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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-29
BIG DAYoFrHE FAIR
Raleigh Takes a Holfday-An Immense
Crowd I'm observation-disclosures hob
srts' Great Popularity-Rapfd Growth
of0dd Fellows
Bureau.

Raleigh, ". c., October "a.
The state fair today literally absorb
ed everything else. The public build
ings. the banks, the schools, the facto-
ries, etc. were all closed and everybody
took a high holiday. People began to
arrive by train as early as 6 O'Clock,
and the railway officials said that even
last years record was broken. Over 20,-
600 people were at the fair grounds.
There and in the city a rushing bust
ness was done So far there has not
been an accident, great or small, to
mar the popular pleasure.
All the state officials were at the fair
grounds, and besides there were other
public men from all quarters of the
state. Some of these said they did not
believe there was a county in the state
unrepresented. The state fair is, in
fact, like a great North Carolina re-
union. Good as the exhibits are, and
they are this year better than ever be-
fore. IL is the people who really make
the fair.
The fair management is delighted
with the wonderful weather, the I'M
p~recedented attendance, the good order
and the satisfaction SO freely expressed
by all the visitors.
The scenes in the Midway" today
surpassed those at a street carnival.
DNcAAALAGAS ~ nv ILL "h4Sl
seats 5000 people. and which was pack
ed, one could see thousands upon thou
sands on the forty acres of the grounds.
The view from the grand stand, by the
way, is one of the most beautiful in
North Carolina east of the mountains.
The head of the United States wealth
er bureau arrived last night n is the
guest of JOsephus Daniels. He spent
the day at the fair and this evening
spoke to a notable assemblage at the
capitol.
General William P. Roberts proves to
be an admirable chief marshal of the
fair and his assistants declare him to
be the most efficient chief they ave
ever known. The general is very p
lar here and, indeed. all over the state
He is especially so in the First district,
and he may be a candidate for the
democratic nomination for congress
from that district.
Grand Secretary B. H. WoOdell, of
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows, today
received application for a new lodge at
Proximity, near Greensboro, the mem
bers to be mainly cotton mill opera
tives: also an application for a Rebekah
lodge at Monroe. The great growth OF
the order in the state is remarkable.
There were over 5000 visitors to the
state museum today. over 1,500 Of
these saw il before $3.50 a. m.
The trustees of the Methodist orphan
age here met in annual session today
and ratified the work don by the ex-
ecutive committee.
The warm weather is having a most
beneficial effect upon the cotton. 1t
appears to be n fact that this crop is
poorer in this section than anywhere
else in the state.
The two cotton W associations
in the state are now consolidated, un-
der the name of the North Carolina
Cotton Growers Association.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-29
ADDRESS
Before state Agricultural society,".
Banks Hall Elected President-Elope-
mens From Baptist University
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., October 24-At the
annual meeting of the North Carolina
State Agricultural Society this evening
General William r. Cox presided.
President George T. Winston was the
first speaker. General Cox said DR..
Winston's speech was exhaustive and
practical He said North Carolinians
be punctual to show energy n reso-
luton IN civil life as shown in the
wa--
He introduced chief Moore of the
weather bureau, who said he brought
greetings of Secretary Wilson, Of the
agricultural department. n assurance
that the secretary's heart was with the
people here in their efforts to develop
and advance their state. He spoke in
the highest praise of DR.. Winston's adj
dress. He referred to the success OF
the wireless telegraph experiments in
progress at Hatteras, which he had re-
Gently visited. He then asked the ques-
ton as to whether the weather service
was appreciated by the people as OF
value to them n answered IL admir-
ably. He said the farmers would get
in closer touch with the daily forecasts
of the weather by means of rural free
delivery service and that fOur times
out of five the rain forecasts would be
found correct. He had travelled much
and saw few communities more intelli-
gent and happy than here. He hoped
to always see the people of the south
preserve the chivalry of their men
and the virtue and grace of their wo-
men CApplause).
General Cox expressed his apprecia-
ton O. Mr.. Moore's remarks.
On motion of Richard H. Battle the
thanks of the society were rendered
Messrs. Winston and Moore.
On motion of Richard H. Battle, Gen
eral Cox was unanimously reelected
president, but he said, with thanks fol
the support of the people and this com
pliment, hat he could not serve.
F. II. Busbee then nominated L
Banks Holt. who was elected by a ris
ing vote. after his nomination had beer
seconded by General Roberts, and P
G. Carlton.
Joseph E. Pogue was renominateC
for secretary and unanimously elected
n G. B. benson was in the same way
reelected assistant secretary ant
treasurer. The former vice presidents
one for each district, were reelected
j. A. Long, of Person, taking the place
of L.. Banks Holt.
Eugene Benton, of Wadesboro. am
Miss Redfern. a student at the Baptis
female university here, eloped thi!
afternoon and were married. The Ger
emony was performed in the cour
house by a magistrate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-29
MAMMOTH ENTERPRISE
BIGGEST FISH OIL AND SCRAP FACTORY
IN THE WORLD.
It Is Now Being Constructed on the
h Cape Fear-It VIII Employ Fight
steamers and Produce 10000 BAR
rels OF OIL Every Twenty-four Hours

The articles OF corporation OF the
Cape Fear Fisheries Company arrived
yesterday and the company will be
duly organized next Monday. Tbs cor
p~orators are Captain John w. Harper
and Messrs. James II. Chadbourn. Jr..
and II. C. Mcqueen. The capital stock
is 10000 divided into 500 shares OF the
par value Of $50 per snare. The prin-
cipal place OF business Is Wilmington.
and the charter authorizes the company
to conduct fisheries, manufacture fish
oil and scrap. and to bU. and sell those
products. buy and sell real estate. and
do all Things necessary In conducting
the business.
The charter for the Cape Fear Fish,
cries Company is taken out for the
Fisheries Company OF New Jersey. sue
cessors TO the American Fisheries Com
pany. the former being better known
as the fisheries trust. The company re-
Gently purchased a site at Old Bruns-
wick. On the Cape Fear river. twenty
miles below Wilmington. and is now
constructing there a plant that will
represent a capital of $3.50. 900. Good
progress is being made on the extensive
buildings for the fish oil and fish scrap
factory. and a steamer loaded with ma
chinery is expected here in two weeks
from Port Arthur. Texas. III COM
pany's factory at Port Arthur, which
cost $40, 900. has been dis:nantled and
will be moved to Wilmington. i.
The fishery here will be the big
gest n the company operates and
in fact will be the greatest in
| dustry of the kind in the world.
| II VIII have a panAnffN for nF%N-
ducing 80. 900 barrels OF oil a day Of a
hours, and double that many tons OF
fish scrap. The oil and fish scrap Is
manufactured from the menhaden fish
which run in immense schools along the
American coast from Maine to Texas.
The company has located its principal
plant at Wilmington because the fish,
ing season in our waters lasts nine
months to four and five months on the
New England coast. Six to eigh.
steamers will be engaged In fishing in
these waters. and 1t is understood thar
the proposes to employ evsre
man ii needs from among capable me
to be had in Wilmington. Already seva
eral pilots at Southport have been en-
gagged at captains for the steamers and
most all the idle pilots will be enjoyed
either as members Of the crews g en-
gineers. etc. a large numbe OF nds
will also be employed at the fac ~.
The attorneys for the Fisheries Com
pany in Wilmington are Messrs. Russell
& Gore, and the law firm of Crz7mer
& Davis will be the company's counsel
at Southport.
The big fishery will be the second
menhaden fishery on the Cape Fear, the
, Atlantic Fisheries Company having
built and operated an extensive plant
last fall within a quarter OF n mile
from where the new factory is being
erected.
We understand that the. Atlantic
Fisheries Company is also considerable
charging its plant at Old Brunswick.
1t is at present operating two steamers.
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AN 0LD LADY OF FIFTY YEARS MAKES
THE pERlICUS TRIP
HER SUCCESS MOST WONDERFUL
In q Barrel Prepared for the Occasion
n Takes the Plunge on the Cana
dian Side Never successfully Done
Before-Besfdes a Good K Up
and Her Nerves Rather Upset Her
Only Injuries slight Cut on the Head
n Brain Conclusion


Niagara Falls, October 24.-Minnie
Edison Taylor, so years old. went over
Niagara falls on the Canadian side this
afternoon and survived. a feat never
before accomplished and, indeed. never
attempted except in the deliberate COM
mission Of suicide.
She made the trip in a barrel. Not
only did she survive, bat she escaped
without a broker bone. her only ap-
lar-nt injuries being a scalp wound
one-half inch long, a slight con -ussion
OF the brain, some shock to her nervous
system and bruises about the body. h
was conscious when taken out Of the
barrel.
The doctors in attendance upon her
tonight said that though she was some
what historical her condition is not at
all serious and that she probably will
be out Of bed within a few days.
Mrs. Taylor's trip covered a mile ride
through the Canadian rapids before she
reached the brink of the precipice. Her
barrel vas twirled and toppled and buff
1eted through those delirious waters,
but escaped serious contact with rocks.
AS the barrel passed through the
smoother. sWifter waters that rushed
over into the abyss it rode in an al
most perpendicular position, with its
upper half out of the water. Over the
brink it rode at an angle of about As
degrees on the outer surface Of the del
uge and descended to the white foam
ing waters, 1873 feet below.
True to her calculations, the anvil
fastened to the foot of the barrel kept
it foot downward n so it landed.
The ride through the rapids occupied
eighteen minutes. The barrel could not
be seen as it struck the water below,
because of the spray, but in less han
half a minute after it passed over the
brink it was seen on the surface of the
scum covered water below the falls. 1t
was carried swiftly down to the Maid
of the Mist landing. caught in an eddy
and held there until it floated so close
to the shore that it was reached b.
means of a pole and hook and drawn in
upon the rocks.
Ten minutes later the woman was
lifted from the barrel. and half an hour
later she lay on a cot at her boarding
place on First street in Niagara Falls
on the American side. She thanked
God she was alive. thanked all who had
helped her in any way, said she would
never do it again, but that she was not
sorry she had lone it. "if it would help
her financially"
She said she had prayed all during
the trip, except during "a few minutes
of Inconsistencies just after her de
scent.
The barrel in which Mrs. Taylor mad
the journey is -four and a half feet higf
\ and about three feet in diameter. ;
! leather harness M cushions inside pro
tected her body. Air was secured
through a rubber tub connection Will
a small opening near the top Of TIA
barrel.
Mrs. Taylor is a school teacher and re
! Gently came here from Bay City, Mich
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bingham school Notes
Correspondence OF The Messenge
Mebane, N. c.. October

Correspondence OF The M~essenger.J
Mebane, ". c.. October Is.
One OF the most interesting lectures
heard in a long time was delivered on
the 18th instant before the school by
DR.. Henry p. Linscott. professor of
Latin at h university. His subject
was, THE Private Life OF the Romans
and it was treated in a mastery man.
ner.
Next Saturday the Sophomore class
foot ball team Of the university will
have a game with Bingham on the
school grounds. Several other games
VIII be arranged shortly.
The Young Mems Christian Assocfa-
ton has recently enjoyed ? visit from
Mr.. Z. g. Wilson, assistant state aecre-
tary. Mr.. Wilson's visits are slways
enjoyed and do much good. On the 9Th
instant the association was led By
student Simpson, who took for his SUBJ.
1ect. Swearing" On the 18th Mr..
Gray led the meeting. taking for his
subject, Some Stories About China"
The enrolment Is nov larger than at
any time last ear and students are
continuing TO come in. In addition TO
h old faculty composed OF Professors
Gray, johnson, Clay. Mangum and Kit
trell. W new teachers are at work. Mr..
Edwin Clark, Jr., as instructor In telee-
raphy and Mr.. W p. LeGrand as in
structor in mathematics and science.
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Onslow County News
Correspondence of The Messenger,
Jacksonville. N. c., October "A.

(Correrspondence of The Messenger,
Jacksonville. n. c., October "a.
Onslow county superior court is in
session here this week with Judge Q.
H. Allen presiding and Solicitor Duffy
appearing for the state. 1t is q two
weeks term, but no cases of unusual
are on the docket.
Jacksonville is rapidly recovering
from the big fire it a some months
ago. Several new stores have X
the place of some of the ones which
| were burned. Among them are the
nice tow story brick building of Petit
way Sc Co., which they have recently
completed and now occupy; a two story
wood building, which is a credit to the
town, recently completed and now occu-
pied by Mr.. CT. w. Taylor. a pretty one
story brick store about completed and
soon to be occupied by Messrs. Hinton
& koonce. Messrs. w. B. Murrill &
Co, general merchandise; Messrs.
Murri1l & Co., furniture dealers;
Messrs. w. N. Marine & Co.,
general merchandise; Mr.. G. M.
Henderson and others are IN
new OF remodeled stores. Altogether;
Jacksonville is doing very nicely just
now, notwithstanding the unusually
short crops in all this section. Situated,
as it is, about midway between Will
mington and New Bern, with a large
area of fine country to back it, with
the greatest abundance of fine fish and
oysters, there seems to be no reason
why Jacksonville should not be at some
future day a large and prosperous
town..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-29
SIGNS OF
on Foot That Show That
Wilmington tS Not Getting Left.
Keep Your Eye on What is Going on
at the Present Time

Someone asked yesterday if Whining
ton wasn't on a stand still.
With a s150,000 sanitary sewer system
being constructed, a $4,000 menhaden
fishery plant being put up, a $4,000
plant to manufacture white pressed
brick 500 TO be in operation, an $4,000
saw mill ready to start in a few days,
"a door sash and blind factory TO be in
work progressing on a hand
some white pressed brick and granite
building for the Murchfson National
bank, numerous other buildings under
way, and an electric railway to
Wrightsville Beach a certainty, there
lis no reason for anybody to think VIII
|mington is not keeping up with the
procession.
The croakers had better get a move
|on them or they won't keep UP with
Wilmington
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SENSATION ATFh TR CIR ,TSDS
Wooden Booth Brrued and Ia Boy
i'e"i-hc- In the Flames -Rurnor"d to
b-a Case Of Murder
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh, n. c., October %.
At the fair grounds at 4 o'clock This
morning. the only accident which has
occurred during the week caused a SEN
%sation. A wooden booth, used as a res
taurant. was burned n Joe Russell,
a negro lad of Raleigh, who was en-
] ployed in it, was burned to death. A
negro man who owned the booth came
to the city at 1 o'clock last night. The
boys head was bust open and this led
to a report that he had been murdered
and to a c%oroner's inquest. The fire
and the death caused a great sensa-
ton among the hundreds of fakirs on
the grounds.
There was a good attendance al the
fair today, thought of course it seemed
small as compared with yesterdays
immense ~concourse of people-with n
exception the largest ever seen in this
state.
A number of ribberies were commit
ted at the grounds. Archdeacon Huske
was robbed of s45 in ash and $40 in
checks. A pickpocket was caught on
a street car with one han in a con-
ductor's pocket, and is in Jail.
The Midway" was too large. There
were. for example eight snake eaters
and fourteen koochee-koochee shows.
M "iliO-i lodAtS NOoiu NCl bl1 a
great business.
The exhibit made by the schools for
the blind and deaf-mute here was to-
day awarded a gold medal, being the
most meritorious school exhibit at the
fair.
Professor Massey. Of the agricultural
college, says that as yet there has been
no frost to do any damage.
| A reward of $500 was paid by the state
today for the capture of Victor billiard
alias John Meator, a noted horse thief.
a letter from Hillsboro says hat the
venerable Joseph Turner, who thirty
years G was such a power in North
Carolina politics, is dangerously sick.
of fever.
Secretary Bruner. Of the agricultural
department. says that this week 20. 900
persons have visited the state museum.
A dormitory is being built at St
Mary's female college here. The at.en-
dance is larger than at any time I'm the
history Of the college.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-29

Mrs. August P~falzgraf, of South
Byron. Wis. mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
in January, 1899, saying her daughter
had suffered for two years with irreg-
ular menstruation had headache ali
the time, anS pain in her side, feet
swelled, and was generally miserable.
She received an answer promptly with
advice. and under date of March, 1899,
the mother writes again that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured
her daughter of all pains and irregu-
larity.
Nothing in the world equals Lydia Z.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-29
The DWaW
Of Eg2asg@Ee1s

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from a mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman must suf-
fer" and young women are so taught.
There is a little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration in this If a young
woman suffers severely she needs treat
ment, and her mother should see that
she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate TO take their
daughters to a physician for examina-
ton but no mother iced hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham's Laboratory
at Lynn, Mass, and secure from a
woman the most efficient advice with
out charge.
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Howard restifies for Powers

Georgetown. Ky. October 24.-Upon
the opening of court today in the Caleb
Powers alleged conspiracy case attor-
ney John Smith. for Powers. asked for
an order to bring Jim Howard here
from the Frankfort Jail to testify in
the prisoners behalf
Howard was condemned to death for
the assassination of William Goebel,
but was granted Il new trial The
judge granted the order for HOward's
removal and he was brought n court
under heavy guard. After he had given
his testimony the defense rested Z
the state began its rebutal.
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FOR SAKE
Efforts to Arouse American sympathy
for suffering Roer Women and
Children

Washington, October 24.-General
Samuel Pearson, who is an adjutant
on the staff of General Botha, one OF
the Boer leaders, arrived in Washing
ton today and is staying at the apart
ments of Cornelius w. VanHooght, the
Boer representative in Washington.
During a visit to Europe before COM
ing here, General Pearson had inter
views with DR.. Leyds. the Transvaal
agent in the country, n with other
leading men from the south African
republics.
He says the Beers will not give up
to the British but will fight to the end.
General Pearson hopes to enlist the
sympathieS of the people of this coun-
try in behalf of the Boer men, women
and children who are now kept by
British in reconcentrado camps. There
is. he says, nc reason for locating them
in these camps when there are ample
accommodations in the country for
them. There are now 109, 900 persons
so situated, and during the month of
September the mortality among Them
appropriated 2,400 in all. He say the
soldiers are willing to submit to the
hardShips of the campaign and to the
rules of war, but helpless men, women
and children in the camps, he say
should be accorded humane treatment.
AS the American consul at Pretoria
watches after the interests of the Brit
ish prisoners, he declares it would be
proper and just for the Beers to LAY
the representative of some friendly
government look after the interest Of
the reconcentradoS.
During his stay in Washington the
General will seek an interview with
President Roosevelt to lcqua:nt him
with the situation existing in South
Africa.
He also will make a further effort to
prevent the shipment of mules from
this country to South Africa and TO
have the matter carried to the supreme
court of the United States.
General Pearson says that President
Kruger may visit the n I'd States at
some time in the future, bu- nothing
definite Of this matter has been deter
mined upon.
Mr.. VanHooght. said tonight that the
Beers are not seeking Intervention nv
the United States government ut the
present time.
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Charlotte Observer.)

Charlotte Observer.)
TO the Editor of The Observer:
What was the Bonnie Blue Flag"
$50 Justify during the civil war?
GEORGE w GRAHAM, NJ. d.
IWho can answer this question? The
lObserver gives it up.l
Ito h Editor of The Observer:
In answer to the above, L beg to give
my recollection OF the Bonnie Blue
Flag and its author the gallant lit
tie Irishman, Harry Mccarthy.
Memory carries me back to October.
1861. when l was in Richmond. 1t was
full of troops hurrying to the front. /
ATTENDED a theatre. The house was full.
packed from floor to gallery. Harry
Mccarthy appeared on the stage, &C
lcompanied by a young lady. who bore
IA flag of ark blue silk with a white
star in the center. He commenced sing
ling the Bonnie Blue Flag" and be-
fore the first verse vas ended the vast
audience was wild with excitement.
He sang:
I"When our northern brothers attempt
our rights to mar,
1--WE will hoist on high the Bonnie Blue
Flag that bears a single star"
cat this point the young lady waved
the flag.)
Hurrah, hurrah for southern rights.
hurrah,
IHurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag thai
bears a single star"
Then the boys rose and yelled them
~Iselyes hoarse. q when he sang the
second verse and commenced the chorus
1.-THE audience joined and sang 1T over
land over. 1t was caught up on the
streets, and in a few days it was sung
lby every one. This is my recollection OF
the Bonnie Blue Flag in the first year
lof the war. Most of the gallant boys
lwho were present on that memorable
night, now sleep their last sleep
wonder if those now "old boys" remem'
her Der that night and bright, gallant
Harry Mccarthy. He was killed q
lChickamauga.
l forgot to say that when he waved
the flag during the chorus at the word:
1.-the single star Of the Bonnie BLU
Flag has grown to be eleven he shooi
the folds and the flag opened. disclos
ling the single star surrounded by tel
sisters. .
The song vas very popular and wa
the Marseillaise of the south. Durini
Iall those four long, bloody years of wa
1 saw no C flag carried by an,
brigade, regiment or company. l sup
lpose the gallant old state of Soutl
lCarolina is responsible. or is due tn
Icredit of the suggestion of the idea t
the poet and he wove it into verse
P. c. CARLTON.
Capt. Co. A, It'll Reg't.. N. C. 7.
lStatesyille. n. G, October 16, 1901.