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

ed. General Piet Joubert commands
the Beers. He is the commander who
gave he British uch a terrible thrash
ing at Majuba Hill In ISL 1t was one
of the worst of kpown defeats. An ac-
count says:
General ColIey o his 900 men TO
the top OF this small and precipitous
hill and exultingly challenged the
Beers: Come up here, you beggsrs.
In broad daylight $50 picked Boer vol
unteers climbed from terrace 10 terrace.
lodging behind boulders, and gained
the top after five hours climb with the
loss OF only one man. At a range OF
thirty yards these brave men began a
deadly fire from behind the rocks, and
whe a second party gained the sum
init and threatened TO flank the Engiisn
a wild panic spread among the latter.
General Colley and many other cfncers
were killed. and the survivors lied In
confusion, dropping and rolling down
the sides OF the hill. pursued by a storm
of bullets that seldom missed. When
the casualties were counted TX was
found hat the Beers had killed 20 Eng
lishmen, wounded 13i n captured 81.
The loss on the Boer side was j killed
and 5 wounded"
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jamestown is to have 4 lotion mil.
capital stock 500, 600. Wake Forcst
will have a mill too is the talk.
Raleigh Post: The American Ware
house Company OF Spray, Rockingham
county. was granted articles Of incor-
ORATOR yesterday by the Secretary Of
State.-The amount of capital stock
shall be $4,000 N may be increased
to 81, 200, 000.-Winston Is TO hold a
Floral Fair soon.
Fayetteville Observer: Colonel Muir
dock McRae, one OF the most prominent
citizens OF Robson county, died last
night ait his home, Raemont, age "a
years. Colonel McRae was several
times a member OF the Legislature. and
has always been looked upon as among
the foremost and most substantial rep
resentatives OF the best citizenship OF
his native county.
Mr.. Willis l. Grands, of Raleigh is
dead He was a most worthy man.
member OF h Baptist church, and for
thirty years perhaps a residen OF OK
FORD he was born in 1922, and was
educated at Wake Forest College. He
served IN the war in Tfllowby's regi-
ment. He Was a native OF camdeI<
county. He m~erchandized in OXFORD
Tor some uwenty years.
Raaeigh News and Observer: LouV
Jul 49, NR cIUODGT 1-t0iNEAdI"
This funeral services OF Mr.. w. f.
Yates were held ait the residence OF Mr..
Howell Griffin about three macs from
this town, this morl1ing.-Last Satur-
DAY while m the discharge of his duties
the track in some way spread. over
turning MS car and instantly killing
hIm--G0dsbOro, ~. G., October a.
CSpecJal.).The death of Mr.. George u.
Miller occurred at his home In this City
Monday evening al $50 O'Clock, afr
q lingering illness OF several month
with Brights disease The deceaeed
was hfty-ive years OF age, and a son
81 the late Henry w. Miller. a dlstin-
gulshed Raleigh lawyer and orator.
WhHe a young man he volunteered in
Inc Confederate army and served faith
fuEy until the surrender.
Charlotte Observer: Lieutenant 90
ionei ;. l. A Taylor, coao~ed, YESTERDAY
received an invitation, handsomely de-
GRATED, inviting him to assis. in Ia.
ceremonies attendant upon laying the
corner stone of the United States gov
building In Chicago. Tee IN
v1tation was signed by the Governor
OF Illinois, Mayor Of Chicago and Other
Objects OF n government.-Ben.
James, n OF the best negroes in tn.
city, dies suddenly Monday night while
on ms way home from work. For 20
years Ben had been employed in the
room at the Southern depot.
and he knew the business better than
any one. white or black-Wake For
est College notes: The professors are
vlsitlng many Of the associations. TheJ
divide them up so that no s.nqle pr fesf
sor ~ often absent-Pres dent ~
Tor delivers an address at the INST 4
thon OF DIR. L Y. Mullins, a. pres ien
OF the Southern Theological S~miRpxy "
The good preparation Of ~
students Indicate the prugresltAN
at the academies. The faculty struns1y
favorS good preparation.
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A UNIVERSITY.
Tn snrunt Monographs Preparations
for Athletic sports.

corasnondenc of The Messehger.)
Chapel Hill. y. c., october 8.
Mr.. James Sprunt. OF wilmington,
who has often shown his deep love
for the university. has provided Tor the
publication annually OF historical mon
ographs. These monographs are TO be
of North Carolina history n they Will
be written Ivy a student and edited by
the sfacuity.
In compliment to the donor they will
be known as THE James Sprunt Mono
rranhs.'- The first one will be The
Secession Convention OF 81" n VIII
be written by Mr.. ]. Gilchrist {
mick.
The university deeply appreciates
this generosity OF Mr.. Sprunt, as IL VIII
nroye a great factor in helping To cir
cuIate the history OF this state.
The first game of foot bal Will be
PLAYED here Saturday against the AS-
rIcultural and Mechanical college team.
OF Raleigh
our boys have been at hard practice
for several weeks and they are now IN
excellent trim. The linesmen ana backs
are heavy and quick and TINS year 5
team win likely prove a record breaker
THE class teams nave reorganized and
they will soon have the inter-class con
tests. The winner Of most OF the games
Is 10 be given "a beautiful banner with
the names of the players worked on IL.
This banner is offered by Coach Rey-
no!ds to stimulate the players to hard
work.
The senior class held their election
last week. Mr.. w. F. Bryan, OF Colds
boro. was made president, and the 9TH
er officers were elected.
The new athletic park is being grad
ed and worked down, and work is also
progressing nicely on the new dormi-
tory Carr Hail."
Tonight in the chapel DIR. Battle de-
uvers the. first of a series OF public lee
lures by the faculty. His subject will
be: THE Bench and Bar OF Raleigh as
I Knew It."
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Fuller Maitland, a woman Of gifts.
They are decidedly clever, and we read
them with genuine pleasure. They are
now in a volume and are being read
and praised. 1t is a correspondence be-
tween an elderly brother and a very
bright, observant sister, both highly
cultured. They are replete with obser-
walton, criticism, chit-chat, classicism,
etc. Sir Frederick is a distinguished
English lawyer, ranking among the
foremost.
Barrie is writing a sequel to his
Sentimental Tommy" By the way,
! a strong writer in The New York Sat-
urday Review handles Barrie with
| great severity and treats him as a
literary humbug. His Window in
| Thrums" and 1.-THE Little Minister are
original, full Of pathos and vigor and
| are decided additions to good litera-
ture. His last two books we have not
read.
Rev. w. w. Smith, Canada, has
translated Matthew into Scotch. The
dialect is hat of Burns, the great poet.
John Pau Jones, the great American
sea captain, figures in several novels
in Dumas, pere, in Fenimore Cooper,
and now in a greatly praised and very
successful novel by a southern-born
writer, Winston Churchill.
Andrew Lang, that rare and racy
Scotch critic, running over with good
sense and human learning, writes in
B~lackwood's Magazine on History as
She Ought to be Wrote" We quote in
full sympathy. The most of recent his
tories, from Freeman up, are very u
as compared With the truly fascinating
and great historians who wrote before
1860. Mr.. Lang says:
ut is history written as literature,
and with regard to style, that does n
will remain, acre perennilus. Clarendon
lasts, Macaulay persists, Hume en-
dures, Carlyle is not superannuated;
though fresh facts, are discovered n
old stories are disproved. These and
many other great historical writers
survive by their style. A historian, of
course, ought to be accurate Gas far
as mere mOrtals may); of course, he
ought to eason correctly Cat least, as
far as he is able); but, if he wants his
book to be read, and if he wants it to
go on being e after he is dust, a his
torian must have style. 1t is essential.
Style is the salt of literature, and his
tory is literature"
London LITERATURE" very high au-
! thority, says by way of comment:
I'VE must agree; and we would add,
that history written without regard to
style cannot be remembered, even by
those who, out of curiosity or from a
sense of duty, are SO Industrious as to
grapple with it's hating periods"
| We have been going through Ma
caulay lately. His most unique, splen-
did and powerful History of England"
-unhappily far too short. in four vol
| umes-is the most interesting historical
| work of modern times. It is not SO
great as Gibbons immortal, mastery
work-what history is?-but it is more
unfailingly charming and appeals to
the sympathies and interest of all Eng
lish descendants on this side of the At
lantic.
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capable of doing this; we have since
learned that Admiral Dewey was right
when he said that you were far supe-
rior to the Cubans, and capable of self
government. We desire that you shall
establish a government that will pro-
tect life and property; we will aid you
in this, n when o lave accomplish
ed it, we will withdraw This propo-
sition would bring about peace in forty
eight hours"
He says if this is not done hen this
country should send at once 100, 900 men
to end the war.
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Marriage at Mt. Olive.

Correspondence Of The Messenger
Mt. Olive, N. c., October ..
Mr.. J. r. Rackley and Miss Kate +.
Switzerland were married at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. Jack South
erland, yesterday at 2 o'clock u. III. In
the presence of a few invited relatives.
h ceremony was performed by Rev.
NJ. Nj. Mcfarland, OF Goldsboro.
The happy couple left on the 3:i1
o'clock train for Warsaw, where n re-
ception was rendered them last night
at the home Of the groom's father.
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Johns Hopkins University in Balti-
more lately issued six scholarships.
Four Of these were bestowed upon
graduates of Hampden Sidney College,
Va. (Presbyterian.) OF these one came
to r. H. Watkins, Granville county. n.
c.. class of 1895.
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HOME FOLKS.

The Baptist Female University at
Raleigh opened it's first session with 1870
pupils-a splendid start. The Baptists
are a progressive folk and are deter
mined to give their SONS aud daughters
a good start in the work of life.
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their music daily. A thirteenth was be-
gun. Now it is announced that a char
ter for number fourteen has been
granted. The capital stock is $3.50, 600.
Charlotte leads, and it sets Whining
ton a splendid example of energy, en-
terprise, wise investment and success.
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A gentleman at CaroIeen sends us al
clipping from a paper relative to the
late H. H. Helper. Of him we know
nothing, but OF his brother, Hinton
Rowan Helper we ave known, for a
half century. We had copied from the
Raleigh Post confirmative Of our re-
collection before We received the clip
did mischief.
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BREVITIES.

Hurrah for Schleyt In Washington,
right before his vile prosecutors, he
divided hurrahs and enthusiasm with
the deserving Dewey. Santiago is as
meritorious and famous as Manila.
Schley and Dewey are real heroes of
the nobler type.
The United States in sixty years
1881 to 1S91-expended $40, 0O0, 900 in
fighting the Indians. 1t is said by The
Philadelphia Record that. for every
Indian warrior killed in these various
conflicts fifteen American soldiers have
lost their lives. The war with the
C~heyennes in 1865 alone cost more than
$40, 000, 900 and the lives of hundreds OF
soldiers, though the hostiles lost but
twenty of their braves"
Senator Foraker has had the scales
of high protection to tumble from his
eyes. He says now: w have come to
the point whence we must sell abroad
or restrict competition"
1t is better late than never.
That is all a bluff as to the southern
cotton mills closing if cotton should
reach s cents a pound. Mills that have
made s, 10, 20, 80, 40, so and 80 per cent.
can stand 2 or 4 cents rise In cotton.
Henry watterson is no longer "Sir
Oracle" for southern democrats. His
latest fzzIe was to urge that the
south's prosperity depends upon the
copcuarinp of the Pbilinuines IF that
is so, then by all means re-eleet little
Mckinley. Fudge.
Mr.. H. P. Gunther, OF Memphis, a
cotton dealer, has recently returned
from Europe. He is reported a 8 say
ing that "he is convinced now lat Eu-
rope will take 100000 bales, that the
north will take 2,240,000 and the south
1,S4o.oo0-a total of 11,0so,0 900. The crol
will fall under 11,o0O, 600 bales. hence
! the present stocks will have to be
drawn upon al increasing values"
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Tba, Trouplin. Headache

Would quickly cav you, IL o used
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aches. They make pure blood and
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health. Easy TO take. Try them. Only
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How the nemies OF Bryan love to
hate him. They stop at nothing. There
is no dodge or lie they will not handle
to iniure him. A fellow in Nebraska
the other day interrupted him while
speaking, asking why he did not go to
Cuba. He got a ready answer, and it
answered, too. He said:
Il offered my services to a republican
president the day the war was declar-
ed. That offer was never accepted. ]
then raised a regiment of my own.
When the treaty of peace was signed
I resigned, because I believed this
country was in more danger than Cuba,
and 1 came home to fight the republi-
cans. I had five months of peace in
the army and ave had constant fight
ing since / came out"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

We lea that Mr.. Banks, 9 young
journalist of superior education n
an accomplished writer, has charge Of
absence of Mr.. Joseph P. Caldwell, the
managing editor, who is recruiting his
health by an European trip. We learn
that Mr.. Banks has been of the Obser-
ver's editorial staff for some years.
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II Shiloh's Cough and Consumption
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TAX the bottle back and we will refund
your money. Sold for over fifty years
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20 cts. For sale by X. R.. Bellamy.
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The army Of h Beers. and allies. is
supposed now to be $4,000 strong. II
so, they viii give the British a hard
tug OF war, unless greatly outnumber-
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ping. Hinton
did mischief.

We do not know personally Mr. John
P. Kerr, who has edited the Asheville
Citizen with so much of judgment,
~faithfulness n ability but we sin
cerely regret to see the announcement
of his retirement from that excellent
daily. Mr.. Kerr has made his paper
the equal of the best state dailies in
strength and usefulness. Tire matter
in all departments has been exception
ally good. He is a judicious editor and
a very successful one. Mr.. w. T. Egg
gleston succeeds him. In a brief, mod
est announcement he says:
1.-The man who makes no promises is
in no danger of failing to keep his
promises. I will try to keep The Citi-
zen up to it's present high standard as
a clean and always democratic news
paper"
The Messenger has but good wishes
for both gentlemen.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

Charlotte progresses. Not long ago
it had twelve cotton mills, sending out
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LIVERY woman suffering from any female trouble can be
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

Thoughtful people, genuine North
C~arolinians, must feel distressed at the
North Carolina Polygamous Mormon
ism is really the successor of that re-
ligion that swept the world at II
time as "a Bosom Of destruction"
Think of Mormonism so advancing in
North Carolina as to hold a conference
at Goldsboro soon, and to have the
emisSarieS of lust proclaiming that
nounced that fifty elders will attend
and 200 laymen. There are 500 MEM
bers in the conference. They report
that the number of converts for this
year is $50.
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months trial ofLydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound can
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Last Sunday the membership OF
Trinity church, Durham, had a big OPP
pressive debt still hanging over them.
1t amounted to Sc, 3O3.3 80. An effort to
lift it was made. The membership and
friends succeeded in raising 50, 500. 90.
Then it was hat the most generous
of benefactors, Gen. Julie Carr, put in
So, sos. 33, and relieved the church of a
load too heavy for it to remove. 1t is
a fine, costly church coffee.
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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-07
RECEIVES THE NATIONS GIFT.
Admiral Dewey Given the sword
Voted by Congress.

Washington, Oct. 3.-The magnificent
sword awarded by act of congress to the
nations hero was bestowed upon Admiral
Dewey today in the presence Of the presi-
dent, the members of the cabinet and the
judiciary, the highest officers of the army
and navy and vast crowd OF the plain
people.
In strong contrast with all of the cere-
monies that have taken place since Admi-
raj Dewey reached the shores of his native
land, today's functions were severely Of
fetal in character The administration
was executing the will Of the whole Amer
lean people and locality in community dis
appeared.
The scene of the presentation was ap-
propriately located under the shadow Of
the great capitol of the nation-a spot
filled with the memories of other stately
ceremonies.
The escort, which marched in the line
with the admiral, was made up entirely
of soldiers and sailors There was nothing
in the general arrangements as the inn
mense crowd swept through the beautiful
plaza TO indicate that the occasion was
anything less than presidential inaugu-
ration.
1t was before this vast assemblage, amid
profound hush, that Admiral George
Dewey received from the hands of its chief
executive, the sword the nation gave him.
In the focus of thousands of eyes, the
central figure of a magnificent tableau, he
stood, with military erectness at attention.
and listened to the eloquent tribute paid
him by the president and the naval chief.
speaking for the people.
A sun as brilliant as that which shoue
on that May day in a distant ocean
CLEANED back from the jeweled sword IS
he received it and thousands of voices
drowned the crash of brass, flags waved
in glorious sea of color and the most
picturesque and impressive ceremony
the nations capitol has ever had ended.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-07
Farmers in Bo-ton.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 3.-Upwards OF four
hundred delegates representing the agri-
cultural interests of the entire country
thronged Faneueil hall at 10 o'clock this
morning, when the nineteenth annual SEES
sion of the Farmers National congress was
called to order by Ex-Governor w. ID.
Hoard of Wisconsin the venerable president
OF the organization. After an invocation
by the Rev. George c. Lorimer OF fremont
temple, and the appointment OF com
mittee on credentials, the delegates list
ened to cordial addresses or welcome by
Governor Wolcott, Mayor Quincy and rep
resentatiyes OF the Boston Chamber OF
Commerce and the agricultural societies
of Massachusetts.