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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17
TO NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN
aides Asked to Aid to q State Fedora
ton of WOmen,s Clubs

ton of WOmen,s Clubs
The following letter will be of inter
est to the women of North Carolina:
"To the Women of North Carolina.
Il am making an effort to form a
state federation composed of all the
organizations of women in North Car
DINA. This will bring the women of
this state in touch with each other and
with the women of other states, there
by securing the increased benefits
which come from enlarged acquaint-
ance, exchange OF thought, and unity
of action with definite aim. ALI organ
izatiOns of women, and all wOmen's
departments Of mixed organizations
(such as Daughters of Rebekah, Rath-
bone Sisters, etc. are invited to join
in this movement, which is n~on-secta-
rian, nOn-political, and only designed
for mutual helpfulness.
eff this effort meets with general ap-
prevail, a convention of women will be
called al an early day to organize this
federation, adopt a constitution and
outline future action for the same.
"This body of ONE representing
the organizations of this state, will de-
eide whether this state federation shall
affiliate with the National Federation
of Women's Clubs and all other action
proposed to the convention. Each dele
gate representing an organization will
be entitled to vote on all questions
discussed by the convention.
"An effo1. will be made to secure re-
duced railroad rates for the delegates
and the fact duly published.
"All organizations of women are re-
quested to communicate with me on
this subject.
"All state papers are requested to
copy this letter.
ANY information desired on the sub
ject Of the proposed federation will be
cheerfully and promptly given.
Address
MRS. ROBERT r. GOTTEN.
"425 Blount ST Raleigh, N. C."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17
GOSSIP.

The London Athenaeum in a notice
Of Hardy's recent publication of verse
that has not met with much favor
among the most judicious critics, finds
much that is poor and some that is
strong and original in the verse of
the mastery novelist, who has writ
ten some of the naughtiest and nastiest
novels ever produced by an English
author. The poems lack form, are
crude, are full of "woodenness of
rhyme" to quote from the Athenaeum.
But then there are poems that stand
out from the ruck Of modern verse as
a whole" The best are not numerous
but are "of Wessex character" as are,
we add, many of his best novels, if not
all, and "are marked by the observa-
ton and saturnine humor which one
would naturally expect from the writer
of Mr.. Hardy's novels. = We
doFnot conceal our opinion that Mr..
Hardy's success in poetry is of a very
narrow range"
There is a craze among novelists to
essay verse writing. Some have writ
ten fine poetry. Scott was a very gift
ed singer of the Homeric style. Bull
wer, Thackeray, George Eliot, Charlotte
Bronte, Hugo and others of the older
novelists wrote verse. Among living
novelists there is a host of verse writ
ers. Macdonald, Meredith, CUTLER
Couch and twenty others publish verse.
The London Academy-what ever it
is--perhaps an imitation of the famous
French Academy of one hundred mem
bers, has crowned two English pro-
auctions of last year with the crown
of Immortality. They are Maurice Hew-
let's "The Forest Lovers" and Sidney
Lees very unique Life of Shakes
peare." Probably tuey are the most
memorable books in English for 1898
out of a vast multitude published.
Have you ever read Augustine Bir-
Tell's description of the great poet, John
Milton? In "Obiter Dicta," Birrell's
first book that gave him some fame,
building upon accounts of the greatest
English poet after Shakespeare, and
particularly il 1ebted to Masson's mas
sive History OF John Milton and His
Times" in several huge octavos, you
will find this, as he describes Millions
n visit to the European continent:
"A more impressive Englishman
never left our shores. Sir Philip Sgd
ney perhaps approaches him nearest.
Beautiful. beyond praise, and just suf-
flciently conscious Of it never to ap-
pear at a disadvantage, digniied in
manners, versed in foreign tongues,
yet full of the ancient learning gen.
tleman, a scholar, a poet, a musician
and a Christian-he moved about in
a leisurely manner from city to city,
writing Latin verse for his hosts, and
Italian sonnets in their ladies' albums,
buying books and music, and usually
creating, n cannot doubt, an all too
iattering impression Of an English
Protestant
II you doubt as to the British being
a reading people, consider the great
number of new books published every
year. amounting to thousands, and
then remember that there are 1920 of
magazines published yearly, of which
$40 are religious. The United States
are no where in this competition.
Gardeners new life of -romwell will.
contain forty portraits, taken from
originals with few exceptions and not
hitherto accessible.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17

Young Cadet w. B. Ferguson, of
Haywood county is at the head of his
class at Annapolis Naval School for
1900. Blood will tell. The Asheville
Citizen says:
This is no accident. Young Fergu-
son has one brother who graduated
before him at the head of his class at
Annapolis, and another who graduated
at the head of his class from West
Point. This family of Fergusons are
head-Of-the-class people, not from ac-
cident or coincidence, but because they
have the mental power that puts them
there
Three cheers for the North Carolina
boys any way and any where.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17

Policeman r. ]. Jones, who attempt
ed to commit suicide at the CITY hall
Tuesday night by taking Iaudanum.
remained unconscious nearly all day at
the hospital yesterday. The physicians
worked on him a long time before be-
ing able TO restore consciousness. but
at last accounts last night he was
getting along nicely.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17

The following message was received
public:
washington, March Is, 1899.
ITO Observer, Wilmington,~N c.:
Hoist information signal. Storm
central over Lake Huron, moving
north-northeast. High southwest winds
for vessels sailing north. Storm south
west signals displayed from Washing
ton, N. c., TO West Point, Va
CIVILIANS"
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Who To Pat stamp. ON Express. Pack

Atlanta. Ga. March 15.-The case of
the railroad commission Of Georgia
against the Southern Express Company
in the matter OF alleged overcharges
by the latter in demanding that ship
pers furnish revenue stamps for pack
ages is not TO end with the decision Of
Judge Speer. who held that. az 1.-The
question was n arising out Of inter-
nal revenue. the railroad commission
OF Georgia had nothing TO do with IL.
Governor Gambler after a conference
with the attorney general instructed
that official TO appeal the case TO the
circuit cuort OF appeals and TO the SUI
preme court Of the United States. IL
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17

AS the season of the year when
pneumonia, la grippe, sore threat
coughs. cold. catarrh, bronchitis and
lung troubles are to be guarded
against, nothing "as a fine substitute
will answer the purpose" or is lust
as good" as One Minute Cough Cure.
That is the one infallible remedy for
all lung, throat Or bronchial troubles.
Insist vigorously upon having it IL
something else" is offered you. R. r.
>Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17

The Raleigh News and Observer OF
yesterday says:
The name of Jim Young, together
with the names OF the other fusion
trustees OF the new auditorium build
ing for the white hind, appointed by
the legislature Of 1897, has been
chiseled from the corner stone Of that
institution The stone now bears the
simple inscription: "1S45-1S9S."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17

Newport News. Va, March 15.-The
United States transport Sedgwick. for
meriy the Chester, arrived here today
at noon from Santiago. having on board
the Eighth Illinois regiment OF colored
Infantry. Colonel J.. r. Marshall, to-
gether with half a dozen officers be-
longing to other commands. The IIi-
nois troops will remain aboard the
transport till tomorrow afternoon when
they VIII be loaded on the Chesapeake
and Ohio trains and leave for home.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17
HOME FOLKS

The body of the gallant Lieutenant
William E. Shipp will soon be brought
to Lincolnton where it will find sepul-
ture under his native SOIL.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17

The newspapers are talking out about
the imperfections Of the Jim Grow car
makeShift.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
Receipts of the McGovsrn-Palmer Fight
Were 832,710.

Billy Gray. who was successful in pulling of
tho late international bantam contest between
"Pedlar" Palmer and Terry MeGovern. admit
ted yesterday that the statement made in The
Sun on ThurSdsy that the boys had divided
the purse OF $4,000 equally was correct This
is the first time Gray has been In town since
the encounter having been i'll. He de-
clSred that the exact amount Of money
was first arranged the. fighters agreed that
the face value OF the tickets received at the
door should be turned over to them after the
contest. This was necessary. as the articles
stipulated that the boys were to receive Is per
cent. OF all over S2OUOO. After the tickets
were counted It was ascertained that they
represented In the aggregate only $1,000.
The deficiency between this sum and the
actual r-csipts is ascribed to the fact that the
scale OF prices was raised at the last moment
and those IN charge Of the tickets were honor
able enough to turn over the whole receipts to
the mapagement: Gray said the proceeding
was entirely legitimate
1t was said yesterday that Palmer had sold
tha picture rights to his manager, A. f.
Bettison. and Dr. Ordway for $1,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

Trick I. \ is not going 90 lead a singleton with
four uumps in his hand, neither Ia he going 10
deceive his partner by opening a four-card suit
ten high while he has one containing two honora
Y does not PLAY the queen second hand because
all the recognized authorities on the game have
taught him that 1t Is losing play unless tho
card led is as high as the nine. Statistics have
been published to prove that the play Of the queen
second hand from queen and one small on small
card led will lose trick times out Of twelve
n say nothing Of giving the original leader a
chance TO finesse against you on he return Of tho
suit
Trick 2. u. having lost his re-entry. sees moth
ing for It but 10 get his suit established as soon
as possible, beginning with the regulation Ameri-
ca lead Of the Jack to show Ave
Trick 8 OF course b leads trumps having
Ave OF them, the club suit protected and his part
ner showing strength in diamonds. Whether
he leads the top of the sequence or the fourth
best makes no difference in this case, but many
object 10 the lead Of the lack because II frequently
happens, az in the present case, that the partner
Is unable 10 place the trumps after the second
round. Those who favor the lead Of the sequence
do so because il often gives the partner a good
fnesSa Those who think showing number in
trumps Of great importance do not think the hnesss
wins often enough IN compensate for tho oonfu-
sion as 10 the number Of trumpS held.
Trick 8 Y can either return his partners suit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
Al yet nine tricks.

Trick /. This is distinctly a long suit hand
The best suit contains Ave cards, headed by three
honors, and it is accompanied by four average
Iumps and a certain re-entry. To lead a sup
porting spade from such hand would be simply
irifing with the game yet that opening was
selected by some who held AS cards
Trick ?. b is not strong enough 10 lead trumrs
and therefore returns his partners suit This
is in accordance with tho common sense
principle that matter what suit you may hold
yourself II 10 your duty TO return your partner y
suit or lead trumps, unless the card led by him
originally is card Of warning A follows the
usual course in playing such suits retaining
the command until the third round by flnessing
against the queen. Tho object in playing the
jack is to prevent the Adversaries from knowing
the full strength Of the suit The partner need
not DO considered. as his weakness is declared
by his return
Trick g. A can easily locate tho deuce In BIS
hand and the unguarded queen in rs. Y having
no more. With his suit established and his re-
entry still safe he naturally leads trumps
Trick 4 The result Of the false card play
OF the Jack Is now apparent. Had 4 the
second round with the nine il would now be OBJ
vious TO Y that Y had no more and he might safely
force him. As II is he follows the more natural
course and establishes his spade suit A plays
down. his two cards being Of equal value.
Trick g. has now no choice but 10 continue
the trump which would be playing the adveI-
saries' game or 10 open the clubs b Immediate
ly puts in the king second hand, although holding
four Of the suit, because he is confident that no
read his partner for an established suit no
spades. and certain roentry in clubs, which
must be the ACE. He knows the acc is not blank
because A cannot have held more than 1--WE dia-
monds nor four tTlmps, as six diamonds would
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

,,n Thu: e., .1s system s 81 T%psri%um cap.
Of especial note when the exceedingly
low average of favorites and the I'M
eGualled low percentage ore taken into con
alteration. The analysis shows that Aug 20
Lady Massey and Woodpgeon ran second and
THAT In both these races frat and second fnv-
orites were Indicated, the preference being
given In such cases to the ilrst favorlte Aug.
~. Charentus won. Withers lost the place
(frst and aecond favorites being again indi-
Gated and, Fluke. being played, Lost. Aug 10
the Indicated favorite. Dolly Weithoff. won, His
money. Aug 80. ths ,unDlaySblo .fayorits
there were no further Indications for day saved
money to the hunter. Aug. 81, Azucena
Galathee failed to connect. Sept.
Marmarica ranked second favorlte by reason
OF a recent run. aud Rush won place money
Sept. 2. Helobas. George Kesne and Tantris
failed for place. Sept 1 the luck began to
turn. and after Bannockburn's loss. Dscanter
Won. followed S-pt. 8 by Arbaces for place and
Bendoran won TO close series away ahead
Sent. @. Bold Knight lost. Musstts won and
VOL hurst lost. Sept z. Monadour won tGuldsn
ranked fayoritsl. and Kirkwood and Iaidor
esshed thsir respective tickets. Sept. q, Gold
Lack lost and Abuse won. Sept 9. Peep o Day
lost Ben Halliday won closing the meeting
without any hang over
bet OF SO was described in The Sun OF Aprii
30. As the noys win the NAMES are placed In a
column. building from the bottom. and the ton
boy having mount 10 played for the next
race. At the recent Sheepshead meeting the
system ran as fOlloWs:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

WICHITA. Kan, Sept 12.-Thsrs 10 . great rush for
brides in the ChoctAw nation and thousands OF white
mon ara now plying their suits with great fervor
The stakes Are high-56o acres of land, q thousand
or more dollars in money interest In tribal priv.
lcges and q woman. uost OF the Choctaw
women Aia pretty to-. and most OF them are
well educated The Dawes com mission a. Just
announced that the cit rEship rolls Of the Chocaw
matte will close about the list of next month and
Thereafter no white men who marry choctaw girls
VIII be al owed - Join the trike and thAre in The
funds and annuitie9. During the past hve years
thousands Of white men have married these Chocaw
bellies and all now rich. The dem aud for Choc.
taw girls lncreRses yearly. At nearly every town
In the Choctaw nation many white men are now
stopping with no other end in Wow than to marry a
ChoCtaw girl.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
BETS AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY.
THB FALL MEETING RECORD
BREAKER FOR IHE pUHTRR.

Failures Of First Favorites to Win Unparal-
leled Mt Any Other Eastern Traok-work-
ing of the Betting system Under tho
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fail Meeting.
The sheepshead Bay fall meeting has closed.
1t has been the worst on record for punters at
any Eastern track worthy ~ consideration.
Clifton. N. j.. OF course. beat II. but not by
much. while the famous run Of thirteen races
without favorite winning at Brighton Beach
and Monmouth Park tracing on alternate days.
In 1892 Ia left far In the shade. In THE Sun
OF Aug. IL it was said OF this meeting:
In other years II has varied between two
extremes, either q good beginning with
grading down to about 10 per cent on
long series OF low levels OF two. one or
no favorites day. or II opens poor,
reaching its top notch. -" receding eight or
ten points, to rise to average Of 43 per cent. at
the close. 1t Ia those long grading Levels
which try the purse and the sand OF the system
player" Now look at the record OF the proper
tlons Of winning favorites: 80 per cent. Al. SO.
49, so. %. a. 25. 81. 1880 closing at "a per cent
In other years the average was. In 1905 81 per
cent. ranging up to so per cent; in 1897, 80
per cent. ranging from 81 to 40 per cent: in
1895. 1t was AZ per cent; in 1885, II was "a per
cent in 1894. 1t was SO per cent; fn. 1893, It
was 40 per cent. in 1892. 1t was Al per cent;
In 1891. 1t was "A per cent.
In the seventy eight races twenty-five first
favorites won. with eighteen second at good
odds. and six at unpIavnhls odds thu s.cond
fayorites won sRbteen race. Nth .sventv-ay.
second at good odds and onIv seven AZ unnisv.
able odds. There were only two unnIsv,h,.
fayorites. Aue. 40. C.sarion NJ Ia Loaf ard
Sent q Rusb D. 7 won Tb.rs vas an. d.
whom four "a vorite. won ,b.r. r.. A..
with three in front, three days with two three
days with only one. and two days with mono,
Sent 1nndo THE ann racs m Irs al s,art.d
a run Of sixteen consecutive erst f,vnrits. 20
Ios. This Ia n rscord w,tbout An .oraI ~ ~
great Eastern tracks m N b,y. b..n .
meeting a, suceessful middle bor..s ,or .von
tho outsidera could not ro.oh en-. ~.
the only one 70 do tbia having heon Ano
%. Elm Conip. col won. Ane AZ Nrnocs.
dina. 15-1 second. SAINT Uindr. 49,
third ssnt 4 Rocrton III Won. pr.,,.r.
III won: Sspt. 7 Misercordis 100 ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
Alb get ave trick. only. los, of four.

Trick z. has choice but TO 10 on Win
the trumps and Y. being in no danger Of losing
the best trump. passes, in the hope that his part.
ncr can get in and go on with the este blished
spades
Trick 10 No matter what Il now leads the
trump is the only trick remaining for Alb. The
swing Of four tricks on this hand IL due entirely
10 BIS perception Of the situation and the neoessitv
Of saving his partners recntry until the propca
time has come 10 use H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

or run for II with his cluba Az the cards lie his
play makes no difference
Trick O. As already pointed out A has no
means Of knowing that his partner holds all tho
remaining trumps
Now look how differently the play goes when
the Philistines hold YES cards aud play down
and-out on tho various suits opened.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

asains, queen and ten being both in one hand
against him
Trick a discaris the deuce Of diamonds
10 make IL clear 60 A that the queen IL unguardcd
in case hc has any doubts on that point, and the
rest Of the hand plays itself
Now play this hand over and LEI b pass the hrsi
round Of clubs, Ns nine players out Of ten would
do. and II will lie found that II mnkcsn difference
OF Just four tricks the play going ns follows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
Squire Hare's samson Bug.

TTUW N1' IHITuWsTUHIu IIHlf'.
Justice Of tine Peace John ]. Hare, Of Chester.
has a strange bug that can lift three pounds
with his pnrers, He captured the bug on the
sidewalk an took 1t into his store. and while
holding II IN a mir Of pincers the bug took
hold Of a box OF watch screws weighing three
pounds. snd when MIR Hare pulled the hug
fol, three minutes and had . Saod Lald at the
eud OF that time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
This bug ThrottIes Turkey Gobbl.rs.

From re Indianapolis Sentinel
JEFFERsosvrLE. Sept, IA strange fA.aity was
noticed among tn turkey hocks In Utica township,
and LostmOrtem was had over the body OF q nne
gohblsr VIII CHI suddenly suocum bed. Whom the
foN tn oat WAS cut 'en Il found TO contain
live bug VII CHI resembled tho old-fAIhoned pinch
ing bug 1t had caught the Robbler by the Windpipe
and clicked the fowl to death. Other deaths were
traced 10 the same cause,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

huI now Tor the Gravosend fall meetino
winch may he expected this year to surpass
itsslt It. has lor the past flye years run on
about 43 pei. cent. with two had days about
the third and NTH. but while this record will
PROBABLY be maintained. the two days will
o. favorltes. The chart for, last year was as
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
Odds and Ends of sport.

J. f. CT. P. Conner won two events at the istsr
rational gAmss between the New York A, d a.
London A. O. He went 70 EnglAnd abe tOllOU1h
year md was defeated By Bacon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

Brisk Counting In the Choctaw Nation.
Ernn fha Chinnno R.cnrd

This shows duplicates. and run OF winners
for the successful Redd system,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

The plays which the new season first placed
on our stage were light and trivial. But the
output OF serious material began last week.
One OF the now pieces. THE Only Way" ORA
matte version Of DlckenS's "A Tale OF Two
Cities" was set down for the Herald Square
last night. Attention 10 given to 1t In another
column.
The first OF several dramas which are to
illustrate Jewish life and character for us 10
The Ghetto" disclosed Mt the Broadway on
Friday. II is diGnIhed piece OF stage Iltera-
ture with which the Lit season at this hand
Somely redecorated house has begun. and tho
manner OF its Interpretation is in keeping. 1t
will continue indefinitely.
The re-entrance OF John Drew at the En- pir9
was made felicitously by means OF The Tyr
amy OF Tears" a comedy OF nimble wit and
dainty sentiment Four Of It's characters are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
Jockeys 10 as follows:

- The list now is OIeaIy. Finnegan, Spencer.
UGonnop Ciawson, Weddsrstrand. Sims,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1899-09-28
DIT.

Correspondence Of TIE REPUBLICAN.
There is considerable excitement
over the mineral prospects that have
lately been unco, cred in the south
east part of Tancy county There
seems TO be no doubt but that min
eral in rich aud paying quantities
exist here.
The public school in district No. 63
Taney county IS progressing fine
under the supervision of Richard
Lawrence of Brown lsranch. A.r
Lawrence was employed by the
board of directors at $1S per month,
and although the wages are low he is
giving general satisfaction as q tea
cher, in fact be ia teaching a better
school than other teachers have done
for more money. We do not believe
it is the high priced teacher that is
the best qualified. NICK.
This case must be an exception, as
rule remunerative wages produce
the best results. Teachers can't az
ford to work for the wages above
mentioncd.-ED1