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, 1904-06-02

The electrical fishes do not belong TO
any one class or group-some are found
in fresh water. while otbers inhablt the
sea. They possess two distinct types
of electrical organs. one closely relates
in structure to muscle, as found In the
torpedo, gymnotus and skate. while the
other presents more of the characters
of the structure of a secreting gland.
as illustrated by the electrical organ
of the t~hunderfsh. Both types are
built upon a vast number of micro
scopical elements. each of which Is
supplied with IA nerve fiber. These
nerve fibers come from large nerves
that originate in the nerve centers.
brain or spinal cord. and in these cen
tiers are found special large nerve cells,
with which the nerve iibers of the
electric organs are connected and from
which they spring. Yet the electricity
Is generated in the electric organ itself.
In these animals there are specialized
organs for the production of electricity
on an economical basis far surprising
anything vet contrlved by man.--Amer-
lean Inventor.
, 1904-06-02

Like each of the various clans of the
Kurds, the bashi-bazouk can easily be
distinguished by his costume. His
shoes or ''yemenys" %Umeaning leather
are red or black. His Eoltlike stock
ings, which leave the knee exposed. are
deliberately embroidered in black, his
short Turkish trousers are of home
spun, while about his waist is a short
sash of wool or silk, surmounted by II
leather belt in rich colors and embossed
In red. This is divided into three or
four sections. in which he keeps his re
volvcr, his chibuuk or pipe and his yat-
Afghan, always kept sharp. The bushi-
blzoubs never carry daggers, as the
Clrcassiaus do. y cartridge box hangs
from the side, as also II small silver
snuffboN. They wear two jackets
the under one with short sleeves and
the outside one with long. AT the ell
bow is an opening in which they carry
In n leather bag written quotations
from the Koran as n talisman to pro-
tect them from the bullets of the ad-
versary. About the neck is II chain of
silver coins. from which is suspended II
powder box.
, 1904-06-02
LsEfmO

Those Tho have spent any time In
the nurt-i polar regions and become ac-
quuintcd with the life and habits of
the Eskimo know that lie is 10y nature
Il gambler. A fuVuritc method of gam
bling that affords much amusement is
to take one Of the long handled musk
OK cups and, partly filling it with soup
or stew made from the seal or walruS,
whirI it on the top of II Hat rock. about
which are grouped those who have en-
tered the game. The person To whom
the handle of the cup points when it
has stopped turning is the winner of
the contents of the cup.
When the winner has cmptied the
cup then another article. not always or
necessarily Il soup or stew. is put into
1t for the next winner. If. however,
the article is too large to put into the
cup-Tor instance. Il walrus tuSk or
seal hide or what else-then II may he
represented by something else. The
cup is then sput spinning again, and
when IT comes TO II rest the winner
takes the prize. onc of the most val
liable prizes, next TO II gun or har-
pooh, is Il needle, especially when one
is very much needed in the household.
, 1904-06-02

wyoming lflbuHt.l
A Splendid Career.
1t would almost seem that Provi-
dence has had a hand in fitting Hon.
f. W. Moudell for the duties of rep
resentative in the lower house of the
national Congress.
He is distinctly a man of the peo-
pie.
He came up from the ranks.
He made his own way and is as
much of the people today as he was
when he "struck out" for himself a
young and energetic boy only "A few
years ago.
His association, employment and
experience for years have made him
a many sided man.
He understands mining conditions
from long contact with mining men
and actual experience in developing
the famous Cambria coal and coke
district.
He knows what it is to work with
his hands AS well as his mind.
He knows ranch, farm, irrigation
and public land problems AS few
other men in Wyoming know them.
As Il pioneer in Newcastle, its
first mayor, a state senator and mem
Der of Congress four terms he has had
a legislative experience that admira'
bly, equips him for the onerous duties
of representing IA state of such divers
flied interests.
As a speaker he has few suPeriors
and his resume of Republican history
and Republican principles at Lara
ME on accepting the nomination for
"A fifth term in Congress would serve
as a fine party platform should not
another line be written.
, 1904-06-02

A Philadelphia travelling man was oil
u business trip through Alabama and
one night found himself stranded in a
wretched little town with only one
slipshod, miserable hotel. His room
for the night was the end Of a hall
with a sheet hung up to screen hin
from view. In the middle of the night
he woke up with his head hanging out
over one end Of his cot and his feet
over the other. while a violent draft
was blowing the hanging sheet in all
directions. He called for the house.
keeper. what do you want With the
housekeeper:' came a voice from some
where in the darkness. Il want d pa.
per OF pins to lock my door with"
, 1904-06-02

Two eminent French gentlemen, who
were great friends, used to relate an
amusing story OF their ~impecunious
days. Neither fame nor fortune had
come to them. but they were always
hopeful. The years had weighed heavi-
ly enough upon Jules, however, for
him 10 have become entirely bald. One
day Alphonse met him with Il beam.
ing couDtenanCe and cried gayly:
What do you think. jules? have
been buying II strong box.' Then, Al.
phonse," replied Jules firmly, Il shall
buy a hairbrush!'
, 1904-06-02

For four straight weeks we have
been en~deavoriug to make this paper
look like it always did. At any rate
we know that the weeks have been
straight enough, but the paper-that's
another question, we will leave that
to the readers. Well, the real editor
is coming home this coming week and
will without doubt relieve us of our
Job. Aud if any of the kind editors
have a place for us, We wish they
would come forward and we will glad
ly take hold of their paper and run it
into the ground.
, 1904-06-02

Carrie Hunt L.atta, Emily Hewitt Lee
land, Hugh A. G. Walker, Craze Mac.
Gowan Cooke, Frank H. Sweet and
Cara Howard Crandon.
The editor tells the story of his
personally conducted tour of Jamaica
with ten prize winning subscribers
and Bennett Chapple writes of The
National Magazines Housewarming
in Its New Plant"
Katherine Lee Bates, Yone Nogu'
chi, james Ball Naylor, Anna H
Frost, ''Ironquill," and Lou Lawrence
write the poetry.
, 1904-06-02
National Magazine for June.

Besides its high class literary fea-
lures, the National Magazine for June
treats in text and pictures of the three
great news interests of the time-the
Worlds Fair at ST. louis, the war in
the Far East, and the national polit-
zeal campaign. Edmund S. Hoch,
assistant to the chief of exhibits,
gives an authoritative account of the
principal exhibit features of the ex
position. The political article of the
number is The Semi Centennial of
the Republican Party" Il historical
sketch by Charles NJ. Harvey, asso.
ciate editor of the Globe Democrat of
ST. Louis.
William Hemstreet, in "A Fugitive
Sovereignty" p%ropounds some point.
ed questions concerning the future of
Cuba-probably DIS a state Of the
American union. He declares Cuba
is Il republic in name only and pre-
diets trouble there.
The second paper by Michael A..
Lane, in his New Dawns OF Know
ledge deals with Mind under
which heading he discusses the aew
psychology in simple, underestimate
BILE terms.
Mary Caroline Crawford tells the
story Of The Boston Athenaeum,'
the heart of Old Boston, an gives
some new sidelights on the famous
authors who have frequented its his
toric chambers.
DIR. Poultney Bigelow concludes
his series of articles on Modern Ger
many with a vigorous paper ON Mod
ern German Leaders, viewed from
the democratic American standpoint.
Dallas Lore Sharp, the naturalist,
writes 4 fine tribute to "Chickadee'-
one Of his very best nature stories.
The Nationals Home department
grows in interest and variety each
month.
The story-tellers of the number are
, 1904-06-02

Norman L. Mack of Buffalo, a
national committeeman, was asked
the other day to define the word
bonanza. Mr.. Mack has had some
experience in mining propositions
and replied:
"a bonanza is IA hole in the
ground owned by a id liar
Pittsburg Dispatch
, 1904-06-02

Did you ever smash your watch crys-
tai just when you could not possibly
replace it, When It happens again,
shake out the broken glass, open the
little rim that holds 1.-THE bezel-lay
over the face II piece of tissue p
and shut the bezel. This will save the
hands from catching in things and not
interfere with the going.
, 1904-06-02

To read some of the State papers,
YOU would be led to believe that Gov
Chattertou was one of the most
unjust men we ever had in the state,
but instead he is one of the c~leanest
straight forward men we ever had in
power and is not and never has been
afraid to stand for what he knew as
being right, and in the matter of the
firing of Mr.. X. p. Fuller he has done
no moro than any other man in any
stage of business or official life would
have done. Show us one man in the
lot that have been bowling and harp
ing on the dismissal of Mr.. Fuller,
that wouldn't fire 4 man a little soon
err than Mr.. Chatterton did him, if he
didn't suit aud was not working to
their interest. Show ls just one.
, 1904-06-02
Points to the North.
Oliver G. Speer

The man whose character is simple
looks truth and honesty so straight
in the face that he has no conscious
ness OF intrigue and corruptionaround
him. He is deaf to the hints and
whispers OF wrong thai a suspicious
nature would suspect even before
they existed. He scorns to meet in
trlgue with intrigue, to hold power
by bribery, to pay weak tribute to an
inferior that has Il temporary inning.
To true simplicity, to perceive IA truth
is to begin TO live it, to see a duty is
to begin TO do it. Nothing great can
ever enter into the consciousness of a
la of simplicity and remain but a
theory. Simplicity in a character is
like the needle of a compass.--it
knows only one point, its North, its
ideal.-The Kingship of Self. Control.
, 1904-06-02

What course should n lawyer pur-
sue when called on 10 defend a man
whom he knows to be guilty - asked
the examiner of the applicant.
The examined scratched his head a
momen and answered. "CAurge him
double, of course"
, 1904-06-02

"How did you discover that Van Ma.
jor was II of the no breakfast adyo-
catesf"
81 invited him ont to lunch with
me."-Ciucinuati Times Star.
, 1904-06-02
Restaurant and Bakery.

Mrs. c. S. Taylor has purchased
the Farrell Restaurant and will put
in a bakery in connection with the
restaurant. Orders for all kinds of
baking will receive prompt attention.
We have the Hewitt bread. Try oar
Sunday dinners. l5-l9-tf.
, 1904-06-02

Dip they meal it or is it II roast'
wyoming republicans could do good
work teaching republicans in other
states the gentle art Of being harmoni-
Gus. Salt Lake Tribune.
, 1904-06-02

Jackson-Nour neighbor appears to
nave failed q good many times.
Nils"n-Just twenty -four times. The
next one will be his silver bank
ruptcy.
, 1904-06-02

The open letter of Hayden NJ,
White, that appears in the Buffalo
Voice, for last week, to Hon. b. b.
Brooks, is very amusing to read. TIC
an outsider who would chance to read
it, they might be induced to believe
that the people of the northern part
of the State, and all the rest, were go
ing to that State Capitol of ours
or else move the State itself right over
into Canada, or some other sea port,
and you might be led to believe that
there was only one place in the State
that the Capitol could stand, and that
is Casper, and be a legal place. But
the truth of the matter is that there
are only a few people scattered around
over the northern part of the State,
who are trying to make themselves
believe that the Capitol is going to bs
moved to Casper. They don't really
believe, down III the bottom of their
hearts, that it will be moved but they
are making "a strong bluff. Casper,
in the first place, is just now harder
to get to. than Cheyenne aud a little
more out of the road for all the State
except d few people around Casper.
Some day Casper OF Lander may be
a better place than Cheyenne, and no
I,,,bt ..itbar pf ihan ara naurar thu.
center OF the State than Cheyenne,
but we do not for the life of us see
why some Of the people want to put
the State to an expense of several
hundred thousands of dollars at pres
ent to rebuild as large "a building as
the Capitol in as out of the way place
as Casper is today. Does anyone
else?
, 1904-06-02

Mother-Tommy stop asking your
father so many questions. Don't you
see 1t annoys himf
Tomny-Nhy. mother. it's not the
questions that make him angry. It's
because he can't answer them.-punch.
, 1904-06-02
(Sheridan E~ntcrprise.l
Easy by Degrees.

INherIdah tnterprisf.I
Easy by Degrees.
An Iowa woman last week attempt
ed to polish her kitchen stove, when
the polish exploded and she was
quite severely burned. A person
cannot be two careful about sudden
shocks, as even a stove may have
some feeling, and a sudden onslaught
with a b~Iackening brush might cause
one to blow up any moment. 1t is
just "a easy to get them used to it by
degrees.
, 1904-06-02

s PRESS CLIPPINGS. 3


TTdTHTTIU H"TWUTTVHHT
You Bet They Will Run.
Roosevelt, Brooks and Irvine, three
cowboys on one ticket. Gee whilliker.
how they will run. As Republican
~facetiously remarked, they will make
such Il rae that in all probability
eve Frank Mondell will be carried
in on the wave.
, 1904-06-02

We are about to make up a carload
of haying machinery. Let us know
your wants at once and we will make
you a special low price.
Gus Jensen & Bro.
, 1904-06-02
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1904.

Republican Ticket,
For Congressman
Frank W. Mondell.
For Governor
Bryant B. Brooks.
Treasurer
VIM. G. Irvine.
Justice of Supreme Court
Cyrus Beard.
Presidential Electors
]. N. Wilson,
]. W. Crosby,
Ora Haley
, 1904-06-02
Do You Want Lands

We have secured a block of several
thousand acreso of Forest Reserve Scrip
made available by agreement with the
Secretary of the Interior, and applica,
BILE only to non-timbered land. The
abstract of title has been approved in
advance by the Land Department
rendering it the equivalent of Certi-
fed Scrip. 1t meets exactly the re-
quirements of stockmen and ranch
men. We are Offering this Scrip al
attractive prices and will be pleased
to make quotations to interested par
ties. In writing state the acreage
wanted. The Collins Land Co,
& 2-4w) Helena, Montana
, 1904-06-02

If you are going to buy any kind
of haying tools, we will make spe,
cial prices up to June 18th
Gus Jensen Il Bro.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-05

Beckman Winthrop, the new govern
or of Porto Rico, will be inaugurated
tomorrow. Arrangements on a grand
scale are being made in San Juan for
the ceremonies. The day will be OBJ
served there as a general holiday and
the Porto Ricans are expected to re-
jofce and be glad that they have been
allowed to become subjects Of the
United States. The Induction into af-
flee Of the new governor will be accom-
panied with imposing ceremonies. Del
egations OF Porto Ricans from all parts
Of the island are expected to be present
and take part in the proceedings. There
is to be a grand display of fireworks
and other festivities calculated to force
the natives into h belief that they are
a happy people.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-05
THE RETURN TO DEMOCRACY.

The talk of nominating Mr.. Cleveland
is taking a serious turn and we would
be surprised at nothing that happens.
All of this talk is not because the party
loves Mr.. Cleveland but because there
is a belief that he could win; if it is true
that Mr.. Cleveland is the only man who
could win at the head of the democratic
ticket it can mean nothing less than
that the country places a confidence in
him that it does not place in the party,
and to our min his nomination would
be a recognition and an acknowledge
ment that this is a fact. If the party
dominates MI. Cleveland it is to admit
its MISUNDERSTANDING Herald.
we cannot see that sue a conclusion
would necessarily follow the nomina-
ton of MI. Cleveland. No man is or
a be stronger than his party. If Mr..
would mean, not that he was stronger
han his party, but that two-thirds of
the representatives of the party,
chosen to select a standard bearer for
the party, had greater confidence in his
ability and more faith in his political
in the party n believed that the
masses Of the people of all classes and
grades of life agreed with them in their
estimate of the man. 1T would mean
that the democrats of the country a
through their representations, chosen
the man who they thought the
best able to lead them to victory and
the best qualified to cap for the whole
country fruits of thai victory when he
took upon himself the duties Of the
office for which he had been chosen.
1t would mean that the democratic
party had returned from tbs wanderings
in the miasmatic swamps of populism
in the vain endeavor to overtake the
ignis fatuus of Organism.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-05
TO DECLARE A DIVIDEND.

The President of the Atlantic and
North Carolian railroad has discharged
a good many Of the employees of thai
company. This action on his part right
in the midst of the uusy- truck and
vegetable shipping season is receiving
the commentator Of the very Same peo
pie who a few months ago raised such a
howl because Receiver McBee, on tax
ing charge Of the road, saw proper to
reduce the working force because he
thought such action necessary in the
interest Of economical operation of the
property. We are glad to see that
President Bryan has learned something
from Mr.. McBee's few days Of man.
agement Of the road. We hope he has
also learned from h same source to
save money for the company in the
of purchasing wood for the
locomotives. If he has done this the re-
ownership was not without its good re-
suits. For the men who were discharg-
ed we have great sympathy. We hate
to see any man thrown out of employ
ment and hope they will soon find
equally as profitable employment. We
suppose their discharge from the Allan
tic and North Carolina railroad is only
temporary.
This exhibition of economy on the
part of the management and the decla-
nation that the company expects
TO declare a dividend will have a good
effect upon the approaching election.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-05
OFF FOR ST. LOUIS.
Captain O'Berry Goes to he COnven-
tion-Death of William H. Smith
A Jail Bird Captured-A New Sub
urb.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Goldsboro, N. c., July 2.-Captain
n. O'Berry, accompanied by his wife,
son and daughter, left today for st.
Louis, where he goes as a delegate to
the national Democratic convention.
After he has performed his. duties in
the convention he and his family will
take in the worlds fair.
The death of Mr.. William Haywood
Smith occurred yesterday morning on
his farm near Pikeville, after a pro-
tracted affection Of paralysis. He was
n of the most prominent men in his
neighborhood and vas a most excellent
citizen in all relations of life. He
was the father of Mr.. Andrew Smith,
the courageous and competent book
keeper for Messrs. Best & Thompson,
of this city.
Deputy Sheriff w. H. Sutton, OF
Lenoir county. was in the city last
night with a negro named Will Har-
ris, whom he was taking back to
Smithfield, where he broke Jail some
time ago. Harris was convicted at the
last term of Johnston county Superior
court of breaking into a store in
Smithfield. He is also suspected OF
robbing the ticket office in Kinston
SINE few nights ago. He was very
this city that he had broke Jail once
and that iron bars could not be made
which could hold him.
Congressman E. w. Pou was in the
city last night in the interest Of the
Park Heights Land Company, Of which
he is n of the principal stockholders
and Of which Senator Simmons. who
was here on the day previous, is also
interested The two gentlemen above
named, together with Colonel w. T.
Dortch, Of this city, and others, have
purchHsed a very desirable tract OF
land on the suburbs of the city, which
they propose to u into town lots and
sell
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-05
A ~DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT.
Boy Badly Injured by Runaway Horse.
Beautiful Home Marriage-Bur-
slarieS-News and Personal Notes.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

Fayetteville, y c.. July about 8
TO a public hack ran away down Gill
llespie street. one OF the principal thor
oughfares OF the city. bolted to the
sidewalk. and ran down willard Car
roll, a boy about Il years of age. son
lof Mr.. John W. Carroll. Drs. J. F.
tHighsmith, J. d. MacRae and A. s.
Rose Were summoned at once. and
iDr. Highsmith had the steward and his
assistants TO convey h wounded boy
Ito the Highsmith hospital at once. His
tbody is badly mangled by the hoofs
lof he horses, and, though no bones are
broken, there may be internal injuries.
One of the most beautiful marriages
lof many years was that at 400 ST.
flames square, the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Oates, uniting Mr.. G. W.
Harris, of Richmond. Va, and Miss
MARY A. Oates, OF this city. Rev. w.
b. Oliver, OF Florence, S. c., performed
miss Annie Belle De Vane. OF Red
Springs, who wore French organdie
len traine. and carried bride roses.
THE gown OF the bride was an exquisite
lcreation of gray crepe de Paris. As
the bridal party entered the parlor.
MISS TNOAlt NJ. bDOu DELIGHTFULLY."- rem
ldered Mendelssohn on the piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion II. Brandt have
been spending a few days at the rest
Idence on Haymount of Mrs. Mary
lBrandt, before making their home at
Florence, S. c., where Mr.. Brandt is a
trusted official of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad. The young people have
just consummated their marriage. the
bride being Miss LYDIA Hunter, OF a
prominent Moore county family.
The following young people are now
lenjoying a house party at beautiful
I"Lakewood", chaperoned by the charm
ling Mrs. owen d. Love: Misses
lBridgers, OF Wilmington; Gray. OF
Raleigh: MacRae, of Chapel Hill: Mary
H. Slocomb and Mary n. ~Broadfoot:
Messrs. L. c. Crosswell, Ben Mcmillan,
&c. L. Pemberton. Will Broadfoot. j. A.
lambeth, Joe McKethan, Stuart and
j. D. Pemberton. Lakewood" is an
ideal place for such an outing. as its
surroundings are lovely. and the fish,
ling and sailing on the lake are n
Miss Gertrude Bryan, of Scott's Hill,
lis paying a visit TO her cousin Mrs.
MORTIMER Martin, on Haymount-
Mr.. Henry Sidberry, a prosperous
!young business man, of Plymouth, N.
&C.. is visiting relatives in this city.
Fayetteville people are much graft
fled that Mr.. Will Owen has just salts
ifactorily passed his examination az
Annapolis. Mr.. Owen has relatives in
Wilmington, who know him as he is
known here. as a sterling d man
tof splendid character.
The malefactors seem to be making
ALMOST a carnival of house breaking
lin this city, it's suburbs and the outly-
ling villages. Within the past two or
three nights five or six burglaries have
occurred at Hape Mills, and three or
ITOirr here The InGccc n va haap crn03
and the work does not appear to be that
lof professionals but is awkward and
burgling.
Miss Katie D.. Mcclellan Is spending
a few days with Mrs. Thomas Purdie
i'm BLaden county.