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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03
OBSERVANDA

The number of literary men and wo-
men who belong to n Pacific coast
lis greater than is supposed ever
more numerous h is supposed even
by those who give attention to the
growth of letters. OF course but few
are natives of that region, but there
are some who are gifted and success
full. Prior to 1875, over $50 volume had
been produced. Some very popular
names are remembered. Mark Twain,
Bret Harte, G. W. Stodard, E. X. Sill,
Joaau Miller, John F. Swift, are of
h earlier and more famous authors.
Other writer's who lived for years in
that fine Furnishing section are Mrs.
Jackson, w. C. Morrow, Frank Norris,
c. S. Greene, Ella Higgerson, Horace
Vachell, and a dozen others. Bancroft,
HittelI and others have been working
successfully in the rich historical min
There have been some we'll trained
economic writer's. The poets are nu-
merous and several are known as gen.
uine poets whose productions show
power and promise. We mention Joa-
quin Miller, Edwin Markham, John
Vance Cheney, c.. w. Stoddard, Ina D.
C%oolbirth, Irene Hardy, and Edwin r.
Sill. There are several successful and
clever short story writer's, among them
r. D. Milne, Emma F. Dawson. w. c.
Morrow, Geraldine Bowner, Julia w.
Tompkins, Bret Harte and Mrs. Ather-
ton, who stands high, and has written
some we'll praised novels. These are
but a few of the many writer's with
more or less of fame. There are other
writer's just trying their prentice
hand and with more or less success
That winsome, breezy, charming author
Kate Douglas Wiggin, one live and
wrote in the California section. The
Pacific coast has done we'll in produc-
tiveness of one kind and another in the
realm of literature. Other distinguish
ed names not mentioned have lived gu
there and written we'll. Among them
are Noah Brooks and Henry George
The well known Professor E. s. Holden
has written several books regarded as
of merit.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

There were three members of the
same family-the Gilsons-at Elgin, ILL.,,
who went insane from so-called Chris
tan Science" Mrs. Gibson die in the
Illinois Northern Hospital, and she
has a daughter and a son confined in
the same institution, all victims of the
same absurd and unreasonable modern
humbug. The Elgin Dispatch says:
Mrs. Gibson lived in Blue Island,
where she owned property and where
she was much respected by her neigh
bors. Her daughter was a k~indergar-
ten teacher in the public schools of Chi
cago. In none of them was there any
lack of mental balance until long after
they had become devoted to the be-
liefs of Christian Science. Mrs. ellison
and her daughter took up Christian
Science in 1897 under the teachings of
the Rev. j. G.. F. Grumbine, then of
Chicago, but now of Syracuse"
Of all latter-day religious 'isms'
this is probably the most offensive and
baseless. 1t is the enemy of the Chris
tan religion established by the Lord
Jesus Christ. 1t is being constantly
exposed in the pulpits and by theo-
logians.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

1t is the duty of all people in a Chris
tan land to keep holy the Sabbath
Day" If they think the Lords Day
is Saturday and not Sunday, then let
the day be faithfully observed. There
must be a DAY of rest for both man
and beast. hey are not machines that
never tire and do not require rest.
Physically and mentally there is a
pressing demand upon all for rest. But
should the first day of the week be
observed or the seventh? We cannot
go into the question here either with
system or with elaboration. 1t is GER
tain that human nature requires rest,
and that God demands the observance
of a day for worship. We read in the
Book of Revelation-x:10-'I was in the
Spirit on the Lords day and heard
behind me a great voice, as a trumpet"
What day does the author of this, the
Apostle John, refer to when he say it
was ION the Lords Day?" The word
Sabbath NEAR rest. Read the Old
Testament and you will see how by
Gods own enactment it was guarded
against all encroachment, all violation.
The Saviour observed h Sabbath as
a day of rest and worship. He attend
ed the Synagogue at Nazareth 'as His
custom was duke iv:16) at the week
ly service and took part in the service.
His Apostles continued the observance
after Christ's resurrection and ascen-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

introduced and made a short speech
that was enthusia stically cheered. The
report says:
He is still strong and robust. his
mind powerful and bright. and his voice
clear and melodious. He proclaimed
the virtues Of the southern army and
reviewed the records of the southern
soldiers Among other things he said
Not In the history OF the civil war can
an outrage be proved against a south
ern soldier. We burned no churches
or destroyed NO Bibles. 1t is a record
20 be proud Of. Tell ma IS anO.hs- 7r-
my with such 2 record
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

Jackson, Mississippi, September 90
DR.. Hunter Of the state board, is
sued a statement tonight to the eff
feet that n new case Of yellow
fever had appeared in the city the
patient being Charles Elliott, a
Western Union messenger boy. This
is a new point OF infection, the Elliott
residence being in the heart of the bust
ness district. Four families occupy the
same house and they will be sent 10
the detention camp tomorrow. Local
merchants now keep open only from
10 O'Clock a. N till 2 p q, and omo
row the street car company will reduce
its force OF employees fifty per cent.
New Orleans, September 29.-The
board of health reports three e Eases
Of yellow fever. There have been no
deaths this week. The single case in
Piaquemine parish resulted in death.
There have been no other ~ there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

No n even will mention me in the
same breath as George Eliot. And that
Is just. / think she must have
been a dull woman, with a great genius
distinct from herself-something like
he gift Of the old prophets, which they
sometimes exercised with only a dim
sort Of perception of what it meant.
But this is a thing to be said only with
bated breath, and perhaps further
thought on the subject may change
even my mind. She took herself with
tremendous seriousness, hat is evident,
never relaxing;-her letters ponderous
beyond description"
She refers to Charlotte Bronte, of
whom Mrs. Preston says, she was "a
woman Of yet more vivid and original
genius" han George Eliot in this wise:
IL was reading of Charlotte Bronte
the other day. and could not help COM
pairing myself with the picture, more or
less, as ] read. / don't suppose my
powers are equal to hers-my work. to
myself, looks perfectly pale and color
less beside hers-but yet I have had far
more experience, and, I think, a fuller
conception of life. I have learned to
take. perhaps, more a mans view Of
mortal affairs"
1t is pleasant to see this very rarely
endowed woman writing5n such admi-
ration of the manifest powers Of the
little woman in theP Yorkshire hills.
She also writes kindly and understand
ingly OF the great Thomas Carlyle. so
"maligned and misunderstood" and his
very gifted and sarcastic wife who had
some qualities not unlike her husbands
n a mind of remarkable acuteness
and force. She writes: God bless
them, that much maligned and misun-
derstood pair! His treatment Of me
was not much like the old ogre his false
friends have made him out to be-"
We learn from the article under con
sideration that the distinguished au-
thor of the best of books of travel.
"Eothen," that is still read and en-
joyed by all who regard style as of
high Importance, that it's author, Alex
ander w. Kinglake, who died in 1891,
who was also author of that very
unique History of the Crimian War,
had a great relish for Mrs. ELEPHANTS
novels, of which he was "a great ad-
mirer and a diligent reader" n "of
which he thought there could be
wv lidiy. IIe particularly praised
and gloried "in her unf1agging imagi-
nation" Her American critic writes:
But he was quite right; her one SUI
preme and incommunicable native en-
doWment-that which enabled her both
to draw real men and women to -
life, and to create an almost endless
succession and variety of living and
convincing fictitious types-was mag
nation, kindled and guided by mex
haustible human sympathy"
We began our own imperfect &C.
q~uaintance with her writings with
Valentine and His Brother" a novel
we could read again with much salts
faction and freshened delight we doubt
not. She wrote a great many novels
He may be considered fortunate who
pursues with zeal novel reading whc
has the opportunity Of reading a dozen
or so of her best novels if he find
out which they are. She never wrote
anything Of remotest questionable NOR
ality or in delicacy. She had a mind OF
singular purity, beauty and illumina-
tion, and an Imagination of ideal excel
lence and wealth of
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

Uncle sam Resorts to Verse to Do JUS
tice To the Occasion.
The following welcome verses to
Dewey by Joe Kerr CManville ID. KERR
were recited in the admirar's presence
at the smoker for the marines at tse
waldorf-Astoria hotel on Saturday
night, September 30. 1893. by Mr.. Cal
Stewart the yankee comedian. attir-
ed in the character OF Uncle Sam:
Hello, Dewey,-Have n seat!
How're tn boys? An how's tn aeet'
Little weary?-Never mind!
You can rest when you're inclined:
Rest on laurels. IL you please,
on a hero's couch OF ease;
Not. however. till we've had
Chance TO show you that were glad.
Glad you're not now with the dead
Glad you had a level head
Glad you laid the Spaniard low
Glad you proved a mob foe:
Glad you kept our record clean
Glad we made a marine:
Glad you bravely fought and won
Glad for everything you've done.
Glad? BY CAD we're glad, my lad
That George Dewey had a dad:
Glad he had a mother. who.
Loyal to Red, White and Blue
Tears ago. WNtH ne WIS SpuiS-
Taught him how to,-rung by ung-
Mount Fame's Ladder,-never stop
Till, by grit, ne gained the top;
Taught him. when he'd won the fight,
How to stay there, OF the Height.
Glad to see you, George, but say,
Don't get spoiled on Dewey Day!
Don't get ratified" at the noise
Made by millions OF my boys
Most of whom would lead the dance
If, like you. they had the chance.
Words like these all men admire:-
"Gridley, when you're ready, fire."
Keep that up!-Keep cool. my ladt
Well raise Cain because we're glad:
You just watch our smoke. my boy:
Note our overwhelming joy:
Don't get diZZy!-Calm content
Sometimes makes a president.
Hear that shouting prolonged.-ioud
George. tn whole darned Nations
proud:
Proud OF what you did that day
In Manila's beastly Bay:
Proud OF you,-proud OF 2 fleet
That knows no fear,-knows no defeat.
OF whom the wide world stands I'm awe.
Goo bless you George. Hip, Hip. Hurrah'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03
A Compromising Letter from utuis,er
Galttfet

Paris, September 29.--Marquis de
Gallifet the minister of war, having
written TO Figaro asserting that he
had never written to the Due O. Or
leans since the end of 1898, when he
declined the latter's invitation to shoot
at Woodnorton, the Intransigeant this
morning replied by publishing a letter,
which, the pape says. was seized
among h papers. of Andree Bunett,
n of the persons recently placed on
trial before the m string As a high
court OF justice on the charge Of having
conspired against the state.
In this letter the Marquis d. CAT
lifet says IF the republicans are 30
stupid as to confide the ministry Of
wa to me. you, MoRsigneur will not
have occasion to be dissatisfied with
me-"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

As a great admirer of the late Mrs.
Margaret Oliphant, of whom we have
written often she died a. year or so
ago. we have read several apDrecia-
tive papers upon her character and nu-
merous writings. In the October num-
Der of the Atlantic Monthly, the best
of the three and four dollar m%onthlies,
there is a sympathetic. most pleasing
discussion Of his admirable, noble
Scotch woman, by one of the best of the
women authors Of New England, Har-
riet w. Preston. The "Autobiography
sand Letters of Mrs. OliDhant," is
among the choicest and most interest
ing of recent works of the kind, n
should not be overlooked by lovers of
good literature. There is scarcely any
kline of literary production that is of so
much genuine human interest as biog-
raphy or autobiography. The best
known lives of eminent men and wo-
Plutarch's Lives can never grow out
of date. They are precious heirlsoms to
be forever treasured. Mrs. ELEPHANTS
autobiography" should be placed on
the same shelf for it presents a ~o~1n
life and marked achievements. We
learn from h Atlantic Monthly that
she produced about 125 novels and biog-
raphies, and nearly twice hat number
of essays of various kinds. That she
was a novelist of distinction goes with
H1,o ca1yinr Tbo+ che r,ro+o roc,. h;or
raphies of peculiar excellence is not
denied by competent critics. She was
endowed with a rich, productive nat
ural mind, and while laboring under
extraodinay difficulties, resting under
great and accommodating cares and sor-
rows, she wrought we'll indeed, and
gave to the reading world some novels
of rare excellence and interest-pure,
wholesome, vigorous, fascinating. de-
lightfully, real, and full of wisdom and
sympathy. Mrs. Preston says of her
with true insight and felicity;
Tier mind was keen, her temper can
did and Conscientious; and she was
gifted by nature with that unerring
sense of the relative value of facts
which is so mighty a help in the study
of original documents. Yet it is by no
means to the wealth of her accumula-
ted knowledge, or to any academic
equipment whatsoever, that the main
charm and value of this woman's re-
markable work are due. That work has
been thoroughly discussed and appre-
ciated since her lamented death in 1897
and adjudged by the almost unanimous
verdict Of the best living critics to nave
been not only fabulous in quantity, but
upon the whole admirable in quality
1T was unequal, because human; but il
was all good, and some Of it very near
Fy OF the very best"
Mrs. Oliphant was endowed with the
acuteness and penetration of a close
and capable observer, and read char
acter with almost unerring discrimina-
ton. She was withal a ~singularly,
candid, true, modest woman. She does
not appraise herself as high enough to
be compared with such great writers
as Mary Ann Evans C"George Eliot'')
at Charlotte Bronte. She wrote books
that either of these gifted women
might have been glad to have written.
she said with self depreciation:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03
FARMERS Get sstg s'rIce. fer their
cotton

Macon, Ga. September 29.-Nacsn
cotton men were taken in by the falsi-
fication OF the Liverpool cotton quota
tons and there was wild excitement
here for a while.
A rush was made for the spot cotton
which was on sale and many transac-
lions were reported at nc. One
planter sold sixty bales which he he'd
just brought to town at thai 6gnra a~d
a number OF other farmers ara harDy
over having received big prices To- their
cotton. These transactions will stand
the buyers having concluded to stand
by their trades.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

AT Lenoir on the 9th there was a
big confederate reunion. General Ju-
liam S. Carr was the orator. Rev. Or.
Weston, in introducing him, as we
learn from The Charlotte Observers
report, said that "he is a patriot, a
statesman and a philanthropist." AT
which the audience cheered approving
ly. ('Three cheers for Carr, 1 am
for him for the United States senate')
came from a voice in the street in the
midst of the crowd. General Carr took
the stand and delivered a carefully pre-
pared speech, which was full of inter-
esting stories of the civil war and the
North Carolina patriots. The great
audience stood in a semi-circle around
the stand and listened intently at the
speech"
General Matt w. Ransom was next
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

The Morganton Insane Asylum is
very greatly crowded, and more room.
greater accommodation is needed 1t
is said hat what is known as the col
ony system will be adopted. The state
is heavily burdened already with the
care O. the afflicted of God, but it must
not weary in we'll doing Dr. relax in its
Of so many of it's people. Still greater
appropriations will be necessary to
meet the growth of insanity.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03
HOME FOLKS

The Raleigh Post in answer to an
inquiry of The Messenger, says, and it
confirms our w ~recollection:
Hinton Rowan Helper vas the au-
thor of the book THE Impending Cri-
Sis Hardy Hagan Helper was his
brother, resided in Raleigh subse-
quent to the war and edited a paper
which attracted much attention"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

Alone each mortal first draws breath
Alone goes down the way of death;
Alone he tastes the bitter food
Of evil deeds, alone the fruit of good
An Oriental Epigram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03
Charged with Slander.

A white man, James Jordan, lis to
be tried by Judge Bornemann tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock charged with
slandering a young white girl employ
ed at the cotton factory. The arrest
was made last night by Deputy Sheriff
Mills and the accused committed to
Jail.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR SUN.
DAY.

l the Lord search the heart, 1 try the
reins, even to give every man accord
ing to his ways, and according to the
fruit of his doings.-Jeremiah xvii:10.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

See The c. W. Polvost Co. Carpets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
He Got the WInde,r.

Old ''Saw Log Sam Stevenson is
,aid to be the richest man in Michigan.
s.o was in congress several years, but
was defeated for re- election in 1894. He
lives In the upper peninsula, and is a
lumber king. He was probably the most
ignorant man who ever sat in congress.
He knew the value of dollar, however,
and could tell the color of one as far as
the next man. He could be generous on
occasion, and, ON occasion, he could be
lavish.
When forest fires swept over Wiscon-
sin some years ago and wrought such
destruction and occasioned such desti-
tuition, Saw Log" Sam wired Pills
bury, at Minneapolis, to send to the
sufferers / 900 barrels of flour and for
ward the bill to him.
When Mckinley was inaugurated, one
of the .anderbilts was a guest of the
Arlington hotel. He sent his secretary
out to secure window on the avenue
from which to view the parade. The
man asked S4OO for it, and the secretary
told him to hold il until he could con-
suit Mr.. Vanderbilt. Nearly all the
windows had been taken Along came
''Saw Log" Sam window hunting, and
approached the window seller Wander
bits man had been negotiating with.
After some haggling '.Saw Log bought
the window for 81, 900 cash in hand
and he and his party at once took pos
session. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
4 Little Punctuation.

People who fail to punctuate their
communications are invited to study
the following line. which is correct
sentence:
1T was and said not or"
We got that line one day this week
by wire, where Fluctuations are al
ways omitted. We nearly wrecked our
mentality trying to clear up the nys-
terry of the single line, when all of Il
sudden it occurred TO us to look up a
copy of our letter to the party, when
we discovered that our friend wanted
to inform us he did not use the word
''Or, but did use land. To be plain,
the sentence Is correct and should have
read, lit was and l said-not 'or. -
Another party who has been studying
Pope wrote MS as follows: My Dear
Mr.. George have been thinking over
the statement you made last week, and
l too believe that that is is that that is
not is not, and l take pleasure in be-
lieving So.
a good way to untangle. the above is
to write it as follows: THAT that is,
is. That that is not, is not. In other
words. it is a play on Pope's "whatever
is, is right. People who eschew punc-
tuation should not feel hurt if their
meaning is not always readily grasped.
Georges Denver Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
She Was Over Twenty-one.

In Australia there are so few natives
left that anything but n white man )
marriage Is a comparative rarity. The
curious difference, however, between
weddings there and in the mother coun-
try is that here we license the place for
the solemnization of the ceremony and
at the antipodes they license the man
who performs the rites. Marriage can
be performed at the registrars office
for a guinea but if a minister know
ingly marries a minor without her peO
pie $ consent he is liable to imprison-
ment and fine of 81, 500. If, however,
the contracting parties have taken the
oath that they are of full age, he is
safe, though it has happened more than
once that Young lovers have gone to
the registry office and obviously per-
jured themselves on the age question.
a smart but very good looking girl
in Australia who was once asked,
Have you the written consent of your
parents?'' responded, mo, but I'm
over 81. -
.'Are you sure?" doubtfully. Gas
sure as l stand here, was the answer,
and indeed what she said was accurate
enough for she had written the number
81 on the sole of each of her shoes. -
Cassell's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-31
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