
which stir our memories of the breezy
frshness of Scott-lfke the air of noun
tain and heath-to the same subject
cast IN the mold of tChilde Harold in
which the very gloom and unrest, the
pessimism and defiance of Byron, are
suggested, and in which, too, there are
hints of the gorgeous colorings of his
splendid diction, we are forcibly struck
with the remarkable talent and versa
tility Of Horace Smith"
We read something Of the new liter
ature, but the old is really amply suf-
uIlG4L lOT Us, anu we Set uOLI1l6 III
the productions in poetry and fiction
and essays and histories of this last
decade of the outgoing century to war
rant us to reject the old and the CLASH
cal that are standard in excellence,
that we cultivate a fuller knowledge of
the present, SO much Of which will
prove no doubt e%pheneral. Already
scores of books that two, three and five
years ago were sought by every one
who reads are now shelved in the
dreadful limbo of neglect. We have
moi space for examples of the charming
limitations and parodies of the originals
used. We refer the interested reader
to the volume itself. 1t is a book to
enjoy for it has great variety, marked
initiative excellence, no little of the
humorous, and all through the unmis-
taxable flavor of the iudicrous and al
most the comical.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

The Messenger is glad to see Judge
Clark's dissenting opinion so well
praised all around the state. II was
not only right but timely. 1t goes
without saying hat he is a man of
marked ability and is well furnished
in many departments. So far as We
know he is held by foremost lawyers
as the first man On the present bench.
That is not high praise, however, ri
must be admitted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

There have been so many corsump-
ton cures and ANGER cures reported
from time TO time that any new dis
covery' reported IS received with de-
cided scepticism. Since koch's lymph
failed 10 egregiously, and others fol-
lowed soon. public incredulity deepens.
DR.. Bra. in Paris. il is said has iso-
lated a fungus-like parasite which is
beyond doubt the specific agent OF
cancer" This may be the last OF that
discovery" Cancer treatment ha.
abounded all over the world for genera
tons. The Philadelphia Record
g~lances al a few Of the alleged cures
for cancer:
Many experimental remedies have
been suggested in the past. such as
the drug c~ondurango, found in Ecua-
dor, n a~lyeloz, the North Brazilian
plant which DR.. r. Banderio, Of Per-
nambuco. once believed TO be the cure
for cancer. The United States Marine
hospital Corps even experimental with
this latter resin, III without adequate
results. Only a few years ago Editor
William Stead exploited an Italian
medical scientist who claimed TO have
succeeded in curing several cases of
genuine carcinoma; but nothing has
lately been heard Of this sensational
claim"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
Denial Of German Warships Sent 10
Samoa

Berlin, April 22.-The s~emi-oficial
Mort German Gazette today denies
the report sent out in a dispatch to a
Jews agency in London yesterday, say
ing the German protected cruiser Gef-
ion had been ordered TO proceed to
Apia, Samoa, after embarking an ex-
ira supply OF ammunition az Kaiu
Chou. China, and that another cruiser
was 20 follow her,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
Southern Cotton VIII Wen Forrs Nc
Pool

Charlotte, \. G., April 2L-The
weavers of fine goods did not reach
any conclusion here al the meeting
last night a committee was appoint
ed TO study and report on the legal as
pect Of the proposed agreement. Anoth-
er committee win be appointed by the
chairman o '~'- the north and con-
fer with northern manufacturers On the
subject OF prices and the methods o.
selling.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

Think it over. In nature you must use
the means to grow-pure air, exercise,
food, etc. In grace you must too en-
joy the pure air of piety, exercise con-
tinually in the Offices of love and mer-
cy and feed On heavenly food. Read the
Holy Word Of God.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

In religion there is necessarily an in
fancy, a childhood and youth before
there can be manhood. 1t is so iii ma
ture n so in the kingdom of grace.
There is growth. 1t distinguishes both
kingdoms. To grow in grace" is the
law of Christ. Are you growing?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

What has the great Dan Russell
done hat is SO good as 10 merit the
presentation Of a silver service TO him
from the First North Carolina?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is a bottle Of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic 1t is simply
Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form.
No cure, no pay. Price soc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY

Nov if n man have not the Spirit
of Christ, he is hone of His" Romans
viii. 9.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-16
WOMEN IN INDIA.
From The London Globe.

From The London Globe.
Many natives in India are now joining with
Europeans in attacking the system Of child mar
riage, and social reformer has come forward
with carefully prepared set of rules for the
education of girls which, it is said, If duly OBJ
served. will be found to be Of great advantage"
For it is thought that by education reform Will
come and the seven million married girls not yet
in their teens have plenty of time, even in the
midst Of their domestic duties, to devote to their
lessons The social refOrmer advises their in
structors TO proceed on these lines: Don't teach
the girl any language useless to her life. Don't
teach hcr work which she will have no occasion
to do Don't waste her precious time in i'm
parting knowledge which she will have no occa-
sion whatever 10 use. Don't try to teach her at
school what she can better and more naturally
learn at home. These and some others Of an
equally hOmely Kind are the rules which the
Indian social relcrmer lays down for the
amelioration Of the native girl But it is open
to doubt whether education, even on sensible
lines is sufficiently powerful to break down
caste prejudCes, which are. of course. the real
reason Of the native Woman's undeVeloped state
The only European invention which has done
anything so far 10 destroy these prejudices is
the railway and il is unlikely that education
can be really uScfully employed until the rail
way has made a much further advance in its
pioneer work. Certainly the Government can
never take any steps TO interfere in the thorny
question Of caste
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-16

derstanding on that point. Now, you know,
fish sandwich is cold comfort for child, or an
egg sandwich"
THE AIM OF THE POPE.
Eyes. but isn't this rather surprising move
Of the Holy See?'
why? 1t isn't at all surprising II one mas
watched the course Leo XIII has been taking
for some years past The Holy Father has done
everything to make the Catholic Church IN
France the Church of the whole people he IS
genius
What will the French members of your con-
gregation think Of it,
The French members OF our congregation
have bv this time become accustomed 10 the
rapproche1nent between the Holy See ana the
Republic They will only recognize mere an
other step in the same direction. No coubt, this
will make difference to priests. | must
admit that a priest at a Basile banquet mas
been apt to feel hithcrto-well-you know-Just
a little out of place. OF course now ii VIII be
different Oh the disponsatiOn would apply to
French Catholics living in America, l should
think Certainly one two of our fathers Will
be at that Bastle picnic"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-16

gether to make bright vegetable green sui
phate of lime or gypsum to give the tea gray
ish smooth glossy appearance; glucose OF gum
arabic water to make the gypsum adhere to the
tea Prussian blue. Dutch pink, soapstone,
graphite, rice and starch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-16
THINGS IN TEA BROUGHT TO ENGLAND.
From The London Mail.

prom Tho LOnUOH MIDI.
An analyst records that there are over sixty
substances used by the Chinese in coloring and
weighing much OF the tea that finds IT'S way 10
this country These substances include subace-
tate of copper, indigo and tumeric mixed to-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-01
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. /, 1899.
THE COTTON MARKET.

Corrected Weekly by Brown, Osborne < Co.
Strict Good Mddling-74.
Good Middling-7s.
Strict Middling-7.
Middling-Gs.
Stained COttOn-5 to 6.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-01

charter to the Bank of WilliamStOn.
The capital stock of the bank is @2O,-
GOO, and the officers are: President, j.
T.. Gossett; -vice-president, w. A. Nc
tors, j. P. Gossett, w. A. McKelvey,
{. r. Horton, r. A. Gray, B. G. Martin,
II. r. Barmore and II. G. Wilson. The
bank has certainly selected fine set
of officers, and its success is assured.
Last Saturday the Secretary of State
issued ssiaia commission fora charter to the
The corporators are d. =. McBrayer,
G. J. Brock, j: II. Anderson, ID. A.
Lcdbetter, r. E. Ligon, j. Adger
Smyt hand F. G.. Brown. The capital
stock is $4,000, divided into shares OF
$50 each. If you want to subscribe to
the capital stock call on any of the cor
pOrntOrs.
On leaving Pelzcr few weeks ago
rer Of the Belton cotton mills, Lewis
y. Blake was given farewell dinner
by his friends and associates in Pelzer.
He was further hOnOred with a more
permanent recognition in the form of
an elegant sterling silver pitcher, hand
somely inscribed with his name, and
dates indicating his nine years resi-
ucuC0 Ill ciZcF.
Mr.. Geo. H. Pcckham, manager of
the Walhalla Cotton Mills, was in
the city yesterday on business. In
conversation with n number of gen
tlemen, he expressed surprise that no
mill,in tho South is making fine goods.
"The objection most frequently urged
by investors" he said, sis that your
climatic conditions arc unsuited, and
there is also an absence of skilled labor.
There never was n greater mistaken
idea, for our Southern atmosphere is as
moist as is necessary, and regarding
labor. would much prefer raw noun
tain hoosier labor to some of the labor
employed in Northern mills. For in
stance, the mill which Twas connected
before / came South, the Berkshire
Manufacturing Co.. of MASSACHUSETTS,,
employed ono hundred Polandcrs. who
didn't know word of English. These
operatives had to be taueht before they
knew anything, and / think no one
would hesitate long in making choice
between these two. Tie manufactur-
ing of fine goods in the South will yield
better Investments than heavy goods"
Mr.. Peckham was much pleased with
,Andesson's growth and progress.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-01

Clayton (Ga.) Tribune: "The Black
Diamond surveyors have moved from
here to the valley. They are camped
near John Scruggs'. The survey will
be q picnic for the next ten miles, COM
pared to the Inst ten. - y -. t.ss " I
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-14
CITY BREvITIEs.

| The Single Tax league meets In Its rooms
| In the Mason building tonight and invites all
interested to go aud ask questions
There are undelivered kilograms at the Of
| flee OF the Postal Telegraph Cable company
| for l.. ID. Lewis and Miss Eva Hughes.
There are undelvered telegrams at the Of
| fce of the Western Union Telegraph company
| for G. W. Meade Ed Dudley w. II. Naugle.
| The ladies OF st. Mary's Episcopal church
will give watermelon festival at the home
OF Mr.. c. {. Gordon. Oh Hill street, this even
ing at O'Clock.
| Yesterday afternoon, while repairing the
wires on Washington street opposite the Cen,
tral depot, n lineman lost his balance and fell
to the sidewalk, receiving serious but not
fatal injuries.
The Lords Cycle club will give a water
melon feast at their club house on Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, upon which occasion
"a photograph Of the club house aud group
picture OF the members will be taken.
| Mr.. Jacob Levy desires to correct the I'M
preston that the whole OF his building on the
corner OF Main street and Capitol avenue has
been leased to the Citizens Telephone COM
pany. only the third floor is occupied by that
concern.
Deputy sheriff wynne reports family as
being In distress at 1911 Vine street. The
husband. George A. Bezanson, is confined to
his bed on account of an accident, and tho
wife is sick and without medicine or medical
attention
The Houston Light Guard held fairly we'll
attended meeting at the armory last night
The only business Of Importance transacted
was the reception OF several applications Tor
membership final action on all OF which was
deferred to the next meeting.
a severe stroke OF lightning about o'clock
yesterday afternoon became tangled up with
the Tires OF the street car company and the
Citizens Electric Light company All cars
fans, motors etc. dependent on electricity for
motive power were temporarily stopped as a
result.
The gun club shoot that was to have taken
Place Mt Forest park yesterday evening was
postponed until this afternoon, when 1t Will
take place at the grounds at the end of the
San Felipe car line. Plenty OF shade and
room for huggies. Shooting will commence at
$3.50 o'clock.
Thieves entered f. Chimene's woodyaru
Wednesday night. and among other things
they stole wheel from his delivery wagon.
They also entered the shoe shop of Joseph H.
Rocca, at 916k Texas avenue. and stole pretty
much everything they could find there in tia
way OF shoes, old and new.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-14
CItILDREN's DAY.
II Was Badly Interfercd With by the
Weather.

Weather.
For the first time In the history OF Chill
dren's Day, old j. Pluvius frowned upon
the event to such an extent as to prac-
tcally put damper upon the children 8
festivities and destroy anything like what
the attendance otherwise would have
occasions in past years.
Despite the rain however, which con-
tnued nearly the entire afternoon, quite
number of children went out to Forest
park and, though the ground was damp
and muddy, they lodged out between the
showers aud ran their races--foot races,
| hree-legged races, goat races and the
like-and every child upon the ground was
gladdened with some prize in the shape of
a toy, all of them being bountifully sup
piled, owing to the small attendance.
which caused the supply of toys to be
greater than the demand.
In the goat races another BLACK Bill
a worthy successor of the old nero that
| so long bore that cognomen, carried OFF the
honors. This Black BIZ is owned by
Charles Diez, who lives on Congress ave-
nue..
| During the afternoon and while the
rain was getting In its best lioks those
present were entertained In the pavilion
by a lot of interesting vaudeville work by
the Forest park stock company. after
which the cake walk for Paul Floeck S
big cake and the girls race for Mr.. Wad-
dell's swing took place, furnishing lots of
fun for all present
| When the sun came out late in the
afternoon the crowd increased, and by
dark there was quite good attendance.
| theatrical performance was given in
the evening, and the festivities were
closed with a dance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-14
PERSONAL MENTION.

D. T. Forbes of Victoria is CHARTERED at
the Bristol.
J. E. DoGeu of San Francisco Is located at
the Bristol.
Fl. A. Fisher of Evansville Is domciled at
the Bristol
at the Bristol.
Colonel S. D. Porter OF Sandy Point is a
guest at the Bristol.
w. S. PaIfrev of New Orleans has apart
ments at the Bristol
Hon, C. A. Teagle and wife of Orange were
! In the city Yesterday
Mrs. c +. THOMPSON of Dallas was guest
at the Bristol Yesterday.
II. A. and A. S Dyer. Jr.. left last night
for a visit TO Connecticut
Mr. and Mrs. 4. n Mcdonald will leave
TODAY for Asheyille, \. G., where Mrs. Me-
Donald viii enter sanitarium.
Mrs. Collin Livingstone, from san Antonio,
is here visiting her sister. Mrs. Archie zor-
koWsky. who is quite Ill at her mothar's resi-
dence on Prairie avenue
President VIM. Miller and Secretary VIM.
III Harwood of the haywood Rice Canal and
Milling company. came in from Haywood yes
tcrdav and registered at the Bristol They
report satisfactory progress In their WORK.
Mrs. Thomas McGonigle. who has been Wis
iting in Houston for about eight months has
returned to her home in New York. accom-
panied by her daughter-in-aw Mrs. Thomas
McGonigle. Jr., who will return In about hYe
months.
Hon Fox Winnie of Galveston spent yes.
terday in the city on business. Mr.. Winnie
is Interested fl the Gulf aud Interstate road.
in addition to which he owns and operates an
extensive lumber business at his nome IN
Newton. Kan. whore much of his time is
spent
Miss Edna Dec Woolford and Miss Hen
rietta McGowen returned TO their homes in
this city last night after al onE absence. they
attended the last session of the Stuart school
IL Washington CITY and have been visiing
friends in several of the Eastern cities since
its close.
Judge George N. Aldregc and family were
In the city Yesterday en- route TO their home
In Dallas for which point they left last
night. Mrs. Aidrege and the children have
beer spending some weeks ut Suriside and,
having been caught there by the flood and cut
of from rail communication with Houston,
were compelled to make the trip to Calves
ton on one OF the government boats which
were sent to Velasco for the purpose of as
sisting In the relief work.