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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13
BREVITIES.

The present congress is evidently no
improvement on the two or three last
congresses. The Washington CORE
spOndent Of The Houston CTexas) Post
writes.
Congress is filled full of trimmers
and little politicians who will do any
thing in order to remain in office. They
possess not one scintilla of statesman
ship. They can not rise above petty
office getting. They are always look
ing out for themselves"
The Texans are talking OF Represen-
gifted. tru- democrat.
Sidney I-@nier. the Georgian poet, is
Well praised in London Academy by
lie Galliznne.
The Indianapolis News. an fndepend-
ent. thinks that The effect of the ac-
Rican tariff bill has put a life and vigor
into the democratic party that it has
not known for years"
Ex-senator EdmunGs condemns the
Porto Rican tariff bill as clearly un-
constitutional, and violates all our
d5ACVAiiOAilS Will IfG pleuScS " the
Porto Ricans. If | were in the senate
I should certainly vote against it,"
Now the most unkindest'' cut of all
is the talk that Mckinley is merely
the agent" of the manufacturers. He
has been always that. He caused the
passage of the bitterly damned tariff
bill by a flop at the last.
Lord John Russell said that some
men reach the maturity of their intel
lects at 81. like Mr.. Pitt. and some at
Il. like Palmerston."
All London went daft over celebrat-
ing the grand and splendid and alto
gether unequal victories gained over
the 10000 Beers by nearly 200, 900 Brit
ish. Everybody turned out and cheer
ed the ancient queen as new before,
What a great civilizer and EXETER is
war,
The British AVE decreed no exchange
of prisoners. What will France say of
ST. Helena?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13

Much has been published latterly on
the decay of ~revivals in the Christian
church, and the cause. The New York
Sun published that the result of all
Christian work in 1899. showed but a
total gain of 1 per cent. The Northern
MethodistS are bemoaning a low in
srease. The letter of the bishops states
that in large cities in the north the
. membership OF their church actually
decreases. Among the many causes
given to o. for this rather as
tonishing statement are these:
"Methodism above it's business n
permitting the Salvation Army to do
its work. Speculations and vagarieS
of Christian Science. No more camp
meetings. Character OF amusements
and too many of them. Sidetracking
of moral and spiritual forces necessary
to build a church, and lack of self
denial. Higher criticism of the Bible"
They say thai the lost ground is
paved with the dead" They say other
denominations are in the same bad fix.
Years ago. six or more, when the
Southern Methodist general conference
met at St. Louis, the bishops in their
address bemoaned over n sad decay
of godly piety among the membership.
They said The only way to regain
ground and advance was by the truly
pious and c~onsecrated membership or
ganizing for the good and needed work.
We have not seen the address since
reading it when first issued, but that
is about the substance of it, We said
at the time tina it really meant a re-
turn to classmeetings. and it would
have been better to a " so written
plainly. The venerable and very able
Rev. DIR. Lovfck Pierce, father of
Bishop G.. F. Pierce, who was born in
Halifax, y. c., and preached when
he was perhaps "a years old, publish
ed q pamphlet of some 100 pages n
he was so or more. on "Sanctification.'
We have read it, and he says that the
piety of the Methodists began to de-
teriorate with the abandonment of the
class-meeting. We ave not been able
to doubt his statement. 1t is as true
in 1900 as when he wrote it in the
eighties. While there is IN increase of
numbers there is no advance in the
type and elevation OF true religion and
piety. The most faithful watchmen on
the watch-towers OF Zion-of all evan
gsicaI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES this and
proclaim it. 1t is not true of one
church but Of all.
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Bingham School Notes.
Correspondence Of The Messeaker)

Mebane. ~. c.. March 8.
The last teachers meeting, held Sat
urday night. March Bird. was a most
interee.'. yccasion to all present. Pro-
fessor Clay e a well prepared paper
on High School Duty" and Professor
ohnsto q helpful and practical paper
entitled -Four Suggestions for the I'm
provement Of Our School" A system
or lectures has been arranged to be de-
lfvered before the school by the teach
ers In turn. The first will be delivered
March 9th by Professor Clay. A good
delegation Of students will go from the
school to the Young Mems Christian
Association state convention. to be held
at greensboro in April. The record of
membership in school is 100 per cent:
that Is. every student in school As a
member of the Young Mems Christian
Association. either active or associate.
An Interesting baseball schedule has
been arranged by the and in
Guides the following games:
Trinity College. March 18th.
University, March 21st.
Vhftsett Institute, April End.
oak Ridge Institute. April 18th.
Whitsett Institute, April BIRD.
Durham High School. May 5th and
18th.
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TO RESTORE CAPTAIN MCALLA.
The Numbers Reduced for Striking a
Mutinous Sailor.

Washington, March 1o.-The secre-
tary OF n navy has recommended TO
the president that he exercise clemen-
cy In the case Of Captain Bowman H.
who was reduced several
numbers on the navy list some years
ago by sentence OF court-martial, and
thus restore him to the place he origi-
nally occupied.
This action been taken in view
OF Captain McCaila's gallant and meri-
torious services during the Spanish
war and because of the written state
ment of all his classmates, who will
be affected by his restoration, that
they will be glad to see him restored.
The offence for which Captain Nc
Gala was reduced was committed by
him about eight years ago, when, in
command Of the Enterprise, he struck
a mutinous sailor with the fiat of his
sword.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13

In Second Ephesians from the 18th
TO the end Of the end verse the apos-
tie Paul completes his discussion OF
how the sinner is reconciled to God by
the work OF the Holy Spirit and the
sacrifice OF Gods only Son, h Lord
Jesus Christ. After showing that the
saved believers have access by n
Shirt unto the Father" he follows it
with the encouraging and comforting
declaration that Nov, therefore, We
are no more strangers and foreigners,
hut fellow-citizens with the saints, and
the household of God" What a glori-
Gus and blessed state now in which
Christians are placed! C~ontrasted
with their natural condition we have
been attempting in these last several
studies to set forth, it is indeed a most
marvellous and benignant condition.
one of absolute bliss and happiness. TIE
be no longer strangers unto God' nor
foreigners among each other we have
becczne in fact t.fellow citizens with
the saints" Of God, His faithful, de-
voted, ~consecrated children, n ac-
tuaIIy have been so wrought upon IS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13

IF / should die tonight,
Even hearts estranged would turn once
more to me,
Recalling other days remorsefully,
The eyes that chill me with averted
glance
Would look upon me as of yore, per-
chance,
And soften in the old, familiar way.
For who could war with dumb, uncon-
scious clay?
So L might rest, forgiven of all, to-
night"
Author Unknown.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13

We are gratifed to see intelligent,
true, patriotic republican and populist
white men speaking out bravely for the
amendment. Let others assert their
independence and talk out without fear
or hesitancY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13

The farmers receive now some in
crease in prices of what they produce.
but they pay advance prices for GER
tain things they buy and use. State
Commissioner Pattison published this
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13

HOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY.
Mrs Youngbride Mrs. Oidvffe
you've been married for a good MANY
years / wish that you would tell me
what. In your opinion. is the best way
of managing a husband.
Mrs. Oldwife-It's easy enough ms
dear Always do exactly as he wants
you to--SomerviIle Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13

Windsor Ledger: There is a govern
ment on foot to organize a cotton mill
company. We learn that the represen-
tative of n of the largest cotton mill
builders in the south will 500 visit our
town.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13
We make n more brief selection:

We make one more brief selection:
He leaves a widow and seven chill
dren-four daughters and three sons.
In the death of Colonel Elan the edi-
torial corps loses one Of its ablest and
most conscientious members. In his
home life the deceased was altogether
admirable, being a devoted husband. a
loving and judicious father, and a kind
and sympathizing neighbor."
Regarding him as a friend and Of
the highest grade Of excellence among
southern editors. past or present, we
are glad to copy the above.
Attorney General Walser in his pub
lished report Of crime in North Caro-
line, referred to already by The Mes
senger, gives the percentage Of crime
by negroes for three years and also
convictions:
"1896-1897, - percent; 1897-1S9S. 49,
per cent; 1S9s-18S9, 4s.5 per cent"
The percentages Of conviction were
as follows:
"189S-1897, 66 per cent: 1897-1S9S, 81
per cent; 1898-189s. "a per cent"
There has been, it will be noted, lit
tie variation for the three years.
The negro population is a little more
thar half of what the white pop
ulation is.
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RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR
SUNDAY.

In whom we have redemption
through His blood, even h forgive
ness Of sins."-ColosSians lila.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13

Ewart is a dead duck for the judge
ship. But is there a better live duck
in the western republican pond now?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13
THE CUMBERLAND DEMOCRATS.

Speeches OF Lacy and london Counfy
Convention -Epworth League Enter
tains Ropaliy-Death OF Major w. +.
Campbell
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13
Dyspepsia.

II had dyspep-1
sia in its worty
form aud tried>
many medicin0.3
but found no re-
lief until | took{
Hoods ~Sarsapa-$
rilla and Hood's<
Pills. To my great/
joy I found elieN
and n cure. / smS
now we'll and(
strong MARY E.<
BYRD, Olney, Ill. {
~~~~~A
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
NEW CASTLE COURT.
The Trial List Shows Many Interesting
Cases to be Tried.

The May term of Superior Court
commences in Wilmington on Monday
May 21st. The list shows ninety eight
cases for trial and thirty for argu-
ment.
OF the cases on the trial list, seventy
nine are new. OF this number seven
teen were entered during the past six
months.
This list also shows that the p. W.
& B. Railroad Co. will have to defend
eleven cases at the court term; the
Wilmington City Railway Co., three;
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.,
two; W. & n. Railroad Co., three; and
Mayor and Council, four. All these
cases have been on the lists of previous
terms.
On the argument list there are eigh-
teen divorce cases entered. Those en-
tered for the may term are: Jared H.
Kemp VS.. Mary Kemp; Mary G. Col
Inns VS.. William B. Collins; Mabelle L.
Caulk vs.. Fletcher Caulk; Sallie H.
Hitch VS.. Samuel B. Hitch; Maggie
Fyfe VS.. Paul T. Fyfe; Bertha O'Brien
VS.. Walter w. O'Brien, and James S.
Lowe VS.. Florence L. Lowe.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
THE COUNTY COSTS.
There Appears Little Sincere Feeling or De-
sire for Radical Change.

There appears to be little sincere
feeling or desire among the people to
make any radical change in our slip.
shod county government. 1t may be
lack of interest, or it may be ignorance
as to prevailing condition. The unjust
claims paid to county officials is not
the only leak-the whole system of
government is wrong, and notably our
public road maintenance.
Each year thousands of dollars are
wasted in repairs, reworking, plowing,
etc. When road is once properly
graded (and that grading should be
done under supervision of a road ell
gineer,) it should be improved by add
ing either crushed stone or gravel, so
that it may be made permanent. The
present system is simply an annual ex-
penditure of money for temporary
roads, and the sooner it is done away
with the better it will be for Kent and
Sussex. MIL ford Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
FARMERS PRODUCE ASSOCIATION.
Shipping Agents to be Placed at Every Rail.
road Station and Boat

Secretary Packard reports that ship
ping agents for the Association have
been, or soon will be, appointed at
every railroad station and boat line in
Kent county, and that satisfactory ar
rangements have been made with per-
fectly responsible commission houses
in the cities, who will make speciality
of goods bearing the Associations
label. Members are daily being added
to the Association and every honest t
packer not already in the Association,
should join it, first as a business in
vestment, and second as a matter OF
principle in favor of honest packing
and the use of guarantee label.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
Without Waiting for Convention the Two
Candidates are in the Field.

What the country needs to realize is
that this year the Presidential cam
paign does not have to wait for cOnven-
tions. 1t is already in progress. The
two leading candidates are as much in
the field now as they will be Is weeks
hence. The chief issues are as clearly
defined.
Events from day to day are supply
ing new material for debate on the
stump and in the newspapers, and
and things may happen that will
change the emphasis. But that will
be true all the way along. Each
party will keenly look out for every
chanca to make fresh points.
1t is, of course, conceivable that
some tremendous changes will arise in
domestic or foreign affairs or such a
radical nature as to throw into the
shade topics now at the front, while
bringing into foremost prominence
others which at present command little
or no attention. 1t is conceivable, but
altogether improbable.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
DR.. T. E. GILBERT COMING.
To Pay Visit to Sunday School Workers
and Bible Readers.

While attending the Bible Congress,
held at Foundry NJ. E. Church, Wash
ington, d. c., April 18th, Rev. V. s..
Collins arrange with DR.. J. E. Gilbert,
d. D., LII. D., secretary of the Amer
lean Society of Religious Education,
to pay an official visit to our little Dia-
mond State, to help awaken interest in
better methods in Bible and Bible in
struction.
The plan for his visit is to
speak in as many of the differ
ent denominations as possible Gas
this is interdenominationaD, and the
itinerary as arranged for him is as fol-
lows:
Georgetown, Monday evening, May Z,
IN the NJ. E. Church; Tuesday evening,
May s, in the Presbyterian Church,
Milford; Wednesday evening, May 9,
in the Baptist Church, Dover; Thurs
day evening, May 10, in the
Presbyterian Church, Smyrna; Fri.
day evening, May II, in the
Presbyterian Church, Middletown
Saturday evening, May 10, Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church, Will
mington; Sunday morning in one OF
the Methodist Churches in Whining.
ton; Sunday evening, May 10, Central
Presbyterian Church. Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
Houses in Wilmington.

1t is no wonder the building boom in
Wilmington has stopped when it is
considered that building material has
risen over one hundred per cent the
past year. With few exceptions the
builders have been enabled to sell their
properties and make fair interest on
their money invested. What was ex-
pected to have been the biggest season
for several in the building line has
now been given black eye. The drop
in the price of nails hurt several hard
ware firms to the tune of several hun
dred dollars, one firms loss alone being
$1,000. Shingle have had quite drop
which is now thought will be followed
by everything in the building line.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
THE wORKINGMAN's ARGUMENT.
Based Upon the Declaration that Wages are
Not 10 Proportion to Products.


The argument with which the work
ingmen support their demand for
higher wages and for shorter hours of
labor is based upon the declaration
that they are not getting a fair proper
tion of the general advance in the prices
of products
This is question of mathematics,
and no doubt when a settlement shall
be attained, if it is to stand, it will be
founded on a mathematical basis. 1t
is hardly pretended that the advance
will be in prices; but the real question
is the relation of wages to the profits
of production.
Producers also have to consider
whether the enormous advance in prices
can be maintained. 1t must be taken
into consideration that with the activ-
ity of trade in the past trade in the
past two years there has been great
increase in the cost of raw materials.
A late report of the Government Bu-
reau of Statistics shows that in hemp
and sisal the increase has been more
than 100 per cent. within two years; in
jute, over so per cent. in raw silk, 80
per cent; in India rubber, more than
25 per cent; in clothing wool, 80 per
cent; in tin, so per cent, and in raw
sugar, % per cent.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
SHORT. SHARP AND SNAPPY.
Pithy Sayings From Our Popular Wash.
ingtOn Correspondent.

ingtOn Correspondent.
The U. S. Supreme Court now
knows what the lawyers on both sides
think of the Kentuck political muddle,
and the country will soon know what
the court thinks of it.
1t looks as though the Nicaragua
Canal bill would stop at the Congress
sional halfway house until next winter.
The pro-Boer speeches of Hon. Web
ster Davis have not upset his country
to any marked extent.
Now let Messrs. Wanamaker and
Quay go before the people of Pennsyl-
vania and ask them to decide which
shall be Senator.
The English seem to be quite as i'm
patient as the Americans. They are
finding fault with "Bobs" because he
hasn't ended the Boer war.
Shooting girls who reject their suits
seem to have become quite fad with
brutes who have by some error of
nature been given the shape of men.
Dewey, the victorious Admiral, is
getting the plaudits of his fellow
countrymen of the west, even if
Dewey, the Presidential candidate,
isn't cutting much of swath.
Strike while the profits are big,
seems to be a motto that is popular
with wage-earners this spring.
Canton, Ohio, which doesn't occupy
as much space in the newspapers as it
did four years ago, is preparing to hold
the biggest Fourth of July iambaree
ever seen in Ohio.
The vote in favor of the Nicaragua
Canal Bill, in the House, shows that
partisanship does not enter the Canal
question.
Germany declines to be ''it", in con-
nection to Secretary Roots hint that
we may in the near future have to
choose between fighting to maintain
the Monroe Doctrine and its aban.
| donment.
European newspapers which are
questioning the right of the U. s. to
menace Turkey to compel the pay
ment of an acknowledged debt are
wasting space. The U. S. government
has never gone to European news
papers, or governments, to ascertain
its rights, and it never will.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
Delaware Fourth on the List.

In table showing how much money
per communicate was contributed by
churchmen in the past year for church
and missionary purposes, Delaware
stands fourth. New York heads the
list with $48.12 per communicate;
Pennsylvania, second, $27,29; Mis-
souri,, third, $23.25; and Delaware,
fourth, $22.99.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09

Dig Dlack racer snake lying cOlled up
in the nest. The snake appeared to be
in torpid condition, and was easily
killed. On being cut open seven eggs,
none of which were mashed, were
taken from the stomach - Union Re
publican.
Colonel Dupont says a man with
newspaper can get anything he asks
for, and he wants to be United States
Senator: he purchased the EUenin9
Journal, and it is to know no other
candidate but him. - Wilmington
Democrat
Scarlet fever is creating great un-
easiness in Georgetown by its rapid
growth. There are many cases and
the disease is on the increase. Five
yellow flags were put out in one day
and efforts are being made to stay the
spread of the contagion.
Daniel G. Cowgirl, retired farmer,
died in Dover May 1. Deceased was
an active farmer at Cowgill's Corner
the greater part of his life but moved
to Dover about twelve years ago. He
was born March 10, 1920, and was a
prominent member of the Society of
friends.
The remains of Susan B. Pleasanton,
widow of the late Edward Pleasanton,
were inferred Saturday week at
Friends Burying Ground at Little
Greek. Mrs. Pleasanton was in the
seventy-second year of her age and re.
ceived the injuries which caused her
death by collision with bicycle.
The regular Republican party is sus-
tanned by Federal patronage and the
Pennsylvania railroad. Take them
away and this time-serving faction will
be but a memory. The Gold Demo
Gratis, almost to a unit, are the tools
and puppets of the Pennsylvania rail
road. Milford Democrat.
The members of the Kent County
Levy Court have examined the tax
duplicates. The $500 appropriated for
the Sunday Schools was approtioned
and orders issued for the same. Each
school will receive $500 which is de-
crease owning to the increase in the
number of schools. At present there
are 81 schools and the amount allowed
each one last year was $11.9O.
The Union Republicans are the
power in this State. If there is to be
harmony, the Regulars must crawl,
Addicks is the power. The smaller
must go to the greater for protection.
1t is useless to kick against the inevi-
table. The Union forces are stronger
than the Regulars. The Democratic
party care but little for the Regular
Republican party, but Addicks is the
power. Take him from Delaware and
the Democratic party would have q
picnic this coming fall.-Ne,Oarh
Ledger.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09

A FOLLOWER OF MEASLES In many
instances persistent cough follows an
attack of measles. In speaking of this
Mr.. Walter b. Bell, editor of the Elkin
IN. O. Times, says: "Three weeks
ago had an attack of measles which
left me with bad cough. / took sew
eral doses of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the cough has entirely
disappeared. consider Chamberlain s
medicines the best on the market. For
sale by Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna,
and i. l.. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
DELAWARE STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL OF.
FICERS RECENTLY ELECTED.
Mr.. W. K. Crosby Continued as President, Con-
gressman HOffecker First Vice.President
and a Full Corps of Workers.

The Delaware State Sunday School
Association, at its session in Whining
ton, adopted the report of the commit
tee on nominations, presented by Sam
uel H. Baynard, and elected the follow
ing officers:
President-William X. Crosby.
e-Presidents-Hon John H. Hof-
fecker, Kent county; Prof. H. S. Col
dey, New Castle; J. B. Gilchrist, Sus-
sex
Statistical Secretary-Aubrey Van
dever.
Treasurer Sheppard.
Recording Secretary-Dr. Frank w.
Lang.
Assistant Secretary-To be chosen
by secretary if desired.
State Superintendent normal
work, Mrs. Lottie Brockson; primary
work, Mrs. w. X. Crosby; home de-
partment, Mrs. NJ. A. Taggart.
Executive Committee Charles H..
Cantwell, chairman; DR.. E. W. Cooper,
Peter B. Ayars, Joshua A. Ellegood,
Arthur E. Wilmot, F. G. Elliott, A.
G. Cox,J. S. Collins, B. F. B. Woodall,
D. B. Maloney, W. X. Crosby. P. F.
Causey, Prof Wesley Webb, L. P.
Bush,J. H. Appleby, Rev. F. F. Briggs,
Geo. J. Chandler, W. o. Hoffecker, S.
II. Baynard.
Musical Director-H. J. Guthrie.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-09

The Supreme Court of Illinois has
recently decided that an American
citizen has right to use the Stars
and Stripes for any kind of advertis-
ing purposes he wishes, and that law
Furnishing him for SO doing is un-
constitutional, as infringing his per-
sonal liberty.