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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14
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Rear Admiral Schley appealed to the
president 1t turns out that his counsel.
MIR. Rayner, cannot now give grounds
are reported very strict. He viii. how
ever. be ready by the Goth inst. The
estimony In the cese covers 1000
loeely printed pages. If the president
desires to do right and. as HI says. ito
end the Schley controversy for all
time" he must be just and honest, and
not follow the lead oil Long and the
two forgotten judges and h lying
witnesses n the slanderous book. The
Baltimore Sun as we think is precisely
correct when il says that when Ad-
miral Schley receives from the president
the Justice which has been denied him
by the majority Of the court Of inquiry
the agitation will cease and the con-
troversv will end. The American peo-
pie will never accept the findings of the
majority of the court as final, nor will
they keep quiet as long rs an un-
deserved stigma rests upon the repu-
tation Of an officer who has served his
SSA AoitiAAdiy II WIN
President Roosevelt must know. If he
keeps in touch with the people. that
the country has been profoundly stir
red by the wrong which has been done
to Admiral Schley. The feeling of re-
sentiment Is neither sectional nor par
tisan." We do not believe that in the
south and west there is one man In fifty
Who is not with Schley and against
Sampson, Long and Co.. Drop the con-
troversy by doing right. by indicating
the character of a noble man and
heroic officer. by silenclng the lars and
magnifying truth and honor and jus
tice. The sun writes at length, but the
following is as the Messenger holds. so
we copy it with warm endorsement:
eff Roosevelt really desires to end
the Schley controversy'-and to end 1t
in a way which will satisfy the vast
majority of the American people-he
has only to ~disapprove the verdict
which most of his fellow-citizens have
condemned. Justice for Admiral Schley
is the demand of the people of all part
les and of all sections. The president
has a great opportunity TO promote the
interests Of the la wv, to serve the
cause of justice and to respect the
wishes of the people. 1t is an oppor-
tunity which he Shout welcome"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14

viewers said the book should be In
every home in North Carolina. but the
treasurer says IL you offer to sell the
book by subscription L viii tax IL out
OF existence, and / will tax all other
books in the same way. whether. they
are supplemental TO our common school
education or not thus crushing the
buds that were beginning TO flower nm
der the fructifylng rays OF that August
sun % 1SaS.
The taxation OF knowledge will Grip
pie the u viii dwarf the intel.
lects Of any commonwealth under the
sun IL has beea the undoing Of more
advanced states and commonweaIths-
The campaign of education Is a misno-
mer IL knowledge Is tn be taxed tn its
death"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14

We repeat that In January. 1902. WI
have not the faintest though. that a
silver battle viii be waged by the de-
mocracy-the Simon-pure democracy. In
1904. Events may occur by hen to open
up the way for victory for the only
constitutional, peoples patty in The
land--the grand | democratic party
of Jefferson and Jackson and Calhoun.
but 1t will not be obtained by a fight
for silver. The north. aided in the
south by commerciaiism, is resolved
upon the maintenance IF the gold stand
arc. as it is for the continuance OF the
huge. oppressive taxation by robbery"
known as a high protection tariff, and
for the strengthening and protection
OF the vast trust system that monopo-
Lies and brushes put all weak rivals
ard smaller industries. Let the demo-
Gratis stand by the constitution. the
declaration Of independence. tariff for
revenue only and steadily against
paternalism and extravaganza and so
on.
Do not let any one euppose that the
writer of this is any less a bimettalisr
now than in 1896 or 1900. If left with
him it would be restored under the con-
%stitution where it was when the repub-
licans demonetized silverin 1873. 1t is
not the right time to try conclusions
again on hat issue. 1t would be un-
wise, suicidal at this particular era to
force the fight again for its restoration.
Bide your time and then strike at the
propituous our. That is h "a to
win.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14
Maclay.s Successor Appoited.

Washington, January 6.-Secretary
Long has appointed John A. eKarney,o
Cohoes, n. Y, as the successor to E 5.
Maclay. the historian laborer at the
New York navy yard who was removed
by order of the president for his strict
ures upon Rear Admiral Schley. The
office is officially designated special
laborer in Ehe department of supplies
and accounts. navy yard. New York,
with pay at the rate Of SEAS per diem,
The appointment reads "Vice Z. 5.
Maclay'' and omits all reference to the
manner Of that individuals departure
from the service.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14
MORE ABOUT THE AUTOCRAT.

Senator Chandler says hat the end
and purpose Of a president now are to
accomplish three things: First, to see
10000 people a year: second. to accom-
plish two thousand Little things, and
third. to try to do 200 great things. In
the seeing of so many thousand people
about trivial affairs and In giving his
to the thousand of little
things" Hence he argues that the
really great need of this country is a
president. He did not know when he
thus talked that Roosevelt had declar-
ed that he himself was the government
and that he could bite as well as
shake" Chandler l. probably cor
rect in this. as he has been once in the
cabinet, hat 1.-The great weight of the
pressure for office ought to fall upon
the cabinet ministers and the president
ought to have more time for important
things
Since publishing the account of the
presidents impudent bearing towards
istic boast, we observe that the Army
and Navy Register had this to say in
last weeks issue:
ut is a great pity the complete story
of General Miles visit to the White
house previous to his reprimand by the
order of the president can not be told.
The niger of the president on that oc-
casion and the language which he en-
ploy ed to the commanding general of
the army has never been accurately re-
ported.
MI. Roosevelt approached General
Miles in a name which. without ex-
a~ggeration, may be described as saw
age"
1t is further said, onIting a part that
cit is not possible to justify that in
cident, Notwithstanding the habit
which Mr.. Roosevelt has contracted of
losing his temper"
But what a little fellow Teddy is to-
put on such naughty insulting airs and
to proclaim himself 1.-The government
after the true autocratic way. How
very weak and uncertain is PRESIDENT
McKinley'S unfortunate successor
Parties should learn d lesson as to the
great importance of a sound man on
a presidential ticket.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14

We are novT engaged In sending
out statements TO all who are in ar
rears for subscription and we re-
quest a prompt remittance for the
amount due by each. As we have no
travelling Agent, we must rely upon
our subscriber forwarding their
by mail, by registered let
ter or Postal Order
The indebtedness of each may be
ascertained by examining the date
OF the label. which shows the date TO
which subscription has been paid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14

representative of q states citizenship.
that has been overawed and cowed by
A. E.. Hclton, be ignored as if it were
a petty personal affair between him and
myself?"
- !. =
1t affords US pleasure to
that Mr.. Edward Gillian will have
charge of the advertising and job print
ing department OF The Charlotte News
He is a man of assured ability and has
practical experience that will fit him for
the place to be filled. Mr.. Gillian for
several years edited the Reidsville Re-
view. For several years he has been
absent from the state. We are glad OF
his return. We have held him for years
to be one of the most vigorous as well
as best journalists North Carolina has
had since the war. He is a strong and
impressive writer. The News in IN
nouncing his identification with 1t,
makes this statement which graft
fies US to read
The News now requires a general
manager, editor. city editor and assist
ant, manager Of advertising depart
ment, manager of circulation depart
ment, bookkeeper and ~stenographer.
and collector, thus requiring eight men
where only formerly did the work
This gives a fair idea of the growth or
The News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14

F. NJ. Higgins. Editor Seneca. GIL.
News, was afflicted for years with Piles
that no doctor or remedy helped unit
he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He
writes two boxes wholly cured him
It's the surest Pile cure on earth and
the best salve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by r
r. Bellamy, druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14

Cut this out and take 1t to r. r.
Rellamy's drug store and get a free
sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. the best physic. They
iousness and headache. r. R. Bellamy.
druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14

Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Go to Palm
Beach.
Washington. January 6-Admiral and
Mrs Dewey left here today for Palm
Beach. Fla The length Of their stay
there Is indefinite. as b trip Is under
taken for the benefit Of Mrs Deweyss
3 maid and valet
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-14

If troubled with a weak digestion
bclching, SOU stomach. or IL you feel
duh after eating, try Chamberlain's
Storsach and Liver Tablets. Price %
cents. Samples free at r R Bellamy's
drug store.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12
Eight Hours Unconscious.

The six-year son of Malcolm
West, Chambers street, sustained bad
fall down stairs Saturday night from
the effects of which he lay unconscious
for eight hours.
The little fellow was up stairs alone
The members of the family who were
i'll another portion of the dwelling
were alarmed by the noise of the fall
and rushing to the spot found the boy
lying insensible at the foot of the
stairs. The only marks he bore were
a couple of cOntusiOns, one on the
forehead and the other on the nose. 1t
was thought that he was only tenn
porarily stunned and would in a short
time come around all right. All was
done for him that circumstances per
mitted, but an hour passed and he
showed no signs of improvement.
DR. p @. Newbaker responded to a
call about 10 30 O'Clock and found that
the boy was sutfering.from cOncussion
of the brain. 1t proved to be most
stubborn case The little fellow lay
i'll a comatose state from 3 O'Clock Sat
urday night until O'Clock yesterday
morning when he began to rally 1t
was a night of keen anxiety for the
parents.
The stairway was winding one
and the boy received good many
bumps in falling, landing on his head
The patient was doing well yesterday
afternoon and the attending physician
said he would recover
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12
Teachers Examination.

The examination of teachers for the
borough schools took place i'll the
High School room Tuesday, con-
Quoted by Borough Superintendent
Gordy. There were only three appli-
cants in the class OF these only one
is a member of our corps of teachers as
employed last year, two of those eX-
amincd being applicants for any vac
ancy that may occur
Several facts are brought out by the
examination, which show our corps Of
teachers as wide awake and booked up
to a point a little III advance of what
is required of them.
There is but one teacher in the
whole corps who lacks either a
normal school diploma or a permanent
certificate and is obliged to stand
an examination. This, significant
enough in itself, is rendered more so
hp tho fa"t that :" e." "i"~lo axcep-
tion the young lady has taught only
one year and is therefore not eligible
for "A permanent certificate, and that
otherwise she would be as we'll equip
ped as any, as she lacks nothing either
in point of ability or ambition to sue
ceed. The examination yesterday EN-
braccd the two new algebra
and civics-added to the common
school branches by the act of 1901
Nothing could reflect more to the
credit of the teachers than the fact
that there is not one of them but had
mastered the new subjects and had
them added to her certificate long be-
fore she was required to teach them.
Time was not many years ago when
a large proportion of the borough
teachers held only provisional certifi-
Gates and were examined each year
The changed condition illustrates
that in the march of progress the pub
lie schools are keeping abreast of 9th
er institutions.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12
GRASS GROWING
Some Useful Things Learned ~ che
Rhode Island station.

Some Useful Things Learned ~ the
Rhode Island station.
The experiment for 1901 with grass
at the Rhode Island station was CON.
Quoted on three plots seeded. manuraI
ana treated alike in every respect TO-
date excepting that one plot has re-
coiyed mo- heterogeneous mauur.- for
eleven years. while the second plot
has received q small dressing and the
third large dressing 0f nitrate oI
soda annually since 1892.
The top dressings for grass have
been applied annually either late iu
April or very early in May depending
upon the carliunss Of the season and
the climatic conditions.
Small annual dressings OFT nitrate ul
soda gave marked increase iu net
profit, but large dressings yielded
far greater profit per acre than the
small ones The value ~ tho hay lu
1901 IN the case Of the large app.ica-
tion Of nitrate Of soda exceeded the
cost Of the mauures Ly 5000 per acre.
All the evidence al hand is against
the employment of single mauUr.aI
ingredient only.
The use Of single maHuriIl iuEredl
cnt could only be recommended if one
were positive that the soil contained
enough Of all the other necessary con-
stitucnts in assimilabIe form. Owing.
however, to the impossihiIity OT being
certain regarding this point. in most
instances the only safe course D. to
supply sufficient amounts Of an Of the
manurlal ingredients to meet the re-
quirements Of the grass.
Most Rhode Island soils are either
acid or readily become SO; hence the
grass land should usually receive
about a ton Of air slaked lime or IT'S
equivalent Of wood ashes per acre at
intervals Of from five to seven years
prior TO seeding.
Without the use Of lime or wood ash
cs continued success with clover. tim
othy and Kentucky blue grass ls i'm
possible upon very acid soils unless
one makes repeated applications ~
stable manure.
At present the great drawback %
profitable grass culture In New Eng
land Is the neglect % systematically
top dress moving lands and a general
lack Of knowledge of the relative quan
titles and absolute amounts Of cLemi
cal manures To apply.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12

Flat or tray for early sowing or for trans
planting. with marker for making holes
in soil into which the seedlings are set
often as necessary to keep the surface
from showing dryness, but the soil
should not become waterlOgged. The
seedlings will appear in from two to
three weeks, after which the tray
should be turned round once each day
to prevent the plants drawing to-
ward the light If early plants are
needed on a somewhat larger scale,
SOW the seeds in like manner in hot
bed or on a greenhouse bench.
For later plants. from which the main
crop is to be planted SOW the seeds in
a cold frame or in the open ground.
Several methods are in vogue for start
ing celery plants in the open ground,
and the one selected should depend en-
tirely upon the scale on which the
crop is to be grown. One plan is to
SOW the seed broadcast in bed about
three feet wide and of any desired
length, from which the plants may be
transplanted to another similar bed,
and again to the open field, or they
may be thinncd and allowed to re-
main in the seed bed until the time for
setting in the open ground, where they
are to mature. Another method is to
SOW in drills ten or twelve inches
apart.
The method now in use by most
large growers Is to prepare n tract Of
land by pulvcriZing with rose tools and
then ralling by hand, after which the
seed is sowu broadcast by means of
whcelbaTrOw grass seed drill. The soil
is sometimes pressed down with n
plank after the seeds are scattered. but
some growers maintain that there IS n
decided advantage I'm leaving the soil
slightly uneven, as the seeds fall into
| the shaded places and are protected
from the direct rays of the sun. The
seed will become sufficiently covered by
rains or watering. Should more than
| 20 per cent of the seed usually sown
gcIninntc it viii hc necessary TO thin
out TO prevent Overcrowding, with its
! attendant injury. To prevent the sur
face Of the soil becoming too dry it
may be necessary to partially shade
the young plants during the warm days
| of early summer, but the shading
| should never be so dense as to cause
| them to become drawn.
Some species Of grasshoppers often
prove destructive pests during the ear
| " part of the season where the celery
| Is planted near meadows or other hab-
| itat Of these insects. Where no fowls
are allowed to run it is practicable To
poison the grasshopper by means Of
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12
GATHERING IN RIVER
COAL BY TONS

The prediction made by this paper
that owing to the miners strike our
citizens this year would no doubt
bestir themselves to gather all the
coal possible from the river Is already
proving true. Although the stream
has not yet reached low water mark,
a surprising quantity of coal has al
ready been gathered from the channel
Frank Ross and Henry KlaSe have
each brought into shore enough to last
them for a year or more.
The prevailing size corresponds to
egg coal, although much of it is larg-
cr; in Mr.. Ross pile, especially, there
are chunks as large as a mans head.
The coal is uniformly of a good
quality, the proportion of slate being
little if any greater than i'll that pur-
chased from the coal yards.
4 number of other persons have n
ready taken coal from the river both
in this city and Riverside. The in.
dustry will-incrcasc rapidly from now
on as the water falls and new deposits
become exposed and easily accessible,
so that it is not improbable that before
the season closes several hundred tons
will find their way from the river
into the various cellars of town.
Few persons have any idea of the
enormous quantity of coal that Is
borne down the river. Much of this
finds its way from the mines to the
Susquehanna via the Black and Mes,
copcck creeks, each of which as the re-
suit of successive floods is lined with
thick deposits of the waste of Anthra-
cite mines and the waters are much OF
the time of an inky hue. At many
places up the river the huge culm banks
lie close to the shore and at times of
exceptionally high water, as occurred
last spring, the banks are washed
away i'll large sections.
The culm banks and the waste from
mines are by no means made up eX-
clusively of slate, coal dust, &c.
Under the methods employed to keel
the coal clean at the cOllieries, II
seems, that a great deal that is good
is rejected, a fact attested by the
quantities of pure coal found in the
river here.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12
"Thc Great Unknown" :"

For thirteen years the author 20
"Wavcrlcy" was unknown Indeed flg
country spoke Of him Us "thc great ua.
known" q pseudouym Sir Walter
Scott often employed in writing Eut
on Feb. %. lS27. Sir Walter gave % G.n-
ner party to which. among others. Lord
Mcadowhank, the judicial ma-ua.r.
who Glanced To- know Dis Lost'. secret.
was invited Then when rH. taa-fs
were being drunk Nead0wLauk with
Scott's permission. got mp and proposed
the health uf 'the great uukuOwu. SIR
Walter Scott" The effect was magical.
and the news spread through the cuU1-
try like wiIdiirr. Indeed that d.rurr
and the secret it disclosed was tHr
most talked of event Of the year
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12
Birthday Surprise Party.

A surprise party greeted Joseph
Churm, Saturday, at his home in
Kaseville, the occasion being his
fiftieth birthday. An address was made
by Mrs. Ellen Birks, of Danville, pre-
senting Mr.. Churm with handsome
Morris chair An elaborate supper
WAS served and all present had a most
enjoyable time. The guests were
William Oswald and wife, of Shamok :
in i; Mr. and Mrs. William Il. Richard :
son, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Wilson, Mr. and
Mrs William S. Lawrence, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Yorks, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
w. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mari, Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Kitchen and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs Edward White,
Peter Yorks and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. O. Kindt and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Boyer, Mr. and Mrs.
Oryin Oswald and son, Mrs. Lizzie
Upson and daughter, Jennie, Mrs.
Joseph Birks and daughter, Edith,
George Fiewig, James Upson, BERTHE
Churm, Misses Mamie and Sadie Mari,
Misses Margaret and Minnie Cook,
Walter Brown and Frank Bowen of
Wilkesbarre.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12
GREEN FEED.
Bnrnynrd MiIIet Desirable For Early
August-sow In May.

Barnyard millet (PaniCum crus gaiIu
makes a desirable green feed for the
first three weeks of August This va
rlety Of miIIet is becoming quite gen
orally known, and the seed can be- pur
chased of the more prominent seeds
men. II is not, in the Judgment Of Or
Lindsey Of the Massachusetts station.
as satisfactory a feed as corn. hut it
has its place among the desirable for
age crops.
The millet is q warm weather plant
similar to corn. Ii will not stand dry
weather as well a. the former, Is O
heavy feeder and will do best upon a
warm, moist soil Ii makes q very
rapid growth when the temperature i-
high. If sovn by itself, fourteen quarts
of seed are sufficient for one acre; when
combined with peas. eight quarts ~
miIlet and one and One-haIf bushels ~
peas are the quantities required.
The first seeding may De made to-
gether with peas May lo 20 = The
peas should first be sOwn and narrowed
In deeply and the miilgt covered more
lightly with harrow. Should the wealth
or prove cool during the latter part ~
May and early June the peas viii grow
more rapidly than the mIIlet, but with
the advent of a few warm days the
latter will rapidly overcome the disad
vantage.
4 second and even third seeding Of
millet may be made without peas at
intervals Of twenty and fifteen days
respectively The millct and peas WI.
be ready TO cut about Aug. /, and the
other two sowings viii follow. So that
green feed may he secured from this
crop during all Of August, II desired
Cutting should begin even before the
millet begins to head and can De- CON
tinued for ten or twelve days. When
the millct is well headed. it becomes
tough. and animals are likely % refuse
a considerable portion Of the stems
Millet does not make q satisfactory
hay because Of the difficulty I'm drying
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-06-12
Has Entered West Point.

Charles Mettler, son of Phillip
Mettlcr, of Klinesgrovc, left Tuesday
for West Point He will enter the
Military Academy on June - as the
cadet from this congressional district
having been appointed by the late
Congressman Polk Mr. Mettler is a
graduate of the Danville High School
and also attended Columbia COLLEGE,
New York City. He took the military
academy examinations at Fort Nc
Henry, Baltimore, in May and passed
them with excellent marks. He is a
nephew of Major Charles p. Gearhart
and has many friends in this city and
South Danville who are pleased at his
success