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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29
THE EDUCATIONAL MEETING AT
ATHENS, "a.

The educational meeting at Athens,
our southland. 1t originated in philan-
of Mr.. Robert <. Ogden. a north
.ern man of wealth. We are gratified to
see that o Clark Howell. editor Of
the Atlanta Constitution, who is presi-
dent of the state senate. in his address
this educational movement seeks to in
|clude both races. to sive the neglected
poor whites a like showing with the ne
|groes. He said thai Tin the excited
rush of some of those philanthroIically
to pile up funds to be devoted
gro, the struggling masses of The whites
have been too often lost sight of"
This series of meetings at Athens, last
ing for three days, may be instrumental
1.-THE Importance of not forgetting the
white i%lliterates and to make a fairer
distribution of gifts Only a day or two
lago it was announced that Rockefeller.
a western man. a given $1,000. 900 for
Education in the south. but to be N
fined entirely to the negroes. The south
Iern educational Board at Athens have
broader views and i higher patriotic
purpose. They seek the mental inn
Iprovement Of all il%literates and without
reference to race discrimination. 1t is
understood hal SIS. COO. 900 are to be
raised for this great work for educa-
ltion in the south. The men OF the
north concerned in this movement as
lseen at Athens are mostly men of busi-
mess. Yet they give cf their time and
means generously and wisely to benefit
the south. The south meets them glad
lily for it is the south that is the inter
lested party in the benefactions to be be-
stowed. Our people properly under
stand the conditions, know Of the wide
lspread illiteracy in both races, appre'
lciate the objections to and dangers ly-
ling in ignorance and vice, and they are
ready and anxious to cooperate OF
work alone in all movements that lool
to the betterment of the people and thu
Improved welfare OF the states.
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when all other remedies fail. i can
heartily recommend Peruna as . cataxrh
remedy."-Mrs. Elmer Fleming.
Treat Catarrh in Spring.
The spring is the time to treat cataxrh.
Cold, wet winter weather often retards
a cure of catarrh. II n course OF Peruna
is taken during the early spring months
the cure will be prompt and permanent.
There can be no failures IL Pcruna Ia
taken intelligently during the favorable
weather Of spring.
AS a systemic catarrh remedy PerunA
eradicates catarrh from the system
wherever it may be located. II cures ca
tarrh Of the stomach or bowels with the
same certainty as catarrh of the head.
II you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving q
full statement Of your case and no will
be pleased to give you his valuable i'd
vice gratis. Z
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
! Ohio.
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attempt being deferred until 1861. II
the south had withdrawn from the
compact" into which it had entered
by 1920 or 1925, it would have succeeded
easily and without a conflict. The
work is by a North Carolinian, Mr..
Cicero w. Harris, now of Washington,
and an old journalist of talent and in
dustry, as The Messenger has already
mentioned several times We wish to
emphasize the opinion that it is an ADLER
and more useful work than We expect
ed to find it. The next volume will be
devoted to the colonies. the republic, the
constitution. early parties and sectional
divisions, the federal judiciary and the
states land a complete history of the
Missouri compromise All this will en-
terrain and instruct. j. b. Lippincott
& Co., Philadelphia, are the publishers,
and the work is issued in excellent
style. clear type, and good paper. Price
$3.50 per volume net.
Doubleday, Page & Co. announce that
portance by the late Sidney Lanier, one
Of the south's brightest Jewels. 1t is
entitled Shakespeare and His Fore
runners, Studies in Elizabethan Poetry
and It's Development from Early Eng
lish.'' A long title, but a work-some-
what unique and doubtless entertaining.
Most Of the matter used for the two
large volumes has not appeared be-
fore. A notice in the New York Satur-
day Review concerning its plan and
spirit. says:
"Mr. Lanier's aim in the two series Of
lectures from which TINS work has been
drawn is TO present Shakespeare as the
crowning glory and elimination OF the
English world has known The treat
ment OF Shakespeare himself is char
acteristic. l.. d. Much of the best prose
work which Mr.. Lanier left is con-
tanned in this book. his most extended
piece Of prose writing. Most OF the mat
stray chapters having been published
OF late in the magazines
S++
Tom Dixon's novel does not seem TO
strike the north favorably. OF some
half dozen references to 1t by monthlies
and leading dailies not one was in
praise of 1t. 1t sells fairly well in the
south. Why doe not some leading pub
fishing house issue an attractive but
not costly edition of Mrs Oliphant'i
novels? Severa of her hest are indeed
good. and far to be preferred, we can
not doubt, to most OF the over-praiset
and widely read latter-day novels. Shs
Is a pure strong. refined writer. A re.
cent critic in a northern literary month.
ly wrote that such stories as The
Chronicles Of Carlingford.' The Ladie.
Lindores" and He tina VIII Not wher
He May" are worth riore than score.
Of the present-day novels which ar
doomed to large sales by adroit ad
vertising."
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HOW TO DEAL WITH MEAT or
PRESSORS.

1t is gratifying to see all Of our lead
ing daily exchanges so promptly apply
ing the lash Of indignation to the great,
grinding meat trust. It is assailed from
every possible standing-point. Nothing
too severe can be said CT such a cruel
assault upon the stomachs of the Amer
lean people. Protection is always wrong
when it extends to monopoly. 1t is al
ways unconstitutional when it goes be-
yond raising revenue to carry on the
government of the United States. When
it is endowed with power to cover but
ter and beef it is a sin and q crime
against personal rights and the welfare
-of the state.
Already in New York beef has risen
TO Is cents a pound and will be higher
If the congress does not take bill hold"
sof the monster meat trust. 1t is sure to
be higher. 1t is advancing in the face
of all prophecy. The worst butter in
h world sells in Wilmington for 40
cents, While good, pure oleomargarine
can be bought for 20 cents. And yet
the congress dares to PASS that villain
GUS law against a large legitimate
business to put 10 cents tax on oleo-
margarine, hoping to crush its manu-
facture and to deprive millions of peo-
pie OF a good substitute for ordinary
butter such as is now sold. The best
scientific chemists la examined oleo-
margarine. by analysis. and they all de-
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Joseph Sandlin Is a young white
boy. between Il and 13 years Of
age who works for Mr.. John 8. Harrias
at Front Street market. Yesterday
morning Mr.. Harriss sent the boy With
a push cart to deliver some sweet 20
tatoes n vegetables TO the steamer
Clyde lying at the wharf of the Cape
Fear Lumber Company.
When young SandIin got to the en-
trance Of the Till, he met four negro
boys who were Older than himself and
they at once set upon him In a most
malicious manner. They began by
asking him for some potatoes. but he
Told them he had them for the steamer
nd could not give them away. They
however. helped themselves TO the no.
tatoes and In going oft, threw stones
back at the boy. He got under the car
to protect hims-lf from the missiles.
but the negroes returned, pulled him
from under the cart and after cutting
and beating him, they added 10 their
deviltry by dragging him to an exhaust
pipe from the dry kiln and held his
r1gnt foot under the pipe. from which
was pouring steam and hot water. He
screamed In pain n called for help
Dut no n heard him, but fearing that
he had been head the negroes ran and
left him to get away As best he could.
Young Sandiin. with the assistance OF
another boy. came down tow and re-
ported the matter to MIR. Harrsss. He
had DR.. A H Harriss to dress the
boys leg and foot. and notified the
police department. Officers were sent
out 10 search for the boys, but they
could not be found.
The boys leg was trribly scaIded
: from the calf TO his foot. and his foot
was also badly burned He Is the step
] son OF MI l. ID Sandiin. who lives at
/, 621 South Front street. His mother Is
living.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29
OBSERVANDA.

Mr.. Frank r. Stockton, one of the
most popular and best known Of Ameri-I
can story writer's of the last quarter of
a century. died a few days ago sudden
ly of cerebral hemorrhage in Washing
ton. He was a native Of philadelphia.
and was born the 9Th &C April 1884. and
was therefore. past his 6Sth year. He
lived in Virginia at one time. He
was first a draughtsman and e%ngraver.I
He began to make reputation as a
writer and he entered journalism. He
was connected with the PHILADELPHIA
Post first, and then with Health and
Home, and later with ~Scribner's Month";
lily. He became afterwards assistant
leditor of st. Nicholas, a fine children's
monthly. He soon made a bright name
by his funny, fantastic stories for chill
ldren. From a sketch in the New York
Evening Post we learn that in 1873, he
published his very successful "Rudder
IGrange" stories, and in 1884 appeared
1.-The Lady or the Tiger" perhaps the
most successful Of all his inventions.
The problem presented by it was a gen.
eral topic of discussion, and IA even
lchosen as the subject of a comic opera.
He was also the author of a number of
novels which a many readers. Among
them may be mentioned The Late Mrs.
Null, The Casting Away Of Mrs. Lecks
and Mrs. Aleshine,' The Dusantes,
The Hundredth Man. The Girl at
jCobhurst.' THE vizier Of the Two
Horned Alexander Kate Bonnet etc.
All these were marked by the ingenious
humor and quaint fancy which were his
distinguishing characteristics"
We have to confess to a very limited
knowledge Of this genuine American
novelist, so very much read and ad-
mired. The northern press have moth
ing but most cordial, approving, admir-
ing words for him. The Evening Post
had a column and a half upon him. and
it is very appreciative OF bis unques-
toned gifts Of an uncommon order
That paper is distinguished for its lit.
Ierary ability so we copy from it again;
Few living American authors could
have left behind them quite that sense
lof irreparable loss which is the invol.
Iuntary tribute Of thousands of reader.
to the memory of Stockton His taient
was so peculiarly his own, and so en-
tagging at all times. . Mr. Stockton
knew his people well enough to tax,
lall kinds Of liberties with them ana
lsubiect them to all the extravagan
Icaprices which a very fertile magma
Ition could invent; but he never los
lsight Of the fact hat they were normal
Wholesome Americans, and he respected
them, while in the slyest and most in
'sinuating manner he planned to max,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29
PURCHASE OF sEABoARD STOCK
HOIding of the Cochran Estnte
Bought by u Syndicate.

Baltimore, April 25.-A syndicate
including the dominant interests Tn
the Seaboard Air Line railway and In
1uential New York associates has pur
chased the holdings of the Cochra1
estate in that property. These hold
ings amount to 81 1000 shares OF pre-
terred and common STICKS. The pur-
chasers are: John L. Williams & Sons.
of Richmond. Va; J. w. Middendorf
& Co, of Baltimore: vermilye & Co,
of New York; Hallgarten & Co. Of
York. william 4. Cochran. from whose
estate this stccx was bought, vas o
wealthy carpet manufacturer of Yonk.
ars. n. Y. who was closely associates
with Messrs. Williams and Middendorf
in the creation of the Seaboard -
tenn.
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them ridiculous. . . Perhaps no writer
has exploited this kind Of humor-
which, for its very intellectual quality,
a quibbler might cal rather wit-so
long and so successfully as Mr.. Stock
ton has DONE"
And now we take a few lines from a
western opinion OF this rare master OF
real humor and whimsical originality"
The Chicago Record-Herald begins an
editorial on him by saying:
"Regret for the sudden death of
Frank r. Stockton is sure to be al sim
cere as it is universal. The world can
never view with indifference the de-
parture of any mar who has added so
much TO the sum total of its wholes-
some laughter as Mr.. Stockton has in
the last thirty-odd years. . Mr.. Stock
ton was much more than a humoriSt.
At his best he had the power Of Great
ing characters of a joyously impossible
kind, and of placing them in situations
still more fantastic, yet making their
delightfully."- humorous acts take on an
Elusive air Of sweet reasonableness. He
dealt scarcely at all in wit, but his
humor was as genuine as it was kindly
and contagious"
This most popular OF authors had rel
atives in this city. That esteemed and
venerated citizen, one Of the most faith
full of printers, Mr.. Thomas T. Seeders,
was a first cousin to Mr.. Stockton. His
niece, Mrs. Frank A. Muse, was second
cousin. Mr.. Stockton was a half
brother to one of tine most eloquent and
late Rev. DR.. Thomas Stockton, who in
his day had such a very high rank.
= i. Il
The reading Of the entire volume on
The Sectional Struggle" Is confined to
Early Tariffs and Notification" has
been one Of genuine interest and in
struction. We found the boo much
more engaging than we anticipated
We expected it to be informing, full OF
old matter in new condensation, but
could harly anticipate that an octave
devoted to the old debates on tariffs
and tine old excitement as to "Nulli1ca.
ton" in 1888. would be SO fresh, so al
Turing. so replete with lessons for thu
instruction Of men of this time. the be.
ginning Of a new century. But 1t 1.
really a volume OF much interest and
abounds in lessons that arouse and edi
fly. One not familiar with the history
of political contests IN the first thirty.
three years OF the last century and Il
DESTROYS to be informed. can not do bet
ter than to read this well prepared
work The fairness, the thoroughness o
the authors study Of the times treatet
cannot be ~gainsaid. but is patent to an.
attentive. intelligent reader. 1t vii
give the southern student Of policie
and outrages just what he needs. !
will show him in the resolutions. de
bates, animadversions and person
alities just how reckless and sci
fish and bitter were the people O
New England and some other northerl
states in the beginning of our histor
as a great, free. enlightened and reso
lutte people. 1t will amaze the studen
why revolution or secession did not com
by 1880. or e earlier. instead Of tn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29
Destructive Dust storm.

Topeka, Kan, April 25.-A fierce
north wind. carrying clouds of dust and
low temperature, has been blowing in
kansas since noon today. There is no
indication of rain and the wheat fields
lare drifting badly. The effect on all
lgrowing crops is u~nfavorable but as the
wind has been cool, no particular DAM
Iage has been done. A dispatch from
Lyons says that no rain has fallen there
lfor seven months
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29

81 have been
troubled all my
life with catarrh
In my head. /
took Peruna for
n bout three
months 6, and
now think / am
permancptl
cured. I believe
that for catarrh
in all its forms
Peruna is the
medicine OF the
ape- 1T cnras
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A County Commissioners Letter.
Hon. John Williams, County Commits
siouer, of SIT West Second street, Duluth,
Mimi, says the following in regard to
Peruna:
Gas a remedy for catarrh I can cheer
fully recommend Peruna. I know what
It is to suffer from that terrible disease
and I feel that it is my duty to speak q
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29

good word for the tonic that brought me
immediate relief. Peruna cured me Of a
bad case Of catarrh and I know it will
cure any other sufferer from that dis
ease."-John Williams.
Miss Matte l.. Guild, President I'LL
nois Young Peoples Christian Temper
ance Union, in a recent letter from Chi.
cago, ILL.,, says:
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Hon. W. p. Brownlow, Congressman
from Tennessee, writes from Wash
ington, ID. c., the following:
II have suffered from catarrh Of the
stomach for several years, and for the
past twelve months was in an exceed
ingly critical condition. My attention.
was called to your Peruna, and began
to use ii, and my improvement was
noticeable after the first three days 1
have taken three bottles Of the medicine
and I feel satisfied that I am now almost,
IL not permanently, cured. In connec-
ton with the Peruna, I have used your
Manalin for biliousness and torpid liver-
I regard 1t as the best medicine for this
purpose that 7 have ever used. Having
been benefited so much myself, 1 give
Won this statement, that others may be
likewise benefited."-w. p. Brovnlow,
NJ. c., Jonesborc, Tenn.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator OF Reecr-
voir Council No. los, Northwestern Le-
gion of Honor, of Minneapolis, Mimi.
writes from 2S5 Polk street, n. E.:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29
BY

Four Young Brutes CauGh q Whft
Boy and Terribly scalded Him Yes-
terday mt the Cape Fear Lunher
COmpnny's Mill by ass
Foot Under an Exhaust Pipe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29
Mig Cotton sale.

Savannah. Ga. April 2l-The largest
Individual sale Of spot cotton ever
made in this market occurred today
when E. Cassoni. Of Milan. bought p
o1s bales Of spst from John Flannery
q c..
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HON. DAE. A. GR0svENOR, OF THE FAMOUS OHIO FAMILY.
Hon. Dan. :. Grosvenor, Deputy Auditor for the War Department in a letter
written from Washington, d. G., says:
"AHow me to express my gratitude to You for tie benefit derived
from one bottle of Peruna. One week has brought wonderful changes
and am now IS well a. ever Besides being one of the very best
spring fonics il s an excellent catarrh remedy"-
DAN A. GROSVENOR.
In a recent euer h avs
"I consider Peruna really more merfforious than did when wrote
you last receive numerous letters from acquaintances all over the
country asking me If my certificate is genuine. Invariably answer,
yes. "--Dan. A. Grosven0r
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
POSTAGE PREPAID.

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail
ssne year 500: six months $3.50; three
ene-.-hs s1.75; n month so cents
Served in the city at 60 cents a month.
one week Is cents. Sis for three months
or 800 a year.
THE SEM1-WEEKLY MESSENGER
1.-TWO s-page papers). by mail n year
81 90: six months so cents. in advance.
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Death of q Colleague of Daniel
Webster.

Nashville. Tenn. April 24-Edwin H.
Ewing who was q colleague OF Daniel
"epster In h national house Of rap
resentatiyes. died tonight In Mufrees-
boro. Tenn. at the age OF 50 years.
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az do0bf n Peruns has q rival In al
tire remedies recommended to-day fer
cafarh Of tire SYSTEM A remedy fE1f
viii curc csfasTh Of fhe stomach viii
cure the Sane condition Of the mucous
membrane anywhere. fhave found IL
the best remedy have yer tried Tor
csfarrh, and believing II worthy my
endorsement IgfadIy accond H. -Aisfnc
l. Guild.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-21
Requirements for Registra.
ton Under Constitution
May Disfranchise Them.

One of the surprises of the new Con-
stitution of Virginia may be the disfran-
chisement of majority OF the ministers
in the. Methodist Conference.
Under the new instrument no one can
register who has not lived at the place
where he offers for registration at least
twelve months preceding. Less than a
year ago conference met and over two
thirds of the Methodist pastors in the
State We're sent to other charges. These
have not been at their new homes the
requisite time, and may thus have lost
their right to register.
1t is an interesting point, and one that
is causing a great deal of annoyance
among the ministers themselves as well
as to the leaders OF the Democratic
party.
OF the ministers in the Virginia Com
ference there are very few who are not
Democrats, and one of the unexpected
effects of the new Constitution may be
the cost to the party of some three hun
dred Or more voters at the fall election
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-21
DIED SUDDENLY FAR
FROM HOME AND FRIENDS

James Shannon, an electrician employ
ed here in the work of putting wires
of the city under ground. while walking
up Ninth Street at a little before 3 o'clock
this morning with a companion complain
ed of being tired and sat down and ex-
pired. He had been out with John Porth.
friend, who was engaged in the same
work here, and APPARENTLY was perfectly
Well
Shannon came here recently from his
home. at No. 1872 First Avenue New
York, being an employe of the electrical
firm that is placing the wires of the fire
alarm and Telegraph underground He was
stopping at No. S21 East Grace Street. His
companion. John Forth who was employ
ed in the same work was also from New
York. His Richmond home is No. 219
East Twenty-sixth Street.
Shannon and his friend were out To-
gether last night and both were In the
best of spirits and both perfectly we'll
While going up Ninth Street, Shannon
said he was tired. and after passing Bank
Street he sat down to rest In a short
time he was dead. Death was APPARENT
" due to heart disease. Shannon was a
man of about five feet nine inches In
height and weighed about 140 pounds He
was about thirty-two or three years old.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-21
The Authoress Gives Her
Impressions Of the Life of
the Smart Set"

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
NEW YORK, Sept. oO.-N1rs. Burton
Harrison the authoress, relies to Henry
Watterson's attack on the Newport
smart set in an interview as follows:
..As | look at the dwellers in the great
houses of New York and Newport, whose
names are daily recited upon the rosary
of writers for the press, family after
family passes before the minds eye
whose number contains no such offender
against morals and manners as those in
dicated as being among the leaders of
this voluptuous principality.
Some of them are dull, respectable
people, who indeed seem quite satisfied
when they have built a great house and
filed it with fine furniture and lighting
servants. who crowd the family to the
wall or send them miserably wandering
into other great houses. where they have
no topics of conversation but their
wrongs at the hands OF their dependents.
Others frankly live for the amassins
of luSuries and such display of those
le,ongings as shall entitle the INTO rank
higher than the givers of the entertain
meat that as a record breaker went be-
fore Many of them are utterly devoid
of interest in the surroundings they have
created al such a cost. wandering TO and
fro on the face of the earth until obliged
to reoccupy homes from which they hope
soon to escape again.
THE whole atmosphere is charged with
the sense of unrest. instability, a douhk
Of ones neighbors position. tempted by
a little wholesome uncertainty as to ones
own. money worship. and an affection of
that rcpose of old worlds manner to be
fornd in a caste born to the purple-all
struggling against each other.
Folly, extravaganza. eNuberance that
masses good form. and sometimes de-
cency, faults in abundance may be theirs:
b,I, Of the subtle and hidden immortality
ascribed 10 TEN. / honestly believe these
conspicuous unfortunates to be suitless.''