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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-19

loV, G peclally 81 the iaw pflees paid
for same. G0od walnut lumber Is
worth $50 n $40 per thousand feet. Il
would be well fur all hose owning
szIulc walnut trees 20 hple them Tor
the figbt prices 10 The near future.
a eeptlemau ehe ha- been la the
lrnn bnslaess, and who recently paid
yisit 10 the irun hill, says there viii
he, within a short time an electric ear
line trim Vinita ~ 0wendnle. The
same indlvidutl ~ supar.enthusiasilc 10
over the pr spect- foE a great Iron
city here. lie loaded himself dawn
0lth nae specimens n ore. A recent
as.ay ~ the IRE revealed 90 nef cent
hematile lrun, per cent silver. Ter
cent copper, With trsclugs 0f gold.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-19
~ EarIx Daxa.

The earliest railroads. were designed to
be tollways. on which any man corid
run bis own cars on hia own schedule
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
Great National Defence Scheme.

Washington, May 29.-The ava gen.
eral board has completed its elaborate
scheme for the defence of the Atlantic,
Pacific. Gulf and Great Lakes coasts
Of the United States. Admiral Dewey
declares the scheme to be ~"vitally I'M
portant to the country at large"
The purpose is to approximate an
impregnable defense of the entire q
line of the United States and its foreign
possessions.
Acting Secetay Darling today signed
the instructions to the commandments OF
the thirteen naval districts into which
the country has been divided regard
ing the establishment Of an appoint
ment basis of naval patrol. The duty
of the patrol will be to secure and for
ward information and to communicate
with ships at sea. The treasury, war
and agricultural departments VIII CO
operate with the navy in this work.
The general ines of the Oas signal
service. put in operation during the
war with Spain, will be followed.
Special naval stations, life saving sta
tons. light houses and light ships,
army signal stations. coast stations Of
the weather bureau and auxiliary
scouting. lookout, or patrol ships all
will be called on to participate in the
scheme and at appropriate stations
telegraph, telephone, cable and wireless
means of communication will be provi-
ded and kept constantly in working
condition.. The laval militia to q large
extent will be called on to make up the
naval patrol crews.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
MIR. EDWARD ATKINSON'S ERROR

MI. Edward Atkinson, Of Boston, oLc
of the prime movers in the new educa-
tionaI movement for the south, writes
as follows to The Manufacturers Re-
cord regarding a conversation reGehIlE
with a gentleman from South CaTollhd-
ssHe also expressed, as did manE
others, the most earnest support OF 'He
Joint movement represented AT me Gull
Vention in Richmond for eStaoisElhS
common schools which you are o9poS-
ing in such a way as to conIlrlh me III
nv that your writers n
ouch mon AS the senator from North
Carolina who lately made such a SHY
address. are absolutely afraid that IN
the progreS of the next generation the
coIored people will attain a higher po-
sitiOn induStrially and perhaps IN prop
erty than the masses OF the poor whites
of the sOuth-ignOrant, ilHtera'e n
ayerse to going to schOOl. That is the
fear of many men Of sense and dIScre-
fion in the south which is leading them
to invite all the cooperation they can
get and all the aid they n secure N
ovecoming these eyifs.'
We do not know upon What informa-
ton Mr.. Atkinson bases his statement
thai many men Of sense and dis :ret1on
at the south are lending their aid to
this new educational move because
they fear the cOlored people VII at
tain n higher position industrialiy and
perhaps in property than the poor
white people. We do not think ne has
basis for such belief. We do not believe
there are any sensible men in this sec
ton who entertain such belief There
&c no foundation for it and nc sensible
man who knows any thing about the
situation at the south would have such
fear. 1t is no such fear as this when
causes opposition to the new scheme
for an educational campaign at the
south. It is based upon much sounder
and more sensible principles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

Railway traffic at the south is increas-
ing so rapidly that the main ines find
themselves compelled to double track
their roads. 1t has been announced that
the Southern will spend twenty-five
millions dollars on this and other need
ed improvements. According to The
Raleigh News and Observer it should
spend some of this for new crossties.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac will also put down a double track
between Richmond ard its terminal
connection with the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn near Washington City. This
double tracking Will cost these roads
immense sums, which they would not
spend unless driven 70 il by the de-
mands of traffic. Il shows how rapidly
the south is increasing its business with
the other sections OF the country.
Nothing could be a better index OF the
progress Of our section.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

1t is said the Philadelphia newspa-
pers have published more cartoons Of
Governor Pennypacker since he signed
the libel bill than they did before. 1t
has been intimated that the governor
was afraid TO put his law to the test.
Those papers which rely on that will pe
mighty apt to find out after awhile
that they have made a great mistake.
Pennypacker is sore and is mad 200.
and he is surely going 10 have his re-
venge out OF some Of the newspa per
men for the abuse and ridicule .hey
heaped upon him. You Will hear some
thing drop some of these LAYS and it
won't be funny to the newspaper men
either.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.

Lexington. Virginia, May Il
mornings session of the genera
assembly passed upon much business.
Consideration of reports by committees
developed SO much discussion that a
FIVE minute rule for speaking was
adopted.
The committee On the narrative OF
the state of religion was submitted and
ordered to be inserted as an appendix
to the minutes It was also ordered to
be read from the pulpit and inserted in
all church papers. The report showed
eighty-one out Of ~eighty-tWo Presby-
teries had submitted narratives to the
committee. The committee on foreign
correspondence reported relative to a
communication from the synod of the
Reformed PRESBYTERIAN curch asking
that q committee be appointed II con-
slider with like committees closer union
of reformed churches, that the appoint
ment of such a committee be not made
as there was no evidence in sight that
justified the assembly in hoping that
the object proposed might be gained in
this way. 1t was adopted.
a resolution of thanks to Robert
Nhyte, elder or Regent square 1IcSuS-
terrain church, London, England, Tor
services rendered the aSsemblys Atri-
can mission and for its report in Lon
don. and for kindly aid given missions
and missionaries, was passed.
The report Of the committee on Sab
bath schools was adopted by the as
sembly. DR.. a. L. Phillips, of Rich
mond. as recommended in this report
was retained as general superintendent
of Sabbath schools and Young Peoples
Societies.
The report on systematic benet1cence
vas adopted. 1t showed that every
P~resbytery on the rolls including two
new ones organized during the past
year or q total of eighty-one, had sent a
report. This report Shove the that
IA grand total of S466, 75S had been given
for specific causes during the year end
ing March 81, which, compared with
last years report, showed a net Sa1n
of $685..
An ad interim committee was ap-
pointed to take up the question Of
schedule of systematic beneficence and
report to the neXt assembly. The re-
port of an ad interim committee on
committees and cOmisslons was put on
the docket for consideration at the next
assembly. 1t was ordered published as
an appendix to the minutes Adjourn
ment is not yet in sight. Many COM
missioners a gone home.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

the blood is cleansed, pimples, letter,
salt-rheum, boils, sores, and other results
of impure blood, are perfectly and per-
manently cured.
-For three wears I suffered with that dreaded
disease eczema" writes Mrs. J. Koepp, of Her
man. Oregon. ~ was tod to try DR.. PierCe's
Golden Medical Discovery, which I did, and af-
ter ! had taken fourteen bottles l was perma
nentlv cured. 1t has been a year since ] stopped
taking YOUR medicine and II has never appeared
since. I think your medicine a wonderful cure
and hope others suffering as 1 did, will take il
and be relieved Of their suffering"
Some of the O remarkable cures
effected by Golden Medical Discovery"
have been OF scrofulous diseases.
II will forever thank you for advising me to
take DIT. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
writes Mrs. Jas. Murphy, OF Fonda, Pocahontas
Co. Iowa. ut has cured ne of chronic sCroiula
of twelve years standing. / had doctorec for
the trouble until l was completely discouraged.
I also had chronic diar-hea for twelve years. I
am in good health now-better than ] ever was
in nv life, owing 10 DR.. PierCe,s Golden Medical
Discovery. ! took several bottles OF the Dlsccv-
cry before l stopped
Accept no substitute FOR Golden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothing "just
as good for diseases CT the stomach,
blood and lungs.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure dig
ziness and sick headache.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
THE WE'LL PRIZES.
Lucky Pupils in the G~Oldsboro
Graded SchOoI-May German-Mr.
dent.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Goldsboro, y. c., May 29.-The closing
Exercises of the GOldsbOro graded school
lcame off this morning in the Messenger
lopera house and were attended by a
large crowd of relatives and friends of
THE graduating class. The principal
address was made by Hon. J. Y. JOY
lner, state superintendent Of public in
Istruction, who made an address of one
hours length. This speech was preced-
led by an opening prayer by Rev. DR..
IF. D.. Swinden and by an address by
the president of the graduating class,
master John NJ. Robinson. Other men,
lbers of the class were on the programme
flor essays, which We're very ~creditable
land highly interesting. Diplomas We're
presented to the following by Mr.. John
wv. Bryan: Misses. Stella May Hood.
lCatharine VI. Gibson, Carrie Bell Nc
IGee, Mary Toler and Master John
tMosele Robinson. The We'll prizes Of
1920 in gold each to the two scholars
making the highest average were won
lby Miss MCGEE and Mr.. Robinson. who
lalso get two free scholarships. Mr..
Robinson getting one to the University
land Miss McGee getting one to Eliza
{beth college, in Charlotte. The We'll
tprizeS were presented by Colonel Jos.
lE. Robinson in a short but eloquent ad-
idress which he delivered in his usual
graceful manner John VI. Robinson.
lwho Won the We'll prize, is a son of
Judge w. S. OBJ. Robinson. who sup
lplemented the prize with a check for
$500 made payable to his son. Misses
Pearl Brinson and Cleaner Monroe re-
Iceived certificates for proficiency in
certain studies.
The annual May germon in the arm
Iory of the Goldsboro Rifles tonight was
Ia society event OF unusual Importance.
The young people who are at home
from school were in attendance togeth-
|er with those h enjoy such occasions.
The music was furnished by the K. of
p. orchestra of his city.
Mr.. Will Tew, an employee Of the
southern Railway freight depot in his
city, had his right foot badly crushed
last night. He was on top of a freight
car and got his foot caught between
two cars when they came together. The
bumper from one car was missing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
Letter to II. VI. Taylor.
Of Wilmington, y. c.

Dear Sir: You ask how many square
fleet a gallon will cover. Depends en-
condition Of building.
There is a great deal of lying on this
point. The stock claim of lying paints
is 800 square feet, two coats. It's a lie.
las a rule.
Devoe covers 800 to 500, our agents
think. We think 300 too low n 500 too
high; though doubtless, they both
OCCUR.
How much the other paints cover is
Iequally doubtful: we guess 100 u 400.
The truth is found in another am
Iparison. Devoe is ALL paint, true paint.
strong paint, and full measure; the
Iothers in general are, at the best, di-
iluted, adulterated n short-meaSure.
They cover according to body and
measure. You can't paint with clay
lime chalk sand bartyeS water or air
no body in them. Go by Devoe.
Yours truly,
F W DEVOE & co
NJ. W. Divine & Co sell our paint.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
Chance of n Lifetime.

stop, you s~coundreI. Stand where
you are, Move a muscle and Ill put
4 mole through YOU"
The burglar. surprised in the act,
stood still, says The Chicago Tribune.
Hold up our hands. further COM
manded the stern voice that spoke TO
him u of the darkness.
He complied.
Now l am going 70 disarm You. Re
member, I've got you covered with
a 44-calibre revolver, and I know how
to shoot"
In a few moments the intruder, re-
lieved of a pair of shooting irons, a
knife and a slungshot, was permitted
to lower his hands.
d as l tell O now, no more and
no less, was the next
Reach your hand out for that watch
on the bureau. as you were doing when
L caught you at II. But dom you touch
it There. stand perfectly still till 1
tell You 20 move. That will
do. and l have secured an excellent
hashlight picture of a burglar in action
something l have been trying to get
for the last ten years. I'll not detain
you n longer. You can go out the
way You came. GoOd-by."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
Bound to be a Strike.

Norfolk. Va. May 50.-Present ,ndi-
l%cations point TO the fact that there will
he a very serious tie up at the port of
Norfolk. Monday morning. The marine
engineers have declared their intention
of resigning their positions on steam
vessels if the scale of wages they have
adopted is o accepted by the owners
by that time. The owners held q meet
Ing today and passed reolution refusing
to accede 10 the demands of their N
ployes.
At a meeting OF owners and represent
tatives Of the 7 Of steam vessels
held today at the general Offices of the
Norfolk and Southern railway, Il was
decided % put out OF service after
Sunday twenty-siX steam vessels. L.
II. Davis. superintendent Of the Norfolk
county ferries, is among those who re-
fuse to sign the new scale. and a CON-
plete tie up Of the ferries is feared.
More than two hundred men will be
out Of employment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
HI ROGTES FALLING OUT

There seems to be no end to the fraud
and rascalitv in the postoftice depart
ment. Now that the men have peSuIl
To make cross charges and to incrlml-
nate each other there is some IkeL-
hood of the whole truth being reached,
if Postmaster General Payne will allow
it 10 be given TO the public. Cashier
TulIoch, who apparently was trying TO
reform all the abuses in the department,
now comes in for his share of charges
of improper conduct furnished by the
Washington City postmaster II the
truth were known there would be few
men in the department, high or low.
who would not De found deserving 4
term in the ~penitentiary-
The of assistant postmasters
of larger salaries han the law provides,
which has been found TO be the case in
fourteen first and second class pOstof-
fees, is classed by the postmaster gen.
eraI as an 'irregularity." 1t is nothing
less h stealing from the government,
but it is robbery in uch Il mild form
with some of the other frauds
that Mr.. Payne grades it simply u an
irreguIarity. In postottices
there are found 10 be men holding Of
fees that do not exist. md. of course,
drawing pay from the government.
This Nh. Payne classes as another irreg-
ularity. Mr.. Payne declares hat none
of these items indicate any wrong do
ing. Paying higher salary than the
law provides and paying salary for an
office which does not exist are not do
ing wrong on the part of these post
masters. according TO MI PayneIs idea
OF right and wrong.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
Cotton Man Commits
Suicide.

New Orleans, May 30.-His health IN
.dermined by business worries, n his
mind unbalanced, Frank Emmett. q
prominent cotton broker, who retired
from business a few days ago, ended
his life today with a pen knife. Ar
rangements were being made to remove
him to a sanitarium bit he escaped the
attention of his family after dinner last
night, retired to his room and cut his
Mr. Emmett was a member Of
the cotton exchange and had been sue
ceful in business. He was forty-eight
years old.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
To Boom the Price of Prints.

Fall River. Mass, May 29.-The sales
for the week in the local print cloths
market amounted to about 200. 900
pieces. The market continues firm on a
basis of 3 IA per cents for regulars-an
advance Of lie over last weeks price.
manufacturers are reported as being
unwilling to dispose of goods at pre-
prices on account of the high
level of the cotton market. The Borden
City No. l INC the Merchants No. 3
have closed for lack OF cotton. If con-
do not change materially within
IA week or two other Individual con-
Germs are expected to follow the course
Iof those mills now closed in order that
tit may lessen the production and help
Ito boom the price OF cloth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

It would not surprise us any day Il
hear that the mountaineers of Breathitt
county, Kentucky, had made a rush on
the state troops on duty in jackson and
that a bloody battle had taken place.
There are only about 4 hundred and
twenty-five soldiers in the town. They
have two rapid fire guns. Should the
mountaineers attempt TO rush the Jail
for the purpose OF rescuing Jet and
White these soldiers could do terrible
execution with the ear al hand be-
fore overpowered or before they had
driven off the = iders. Such an affair
would be d~eplorabIe indeed. 1t is 10 be
hoped that it Will not occur and tina
the state can preserve the peace and
give these men a fair and impartial
trial. Some legal executions in that
section of kentucky would have Won
derful effect in putting down the law
less element who now think that there
is no law for murder but that of re-
PrisaI.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
UGLY SMALLPOX RECORD.
Health Reports Tha During the
ear There Were HOO Cases and
& Deaths.
Especial to The MeSSenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., May 29.-Dr. Richard
H. Lewis, secretary of the State Board
of Health, has completed his report
the twelve months ending May 1st,
and finds there We're forty-four hundred
cases of smallpox in North Carolina
that period and over one hun
bred and sixty deaths from this dis
This is the largest number since
the smallpox appeared in the state five
years ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

The Washington Post remarks thai
North Carolina Ia about completed the
marketing of half a million crates of
strawberries and has not thought of
adopting Carnegie's advice about dy-
ing o And We have not go done
marketing Strawberries yet. The third
rOp of the year is said to be just be-
ginning to come on. Is not this a won
derful country? Where else can you
produce three crops Of berries a year2
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

Cyclones and hail storms are reported
from all Over the country, but Montana
is the only state that can boast Of a
late May BLIZZARD"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
Would You Think 1t?

Would you think it possible that you
could be disappointed in the face of awo1n-
an whose shapely shoulders, and beauti-
full hair suggest womanly perfection and
beauty? Such disappointment comes
rot seldom when the face turned to YOU
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

Does Senator Foraker mean hat he
had buried the Ratchet and that here
after he will support Senator Hanna?
His words imply as mucn, but then he
is a politician.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

shows dlshgur-
ing blotches and
blemishes. IN
general the
cause of these
eruptions is i'm
pure blood.
DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery pun-
fes the blood,
and emoves
the corrupt ac-
cumulati
b b cause
disease. When
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

The Columbia State thinks the south
ern educational scheme must be right
because it is approved of by the New
York Evening Post. 1t says:
When even The Evening Post ap-
plauds a scheme for southern educa-
ton which does not involve negro
equality. surely the rest of us ought
to be satisfied that it is all right"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

Chicago has a strike on which has
caused loud demand for arbitration
The beer wagon drivers have cult
work
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

The Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Of New York, sends gu to ali who ap-
ply for it a very handy little book en-
titled Accidents" and telling how to
treat them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
PAYING THE DEFICIT.

The State Treasurer Disturbing the
Money Secured for the New state
BOnds-The Postal Troubles in
Washington WOn't Interfere With
the New Routes for Norm Carolina.
other Matters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

1t is hardly likely that the Pennsyl-
vania state republican convention will
insert the press mueller in its plat
form.-Atlanta Constitution.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

Wonder i Rockefeller is going to get
a patent ON his style of golf playing as
cure for badness?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02

Somehow Governor Pennypacker's
muzzles DO not seem to fit the Pniladel-
phia editors.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-02
isu Know VIVA. You are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the 1nrmula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing tina
it is simply iron AM Quinine in a
tasteless form. No cure no paw soc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-22
Ran 10 Commit Suicide.

Battle Creek. Mich, May l9.-Pur
sued by his brother in a constable.
wagon and by a patrol wagon filled
with officers. Herbert Woodstock. a
wealthy business man from Bridge
port. o., succeeded in a race for his
death Monday afternoon. Woodstock
accompanied by his mother and broth
er, was at the Halliday hotel awaiting
entrance TO the Adventist sanitarium
for nervous troubles. About l O'Clock
he snatched a revolver and ran down
stairs TO the street His brother
Jumped into a constables wagon and
was driven after him at full speed
After running three blocks Woodstock
ran into woodshed on Green street
and sent bullet through his brain
just as his brother was about 10 over
take him, and the police had also
nearly reached him. He was not in.
sane, but was suffering from melan.
cholia.