davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

cuted and so excellent that we clipped
it out and have carried 1T for months
daily in a little religious book we EN-
orally have with US. We propose to
share with our piously inclined readers
the precious gift. 1t Is a short but
most capital study of possibly the most
generally familiar of all h Psalms
the precious, gracious, most comfort
Ing Twenty-Third. It is by a north
ern woman, evidently a close, thought
full student of the Psalm she SO well
handles. 1t appeared first in the North
field Echoes, Mr.. Moody's publication.
The title is, mo Want to Them that
Fear Him.
1.-The Lord is my shepherd; 1 shall not
want"
I shall not want rest. He maketh
me to lie down in green pastures"
I shall not want drink. FL leadeth
me beside the still waters"
I shall not want forgiveness. He
restoreth my SOUL"
I shall not want guidance He lead
eth me in the paths of Righteousness
for his names AXE"
/ shall not want companIonShlp
YEA, though / walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I will fear nc
evil; for thou art with me-"
L shall not want comfort. Thou pre-
parest a table before me in the pres
ence of mine enemies"
I shall not want joy. Thou has
anointed my head with OIL"
I shall not want anything. MY cur
runneth over"
1 shall not want anything in my life
Surely goodness and mercy shall fol.
low me all the days of my life"
I shall not want anything in eternity
For I will dwell in the house of the
Lord forever"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10
MINERAL INDUSTRY.

A work has been published devoted
to the Mineral Industry" of the Uni
ted States. It is edited by Richard p.
Rothwell. 1t is in seven volumes, the
last having been recently issued. We
draw from it a few items that will in
struct. In 1897 the total value of min
raj production, s64s. sO4, 500, in 1895. it was
$7G9. SIC, 75o-an increase of some $780,
000.0 900. OF the production of 1898, ss14,-
255, $40 was h value of metals. against
1912, 17S,3 1872 in the previous year. and
$433, 659,141 ores and minerals, against
$407. 913, 912 in 1897. OF iron received and
consumed last year the total consumed
was q, 772.7 $50 tons. This was derived
as follows: 14.02s.ss3 tons from Lake
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

south's nobIest singer after Poe. some
months ago:
I'm the moderate volume OF his pro,
du~ctiveness there are lines OF exquisite
inspiration nj expression, and stanZas
of superb charm and power. He Is a
most Quotable poet, and has upon him,
we trust, the light OF Immortality
among the mighty dead who sang to
the world and then passed into the ST.
lence beyond. He was a genu-
! inc singer, and not an echo. He sang
| noble, sweet, inspiring strains, and in
the very prime of young manhood he
left harp and song and, folding his
hands, gave himself and all he hoped
for into the hands Of his blessed Re
| deemer. He has left imperish-
| able lines, we would~fain believe. Read
| ing again some of his charming produc-
| tons we have wondered why it is that
every man and woman in our south
| land who has a claim to culture and
any taste for delightful verse were not
familiar with poems 70 exquisite In
their beauty and the perfection OF
| their FORM"
H~oughton, Mifhin & G g. are the pull
fishers of the latest edition, and it Is
very neat and desirable. Read what
a highly gifted southern poet gave to
the world for it's pleasure and uplift-
ing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10
HOME FOLKS.

We find the following in the n. Y.
Tribune. 1t was taken probably from
a North Carolina probably
the Ashevile Citizen. II the account is
true it is a great compliment to both
Mr.. Freeman and Gen. Ransom, and
partakes of the heroic:
r.. b. Freeman, who died the other
day at Asheville, N. c., was a survivor
or the engagement OF Drury's Blum. in.
which General Matt Ransom was
wounded, Ransom having been carried,
from the field by Freeman. Bruce
safo Ransom, i am wounded. You are.
a young man. AS you carry me pro-
tect your body from this awful fire of
the enemy. Hold me between you and.
lne enemy's gun I'd rather die MY
sell, answered Freeman, than have a
lie or such promise of usefulness go
OUT - ~
1t cost the Wallace show the snug
sum Of $50 tax, to spread his tents in
Wilmington. But he probably made
money here.
Gen, Julian s.. Carr is disposed 70
heip others in many ways. His last good
offer is TO encourage the study of rbe
history of North Carolina, and to ma,
"~ @hNiNh a prize OF xlUJs for
the best comper1d or sketch Of any de-
cade of our state.e history within. ,be
period embraced between the wear ,7s,
and 1882. The contest is open .o anv
resident North CarolInian. No more
than fifty will be allowed to enter. and
these will be the first who apply. The
sketches must not exceed t~wenty-6ve
n
pages-lOQ words TO the page We
hope it will produce a good historical
essay and stimulate home study.
IL o can relish a plantation song
by a native, read Mr.. John r. Morris,s
poem in The Charlotte Observer Of the
9Th instant. entitled "a Tar Heel wan
derer's Love-" 1t is as fresh as q
bridegroom's delicious posy gathered
by the tender fingers of some fair 1irl
OF North Carolina, and "redoIent of low
and youth" in the blessed spring time
"hen the seeds are sown or in the hap
by autumn days when the song OF the
harvest home is heard in tho land -
iove- IL IL not Tennysonisn, but fulI
OF nomespun philosophy n tender
ness.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

permit his wife or his daughter or his
sister. as the case may be. TO get upon
the stand and testify against a brute"
Ny questioner and all the other guests
expressed themselves as quite satisfied
They even admitted that lynching
might be justifiable-"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10
MEN WORTHY OF HONoR

The Asheville Citizen says:
The Danville Register is demanding
a bronze statue of Vance for its city.
A monument TO or statue of the great
caroiinian would be an ornament to
any city in the United States"
This is Justly said. The great tribune
OF the people in fun bronze would be
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

We lately wrote an article on the eff
fort to sell the 600 edition of Harry
Timrod's poems, and copied some very
kind, just and even acute opinions of
him as a poet, but put it away so Sc
curely hat we are unable to unearth
it. If the south after Poe ever had a
poet of most charming, simple, grace
full, masculine. even intense endow-
ment, with the gift Of song liz rich de-
velopment, ir is Timrod. Mislaying our
lost article of him. we reproduce in
part what we said of him when noticing
the movement flor a memorial of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

The Christian Scriptures give true
knowledge to all sincere seekers after
light and knowledge. They thorough
iy furnish" all who seek God through
Christ for work and enable them tC
each in all wisdom. Read II limo
thy, 3:17. Col. 3:16. They are they
that testify of Christ. See John 5:39;
Luke 24:27. They make wise unto sal
walton, and are able to save our souls.
Consult 1 Tim. 3:15; James 1:21. The
Holy Ghost uses them in/the most ne
e essary work of. regenerating the soul
See John 3:5; James 1:1S. They pro-
rduce faith in them that hear. Read
John 20:37; Romans 1917. They are
also instrumental through the Divine
Spirits to produce sanctification in be-
levers. See John 17:17; Ephesians 5:26
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

Professor George Saintsbury, who
with certain Objectionable qualities as
to style, is generally a DUN critic and
of very wide range of information with
French and English authors. We a
read several volumes by him that were
pleasant and informing. He has the
courage of opinion" and freely in
dulges the vein. His recent volume
on that famous English man of letters,
Matthew Arnold, a mastery poet and
an essayist Of singular charm, appears
to be disappointing. We have not seen
the volume, but judging from some
critical judgments upon it he has not
done himself credit and has fallen far
below doing credit to the original and
accomplished author of whom he
writes. It is evidently an unsympa-
thetic undertaking which is fatal to all
biography and criticism worth consid-
ering. Saintsbury has real resource
and is rarely if ever dull, but like most
critics he is not without dislikes and
hobbies. A long criticism before us
handles him without gloves and applies
an excoriation that seems deserved. The
editor in The New York Saturday Re
view, Mr.. A. Blackwood, strikingly
says at the close:
W. look in a study Of Arnold for an
introduction to his mind and spirit, but
we look here in vain. And, assured as
we are of his high aims, we are inn
pressed with the ~inadequacy of this
criticism to help to an appreciation Of
him the readers of today. We Go not
attach faultlessness in any respect to
Arnold-the man or his work.
The instances are rare indeed, when a
mind so richly furnished has in the
same spirit of unworldliness entertain
ed n pursued h same ideals. We
regard him as a teacher in the high
est sense. It is for this above all that
we honor Arnold, and value his work.
The student of today can scarcely re-
alize what he owes to him, having
entered unconsciously, it may be said,
into a heritage which Arnold was be-
yond other men instrumental in pre-
paYing for him."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

The tempter oft, with willy toll,
Seeks thee, my soul, as precious spoil;
His weapons never lose their edge,
But thou art Heavens peculiar pledge.
Though Satan rage thy Lord is there
Dear soul, betake myself to prayer.
Margaret E. Sangster, in S. S. Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

We. cannot we'll today write n Of our
usua discussions of passages in the
Bible. We, therefore, avail ourselves
Of others making a not improbable
melange of Biblical truth. Some time
ago we found in a religious paper a
brief article that was so happily exc
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

AS a southern newspaper The Mes
fame of it's Lest literary men. The south
had a few poets of force and originali-
ty. In Great Britain and in France
Poe outranks all American poets. The
north has been appreciative of Sidney
Lanier, the best offering Georgia has
made to literature. We recall that a
dozen or fifteen years ago Edmund
Gosse, the accomplished and clever
English critic, wrote disparingly of
Lanier. He ~grievously failed to I'M
derstand that southron of true poetic
fire, poet born and not made. But la
ter Lanier Jared much better. and in
the, north particularly, his gifts have
been kindly appraised, and his prose
and poetry hav received no little con-
sideration. Recently Harper's "Litera-
ture" wrote briefly Of his "Retrospects
and Prospects" Not all he published
had a high value, but he wrote criti-
cism and poetry that are surely of
merit. Literature writes wisely, we
think, and Understandings when it
says:
Sidney Lanier was an artist who
hesitated between two arts. The mu-
stefan is present in his poetry, as the
painter is in Rossetti's. His very in
genious but somewhat ~paradoxicaI
Science of English Verse is an effort
to synthesise the two arts which he
loved and practised. It also gives evil
dence of that union in the authors
mind Of the analytical and imaginative
faculties, SO marked in the case of an
other southern poet, Edgar Poe. 3
Lanier, of course cannot claim rank
with Poe as a genius, but his ~personali-
ty is more attractive. His was a char
acter of singular elevation, sweetness
and strength. 1t is a contribution to
nier's thinking, not represented in his
verse n literary criticism, hat this
volume of p~osthumous essays is put
forth"
Lanier was a sufferer and invalid for
years of his life, and after the war he
wrought much Of his best if not in
tears at least in pain and anguish. III
the war he spent some weeks in Will
mington and made friends here as he
did wherever he went. He was a gen.
tie, lovable, gifted man, and his mem
Dry should be kept green through the
f1eeting decades by the people who love
the beautiful and the true.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-07

kota. He had numerous varieties Of
such in the North Dakota Sylvaton
Museum. One sample from his farm
near Churchs Ferry measures six feet
and eleven inches. He also displays
a number of samples of the Austrian
Bronze grass, raised in North Dakota.
The samples furnished by w. w. Nc
Twain Of Sheldon, N. D., (this was dis
played at the Omaha fair) measures
five feet and ten inches from ends of
the roots to the top Of the stalk. This
kind Of grass grows in Ransom, Cass,
Williams and other counties of the
state, and is most highly valued for it's
superior quality and its ability to with
stand drOuths. 1t is claimed for it
four tons Of hay per acre; two crops
per year, making eight tons each sea-
son. 1t will give two crops per season
for from four to six years. 1t starts
early in the spring and retains it's
greenness till late in the fall.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-07
with a view Of locating and practiclng

with a view Of locating and practicing
here.
Roy H. Berry, of the hospital corps
Mt Manila, attached to the North Da-
kota regiment, has been hOnorably dis.
charged and will he furnished with
transportation home. He is a son Of
Ed Berry of Dickinson.
Oil Inspector Wickham is still boom
ing the town of Glenullen and pro-
poses to erect a wool warehouse and
purchase Il baler for wool, the freight
on it being less when baled, and a con-
siderable saving effected for the farm
ers.
The late spring has about exhausted
the supply of hay among many of the
cattlemen. Feeding has had to be
continued long beyond the ordinary
limit and many of the stockowners
are anxious for the belated spring to
put in an appearance.
The Northern Pacific will put on an
extra passenger train into and out of
Fargo, running from Cooperstown to
Sanborn and then to Fargo, reaching
that city about 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and leaving again in the afternoon.
The train is for the accommodation of
shoppers and makes eight passenger
trains into and out of Fargo every day
Over the Northern Nlcitic.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-07
TROUBLE IN SIGHT

a Fargo special to the Minneonolis
Journal says: At the last term of tho
United States court at Bismarck q man
named Barrett, q Great Northern do
tective at Wahpeton, was in the civ
enroute to Bismarck as q witness and
under a United States subpoena In
the wait between trains he went tn
Moorhead and found Banker French
and Attorney Purcell Of Wahpeton in
the place. Before he left he was as
saulted by q hackman, named Harner
and beaten into insensibility. Friends
took him to the train, from which he
had to be carried on q stretcher at Bis
marck and was unable to testify before
the grand Jury on the Abercrombie
postofice robbery. Recently a num-
Der of witnesses from Fargo and Moor
head have been subpoenaed to appear.
before the United States grand Jury
at Fergus Falls, MINI, April u. where
1t Is claimed an Indictment will be
sked against French, Purcell, and Har-
per on the ground of interfering with
q man under q United States subpoena.
Barrett claims that French and Pur.
cell q O grudge against him for some
work ne had done in Wahpeton and
paid Harper $50 to assault him. Har.
per was arrested on complaint Of the
saloon proprietor and fined SIS for the
assault, but ia claimed that this was
part Of the agreement and Barrett is
after the saloon man, too. The prom
inence of French and Purcell in North
Dakota makes the matter very inter-
esting, and 1t is claimed that local
United States officials are backing Bar
ett up. as his injuries delayed the
work Of the term.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-07
Saturday.

Saturday..
Mrs. r. l.. Best returned today from
a visit in jamestown.
DR.. Bentley will deliver the Mem
orial day address at jamestown.
Hon. ThOs. Allshouse came in from
the east on the Q train today.
Twin city authorities estimate 30
600 settlers this year for North Dat
kota.
Vaccination is popular in the city
since the reports of small poX in the
state.
Commissioner Harrison is apportion-
ing the insurance statements to the
state press boys.
Conductor Sloan Of the Northern
Pacific was in the city yesterday after
noon, greeting friends.
Secretary Poole and Judge Phil
brick visited Fargo for Il day or two
the latter part of the week.
Congressman spalding has recon
mended John Hooper for postmaster
at Crofte, Burleigh county.
A. G. McGillivray today assumed
charge Of the registers office at the
local land Office, q. A. Lamb retiring.
Deputy Warden Kaufman of the
penitentiary returned today from st.
Paul where he has been undergoing
medical treatment.
The ice in the river is reported eX-
tremely thick and solid as q rock in
many places, q condition unprece-
dented at this time Of the year.
J. @. Leach Of Cannonball is in Man
dan looking over the business in pros
pect, with a view to putting in q ferry
between Mandan and Bismarck.
State Veterinarian Mackin Of Nor
ton county reports several cases Of
CHAMBERS in the county, which he be-
lieves have spread from the Indian
reservation.
Fargo Call: A report m from
Bismarck that Gen. Alex Hughes will
move to Fargo. It is said he will pur-
chase property here and erect q hand
some residence.
Mandan people are considerably in
terested in whether or not the Mis-
souri, river will 60 on the rampage this
year. The Indications favor q food
Of the lowlands, but they may fail.
DR.. r. III. Mason, NJ. d., medical SUI
perior Of Saltcoats hospital, N. w. T.,
a brother of Mrs. F. G Ca.sselman, of
this city, will shortly visit Bismarck
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-07
PEN BOARD.
Warden Boucher Reappointcd as Chief
Officer of the Pen for the Ensu-
ing Term.
From Wednesdays Daily.

IRON NeuHcSunyS Daly.l
The new penitentiary board met and
organized at the %penitentiary yester-
day. The members of the board for
the ensuing two years are Edward
Braddock of Williamsport, J. D. Moul-
der of Fargo, John Il. Fort of Bis
marck, G. w. Stevenson Of Mandan
and Il. j. Turner of Gladstone. At
the meeting yesterday the general
affairs Of the %penitentiary We're dis
cussed. Edward Braddock Of Will
Transport was chosen as chairman Of
The board, and the present warden, n.
f. Boucher, as warden Of the institu-
ton and accounting officer for the COM
ing term. The reappointment of Ward
en- Boucher was expected, and will
meet with general satisfaction and ap-
proyal as he has made one Of the most
efficient chief officers ever in control of
a similar institution, and under his
management, even with the limited field
for the employment Of the labor of the
%convicts, he has made their work prof
liable, and has operated the institution
profitably and to the best interests Of
the state and the penitentiary.
The matter of the building of a
twine plant, provided for at the last
session Of the legislature, was gener-
ally discussed and steps taken to carry
out as soon as possible the will of the
legislature. There is much work to
ne lone in establishing the plant, and
the board appointed two committees
to look after the different features Of
the work. One committee was an
pointed to act with the warden in the
matter of building and grounds. and
another to act with the warden in The
securing OF machinery and power.
The building will be of brick. seye,.a,
stories in height to Accommodate The
machinery and to furnish store and
room. and will be bllilded
IRON brick furnished by the neniten-
tiary yards, and the work of cnnstr,,c.
tlon Will be done largely by the con.
vlcts with experienced men as
lntendents. so that the work will Nv.
done at the least possible expense to
the state. The matter OF m~achinery
Will be carefully looked into by the
committee. There is a number of
firms that furnish the machinery re-
qulred n the board will secure fig
ures from them, and decide upon the
best for use in the proposed plant. The
same committee will decide on the mat
Ter OF power. Electricity is one of the
means of power that will be consid-
cred, and If it is decided on, light may
ne furnished for the institution from
the same plant.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-07
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy.
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured bv the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the LIQUID laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is h one perfect strengthening laxa.
tive, cleansing the system effectuallv.
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
gently yet promptly and enabling n
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently: Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the kidneys.
liver and bowels, without wcakeninr
or Irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative. 49,
In the process of manufacturing fips
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinaldualities Of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Go. only. In order to get it's beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name Of the Company
printed on the front Of every package.
FIG r CO.
sAN FRAM01sco. oAIs
KY. NgW Xo1E, ny.
For ss,e b ~ Druggika-Pfiee 5oe.pssbatss
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-07
Thousands ara Irving II.

In order to prove the great merit OF
Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared a generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y. City.
Isuffered from catarrh of the worst kind
ever since n boy, and / never hoped for
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
even that. Many acquaintance have used
it with excellent results.-Osear Ostrurn,
As Warren Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
Ely's Cream Balm is tho acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price.
so cents. At druggists OK by mail.