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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28

cision OF language. The variety Of his
writings is great and entertaining. II
there is a more agreeable essayist and
a more acute critic than he. we do not
know him. He is as entertaining as
Montague as an ~essayist, has more va
riety than Lamb. and his best writings
place him far beyond any critic and es-
sayist Of the Victorian reign with the
exception of Macaulay and Carlyle. We
think no one with fair cultivation and
a true relish for the best in the liter
allure Of the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries can fail to relish Hazlitt
highly. II you would see the perfection
Of dramatic criticism. read what he
says Of the characters in Shakespeare
and the acting of Kean and Mrs. Sid
dons. What he says of the early dra-
matists. h great contemporaries Of
Shakespeare. may well engage you,
while his opinions Of the great poets
before his day and contemporary with
him canno fail to interest profoundly.
These writings, so manifold and SUI
perior. gave him a distinguished repu-
tation and drew around him a sympa-
thetic, delighted, responsive audience.
We do not know at all his Life Of
Napoleon" but Alexander Ireland, a
capable and attractive man Of letters,
says that it is "a remarkable but un-
equal book" and shows his philoso-
phic insight into the cause of the
Eyranah pauo1rtian oo u-a11 ~. III. 11u--
ers of vivid description" There nave
been published two editions already of
his writings in part within a few years.
Bell G. Son, of London. has a seven vol
ume edition Of his most important pro-
auctions. Reeves and Turner, of Lon
don, have published all of his writings
on the Zine Arts" Mr.. ". c. Hazlitt
edited both works. Seventeen of his
thirty-ive volumes are in the seven
volume edition. Hazlitt was every way
a noticeable character. He was too
bold, too honest, too unceremonious in
his judgment to be popular. Sir T. N.
Talfourd, an accomplished and most
pleasant critical writer of a half CEN
fury since, said of him: HE had as
passionate a desire for truth. as others
have for wealth. Or power, or fame
Charles Lamb, (''gentle Elia") greatly
esteemed him and wrote of him in adj
miration. Mr.. Ireland in 1883, wrote of
him: What has been we'll said of
Macaulay by Mr.. Cotter Morrison
that his thought is always within his
reach. and is unfolded with complete
mastery and ease to it's utmost fila
ment'-is equally applicable to Hazlitt." y
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
The Atlanta Police Murder

Atlanta, Ga, June Alike Hammond.
of h three negroes arrested for
murder of Policeman Debray last
Thursday night. confessed today that
his brother. Tom Hammond, had muir
6ered the officer. k also confessed
that oscar Hammond and Jim Erwin
were with Tom when the murder oc-
CURED. Hammond acknowledged that
there was a plot to murder a policeman
but he had nothing to do with it.
The detectives are convinced that Ike
himself was in the plot and that it was
his mission to decoy the officer down to
the end of the a inc or beyond the
city limits if possible, where he was to
be murdered.
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HOME FOLKS.

Presbyterian papers the
death Of Rev. ]. H. Virgins. D. D., Of
Texas. He was born at Oxford, n. c.,
was a son of the late James NJ. Wig
gins. for fifteen or more years clerk OF
= county court Of Granville county,
church at Oxford for a quarter Of a CEN
tury. and who removed to Texas about
1854, where he resided until his death.
DR.. Virgins was fifty- three years Of
ago, and left a wife Inc six children.
The cause of his death was paralysis.
He died while attending the annual
meeting Of the Board Of Trustees OF
Austin College at Sherman Texas, on
h 9Th instant. A number of minis
tiers participated in the funeral services.
The religious journals speak in high
terms Of his ability, usefulness. popu-
larity and piety. He was educated at
Hampden Sidney College Inc Union
Seminary in Virginia. He came of good
stock for piety and principle. A cor
respondent of the Charlotte Presbyte-
rian Standard writes:
No man was better known or more
realty beloved throughout ali North
and East Texas. He was an able
preacher and a strong defender Of the
faith. His services were sought far
and wide for evangelistic meetings, in
which he was very successful. Truly
a prince in Israel has fallen"
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now that they count by the thousands,
there Is no occasion for vain Boosting
IT great pride. There Is a great deal
to do and learn before we are a great
people in the high sense. DR.. Schur-
man sees the real conditions and states
it thust"Let US also recognize the far
less pleasing fact that in letters. science
and philosophy We occupy at the pre-
sent time a position distinctly inferior
to hat Of European countries, and in
all our history have no name to CON
pare with their greatest. In all things
material We are winning the empire Of
the world; in the things of the intel
lect we are still living or the bounty Of
Europe"
There Is not much room for glorying
unless it is to exclaim-"Hurrah for
the Almighty Dollar.'"
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North Carolina has two natives in the
Virginia Constitutional Convention.
They are Colonel Withers, of
Oanville, Virginia, born in Cas-
we'll. we think. and Mr.. James H.
Lindsay. editor Of a newspaper at
Charlottesville, Va. The latter has been
living in Virginia for ten or a dozen
years. There may be others Of "our
boys" in that body in session that may
become famous in the state history. 1t
is regarded at home as a decidedly
strong body and we suppose Virginia
has in it the large part of it's ablest
men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28

Victims to stomach. liver and kidney
troubles as well as women. and all feel
the results in loss OF appetite. posons
IN the blood, backache, nervousness.
feeling. But there's no need to feel
like that. Listen to ]. W. Gardner,
Idavflle, Ind He says: Electric Bit
tiers are just the thing for a man when
ne Is all run down. and don't care
whether he lives or dies. It did more
10 give me new strength and good ap-
petite than anything / could take I
can now eat anything and have a new
lease on life" Only so cents, at r. R
Bellamy.
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INVESTMENTS

And now the south is said to have
| learned a lesson at Philadelphia. 1t is
| that it is in rear of the business pro-
cession. That is a mistake. The south
reads reports and newspapers and has
known of this all along. While pro-
crossing finely it knows well thai the
train of progress runs ahead in the
north. But while this is true it is al
together false hat it has accepted or
will accept republican ideas as Mr..
w. E. Curtis, the we'll known newspa-
per correspondent, appears to think. We
venture to assert that there are ten
men Of fair intelligence who prefer
the true, honored. safe, long tried dem
ocratfc principles, to the unjust, iniqi-
tous, grab-all principles of the Rob
Roy Republican party.
There is another Chicago paper that
tells of great demand in the south fo-
capital" That may be true, but it is
true in this age and every where. But
the demand is not so great for which
men of character are ready to sell out
to the kickers, or to barter principles
for pelf. Capital is coming and for all
that is here in the south now. The
Houston (Texas) Post recently in a
survey. said:
Capital is coming to the south IN
large volume and has been so coming
steadily for some years past.
I'm Texas today a vast amount OF
money from outside the state is going
into Texas development. No state is
showing more new railroad building.
The oil field is receiving wonderful at
tention Of the practical kind. Invest
ments are being made in our iron fields
in our lands. u town property and in
industrial enterprises. In Georgia, AL
ALBANIA, Florida and the Carolinas mil
lions Of eastern money are taking hold
of the opportunities presented"
1t is neither wise nor just to jump on
capital and try to Cypress it. 1t is
wrong to do wrong, either to the poor
or the rich. Phariseeism is not health
full or desirable. Do not pile up unjust
taxes pom a whole people or any part
of the whole. Every honest man should
bear his proportionate part of taxa
ton, and do it without complaint.
But public economy is both a duty and
a necessity. Taxation is a curse. Let
the powers" put on the people just as
little of this curse" as it is possible to
do so and is CONSTANT with reason
and public necessity. The Houston
| Post notes that while the Carolinas
hold opinions offensive to the East
| ern Pharisees' that they have pro-
crossed beyond their neighbors. 1t says
that "a government report the other
day. however. showed that in no states
in the union have textile industries SO
increased in the past ten years as in
North and South Carolinas. In 1890
the former state had $4,000 spindles
in 1900 it had 1,264, 900. or an increase
Of 274 per cent. In 1890 South Carolina
had 332, 900: in 1900 it had 1,es3.oeo, OF
an increase Of 40S per cent"
The New York Tribune a day or two
ago was looking at the immense amount
Of property that was exempt from tax,
alton OF the city Of Greater New York
1t said that this exemption (offciaD has
, risen from $685. 0 900 to $572. 100000 In
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
Georgia Peach Crop Imnrox,ny

Fort Valley, Ga. June 24.-The warm.
bright weather of the past ten days has
greatly improved prospects for a splen-
did crop of peaches. All fruit is doing
nicely and it is expected hat ship
ments Of peaches to the north and
east will begin by the end of The week.
Prominent growers here assert tina
more peaches will be shipped during
the next four weeks than We're SEN OUT
two years ago when the crop was ex-
ceptionally large.
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year. It's comment is practical.
pointed and brief:
These figures give reason for thought
to the men and women who pay taxes.
Is 1t Just and right that more than a
half billion of property In this city
shorld escape paying its share Of the
enormous expense OF municipal govern
ment? II the citizens Of his generation
do not insist upon a change. there de-
scendants will be sure to do So"
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Through Pullman sIeepers from Hamlet
to all points North, South and South
west.
Train 3S-Leaving Hamlet at $40 a m.
takes passengers from Train No. g..
leaving New York at 1885 p. m, Bal;i-
more at 5:45 p. m, Washington e:55 p.
$3.50 p. M. Norfolk $40 p. m. Raleigh
4:10 a. M. arriving at Hamlet at 700
a. m. From Train 50. leaving Atlanta
4:10 a. m. Charlotte $40 a. m. Monroe
sos a. m, arriving at Hamlet at 7:+0 a.
m.> From Train No. sc. leaving Jackson
vile at $3.50 p. m. savannah l1:S p. m.
Columbia 1895 a. M, arriving at Hamlet
at TAO a.. m.
For tickets, Pullman reservations. ETC.,
apply to Thomas D. Meares. General
Agent Wilmington. N. c.
R. E. L. BUNCH,
Gen~-al Passenger Agent
JAS. NJ. BARR,
LIST V. P. and General Manager.
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Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coat-
ed globule of health, that change:
weakness into strength ,listlessness in.
to energy, brain-fag into mental pow
er. They're wonderful in building VI
the health. Only % cents per box. r
r. Bellamy.
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Red Hot From the S2un

Was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman,
of Reward, Mich, in the Civil War. It
caused horrible Ulcers that no treat
ment helped for 20 years. Then Buck
lens Arrica Salve cured him. Cures
Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons.
Corns. Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
on earth. rs cts. a box. Cure guaran-
teed. Sold by r. r. Bellamy, Druggist.
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Governor Aycock is in great demand
as a speaker. He is so much sought
after, he is not allowed to remain much
in Raleigh.
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Close connection at Atlanta for Mont
gomery, Mobile. New Orleans and all
points in Texas. Mexico and Cahfornia,
also for Chattanooga. Nashville. Louis
vile, St. Louis. Cinctnnatti. Chicago and
Western and Northwestern points
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DEPARTURES from Wilmington

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100 %. m, Baltimore Les O. m.
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DAILY 20. A-Passenger.-Due Mag
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Weldon 1:s g. m. fNorfolk
1925 a. M, Petersburg 2:l2 a.
m. Richmond $50 Am, Wash
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DAILY NO. 52.-Passenger-Leave San
7:S p. n. ford sos p. m. arrive Fayette-
vile 400 p. m. leave Fayette-
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
A FRANCO=RUSSIAN ALLIANCE
The Heads Of the Two Great Governments Exchange Farewell
Fluctuations.

questions which have arisen found II
watchful and resolute, reoonciling its
own interests with the general inter-
est Of the world. 1t is moderate he
cause it is strong and is won over in
advance to settlements which are in
| spired by justice and humanity. The
good which 1t has done is pledge
that it will do still more and it is In
that full confidence that after paying
pious tribute to the memory of the
noble founder Of the work, of which
this day is a magnificent consecra-
tion,I raise my glass to the glory and
happiness of your majesty, the hap
piness of her majesty and Of all your
family and to the greatness and pros
perity of Russia, the friend and ally
of France
The Russian anthem was then
played and the Gear, in clear and
distinct voice, read his reply, as fol.
lows:
Monsieur lie Presidente: At the
moment of leaving France, where we
have again received so cordial and
warm welcome, I desire to express
to you our sincere gratitude and the
strong feeling which stirs us. We
shall ever retain the empress and my
self the precious memory Of these
das, so full of impressions SO pro-
foundly engraved on our hearts and
we shall continue, both far and near,
to associate ourselves with all that
concerns friendly France. The ties
which unite our countries have just
been again affirmed and have received
fresh confirmation in the manifesto
tions of mutual sympathy which have
been SO eloquently made here and
have found so warm an echo In Rus
sia. The intimate union of the two
great powers animated - 40 most
pacific intent;s-s, and who, while
able to make their rights respected,
do not seek to injure in any way the
rights of others, is a precious ele-
ment of appeasement for the whole of
humanity. I.drink to the prosperity
of France, the prosperity of friend
ly and allied nation and to the GAL
liant army and splendid fleet of
France. Let me repeat all our thanks
and raise my glass in your honor ~
The Marseillaisee was played and
the speech was cheered to the echo.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
LOUBET'S SPEECH
Contains What is Regarded as
a Pointed Reference to South
African Affairs.

Betheny, France. The Czar and
Czarina and President Loubet have
completed o review of lao, 900 troops
on the plain of Betheny. The march
lasted from 10:45 O. m. till 10 D.
M, terminating in a magnificent
charge Of 10000 cavalry. The spec
taole was very imposing as the infan-
try went by $50 files deep with fixed
bayonets.
In his speech at the luncheon which
followed the review President Loubet
created somewhat of a sensation by
saying:
1.-THE Franco Russian alliance is
pledged to settlements inspired by
justice and humanity"
Whether rightly or otherwise, some
of his hearers took the remark to re-
fer to affairs in South Africa.
The full text of M. Loubet's speech
is as follows:
"Sire-In thanking your majesty
and her majesty, the empress, in the
name of the French republic for hav-
ing been so good as to attend the
cheering spectaoles of the last few
days, my thought goes back to the
great political act which preceded
them and which lends them their
r-i'~~N ,.is-~ificance Prepared and
concluded by your .-.,pust father. EN-
peror Alexander III, anu President
Carnot and solemnly proclaimed on
board the Admiral Pothoauo by your
majesty and President Faure, the al
lance of Russia and France has had
time to affirm its character If mono
may doubt the essentially pacific idea
form which it arose, no more can any
one fail to perceive that it has con-
tributed powerfully to the mainte-
nance of the balance between the
forces of Europe, a necessary condi-
ton Of peace which, to be faithful,
would not remain precarious. 1t has
developed with the years and the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
NEWS CONDENSED
And Put Together in Readable
Form.-Happenings by Land
and Sea.-PersOnal and Notes.

Property valued at sl5, 900 was de-
stroyed by fire at Shreveport, La.
The convention of the Krugerbund
Of Nerd America met at San Antonio
Tex.
Jim Brown, a negro, convicted of
criminal assault, was hanged at Ash
willie, Ala.
Plans for the consolidation and di-
reotion of all the Vanderbilt roads
are under way.
A vein of oil flowing 800 barrels a
day has been struck by. a we'll near
Columbia, TexaJ
A new steamship line for the coffee
trade is to be established between
Pensacola, Fla, and Rio Janeiro.
The contract for the erection of
new buildings at the navy yard in AL
giers, La, will soon be awarded.
1t was automatically stated at New
York that President McKinley's life
insurance amounted to only $67, 900.
Charles O. Delmonico, proprietor
of the Delmonioo restaurant, New
York, died at Colorado Springs, Col.
W. Loeb, Jr., President ROOSEVELT
former private secretary, will remain
with him as assistant to Mr.. Cortel-
you.
The Gear of Russia and Emperor Of
Germany have, it is said, gnarant eet
the peace of Europe for the next tel
years, in so for as they are able tt
do so.
Gov. Davis Of Arkansas, granted
First Baseman Wright of the Little
Rock baseball team pardon with {
remission of fine of $25 imposed OF
Wright because he assaulted Umpire
tombstone in the Little Rock Nash
villa game.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27

An unsophisticated young minister
in rural Pennsylvania, recently or
dained, not long ago wrote to a theo-
logical professor in Philadelphia as
follows: Il am poor speaker and
find 1t hard to utter my thoughts clear
ly and forcibly. have decided,
therefore, to take a course Of instruc-
ton in speaking. and, learning from
the papers that there are great many
speak-easies in your city, ] would be
obliged IL you would recommend me
to one." The professor broke the
news to him as eupemistically as pos
sible that "speak-easy" is merely an
unlicensed drinking place.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catsrrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength, by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have SO much faithin
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F J. CHENEY h Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75t.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
bob" TAYLOR MARRIES.

Tuscaloosa, Ala.-Former Governor
Robert L. Taylor, of Knoxville,
Tenn, and Mrs. Alice Hill, of
Montgomery, were married at Christ
church in this place Monday after
noon at O'Clock. Mrs. Hill is a
daughter of Hon. james H. Fits, OF
this place, treasurer of the State Uni
versity and head Of the banking house
Of J. H. Fits and Go.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS
GRADED SCHOOL OPENED.

Enterprise. The Graded school of
this place opened with the brighte st
prospects the school has ever had for
a large attendance. 1t is conducted
by Prof. w. H. Foster, principal, and
Misses Ida Foster, Carrie Reucher,
Julia Allen, Maud Ellis and Mable
Ellis.
Mr.. J. A. Jennings, a prosperous
farmer near this place, while looking
after his gin-head this morning, was
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
COLONEL POWER DIES.
Pneumonia Contracted on Buffalo
Trip Ended Fatally.

jackson, Miss Secretary of State
] L. Power died at 1889 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Pneumonia con-
tracted on his recent trip to the Buff
falo exposition, was the cause of his
death.
Col. Power was born in Ireland 81
years ago and learned the printer &
trade at LockpoIt, N. Y. He has
lived in Jacks on fifty years, and was
the publisher Of the Clarion until
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
The Tvpewritcr Invention.

A statistician has proved that the invention
of the typewriter has given employment &c
500, 900 people, but he fails to state how many
cases Of weak stomachs and dyspepsia 1t has
induced. All people OF sedentary occupation
need Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t is q
wonderful medicine and helps nature beat
the strain which ensues from confinement
1t also cures dyspepsia, indigestion, constipa-
ton and fatulency. Be sure to try it and you
will not be disappointed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
TAKEN TO HATTIEsBURG.

Port Gibson. Mrs. Knowles arrived
from Oklahoma City Saturday and
took charge Of the remains of hei
son, Prof H. M. Knowles, of Sum
init, who was found doad in bed in
this city, and they were conveyed to
Hattiesburg, Miss, for interment.
Prof. Knowles belonged to. tho Ma
sonic fraternity
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
Rest For the Royve,,.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
cARETs Candy Cathsrtic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has o. G. @.
stamped on 1t. Beware of limitations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-27
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
A CONCISE TREATISE

A CONCISE TREATISE
Regarding Claims Against the Gov
eminent
With Full and Exploit Instru 7tions
as to Mode of Proceeding,
Containing the Bowman & Tucker Acts, and
the bill introduced during last session Of
Congress for the relief Of Cotton Claimants;
Rules OF the Court OF Claims; Instructions
for taking testimony; Legal Fees, etc. Also
Tabuated List of claims paid and to whom
raid, under Act Of Congress. March 8, 1885,
List OF Claims allowed by the Court and in
cluded in the Omnibus Appropriation Bill,
before Congress last winter. Comp led and
for sale by G. N. Wilson, Ex-Special Com
missioner of Claims for Southern Claims
Commission, Ola 18th Street.. Washington
d. G. Sent postpaid on receipt Of Fifty
Cents by Express or Postal Money Order
Special Terms to Agents.