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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-14

ship wie1 all nations, entangling auss-
ances with none"
And in the third annual message he
wrote:
Separated by a wide ocean from the
nations Of Europe and from the poiiti-
cal interests that entangse them to-
gether ft cannot be the in
terest Of any TO assail us. nor OUTS TO
disturb them. We should be most un-
wise, indeed, Were We to cas- away
the singular blessings OF the position
in which nature has placed us"
In $50, he wrote to the Corren:
Nothing is 50 important as that
America shall separate herself from
the systems OF Europe and establish
one OF her own. Our circumstances,
the principles Of our policy should be
also. All entanglements with that
quarter Of the globe should be avoid
ed, IL we mean that peace and justice
hall be the polar star Of American
society"
One more quotation from this great
est of political geniuses of this conti-
nent:
81 have ever deemed it fundamental
for the United States never to take ac-
tive part in the Quarreis Of Europe:
their political interests are entirely
distinct ron ours. They
are nations OF eternal war. On our
part, eve had a people so favorable
a chance of trying the opposite sys-
tenn of peace n fraternity with man.
kind and the direction of all our means
and facilities to the purposes of i'm
proving instead of destruction. .
Peace and neutrality seem to be our
duty and interest"
Wise, grand old man, if he were liv-
ing, he would lash the d~emagogues
who are seeking foreign conquests and
to gradually change the American sys-
tem-the very government itself, found
ed by the patriots and statesmen OF the
last century.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-14

The awful deluge in Texas has not
been exaggerated in any particulars. it
appears, in the reports sent out daily.
The official reports sen to the govern
or show that over 90 900 people are ut
terly destitute. This should prompt the
people of Texas and adjoining states
to come up to the help of the helpless
at nee. The cases are most pressing
ana most distressing. The loss of life
has beer considerable, but the number
is not yet ascertained. The losses in
property aggregate millions of dollars.
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FOUNDED IN 1916.
COLLEGE,
GAFFNEY. 8. e.

This institution. famous in the history of education in South Carolina
las recently been thoroughly reorganized n now with a large and ID
Faculty is prepared to d o college work of he very highest grade. Nearly
thousand dollars lave been appropriated for improvements A sphn-
did new bundng is being erectedw which will contain a large Auditorium a
Library a Reading Room, a Museum o. Natural Science a beautiful hall for
the Literary Society,". an m needed offices The building will b. furnish
ed wih new heating apparatus throughout all he rooms Will be supplied
with new furniture, new ano will be purchased, new physical chemical
n mineralogica aboratorie will be equipped-in. short, everything that is
necessary in tn work of a frst-cass woman'sc college will be provided The
sit. is unequaed in South Carolina for beauty and for healthfulness Lime
stone College makes its appeal to thu people strictly on its W merits. Lit
erary, Scientific and Commercial Courses. The regular college degrees are
given ~ h authority OF h State of South Carolina. A n especially fine
Course Pedagogy is offered to hose desiring to become teachers. There
are three departments, the College, the Seminary, the Primary. Let
The revered Captain H p Griffith is he Senior Professor. Professor Wade
r Brown, recently Of winthrop College, is thu new Professor of Music
July g. cd, 81 LEE DAVIS LODGE A. Nj. Phi u
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l. z'EskAlai GOSSIP.

Mrs. Gaskell is to have a memorial
at Knutsford, England, the village i'm
mortalized as Crawford" and in
wives and Daughters as Holling-
ford. Crawford is one of the best short
novels in the world. 1t is a simple,
rural story of uncommon purity and
f~aithfulness to local color and charac-
ter. That novel and the best of all short
novels we ever read, George Eliot's
"SilaS Mariner deserve to live down
the ages.
There is a history of the United
States in French not long ago pub
lished. 1t is by Professor Cohn, of
Harvard University.
Mr.. Swinbourne, the greatest living
English poet, is in better health than
he has been blessed with for many
years. He is very deaf.
Even Stevenson felt discouraged
some times when he took a reflective
view of literature as a pursuit. Au-
thorship did not promise great re-
wards. And yet he secured an en-
viable name in letters, as essayist and
novelist. In one of his letters just
printed he says:
Seriously, from the dearth Of infor-
nation and thoughtful interest in the
art Of literature, those who try to
practice it with any deliberate purpose
run the risk of finding no fit audience.
People suppose it is the stuff that in
terests them; they think, for instance,
that the prOdigiOus fine thoughts and
sentiments in Shakespeare impress by
their own weight, not understanding
that the unpublished diamond is but a
stone"
Harold Frederic is an American nov
elist who deserved we'll Of his country.
His death some months ago, a victim
of misplaced confidence in so-called
| christian Science" in the great Lon
| don, in the midst Of his years and with
growing fame was very sad. He has
two novels much above the ordinary
product of this time. He left a novel
means equal to some others of his own
but it is selling we'll, nearly 20, OOC
copies having been sold.
There is no truth in the report that
Mr.. Henry NJ. Alden, the very able e
itor of Harper's Magazine, is to re-
tire. He is the author of two very
striking books, one of which we read
twice, God in His World" writer
with rare finish and excellence as Il
style and containing many striking
and original veins. 1t had a large sale
for such a book. The finely equipped
literary critic of The New York Tribune
says of him:
"Pre-eminent at once for his conser
/ vative judgment and for his Qulcl
perception of whatever is freshest ar
best in contemporary letters, Mr.. Al
den is an Indispensable pillar of peri
odical literature in this country. Hi
flexible taste and infiexible standar
have been invaluable to American au
thors and readers and the gentleman
from the west would be the first t
realize the serious loss to both which
would ensue from a cessation of MI
Alden's wise illustrations"
Among some of the novels praises
by literary journals and large news
papers we may name Children of tn
Mist by Eden Phillips. "a Hungarian
Nabob," by Maurus Jokai; "Richar'
Carvel,' by Winston Churchill; "Pris
oners of Hope" by Mary Johnston; 81
Thou and the Other One" by Ameli
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-14

Professor G. L. Raper, a young North
Carolinian, and reported scholarly for
his years, is about to undertake to
write "A History of the Royal Govern
ment in North Carolina from 1928 to
1776." The late Rev. DR.. Francis L.
Hanks in his two volume history treats
largely Of Colonial history, and if he
had been favored with a knowledge of
the Colonial Records, then hid away in
Raleigh, he would have made a more
accurate and valuable history that
would have stood the test of time. There
is room for another work no doubt,
and if it is properly prepared with ref
erence to style as we'll as to the gath
ering of facts and incidents it will long
be the book to consult. An article in
The Raleigh News and Observer, prob
ably by Professor Raper, says this:
1T is true that there have been sew
eral general histories of North Carolina,
all of which merely sketch over this
period. After one has carefully read
all the histories dealing with this period,
he will have a very poo idea of what
English provincial government really
was; he will have no definite notion Of
the political, constitutional and legal
development of early North Carolina.
To be sure this period of royal rule was
about the most important in our whole
history. It was then that most If your
e of local and state government had
their birth and partical growth. With
these ideas in view, Professor Raper
is attempting to make a careful study
of English government in North Caro-
lima. He is also conforming his inves-
tigation to the Colonial Records"
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HOME FOLKS

Mrs. Holidays death at her home at
Raleigh will be sincerely regretted by
many friends and acquaintance OF her
and her sadly bereaved husband, Col
A. Q. Holiday. She was a lady OF
many attractions and was held in very
high esteem by those who knew her.
ne was the beloved mother of Mrs. P.
Hoge. of our city.
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Down in Cabarrus county, right in
the village OF. Concord, last Sunday a
mob would have lynched a negro on
mere suspicion of crime IL they could
have caught him. Yet the courts of
Ca5arrus were elected on the white
supremacy issue.-Asheville Gazette.
The negro organ in its blind parti-
zanship refused to tell all the facts in
this case. The negro was tried Satur-
day afternoon and sufficient evidence
was found aginst him { o justify his
beng held upon a charge of rape Of
a white woman. He was put in Jail, but
as there was some talk of violence the
sheriff 1--WE venture he was a democrat)
sent a deputy to the woods with the
negro for safe keeping. The deputy
hearing some one coming. and not
knowing who it was, tied his negro
| prisoner to a tree and went to meet
| the party. When he returned the negro
had made good his escape. The sheriff
| thus protected the life of his prisoner
by taking extraordinary precautions.
| The Gazette is not willing to do justice
| to q white man in its zeal for the ne
gro-Asheville Citizen.
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Greensboro Telegram: The Peer
less Machine Shop under the manage
ment of Messrs. w. d. Burgess and
Samuel Coffin at this point is the lat
lest acquisition to our many manufae-
aring industries.
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NORTH CAROLINA

The Winston Salem postoffices were
consolidated last Saturday.
Plans are maturing for the erection
of a $12, 900 opera house in Winston.
A $40, 900 factory to make sash, doors,
blinds, ETC., has been organized at
Newbern.
Murphy Scout: We learn that the
wheat harvest on Peachtree is over,
and that it was the smallest for many
years. This is perhaps also true Of
nearly the entire county.
Two occurrences happening in differ
emit parts Of the country Wednesday
are worthy of notice. In Wilmington
a negro who had by his conduct made
himself obnoxious to the community
was given a guard to escort him out
of the city and afford him protection.
In New York state three inoffensive
negroes were beaten and chased by a
mob and were fortunate in escaping
with their lives.-Durham Herald.
Salisbury Sun: A citizen who has
recently been in Atlanta, Ga, tells us
that a wholesale merchant Of hat city
said he was doing a bigger business
in North Carolina than in any other
southern state. He also stated, what
is a fact worthy of note. that collections
were better in North Carolina than in
any other state II the south, and that
he had not lost a cent from sales he had
made to her business citizens.
On Tuesday of last week DR.. l.. J.
Picot, of Littleton, amputated a leg for
| Major Mills, who fell under a Seaboard
| Air Line train. MI. Mills mother lives
at Summit, some six miles away. Sat
urday when DR.. Picot passed her house
he stopped in the road and called to
the children in the yard to tell their
mother to come to the road that he
might tell her that her son was getting
we'll. She started and got about Is
| yards from the road and fell dead.
Statesville Mascot: Captain J. M.
| Patterson of Troutman's and G. M,
| Austin made a deal Wednesday that
was rather unusual in it's nature. They
went down to Sloop & Miller's store
and, for a compensation became joint
owners Of a pair of shoes. Captain
Paterson and Mr.. Austin have ZACH had
misfortunes which dovetail into each
other curiously, the former having lost
his right, and the later his left leg
and each wearing a number eight
shoe.
Elk Park Correspondent Mitchell
Mirror: For the second time inside Il
months u town has been visited BY
fire. Wednesday night about II O'Clock
the Elk Park inn was discovered or
fire, and on account of the lateness o.
the hour and the fire having such head
way before discovered, it was impossi
Bile to save the building, and it was &
total loss, together with a valuable pi
ano and a large amount of furniture
and carpets. The whole house had jus
been newly carpeted and great prepa
ratlons had been made to provide fol
this seasons guests.
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We are grieved to learn of the death
Of DR.. William R.. Wood, of Scotland
Neck, Halifax county. We suppose he
was about 60 years of age. He was
a capital physician and will be a great
loss to humanity in his section, one of
the foremost in the state. He married
Miss Henrietta Anthony, a singularly
attractive and handsome lady and
daughter Of the late Whitenull An
thony. n OF h leading citizens and
extensive farmers of Halifax.
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There is a contention among the
stockholders of the Atlantic and North
Carolina as 10 making a dividend. 1t
is understood that the president-elect,
Mr.. James A. Bryan. opposed upon the
ground that first equip the road proper
ly before dividing supposed profits.
That looks practical and sensible.
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Horncr Military School,
OXFORD, m. G.
u FOR 1S99-19OO.

&C. HORNER, a. NJ Principal
LATIN Mathematics
II. G. SHIRLEY, c. E, Virginia Military instfute1 Con'"anoa"
Mathematics, Natural scIsnce.
BURTON CRAIG, A B, university North Carohna)
English, Mathematics &
IN LDHAM A. M, University North Carolina.
Greek. History, Latin.
T. H. FOWLER, A. NJ Washington College, Joans Hopkins"
Greek, German French.
Miss NINA HORNER, Pupil of Warren A. Locke, Harvard Univ.
Piano Organ
81 BOOTH, M. d, S. H. CANNADy, M. ID:
Surge
Miss JENNIE FAULCON,
Mat ron
Mr. Fowler. is schnly n has IA ample experience.
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Mr. T II. Fowler who hods a scholarship. in tn department 1e OF Germ nan
Phnology and Literature, b German language, n distinction MI
Fowler as already wn in this institution "a gained b y his cepuona
ability, careful preliminary training before coming here, and marked apmts
n industry IN the prosecution OF graduate studies in this University. Mr.
Fowler is entirely capable of undertaking college work In German with every
prospect Of gratifying success His work in m German Seminary las proved
his ability a. teacher n feel certain tha thisa ability "a b u to sue
pleasing n ngagins HENRY WOOD
Prof of German, ohn Hopkins University.
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Mr. I. Howard Fowler IA graduated in 1897 by wEhington cclege
ranking at he read of his class His studies in COLLEGE comp1tsed IN ears
of Greek, five years of Latin three years eah OF German n frencn' ano
he othr studies Of a regular coMege curriculum, in addition to snnme
courses N German N French. He is now employed by the college as az N
suutor in he Preparatory department n is pursuing under m insr0e,
tin a post graduate coursein Germanics N French, inclu1ng GOING Do
High German n French literature. modern German historical grammar au
phuologya n eacher courses in German and French. During thisp present
he has taught averaging twice a week, classes in beginning n van
&c German n French unde m y Director nc his work has been In very
respect excellent. He is a earnest able, energetic teacher. His pronuncia-
ton of both German n French is accurate, n he speaks those languages
entirely in the class room. He is thoroughly qualified to teach n OIL re
branches studied by him here n I especially recommend him as a teacher
of Herman n French. c T. STEWART.
Prof of Modern languages Washington College:
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Our faculty va eminenty successful n asst yea The new seacher
Mr.. Fowler, is schIarly Id has a ample experience.
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-20
A Red Letter Day With Catholics.

Thursday, May II, the Feast of the
Ascension, was a red letter day for the
members of the Catholic church in Dick
inson, the occasion being the first Holy
Communion ol Fl girls and I3 boys Of
the parish.
The happy children were led in pro-
c~cssion to the church; the girls were all
dressed in white, with long white wells
and wreaths; each girl and boy having a
nicely ornamented wax candle. High
Mass began at 1890 am, during which
time the children received first Holy
Communion, for which they had been
duly prepared BY Rev. Father Claude,
o. S. b., the pastor. After High Mass
the children renewed their baptismal
promises and were enrolled in the Scapu-
lar. The joy of the children was greatly
increased after all the ceremonies were
ove when the Reverend Pastor present
Remembrance.
;,AAshoMuggh a week day the church could
aA6tGU4lain all who came to witness these
sagAerfsrcmonies.. We have no doubt
MasshEtcatholic friends will have many
No. Impressive ceremonies under the
66l1antes OF Rev. Father Claude.
ss&roiAoWI1S dIc tlle lldlilcs ol Tue Cnllu-
rem:
Margaret Selmann, Sarah Catherine
Clark, Emma Frances Lish, Rosina Con-
nelly, Katie Connolly, Lillian Antoinette
kim, Katie McDonough, Ellen Melon
ough, Alice Crowley, Rosa Ehrmantraut,
Rosa Wander, Anna Maria Reiss, Anna
Maria Hecker, Anna Schuessler, Alberto
ma Fisher, Theresa Yochum, Carolina
Roeder, Paulina Fried, Rosa Kupper,
Rosalin Metz, Perpetua Krank, Emilia
Badinger, Eva Mener, osephine Meier,
Frank John Ray, Franz Koch, Paul
Schwind, Joseph Heiser, Christian Deck
er, John Kuntz, Stephen Andor, Ludwig
Fried, Emil Decker, Joseph Kuntz, Chris
tian Krank, Johan Metz, Martin Metz.
1t is worthy of note that at the close the
children made substantial offerings to
the Pastor to show him their gratitude
for his preparing them for this occasion.
1t is needless to say the offerings were
appreciated.
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-20
Capt. Mudqett Home.

Capt. c. F. Mudgett of Co. G, N. D.
volunteers, is back in Valley City on a
thirty day leave of absence. He has been
i'll at Manila since Jan. 10, but gained %
pounds on the trip across the water.
Speaking of affairs at Manila, the follow
ing is given by the Times-Record:
"Major White is one of the most eff
cient officers in the service and stands
we'll with very one. The men are getting
along nicely, and while they would like
to com: home, they want to stay until the
fighting is over. So far as coming home
is concerned Capt. Mudgett does not ex-
pect that the N. d. regiment will be re-
turned much before the Ist of August.
He does not think the government will
use the smaller transports, as was the
case in sending them to Manila, but will
wait until large and comfortable vessels
can be secured; this will take time. The,
men are we'll fed and are plentifully sup
piled with an abundance oil vegetables
and the finest Australian beef and NUT
ton. There is, no "cmbalmcd beef" in
Manila"
Methodist church services will be held
in the Presbyterian church, Dickinson,
each Sunday at s pm. Subject for Sun
day, May 2i,"\What is thine occupation?"
You are cordially invited to attend.
A. NJ. Wiley, pastor.
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-20
Jimmy FoIey's Bright Prospects.

The Bismarck Tribune during its long
existence has developed some of the
brightest journalists in the country. 1t
started out with Stanley Huntley, who
made the paper famous by his rich hui
NOR. Huntley went to New York and
gained a worldwide reputation as the au-
thor Of the "Spoopindyke" papers, but
died poor. Later, on the Tribune came
]. M. Quinn, who was a worthy successor
of the talented Huntley. Quinn's Shake
spearean parodies and other humorous
writings brought him national fame. He
is now in New York City holding an i'm
portant Office in the municipal govern
ment and devoting his leisure hours to
contributing to the columns of the New
York Star-a prominent Sunday paper.
The present editor of Tribune, Jimmy
Foley, bids fair to eclipse in brilliancy
any of his predecessors. He is a young
mana product of the Missouri slope
and takes to hunor as naturally and
Jim-
IIySfsssHlhl1l$zlNfh Adp14nSs -
q sss5..y \
q ilkasssssstga5S 5azselsasasssrsxsl a1S M
IS aasSyKaaiisa Till 6roa Kinfa fsiIp ID
. ing bait. If he will refuse and keep out
of the metropolitan press he will show a
wisdom few possess: His rare talents
can better be developed in Bismarck
than in New York city-Tand in time it
will bring him more glory and decidedly
more money.-Devils Lake Inter Ocean.
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-20
Public Auction Sale.

| will sell at auction to the highest bid
der at stone store on Clough Street, Sat
urday, May Fl, at p. M, and every Sat-
urday, until goods are all sold:
So head of horses:
20 I-year-old's.
20 2-ycar-old's.
20 3-year-old's.
20 broken horses.
10 head mich cows.
20 head yearlings.
Team harness, buggies, harness, lumber
wagons, spring wagons, buggies, cook
stoves, heating and gasoline stoves, par
lor furniture, bed room sets, chairs, rock
ers, commodes, side boards, folding beds,
iron beds, wooden beds, bicycles, tools of
all kinds and other goods toe numerous
to mention. Six months time will be
given on all sales Of SIS and up on APP
proved security. Ranch, fixtures and
growing crop for sale.
WIN. KI,1NEFELTER.
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-20
ANTELOPE NEWS.

Seeding is we'll advanced, but a month
late.
Mr.. Gordon has moved to the Urey
farm, which he has purchased.
Mrs. Geo. Dewhirst and her sister Eth
ell have returned to southern Illinois, and
MI. D. will follow when his school closes.
Heber Bonney came, up from Valley
City and put in a crop for his father and
will return next Sunday. Heber has a
position in the Patriot Office in Valley
City.
School No. 3 has been closed and our
teacher has begun a 5-months' term in
Farmers Valley.
Harry Void and Steve Bretner, two
section men, from Antelope were recent
ly sent to the Brainerd Hospital for treat
ment.
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-20
NORTH DAKOTA BRIEFS.

The state encampment of the G.. A.
r. meets at Glendale June IA.
Wahpeton has raised 81, 500 to enter
tain the fremen, who meet there June
IL, IA and Is.
A movement is on at Valley City to
III a telephone line to Wimbledon and
intermediate points.
Sheriff Carroll of New Rockford has
shipped in 400 head of cattle from the
Northwest Territory.
The Bottineau postofice has been
raised to the presidential class and the
salary fixed at 81, 100.
There are about 400 laborers at work
on the Northern Pacific track between
Bismarck and Jamestown.
- The thermometer fell to 10 above at
Pembina n night last week, freezing
three-fourths of an inch of ice.
The amoE:.o ~ funds apportioned BY
tho state superintendent of schools for
the last quarterly apportionment is
$189, 900.
The contract for an electric light
plant and waterworks at Mayville has
been let to W. I. Gray & Co. of Mime
apolis for 1921, 400.
Governor Fancher has been assured
by the wal department that all bodies
of volunteer soldiers dying in the Phil
tppines will DO brought home as soon as
possible,
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-20
In the Agricultural SS4S
districts Of s:
A-.e.
WESTERN CANADA
GRAFTON, N, D.

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(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
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Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I
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Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
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