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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
Wilson and the Woodchuck.

Mr.. James Wilson, secretary of agri-
culture. though a Scot by birth, passed a
part Of his boyhood in New England, and
he loves to go back there now and then
to see how the country looks he said to
a recent visitor:
THE New England farmer has a pretty
hard struggle to make a living from the
soil, but there is a charm about the lie
amid his hills which no one can resist.
Where he cannot raise crops he can at
least raise wild animals.
81 was travelling through New Hamp-
shire some time ago on my way to deliver
an address when, looking out Of the car
window, l saw a boy trying to capture a
woodchuck which had taken refuge in a
hole in the ground and was showing fight.
"1t fairly made my heart leap again as
1T used to when I was a lad. If I had
owned the railroad, I would have thrown
business to the winds and ordered the
conductor to stop the train and hold it
till l could get off and help the boy catch
that wsodchuck.
Il wonder if he ever caught it." he
added dreamily after a pause.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
The Lobster Doomed

The agents OF the Massachusetts fish
and game commission are doing their
part In enforcing the short-lobster law.
and when the lobster eventually
passes" AS many think he will. there
will be quite n falling of in The state
Que Lynn man was recently
soaked" to the tune og S2T5. over fifty
"'sort" HOLSTERS having been found in
his possession, and many other fines OF
from SO upward have beSn assessed.
A seafaring man who is familiar with
the entire COAST and its lobster fishin:
and packing iluustry from Cape Cod TO
Newfoundland, expressed the opinion
that the lobster is surely doomed. If
/ had my way" said he, Il should re-
peal ali the short-lobster- laws and let
the fishermen make a grand scramble
for every lobster in sight. They have
got to go anyway. n you might as
we'll get rid C them at once as To go
through the farce Of trying To keep
people from catching them.-Bostoa
Globe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
Cost of "Running" Gibraltar.

There are over a thousand large cannons
on the rock. Go in what direction you
will-north. east, south, west, back or
front, to the right or the left-you will
find guns, guns guns. So regular are
they in places that they seem like mon
strous pins projecting from a paper. The
line wall is an appalling mass Of ma
sonry, two miles long, relieved by pro-
jecting bastions. There are two great
guns, 100 tons each. The balls that they
send eight miles on their messages Of
death weigh 1000 pounds each and have
to be lifted up to the mouth of the gun
by machinery. A man could indeed sleep
very comfortably in one Of these can
mons SO far as the question Of mere space
is concerned.
Back of the town are the batteries ris-
ing like grim iron ~sentries over the little
terraced rows Of houses on the hillside,
each row seeming to be on an elevation
Of its OWL. To keep the garrison costs
about a million and a quarter dollars a
year, though this does not take in the
money spent on improvements in fortifi-
cations, the building Of new defenses,
etc.-Ledger Monthly.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
An Eagle and n Catamonnt

Mr.. ]. +. Barlow. secretary and
treasurer OF u2 Terry Market Com
pany, yesterday purchased from an
itinerant pediler an American eagle
and a catamount. who are said To have
been captured under somewhat peculiar
circumstances. The peddler stated hat
n negro, whose name he did not learn.
was out hunting near M~cCleIlanville
some days ago when he saw the eagle
suddenly swoop down TO the earth and
fly away with al animal in it's talons.
The captive made such a resistance
that the bird dropped it. When IL
reached the ground the eagle made an
other Dart fo- the prey. This time IL
met with difficulty in obtaining n firm
hold and. while the eagle and its in
tended victim were engaged in n des-
perate conflict, the negro ran up and
struck the bird a blow with the butt OF
his gun, knocking il senseless. He next
turned his attention to the object OF the
eagles attack and found il to be a cat
amount. apparently about two or three
weeks old.-Charleston News and Cou-
rier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
The Tulcott Girls.

4 young minister recently settled over
q Massachusetts parish has already learn
ed the lesson that age is not q positive
but a comparative term.
His parishioners are scattered over a
large area, and be has not yet seen them
all. although be has made as many calls
as his other duties permit. His round
brought him one day 10 the house OF 4
little old lady who was nearly IS and
Oedridden.
She was delighted to see him. and when
he rose to go. after a long cali, she told
him how much pleasure he had given her.
Now. | want 0 &c 90 TO see the
girls" she said earnestly, "the Talcott
girls. They were up here a few days
ago, and they're looking forward to 4 call
from you. Living alone as they do, since
their ma and pa died, they nave some
pretty lonesome times, and they set a
great deal by callers"
Il certainly will try to go there soon,'
said the young minister, and when he met
one Of the deacons of the church on his
way home he spoke of the old lady's re-
quest.
u think l don't know the girls by
sight," said the young man, 'but 1 didn't
wish to hurt the old lady's feelings by
saying so. Where do they sit?"
The deacon smiled.
"In the last pew hut one in the gallery
he said. But I hardly think you would
recognize them as girls. Miss Emily is
81 and Miss Frances GO, according to the
records."-Youth's Companion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
What S. S. s. Does
for

Children are constantly exposed to all sorts of dis
eases. The air they breathe is filled with germs, sewer
gas and dust from the filthy streets are inhaled into the
lungs and taken into the blood. At the crowded school
rooras and other public places they come in contact
almost daily with others recovering from or IN the first
stages OF contagious diseases. You can't quarantine
against tEe balance OF the world, and the best You can
do is to keep their blood in good condition, and thus
prevent or at least mitigate the disease. You have
perhaps learned from observation or experience that
healthy, robust children land this means, of course.
children whose blood IS pure) are not nearly so liable to
contract diseases peculiar to them, and when they do it
IS generally III 4 mild form. On the other hand, weak,
ernaclated and sickly ones seem to catch every disease
that comes along. This is because their blood is lack
ing In all the clements necessary to sustain and build
up the body. Poisors OF every description accumulate
in the system, because the polluted and sluggish blood
is unable TO perform its proper functions.
Such children need a blood purifier and tonic to give
strength and vitality TO their blood, and S. S. s., being a
purely vegetable remedy, makes it the safest and best for
the delicate constitutions of children. s. S. S. is not only
a perfect blood medicine, but is prominently the tonic
for children; it increases their appetites and strengthens
the digestion and assimilation OF food. If your child
ren have any hereditary or acquired faint in their blood,
give them S. S. S. and write 10 our physicians for any
information g advice wanted this will cost You moth
ing, and will start the little weaklings on the road to
recovery. Book on Blood and Skin Diseases free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
Americans stranded I'm London

London, August 25.-The number OF
stranded Americans drifting every Au-
gust around London appears to increase
every year. Certainly the present
month seems to eclipse all records.
Judging from the frequent lamenta-
tons heard, h main source Of the
trouble would seem to be the fault OF
the tourists themselves. in falling to
provide themselves with return tickets
and taking chances OF returning at the
same rate as that at which they came.
AS a result Of the crush hundred-dol-
lar berths bring twice or thrice that
sum-, which is willingly paid. When
people run close to their funds, allow
ing a bare margin above their return
fare, the result of a few days stay in
London is that they are quickly strand
ed. while the chances of getting back
before October are next to nothing.
In explaining why a flying trip to
Europe is sometimes costly. Truth tells
a story of an American family OF seven.
who arrived in Liverpool on a Satur-
day night. They put I'D at the Adelphi
Hotel. They left Monday morning.
Their bill was els 1ss Id Gs0) including
Is shillings (s3.75) for sandwiches.
which they took away to eat on the
train en- route,
At the station a waiter overlook them
with another bill of 80 shillings $3.50
for sandwiches. The ~paterfamilias paid
it under protest and wrote to the man.
! ager, who replied that two lots OF sand
witches had been ordered and only one
charged. According to this three dozen
sandwiches cost G2 SIS tS11.25) or IL Id
apiece. The American family did not
feel particularly consoled to hear from
an acquaintance aboard the train that
they could have purchased seven well
stocked lunch baskets for a guinea
This sort Of experience" says Truth
lat first arrival on our shores IS hardly
calculated TO impress our American
visitors with admiration for British
hotel MANAGEMENT.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03

here il the pine branch Of evergreen Cos.
pei consolation, here the palm tree branch
of usefulness and of victory. and here are
the stout branches OF thick trees. The
gospel arbor is done. Tt air is aromatic
of heaven. The leaves rustic with the
gladness Of God. Come into the arbor.
Come into the booth. / went out at diff
ferent times with a fowler 10 the noun
tains to catch pigeons, and we made our
booth. and We sat in that booth and
watched for the pigeons TO come. And
we found focks in the sky. and after
awhile they dropped into the net. and we
were successful So l come now TO the
door OF this gospel booth. I look out. /
see flocks of souls flying hither and flying
thither. Oh, that they might come like
clouds and as doves TO the window. Come
into the booth. Come into the booth.
Copyright, 1901. Louis Elo2sch, y. u
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
Camera Hunting.

people who hunt with guns simply
for the sake Of the sport" says the Buff
falo Commercial, "are giving up that
habit more and more and using the cam
era. They find in that harmless instru-
ment all the elements that make hunting
fascinating, without its cruelty. It is
particularly recommended to young peo-
pie, who in photographing birds and the
smaller wild animals have all the excite
mept and amusement that they could
wish for, with a healthful and wholly
beneficial study of nature. The photo
graphing Of cases Of cruelty to animals, or
Of the results of cruelty. is becoming
quite common. A snap shot Of q case Of
this kind may often be conveniently
taken. and the picture Is the best evidence
that can be produced in court wben the
offender is to be prosecuted"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
Kitchener and the Dandy,

Jean Carrere Of the Paris Matin, who
returned recently from South Africa, re-
lates an encounter Of Lord Kitchener
with a dandy officer who had an unfortu-
nately efeminate taste in trifes. The
young man came to him one day bringing
a dainty silk handkerchief upon which.
in accordance with a prevailing fashiona-
bic fad, he desired him to inscribe his au-
tograph.
Lord Kitchener took the handkerchief
and remarked, This is doubtless your
sisters handkerchief"
mo" replied the dandy. smiling anna
bly,, lit is mine"
Lord Kitchener handed it back without
writing on it, only inquiring as he did so,
with an air of serious interest, "And
what sized hairpins do you wearr
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
Unworthy OF Mention

The Demo-Populistic state w
had settled down to business. and the
members Of the N on resoiu-
tons were hard at work In n OF the
anterooms.
The secretar. Of the committee. hav-
ing drawn up a resolution denouncing
the trusts and combinations and bear
ing down with particular severity on
the whose rapacity and
greed are beyond all belief. and consfi-
tute a standing menace 10 the staointy
of our free Institutions" submitted u
to the chairman.
Then did the chairman OF the COM
mittee on resolutions. who had come
TO the convention city on a pass. rise 70
the occasion
why" he asked, sternly. should
we advertise the infamous RAILROADS. py
mentioning them at ALL?
And he drew his pen through the
portion of the resolution--Chicago
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
A Girl Gold Seeker.

4 16-year-old girl in the Yucca mine,
heal Barstow. Cal. is working the sand
and dirt from a deserted claim with a dry
washer and succeeds in getting from Sc
to 81 worth Of gold dust every day. She
uses the washer as effectively as her
male companions. who are also engaged
In the same profitable occupation there.
She can sharpen and temper her pick as
well as any experienced miner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
sheriff Held Responsible

Jefferson City. No., August 2s.-Ad-
iutant General cameron in a report 10
Governor Dockery on the recent Pierce
City race war holds Sheriff Manlove, OF
Lawrence county. responsible for the
lynching Of the three negroes
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03
Before we reach the ~!.~avyaly GS!2s
The Significance of the Palm,


But my text takes a step further. and
il says. Go into the mountain and fetch
olive branches and pine branches and
palm branches. Now, the palm tree was
very much honored by the ancients. 1t
had 800 different uses. The fruit was
conserved, the sap was a beverage. the
stems were ground up for food for cam
els. The base Of the leaves was turned
into hats and mats and baskets, and from
the root to the top Of the highest leaf
there was usefulness. The tree grew IS
feet in height sometimes, and it spread
leaves four and FIVE feet long. 1t
meant usefulness, and it meant victory
usefulness for what it produced and vic
tory because it was brought into cele-
brations of triumph. And oh, how much
we want the palm branches in the
churches of Jesus Christ at this time!
A great many Christians do not amount
to anything. You have to shove them
off the track to let the Lords chariots
come along.
/ know the old plan was, the plan now
is, in regard to worldly investments
you hear it, merchants tell you-do not
put everything into one thing, do not put
all your eggs into n basket. But I have
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-03

uyFIe DrancQeS ana palm branches u
branches Of thick trees" Now, you know
very WE'LL make this remark under the
head Of branches of thick trees-that a
booth or arbor made of slight branches
would not stand. The first blast of the
tempest would PROSTATE it. So then the
booth or arbor must have four stout
poles to hold up the arbor or booth, and
hence for the building Of the arbor for this
world We must have stout branches of
thick trees. And SO it is in the gospel ar
Dor. Blessed be God that we have a
brawny Christianity, not one easily upset.
The storms Of life will come upon Us, and
we want strong doctrine; not only love,
but justice; not only invitation, but warn
ing. 1t is q mighty gospel; it is an om-
branches Of thick trees.
I remember what Mr.. Finney said in a
schoolhouse. The village was so bad it
was called Sodom, and it was said to
have only a good man in all the vii
lage, and he was called Lot, and Mr..
Finney was preaching in the school
house, and he described the destruction
Of Sodom, how the city was going to be
destroyed unless they repented and that
there would be rain from heaven of sor-
row and destruction unless they, too, re-
pented. And the people in the school
house sat and ground their teeth in an
ger and clinched their fists in anger, but
before he got through with his sermon
they got down on their knees and cried
for mercy while mercy could be found.
Oh. it is a mighty gospel; not only an in
vitation, but a warning, an o~mnipotent
truth, stout branches of thick trees.
Well, my friends, you see I have omit
ted one or two points not because / for
got to present them, but because / have
not time to present them / have shown
you here is the olive branch Of peace,
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-04

ed, very much lower than some of the
more pessimistic had expected. and if
was remarked on the street after the
meeting that several of the remonstrants
woulc now withdraw their objection. 1t
Is impossible to say at this time which
bid is the lowest and best, but on the
face it appears that the contract may be
awarded to w. w. Hatch & Sons, of
Goshen. Members of the council are
not inclined to purchase the cheapest
quality OF brick or to put in the cheap
est foundation, but will endeavor to Sc
cure a good. substantial and durable
quality of both.
A lawyer who has examined tho re-
monstrance gives his off-hand opinion
that it is not sufficient in form and NAV
be wholly dieregarded on that ground.
but he declined to point out the particu-
lar defeat. 1t does not appear that the
sIgners OF the remonstrauce, who live on
tbe street. repre-. ent two-thlrds of the
frontage. and if a calculation shows this
to be true the objection must fail of ITS
purpose for that reason.
Since seeing the prices at which paw
ing is obtainable residents of Center
street are greatly interested in the pros
pect OF improving that street and petit
ton to that end is not improbable in the
near future.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-04

A careful comparison of the. bids
places that OF W. W. Hatch & Sohs. of
Goshen, as the lowest on all the differ.
ent kinds of brick, as we'll as on the
excavation. curping and filler, and it
was accepted Wednesday evening
Their bid is as follows: Excava-
ton, 23c per cubic yard; cement curb
221sc per lineal foot; cement filler &c per
square yard; ssnd filler. 1c per square
yard; brick paving per square yard. with
gravel foundation. Posten block 81 81,
Clinton sl.43, Indiana Sl44, Terre
Haute 81 is; with stone foundation these
prices are Zoe higher.
The tests of the Posten block show it
to be a satisfactory brick. considering
the usage TO which it will be subjected
here. and it may be adopted. though the
Clinton brick is also satisfactory. If
tie Poster is selected. with gravel
foundation aud sand filler. the cost of
the pavement will be sl.3S per square
yard, with the curb, at 221s per front
foot. added. 1t Is probable that the
excavatIDg will be done by the city. At
that rate the cost per front foot on
pavement 40 feet wide would be s. %.
exclusive of the excav alton, and on 30
feet pavement IT would be 1872.
The conncil decided to disregard the
remonstrance because of it's insufficiency
and ordered contract to be made with
the Hatch concern for Posten or Clinton
block, at the option of the council, with
gravel foundation to Washington street
and gravel or stone the remainder of the
distance to the bridge, at the councils
option, and with cement or sand filler.
at their option.
W. W. Hatch is in the city and the
contract will Designed today,
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-04
DEATH or SENATOR j, II. KYLE.

ABERDEEN. s, d. July 2.-United
States Senator James H. Kyle died at
his hume in Aberdeen at o'clock last
evening, Senator Kyle was stricken ten
days ago. His trouble was of malarial
origin. and resulted in a functional al
lection OF the heart. A consultation of
physicians was held, and his case soon
took turn for the better, the heart ac-
ton growing stronger and the general
condition much more encouraging. but
relapse occurred with fatal effect.
The death OF Senator Kyle removes
one OF the most striking characters in
the west. His second term would have
expired in 1903. When he was fret
elected to the United States senate. in
1881. he was a member of the state leg
islature. The Democrats and Republi-
cans were deadlocked. There were
factions in each party and none would
yield. Kyle was a Congregational
missionary preacher. He was little
known and toward the close of the $685.
sion he was named for United States
Senator and elected the same day. 1t
was not compromise but the result of
jealous factions. He was called Demo-
crat or Independent. He served his
term with credit, getting away from the
Democratic and Populistic element, and
often voting with the Republicans where
public policy was concerned.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-04
A Petty Party.

Despite the heavy downpour of rain
y yesterday the invitations OF Miss Jessie
Toan were generally accepted and an en-
joyable afternoon was had. Frappe was
served throughout and later light lunch
was served. Conundrum favors, consist-
ing of carnations to each of which clever
conundrum was attached. were distribut-
Ell. The guests from out of town were:
Mrs. L. r. Ruth, Chicago.
Miss Lizzie PIERCE. Laporte.
Mrs. Catherine Latta, Toledo.
Other guests were: Mesdames d. F.
Redd. H. A. Logan. Geo. Neff. VIM.
O'Keefe, ia. Gilmore, Jr., Louis Nc DON
aid. C.P. Drlmmond. r. B. OgIesbee. s. N.
Stevens, J.K. Houghton, NIL. Helpman,
G. H. Thayer. Jr.. H.E.Buck, C.H.Buck.
and Misses Stella Chase. Mary Campbell,
Maggie Steckman, Nellie Reeves. Dollie
Reeve. Carrie Brooke, Queen CleaveIand,
Olive Thompson. Jeanne Oglesbee.
The guests of honor were: Mics Anne
Hougbton, Mrs. w. W. Oglesbee and Mrs.
T.W Gilmore.