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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

Appeal to Associate Justice Harlan
Congressional Democratic Conven-
ton
Especial to The Messerger.)

Raleigh, N. c.. April 15.-Attorney
J.. c. L. Harris, of Raleigh, has gone
to Washington to april to Associate
Justice Harlan, of the United States
Supreme court, for a writ Of error in
the case of Alfred Daniels, colored,
under death sentence for numbering
the father of United States Senator
Simmons.
Harris bases his application on the
ground that there was discrimination
against Daniels, on o OF his
race. and that the commissioners Of
n county, where he was tried. a
no names of negroes in the jury box.
The Democratic convention OF this
(Fourth) Congressional district is
called to be held here June z2d, the
day before the State convention at
Greensboro.
State Commissioner Young has
granted the IN Life Insurance
company. of Illinois, a license TO do
business In North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

regarding the amount he wanted and
q bianket appropriation bill would be
passed and he said that will be the
end OF the Congress OF the United
States"
Mr.. Hay. Of Virginia. criticised Pres
ident Roosevelt for the number OF sus-
pensions OF h civil service law. rules
and regulations. He said that although
while serving on the civil service com-
mission the President had been most
strenuous IN posing as 1.-THE great civil
service reformer." he had. since he
came into executive Office made sixty
suspensions Of the law. whereas IN
Cleve,andis two administrations ard
the administration of President Harri-
son.. no suspensions were ordered and
that only three such suspensions Ia
been made by President Mckinley.
The action of President Roosevelt. he
aid. was an example of the trend u
the mind of the President when ne
comes in contact with a law or regu-
lation which goes against his wishes"
The President was ready always to
override them and in this matter was
violating the principles which the
President himself taught, said ~.
Hay.
Mr.. Small. of North Carolina. spoke
on the tariff question He said the
tariff had mad old the law of supply
and demand and fixed prices for the
n~eceSSaries of life SO that the laborers
high wages are balanced By the in
creased cost OF living.
The House adjourned until toror-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
MARRIAGE AT LUMBERTON.
Miss Margaret French Welded to Mr..
A. w. Mclean.
(Snecial to The Messerrger.)

Lumberton, n. c., April 15.-Mr. A.
w. Mclean and Miss Margaret
French were married here last night
at nine o'clock. at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. p. Goodwin, the grandpar-
ents Of the bride, m with whom
she resides, Rev. G. H. Durham Off
ciating. On account of the fact that
Mrs. Goodwin was i'll, having been an
invalid for many a the marriage
was a very quiet affair, only a few
friends of the contracting parties be-
ing present. The bride and groom
left tonight on an extended trip.
which includes many places of inter-
est in the United States and Canada.
After May the Sth, they will be at
home in Lumberton, y. c..
Mr.. Mclean is one OF the leading
members of the Robson county bar.
is president Of the Bank OF Lumber
ton and is connected with other fnan-
cial enterprises, being n of our
leading and most public-sDirited citi-
zens. The bride is II of u most
beautiful and attractive young wo-
men, who has by her gracious man
ner. lovable disposition n generous
hospitality enaeared herself to every
one who has come under the influence
OF her charming personality.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

carefully concealed in his coat tall
pocket he poured out about six ounces
Of grayish mixture on the tin. Then
he got n match and opened the kitchen
door AMI adT"rcrf intc the fog. close
ly followed - tie inquisitive cat. who
had an idea that sausages were to be
distributed as a reward of merit.
To the vision Of Mrs. Bowser. dis
tortcl IS il was by the fog. &r. Bow
ser irrh ~ IL lc = LIN man about nine
fept -. >:o i&> -: to be siS tall ami
IS ;a,Iu * " te8Tiins calf who had
go"e hungry for i week There was j
moment CT suspense while the expert
menter vas striking = match ind set
ting fire TO the powder. Then there
anne one grand fare. which got the
better of the fog for an instant. but
was followed by the ye.ls of u human
voice and the yeowls of Il cat.
Mr.. Eowser came running against
the wall of the house and fell down
and relied over. ard there was an aw-
full scrabbling as he and the cat found
the kitchen door and rolled into the
room.
will you tell me UhaC OIL earth l.;
the matter?" demanded Mrs. Bowser.
as she went Gathering down from the
sitting room.
There was no need Of an answer.
Mr.. Bowser's hair and eyebrows had
been singed to the color of old gold.
and he was slapping himself in an
energetic way to beat out the sparks
which had fired his coat in a dozen
places.
"'The-the thing went off with !;
great fash" he said as she stood and
looked at him.
I'm other words, the Annihilator an.
initiated the annihilist?"
yves, and when the fash came
saw about a hundred of the durndeSt
looking ghosts you ever laid eyes on!
"Well. if you've got quite through
we'll go upstairs and telegraph th<
news from Maine to Persia"
For a moment Mr.. Bowser was IN
clined to bow the head and follow Ter
but it suddenly occurred to him tina
he had come out Of the little enc OF
the horn and must assert his dignity
or become a henpecked man, and h'
baked and exclaimed:
woman. don't trifie with me! Dr
you imagine that l can't see throGsl
this thing? Jealous of my discover.
and the fame it was sure to bring. yo1
! mingled gunpowder with the An1ihi
| lator and tried to blow me into a hun
dred pieces! Tomorrow morning. raL
am-tomorrow morning.
There, there" she soothingly =,
piled as she patted him on the bss'
and took his arm to assist him IT -
stairs. where his frizzled eyebrow
could be reshaped with the famil
shears. n. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
WRECK ON THE A. C. l..
I've Oars Deraiied. Three Being Com
pletely Demolishof-Prcparing Tor
NE Carnival. -.
Especial 10 TIE Messenger,
MISS JULIA

Especial 10 TIE NsPenser.a
Wilson. n. c.. Apr4r 1s.-This morn
ns at S:15 a wreck occurred sa the
atlantic Coas Line yards here. in
which nve cars were derl1led. three of
which were completely demolished. The
train, which was = through freight.
wss made UP in Rocky Mount and
was in charge Of Conductor Lonnie
Proctor and Engineer J. r. Dyer. One
ear was loaded with gla8. which was
badly shattered, and the others most
~ with railroad spikes. Fortunately
there were no casualties, and az far as
con be learned. no blame will be at
tached to the crew of the train. as
the trouble is thought to have been
caused by the splitting OF a switch.
The tracks are torn up for q distance
OF one feet, and the wreck
ing train which arrived from Rocky
Mount will probably be at work all
day clearing the debris Considerable
delay is caused to freights. but DAM
age will be repaired in uma for passen-
ger traffic.
Rev. j. j. Haley, OF the Seventh
Street Christian church, Richmond.
b a been conducting a series Of
revival services here at the Christian
church. returned to his home this
morning. While In the city. Mr.. Ha-
ley made a lasting impression upon
all who heard him. A good many
additions were made to the church.
Wilson is TOW putting on her gaia
sttire in preparation for the carnival
which commences Monday. Many of
the stores, hotels and business houses
are decorated in bunting. ~streaners
n stars and stripes. large crowds
rom the surrounding towns will visit
the city during the week. h ball
70 be given on next Friday night
promises to be a vey brilliant feature
Of b week OF festivities. The Will
son Light Infantry. for who's Deueft
the crrrtvaI is given. rave been work
ing very hard to make the sffair a
SUCCESS. The proceeds win go TO
swell :neir fund TO d-<ray the expenses
of the command at the St. louis Ex-
postum.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

colder eartL On the water it Is be-
cause tie vH-rr is colder than the air"
'sYes: 1a"l. the way of it. but how
you eyer me TO figure it out beats
me. i keep on being so smart
you Will know ONE day why it raips
now and then. To gu ahead. how"
fogs not only c'';. s.;tc:.. a.
convenience Gil isn-,. x. logs CO. r@!
have been the caU$; f hunC:rels CT
disasters. 1t is Estimated Tint 81
lives are snuffed put ami S3Nto.usU
worth Of damage is caused ever! year
by sea fogs. and the city OF london
alone puts it's yearly damage in dol
lars and cents at Il round million by
land fogs."
"Well?' queried Mrs. Bowser. know
ing that a dangerous subject was grad
'ually heaving into view.
For 500 years past" resumed Mr..
.Bowser in the tones of Il historian in
.structing q class. man has been seek
ing to invent q light powerful enough
to penetrate, if not disSipate. a fog. but
thus far all attempts have been use
less. Can YOU understand the com
mercfal value Of such 4 light?"
II think can"
You see how it would save time. dc
away with the inconvenience N pre-
vent loss of life and property"
Every clearly. Mr.. Bowser. Yes,
what is needed is just such a light as
you speak of. and may l ask if you
have been experimenting in that direc'
ton
Mr.. Bowser got up and walked NJ
and down the room with his hands In
his pockets and Z save-the-country
look on his face. and the cat came CT
from the basement and looked from
him to Mrs. Bowser and back and
-chuckied to herself:
"The old mans got it again and got i
bad, and I'm going 10 stick right here
this evening and see the thing through
"Mrs. Bowser. | reply that | have
theoriZed rather than experimental i:
the direction you name. The ErSt eE
pertinent is to take place tonight.
saw by the weather report that we az
to have Il fog tcniSht. and so I go
ready for it. am not an oversan
guine man, as you know. and you new
.er hear me boast or brag. but
"But what?"
cit is not beyond the bounds of pos
.sibility that you may wake Up tomoi
row morning and find yourself tn
wife of a famous man. The success
OF Bowser's Fog Annihilator may b
flashed from Maine TO Persia thin
u have struck it. In fact, / may say
'.That you have struck it?'
Exactly, madam, and you kno'
that I am not one to hastily jump
conclusions. For five years past thi
matter has occupied my attentio
more or less. though I have said not
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
ACCIDENT NOT EXPLAINED
TUG BOAT CAPTAINS ACCOUNT OF
THE EXPLOSION.
The Tug Boat Was Near the Missouri
Wien the E1pIosinn Occurred-Ex-
peri Officers Cannot Explain Caune
OF the Explosion.

~PeDsaccla, April 15-TThe explosion
lin the tvelve-inch turret Of the battle
ship Missouri which occurred Tues
day. killing thirty-tWo men. continues
to be the sole topic OF discussion
among the hundreds OF naval o~ficers
here. and many incidents Of the oc-
lcurrence are recalled by those wno
twere either on or near the ship. Inc
lories are being advanced as to the
cause Of the disaster. but the most
iexDert Of the turret officers admit tnat
they cannot explain how the expIo-
sion was caused.
The master OF an ocean tug give.
the best account Yet given OF thE eA-
iploSion. The tug was about one hun-
ldred yards distant from the Missouri
when the explosion occurred. The
master was watching the firing when
Inc saw a puff of smoke shoot through
the top OF the tdrret. Tor two or
three minutes this continued when
there was a dull thud and the smoke
became blackeu and thicker, followed
by flames, which burst through the
,turret and leaped fifty feet into the
air. Just prior to the bursting put of
the flames, he saw d mangied body
shoot up through the turreL and fail
on the ~starboaTd side of tha. Missouri
The master OF the tug started his yes
.sel towards the Missouri, when she
.signa-led tina tug to follow The biz
lbattleship vent at full speed for nearly
three miles. coward the beach. hosting
signals TO the Texas. Scorpion and one
ior two other vessels, all af which ware
following close behind The tug boat
was almost run down By the Missouri
The latter continued at full speed with
the smoke and flames pouring out of
her turret to witnins one hundred
yards of the beach, when the battle
ship was brought to a standstilL The
tug wss close behind the big ship. and
Captain Cowles coud be seen on the
bridge giving instructions to his men.
streams of water were playing on the
IturEet.
Just before the ship reached the
beach. the tug boa men saw Captain
,.Cewfes turn from his work of di-
lrecting the fighting of the fire and OBJ
serve the ship. He Immediately gave
!crders-s n the big ship came to a
stop. 80 close to the beach that the
lmen pm the tug Ind other ships
Thought she was ashore.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Hester's Statement of Cotton supply

New Orleans, April 15.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds Wis
BILE supply of cotton. issued to-day.
shows the total visible to be 2,956,S46
against 3,e92.106 last week. 3.3iS.72I
last year. OF this the total of Aneri-
can cotton is 1.s0S,S46 against 1896
1o6 last week and ~2.135,7z7 last year.
md Of all otha kinds.
Egypt. Brazil. India, etc. $f.o4s.ooo
against 1.o9e,000 last week ard 1.2es.-
600 last year.
OF the worlds visible supply OF cot
ton there Is now af1oat and held IN
Great Britain and continental Europe
fse7 600 against 1.ss1.eoo last year
in Egypt. eos, 900 against 107.e0o fas'
year: in India. 4zs.oo0 against $4,000
iast and IN the United Statea
1890 against sss.eao last y-ear..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Mr.. Bowsers Latest
He Makes Another Interesting Experiment; but, as Usual
He Comes to Grief, Poor Man! He Accuses Mrs.
B. of Trying to Do Him Injury.

copyright, 1904, by C. B. Lewis.I
SO" MAY come home an hour ahead
Of time this evening" said Mr..
Bowser after a brief look at
the morning paper at the break
fast table.
ITO get ready to go out to some
.ciub?' asked Mrs. Bowser.
Hardly"
"Do you expect a callerT'
mo"
"But you are not coming home 70 eG-
pertinent with the gas meter, are your
Mrs. Bowser, don't oncer yourself
too much with the gas meter or wa
ter pipes"
Womanlike, she asked a dozen other
questions, but he surrounded himself
with q wall of mystery and refused to
make any explanations.
81 shall have a bit Of work on hand
this evening when / come home, but
just what it is you will see when I
come to it" he said as he departed for
the office.
All day long she expected men to ar
rive with new milk cows, half grown
hogs, Cochin China chickens, patent
fire escapes, spring tonics, burglar
alarms and electric ash removers, and
as no n had appeared up to 6 o'clock
her anxiety had almost passed away.
When MI. Bowser came home be
said nothing further, and the matter
preached at breakfast had almost been
forgotten when he observed:
"Mrs. Bowser, I saw by the news
papers this morning that there would
be a fog tonight"
"Yes, it does look that way" she re-
piled, but if you are not going out it
won't trouble you any"
"Um. OF curse not. You know
what Il fog is, of course?"
"a fog on land is caused by the
warm air coming in contact with the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19

ing to you about 1t, but I think things
have come to a head at last. / have
been expecting every minute that ysu
range explosions and runaway gas
meters, and warn me that / would set
fire to Or blow up the house, and / de-
sire to tender you my heartfelt thanks
for the interest you seem to take in
my discovery"
Il am sure I hope you will succeed"
replied Mrs. Bowser, who had just got
ready to assert that he would some day
bring up in a lunatic asylum, but who
changed her mind on the instant.
Thanks, very much. Let me say to
you that it is not a lamp or an eiee-
trfc light, but q powder Of my own
compromising. 1t is to be burned in a
dish or kettle, and, as the fog seems to
be here, I think I will 60 down and
begin operations. Why, it is so foggy
that M can't see three feet from his
nose in our back yard"
"But you think your discovery will
dissipate it,"
you wait and see. Take your sta
ton here at this window, and you may
e the whole yard become so bril-
liant that you can see the last silver
plated fork thrown out by the cook.
Keep that blamed cat up here with
you"
Mr.. B6wser disappeared in the direc-
ton of the basement and the kitchen,
and after two minutes Of chuckting
and purring the blamed old cat" fol-
lowed after. She had witnessed a fog
or two in her time, and If there was
any Annihilator around she wanted to
know all about It.
AS the cook was through with her
work for the evening and had gone
up to her room Mr.. Bowser hunted
around until he found an old pie tin,
and then from a tin box he had kept
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
Drath OF Estiraable Young Lady.
Especial IN The Messenger,

Cfa-kton. y. c.. Aprff 14.-Mfs.
Bertha Clark. a daughter Of County
Treasurer w g Clark. died here sat
arday. after an illness OF several
weeks. She was a most excellent
young lady. kind. loving and sympa-
tnetic. ana there 10 sadness I'm our
community at her untfmely death.
But she was a Christian and member
Of the Presbyterian church. ana her
frenas are fully assured that IL
now az yeG1s sl
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-19
A SPOKESMAN
Mr.. Bailey Makes a Spir
tied Speech in the
Senate
CIVIL SERVICE

He Said He Believed That to the Victor
the Spells Belong-Panama Canal
Bill Considered and Passed Without
Dfvision-House Considers the Gen
eral Deficiency Bil-Mr. Hay Crit
cizes the Presidents Suspensions OF
the Civil Service Rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

WANTED-AGENTS: DROP EVERYTHING AND
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WANTED-SALESMEN.

wANTED-BY EASTERN MANUFACTURER, A
capable salesman with undoubted railroad indu-
ence, TO handle cotton and wool waste on lib
eral commission; reference. WASTE. 2. o.. Box
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WANTED-SPLE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL
dividend paying stock full time not required !;
commission liberal: investigation courted. 32S
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WANTED-AGENTS.

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Modern Eloquence' other high-ciass pubhca-
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TEETH WITHOUT PLATES; NO EXTRACTING;
NO pain; feel, act and last longer than natural
teeth. Shrunken faces made pormal. Painless
Milling. DE-. }. L. WILSON. 170s 1t. NV.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-15
SCALES ON THE FARM.
Reasons Why No Place Should Be
Without This Means of Weigh-
ing Animals and Products.

very few farms have scales large
enough to- weigh wagon load of hay
or horse. Thousands of farmers send
grain to the mill to be ground into
chopped feed without knowing how
much they are sending or how much
they receive back again. The miller
may be honest enough and in a great
man instances may return the proper
equivalent in ground feed, but the old
story about the miller and his man
each taking toll to make sure, still
holds good. There are absent-mined
millers, but they are good deal more
likely to forget ON the favorable side
of their own account" remarks an ex-
change
"A pair of scales is worth a great
deal, just to weigh animals to know
how much they gain from month to
month. Farm horses should be
weighed once month, to know If they
are holding their own. 1t is worth
something to know the weight of a
load of manure in order to estimate
the value of this stable product. It is
only by careful, painstaliing calcula-
tions that business on the farm can be
conducted along business lines. Tho
time for haphzard money-making on
the farm has gone by, To make sue
cess at the present time the farmer
must know exactly what branches of
the farm pay and which ones are
losing money. Many farmers neglect
to figure their time as part Of the ex-
pense account. AS one farmer eX-
pressed it, 4 often work hard all day
for a Nickel"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-15
Review Methods.

There can be little continuity in the
treatment of the lessons of the Quarter,
save In the case of the first five which
concern the history of Elisha. A re-
view which would not include charac-
ter study OF this great prophet would
certainly be defective. A comparison OF
the characters, methods and distinctive
services of the two prophets, Elijah and
Elisha, would be interesting and profit
able. Let some one prepare such paper
to read to the school.
For blackboard exercise let the
strong and weak points Of the charac-
ters Of K. two prophets be enumerated
by tie school and placed upon the
board.
The prophet, Isaiah, who gives US two
Of our lessons, should also be given
special study. Some one should be Sc
lected to prepare brief paper on the
life, character and ministry Of this
prophet.
Inasmuch as the history Of Israel
closes with this Quarters lessons brief
but comprehensive outline study of this
kingdom should be traced In such q
way as to bring out strikingly the rela-
tion of cause and effect; the beginning
and the development of the moral and
spiritual decline and final destruction.
The lessons on Joash and Hezekiah
may be used to point the contrast be-
tween the moral and spiritual condition
of the two Kingdoms and to explain the
reason why Israel was destroyed and
Judah eostinued.
The geography of the lessons should
not be neglected. As preliminary to the
review work In class, or general for all
the school. let an outline map OF the
country be drawn on paper or the black
board and then mark in the places, and
probable places, met with in the lessons
as they are named by the scholars.
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy
God, and Him only shalt thou serve"
"Worship serve the Lord!" Wor-
ship involves the attitude of the heart
towards God; service the expression OF
the life. Worship is the hearts storage
battery. Service is the dynamo, set in
motion by the power within. Worship
alone is sentiment and feeling without
result, like escaping steam with idle
engine and waiting train, Worship plus
service gives the total of Gods require
ments Of man. The elements OF true
worship are faith, submission, aspira.
ton; those Of true service are willing
obedience and unwayering iaithfulness.