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riously, almost forgetting that she
had stayed in the house O week with
her-and. presumably, with the sill
YER teapot; she had not noticed ex-
actly where Johns mother kept it.
Her mother-in-laW in turn looked
at Valerie. almost forgetting, on
her part, the visit during which Va
lerie had been so demnre and sweet
that her habit Of dropping her small
personal belongings about the house
had been all but forgiven. Elean-
or's words gained weight. Disor.
derly disorder might be picturesque,
but it was contradictory, thought
Johns mother.
John serenely finished his break
fast, and methodically folded his
napkin. He wondered why his
mother and wife were 40 silent. He
even asked them, bat they smiled
and did not tell him.
Valerie followed him into the
hall, dropping her handkerchief,
two hairpins and the rose from her
hairon the way. She detained him az
long as possible; then she went to the
gate with him. At the gate she
told him to come home early, very
early. She fingered until be turn
ed the corner; then, restraining a
wild impulse to run after him, she
slowly returned to the house.
Glow absurd l am !'' she told
herself. "ButIa am 80 afraid Johns
mother won't really be fond of me.
She thinks Pm frivolous, / know"
Johns mother met hes in the
hall. She held Valerie's rose, her
handkerchief and her hairpins in
her hand. She was o kind woman,
bat her life had followed for many
years the selfsame pattern, and she
had acquired cool, fixed demean.
or that might have made less sem
sitive, impulsive daughter-in-law
than Valerie shrink. sT think you
dropped these" she said, and va-
lerie felt uncomfortable.
"Thank you, she answered. She
tucked the rose and the hairpins in
her hair, and pushed the hand kerr
chief into her sleeve. Her face was
so serious that Johns mother was
distressed.
"What shall l ever do With herr"
she asked herself. ssI had rather
hoped she might love me, but she
evidently thinks me foolishly par
ticular. She turned to 20 into the
dining-r and Valerie followed
her.
"Do let me help you 70 said Va
lerie. "I don't know very much
about housekeeping-but il ron will
tell me how, I'D love to help about
everything" She was divided be-
tween Q feeling that she really ought
to help and the fear that Johns
mother might no desire her help.
She suddenly wondered if Johns
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mother expected her to attend to
al the household affairs. She de-
cided to write and ask her own
mothers opinion; bnt meanwhile
she must carefully feel her way.
Eleanor says that you are Won
dsrfnl houskeeper, . she said, lift
ing her face to Johns mother, eag-
erly.
Johns mother smiled she was .
frifie rain because the silver teapot
had never. except vhen in actual
nse, left its appointed place. Val
eric vas coming nearer. Johns
mother accepted her help.
Valerie did her beat, but her
heart sank. Chow shall I ever
endure it?" she wondered, when
Johns mother explained to her
that the coffee-urn also belonged
In q particular place, that the
sugar bowl was not kept in the ice
chest, and that soapy water made
cut glass dull. They spent q sober,
restrained morning. After lunch
con Valerie, almost on the point of
tears, took refuge in her room, "to
write letters" and Johns mother
patiently did again the things that
Valerie had assisted her in doing.
"Can ] really endure this-in my
old age ?" she asked herself.
Valerie found that her letters re-
fused to be written. John would
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~
be dulled and tarnished by dust.
The girls disappointment wa,
keen. The wedding. gifts wer'
such cherished possessions, Oh.
wanted them in familiar confusion,
She had determined, however, moi
to BE- . typical danghter-in-law
and she smillingly allowed them "a
be arranged in orderly, straight
lines. in places in which they would
belong-perhapa for thirty-fivs
yezrss The occupation loat it in.
ferest. bat il helped the flight Of
time.
"John will soon be here. -
thought Valerie. "If it were not
for John, | would go straight home
without waiting to dress.
simply don't know how to be order.
iy, and I'm really afraid that Johns
mother will never get used to me. {"
In spite Of this reflection, she
thanked Johns mother very charm
ingly, and went slowly away to
dress for dinner. Johns mother
looked after her. The girls step
seemed listless her face, even with
Its smile, had been too wistfnl to
escape her notice. She remem ber-
ed other things that Eleanor had
said. Suddenly she remembered
that Valerie was a girl-a little
girl, she gently amended her re-
membrance.
"Valerie," /" she said, "come here,
my dear child"
Valerie gazed at her in surprise.
She went quickly to her side.
Johns mother took her hand and
looked at it's bright new wedding
ring. She looked up at the girls
sweet face, at the disord hair
with its dropping rose. She re.
membered that she was older than
Valerie's mother. and she smiled,
partly at Valerie, and partly at the
recent dismay caused BY this tangle-
haired, womanly little girl.
my dear, I" ss,ssAid, very gently.
"are you tired ?"
Valerie quite forgot that this
was her mother-in-law, who was
precise, who had kept her silver
teapot in the same place for thirty
i've years. She remembered that
she was Johns own mother. her
own new mother. She sat on the
arm of her chair and put her arms
around her neck.
"No. I'm not tired: I'm only
afraid IL will be an awful trial to
you. I've never kept anything in
the same place for thirty-five yearsp'
1t was q foolish little explanation,
but it had pleasant effect upon
Johns mother. She laughed and
patted Valerie's rosy cheek. w
hadn't supposed so, my dear.
am a reasonable woman, and az
you are only twenty" She in
terrupted herself and said more
seriously "But, my dear, you
may keep your silver teapot in as
many places as you like. You
know this is your home now, too,
and you must be happy in it.
don't know how girls are accustom-
ed to keeping things. was q girl
so long ago"
"if you will keep me in yo1f
heart You may keep my teapot any
where you like v' whispered Val
erie, impulsively.
$50 may you, my dear, If you
will keep me in yonrs," replied
Johns mother. you may move
mine to some other place if you
like
Valerie slipped into her lap.
Nov that you know just where to
keep me, for always, and / know
where TO keep you, for always,
think We can easily arrange for the
silver teapots-and such things,
she said. with q contented laugh.
And to the surprise of ell the cou-
sins-and particularly Eleanor
they did, with complete mutual
satisfaction = Elizabeth Nc cCracken
in the Youths Companion.
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Charitable Old Lady: Poor
woman I! And are you o widow ?"
Beggar "Worse than widow.
ma'sm. DE 'usband's livin', an.
| have to support him. Tit Bits.
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the end Of his III <ast, the more
clearly she rens b1k1l his CONAN
EIsanor's oon ces concerning
her mothaF- ip.I 3ez, shs actnaI-
u had come II 1zion of moth.
er-in-law VI should she do
With herr Ele1or bad said, iln-
pressiysIy -
0Mv dear. 1oEs.l u n.cfba~ !. ,,~.
- ous sns e pree'sest person
.na' es7r one has Kept
81 S'sfef - 4 tns mathemati-
ea'' osspn - -iive years;
- .pnrovea IL 6he izas 3
#x<tSe xof 4xEf#zIr and ahe keenz
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in-lav," the vell-intsntion sss York E'''i"' SUM-
or had said. ,c,rxp.
Valerie had waited uo.sT 80 Aug 5. 1901
but now-she thought visitor to this coI.
teapot "Thrty five ye las. three years nOsss
ty-fve minutes would b4re the general IMP. super
time I'D have kept it since last the great
she reflected. ~artainis ,ork, which far
She looked at Johns mother en-. She wehGos ehom' :
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Ns.s York E''"i"' sur :
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
A FOR SALE.
The Western North Carolina Adver-
tfsed for Sale Under Execution.

Salisbury, n. c., September 4.-The
Western North Carolina railway was
today advertised to sale by Sheriff Ju-
liam, OF Rowan county, under an exc
cution on a Judgment. This road is a
branch of the Southern railway. The
execution sale order was precipitated
by the failure cf the Western road to
pay a judgment given by the state
state court to the estate of Engineer
w. w. James, killed in 1897. Suit was
brought in the state court and the
James estate given 5000. The South
ern claimed it had absorbed the West
ern North Carolina, and counsel for the
plaintiff contend that a domestic cor.
poration canno be absorbed by a for
eign corporation without legislative
sanction. The defendant company con-
tends to the contrary. The suit has
been in both the state supreme and
the federal courts and an important is
sue is the question of jurisdiction. I'm
less restrained. Sheriff Julian will sell
the property October eth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
NORTH

Elm City Elevator: We learn from
a reliable source that the ~13-year-old
daughter of A. G.. Dawes, who lives
about six miles from Elm City, has liy-
ed 70 days without eating or drinking
anything. She has been sick since
early spring n remains conscious.
Charlotte Observer: At the park yes
terday afternoon Mr.. Ed Cogbill vas
assaulted with a knife by Rufus How
ard and painfully but not seriously cut
in h back. According to Cogbills
statement. he was engaged in conver-
sation with Mr.. Will Lay when he
heard Mr.. Dan Bradley, who was near
by, shout, lock out; he is cutting you!"
AT the same moment Cogbill felt the
knife in his hack. He tured quickly
to confront Howard, who dropped the
knife and ran.
Wadesboro Observation-Disclosures:
The negroes of Morven township have
for some time been thoroughly organ
lied. They have been having secret
night meetings, and have taken great
pains to prevent the whites from learn
ing anything Of the object of their So
ciety. which they call the Grand Union.
When the society was first organized
1T was supposed to be for the purpose
Of compelling the farmers to pay high
er wages for work, and that, undoubt-
eddy, is n of it's objects, but since the
lynching of Luke Hough it is believed
the society has been fomenting a spirit
looking to reprisals against the whites
or the part of it's members.
Kinston Free Press: Mr.. Robert
Smith,, of Onslow county, tells Of an
experience of rather an exciting nature
thai he a last Wednesday night. He
was returning home from Kinston,
having sold a lot of tobacco, and was
camping out for the night about ten
miles from here. During the night he
was awakened by some noise outside
the wagon. He kept still and in a few
minutes a negro peeped into the wagon.
Mr.. Smith says he had his gun ready,
but being at such close quarters he
struck the negro in the face with the
gun instead Of shooting. Mr.. Smith
said that he was frightened, but the
fact that he had 5000 on his person
made him desperate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
FATALLY SHOT
Colored Boy Shot Through with a Nail
Fired from a Shotgun By His Brother

Yesterday afternoon in former Gov
|ernor D. l.. Russelrs rice fields, George
Moore, a colored boy aged Is years, was
with his brother, keeping rice birds
from the rice crop. The brother had
an old shot gun and nov and then the
boys would load the gun and fire a piece
of nail at a mark. In some way when
close behind George. the gun was dis
charged accidentally and the nail
|struck him in the back and passed
clear through his body. The piece of
nail entered just to the right of the
backbone and came out on the abdo-
men about the tenth rib. 1t entered
point foremost and evidently turned in
its passage, as it made it's exit length
wise cutting a cash about two inches
long.
The boys father brought him to the
city and DR.. J. c. Shepard dressed his
wound. He was taken to the city hos
Ipital nd it is not expected that he would
live.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
Pender County Notes.

Correspondence OF The Messanger.)
Burgaw. ". c., September 4.
Fender superior court adjourned this
evening.
Four convictions today-one six
months in jail and one four months
on the public roads OF New Hanover
county, lender loosing and her sister
county gaining two valuable acQuisi-
ions TO her press gang-two cases OF
assault and battery.
Our people are delighted with Judge
Allen and Solicitor Duffy both OF whom
are fearless and just with their fellow
man.
The usual takers are present that at
tend courts.
The good people of Fender county
were always noted for freedom OF
speech. action, thought and other
things to ~well-beinga and hap
piness. n they are in nowise restrain
ed in the matter OF spelling King Ed
wards English as is evidenced in the
following chattel-real names OF course
are suppressed. II John Smith am in
debted to Barter & Price, in the sum
% dolls and doe herebye konvey to the
sed B & p the fol articles OF personnel
propity to wit: my intrust in Il akker
glade olusses 5 achors corne On Mudd
branch a Wheeler sowin masheen one
duzzen skunk hydeS one heffer COW
known as lightfoot etc etc Beet hit ef
you kim"
Divorces have been granted to Louella
Thighen from Ransom Thighen, t A.
T. from Amanda Gurganus
and to n. II. Rowe from Roberta
Rowe, all white.
Judge Allen, while not running a spe-
cial divorce mill at this term, thinks
dissolution a better course than open
and continuous brawls-and believes
in the Scriptural injunction: 1T is
better to live in the corner of q house
top than with a brawling and conten-
tiouS
Farmers report crops short especially
cotton which from present indications
will not be a third of a crop. Fodder
pulling is overseeing strawberries is
h order Of the day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
MCKINLEY AT
The People Go Wild on His Arrival
Presidents Day at the Exposition.

Buffalo, N. Y, September 4.-Presi-
lent Mckinley in whose honor, Thurs
day September 5th has been set aside
on the Pan-American exposition CAL
endar, entered Buffalo tonight through
the portals of the Rainbow city.
An immense crowd had assembled at
the railroad terminus at the exposi-
ton grounds to await the arrival Of
the president. From the electric tower
down the west side of the Court of
Fountains as far as the triumphal
bridge people were packed SO closely
together that there was scarcely room
to move.
At $50 the blowing Of whistles in
the factories north of the exposition
grounds announced the approach of
the train.
A few minutes later President Nc
Kinley. with Mrs. Mckinley leaning
on his arm and surrounded by the
reception committee, emerged from the
entrance to the terminal station. A
great cheering went up.
President Mckinley with Mrs. Nc
Kinley and John G.. Milburn, president
of the exposition company, entered q
carriage which proceeded slowly toward
the lincoln parkway entrance. The
president acknowledged the salutations
of the crowd by bowling and raising
his hat. Mrs. Mckinley, who looked
remarkably we'll, after the tiresomt
journey, also smiled happily. The
party We're driven to the hoHe of Mr.
Milbur
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
Company tor General Grant

The recent confederate reunion at
Memphis vas productive OF a new and
choice crop Of war stories. and since the
veterans stopped storytelling and went
home their yarns have been slowly
making the rounds OF the papers north.
east, south ard west. One of these, told
by an officer VINO fought for the Lost
Cause" was r.told as follows the other
day by a Journal in Memphis:
"A spy was sent into the federal lines
to discover the lay OF land in the YAM
kee encampment. and was captured
While in the execution of his duties. He
was carried before General Grant.
whom he asked for his life.
You will be shot at sunrise" was the
reply. =
We'll, General" pleadingly asked tha
spy, may 1 ask a few duestions7-
He was assured that his questions
would be freely answered. Then he be-
gan:
General, where will you go from
ITO Richmond. 1 suppose" was the
reply.
No. said the spy. in a deep study:
General Lee is there, General. where
will you go when you die?"
ITO Heaven, / suppose" was the Ia
comic reply.
Then the spy sadly remarked:
NO, General. you cannot go there,
either; General Stonewall Jackson Is
there"
WELL replied the General to the last
remark, maybe there will be no place
for me to go except to hades.'
Yes laughed the spy, you viii
find lots of company there"
The sun arose as usual next morn
ing. but the spy was not shot. He was
held until the end of the war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Made to Cover International Affairs of
South American States.

Washington. September 4.-The action
good offices to Venezuela and Colombia
to avert a war between these countries,
has not yet advanced to a point where
this government has begun the work Of
mediator. 1t has signified it's willing
ness to act, out it win remain for the
two countries to indicate when the time
has arrived for actual mediation.
Colombia already has made known
that h will welcome the exercise of
the pacific offices of the United States.
In this acceptance. it is understood that
Colombia denies that she has invaded
Venezuela, n also places the bur-
den Of the issue on President Castro in
person, as against the body of the Ven
ezuelan people,.
The response of Venezuela is under
stood to be less definite in accepting
the good offices of the United States.
For the present, therefore. it is not eX-
pected that the United States will take
further active steps. although its tender
stands as a clear intimation to the con-
tending parties that the United States
is likely to take such action as is neces-
sary to avert war.
The note Of the United States offer
ing to mediate has created an unusual
stir in South American diplomatic quar-
tiers, as it is construed to be a rather
marked development of h Monroe doc
trine and one which will be most &C.
ceptible to South America.
The Colombia government will make
an emphatic r%ejoiner to the official
statement of Venezuela that armed in
vasion by Colombian troops have beer
made across the Venezuelan frontier
and la been forcing war upon tina
country. Although h terms Of the re-
ply are not determined upon, it will
show in substance that the attitude OF
Colombia has been one OF forbearance;
thai Colombian troops on the frontier
are there for the legitimate purpose OF
protecting the border and that any
crossing of the lines has been by de.
tached bands without h approval o.
the federal government. AS against
VeneZuela's assertions that Colombia i:
forcing war, it is likely to be pointed
out hat Colombia has remained silent
while Venezuela has received the Co
1ombian insurgent leader. Genera
| Uribe-Uribe at Caracas and that Pres
ident Castro and Tribe Tribe ave hel(
| conferences on their mutual plans.
Caracas, Venezuela, September 4. -
The German second class cruiser Vinet:
and the Italian third class cruiser Um
bria have arrived at LaGuayra, tn
| Port Of Caracas.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
GOOD MAN GONE
Mr. James Dixon MacRae Died Yester-
day Morning at 7:15 O'Clock After an
Illness of Twenty-Five Days.

The Messenger chronicles with sin
Icere sorrow the death of Mr.. James
Dixon MacRae, who departed this life
yesterday morning at 7:15 o'clock at the
family residence sos South Third street,
after an illness OF twenty-five days
with typhoid fever.
In the death of Mr.. MacRae his family
has the deep sympathy of a large cir
Gle of friends. His death sorely be-
reaves a devoted wife and three daugh-
tiers, Louise, Isabella and Maggie, the
Ieldest of whom is 14-years OF age. The
family has had a terrible trial ever since
May. Mr.. MacRae being the fourth
lof the family to have IN attack of
fever. Miss Louise had the fever and
recovered sufficiently to go to Cum
berland county where it was hoped h
would regain her strength. The other
two daughters have had a long illness
of typhoid fever but are now
cent.
Mr.. MacRae was born in Cumberland
county, near Fayetteville. and was the
son of the late Captain Roderick Mac
Rae. who for a years al as a
steamboat captain between Fayetteville
land Wilmington. The deceased is sur
vived by five brothers and a sister
IMessrs. Colin MacRae. of Fayetteville;
donald MacRae. of Atlanta; John Mac
of Brunswick county; Roderick
lMacRae and William w. MacRae, of
Wilmington, III Mrs. Marion Make
peace, of Providence, r. I.
The deceased was agen 81 years, and
has been a resident of Wilmington and
Brunswick county for many years. He
Harmed in Brunswick county but re-
to Wilmington about six years
ago. For the past three years he has
been manager of Mr.. James Sprunt's
rice plantation, 1.-The Oaks" on the
Cape Fear, in Brunswick county. He
was a man Of sturdy character and the
|staunchest integrity, and was a faith
full member of the First Presbyterian
church of this city. In his death a good
man and a devoted husband and father
has gone to his rest.
The funeral will take place this morn
ing at the residence at TO- 80 o'clock. The
|interment will be made in Oakdale Gem
|etery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06
Texas New Congressional Districts

Austin. Texas. September S.-The con-
ference committee report on congress
sional apportionment bills was today
adopted by both houses and the bill
will doubtless be approved by the gov
ernor. Texas gains three congressman
and h bill provides for sixteen dis
tricts.
In the effort to give each large city
n each Of the precincts a congress-
man the map of the districts has been
considerably altered. The present con-
Sressmen are placed in separate dis
tricts with one exception, two OF the.r
being doubled in the new ninth. All
OF the districts are safely democratic
except that in which Houston is located.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-06

cupies one Of the highest places in the
esteem and admiration of the
He has becs gwen no luxurious billet.
he has received no advancement or
even special notice. Sampson and hfs
strikers have oeen afectionately cared
for. They have had the North Atlantic
Squadron-Nevport. Bar Harbor. etc
the nods and becks and wreathed
smiles OF the saudy cottagers; surnmer
seas. Luculian banquets. bouquets. and
reclamation. Today Sampson Is at the
Boston navy yard. Chadwick Is presi-
dent OF the Newport war college. giving
lawn parties and entertaining foreign
notables, and in all other aspects
swimming right along among the r
pies. But ~Clark-well. what a been
done for him. anyhow: We confess we
do not know. Schley was promptly rel
egated to a VI low fever cruise IN South
American waters. wainwright had
thrust upon him an assignment he did
not want, and was, by the same token.
refused n he did want and for which
he was exceptionally qualified. Cook
we'll, Cook has not been mentioned in
the society journals for many years. He
may be still alive. but certainly he has
not got a snap. And so IL goes!
But the great mass OF the American
people, who care nothing about the
Newport and Bar Harbor mobs. and do
not estimate their warriors by the
standard OF department iavoritism or
the OBSTACLES OF the society reporters
these are waiting to hear what modest
gentlemen like Clark and Cook and
Wainwright have to say. Clark is the
model Of the fighting captain who
speaks through the medium OF his
deeds and S X for no plaudits or apos-
trophies. Clark is the kind OF man upon
whose testimony The country will base
its Observation-Disclosures Post.