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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-24
The Week in Wilson.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Wilson, N. c., October q.
The ChautauQua Book Club had its
regular semi-monthly meeting tonight
at the home of Miss Lizzie Anderson.
Secretary L. f. Barnes had ordered the
list Of books, which had been previous
ly a1opted by the club.
After a general discussion of the
plans and aims of the club the business
feature was laid aside and the charm
ing hostess served refreshments.
Rev. B. H. Milton returned last night
from Cincinnati, where he a been at
tending the great jubilee convention OF
the Christian church. Mr.. Milton was
appointed by the convention a member
of the India missionary committee.
During the coming week the state
convention of the Christian church will
be held in Wilson.
Mr.. John Pearce, a Wilson man, has
been elected superintendent of the new
waterworks system being put in at
Rocky Mount. The people of our sister
town are to be congratulated on secur-
ing the services of such an experienced
man.
Mr.. E.. w. Thomson, who died
Thursday night at the sanitarium. was
buried here yesterday. Mr.. Thomson
came to Wilson from South Carolina
last year and accepted a position with
a tobacco house Later, he, with his
brother, Mr.. J.. L. Thomson, went into
the mercantile business. The cause oil
his death was Inflammation Of the
brain. The deceased was a Mason, a
member of Mount Lebanon Lodge, OF
Wilson. He was buried with Masonic
honors.
Nearly all OF the Wilsonians have
returned from the state fair at Raleigh
Wilson's. representatives numbered
about 800.
This has been a dull week with to.
bacco men. Court having been I'm ses.
sion during the week, the farmers have
been slow about bringing in their to.
bacco.le The rush will begin again Mon.
day in earnest.
The many friends of Mr.. Thoma,
Washington, one Of the owners OF tn.
Central Brick warehouse, are glad t.
see him out after an Illness Of TIVE
| months.
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BREVITTES

Novel writing pays when a hit is
made. The author of Richard Carvel,"
Winston Churchill, a young man., born
in st. Louis, has just received s25, 900 as
royalties on his novel for three months
sale. That book has passed a sale of
10, 900 III the United States.
Creelman gives up the fight in Ohio,
and says that Mclean will be defeated.
Hanna and Doodle will do it.
Think of Lord Salisbury circulating
McKinley's rot about benevolent as
similation' in forcing A~mericanism by
bullets on the F'ilipinos. Salisbury spoke
of the peoples in Africa John Bull is
now trying to destroy that they would
be brought under that ."philanthropic,
friendly and improving treatment OF
those countless indigenous races OF
whose destiny 1 fear we have hitherto
been too ~forgetful."
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As sure as the sun shines the white
men Of North Carolina Will never pass
again under the iron yoke OF negro su-
premacy led and mustered by some OF
the very worst white men who curse
the south with their presence. The
Raleigh News and Observer says Of the
plotters at ~StatesyiIle:
The principal orator was Senator
He repeated the same stun
that he gave utterance to last spring.
the gfst Of which Is: If the 10000 ne
gro vote is cut down very much as IL
would be by the amendment, the repub-
ncan party would have TO go out OF
business We do not wish to give up
the offices Therefore, we will fight
the amendment That. in a nutshell.
was Pritchard's speech. though he pre-
tended otherwise and said in my judy
ment the amendment would disfran-
chise the poor n illiterate classes OF
both races"
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NO living American divine writes so
much for the religious press, unless an
editor, or writes more entertainingly
and practically, than Rev. DR.. Theo-
dOre Cuyler, of the northern Presbyte-
rians. He has a sweet spirit, and
writes as only one writes who is filled
with the Spirit. Recently he wrote
He began by saying that next to the
inspired words of Holy Scripture the
most important words used in divine
worship are the words of psalms and
fact that the finest hymns in the Eng
lish language were not composed by
celebrated poets" This is true but not
known to be SO to most hymn singers
and readers. While some gifted poets
0Cowper, Montgomery, Scott and 9TH
ers-have written one or mor hymns
OF merit, they are not comparable as
hymns to some of the hymns of writers
not ranking even with the poets OF
third Or fourth order or even less
Watts, Charles Wesley. Augustus Top
lady, Newton. Lyle, Bonar and others
gave the world imperishable treasures
in hymnology, and yet judged by the
true standards of poetic composition
and inspiration they would not have
brought them fame That is to say
poetic exercises of no higher excellence
Of form and Imagination and art would
nc have brought them permanen1
fame, or given them a place Of i'm.
portance among h higher and mos
richly endowed poets and especially
Wrists. If a critical mind in sympathy
| with verse were to compare the best
hymns with the best lyrics of Greece
or OF the greatest moderns-with those
Of Shakespeare and Milton and Tenny-
SON and Shelley and some others, il
wonld be sure to place the hymns as
compositions, vastly below the others
DIR. Cuyler evidently sees this in what
he says. quoted above. and in this 9TH
er remark showing clear insight:
"a perfect hymn need not be arts
.tically a perfect poem; much less is 1t
a mere expression Of devout spiritual
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Fifty years ago cultivated readers
sought with keen desire the books OF
Herman Melville, a. northern writer of
fine gifts. When quite young we read
with exceeding pleasure 'Typee' and
"Oomoo," and they would doubtless
prove charming reading now If we had
lot lost our copies, as we have more
than an hundred volumes of choice
literature. Why there is not a revival
of Melville's works-he wrote four, we
think it was, "Mobey Dick and anoth-
er, with the two named above-for they
have the perennial freshness and flavor,
we may not doubt, of works of creative
power. He wrote of South Sea Island
ers n having when young been some
thing of a sailor, we believe, he wrote
with exceeding felicity Of the ocean and
told charming stories of the people in
the Pacific whom he saw. We were re-
minded of Melville, who still lives in
old age, we think, by a pleasant refer
ence to him. in one Of w. L. Alden's
London letters to The New York Sat
urday Review. We copy a part, with
something of exaggerated praise:
I'VE have Ibsen societies and there
is more true poetry in Melville's books
THAI there is in all of Ibsen's plays.
Besides h poetry, Melville's books are
full of genuine realism, and not genu-
inc power. We may grant all their de-
fects, their occasional melodrama and
pathos, and rank rubbish, which Mr..
Melville sometimes hot into them, but
for all that Herman Melville is far and
away the most original genius that
America has produced, and it is a ma
tional reDroach that he should be so
completely neglected."
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Sir Redvers Butler in chief command
of the British in Africa is a brave fight
er and not without the butcher element
in him it is believed. His conditions
for accepting the command were posi-
tive, strong and business like. He was
to have no interference from home-the
wires to be cut so to speak-he was to
have a strong army,not less than so, 000,
and then he would sweep away the
rier says that some of his officers adj
mire him for his determination but do
not hesitate to call him a brute. That
is why he has been sent to South
Africa, because he likes the smell of
blood, because he agrees with his great
American prototype that war is hell
because the commercial greed of Great
| Britain requires the benevolent assim-
ilattion" of the freemen Of South
Africa" In the past the Beers did az
fective fighting. Results as follows
show this taken from the Memphis APP
peal:
"At Laing's Mex the English loss was
100. the Boer. "A; at Ingogo the British
loss was 142; the Boer, Is; at Majuba
Hill. which the Beers assaulted, the
British loss was $50; the Boer. 5: al
Bronkhorst Spruit the British loss was
120; the Boer, L; while in the Jameson
raid 100 Englishmen were killed and [
Beers. In these five battles the English
loss was $50 and and the Beers lost only
50, or exactly at the ratio Of 16 to 1, in
dependent Of any other nation on
earth"
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The black radical gang had a vicious
pow-wow at Statesville. Jeter Pritch-
ard, of East Tennessee in the way
back, Brownlow's dominions, was on
hand, loaded with big oratory"and won
derfully prophetic. Jeter is far-seeing
and can forecast the precise future. He
has assured the Washington gang that
Mckinley will carry North Carolina
mex year. He and his tribe of con-
spirators have but one aim in life-to
hold office. If North Carolina is ruin
ed by them it is all one with them
so they get official grub. Their plot
now is to keep in office by putting the
white people OF the state under z
rule. That is the beginning and End
ing of their conspiracy against the
whites.
Revolutions never go backward"
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We suppose that the number of novel
readers in the south who have read
h novels of George Meredith are few
when compared with the number that
read a half dozen or a dozen of the
most popular fictive writer's. We had
occasion to say not long ago that the
popularity of a novel was no test of
it's merit, rs it has often happened that
the best novels were neglected and the
meretricious, commonplace or highly
sensational novels had a great run.
Meredith is not a writer to draw the
million. He is like Browning among
poets. only sought by a comparatively
few. Meredith is a great writer, but
hardly of the first rank among those
who employ English. There are only
five or six who be classed as first.
Meredith has a style that repels, and
yet he often writes superlatively we'll.
Scenes are in his novels that only a
master could paint. He has power,
originality, dramatic talents, wit in ex-
cess, genius, and yet he is not a popu-
lar author. He has been before the
public for thirty or more years and
it is only within a decade or so that
he attracted a superior class Of readers
who admired Inc lauded him enthusi.
astically. Today we do not purpose any
thing elaborate as to his merits. We
may at another time essay q more
heightened consideration Of his gift:
and qualities as a novelist. We rea6
the other night an excellent critical pa.
per upon him in The Atlantic Monthly
from the pen of.Paul E. Moore, and we
wish to Gull from 1t a few excerpts tina,
may enlighten some Of u best equip
ped readers. The poets. critics and
novelists who have written Of Mere
~dith have ordinarily been extreme and
antipodal. Mr.. Moore notes opinions
from men of gifts and says:
There appears to be no middle
ground between the homage of r. L.
stevenson, to whom Rhoda Fleming
was the strongest thing in English let
ters since Shakespeare died. and equal
Iy excessive detraction of William Wat
son, who has put on record his i'm
preston OF The Egoist as being the
most entirely wearisome book purport-
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SALAMAGUNDI-

Mr.. A. 3. Maurice, in London Litera-
ture, In d clever paper discussing Kip
ling's style, says Of it:
His vocabulary, vigorous rather
than rich, seems inherent. His power
over words. his knowledge OF their
shades of meaning, is intuitive; 1t does
not smack of long nights study or the
dictionary and thesaurus. His style
seems To be constantly changing-very
little, but still changing. He
is so spontaneously a story-teller that
he has need for neither skeleton nor
tricks of speech. Words, phrases, bits
of dialogue, situations, well up in the
telling of his story"
another writer incidentally referring
to him., says that he is 1.-THE man who
would be king" is one of the best
short stories in the world" The effort
of some to disparage Kipling is a mis-
take. t is a reaction from perhaps
over-p lise. That Kipling is a writer
of true genius N be doubted by
any di corning reader. That he is mas
ter Aof an extraordinary style of vigor
and lingual resource. He is dramatic.
strong. passionate, a real story-teller,
of remarkable fancy and seemingly in
exhaustible invention. He is not so
great q poet as some other English
poets Of the last thirty years, nor is he
equal to ~Thackeray or any of the really
great authors of this century-Scott,
Carlyle, Byron, Shelley, Wordsworth.
Tenny@on. He has a message to deliv-
er to his generation and he goes at
II ,,;41 oreat aarneStneSs force and
pluck. He is an expansionist of the
most improved kind, and essays to drive
his country into wider %conquests and
a more stupendous Imperialism. He
evidently loves to see his people fight
ing, an he tries to incite Great Britain
to the emitting of the peoples who stand
in it's ~ ay of imperialistic display and
land %grabbing. His lyrical patriotism
is at white heat, and he loses sight
of the merciful and just view in trying
to ct start the British hosts against
weak and ill-furnished peoples who
own and control good things that John
Rrll covets, such as gold and diamonds.
Eioling tried to make the United States
follow England's craze for territory
and trouble. His white Mans Bur-
dem was a war note that was written
TO areuse the fighting spirit and lead
the once great Republic into plans of
force and conquests, and to bring other
races under it's imperialistic power.
While we "a do justice to Kipling's
splendid virility and resourceful genius
" have no admiration for his war
whoops and "ingrained deviltry'' that
led to wars of aggression, sin and
. cruelty. We must hope that the people
y of the United states have not been
chosen to initiate England's wild
passion and greed for other peoples
dominions. War whoops of little Nc
Kinley and his imperialistic gang
should fall upon ears dead and unre-
ccDtive to the raucous cry of the plum
<de .ers.
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If warning upon Bryan by ridicuie
and Misrepresentation, by SANDER and
falsehood by his political goldbug en-
emies could deprive him of physical life
he would have been dead years ago.It is
by such disreputable ways aided by
God and purchase that he was de-
feated politically. But he still lives
and the monster demonstration in his
honor at Louisville on 18th is proof
sufficient. He made a pointed clear-cut
speech and gave the Mckinley gang hot
shot because of the presidents I'M
American and ubiquitous policy in the
Philippines, and his consequent shame
full silence into which he and his crowd
are forced in the matter of the great
patriotic struggle of the Beers in South
Africa for liberty and Independence.
There is one thing about Bryan, he does
not repeat his song like Mckinley does.
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1t is thought that the mystery CT the
Maine" will remain unsolved until the
crack of doom. The Washington Posi-
says tina Captain Lucien Young Of the
navy has tried hard to probe the mys-
terry" While a thing not absolutely
established may in one sense remain
%unsolved, there may be such a weight
of probability and ever c:rcumstantial
evidence as to amount to positive moral
conviction. Captain Young said to the
Post:
'It is as much of a mystery today as
it was when the atrocious crime was
committed, for there cannot be the
slightest doubt that it's destruction was
the result of design. The explosive
tina did the work was taken from the
magazine by a couple of Spaniards,
who undoubtedly acted under orders,
and these men are not alive today.
Dead men tell no tales, and after they
had been used in the accomplishment
of the barbarous deco there was every
reason to get them out of the way. The
exact way in which the explosive was
used, however, is a secret that will
never become known, unless those who
know about it choose to expose their
own infamy."
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Notes.
Correspondence of the Messenger,

WV 1CPCbAaNAiNS III Nht &11Co1hb&tsJ
Goldsboro, n. c., October 20.
The recent bicycle ordinance prohib-
iting bicycles to be riddle on any side
walk in the city goes into effect today
and the bicyclists now have To take to
the streets.
The superior court Of Wayne county
has been in session this week, Judge
Moore presiding. The crimanal docket
has been unusually heavy, and conse-
quently most OF the civil cases will
have to be continued TO the january
term. There are several divorce cases
on the civil docket, most of which Will
go over to the next term.
Every year NJ K. Robinson e. Bro.
offer a prize to the person holding the
largest number. Of tickets at their soda
fountain This year they offered a fine
Jersey cow, and when the tickets were
counted Monday, on which day n
contest closed, 1t was found that DR..
William Spicer held the largest num-
Der and was. therefore, aw the
COW. Last year and the year before
they gave away a pony, N the year
before that a bicycle.
The pavilion which is being erected
at park by Messrs. II. Wei
q Bro. is almost compieted. and is a
handsome building. Tt is pa1nsed light
green, with white trimmings. has sew
eraa rooms, and a spacious piazza all
around the house. and is a thing OF
beauty. This pavilion has been unit
without any cost whatever to the city
by Messrs. H. Wen e. Bro. and In one
OF their many generous gifts to the
city, as they also gave the city che
twenty acres of land covered by the
park. The park Is also being beautifted
In many other ways and in a short.
whEe 1T will be opened formally.
Several of our citizens took i'm the
Raleigh fair this week, and pronounce
1t the best fair ever held. We are nat
urally proud Of the furniture exhibit
or ous home firm Messrs. Royau A.
Borden. which was said to have 0een
the best exhibit ON the floor, and watch
received several prizes.
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Mark Hanna. Un3ted States Senator
and chairman Of h republican ma
tfonai committee. has become
noted for introducing the most brIItal
and obnoxious methods into politics.
He raisd an immense corruption fund
"a 1896. and made the election of hat
year a matter OF dollars co-ercing en-
y and using the Unfted States
nag Tor campaign purposes. Not only
- the pouring millions OF dollars into
Cnso 70 corrupt the voters OF that state
~. ne = making speeches to hts swn
charge II they do not vote for his can,
osoateA-Chaxa0tte News.
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HOME FOLKS.
preach.

There were thirty-two counties repre-
scented in the Cotton Growers conven-
ton that met at Raleigh on fair week.
They organized, Colonel ]. s. Cunning
ham being elected president. What will
come for the good Of the farmers from
this body will be seen hereafter. Sue
cess attend their efforts for the good
of the people!
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experience: but It must be addressed
directly to b Divine Being It must
point upward II my readers will run
their yes Owe the thirty or forty uni
versal favorites that have stood the test
Of wide usage, and that voice the
heart-sentiment OF Gods people in all
lands, they will find that they are eth
er metrical prayers. or metrical praise.
or both combined"
ID. v. next Sunday we will give some
thing he writes Of the -Four Great
Hymns"
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Genera Julian S. Carr made a patri-
otto and good address to the Confede-
rate Veteran Association that met at
Raleigh. He is president and he urged
better ARE for the old soldiers and ia
vored the charging of the Home. This
should be done. Remember the scar
marked veterans who so bravely wore
the gray.
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Goldsboro has resolved to force BIZ
cycle riders to steer clear Of side
walks. That is more than is done in
Wilmington. They appear now and
then on sidewalks and pedestrians must
watch.
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The boast Of heraldry, the pomp of
power,
And all that beauty, all that wealth
e'er gave,
Await like the inevitable hour,
The paths of glory lead to the grave.
Thomas Gray.
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But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to
them that are lost. II Corinthians 4:3.
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To Cure LaGrippe in Two Days.
Take Laxative BromO Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. F. w. Groves signature
IS on each box. 23".
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So Summerell was acquitted of in
territorial cruelty. He made a mistake.
If innocent, he has been unfortunate,
for he has been badly misunderstood
and misrepresented.
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The. stock has been subscribed for q
new canning factory which u to be eL
tabhshed at NewbeT1 with . capital Of
SEQ, 900.
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The state fair was satisfactory and
largely attended. The crowd was esti-
mated at from 10, 900 to 20. 600.
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ing to be a novel that he had ever toll
ed through in his 1ife.' And withai
few or none Of these critics ave deem
ed it necessary to give a rational ex-
PLANTATION Of their opinions"
Justin Mccarthy. an able man and
distinguished author. says that "a man
or woman must be really in earnest to
care much about them at all"
We now string together some opinions
from Mr.. More:
I'VE have in Mr.. Meredith's works.
the analytical novel par excellence, and
ii would be hard to exaggerate the con-
trast between these n the perceptive
novel. or novel OF manners, OF which
Thackeray is the great exempiar.
Despite the admirable narrative pow
ers displayed in Rhoda Fleming and
elsewhere, the same lack Of ease is too
often manifest in the construction and
plot of MI. Meredith's stories. So diff
ficult is it, for example, to follow the
events in the closing chapters OF The
Egoist that the pleasure Of a first read
ing of that inimitable book is consider
ably diminished. So much may
be aid to explain why a writer Of such
extraordinary genius as Mr.. Meredith
fails to produce works Of art that can
be ranked with the greatest. And we
would repeat that these artistic laws
which he transgresseS are not "
tional rules imposed arbitrarily. They
are inherent in the medium which the
novelist must use. In spite of
the error of his methods. Mr.. Meredith
is a writer of extraordinary and, to me
at least, fascinating genius. If he can
not stand with the three great novel
lists who were almost his ~contempora-
ries, this is due rather to perversiOn
than to feebleness of wit; and at the
least he ranks far above the common
herd. One might say of him, distorting
Gray's familiar line
Above the good how far-but far be-
meath the great"
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