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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-06-14
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01
SOFT SNAPS IN THE NAVY.

Secretary Of the Navy Moody of
the duties ashore and at sec. OF officers
OF the navy in order to determine what
truth there Is in the oft repeated cry
OF soft snaps" in shore. duty enjoyed
by these officers. He as a result Of this
investigation. has became convinced
there r no such things as soft
berths" on shore for naval officers on
active duty. 1t il now claimed that the
officers at sea have an easier time than
those assigned 70 duty in the bureaus
and navy yards Secretary Moody avs
there was a time when The naval officer
achore had an a time; hat was be-
fore our new navy carae into existence;
but now all this has rcen changed and
this servan OF the government is a very
different man from what he was fifteen
years ago. and lis .a3ors much more
onerous.
This ell may be true. but If il Is we
cannot understand how it IS that all
naval officers. with very few excep-
tons. are anxious for chore duty. 1t is
not human nature for a man to prefer a
position in which the work is greater
and the pay less tnan with less to
do and more pay. l. is true that most
naval officers consider themselves as
superior TO all other human being, not
excepting even the officers of the army,
but they have never gone to the extent
of claiming such superior human quail
ties as this state of affairs would de-
note.
We strongly suspect that those Off
GERS who convinced ~ nava! secretary
that sea duty was preferable to shore
assignments had recollections at the
time of Uncle Remus' story of Bre'r
Rabbit getting into the clutches of Bre'r
Fox and. knowing that Bre'r Fox was
determined on his death. but hesitated
because he could not decide what mode
of death would be mosr Objectionable
to his prisoner. implorCd his capter so
~piteously, not to Aill him by throwing
him into the brier patch that the Bre'r
Fox was induced 10 attempt this mode
Of execution
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01
THE FITZSIuMONs JEFFRIES
FIGHT.

The question is being asked on all
isides by those who take an interest in
such sport: Was the Fitzsimmons-Jef-
fries fisht a fake-did the former lie
down or sell out to the latter? Some
of the circumstances connected with
the affair would seem to point that
way; still, we cannot believe 1t to be
true. These men had too much at stake
in their line of business to run the risk
iof being discovered in making such an
agreement, ever if they were willing to
do so. The fight was the most remark
able one on record and the manner Of
its finish still puzzles sportsmen. OF
FitZsimmons and his knockout The Sa-
|vannah News says:
eff Bob Fitzsimmons has actually re-
tired from the ring, that institution has
lost n of the greatest fighters it has
ever seen. In his fight with Jeffries he
won all of the honors, making the gil
|gantic champion look like a novice, un-
til the time of his fatal over-confidence
in the eighth round. And this it will be
borne in mind was the performance of
a nan nearly 45 years old, and as much
las fifty pounds lighter than his antago-
mist. While n may not admire the
line of business Fitzsimmons has been
Engaged in all his life, it is impossible
mot to admire the splendid strength that
he has preserved for SO many years in
the midst of temptations"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01
We ARE MAKING PREPARATIONS
For our big
FALL TRADE
We ale keeping our stock up with the
times. In every department we are receiving
NEW GOODS.
Money counts and we buy for cash. Wex
are in a position to serve you well and give
you best Of values.


Just received a. beautiful line of carpet
pattern in mattings that we are selling:
at 25c.
We have about 40 Hammocks to close
out at cost. Our best S2.9S Hammock
at $40. III big value $500 Hammocks
for $1.60. Our SIZE Hammocks for S1.00.
We have a splendid line of Bed
Spreads we are selling for 75c, s1.00 and
SLIPS. A beautiful eolored spread with
fringe for $1.25 each
600 yards pretty new Lawns, special
sale SC yer yard. LOO yards Rocking
ham A Homespun in hort lengths 4 to
ga yards to the piece we are selling for
sc per yard.
We have 65 pair ne and turned
shoes for children that are worth S1.35
a pair that we will sell for 75c a pair.
New and pretty goods.
Truckers and farmers We have II, 900
yards Rockingham A Eomespun in full
pieces at 81 cents per yard.
We are special agents CT the Newport
Overall, the best Railroad garment
made. We sell at $500 a Guit. or s1.O0
each for coat and pants.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01

The emigration from our state to the
west and other sections Of the country
has for years been a subject OF discus
sion in the press of the state and is still
being discussed. Various reasons for
this unfortunate movement and sugges-
tons as TO how It may be checked are
given from time to time. The latest
along this line is from The S~tatesville
Landmark which says:
For years the problem of emigration
from North Carolina-why so many
people, especially young men, leave this
state for the west and elsewhere-has
been much discussed. The reasons as
signed have been many and various.
Now comes Mr.. David NJ. MULES, Of the
county OF Iredell and state aforesaid.
and answer the question He says *
is because the young people have 10
work for % and 80 cents per lay and
buy corn on time at $1.25 per bushel
and four at 1920 per sack. And there
you are and what are you going to do
labout 1t? The people who are selling
at $3.50 per sack, corn at $1.25 per
busheI and paying only % and 80 cents
per day for labor will now see that they
are the folks that are causing such an
exodus from North Carolina. They will
have to change their ways or take the
responsibility"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01
ROOSEVELT A BUSY MAN.

President Roosevelt is a very busy
man and will continue to be such until
the meeting of the republican national
convention about two years from this
time. Besides the duties of the office of
president, which are in themselves
enough to occupy Ill the time of a man
of ordinary Mercy u president is
looking after several other matters.
OF these the chief one seems to be
that of nending his political fences in
order that there may be no gaps
through which other aspirarts for the
presidential nomination may slip.
Along this line he mas got to devote con-
those parts of the country in which it
is thought lies me greatest strength of
the men likely to be his opponents for
the nomination.
Another scheme he is said to have on
hand and to which he is devoting much
Littleield, of Maine, to the speakership
of the house in place ot MI. Henderson
of Iowa, provided, Of course, hat the
next house Of representatives has a re-
publican majority.
In addition to a. his he has to keep
posted as to all the newspaper inter-
views of officers r,turning from the
Philippines so he "sp call them down if
they begin to talk too freely about the
happenings in our faraway insular pos
sessions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01

Wholesale Building and Improv-
ing Now In Progrexs-Tobacco
Great Prospects.

Correspondence Of Tie Messenger.)
Wilson. ". c.. July go
The tobacco market viii open here
August LIST, with the prospect of hand
ling more tobacco thar has ever been
sold on the Wilson market. The new
warehouse, under the management of
Carter and AndeI son, is fast approach
ing completion ano will add largely to
the facilities for handling the weed.
Crops Of every description are reported
in fine condition
The Aemrican Tobacco Company is
charging its extensive plant here and
have purchased additional ground up
on which il Will erect another mann
moth storage warehouse this fall.
Work on the new Graded school
building, which Is one of the finest
school buildings Iii the state, is moving
along rapidly n IL is hoped that the
building will be ready for occupancy
in time for the coming season.
The street paving is being pushed TO
the utmost limit in the hope that the
business streets, at least, will be ready
for travel before the tobacco traffic
reaches its heaviest mark. The curbs
have been placed and about three
quarters of a mile of rock laid, but the
nnishlng touch mas not yet been given
to more than a block or two. The con-
tractor expects to finish within the on
tract time.
The Farmers Cotton Seed Oil Mill is
being pushed to completion and they
expect to be ready for the fall trade.
The V. c.. Company's plant has been
thoroughly overhaluled since last sea-
son and will open up practically a new
mill.
The Wilson Hotel Company has made
arrangements TO add twenty-five new
rooms to its hotel, which will be fitted
with all h modern CONFERENCE.-The
and cold water, steam heat and baths.
The main building has already been
completely overhauled and remodeled
with new furniture throughout. Work.
on the annex viii be begun Monday
and the management hope TO have it
completed by November Ist, when Will
son will have one of the finest hotels in
the south.
Hackney Bros. have just completed
an immense three story store house at
their carriage factory. This enter
prising firm is justly looked upon as
one of the leading firms of the town.
and is doing a large business, it's
plant being I'll to the full limit and
yet they find themselves unable to|
catch up with their orders.
Wilson,, in fact, presents one of thel
uoiSS SCLliSo III III Sldlc every llt-
chanic who wants work is employed.
Numerous stores and dwellings arel
springing up on every hand.
Rev. O. L. w. Smith, late minister
resident and consul general to Liberia,
West Coast of Africa who was ap-l
pointed by President Mckinley in 1898,
and whose homo is here. returned onl
the oath. He is a prominent coloredI
minister and stands we'll among our
people who are glad to see his safe re-
turn from the far away country. HeI
say that while the climate of Liberal
is not very good yet he enjoyed fair
health generally.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01
DOGS KILL THEIR MISTRESS.

That is a horrible story that ONE
from Paris of Nine Sempis being at
tackled and killed by two Great Dane
dogs her husband kept at his country
place to protect it against thieves.
The dogs were so ferocious tina. they
were kept in an iron enclosure in the
day time. In order that they might be
made to become attached to members
of the family they were fed only at
considerable intervals. Nine Sempis
undertook to feed them after they had
been without food for two days. AS
soon as she entered the enclosure the
hungry brutes sprang upon her bearing
her to the ground and inflicted terrible
wounds upon her arms and body. With
much difficulty they were driven off and
the Lady in an unconscious state taken
from the enclosure. She survived the
attack of the avage dogs only a few
hours.
Nine. Sempis was before marriage
Miss Rutherford, of Brooklyn. and had
been married about a year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01
A Shrewd Girl.

A farmer while in a generous mood
gave. his daughter two chickens and
|bade her run along and be a good
He promised ic she would look
after them he would feed the increase
four years. The girl, as it were, plant
ed these two chickens, M the results,
according to the fathers statment, are
somewhat astonishing. He says size
has S64. 90 in the bank and some 200
chickens which he has to feed. Accord
ing to the farmers calculation, his
daughter will own the farm at the end
of -four years and will be charging him
rent o. living on it.--Greensboro Pa
|triOt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01


20 gross of fine bullet shaped pearl
buttons for the Ladies'. beautiful goods
at 10c per dozen.
10 gross fine pearl buttons at 25 cents.
per dozen.
Is dozen Ladies' and Misses hose sup
Dorters n !garters extra so styles for
81 pair extra summer straight sum-
mer corsets at so cts a pair.
A nice line OF Ladies. white duck and
Picue hats at &c. Misses hats at CSC
white, very nice.
200 pieces new ribbon from &c. No. 40
all silk all colors In ribbon 15c yard.
No. % at 1Oc. s pieces all over lace and
beading yoking from 200 to 75c per yard.
Face beading from 20 to Coo per dozen
Valenee lace and insertions to match
from Csc to 90c per dozen yards.
The Racket Store is headquarters for
Trunks. Grips, Suit Cases and Tele-
scopes.
These prices are right and goods a
plenty. Everybody welcome at Will
mfngton's Big Racket Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01
A Law Illustration.
PHILADELPHIA 1ime5.l

Bridget m Pat We're sitting in an
armchair reading al article on THE
Law o. Compensation"
"Just fancy" exclaimed Bridget; "ae-
.cordfn' to this. whin = man loses wan
.av is sins another gifts more develop
ed. For instance, a bloind mon gifts
more Sfnse of hearin' an touch, an
"Shure an it's quite thrue," answer
ed Pat. "Oi've noticed it, meself. Whin
a moi has won leg shorter than the
other. begorra the others longer"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01

Mr.. Hepburn, member of congress
from Iowa, in speaking of the difficulty
in controlling trusts and combinations
says: 1--WE want a law that will hit the
pernicious and injurious trusts and yet
not harm the proper and legitimate
combinations Of capital. The man who
can devise that kind of a law will solve
the problem" Has not Mr.. Hepburn
first got to have a clear and precise
understand among all concerned as to
what trusts are "pernicious and i njuri-
ous'' and which are to be classed as
proper and legitimate combinations of
capital" All republicans admit that
"pernicious trusts should be curbed.
blu they deny that any such exist, so
Mr.. Hempburn's plan will not advanc
matters at all.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01
THE NORTH CAROLINA
State Normal ! Industrial College

Session opens September 18th. Expenses s1oo tn sf4o.
Tor non-residents. OF che State $50. Faculty OF 90 MEM
pers Pracuce ana Observation School connected with the
College. Correspondence invited from those desirfng COM
petent teachers and stenogTaphers. II secure board I'm the
fore July 18th.
For catalogue and other Information address
PRESIDENT CHARLES D. McIVER,
? nRNMRaSDoR0. n. c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01

The news of the death by his own
a shock to the people of this, his native
state, in which he labored for so many
years in caring for the states unfortu-
mates. For twenty-one years he was
superintendent of the insane asylum in
Raleigh. Placed at the head of this in
stitution by the republican administra-
ton not long after the war, he was re-
tanned by the democrats when they
came into power. There was effort
made more than once to supplant him,
but the doctors recognized ability and
qualifications for the position outweigh
ed partisan strife, and he was kept at
the head of this institution for many
years by men in authority who were
his political opponents.
After giving up his position in Raleigh
DR.. Grissom went west where he lived
several years. During this period he
was afflicted with that malady which in
others he had for so many years treated
in his native state, and from which, We
do not suppose, he ever entirely recov-
cred.
DIR. GriSSom was a man of great at
tainments. His reputation extended far
beyond his state. AS an a%lienist, a lee
taing to his profession he was recog-
nized as standing among the first in his
profession.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-01

McDuffie's Witch Hazel Foot Healer
Is one OF the finest baby powders
known. Cures prickly hea n gives in
slant relief. rs cents at R r. Bel
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24
1E1T TRg TEMPLE n,


way. He stuck his head out of win
dow. The conversation of a few min
utes before was practically repeated.
Then quoth the liveryman, after hear
ing that the man Prosser had pledged
500:
Say you'll never get a hundred
from old man Prosser. Why, he's the
say. you in earnest, Conwell?"
I'm dead earnest" And once more
the pick was driven home.
The liveryman called again: Say,
you think you'll get the hundred from
Prosser? Know you will, Ell? Well,
here's my word on it; if you get Pros
ser's ore hundred I'll give you two hun
bred, or I'm not a liverYman and an
honest man."
AS the liverymans tousled head re-
coded, young woman walked by and
for the third time the lawyer made the
same answers to the same questions.
When the young woman heard of Pros
sers and the liveryman's subscriptions
she became excited.
"Prosser promised a hundred and the
hVeryman two hundred? Well lust
wait till 1 run home and see mammal"
Half an hour later mamma sent round
a check for 81 900.
In this way $4,000 was raised from
passersby the first day.
The Lawyer Turns Preacher.
In a few months a new church had
been erected on the site of the old one
| and about $1,000 had been collected,
not one cent of which had been solic-
tied.
In the meantime the lawyer felt it
his duty to tell the grateful Baptists
that he would preach for them until
the new church was completed, when
they could get q pastor The first Sum
day twenty-seven persons heard the
sermon. The next Sunday the old
church was filled: the third hundreds
endeavored in vain to gain admission.
! Every Sunday thereafter there were
! disappointed hundreds. scores of whom
had travelled miles to hear the lawyer
preacher; fer his fame had spread.
Gradually the idea began to dawn
| upon the lawyer that he ought to give
up law and preach the gospel for the
rest of his life. And so he told the in
creasing congregation he had been
leading temporarily, and for three
years he labored in Lexington, after
which he went to Philadelphia, where
he has built up the Baptist Temple,
| the largest Protestant church in Amer
| lea.
The Temples present membership is
| 2.I2S, and its congregations twice each
! sunday in the year-eXcepting in the
summer months-average over 5000.
with many clamoring in vain for en-
| trace.
| Its Sunday-school has a membership
| of nearly two thousand, its fourteen
I Christian Endeavor Societies have g.
! 600 names on their rolls. and the ag-
| gregate membership of the dozen 9TH
er minor societies is close on 600. 1t
mas 1000 members actively interested
/ In missionary work. IL supports a half
| dozen foreign missionaries, and II has
| given half hundred ministers to the
| Baptist Church.
II supports three city missions. To-
Gated IN the slums. besides a Chinese
mission, and II has been the parent
OF three prosperous Baptist churches
which we're once Temple missions-the
| Tioga Church, with a membership OF
900; the Philmont with a member
ship ~ 500. and the Logan, which has
about 400 communicates.
IL is the most earnest and largest
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24

found a church covered with mort
cages and sheriff's executions. Only
the basement had been built and
rooted over In one way or another
he managed to quiet the creditors, and
then started to build up the church. AS
the congregation increased, funds null
tiplied, the walls were raised and the
church finished as it stands to-day.
Soon the completed church became too
small, but there was no money in sight
for a larger structure and no one-not
even DR.. Conwell-had given a new and
larger church any serious considera-
! ton.
One Sunday as Mr.. Conwell was
making his way through the crowd
surrounding the church and endeavor-
ing to get into the Sunday school he
was attracted to mite of girl trying
with all her energy to make her way
through the crowd to the basement
door. Mr.. Conwell placed her on his
shoulders, carried her into the church
and put her on window sill, for there
was not a vacant seat, and said:
Never mind. Hattie some day Wen
have church big enough to hold ev-
erybody who wants to get in"
Not long afterwards the child sick
ened and died. Then her parents
sought out DR.. Conwell. Before she
died. Hattie asked us to give you this"
they said handing him child's purse.
She said she had collected 1t among
her friends for the church you spoke
about to her-one large enough TO hold
everybody who wants to get in"
The little pocketbook held fifty-seven
cents.
On the next Sunday Or. conwell told
the story OF Hattie Watt and her 81
cents. lie did not appeal for funds:
only told the simple story. But that
was enough, money was forthcoming
az once. One man gave So. another
500. a third s507. a fourth s517. an
other $500 and then thousands Of dol
lars poured IN from all parts OF the
country. This money secured the lot
on which the Temple now stands. To-
day the 81 cents, mounted on = card
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24

and gave notes for the remainder. TRe
organ was installed"
The first note to fall due was for
sl,5oO. Three days before it was due.
While in the Middle West, I received
letter from my wife telling me that
the organ firm had inquired about the
note; said it must be met on the date
due, as their business integrity de-
pended on the cancellation of certain
debts with the money. / was over
whelmed. Not a cent was in sight.
hurried to Philadelphia reached here
Sunday morning, two hours before
church time. / went to the church,
and with a heavy heart entered the
pulpit. Just as | was about to begin
the service woman of the congrega-
ton walked to the side of the pulpit
My father she said, lives in Massil-
Ion, o. He has always admired you'
and he has sent this check to help pay
for the organ 1 looked at the little
piece of paper. 1t was worth $500
That morning my sermon was the
worst that ever came from my pulpit:
My brains went wool gathering, and l
caught myself constantly repeating;
The Lord showed you the figure seVeh'
why-why did you doubt?'
DR.. Conwell paused a moment. Then
he added:
But TO me the most remarkable
manifestation of the figure seven oc-
Cured when a class from the Prince
ton Theological Seminary came here 10
investigate the story that for four years
seven persons had been converted each
week. They with others doubted the
facts, and wanted to make a test.
Come and see for yourselves,
said. They came. At the usual time
l gave the invitation. Gradually four
persons arose. Then. after a pause. d
NTH, and then a sixth. / waited. NJ
one else stood up. The Princetonians
locker triumphant. Once more earn
estly, desperately, pleaded for one
more, two more, any number, to rise
who felt that they needed Christ. Ana
no one arose. 1 went to the organ
announced the closing hymn and De,
gan playing. Scarcely had we started
on the second verse when from away
down In the congregation man rusheG
down the aisle. crying bitterly, anu
sprang on the platform. He implorea
the congregation for its prayers. an
erwardf he told me who he was. lie
had come down from Shamokin that
day for the express purpose Of asking
us to aid him. but when he got In inc
prayer meeting courage failed him ana
FtN NV ANANtu hIAtil my HGafA b"' 49,
all but broken"
The Princetonlans were convinced.
Despite his 90 years, DR.. conweh y
AZ fun 81 energy as he WIS 20 years
ago. His large frame Is still supple,
lnd age has not pat o white hair 10 hih
head. once for fourteen years, he was
80 busy that be could not md time 20
spend single evening IA his home.
he gives tho impression that be oypla
BE- ~ strenuous aRain and siil spfYiFs
and look pleasant.