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The daily sentinel., 1903-12-05

What kind of lead pencil is best for
writing a love letter." asked the blush
ing maiden. soft" replied the prac-
teal man, with laugh.-Chicago
News.
Mrs. Knicker-"Is Mrs. Amos n we'll
informed weman?" Mrs Booker
Yes. indeed; her cook has lived with
all the other families in the neigh
borhood. New Yorker.
I'VE had planned an ideal life; love
in Il cottage and all that, you know"
wen, why did you not carry it out?'
THE man who owned the cottage in
sisted on rent in advance. Houston
Post.
Maud-"You can't make me believe
an opal is an unlucky stone. L was
wearing one when 1 first met Henry"
Irene-"It certainly brought good luck
to you. What was Henry wearing?"
Chicago Tribune.
She-"They don't seem happy to-
gether. He once told me that his wife
was the liglffrsf his life" He-"Ah-
but the light was always going out"
She Catching the idea)-"And leaving
him entirely in the dark."-Punch.
Young Short was only five feet two,
His girl was six feet one.
And, though they oft would bill and coo,
No kissing eer was done.
The parting he would ne'er Drolong
But hastily would say: so longl"
Philadelphia Record.
Embryo Artist-'What do you think
of that for painting? You wouldn't
believe that is the first thing 1 ever
completed. would you:" Careful Crit
ic-"I might think so, but i wouldn't
say so for anything Boston Tran
script.
"Our minister gave voice to some
great thoughts in his talk this morn
ing" said the good de.con. Yes"
replied the village librarian, Thoughts,
in fact, that have been thought by
some of our greatest thinkers.'-Chi-
cago News.
Il should think you would be ambi-
tious for political distinction" NO"
answered Mr.. Cumrox. Il don't care for
it. My daughter has studied paint
ing and her pictures of me are funny
enough without calling the aid of
any professional cartoonisr." Wash
ington Star.
Mrs. Patty DO You really think DR..
Duckman is a skilful physician?" Mrs.
Giblin (the patient)-"I don't know so
much about that. But he has such n
disquieting way with him, When 1
said l hoped l shouldn't be buried
alive, he said he'd look out for that.
Wasn't that thoughtful of him?'-
Boston Transcript.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-05
BOB PEOPLES WHISTLENC CAT.
-
By ALFRED J. wATERHoUsE.

that cat of Bob PEBBLES, an. b'gosh,
gents, you kin b'lieve me er not, the
blame critter was whistln' tune Yes,
sir; twas short. but twas a tune.
didn't exactly remember the name of
the tune, but twas one all right
Thereupon all Firesteel adjourned to
Bob PEBBLES house TO satisfy itself and
was convinced.
At this juncture of affairs Mr.. Pee
bles became unwontedly energetic.
First of all he constructed a house-like
structure on his wagon. Then. turning
artist. he painted on its sides in great.
sfIn nnlinp lnIfnrs.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-05

OBJ PEEBLES, 4 long, Iank
Westerner. was sitting in
his Dakota nome watching
a cat that was struggling
back to conscious life.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-05

mo one should ever judge that man
by the company he keeps" WHY"
Hes the warden of our jail"-Troy
Budget.
She-"Which do you prefer. blonde
or Il brunette?' He-'Both, blonde
girl and brunette veranda. INDIAN
apolis Sun.
i.Yhen invited to weddings
We oft contract debts
BY sending our presents
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
Ten Thousand Vets.

San Francisco, August 19.-Ten thou
SAM survivors of the civil war passed
in review today, marching to the mar
&sIl tunes that inspired them to en-
a ' forty years ago. Above the ma
tIona! colors, borne by every marcher,
proudly foated torn and tattered flags.
These. with empty sleeves and limping
salt. were eloquent reminders of the
sorrow and glory of war. Unlike the
parade of yesterday with the quick
marching line of youth. this procession
va the measured and steady tread OF
age. AS the different divisions marched
along waves of sentiment passed over
narchers and spectators. There aver
hrany still vigorous in line but they
waited for their weaker comrades and
the column halted often on its two
nile course.
III the long line were men from every
corner Of the nation. OF all the states.
California excepted, the n that had
the largest number in line was Illinois.
but Ohio was acloSe second.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
SIZES A UNION PRINTER .
Typographical Error in New Orleans
Charged Up to the Typesetter.

Typographical Union No. II. CNew
Or!eans) is stirred up owe the decision
of Judge Downing, of he First City
court. in the case of The Daily News
against r. Wilkin, and will carry it up
to the United States supreme court, if
possible. Wilkin, who is a union prln-
ter, in setting up a bank statement for
The News got a figure wrong. The
bank refused to pay for the ADVERTISE
ment because of the error, W~hereupon
The News charged Wilkin full value of
the advertisement and took the amount
out of his pay.
The printers in The News office at
once struck and The News surrendered.
The owners, however, brought suit
against Wiikin for damages, which was
fixed at the value of the advertisement
lost through Wilkins typographical err
ror. The Typographical Union defend
e1 the suit.
Judge Downing gave The News juds-
ment for the full amount claimed, with
costs. In rendering the judgment the
ju0ge declared that the withdrawal by
The News of the claim against Wilkln
in the face of a strike and a settlement
made under such coercion did not act
as an estoppel. The president of the
union its purpose to fight
tia matter to the bitter end.-NeW York
Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
BARS Up TO NEGRO BOYS.
Race Prejudice Nearly Causes Strike
in Chicago Telegraph Office.

Five colored boys almost precipitated
q strike in the operating room of the
Western Union Telegraph Company to-
day. With the permission Of the COM
panys officials, the boys, who are en-
pioyed as messengers, entered the oper-
ating room of the city line department.
on the ninth floor, bent upon practicing
biography. This is a privilege granted
II white messenger boys and check boys
OF other departments who design to be-
come practical operators.
Il a thunderbolt had struck the de-
partment it would have caused little
p6arance Of these ebony little appren-
tees at the keys. White men cut short
their work, and, rising from their seats,
scoWled and shook their fists at the
preoccupied youths. Half a hundred
young women operators lifted their
eyebrows in absolute amaZement and
several started for the cloak room to
go home.
Then a crowd of indignant operators
left their Instruments as by common
consent and confronted Chief Operator
l.. K. Whitcomb.
Put those negroes out Of here in
partment Will leave his keys and waIa
out" they said.
Realizing the seriousness OF the stu
alton, Mr.. WhitcOmb dismissed the COL
oreG boys.-Philadelphia Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
MEMS LIVES AS TEXTS.
But They Fit That Purpose Better
After he Men Are Dead.

A paragraph now going the rounds of
the newspapers declares that Mr..
Schwab is a very useful person. Only
a few months ago he was used as an
object lesson to every young American,
and now he is serving as an awful
example. There is more than n grain
OF truth in these assertions, for not long
ago Mr.. Schwab was the author of an
article on how to succeed in life n
save to the youth Of his country a
rather interesting description of the
methods employed by him to attain a
nigh position in the business world n
a large fortune with it. There was a
good lesson for boys in what Mr..
ScEwab wrote for he told if his younger
days of industry and thrift; how he toll
ed hard with his hands ali day and
spent many of the hours Of the night in
study. He told how, step by step, he
was advanced from one position to an
other until he became the president Of
one Of the greatest business corpora
tons the world has ever known.
There the good lesson from his life
ends. His high position proved too
much for him. He was not able to
lBohe the pest use OIL the large SUN OI
money placed at his disposal, and health
impaired, if not completely wrecked,
came within a very short time as a re-
suit of yielding to the temptations
which wealth placed in his path. In a
few months the men who had advanced
him to his high position discovered that
they had made a mistake that he was
not the man they wanted for the impor-
tant work they had gwen him. SO
Schwab had to step aside for another,
one who, like himself, has risen from
the ranks, out one blessed with more
s~eif-control, one who can enjoy wealth
without abusing it.
If men would lave their lives taken
as texts for ermon to the youth they
must have a care that their lives keep
close to good models and not Veer at
every shifting of the wind. AS a rule.
t IS safer to choose such texts after the
life is complete, after there is no posi-
biiity of a change in it.-Baltimore
| An erican.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
ROW IN NEW ARMY STAFF.
Veritable ''Hair-PullinS Match"
Kicked Up at First Meeting.

The inauguration Of the general staff
Of the army was marked by a lively
row in the first formal meeting of the
general council which acts in an adj
visory capacity to the staff. The meet
ing was called to discuss preliminary
work, and was held in General Corbin's
office behind locked doors. The mem
bers of the ouncil present were Cen
erals Young, Corbin, Randolph and Car
ter, Colonies Crowder and Mckenzie
and Major Beach.
1t is known that serious differences
developed and that much harsh Ian
guage was used among the high officers.
One officer described the meeting as "a
regular hair-pulling match
II is suspected hat some of the-effi-
GERS brought about a fresh outburst OF
the Corbin-Carter feud with the idea of
making it unpleasant for General Car
ter and forcing him out of the general
staff. Now that General Carriers pow
er is rapidly %declinging. officers who
have secretly resented favOritism shown
him by Secretary Root are making no
effort to conceal their un~friendliness.
When the smoke of battle cleared away
ii was seen hat General Corbin had
lost none of his hair. He perfunctorily
denied that there had been any quarrel
as did other officers.
General Young relinqtished his titu-
lar command of the army al noon and
became chief of staff. One or his first
official acts was to issue an order that
newspaper men who wish TO see him
must first SCI in their na~mes.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
Free Till He Fool.

II 1875 there were only five negroes
N the state asylum for the Insane,
while those admitted last year exceed
ed the number of whites. Why is this
great increase? 1t is hardly attributa-
bic to financial or domestic troubles
the fruitful sources of mental aberra-
ton among the CaucasianS-for the
Afrc-American is never happier than
when he has not a dollar in his pocket
OF when his better half elopes with
another man.-Edgefeld Advertiser.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
Especial TO Charlotte Ohserver.l

Especial to Charlotte Observer
Asheville, August 1S.-There was n
other runaway on treacherous Saluda
last night. This time, how
ever, the train OF freight cars re-
manned on the track and after it's wild
flight down the steep slope was
brought to a standstill this side of Try
on. The freight, a double-header was
coming up Saluda some time after mid
night and when near the top stalled and
Immediately began to move back down
the mountain. Engineer Bob Dougher-
ty and Fireman Joseph Deugherty
were in the cab Of the regular engine.
while Engineer Black II his colored
fireman were on the helper. When the
train began to go backward Fireman
DoUgherty, Engineer Black and sew
eral of the other trainmen, with the
death list of his grade uppermost in
their minds, n knowing that another
freight was following somewhere be-
hind. jumped. The negro fireman of
tie helper engine stayed on until the
water tank was reached, some several
hundred yards down the mountain,
VIXEN he also leaped from the cab and,
falling against a number of rocks, was
for a time rendered unconscious. En-
gileer Bob Dougherty, however, held
On TO the throttle, going with his train
On its flying run down the mountain
and around sharp curves hat have
caused more han one stout heart to
tremble. AS the train passed Melrose
the operator caught one glimpse as it
dashed by He wired Asheville to
know what fra in had iIICt ne CSaH thQra
running at a speed of seventy miles an
hour. The reply was that no such train
had left here. The operator instantly
realized that the flying train was a run
| away and his knowledge of r~ailroading.
told him the danger of a collision. AS
| quick as the key could respond to the
touch he told Tryon to clear the main
| lie, that a runaway freight was head
| ed that way. The other freight, how
| ever, had left Tryon only a short time
| before and was proceeding slowly to-
ward Melrose. For a it look
ed as though a collision was inevitable.
! but just before the two trains came
together Engineer Dougherty got his
engine under control and the trains
stopped, lot fifty yards apart. But for
| the heroism of Engineer Dougherty in
| sticking to his post another disaster
i hpuIO ldNS lSSulltu. IL hdS 81 SIOSS
| call" said one of the trainmen who
stayed on the runaway today. az
didn't fully realize the danger until Z
saw the green lights Of the engir.e tha1
was behind u.s." /
The large number of wrecks on SaIu-
da Mountain has caused much concern
on the part of the railway officials.
| General Manager c. H. Ackert, General
| Superintendent S. j. Collins, Superin-
tenGent of Transportation j. N. Scale.
Mechanical Superintendent S. Higgins,
Engineer Of Maintenance B. ~Southgate
We're here yesterday. That they sug-
gested plans for an improvement of the
grade and that they studied co~Iitiona
carefully is a certainty. "SornechLne
will be DONE" an official is { t"d aH
saying. 1t was thought that ~ ,nager
Acket would be in conference with other
officials concerning the Saluda sitT" ION
this morning, but he was called east.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
Fifty Poisoned.

Colorado Springs. Colo. August 1S.-
More IA fifty people. the majority of
Manitou. from all parts of the country.
have been poisoned from eating ice
cream made by local dealers from d
consignment Of cream received Sunday
morning from one of the largest cream
cries and dairies in the state situated
near Denv-- Analysis by tho health
officers of Colorado Springs reveals the
fact that the cream was charged with
formaldehyde to keep IT from sOuring.
No deaths have resulted although sew
eral cases are critical. Health Officer
HanfOrd Of his city. states hat ar
rests will be made at once.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
300 Delegates Present.

Nashville. Tenn. August 19.-There
are three hundred delegates I'D near
" a thousand visitors assembled in the
ing session of the fourth annual con
yentiOn of the National Negro Business
Mems League today.
In the absence of the MAYOR the ad-
dress of welcome or behalf Of the city
was Delivered by Albert 5. Williams
the democratic nominee for mayor. and
a member of the city council.
W. .. Collier spoke a few words oil
welcome as president of the chamber Of
OU1mprc
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
Powers Join
Continued from First Page.)

bassador here today received a dispatch
from Rome announcing hat an Ital-
ian squadron had been ordered to
Macedonian waters TO watch tents
No explanation was given of the rea
sons underlying the orders and the en-
bassy officials were unable to say
whether it was a result of Russia send
ing a squadron to Turkish waters.
1t was regarded as probable that the
foreign office at Rome had received
advices showing that Italian interests.
which are important at Salonica and in
its neighborhood. are menaced-
The general concenSus of opinion
amono the diplomatists in London IS
that there is nothing in the present
situation to warrant the belief that it
will develop into a. general confiagra-
ton as the powers are cooperating
generally to preserve the peace of
Europe The situation in the far east.
especially the national AGITATION in
Janan, is regarded by some diplomats
as being as threatening as the Balkan
situation. The Jananese officials hardly
attempt TO conceal their belief that
their government will act in the far
east should sue an opportunit~ offer
as the embodiment of Russia in the
Balkans.
Dispatches received here from Yoke.
homa under today's dates at the lead.
ing newspapers of Toxic nave aban.
dored the silence which they lave hith,
eric observed regarding the situation
In Corea and publish articles strongly
Gerunciatory of the action of Russia
The Fiji declares it is time to show
Corea that Japan's patience is exhaust.
ell. while the Shimbun urges n gov
to demand explanations o.
Russia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21

Amount of Taxes to be Paid Into the
Treasurer-New Company Charter
ed-Large Attendance at Negro
Lawn Party.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. c., August 19.

Raleigh. N. c.. August 19.
The corporation commission today
certified to the state auditor the assess
ment of the property of railways and
other common carriers. This is COM
plete with the exception of a few of the
minor lines. in which the figures are
yet to be given as to some properties
outside the right of way. The auditor
at once certified the figures to the
treasurer and the collection of the tax
will be begun at once. No further
trouble is expected by the officials. as
there are now no indications of n
suits or injunctions. Several railway
companies filed exceptions. all of which
were overruled.
Among h callers at the executive
office today was Judge NJ. H. Justice,
who was on his way to HEREFORD. to
hold court.
A charter is granted to the Clinton
and Garland Telephone Company Of
Sampson county.
State Superintendent Joyner is in
formed that J~onesville public school
district, IN 1adkin county, a voted a
special tax.
The Raleigh Leaf Tobacco COMPANY
AAS~ NON-~~ ~ lSL On -
is entering the field. which SO many of
the eastern people will enter.
The negroes held for two nights a
lawn party. in the grounds Of Shaw
| University. to raise funds to pay the
! debt of st. Paul's A. NJ. E. church.
Last night 5000 PEOPLE were present
The state treasurer today computed
| state taxes on railways and Othtr COM
mon carriers. on assessments certified
| TO him. These taxes are as follows:
Atlantic Coast Line. $59, 943: Southern
S64, SO4; Seaboard Air Line. s30.579; mis-
cellaneous roads. s2O,S51; total. s170,117,
Among other taxes are: Western
Union Telegraph Company. 1882; The
Postal not being yet certified.
Among the of miscellaneous
railways are these: Atlantic n North
Carolina, 81, 935; Carolina and North,
western, $1,269; Norfolk and Southern
So, 700; Norfolk and Western. S3,OS6;
Aberdeen and ASHORE. 1922: none OF
the other roads reaching $500.
Only excess of county valuation Is
taxed in the case of street railways
electric light companies M water com
panies. and so these appear
small. On street railways, Charlotte
will pay $3.50; Wilmington SAL: Dur
ham $40: Winston 1921: Asheville S1l3
Raleigh S..
The Southern EXPRESS company VIII
pay 1868: Pullman Car Company S441.
There are 10 refrigerator companies
whose property in use IN this state i:
valued at $110. 9S1.
The value of bridge ard ana prop
erty is assessed at $40, 361. The exces:
of street railway property above u
ty valuations is S773. $50: of electri(
light companies SCI, 99S and of Wate1
companies $15. 200.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
Man of the Cotton Corner.

Pyrrhus taught the Rmans the art
of handling great armies and h rose
to the conquest of the world from the
battlefields lost to him.. Carthage fore
ed Rome to build ships and lost to her
the empire of the sea. Greece fell I'M
Ger the feet of the Roman legions and
then subdued the through
her school teachers. Afer the east has
played foot pail so long with the crops
OF the west and the south she sees her
capital deserving her for the conquer
ed fields, and must fight her own for
supremacy. Wall street has made its
corners to our loss for years., but now
Chicago looks after the wheat II New
Orleans has given US a king of the cot
ton market. Who is this Mississippian
whose manipulatiOnS deprive New Eng
land towns Of the use of $500, 900 weekly
in wages, who make idle $4,000 en-
pioyes and ush the hum Of 2,375,0 900
SIlEdleS?
William Perry Brown was born in
Lowndes county, Miss, and began JUS
mess in Columbus. Now, says the
World:
Dul liz I1dllIt SldIIdS 1OI a SICd ~
nance of the industrial and agricul-
tural world.
1t has come to mean to cotton manu-
facturers in two hemispheres slacken-
ing machinery and closing mills. 1t
has come to mean to operatives of En-
gland and America loss of work and
Lay No wonder they are bitter.
II has come mean to the cotton grow
ers of the south unheard of prices for
their product. 1t has come to mean to
toe business men of that section cal
prosperity. No wonder they are jubj-
liant.
He holds what is left of the old crop
at a price which gives the planter big
honey for the new one as it comes in.
Can he hold that too till the manufac-
turer must pay his price? The mills
stop work to break the corner, but
Brown & CO., smile and wait-seem-
irgly confident in their strength. What
will be the outcome we cannot tell. How
many grain corners nave crushed their
Operators in the west?
But it would be strange indeed if
Wall Street did not finally teach its
victims the lesson Of victory. Already
the strength of speculation wanes and
agriculture no longer breads it nor do
the SOUND banks tremble at it's f1uctua-
tons On Black Friday Gould & Flske
held the country in the hollow Of their
hands and threatened to squeeze its life
out. The national treasury committed
a breach Of the law to come to the
rescue, and the country applauded. We
have faced such dangers for years be-
cause the republican party held the
cOLntry'S nose to the grindStOne n
kept up the credit system OF wartime.
Only now is a republican president in
sistIng on a revision of the currency
because he begins to see that the people
are beginning to heed.
Let Wall street hold its securities and
bonds. but why should not Chicago
handle her wheat and New Orleans our
cotton? If the Spectator must control,
why not help our own to control in our
interests is William P. Brown is doing
But why does our business system
exalt the gambler above the heads Of
the producer ?-Florida Times-Union.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
League Owners AbsOIved.
10000 "sVets" In Line.
Hurricane Did Much Damage

Philadelphia. August 19.-The coro-
ned today concluded his investigation
into the accident at the Philadelphia
National LEAGUE Park OF August 9Th.
which resulted in the death of II per-
sons. The verdict of tho coroner's
jury was in part as follows:
1--WE find that the accident was due
to the rotten condition of the support
ing timbers of the balcony and a fur
Their find that the Philadelphia base
ball club QimitedD (the former own
ers) was responsible for not having
a thorough examination made of these
timberS."
This verdict absolves from blame
the present owners of the Philadel-
phia National League baseball club.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-21
A Sure Cure for DiarrhOea.

Coming as it does. in the busiest
season. when a man a least afford
to lose time. a sure and quick cure
for diarrhoea is very desirable. Any
one VINO has given it a trial will tell
you that the quickest. surest and most
pleasant remedy in use for this dis
ease is Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is no
loss of time when it is used. as n
or TWO doses of it will cure any or
binary attack. 1t lever fails, not even
in the most severe and dangerous
cases. For sale by all druggists.