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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

wet blanket on any man Of real speak
ing gifts who should resum to
speak longer than the hum-drum talk
Themes and shut I'D PericIes as he deiiy-
cred his Immortal eulogy on the fallen
patriots of Greece. These passive. UNI
interesting takers hin a half-hour is
long enough for a great orator as well
as for the unemotional bushwhackers
and the nasal twang spouters a duh
speaker cannot hold his crowd for a
half hour. but we know men who al
hold them for hours. 1t Is like fore
ing the great acers TO keep the speed
of the plow-horses. No doubt a great
a. speeches are made in all de-
Lucrative assemblies that should not
be made. But free speech is a Cod
scores of speeches peal in the reports
of parliaments and the congress that
are not worthy of sue publicity. but
| members wish to reach their wi con-
stituency. and a speech circulated is
apt to impress the friends that their
particular representative IS making
| reputation fast. and becoming n of
| ment. They do not know that his
sueech was not paid the compliment Of
| being listened to and that he really
| delivered only a part But he got into
| the Congressional Record pr Hansard.
and that was glory enoaakh for n ses-
sion. The New York Evening ~"'
that favors putting a break on delb-
/ erative speakers. says interestingly:
Mr.. Balfour recently described that
| report of parliamentary oratory as a
morass in which speeches lie buried.
| Alternative Sir Michael Hicks-Beac
said that he rose from the q OF
a volume Of HansaaG with an appa,-
ing sense of a deadly dr. OF damnapie
iteration Some one has nrearthed ar
old burst Of Disraeli's on the stine SUI
ject."
1t quotes a passage from a speech
made long ago by Benjamin Disreali.
| afterwards Earl Beaconsf1eld. an elo-
auent Jew. both orator and statesman.
That gifted man. who wrote many
clever novels said:
What, after adj. do they see on look
ing over a quarter of a century or
more " of their speeches in Han
sard? What dreary pages of interim
nable talk, what predictions falsiied.
what pledges broken. what calcula-
tionS that have one wrong, what
Budgets that have blown up! And all
this. too not relieved by a single origi-
nal thought, a single generous impulse.
or a single happy expression! Why.
Hansard. instead Of being the Delphi
Of Downing Street, is but the Dunciad
Of politics."
And yet this very speaker delighted
in his powers and made a great many
telling speeches in the parliament.
and no doubt some that We're of no
great moment. Homer sometimes
mods" but he did not say it of himself
as DR.. Skinner said in the Baptist state
convention, and great men sometimes
were very dreary and boring. Webster
could be dull and without magnetism.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
He Missed Her.

A speech which had a pathetic as
we'll as an amusing side is said to have
been made by an old New Hampshire
man on the occasion of his second wed
ding.
"Neighbors," he said to those VINO
had Witnessed the simple ceremony,
ayeu all know that this good friend
+hot,s cons, nted to marry me is some
thing Of a stranger in our town.
I feel kind Of insufficient, being only a
man, to make h.r caI ia Ike to- So
I'm '%aaeoine To depe. I'D on you women
folks" he added, with a confiding smile me
at the members of the kosa pc. TIC,
make her feel at home am &c sho was
as my first wife would do l. .ra1e oil
heer today. 1 miss her consfd. 800
the time, but more'n usual on an
sion like thiS!"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
THE RIGHT OF DEBATE.

There is something Of a craze in Eng
land to get rid of what ds called ora
tory. That is as vain as it would be
10 try to stop the 10000 powell writers
from writing. 1t Is vain TO try to stop
free speech This human voice is the
great instrument IN the world for
reaching mankind and arousing their
attention You cannot spuelch good
speakers. The British to a great ex-
tent have lost their high oratory.
There are no Burkes and Shersdans and
Chathams now in thai ountry High
oratory perhaps died with Gladstone.
The effort Is on in the house of com
mons to limit all speeches-to put a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

What a fine sense of justice the north
has when the south is to be the recip-
lent of favors from the congress. You
may expend great sums to make more
efficient rivers and harbors in the north
so as to increase the Of GER
tain cities, but ask for like help for
southern ports and then see what the
big papers will say about it. New York
would fairly howl because it would hurt
great commercial intrepot. The Trib-
une wishes ~ see B~utterworth Chanrel
deepened and said: This is not a
mere local interest. The farmer of the
west is concerned, as well as the ship
per Of this city. Better harbor facili-
ties mean cheaper transportation. and
tba, means a larger profit for the pro-
ducer" other New York papers have
gone further than this and declared
that the improvem...nt of Buttermilk
channel was largely in tie interest OF
the planters of the south as WEI as OF
the farmers of the west!
But the Houston Post sees it other
wise and says:
1.-The great section of the west be-
tween the Mississippi n Rockies can
find it's natural and it's cheapest n
easiest route for it's exports by way Of
Houston and Galveston and Sabine.
The south needs New Orleans, Mobile,
Savannah n Charleston. And the
common justice in giving to the west
and south these natural outlets should
deprive New York of anything like a
lions share i'm government apDrOpria,
tions. True, she has a vast commerce
and serves the most populous section
of the union, but that fact does no JUS
tify the neglect for her account of ports
that are the gateways, for other great
sections of the country"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
BREvITIEs.

The British have again "cornered'
Dewet. But that brave, willy Boer
somehow refuses to be caught.
The Philadelphia Record thinks the
house of representatives has ceased
to be a deliberative body" They vote
for great revolutionary schemes with.
OH much said. Look at the army bill
a measure ccf tremendous import and
far reaching consequences.
Foreign immigration has Increase
this year, and much of it not of a de-
strable kind.
A bad, high-tempered woman in Ohio
in a fit of jealousy threw a bottle OF
yitrol o a young woman of excel
lent reputation and good family. She
from the effects. The woman was
tried for murder and admitted the deed
The Judge decided it was not murder
as it was only IAN attempt to disfig
ure." That is Ohio Jaw and Justice.
Ex-senator ]. L. M, Irby, of South
Carolina, is dead. He was born in
1854. He was once tried for murder but
was acquitted. He was educated at
Princeton University and the Univer-
sity of Virginia
Winston Churchill says the Beers
don't know they're licked" But are
they? He say there are not more
than 1000 in the field.
johannesburg a been fenced
around with a barbed wire barrier to
prevent the Beers from receiving food.
This is British mercy to non-combat-
ants.
The London Times says it will be
5000 miles farther by h Nicaragua
route than by the SueZ.
We are gratified to see northern pa
pers writing about the ruffianfsm at
West Point" 1t ought to be scored.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

: Remember that the appropriations Of
the present congress during it's first ses-
sion aggregated the great sum of $674,-
9S1, O22.2 20. In the late campaign Cam
paign Speaker Hendison comforted the
hearts of the western farmers with
assurances of a reduction Of internal
revenue the war taxes" But what re-
lief will the people get from this or the
next congress in a reduction of those
taxes which hurt every household and
citizen in this land. The congress thus
far gives ample assurance that it is
ready to spend and be spent for Hanna
anu his tribe. May it never increase!
Mr.. West is not a false prophet when
he forecasts as follows: ct will be a
busy and perhaps an eventful session.
The republicans, elatsd with success,
will work under a full head Of steam,
while the democrats will offer littis Or
no resistance. There will be temptas
ton to extravaganza, to partisansnlp,
to hasty law-making. In the flush Of
victory, caution and conservatism are
apt to be forgotten"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
Preacher Puts a Drunkard In the
Pulpit.

Preacher Puts a Drunkard In the
Pulpit.
Kokomo Ind, Telegram ito The Chi
cago Inter-Ocean.
There was a dramatic scene at he
Presbyterian church in the city Satur-
day night, where a revival is in prog
ress. conducted by Evangelist Merton
Smith, of Chicago. On a front seat
near the pulpit sat a drunken saloon
porter. who had wandered in the place
in a dazed condition The preacher vas
waxing loud n eloquent on the tenn
eranc question, when the intoxicated
an n in a stentorian tone de-
led him as a scoundrel and a liar.
ns n of women tainted Don
rt!" exclaimed Evangelist
Smi,h III ~ .anitor pushed the man
si a. as .sa ens 1T is not the man,
but the liquor in him, 49," ur,ts
Is no worse than I wan ~
the sot standing by his sfau IA. "e ppi.
pit. the minister continued his u .
course with the living subject for -
horrible example. After the outburst
b mar repented and wept. Il was a
touching scene n there were few dry
eyes in h house.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
HOME

Professor Jerome Dowd has a paper
in the Century for December he calls
the Paths Of Hope for the Negro" So
much has been written OF the negro in
the last e or two 1t Is difficult to
become interested in q new discussion.
He thinks the negroes ought to be
trained to 10 good. efficient work. in
Guiding the many things negroes did
prior to their being freed. This Is a
growing opinion that Is often pressed
by advocates of negro education They
need practical training for they are as
a whole vastly deficient. The hand
and eye must be trained with the head
and then heart. A sound moral basis Is
the chiefest need. crying disidera-
tum- Educate the soul and then the
mind and then the hand and you have
a trinity that will make the negroes
contented. useful. prosperous and
happy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
Identified.

A richly dressed woman entered the
office Of a rus company in pn.,adel-
phia the other day to rent a box.
Have you any one to identify your"
asked the attendant.
Certainly not" said the woman in
dignantly. Everybody 20 who /
am"
That may be-" was the reply. but
/ don't now that o are the woman
of hat name"
Just then another woman. who had
been ~transacting some business, raised
her head. and a frigid nod passed be-
tween them.
do you know this woman" asked
the bank official
"I don't want to know her.. snapped
b woman She lives next door to
me, and instructed her footman to
ktes my dog. just because Ii CHANGED.
to be on eer step. You needn't ask me
to identify he.-: for I Won't.
II wouldn't let S-cu identity ile." re-
dorted the applicant for a box Il
think you acted horribly about ,-our
old dog. and you left the Dorcas So
ciety, telling everybody you wouldn't
belong as long as I was a member. A
nice Christian spirit"
In the meantime the bank official, en-
tirely satisfied that the Identification
was complete. handed over the key 20
the box, to the III coucealed chagrin
OF the other who had identified
her against her will.-New York Trib-
une.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

The Vanderbilts are not rich like
Rockefeller and perhaps one or two
others, but they nave enough to keep
them from h poo house at present.
The late Cornelius left an estate APP
praised at $72, 500, 900. The ortune is
thus distributed:
alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. S44, 500, =
600. Cornelius Vanderbilt. $500, 600.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, 8 900, 600.
Reginald Vanderbilt. e. IN" H"H Gladys
Vanderbilt, $500. 900. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, $4,000, 900. $3.50, 600 a year for
mtc and the use OF the Vanderbilt man
sions in New York and Iii
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
THE NICARAGUA TREATY

There IS a dl1erence OF OplnlOu III
the senate as to the extent Of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Senator Nor
gan, who warns against a wan thinks
it has application only to Great Brit
aims right to fortify the Nicaragua
canal itself. To understand the sig
nifcancy of the pending contest be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States you would have to go into the
history of the canal project. IS far
back as 1880, there was a dispute
which resulted in what is known as
the Clayton-Buliver treaty. The treaty
was ratified by the United States SEN
ate n the same satisfactory result
followed ais to the British. The treaty
thus formally ratified contained this
article:
The governments Of the United
States and Great Britain hereby declare
that neither the n nor h other will
ever obtain or maintain for itself any
excessive control I'VE he ship canal;
agreeing that neither will ever erect
or maintain any Notifications COM
manding the same. or in the vicinity
thereof. or occupy. or fortrfy. or Colo
nize, or assent to, or exercise and
dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica.
the Mosquito Coast. or any part OF
Central America. cts"
That is surely plain enough. Could
a fool of q wayfaring man ERR there
in" in it's understanding and meaning.
if really in search Of the facts or the
truth? We see no occasion for war
now for this country is certainly conf
-.A4.l IfFrr n-I not IN
btuigerency. Great Britain on her part
must. too. regard faithfully its part
of the contract or treaty terms. Tae
Richmond Times is no doubt On the
right track when it says.
"For full and amplN consideration,
therefore, Great Britain stipulated
with us hat IF a canal was built it
was to be a neutral one and that we
should have no right to fortify it. Now
our jingoS in congress that
they will build and fortfy a canal
whether England consents to it or
whether she does not. This would be
an open, fragrant and Infamous breach
of faith upon our part, and we will
never be permitted to do it except at
the expense of a victorious war with
England Are the American people
prepared for the position their jingos
are arranging for them?"
We hasten to write the above be-
cause we were somewhat misled in an
editorial We quoted from that appeared
in the republican Washington Post.
Unless this country is mad for war.
and anxious to increase the peoples
burdens immensely and to cause hell"
to be turned loose. 1t will not violate
the treaty entered into and ratified
with all due form by the United States
senate Let us have peace. If Eng
asnd are to put her foot upon real
American rights let her be rebuffed In
AN unmistakabbe way. But no war
now II it be possible to avoid it with
honor. with any country. and especial
Siy with England. We do not be-
hieve that country has any desire to
try conclusions with the United States
upon the dreadful arena of war. She
has her hands more than u in trying
10 suddue a handful of fighting Beers.
In watching continental powers. and in
carrying out her plans in the far east
in China
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
Leave the Shadows Befttad.

If you would increase your happiness
and prolong your life. forget your
faults. Forget all h SIAN
der YOU have ever heard. Forget the
temptations. Forget the fa~ult-fnding
and give little thought to the cause
which provoked it. Forget the pecu-
I;a-;ties < your friends, and only he
mamher ~ re good points which make
you fond Of the, sec Won NAV have
quarrels or histor., md which if re-
heard by accident. .ho,send t;ma,
peated, would seem a
worse than they are. .ho
from yesterday; start out with a oH snn
sheet today, and writ upon ~, ,,nos
sweet memory's sake, on NY .nus Mhns
which are lovely and D.ars ,,;ne
you will make life better
Household.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

Montgomery, Ala. December
The jury in the case of John Ganoa =
charged with the murder OF Francis D.
Lloyd. brought IN a verdict today of
not guilty and the prisoner was dis
charged.
This terminated one OF the most cele-
brated criminal cases ever tried In
Alabama In August. 1897. Gafford shot
and killed Lloyd, the newspaper man
known IS Rufus Saunders" Ganord
claimed that Lloyd had improper reia-
tons with his sister.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

The Last Resort have a child three
years old who has been afflicted from it2
birth with the worst Eczema, it being one
mass of sores from its feet 10 its crown. 1t
has been treated by nine eminent physicians
without effect. Several months ago we COM
menced Tetterine on the child, and today,
thank Gcd and the manufacturers of Tet-
terine, the child is cured. Yours truly, Chas.
A. Cambell, druggist, Dallas, N G. 80 cts. a
box at druggist, or from j. I. Shuptrine, Sa-
yannah, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

Huntsville, Ala. DECEMBER iZLDe
" Constable John Lanier VIA. so.asna
probably fatally wounded this "a. A'
Enlie holding up a wagon which n -
eve was carrying Illicit whisky.
TWO men were in the wagon u when
n officers accosted them they thought
they wer highwaymen and Immediate
ly opened fire. Lanier was shot down
and one Of the officers with him return
ed the fire. woundfng both occupants Of
the wagon. Lloyd johnson and r. NJ.
Drennen. OF Molino. Tenn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
Executors Sale of Land

DYvIRTUEAND UNDER THE AUTHOR
fty and direction contained in the last
viii and testament OF William Powers, de-
ceased. the Undersigned. as executor. WIN
sell at public auction to the highest bidder
at the Court House door In Burgaw, Pender
unit on Monday, the rth day OF Dccsm-
Der, 1900. at the noon recess of CO ara, the
following tracts of land: las acres on the
east side of NORTHEAST river; es acres, in
three parcels. near Willard. For full de-
scription see record OF said will. Terms OF
sale, cash.
November 5th, leo.
n. w. POWERS.
nol3 5w lot d s. saw
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
FAYETTEVILLE NEWS BUDGET.


Correspondence of the Messenger.l
Fayetteville, N. c., December Il.
No little excitement was on
the streets last night by the discovery
that a bale of cotton. belonging to Mr..
Graves. On the platform on Gillespie
street, had been set on fire. Two hours
after this had been extinguished with
some difficulty, another bale. the prop
erty of Mr.. Vanstory. was found in a
blaze. The night fire bugs would have
suffered, If caught.
A seizure of a moonshine still, with
all its belongings, was made yesterday
some miles from this city, by Revenue
Officer Sutton, who came in to town
last night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

Judge Mcpherson in the United
States district court at PhfladeIphia de-
clares the C OF congress u%nconsutu-
tional which imposes upon the federal
judiciary the duty Of determining what
reward Is due informers concernnx
violations OF the customs laws
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14
Asked to Accept the stockton

Washington. December 12.-Trigg &
Co., the builders OF the torpedo %
Stockton. rave asked the navy depart
menh to accept the little vessel on
the record made In the last trial trip
about two weeks ago. The boat made
a quarter knot less than the Is knots
minimum speed prescribed by the con-
tract, blu her machinery is reported to
have performed excellently, and the
boat underwent the suyerest kind. OF
trial. In several instances she exceed
the 70 knot mark. but an accident in
n case prevented the record being
'lished ON the formal trials.
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R OF SUBSCRIPTION.

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months, $1.75; n month, 50 cents.
TILE SEMI-wEEKLY MESSENGER
(fvo 8 page papers), by mail. one year,
nco; six months. so cents, In
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

Colonel J. R Webster. editor of the
Reidsviile Weekly. presents his read
ers with a NEST faithful. exact resume
OF the causes and results of the recent
famous SANDER trial at Oxford. to-
gether with a succinct and accurate
statement of what occurred IN the trial.
1t is the best that has appeared in alb
stract.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

A rumor is in circulation in the Aus
TRAN capital that former King Milan is
about to become engaged to Miss At
Eel, and American heiress. &
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

he Is a republican and one of the ed
itors Of The Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

The republican conference rays tha,
the beer tax must stand.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

sh~.x =. W. Hareett. of Onslow
sns,. 'ay here yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-14

Well send You = little to Try If you like.
o & BOVINE, 4oo Pearl street, New Yosk
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01
HONOLULU HOMES.

a collection of half-ton4 photograph
ic engravings of Honolulu homes is
one of the attractive features of rIe
New Year Advertiser. All but three Of
the pictures are of houses thar we're
built during 1899 and as such they
show not only the magnitude Of orr
urban development but its refnems1,
and architectural charm. The homes
pictured compare favorably i'm design
with the best of those al TIE great
California watering places and of many
In the seaboard pleasure haunts of
the Atlantic coast. Indeed. in their ar
rangements for summer comfort thew
are full of suggestions by which the
mainland architects might profit.
Necessarily the views have &c <
terror ones, there not being room in
this issue for an elaborate presentmen.
Of interiors. It is needless to say.
however, in view Of the text which ac-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01
OURSELVES.

The New Year Advertiser speaks for
itself pretty well but we cannot forbear
making the statement that the paper,
in its mechanical and artistic entirety,
is a product Of this office. In photo
graphy. color work, half-tOne engrav-
ing, everything except the manufacture
Of the type and white paper. this jour
nal is Of our own creation. Ii is not
generally known that the Advertise! 5
equipment includes a Photographic
gallery and two engraving plants. one
plant for rough and ready pictures
done by the chalk process and another
for the finer work of phot0-engra ing.
but such is the fact. We are quite
sure that no city Of 10000 people any
where in the world has a more COM
plete newspaper equipment THAI the
Advertiser and chat many cities of 2O0.-
600 or 100000 people cannot show an
Office of publication that surpasses it.
The Advertiser is building for future
as well as present Honolulu and may
be counted upon 10 keep in advance of
the city and the islands in all THAI goes
to make a complete newspaper estab-
lishment.