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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
A NEW SECT.

The optomistic preachers and editors
proclaim that the world is growing bet
ter every day. Mormonism fourishes
in many states, and in other states
something as bad as that cancer eats
and corrupts. Up in Canada they have
a consuming sore that rivals the Nor
mon curse. There is a sect from Rus
STA settled in hat part Of King Ed
wards dominions, called "Doukhobors,'
and their practice is said to be every
whit as ugly as the name by which they
are known. They are free lovers and
quite promiscuous. The Philadelphia
Record says of these most
and undesirable additions to the popu-
lation:
The Doukhobors do not believe in
the institution of marriage. The sexes
live together as long as they w in
clinatiOn, and take new mates n cast
off old ones with as little concern as
the wanton lapwings.' This custom is
a matter Of conscience with the
hobors They resist the operation of
Canadian laws relating to marriage,
the registration of births and deaths
and other regulations that are not only
matters of conscience but Of social or
der and sanitary observance among
our northern neighbors
With European bad morals and vi
cious views introduced into he Cana
das things will wax worse. If Ameri-
can Marmonism shall stray over and
pitch it's tents there in addition things
will wax warm and the Canadians will
rise UP in British power and set an ex-
ample Of how to get rid of pests and
vermine. The Russians are hard work
ers but poor citizens and yet prosper
and while violating law and morality.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
GOSSIP.
The Graded school right sim on-City
Bond. sold-Heavy Rains Continue.

Correspondence Of The Messenger
G~oldsboro. N. c.. May -
The fight in regard TO b graded
school problem continues. Petitions
are being circulated on both sides and
much argument is being INDUCED In
The Red Men will organize tornorro"
night in Odd Fellows hall. Eighty
charter members have been secured
The teams from Raleigh and Durham
will be here to initiate the moef
The board OF trustees. after exaini =
ing the various bids for the s-a.oV
bonds for school improvements In TINS
township accepted the bid OF Mr. Roo,
inson of Atlanta, Ga The sou
above par at Az per cent interest
The city authorities have decided 10
fence Willowdale cemetery ana place
a closet in the central ildin rms
rovemen will begin immediately
The rains continue to pour TINS
section has had considerable rain far
the past week or so and some fear ex-
lists that crops will be damaged
Seven hundred crates OF berries was
shipped from Mt. Olive Monday AS
Stunning they sell for 81 per crate. that
will amount to $4,000 receipts in a
day.
Miss Daisy Smith left yesterday for
Wilson to attend the marriage OF MISS
Ella Green.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

1t is not surprising the northern pro-
lessons should be indignant over the
attack made by Prof. Clark. OF Chica-
60. upon -c~oIlege-bred women to
which h Messenger called attention.
1t is an indecency and outrage. and
false, too. The Philadelphia Record
says the Harvard professor failed to
understand the Precise conditions in
Chicago in female education. We
quote:
1t should be explained that in Chi
cago the college girl takes a thorough
course in manual training. In the base
ment OF one Of the university buildings
are benches. tools, models and an in
structor. Here the young women devote
two hours a day to the making OF
things out of wood Still there is
aus to believe hat this manual
training must be fatal to happiness
when the young women shall become
wives. 1t is. perhaps. from a long OBJ
servation OF the u~nhappiness tha fol-
lows the marriage Of the box-making
woman OF culture that Prof. Clark has
reached his conclusions.
Much Of the Peace and pleasure of
domestic life depends on the husbands
sense OF superiority in certain matters"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
n AND HILL.

The democracy will do it's best in 1904.
II united and determined ii can put
up a good fight that will keep Hanna
and his tribe busy with their rnozey
1t is understood quietly in h north
that this leprcus demagogue is to be
the successor of Mckinley If the people
allow IL. 1t is further more announced
in the north h a Hill, Of New York,
will be the democratic candidate. That
is not certain. Hill would max a good
one, but there is many a slip between
the cup and the lip" 1t is early to be
grooming the horses for the race. Mr..
Bryan will hardly be the choice of his
party. He IS the same able man-able
beyond mis- years-but he has already
suffered two defeats. He is a man OF
strictest honor and highest character,
III probably the democrats Of h east
and south may prefer a new candidate.
One commercial organ in New York,
in it's zeal to depreciate hat great man
of the northwest, has discovered that
Bryan is so very ignorant h does not
understand what he talks about" A
paper that INDUCES in that kind of rot
is contemplate. Mr.. Bryan has recent
" admitted that silver is showed aside
for the present and other issues are to
the front. The Messenger recognized
that and so said some time g The
tariff is the greatest question now as
serting itself. That and the baieful
trusts, and the strong government trend
and the imperialistic craze for foreign
represent all of these cruel destructive
of the next four years. Hanna will
represent all of their cruel, distinctive
dogmas, unless he is made to take wa
ter and foreswear himself before the
next presidential campaign.
Ex-Governor McCrary, of Kentucky,
says. and he is, we must hope, near the
exact truth: that the south is OPP
posed to the present politics of the re-
publican party and less than ever in
clined to abandon democratic principles.
1.-THE Kentuckian points to his own
state as Offering proof of the frmness
with which the south still holds to the
democratic faith. He predicts an over
whelming democratic victory in Ken
lucky this fall. He also reports that
the democratic sentiment in Alabama
is exceptionally strong" That is en-
couraging indeed for reports from Ala
bama made by Cleveland boiling or
gans have beer that there was a big
stampede sure to come from the democ-
racy into the rotten old rank radical
party. Kentucky has beer a suspect"
but it is right1ng now, and Watterson
is proof for he sees the signs and is
talking straight democracy, again we
believe. If Hill should be the nominee let
the Bryan democrats to a man stand
bravely by him and help to make him
president.
The New York Journal is responsible
for the statement that on last Wednes-
day Mr.. William Jennings Bryan said
in an address to 10000 people at Neva-
da Missouri:
IT am still a silver man, but just now
there are issues which overshadow the
silver question:"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident. of which Mr..
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
II was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin vas almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite-gradu-
ally growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Forum
ately, a friend advised trying Electric
Bftters; and to my great joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made a decided
Improvement. I continued their use
for three weeks, and am now a well
man. I know they saved my Life, and
robbed the grave Of another victim"
No n should fail to try them. Only
90 cents; guaranteed at r. r. Bellamy's
drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

1t is scarcely possible for all Euro
pean nations TO conspire against high
robber tariff United States. There is
talk of this abroad, but the plan may
prove impossible Inc may not materi-
alize. The continental system is the
talk. and the scheme is to pay off this
country in its own coin-to put I'D a
Chinese wall against American pro-
ducts. 1t would be fair, equitable.
righteous If it were done. for the Uni
ted States for decades under republican
bossing have done a most shameful
thing-they have shut u the products
Of other lands by the barbed-wire ar
rangement. and turn about is fair play,
and they deserve to reap now what they
have Sown.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
FLOODS IN COUNTRY STREAMS
Damage to Bridges and Dams-The
Mayors Budget for the Coming
Year Full Town Bulletin.

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c.. May %.
Mr.. Frank Glover. agent Of the Cape
Fear Steamboat Company, who keeps
an accurate meteorological record
throughout the year, reports that the
rainfall last night amounted to 81
inches. 1t is not strange, then, that
bad news mas been coming IN all morn
ing from different sections of the coun-
try. The dam has given way at Lake
wood. the property of a social club of
this city. and that great volume OF
water. relieved. will endanger the dam
of Captain J. d. McNeilrs expensive
merchant mills at Eccles bridge, in the
heart of town. The dam at Cotton
ade," the beautiful country place of
Mr.. r. L. Williams. washed away at
about 1890 o'clock this morning. and
this puts in peril the splendid fishing
grounds of MIR. Herbert LutterIeh, ly-
ing below. "Bonnie Doom" Mr.. W.
L. Hollis beautiful sheet OF water, is
safe so far. Fortunately he was out
there last night, and took every precau-
ton to relieve the stress of water. But
the storm has played havoc with some
of the best fresh water fishing of May
and next month.
At the last meeting of the munieipal
board the q made the statement
that "a m had that day been
served on him to appear at the next
term of the court and show cause why
all fines and forfeitures collected by the
city had not been recovered into the
school und-"
The city is to have a street sprinkler
for the hot, dusty summer days-a
boon, indeed.
Alderman N. B. Alexander talked
right out in meeting at the last gath
ering of the city fathers, when he stat
ed that the people of the town demand
ed light, and he was in favor of settling
the matter at once. That is the great
Urgent need-the lighting of the city
streets.
Mr.. F. R. Rose, secretary of the
chamber of commerce, has gone to
Washington on important business.
Among other matters he will represent
to the federal government the desira-
bility of this place as a %stop-over point
for clerks Of the postal service.
o John G.. Shaw and Mr.. w. NJ.
Morgan have gone to Cincinnati on a
trip combining business and pleasure.
Permission has been granted to resi-
dents of Haymount, beginning at the
residence of Major job B. Broadfoot,
to construct a sewer connecting with
the town main at the MCNEIL corner,
and emptying somewhere nto Cross
creek.
Mrs. W. r. Hall is now liz a private
hospital near Baltimore, having been
carried there on the strong recommen-
dation of Drs. Marsh and Highsmith.
in whose sanitarium she received treat
ment for some weeks.
Mrs. Avis Huske and Mrs. G.. B.
Elliott have Eeen making a visit to
Hon. and Mrs. w. J. Green at Tokay
vineyard.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
FLOODS WHERE
Trains Delayed by Washouts-Trafn's
Narrow Escape at wadesboro-Farm
Labor Scarce-Great Demand for
Convfcts for Contract Work.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., May %.


Raleigh, N. c., May %.
The state superintendent of public
instruction today received the new
school law and Immediately began to
distribute it.
Henry A. London, Of Pittsboro, ar
rived here today. He was detained
eleven hours yesterday by a washout.
The river there was higher by twelve
inches than ever before. There are re-
cord breaking freshets in all the
streams in hat section. Deep river
was SO nigh at Lockville hat people
stood in the stores and fished In ii.
A fresh lot Of school book agents has
arrived here. The old forces are gone
and these new ones take their places.
1t is said the text hook fight has this
year cost the publishers at least SIS, 900
in North Carolina.
superintendent J. s. Mann, Of the
penitentiary, says the demands for
convicts for contract work are much
greater than can be filed.
A waShout occurred last night on the
Durham and Northern road, part of the
Seaboard Air Line, and passengers had
to come by way of Raleigh.
At W~adesboro night before last an
enormous stone fell partly on the rail-
way bed. A fast train struck it. AS d
result n Of the cylinders was torn off
and the train was scraped from end to
end. Luckily the stone wa not far,on
the track. 1t weighed many tons.
There are thfrty-five of the Seaboard
Air Line machinists on strike here.
The married men are to get S. a week
and the unmarried S. during the strike.
They say they expect the strike to last
but a few days and appear to be very
n nrf 80 -~@ III
terms-ten hours pay for nine hours
work.
A farmer tells me labor is now very
scarce n nigh all over the
that he expects to nave to pay IS cents
a day for labor in his cotton fields. the
usual price being 40 to SO cents.
1t is perfectly apparent that the Ra-
leigh base bali team will have to be
strengthened. Another pitcher and new
fielders are needed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

posite OF love of home, esteem for pa
rents and pride in their commendable
deeds) which Is creative OF such socie-
ties, while tending to make, in the eye
Of a dutiful son, the vacant chamber in
which mother cnc was wont to sleep,
a sanctuary; the empty chair in which
father once was accustomed to sit, an
altar: and to stamp upon his vision the
image of devoted parents, yet also i'm
presses upon his memory their good
and just deeds and thoughts and ever
urges him onward and upward in the
faithful discharge of his mission in the
economy of life. To this sentiment is
largely due the preservation, utiliza-
ton and augmentation by the living of
the best acts and ideas of past and
passing generations, sanctifed by a
healthy devotion to home and parents
and their sweet memories"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
Reception to Mckinley by Knights
Templar.

San Francisco, May pa reception
to President Mckinley by the Knights
Templar was the feature of the pres
idential programme for today. The re-
reception which was held in Mechanics
pavilion, was preceded by a parade of
Knights from all parts of the state.
General w. II. L. Barnes presided at
the pavilion and introduced the guests
of the lay. A chorus of $50 knights
chanted the Lords Prayer. Presi-
dent Mckinley responded with a stirr-
ing speech, after which nearly III Doc
voices sang America" to the waving
of flags
President Mckinley received as a
souvenir of the occasion a handsome
silk flag enclosed in a case of morocco
bearing the emblems of the order.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
CRoPs BEING
the Heavy R.ins-Gevernor Aycock
Returns From New Yosk-Advance
sheets OF Acts or the Le9fslasure-No
spre of the smallpox.


A(SSCl6S4
Raleigh, n. c., May -
Nearly all the talk here Is about h
heavy and steady rain. which Is dam
aging all crops. The smaller streams
are very high and the larger ones are
rising.
Governor Aycock and Private Secre-
tary Pearsall returned today from New
York, via Greensboro. where the gov
ernor spoke last evening. The govern
or says he greatly enjoyed his visit.
He was royalty entertained by Judge
yanwyck and other North Carolinians
there. AT the banquet given by the
North Carolina Society. at which he
smoke there were $50 North Carolinians
and an equal number of their guests
A number OF Episcopalians left here
today for Durham. to attend the an
nuaI convention OF this diocese.
Governor Aycock left this morning
for Dunn. where he Is to speak this
evening
THE supreme court did not file any
oninions Yesterday. The chief justice
was sick n Justice Clark had TO go
to warrenton TO hear a haoeas corpus
case.
Auditor Dixon left for Wilson to
make an address this evening to the
students Of the Kinsey seminary.
Raleigh's new fielder, Sorber, proves
quite an addition to its base ball team
mother fielder is coming
AS rapidly as the public printers com
plete the work on one Of the public acts
OF 1901 they send fifty copies OF Ii TO
the secretary Of state This Is very
convenient as the laws Will hardly ap-
pear before the middle of July
1t is said the liabilities OF s. II.
Loftin. banker and merchant at Kin
ston, who has failed, are 500. 900.
A few months ago a little child OF
District Attorney Claude NJ. Bernard
died at his home here. Another child
is now critically i'll.
There is no spread OF smallpox in
Oberlin and West Raleigh. Only four
cases have occurred.
At the Baptist female university this
morning the annual sermon was
preached by Rev. J. ]. Taylor. Of Nor
folk.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
mbe Notes
Correspondence of The Messenger
LumbertOn, N. c.. MAY %

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Lumberton, N. c., May 20.
N river here is the highest hat it
a been for this year, the heavy rains
some time past Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Brook, car inspector for the Car
DINA Northern railroad, has rented a
dwelling and will move his family here
shortly.
Captain ". F. Biddell will rum two
notes this year, the National here and
n at the Carolina Beach. I know
that Carolina Beach will profit by his
management, as he is an old hand at
the hotel business.
Lumberton has a new industry in the
shape of a "~tannery", Messrs. Freeman
& Edwards, wners They have been
exhibiting some of their work, which
seems to be excellent.
Frank Davis, of his county had a
mule killed by lightning Friday after
oon
Several "Blackanklers'' were tried
here before Magistrate Morrison. for
retailing, Monday.
The Robson institute will close it's
Spring session Friday, the oath. Pro-
1essor Alderman has done himself per
1ect business by doing a good years
work. N .
Miss Blanche Brenneman will give
one OF her able recitals in the vampilf
opera house Friday night, Nav a4th
ohc SoAico very nlgnIy endorsed.
Several of our citizens attended tba
CHARLTON commencement last week.
Judge Mcneil is at home resting.
his last court was at whiteyiIle LAST
week. iase
Mrs. Emma Higley, a very aged lady
OF this town, fell and broke her coma.
dition. "
L. n. Higley's little daughter has
oeen In New York undergoing treat
ment and has undergone and opera-
ture. ho
Inc Injunction Use of B. Goodwin VS..
Inc Town of Lumbertn will be heard
mere before Judge McNeill Monday
Ihfs Is an action to stop the town
from condemning a street through the
pla1nt1ns field Messrs. Mclean &
L represent the plaintiff and
Messrs. Lee & Bizzell and John u
Shaw, Jr., represent the defendant.
The Baptist Sunday school viii run
an excursion to the beach soon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

Billiousness is a condition character
lied by a disturbance of the digestive
organs. The stomach is debilitated,
the liver torpid, the bowels constipat-
ed. There is a loathing of food, pains
in the bowels, dizziness, coated tongue
and vomiting, first Of the undigested
or partly digested food and then of bile.
Chamberlain's Stomach INT Liver Tab
lets allay the disturbances Of the stom-
ach and create a healthy appetite.
They also o up the liver to a healthy
action and regulate b bowels. Try
them and you are certain to be much
pleased with the result. For sale by
r. r. Bellamy. druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture Of
Annie E. Springer, Of 1125, Howard ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa, when she found that
DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption had completely cured her Of
a hacking cough that for many years
had made life a burden All other
remedies and doctors could give her
no help, but she says of this Royal
Cure: 1T o o removed the pain III
chest and I can now sleep soundly,
something I can scarcely remember
dong before. I feel like sounding it's
praises throughout the universe" So
will everyone who tries DR.. Kings New
Discovery for any trouble of the
Throat, Chest, or Lungs. Price SOC and
S1.oO. Trial bottles free at R. r. Bel
lamy's drug store; every bottle guar
anteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

II Is with a good deal of pleasure
aho satisfaction that I recommend
Snamoeriain" Collie. Cholara and Diar-
Na remedy says Druggist A. w.
Sawtelle. of Hartford. Conn. "a lady
ustomer seeing the remedy exposed
LOT sale on my show case, said to me-:
really believe that medicine saved
my life the past summer while at the
snore. n she became So enthusiastic
over Its merits that I at once made up
my mino 10 recommend 1t In the future.
neceneiy d gentleman came into my
store so overcome with collie mains that
ne sank at once to the floor. I gave
MIN a dose OF this remedy which help
60 him. / repeated the dose and i'm
nfteen minute he left my store smil-
ingiy informing me that he felt as well
as ever. by r. r. Beliamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

If people only knew what we know
about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, it would
be used in nearly every household, as
there are few people who do not suffer
from a feeling of fullness after eating,
belching, hatulence, sour stomach or
waterbrash, caused by indigestion or
dyspepsia A preparation such as Ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure, which, with no aid
from the stomach, Will digest your
food. certainly can't help but do you
good. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

Dec. IHStdIIu, eLc., nous us OWN.
Germany loses. Austra-Hungary al
most doubles. Ditto Italy. More than
doubles Russia. What does this por-
tend? We share with the view Of
another paper i'll this:
I'VE regret to see our Teutonic and
Anglo-SaxOn immigration falling off,
while the S%lavonic. Italian and Hunga-
rian are increasing. The latter are
much poorer than the former. They
are assimilated less easily and they do
not strike out" for themselves individ-
ually. nor so independently, when they
reach America, as the Germans, Eng
lish and Irish"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

Would quickly leave you,i IL you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
OF sufferers have proved their match
less merit for Sick and Nervous head
acne. They make pure blood and
Easy to take. Try thew. ONLY 2s cants
one back IL not cured Sold by r.
R. Bellamy. druggist
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
Editors Awful Plight.

F. M. Higgins. Editor Seneca, Qlls..)
News. was afflicted for years with
Piles that no doctor or remedy helped
until he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
He writes two boxes wholly cured him.
tt the suresf Pile cure on earth and
the best Saive in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only Is cents. Sold by
R. r. Bellamy. druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

Our little girl was unconscious from
strangulation during d sudden and ter
rible attack Of croup I quickly secur-
ed a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure.
giving her three doses. The Group was
mastered and our little darling speedi-
ly recovered" So writes A. L.. Spa~ord.
Chester, Mich. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

DeWitt's Little Early Risers search
the remotest parts of the bowels and
remove the impurities speedily with
no discomfort. They are famous for
their efficacy. Easy to take, never
grippe. r.. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
FIRE NOTE
me Company Returns to
the State-The Concord
Especial to the Messenger.

IS "SoocHBCT-
raleigh. N C., May 22.-The Germa-
MA Fire Insurance Company, after
having ceased to do business in this
state for several years has returned
to it.
The Mutual Fire Insurance comnanv
OF concord. files an application for a
license.
A heavy rain set in again at 10 O'Clock
tonight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

The least in quantity and most I'm
quality describes Dewitt's Little Early
nlsers, Inc famous pills for constipa-
ZION, and liver complaints. r. r. Bel