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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-24
WILMINGTON. n. C.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1899.
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY

At the funeral of Rev. Charles H.
S%purgeon, now several years ago, who
was the greatest Baptist preacher OF
Great Britain since Robt. Hal died,
unless Rev. Mr.. McLaren was a rival
TO him, a very touching, appropriate
and poeticaI hymn Gall hymns are not
poetic by a great deaD was sung. 1t
was entitled "The Christians Good
Night" We wish we had space for it
all here. We copy the first two stan
zas, not better than the remaining
five:
s.Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy
rest;
Lay down thy head upon thy S%aviours
breast;
We love thee we'll, but Jesus " thee
best
Good night!
Calm is thy slumber as an infants
sleep; .
But thou shalt wake no more to tot
and weep:
Thine is a perfect rest, secure and
Goodnight!
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Two FIOurishing North Carolina In.
Companies

Greensboro, N. c., January IS.
There has been quite a notable gath
ering in Greensboro today of business
men from different sections of the state.
There are mill men, bankers, and CAPT.
talists and the occasion is the annual
meetings of the two Greensboro insur-
ance companies, the Southern Stock
Mutual and the Underwriters. These
meetings have a direct and personal in
terest for several thousand property
owners in North Carolina, for each
company has just declared a dividend
of 20 per cent. to policy holders on last
years business. This with other divi-
dends paid within the last four years
amount to over $40, 900. 90 that has been
paid back by those companies to the
people who insure their property in
them. They have not been received
kindly by the insurance companies, and
have had to fight for every foot of head
way they have made. Their continued
success is to be congratulated all the
nor On account of the continued OPP
position which they have encountered
dhu IhC lLOl ouSh luduLCl Ill WAlCH LlCy
have surmOunted it.
1898 was the Southern StOck-Mutual S
fourth and best year. The premium
receipts for the year were over SAC, 000.-
90. The losses were less than 20 per
cent. of this amount, and after paying
losses, expenses and dividends to pol
icy holders, the. company adds enough
to it's emergency fund of reinsurance
reserve to make this fund over $25, 000.-
90, and enough to the surplus to make
this fund over $12, 500. 90, and the COM
pany's assets to policy holders amount
now to yer $3.50, 900. 90.
The underwriters of Greensboro,
which was organized just a year ago,
received in premiums over $40, 500. 90,
the losses have been 20 per cent, and
after paying losses, and a 6 per cent
dividend to stockholders, the company
creates an emergency fund of over
81, 0O0 90 and has a comfortable nest
egg for a surplus, and has total assets
to policy holders amounting to $117,-
312.21. These figures are given in de-
tail to the public because Of the large
number Of people throughout the state
who are directly interested as policy
holders, and who have a right to them.
These companies are not only keeping
at home every year thousands of dol
lars which have heretofore been drain
ed out to the great foreign money CEN
tres, but are annually returning thous-
ands of dollars to the pockets of the in
surers, the property holders, who as
policy holders are part and parcel of
these organizations. When the people
of North Carolina have realized as
Greensboro has done the value of these
companies as money-savers, they will
give them a still stronger support, and
foster them in every way possible for
the good work they are doing.
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L~EGIsLATIvk.

It is gratifying to be assured that
the legislators viii move with care In
the matter Of suffrage. and that the
Louisiana very doubtful Law will be
watched. Pritchard viii be delighted
IL hat law prevails for he would like
to have 1895 repeated as 1t might give
aim another chance for a larger n
toria1 lease.
The state railway interests will pass
into other management than that Of
Governor RuselIs. This viii be good for
North Carolina.
The p~enitentiary bankruptcy is the
legislative talk. II will increase he
state indebtedness no less han s110,0 o
to meet the shortage of the peniten-
tiary. That is a terrible comment upon
the venality, stupidity and unfaithful-
ness Of the combine management Of a
state institution that under Mr..
Leazar, a democrat, it is said was
made to be self-supporting. In view Of
the big deb it will be probably wise
to rent out the farms to Mr.. Pace, of
Richmond, Va, who seeks 10 obtain
them. Virginia and South Carolina are
successful in managing convicts by
compelling them TO labor within the
walls and not on farms. There may be
objection to putting convicts at trades
to compete with honest white laboi
outside. The legislature should tackle
| promptly and vigorously all excessiv,
fees. Delay is costly. Time passes. b
| up and doing.
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SOUTHERN TROOPS IN THE NORTH
ERN ARMY.

Some weeks g we saw it publish
ed that the actual number of troops
furnished the Yankee armies by the
south was something over 800, 900. Hav-
ing informed ourselves years ago of
the number really in service we knew
that his stater1t mt was incorrect, and
that the number was over 400, 900. Years
since The Messenger gave the precise
figures. We have had occasion many
times to refer to the large disparity
in the two armies-the north with over
2,7OO, 900 exclusive of a large navy
and the south with but 600, 900. We have
said in a former editorial that if the
more than 400, 900 men who fought
against us and on the northern side
had fought for US and on the southern
side where they belonged, that the war
would have resulted very differently.
If General Lee had had 1000, 900 and
more troops there would never have
been four years of war Or two years
of war. The Southern Confederacy
would now have been at least thirty
five years old and young and puissant.
Captain r. M. Parham publishes in
The Richmond Dispatch the official
figures: "
The numbers of soldiers furnished
by the southern states to the northern
armies, as compiled by the war depart
lJ~---
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B BACK X
Question of Their Collection by the
Banco EsPanOl-Spamish Troops Still
at CienfuegOsi

Havana, January 20.-Major General
Brooke, the governor general, has mad
recommendations to Washington, il is
understood here. against the collection
of taxes by the Banco EspanoI in Gu
ba and he is giving his attention to
the matter of taxes due since January
LIST. Thi. question of collection of back
taxes by the Spanish bank is daily
gaining in Importance on account of thu
opposition the proposal has caused.
Major General John c. Bates, mill
tary commander of the department Of
Santa Clara, has arrived from Glen
fuegos to discuss with General Brooke
the affairs of his department. He re-
ports that there are $4,000 Spanish
troops still at C~ienfuegos, though the
transports are now leaving daily. The
last one is scheduled to leave tomor-
row
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fixed by its board Of aldermen as pre-
scribed by its charter, and no license
to sell liquors outside of the corporate
limits of the city OF Fayetteville shall
be granted.
Sec. 10. In case the majority of the
qualified voters at said election shall
vote for dispensary." said chapter go
OF the public laws or 1897 as amended
by this act shall continue In fun force
and effect; and in case the majority OF
the qualified voters shall vote no dis
pensary' said ~dispensary shall be closed
within twenty days after the Official
declaration of such result, and IL shall
thenceforth be unlawful for any person
or persons to buy or retail liquors un-
der the provisions of said chapter 235
of the public laws OF 1897 as
by his act; but the dispensary board
or the dispenser may sell the liquors
which may then belong TO the dispen-
| sary at wholesome and at actual cost
and dispose of the other property OF the
said dispepsary in such way as may be
deemed best and shall wind up its bus
mess as speedily as practicable.
Sec. IL. No liquor license hail be
| granted to any one until he shall enter
into a written agreemnt beforehand
that in case license shall be granted
him he will purchase from the dis
penser al actual cost not less than
twenty per cent OF his stock so long as
any liquors are left on hand in said
dispensary.
Sec. II. All laws and part OF laws
in conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed, and this act shall be in full force
and effect from and after its ratifca-
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NERVOUS DEPRESSION.
IA TALK WITH MRS. PtNKHAM.1

A woman with the blues is a very un.
comfortable person. She is illogical,
unhappy and frequently hysterical.
The condition of the mind known as
"the blues" nearly always, with wo-
men, results from diseased organs Of
generation.
1t is a source Of wonder that in this
age of advanced medical science, any.
person should still believe that mere
force of will and determination viii
overcome depressed spirits and nerv-
BUSINESS in women. These troubles are
indications Of disease.
Every woman who doesn't under
stand her condition should write to
Lynn, Mass, to Mrs. Pinkham for her
advice. Her advice is thorough com
mon sense. and is the counsel OF a
learned woman of great experience.
Read the story of Mrs. +. S. BENNETT,
Westphalia, Kansas, as told in the fol-
lowing let-er:
DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM:-I have suf-
fered for over two years with falling
enlargement and liberation of the
womb, and this spring, being in such
a weakened condition, caused M to
flow for nearly six months. Some time
ago, urged by friends, 1 wrote to you
for advice. After using the treatment
which you advised for a short time,
that terrible flow stopped.
II am now gaining strength ana
flesh, and have better health than 1
have had for the past ten wears I
wish 10 say to All distressed, suffer
ing women, do not suffer longer, when
there is n so kind and willing to
aid you"
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is q woman's remedy for wo-
mans ills. More than a million wo-
men have been benefited by it
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HOME FOLKS

Mr.. j. S. Williams, of Baltimore, sets
forth at length the policy of the Sea-
board Air Line, but we failed to find
that it mentioned that it would de-
clare dividends for the benefit Of stock
holders and pay UP those long due. The
Atlantic Coast Line not only makes
good money yearly for it's owners, but
it las paid up hundreds of thousands
of dollars in dividends due in the past.
That is a fine example of management
and strict honesty.
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lew. w. BIN Charleston News and
Courier, writing from Philadelphia,
gives the following which illustrates
the falsity and ~groundless ~characster
of the pulling sentiment for the ne
groes in the north:
"An important event of the late DR..
Langley's life" said a white divine,
twas hat he was the first white
preacher to be the regular pastor of a
colored congregation" He added that
~'Dr. langley was, probablp the only
white man who has yet held such a
position" and appealed to the colored
man for confirmation.
"tOh, no." said the latter, there have
7 been many such instances. DR.. Law
!. renee, a very able and cultivated white
man, was once pastor of Centenary
!. church. in Charleston, 5. c., which has
has a very intelligent cation.
But. my brother" and h sp saker's
smile told of resignation, if not sor-
@row. "It will be a notable event in
deed when a colored minister, how
I. ever cultivated, is called to the pastor
s ate, of a white church in the north"
There is not a single white congrega-
tion in any city or town in all the great
north that has called or has now a
negro rector, pastor OF preacher. Mark
that. Some of the negro preachers
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Rev. DR.. Louis f. Benson, of Phila-
de1phia, has been comparing the Hymn
Books of all English speaking people,
and he finds there are thirty-two h a
are the most frequently used in all the
churches the world over. We doubt as
to his conclusion. There are hymns
omitted that in the south at least are
as often sung in public worship. He
finds tha Charles Wesley and Watts
Lead with four each. The other au-
thors, as we ascertalned, by taklng
the first lines and seeking the author
ship in the new Methodist Hymn Books,
were: Toplady, Ken, Lyle, Keple,
Baker, Newton, S.. F. Adams, Heber,
Bernard, Montgomery, Grant, Will
Hams Elliott, Cowper, Cennick and
Marriott. Two not found.
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The Senatorial Fight I'm Re~nnsyIvania

Harrisburg, Pa, January 20.-Sena-
tor Quay is still thirteen votes short
of election. There were 30 votes poll
ed today and of these the senator re-
ceived SO. There has been no break
in the lines of the anti-Quay republic
cans or the democrats. The only
change in the vote Of yesterday was Mr.
Martin, OF Mercer, who changed from
Mr.. Dalzell 10 Mr.. Tubbs. There were
forty-two absentees at today's session,
nearly all Of them being paired. Mr..
Dal3ell fell three votes behind his vote
Of yesterday and Mr.. Rice one vote.
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A Girl Badly Burned
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
BENSON n. C.. 90

bTHSUH, N. u, JdHUdIy ~.
Yesterday a ~13-year-old daughter of
Rev. L. w. Mangum, a we'll known
minister of the Christian church, was
seriously burned. The girls mother
and sister-in-law were both burned
in the hands in trying to strip off her
clothing. 1t is thought that she will
recover.
This place has enjoyed unusually
large cotton receipts this winter. Our
buyers are live, and the prices have
been better than the average small
town.
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According to a statistical report in
the New York Independent Of church
work and membership in the United
States, there are {27, ia, 523 people who
belong to some Christian church or
some of the several rediculOusly absurd
societies or associations, such as Spir-
itualists, Theosophists, Christian Sci
-~entists, Communistic and so on ad in
1Iinitum. The gain for 1898 is large. But
Ethe idea of classifying these n kindred
humbugs and mOnstrosities with Chris
Atian churches is foolish. But the indie
pendent excluded the Mormons who
are not to be scorned if some others
are approved. The New York Sun COM
menting on the Independents summa-
ry, says this:
"Of the total membership toward one
third, or 1896, 178, is Roman Catholic.
The Protestant religious denominations
coming e in magnitude are the
Methodists, with 5,S9S, 094, and the Bap-
fists, with 1864, 527 or together 10, 1920
521. More than tWo-thirds of the re-
ligious believers of this country, there
fore, are included in these three
churches"
1t fails to make a very important
distinction without which its state
ment is wholly misleading. The Ro-
man Catholics count total population.
The Methodists and Baptists count only
regular members, baptized commune
Giants. The Methodist population is
quite 90 0O, 900, the Baptist fully 49,
OO0, 900. Both would be probably more
say %, OOO, 900 and $50 o 900. So proba-
bly, the joint population Of these w
great religious families count for A.
1000, OO0-not believers, sUnot baptized
communicates, not MEMBERSHIP popu-
iation. The Sun says
"The Presbyterian, divided into II
bodies, with a total membership of
1,542, 401. Next come the Lutherans, 20
bodies, with an aggregate membership
of i ,526, $50 and the Disciples of Christ,
Or, as they have been called, the Camp
bellites, follow with. LOSS, 615. These
three denominations, like the BaptiSts
and Methodists, belong to what is
known broadly as the evangelical
family, but they have a membership
which, in the aggregate, is less than
that of the Baptists alone. Next come
: the Protestant ~Episcopalians with 6S9,-
BAT members, and the Congregational
; lists, with 625, 1854. The Reformed, with
370,2 77, agree with the Presbyterians in
utheir Calvinistic doctrine"
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Rev. w. Black, synodical evangelist,
in two months has added 118 members
to the Presbyterian church in North
Carolina.
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Whether the legislature will keep
campaign, and carry out in utmost
fidelity every promise made by the
democratic party in their platform of
1898, remains to be seen. 1t will be
very unfortunate if any legislation is
%unsound, unsafe, or offensive to COM
munities. Wisdom at the helm should
be able to avoid all breakers, all rocks,
all Quicksands. While we do not think
that every point and promise in the
platform was wisely made they were
made and are the law to govern and
shape legislation. That Is the chart
n compass both by which they are
to steer over a sea that may not be
perfectly placid. Shoulder all respon-
sibilities, obey the voice of the peo-
pie, be strong in faith, pure in pur-
pose and valiant in action.
There is one duty incumbent upon
the Legislature, if it would carry out
the will of the people and the pledge
made by the party last year. 1t must
adopt some plan, the better the wiser
and safer, by which foreign corpora
tons doing business in North Carroll
ma cannot remove their cases from
state to federal courts as has been the
way for some time. The Intelligence,
the legal ability, the soundness of
judgment of the Leading democrats in
both houses can rise to any call like
this, and devise a just, wise, prudent
law that will give satisfaction to the
party and not unfair to or oppressive
of the corporations concerned.
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x OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.

= THE DAILY MESSENGER, by mail,
one year, 800; six months. $3.50; three
months, s1.75; one month, so cents.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER
<two s page papers), by mail, one year,
<1.00; six months, so cents, in
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N1<1SI1IANCTbI.
Said chapter 235 Of the public laws of
1897 as amended by this act, shall be
published in it's emended form at least
once a week for four successive weeks
in some newspaper published in Cum
berland county, the last publication to
fall within ten days of the election.
Together with the foregoing publication
it shall be the duty Of the clerk of the
superior court of Cumberland county
TO advertise in h same newspaper. an
election to be held by the voters of said
county on the first Tuesday in June
1899. For said election there shall be
a new registration and the registration
and election provided for under this act
shall be held and conducted. as near as
may be, under and by the terms of the
election laws Of the state Of North
Carolina in force at the time of said
registration and election. The ballots
TO be used at said election shall con-
tain the words for ~dispensary'' or mo
dispensary.
Sec. 8. In cas- of 4 repeal Of the
~dispensary Law as provf1ed by this act.
b county of Cumberland and state of
North Carolina shall receive the same
license fees from all licensed liquor
dealers a are paid by licensed liquor
dealers in the other counties Of this
state under the general revenue act and
other laws of the state of North Caro-
lima And the city of Fayetteville
shall receive for wholesale liquor
licenses such sum as may be fixed by
the board OF aldermen Of said city and
for retail liquor licenses the amount
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

English-speaking people are said to
have the best foreheads and eyebrows.
The Monadnock block, Chicago, is
said to have daily population Of
s,oOO
High cheek bones always indicate
great force of character in some direc-
tion.
Mrs. Elizabeth skeats, who died re-
Gently in London, was the mother Of
six policemen.
Ponies have an average weight OF 440
pounds; that of horses varies from GEO
pounds to 1,54O pounds.
The most extensive cemetery in the
world is that at Rome, in which over
G,O00 human beings have been inferred.
An analyst has made the discovery
that California roses contain 20 per
cent. more perfume than those grown
elsewhere.
The original draft of the confederate
constitution is in the possession of
Iongstreet Hull at Athens, Ga. Mr..
Hull is a grandson of Thomas II. r.
Cobb, chairman of the committee who
drew the document.
Several stage-loads of Readville
(Mass.) people, who thought they were
having free ride from a real estate
sale in neighboring town, gave up
a total of $50 to a footpad masquerad-
ing as a fare collector.
Funerals on Sunday are discounten-
anced by Is clergymen of New Bruins
wick, N. j., not only because OF the un-
necessary and uncalled-for strain upon
them as clergymen, but because of the
amount of Sunday labor required OF
laboring men who need rest.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
DRIVING OXEN TO KLoNDIKE.
Fifteen Months In Going Hair the
Distance from Edmonton
TO Dawson.

G. w. Lang, of San Antonio, Tex, and
his partner undertook to drive a herd
of cattle and horses to the Klondike.
They started in February, ls0s, with so
head of steers and 30 horses, from Ed
monton, Northwest territory. The out
fit is now at Deadwood lake, ] 400 miles
on the way to Dawson City. Half of the
oxen are still alive and nearly all of the
horses. If they are reasonably success
full they viii reach their destination
next fall.
Knowing the perseverance of the
men, it is safe to presume they will get
there, even though they drive but
single emaciated OK to the slaughter
house at Dawson City.
With two or three helpers Lang and
his partner started on. their long jour
ney of over 1000 cventful miles, about
the middle of February, 1898. They
took the trail leading to Athabnsca
Landing, thence up the AthabaSca and
Little Slave rivers to Lesser Slave
lake, distance from Edmonton Of 300
miles.
"It was while resting our horses at
this post" says a traveller, who has re-
Gently returned from the Klondilxe,
that we first saw them, with their long
string of yol1ed oxen, slowly, patiently
hauling their loads. They did not ap-
pear to strain, but by reason of their
ponderous weight alone the sleigh fol-
lowed their slow deliberate steps. The
men were weary when they reached that
point. For month they had been up
at four q. IN. to feed their stock, and
were in a state of constant activity un-
til long after dark. During the day
they Travelled continuously, never
stopping at noon for lunch, but eating
their hardtaclS as they walked. Already
one of the men had played out and was
forced to return, thus increasing the
hardships for those remaining.
ION being asked as to their rate OF
progress one of the party responded
rheerfully; 'Oh, we get along very we'll
Some days we make as high as 10 or Il
miles,"
The usual daily average for prospect.
ors with horses is from 20 to 25 miles
The drivers did not stop at the post sta
tions. Rest was not considered in theii
schedule. Each steer was packed will
from 200 to 3oe pounds. Having clover
pointed hoofs, they sank into the trail
and often had to be pulled out will
ropes.
The last news of the party reported
I them to be spending the winter at Dead
wood lake, where they had stopped il
the fall, early enough TO put up a lit
tie hay for the stock. Lang had diet
on the way, but his partner was deter
mined to push on to Dawson City.-Chi
eago Inter Ocean.