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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Vaccinations Of bad and lying men.
Hypocrisy proceeds from fear often.
Nothing is such a silencer OF voice and
conscience as an unworthy fear of men,
our fallen, sinful creatures about us.
All that these vile hypocrites could do
at farthest would be to kill the body.
How contemptibly small Is all this
when brought into the light Of eternity.
Said the Saviour in continuation: "But
I will forewarn you whom We shall
fear: Fear him, which after he hath
killed hath power to cast into hell; yea,
I say unto you, Fear him." Those Of
whom we have spoken cannot extend
their malice beyond the Affections OF
the body. They can abuse in vulgar,
slanderous words; they can insult and
wound and prosecute il they have the
power by reason of circumstances;
they can i'll use you and pervert the
minds Of some men against you. But
their power for evil cannot go beyond
the body o beyond the grave. Bodily
harm is the end of the villainy and i'll
usage. But how small all this, how
slight the Importance really killing the
body being all they can possibly do,
when compared with the soul, the i'm
mortal part Of us, that is sure OF
Heaven If we believe in Jesus, and live
c~onsecrated, earnest, faithful, trusting
lives. Fear him which after he hath
killed hath power to cast into hell;
yea, I say unto you, Fear him" Do
not fear the earthly devil who devour
and destroy, but fear God. He is the
High and Holy One who inhabiteth
eternity. II say unto you, Fear Him"
He "that hath stretched forth the
heavens, and laid the FOUNDATIONS Of
the earth" is the one to fear, for He
hath made both soul and body, and can
destroy them forever with everlasting
burnings. If you are a faithful Chris
tian you will be sure to have enemies.
Even the Master had them when He
was upon earth. Fear God and love
Him with all the heart, soul and mind,
for it is He who can kill and make
alive-who holds the reins of punt
tive justice in His hands and can cast
soul and body into the penal fires Of the
damned. His goodnes is equal to His
greatness. His love for fallen nan is
great and ,wOnderfuI and He offers SAL
walton and Heaven to every penitent
soul that accepts the offering upon the
Cross and believes in Jesus Christ as
his personal Saviour.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

prove that, whatever course political
expediency may dictate, the doctrine
relative TO plural marriages has not
been repealed. and continues 10 stand
as a clause in the Mormon creed. 10
which the Saints owe allegiance"
While NJ man should couutenauce
any invasion Of religious liberty, It is
right and proper hat immoraiftses
should be properly rebuked- Mormon
agents are sewers OF the seeds Of i'm
morality and the crop must be shorns
and thistles. Their practice Is in open
violation OF the theories they preach.
they take the Old Testament for their
guide professedly. but they appear TO
De content with n examples OF vicious
living and the plurality of wives. II
they would study h New Testament
they would find laws given that over
turn Mormonism and its corruptfons
most completely. The southern white
men viii protect their homes against
the raplst and the polygamist at any
cost. IL II becomes necessary TO eject
with force the hundreds of Mormon
propagandists and insinuating emisar-
les OF 10. Smith N Brigham Young 1t
Will be done in order to clear the south
or their presence. That appears TO be
n growing spirit and determination
Of the people.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
70 FIGHT TaE KOUvD R>LH
Opponents OF the Gig utic Trust
ORGANIZATION
(Florence Daily Times.)

Organization
(Florence Daily Times.)
A travelling man put OF the road to
answer the farmers subject. S. M.
Mccall, of Florence, selected for the
work.
Mr.. s. N. Mccall, a prominent cot.
ton buyer, has accepted a position to
travel the eastern part of this state in
the interests Of the standard square
bale, 24x54, and will soon enter upon
his duties. Mr.. Mccall is a warm ad-
yocate Of the standard bale, and will
no doubt do much good o it.
The majority of exporters and cotton
mill men Mr.. Mccall says have adopt
ed the square bale and mean 70 hold
it. The Savannah, Ga, cotton ex-
change also advocates it. Mr.. Mccall
has received hundreds of letters from
ginners IN Georgia and other states,
stating that the round bale system has
been cast away as utterly worthless.
There is a big fight on between the
two systems of baling the staple, but
the indications point to victory for the
standard square bale, in South Carolina
at least.
This fight is made by the men that
do not want to see the south under the
yoke of a ginning trust that will have
ample power to throttle every farmer
great or small, who raises cotton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Mrs. T. w. Pickens, widow of the
late Governor Pickens, OF South Car
DINA, is dead at Columbia. She was
Miss Lucy Holcomb and was born near
Petersburg, Va. She was a famous
beauty in her best time, made a great
impression. upon men, and married Col
onel 7. w. Pickens. She was regarded
as the most beautiful woman in Texas
or that part of the south her father
having removed to that tate. A dis
patch to The Atlanta Constitution
says:
1T is a well-known fact thu on one
occasion Miss Lucy Holcomb caused
the Mississippi legislature to adjourn
for want Of a quorum. She stopped at
the capitol on a visit and in going
away so many of the young legisla-
tors escorted her to the station and on
the train that a quorum was not left in
the house. President Buchanan ap-
pointed Colonel Pickens mini ter to
Russia, and he took his bride to ST.
petersburg on a wedding tour. Four
years Mrs. PickenS reigned as the most
lovely and brilliant woman at the
cars court. Her husband returned to
America when his term of office ex-
plred n was elected governor of
South Carolina before reaching home"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

/. ped. He said this had a very fine ef-
! feet "
/ Grape shipments have almost endsd
ss this section and also in tns South
eru Pines and Rfdgeway section.
vy,e cotton mills In the state are as
follows: Aiamance .. Alexander :, An
son ( Buncombe /. Burke i. Cabzrrus
10. Cs1iNeii 2. Catawba s. Chatham 2,
Cleveland .. Cumberland 10. Davidson
:. Durfram s. Edgecombe :. Forsyth :,
Franklin :. Castor -. Guilford 10. Hall
fax s. Ir~degl 3. Lincoln ?. Lenotr 1,
Mecklenburg -, Moore 2. Montgomery
;. Nash i. New Hanover :. Orange :,
P~anquotanE 1. Person i, Randolph u.
Richmond L. Rowan & Robson /,
Rockingham 8. R~utherfordton >, STAN
Iy >. Surry 3. Union = Vance !, Wake
3. Wayne /. Wilson 1: total In forty-siS
counties. EOS.
OF wooden mills there arc i in Rowan,
: in Surry. / in Forsyth, l In Haywood.
. in Lincoln. I in Montgomery, j In
Caldwell. 1 in Buncombe and in Ashe;
So.ai L..
There are hosiery mills in Craven,
Cumberland. Durham Csl. Forsyth,
Meckienburg. Polk. Randolph 81. STAN
Iy. Wake. Cafawba and Burke: total u.
There are knitting mills ia Halifax.
Henderson Co. Lenotr, Polk and Ran
dolph; total s.
There is a towel faCcory in Meckien-
burg and in Guilford n MIL which I'm
ishes cotton goods.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
BREVIrgES

1t is said that fifty persons are
drowned who cannot swim to every one
drowned who can swim. All should
be taught to swim-that is clear.
Crab cakes and soft crabs sometimes
kill by ptomaine poisoning. Two
cases have been recently reported, one
the wife Of a Baltimore doctor.
In a year 1,20O northern people have
settled at points along the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis railroad.
Excavations in South Colorado and
New Mexico brought to light an an
cient communal dwelling Of cliff dwell
lers. 1t is on Santa river, fourteen
miles from Espanola, n. M. There
were not less than 1,60O rooms in the
larger building in it's prime. 1t was
24O by 800 feet. DR.. Cole estimates
that from 4,S00 to 5000 people lived in
the Pueblo. Among the bones taken
from the burial mound were a wo-
mans femur 10 inches long, showing
a giantess seven and one-half feet tall.
The cliff on which the ruin stands rises
1000 feet above the surrounding coun-
try.
The lynchers are getting in their
work right along. At Bell Buckle
Tenn, a negro was lynched for raping
a. fourteen-year-old white girl. AT
Port Gibson, Miss, on same day, 11th,
a negro was lynched for attempting the
same informal offence. A negro was
taken to Atlanta to prevent lynchlng
for an ATTEMPTED assault.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

We resume the short studies in Luke
18TH chapter. In the 4th verse the
blessed Lord and Saviour, speaking to
the disciples in the presence Of the
i~nnumerable multitude" said: And
I say unto you my friends, Be not
afaid Of them that kill the body, n
after that have no more that they can
do" There is a lesson right here II
we can get hold of it. People for e
of consequences are so often deferred
from speaking the truth in righteous
ness. from witnessing for prosecuted
men. for helping to o fraud and
deception and hypocrisy. Many a good
and true man when wrongly assailed
has been made to suffer from the cow
ardice OF men who could have fully vim
dictated the wronged and have exposed
the t~reacherous and mean in their yo-
cation Of lying and deception. The
ease of Capt. Dreyfus now in course OF
investigation in France is an Illustration
of this statement. There were men
who, knew that his prosecutors and
~slanderers were outrageously lying
against him and by speaking the truth
boldly could have brought their con-
viction and punishment and fully vim
Dictated the good name and honor OF
a brave and devoted soldier OF France.
But they remained silent through rear
of them who could 'kill the body" and
the brave and honorable patriot was
made to suffer the greatest indignitles
and humiliation, and prolonged through
years. 1t is really very foolish to so
dread the fear of man" to remain ST.
lent when great wrongs are being per-
petrated and honest upright, true men
are made to bleed in their souls by the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
NO ~sCAPEGOA1 POSSIBLE

Ager is out in Michigan ready ia
pounce upon little Mckinley who back
ed him up and made him his cats-paw.
The expelled official is irate and he will
make a racket out there against the
washington gang. Mckinley is really
responsible for the evil that befel the
n because of Ayers course. The
able Philadelphia American in its
last issue says, and il is no doubt true:
He was invited into the cabinet for
reasons that should lever be allowed
10 weigh an securing a cabinet port
folio or any other honorable position.
Never was there a clearer case of pay
ing private debts with public office. Mr..
Mckinley was under deep Obligations
to General Alger, he owed him much,
he chung to him desperately or rather
permitted Alger to cling to him as one
not free to shake him off, not free TO
rid himself of such an incubus. So
General Alger vas permitted to con-
tlnue on in the cabinet long after his
removal would have relieved the ad-
ministration."
1t was known 10 the country that in
war Alger was a p~rodigfous blank. He
was discharged from the northern army
in 1854, because of cowardice-because
he "absented himself from his COM
mand without leave when hard lighting
in the Shenandoah was imminent-has.
at last resigned" as The American puts
1t. He was told he might resign and he
did it. He at last was kicked out of
the cabinet upon popular cOmpulsion.
But The New York World rightly saws,
1T is too late for a ~scape-gOat."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
fSmithfield Herald.)

The controversy OF tire round bale
VS.. the sQuare bale has 10Y assumed
such az aspect here in Johnston coun-
" that. in justice 10 our PAPER and its
readers, We can no longer remain ST.
lent concerning the question. We trust
that our readers have Understood this
silence.
When the controversy first began 70,
rage We refused to take a stand with
either side because We wished TO in
vestigate and ascertain which system
was Of greater benefit to the cotton
raiser. When We should become fully
convinced which was right We deter
mined then to announce our position
and take a part in the fight. BE sure
you are right ard then go ahead" was
the favorite maxim OF Davy Crockett,
and the advice OF the wise Tennesseean
was never taken in vain.
Upon looking into his question We
at once stumbled upon one point and
In our opinion, the fact that a trust IL
behind the round bale should be enough
10 warn the farmer OF the baleful eff
fects which, 1t is reasonable to expect,
the general introduction OF the system
in the south would produce. The Anne
rican Cotton Company Is the promoter
of the new system.
IL the outfit, required to manufacture
the round bale, was placed On the mar
ket for sale, the farmers need have
nothing to fear. But II Is lot for sale,
only for rent. And the ginner who
rents it must guarantee 1000 bales per
season before he secures the plant. How
many ginners in this country could
secure the outfit under these condi-
tons? How many miles would the
farmer be forced to carry his raw cot
ton before reaching a gin? Smaller
ginning concerns would be driven out
of business and the farmer would be
subjected to the greatest i%nconven-
fence.
Let the American Cotton Company
sell it's outfit at a reasonable price n
the condition will be changed. 1t will
mercy of a syndicate o r trust.
We have fought trusts early and late.
We see in them the great danger to
American liberty-we want 10 central
ization OF C2pital or business. Tho
trust is the octopus that GRIND ;ae
poor man in the dust and always Sc
lects the poor man as its victim. II
causes little children 10 suffer and.
mothers. seeing their sufferings, mourn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
Ladies Can Wear shoes

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

We give here a new English poem,
by whom Is not stated. II appears in q
volume entitled 1.-THE City of the Soul
Some of the poems are indeed very
fine and impressive and the workman
ship is that of one with the gift of ut
terance. The poem is religious as
will be seen, and is the reflection Of a
writer Of faith and aspiration.
GLOW shall 1 find Him, who can be
my guide?
Wears he a human form, a tear
marred face,
By bloody-red raiment may He be de-
serted,
Or broods He far withdrawn through
stellar space?
Perchance, informing all, His coils en-
twine
And bind the monstrous fabric cell
to cell,
Or, yelled in service, meath this Bread
and Wine
A homely God, He deigns with men
to dwell.
Lo! just beyond the skyline He may
stand,
Speak just without the waftage OF
mine ear,
I all but touch Him with my out
stretched hand,
Clear to my senses He may straight
appear.
I hush my drumming heart, I stay my
breath
To catch his step, to hearken what He
saith"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
WOOd's-"Trade Mark Brand"
Crimson Glover

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soilimproving crop in the past has been
In obtaining good stands. Failure in
this respect has been largely due to the
use Of ~two-year-old seed. This while of
good appearance and termination,
throws. u a much weaker sprout and
on this account will not come up as well
and it is also much more easily killed
Off by adverse weather conditions than
that sown from new crop seed. III you
want the best new crop Crimson Clover,
seed of strong. termination, be sure to
order Woods "Trade nark Brand"
Write for prices and Descriptive Fall Cata-
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Witches, Rape, Winter, Turf or Grazing osts,
Seed Wheat, Grasses and ciovery, TurnIp and
vegetable Seeds, Hyseinths, Tulips and all
Bulbs and Seeds for fall planting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

That fellow Thurber, of New York,
who wrote a speech to insult the south,
and SANDER it, too, is now denying that
he is "~unfriendly" to the south. No
friend ever misrepresents and maligns
his friend. Thurber is sorry if the be-
lief continues that he is indeed a south
Halter. Whistler he is or NO is a mat
ter Of no sort Of Importance to the
true people in the south. The venom of
a thousand such will never rob one man
in the south Of peace OF mind or
a minutes sleep. Such human cat
tie have been abusing the southern
whites from the wayback. The animos-
ity of such birds of prey. who are al
ways on the make out of the south, is
as the empty wind. The Thurber tribe
have not understood the south, will
not understand the south, and when dy-
ing will hate the south. Thurber may
hin now:
If SO soon I was 10 be done for,
L wonder what I was begun for"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

The soothing and healing properties
OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, its
pleasant taste and prompt and perma-
nent cures, have made it a great favor
lite with the people everywhere. For
ssls by r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
aS<s ftf2 FsSAks

Last report for North Carolina shows
up ZOE cotton mills completed. There
are also thirteen hosiery, four knitting
one towel and one cotton goods finish
ing mill. CASTOR county has twenty
two cotton mills. New Hanover has
one, and one building. Of ninety-seven
counties forty-three have a mill or
mills. Eight counties have more than
twelve mills each.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Ex-Judge James c. MacRae, of Raj
eigh; Heriot Clarkson, of Charlotte, and
F. A. Sondley, of Asheville, are those
now chiefly spoken of in connection
with the chair of law at the state uni
versity. In a few days the trustees will
elect.-Messenger Raleigh Correspond
ent.
The Messenger is not in the nominat-
ing business. We take leave to add
that we have heard the name of Judge
Common, Of Wilson, mentioned for the
place so magnifed by DR.. John Man
ming. We know Of no bitter man for
it. He has we'll nigh all the qualifica-
tons. He would adorn the chair.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

The Atlantic Monthly that
the editor, North Cardinals accom-
plished and able son, DR.. Walter H.
Page, is to publish three essays in the
magazine upon 1.-THE Rac Problem in
the South" He will discuss: a. A
Social Study. (2.) The Era of Restrict
ed Suffrage. Co. Educational Progress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

The happy reconciliation" between
Russell and Pritchard Is p~ortentious.-
Greensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15

Charlotte Presbyterian Standard re-
ports 80 additions to its church in North
Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-15
TUESDAY AUGUST Is, 1899.
RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY

God is love. 1 John AIS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22

quiet and resttui Surroundings at Evan
ston. which. i believe, would be Of great
advantage to the work
Mrs. Clark. Of Ohio, advocated the
proposition as an economical measure.
Mrs. Durham. OF Iowa, vigorously opposed
the amendmen The arguments that
the fact" she said. 'ihat Evanston will
be hard TO reach. that II Is inaccessible as
compared to Chicago Speaking of hot
weathsr when IL ts hot in brick building
frame cottage at Evanston. In establish
Ing the national headquarters a, Evanston
we would be placing them out OF touch
with the workers Of the society
Miss Gordon spoke finally. When she
stepped TO the platform the delegates were
on the tip toe of expectancy, because OF
her long and intimate association Win Miss
Willard Miss Gordon spoke at first with
difficulty. plainly showing that In the dis
cuxston OF the subject many tender memo
ries had been reused within her She has
a life interes. In the cottage. too. There
were tears in her eyes and tears In her
voice. too. when she frs. addressed the
convention.
Il believe" she said. that much more
can bs accomplished with the hsadquar-
ters at Rest cottage than anywhere else.
1t has been said tha; Miss Wizards home
was not under the same roof with the
building which IL is proposed TO use as
headquarters This is true only 90 a par
tai extent, for one entering the building
has 10 but cross the threshold into the
rooms where Miss Willard lived so long,
and about which there cluster 50 MANY
hallowed memories Evanston VIII be
brought into the corporate limits of Chi
cage probably this winter. | remind the
delegates OF the fact that Evanston has re-
fused 20 come into the city unsess she Is
altwso Ia Keep her prohibition laws. ZAP
plsuset In The quiet and peaceful sur
roundings Of the cottage the women Of
the headquarters can do their ~ork-their
brain work. their planning and their pray
Ing for our cause-het:er, / believe. than
In the temple sn Chicago"
Mrs. Fry, corresponding secretary for
the association. warmly advocated the
change, saying that u would enable the
headquarters workers to do better work
than II they are TO continue in Chicago.
Several members esroused the amend
ment because 81 the sentiment that the
headquarters should BE located perrna nent-
iy where Miss Willard mad lived fer 50
many years This sentiment cropped out
repNs teddy.
The amendment On vote was adopted. ia
yeas 10 "a nays.