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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

to the country. and yer to the better
class republicans In the north. He is a
bad egg IL what is said of him Is true.
He Is a fellow Of the New York and
Pennsylvania stripe in politics we infer.
and that is verv bad indeed. What the
civil service reform. President Roose-
Welt. Is thinking of Is a puzzle. This
Mr.. Payne is badly tarred. He tried to
get the place he has now both under
Garfield and Mckinley. but they would
not have him. The New York World
says the appointment is damaging
and goes on to tell Of him:
ut was he who built up the wiscon-
sin republican machine on the corpora
ton lines that nave made it so offensive
TO the people OF that state and have
resulted in a revolt Of the decent ele-
ment as represented by Governor La
Toilette. In the sixteen
years between these two attempts he
had been most active as a franchise
hunting street-railway man, as a Bell
telephone monopoly man. as a legisla-
1--WE LOBBYIST n as one of the receivers
OF the Northern Pacific. President
Brayon Ives Of that road charged him
and his associates with gross miscon-
duct in office and with endeavoring to
throw the o to the Hill inter-
ests. Mr.. Payne peculiarly
represents commercial politics and DO
litical commerce. 1t would be difficult
TO conceive a man whose character and
conduct are more absolutely at war
with the ideals which Mr.. Roosevelt
processes and which the people believe
him to cherish"
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Some Of the sketches are fine. are
specially well written. IL We had space
We would p~articularize. ALI are inter-
il. or a dull paragraph. It gave Us
very genuine pleasure throughout We
learned as we read. Now and then we
might disagree as to al estimate Of
sCme man as to influence and ability,
AID we saw occasionally what appeared
10 us to be an error, but the delight
gas so continuous that We brushed
aside any critical attitude and leant
ourselves to h pleasure Of the re-
otter. You may raise an ~interroga-
ton mark, but on o will sweep upon
the delightful flow Of talk Of this very
entertaining Grandfather Of the fine
Albemarle section. We met Judge
Heath in Memphis in 1s6s-was in his
oflce-and he spoke of that section
y It'll profound affection and admira-
ton, placing it above all others.
In this book there are passages and
pages that deserve to be read
through the coming ages. There are to
re found here and there true wisdom,
pleasant reflections, fine strokes Of
character, painting. many evidences of
reading, culture, reflection and clever
descriptive passages. The variety was
a surprise. The agreeable ton of it's
discussions was alike refreshing and
captivating. 1t is a valuable contribu-
ron to North Carolina letters, and
must prove an acceptable book to the
households of the state. 1t is a valu-
able addition to all school and college
libraries. We agree with all h~eartiness
with the opinion Of our gifted friend.
Captain Samuel A. Ashe. of Raleigh.
when he writes that this genuine North
Carolina book fought to be on the table
in the sitting-room Of every cultivated
and intelligent family in North Caro-
Ina. 1t merits a large sale, and we
hope the aged author will have his
heart cheered by many substantial
tokens Of approval.
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Hon. ]. III. Sauers State Senator frazn
Douglas Co, TO dfe Nebraska Legib-
lature, writes frzm Franks Hotsl-
Or.ha, Neb., IS follows:
sHavfrg tried Peruna I can coz-
mend ii 10 aH rs G grrrf fo1ic and par
f&clarygood IS sren7edy for cafsnk"
---L. II. SAUER.
Honorable Pat-ick Kennedy, Meurbe~
N the Massachusetts, Legislature, writes
the following hitter from the House q
Representatives Boston.
Doctor s. B. Hartman:
Dear Sir:-sf have no hesffafioa lul
saying that after having tried dozens
of other remedies without relief, I owe
my perfect health and clear voice OF
today to Pesuna. I know ii to be sure
cure for indigestion and its attendant
affection, nervous debility. For the six
weeks that I was on the platformI
through the recent campaign I used Pc
runa regularly, and although l spoke
" and three times each day my voice
never failed me. I know that Peruns ID
. reliable cure for bronchial troubles."-
P.J. Kennedy.
IL you do not derive prompt and salts.
factory results from the use of Peruna.I
write at once to Dr.. Hartman, giving a
full statement Of your case and he will
be pleased to give You his valuable sd-
vice gratis.
Address Dr.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. O.
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The remains left Havana on ~.
steamer at 10: 80 o'clock "wednesday.
morning. Military honors or an extra
ordinary nature were paid to the de-
ceased. the entire Seventh cavalry. q
battalion of light infantry and the
ket to the wharf. The services OF the
Episcopal church were conducted by .
clergyman before the remains left Co
lumbia barracks 1t Is rarely that SUCH
military honors are paid to an older
officer than Lieutenant Wootten put
his record In the Philippines and the
high esteem IN which he was held In the
army was sufficient TO entitle him 10
this mark Of respect.
When the casket came through Sa-
yannah Mr. and Mrs Bradley Jewett
laid upon the caskst q very handsome
floral wreath. Mr.. wootten Is uncle OF
Lieutenant wootten and It was for him
that his nephew was named.
Colonel Edgerly while In Wilmington
Is the guest OF Captain E w. VanC.
Lucas. chief OF the United States engi-
neer corps here
Referring to the death OF Lieutenant
wootten. the Havana Post. a paper
published in English by American edf-
tors says:
wootten. OF the Seventh cavalry, VIII
be very much panied TO hear that he
died at Columbia barracks on Sunday
morning OF appendicitis.
Lieutenant wootten has been sick Tor
several days and everything was lone
FOR his relief bu all efforts seemed only
to slightly postpone death.
Lieutenant Wootten was q volunteer
officer In the Philippines and he so
faithfully conducted himself while In
tina service that he was appointed to a
lieutenantcy in the regular army. BE
was a popular officer and won the hear
ty esteem and good will OF all who
knew him. and his death viii be great
~ regretted at camp Columbia despite
his short residence there.
THE remains OF Lieutenant wootten
will be shipped north within n few
lays by way OF New York.
He leaves a wife to mourn him. who
has the deep sympathy OF all who knew
the young IAN"
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GOOD OFFICIALS NEEDED.

The democrats in the congress should
be very careful as to soliciting favors
from the republican president or recon-
mending for places men Of their party
They can hardly with any show Of self
respect or consistency present names OF
republicans to Mr.. Roosevelt for ap-
pointments. So long as the north
stands by a high robber tax, favors
trusts, supports paternalism in essence,
and begs for subsidy schemes Of plumb
er and believes in foreign conquests
this country will be controlled by the
republican party. There is nothing to
prevent it. In t~hirty-six years the re-
publicans nave had the presidency ex-
cept for Cleyeland's two terms. A large
majority Of the democrats believe that
he did more harm than Garfield or Ar
thur or Harrison did. Sc the north
being overwhelmingly stronger than
h south and overwhelmingly republi-
can the probability is h a for years
they will have control of the govern
ment and run this country to suit
themselves. What will come of it is at
present hidden away in the womb of
faturity.
In the meantime the south should be
treated with something of fairness. The
offensive partisans-the extreme fellows
who like to ride booted and spurred
should be turned down and men Of
more decency and character put in pow
er The south does not expect or de-
mand that republicans Of doubtful prin-
ciples and character shall be favored.
Turn out vicious, bad, offensive repub-
licans and put in their places better,
more honorable. more reliable men.
The republican machine always hurts.
But let the democrats stan firm. Do
not dieker with the powers that be-"
Repudiate at utterly unworthy all
democrats who seek ayors from the
| opposition, who try to betray their par
ty or repudiate it's principles. Do not
swap horses in war or act as couriers
| for the enemy. Honest. upright, just,
fair. capable, obliging, faithful men
should be chosen for positions-men
who will represent their own party and
government with proper dignity and
credit to themselves, performing their
duties not as mere partisans and pie
eaters, but faithfully, and standing of
from machine manipulators and mere
partisan struggles.
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ments in manufacturing industries An
immense amount of capital has been In
vested in cotton mills. The Holt-Mor-
gan and Holt Williamson mills on the
Southside Of Fayetteville, give employ
ment tn manv hundreds of hands The
homes erected for operatives are neat
.nd comfortable and everything in ex-
client taste. A Fayetteville merchant
estimated the amount paid TO mill op
eratives at $4,000 per month The
Gope Mills Company are operating
three cotton mills and will soon erect
another mill.
Small Industrial enterprises q built
DIP many towns and villages IN the New
England states and the same industries
viii build nan towns in the south. III
seems that our people are inclined to
invest in cotton mills only and the
smaller industries are neglected. Farm
efs who are in close proximity TO cot.
ton mills find trucking very profitable
In travelling through territory where
the stock law has been enforced for
several years. I noticed that young
pines are growing in great number and
the probability is that n new growth
of timber will oon exist in large areas
that have been stripped OF pine tim
Der by the lumberman.
The court OF inquiry In the Schley
mat er did not surprise me. II the votes
published be correct is seems that
Jewey voted 5 times against Schley.
and 5 times for him. This business re-
minds me Of al incident that occurred
N Fayetteville long ago. Judge Robt.
Strange. a native Of Virginia. a man
OF great intellect and a democrat Of the
old school. had resigned as senator from
North Carolina. For some reason not
remembered. the editor OF the demo
cratic paper In Fayetteville. published
a bitter article against the course Of the
eminent statesman. When the judge
read the article he remarked. THE
Wings have a right to abuse me 10,
they are my political opponents, but /.
be kicked by a jackass in my own stable.
IS too bad" Admiral Schlev has the
distinction of havinr been kicked by
mo II Mem.
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OUR RED SPRINGS LETTER.
Conditions and "reminiscences of
the Past.
Red Springs, December 90.

Heu SpIlL5S DSCCiilOCii ~.
Editors of The Messenger: business
in mercantile lines is dull owing to the
great scarcity of money among farmers
In the lumber trads there is the usual
.,ctivity. An immense quantity OF lum-
rer is shipped from this poinL together
with telegraph and telephone poles and
juniper for the bucket factories. Cap
ital seems to be abundant, but invest
ments are slow. Notwithstanding the
stringency owing to crop failures, tho
schools are all flourishing.
a sad accident occurred OF. the farm
( Colonel A. T. McCollum a few days
since. A young man, A. /. Britt. who
vas guarding a lot of convicts was &C.
tiGentally killed by a dischaI sc of his
San. He leaves a wife n children.
Captain Gaylor. a native Of Fender
county, died at his hoEle at Maxton on
Friday last of typhoid fever contracted
III Virginia He was highly esteemed in
this county and was IN the. employment
Of the Atlantic Coast Line. He was a
prominent member OF the Methodist
church, a Mason and an ODD Fellow.
Iobn A. Gilchrist died neal Antioch
IN this county on December 9Th. He
was a prominent business man. was a
lieutenant in Company 3, First North
Carolina heavy artillery. and severely
wounded in the battle of Bentonyille,
The esteem in which he was held by
h community was attested by the
.arge assemblage at his funeral ON Sun
lay. December Sth, at Antioch church
Neill McFedgen. a prominent citizen
living nea Raeford in Cumberland
died after a short illness on Friday, De-
cember 18th.
A recent trip through a part Of Cum
Herland county gave this writer an op-
portunity to see the great improve,
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HOME FOLKS.

From the report Of the board Of pub
learned that now there are not far from
$500. 444 applied for the sustentation Of
charitable institutions of the stats.
That will do. The report covers toe
much to be handled here. There are
APO patients in the Raleigh state insane
asylum. At the asylum at Morganton
SIT patients were treated during the
year-745 remaining. The asylum at
Goldsboro had 461 total. This is for in
sane negroes.
!. !. !.
Rex. DR.. w. w. Moore, the ablest liv-
ing North Carolinian under %ffty-two
years Of age, preached in New York
recently with his usual ability, simplic-
ity and excellence. and evoked no little
admiration.
>. :. >.
A gentleman and friend in this city
sends us a bit of reference to Rev.
Hugh McAden, to whom The Messen-
ger referred but recently. He writes:
HE was the first Presbyterian preacher
in Eastern North Carolina and preach
ed in st. James chrcuh about the mid
die of the 18th century. He has
eleven descendants living in Whining
ton now (though none are McAdens)
and others in Cuba. New York, Char
lotte. Salisbury, Spartanburg,. s. c..
Hamlet. Fayetteville and many other
places in this and other southern
states" In his diary we learn that he
came from Nassau Hall now Prince
ton. New Jersey, through certain coun-
ties in Virginia and entered North
Carolina in Caswell ounty ~ perhaps
it vas Rockingham. 1t is a long time
since we read it. Our recollection is
that it was in 1756. He mentions that
he preached at three places in Granville
county. He writes very highly of the
people Of the "Nulbush'' section.
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CLEANING AND NJ

What is the matter with Roosevelt?
Two Of his cabinet steps down and out
the last Secretary Gage Of the treasury
department. Secretary Smith resigned
before him. Why this retiring? Can
they not stand the new Chief Execu-
i've? Is he too imperious, or too know
ing, or too Independent OF what. There
S talk of a third departure. Well il he
can rid himself and the country of
Secrtary Long, of the avy clique, he
vii do a blessed thing. He can find pos
sibly among republican politicians men
equal to Smith and Gage. But his man
payne selected in place Of Smith is said
TO be a cantankerous politician and
perhaps of the lousy kind.
=. =. =
1t looksa as if the democrats were
even divided to some extent upon the
subject of cutting the south's represen-
tation in the congress because of the
reduction numerical of the ignorant.
unlettered negro votes. The south a
stand anything better-even Sheri-
dams Goths and Sherman's Van
dals-than it can stand the rule OF
the negroes. The Washington Posi-
states that this movement-if it may
be dignified by SO imposing a m
has some very earnest and active
friends among the northern democrats
and has, from it's inception in the fifty
sixth congress, been favored by more
than one northern democratic paper. A
search of the files of the New York
World would show a sympathetic lean
ing toward it not very long ago, n
the Chicago Chronicle, presumably
speaking for the democracy Of the mid
die west, the battle ground of presi-
Dental campaigns, has stood by and
for it. and is still '~whooping it up with
and ardor unsurpassed by any organ o.
the republican party"
Let the heat enrage and the fools
Imagine a vain thing but the south
will not recede, a~bandonits purpose n
fall flat at he feet of ''yaller journals"
and fatulent demagogues.
- :. =.
The south mas been steadily advanc-
ing for some years in the exporting OF
bread stuffs. The increase has been
s34, 1884, 75 in the last eleven months
The total. increase has been SIG, 147, $50.
New orleans alone gained over 10000,
000.
:. :: ::
Not long ago the papers were telling
OF a woman passing herself off success
fully as a a This has been reversed
A man actually posed as a woman for
thirty years and successfully. Miss Lii
liam G.. Carver, of New Haven. Maine.
proves to be one Arthur l.. Carver. He
served as a barber and az a Miss" was
much courted by his SWANS. A specia,
TO the World says:
.'She never refused a tip from the
big hearted village folk. the rich RoS-
tonians or the New Workers. who make
North Haven their summer home.
Miss Carver dispensed soda to the
young ladies of the village and passed
out the candy to the school children for
many years u~nsuspected."
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Po.ftfvc Denial of the Rumor that
He Contemplntes Leaving the Cab
inc.

Washington. December 9.-In view
Of the repeated publications of late to
the general effect that Secretary Hay
is about to retire from the cabinet a
statement is given with full authority
touching this subject, substantially to
the effect that Secretary Hay does not
now contemplate retirement from the
cabinet. This statement applies. not
only to the present moment. but to that
irdeinite period fixed by the conclusion
OF the negotiations necessary to the
construction Of an isthmian canal Also.
it is stated with equal p~osidveness
and authority. that President Roose-
Welt has in ms strongest terms ex-
pressed to Secretary Hay his earnest
desire that he shall remain in tive cab
met.
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\ BOW In h.. lack.

An overcoat is a necessary nuisance
and the tendency to take it off on
warmish days in late autumn and win
ter is as strong as it is unwise A
-treacherous wind hits you in the back
and the next morning you have lum-
bago- Rub we'll and often with Perry
Davis Painkiller and you will be as
tonished to find how quickly all sore
ness is banished. There is but one
Painkiller, Perry Davis.
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The readers of this paper will be
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upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
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the patient strength by building up the
constitution n assisting nature in do
ing it's work. The proprietors have so
much faith in it's curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
Of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24
CERTAIN NORTHERN HISTORICAL
WRITER'S.

John FIske Was an able, learned
writer and historian Of rank in the
north. He was partial and prejudiced
and would not be fair when the south
was concerned. What northern writer
has been fair in hat particular? North
ern books whether discussing causes OF
actual results are unreliable and unjust
and, in some particulars, astonishingly
ignorant. The late MI. John P. Ropes.
OF Boston, was fair and %judicious in
treating history. Justin Windsor IS
probably fair also. At any rate he re-
fused to bring his we'll known, able
work, Critical and Narrative History
C America" into the great war. He
thought wisely that no man of this
generation could treat it fairly, dis
~passionately. Prof. George w. Burgess,
OF Columbia University. is the author of
a historx on The Middle PERIOD of
American history. We are not familiar
with it. We earn he is deeply preju-
diced. and treats the southern Con-
federates with contumely which is not
surprising. 1t is, however, said to be a
much fairer book Than the three other
books Of the historical series. all by
northern men. He is like the others
a bundle of prejudice, and IS not well
read in the great questions in dispute.
He frankly admits that he learned be-
fore my majority to regard secession as
an abomination. and it's chief cause,
slavery, as q great evil; and I can not
say that these feelings have been much
modified, if at all. by longer expert
ences and maturer thought" He should
study the questions involved exhaus-
lively, honestly, fairly. before undertake
ing to write Of them. He would be more
intelligent and less of a partisan. There
will be no peace or genuine recorcil.a-
ton until the south admits a lie. stulti-
fies itself, p%rostrates itself before Nam
mon n unrighteousness. and plays
he ypocrite. Hear MIN:
1.-The south must acknowledges its err
ror as well as its defeat in regard to
these things slavery and Secession),
and that, too, not with lip vice. but
from the brain and the heart and the
manly will. before any real concord in
thought and feeling, my real national
SAA ~
Prof. Sloan,of Priuseton University,
Is one of b four authors of 9TH
American History Series" He writes of
The Making Of the Nation He adj
mits that slavery disappeared from the
Eorth because it was not profitable"
He treats Mr.. Jefferson with scant
courtesy We are informed. General B. A.
Walker. OF Massachusetts,. a we'll
known writer, treats another historic
period. He is quoted as saying:
During the latter part of 1908 the ex-
a~speration in New England over the
embargo a reached. the point OF
threatening the secession of that Sec
ton from the Union. The republicans
in power had now to learn how ill this
talk sounded, by hearing it from the
lips of their opponents"
As the Messenger mentioned some
time ago secession talk was rife in all
New ENGLAND from 1906 to 1905. See
William S%ullivan's Men of the Revo-
luton" The best work to D an
Intelligent reader for the hedgings.
eou%ivocations, perversions and sup
pressions Of northern historians is to
study The South Aginst the North" by
Hon. B. F. Grady. of our tate.
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LIEUTENANT BRADLEY L. WOOTTE

LIEUTENANT BRADLEY Il wOOTTEN
of the Distinguished Young
Soldier Arrived Last Nfght-Mfli-
tary Ronors Paid to tine
mt Havana-FuneraI This Morning
at II O'clock at st. James.
The remains OF h lamented Lieuten-
ant Bradley J. Wootten. Seventh Cav
airy. United States army, who died o:
appendicitis at Columbia barracks.
seven miles from Havana, Cuba, las.
Sunday morning. arrived in Wilmington
last night at 1850 o'clock by the Allan
tic Coast Line. They were accompaniT a
by Mrs. Bradley J.. Wootten. Lieutenant
Colonel W.. S. Edgeniy, Of the Seventh
cavalry. the Rev. Edward Wootten. IA
Their OF the deceased. and Mr.. George P.
Cotchett. father of Mrs. Wootten. They
were met at the train by a great num-
her of soErowing friends. and the cas-
ket was taken to the Wootten residence.
No. IL South Third street The funeral
will take place this morning at II
O'Clock from St. James Episcopal
church. and the interment will be made
in Oakdale cemetery.
The pallbearers will be the grooms-
men who serve Lieutenant Wootter
at his marriage at St James church or
the 1st of last August. They are Messrs
Swift NJ. Boatwright. Allen Higgins
George Crow. Fred Bolles, Marden Bel.
lamy. Jr.. and Clayton Giles, Jr.
Mr.. Cotchett Joined the party at Sa.
vannah. The Rev. Mr.. Wootten, VIII
started TO Havan with the purpose Of
seeing his son before ne died. received
information of his sons death when h;
reached Key Vest but he went on Il
Hayan to bring the remains Of his sol
home. Mrs. wootten was with her hus
band when he died. and Colonel Edger
ly came on with her to represent tn,
Seventh cavalry at his funeral Wrap
ped around the casket was the flag o
the Seventh Cavalry and the troop sen
a large basket Of magnificent roses q.
q tribute to his memory.