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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16
SOUTHERN
What is Included in the Term as Ap-
piled to Gentlemen.

Chivalry is n Of the most noble
traits of a manly man, and has ever
been one of the chief attractions of the
true Southern gentleman. The chival-
ry of the old-time Southerner was seen
Ill his invariable reverence for a good
woman and his readiness always to de-
fend her from others, and not only
from others, but from himself. His
chivalry was seen in his loyalty to his
friends and in his fairness to his foes.
He would share his last morsel with a
friend; he would take no mean advan-
tage of a foe. He would give his life
for his friend, and count it but a rea-
sonable sacrifice; he would fight no
foe except in the open upon equal
terms. He was a good lover and a good
hater. He was a fighter, and he be-
lieved in the code of honor but his
belief in the code was in Difference to
his chivalrous idea that that was the
fairest and most genteeI way of set
Ting difficulties between gentlemen"
Like knight-errantry of old, dueling
1tSelL ran lIlUO dDuScS, anu DcCdIflc 50
brutally absurd that it was finally
abolished, but there was this much to
be said in it's behalf: 1t made a man
who wished to nov in the best society
and be received as a gentleman ex-
ceedingly careful in his conduct and in
his words, for every such man kneW
that if he was guilty of any act unbe-
coming Il gentleman, especially where
the fair name of a woman was lnvOlv-
ed, he would surely be called to ac-
count, and he knew that when he
spoke in disparagemenr of any man in
his own circle he must be ready to
make good at the point of a pistol. In
a sense, therefore, the duel tended to
promote chivalry, to protect woman, to
hold the gentleman squarely up to all
his responsibilities.
Of course, we are glad that the duel
10 in the South has been abolished, but
we hope that with it's passing there
will be no decadence in the spirit of
chiyalry which dueling i'll it's highest
ambition designed to defend and pro-
mote.-Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16
NEW WISE 1 n
From Baltimore to Georgetown. South
CarOlina-COnnection to Charleston.

If the offer of Mr.. George Weems
and geodetic survey steamer Blake is
accepted by the government it will
mean the beginning of a new line Of
coastwise steamers between Baltimore
and southern ports. The offer of Mr.,
Williams was SJO,176 if the boilers
stood test of inspection and $4,000 less
II the boilers were found defective.
This price was more than double that
Of any other bidder for the boat, and
the general impression is that Mr.. Will
liams will secure the steamer.
In the transaction Mr.. Williams rep
resented his brother. Mr.. Mason l.
Weems Williams. 1t is the intention
of the purchaser if the deal with the
government is contaminated to remodel
the steamer and to use it in coastWise
traffic between this city and George
town, S.. c. Mere is no intention, Mr.
Williams says,of touching at any Ches-
apeake Bay points Or those of it's trib-
utarieS.
Georgetown is about the center of the
South Carolina coast. It is an impor-
tant distributing center for merchandise
and for the products of the surround
ing country. Lumber, rice, tobacco, tar,
grain, -four and ether products indi-
genOus to hat part TO the country are
brought to this port in great quantities,
and Mr.. Williams believes that with
energetic service a large part of this
trade can be brought coastwise to BAL
timore. Much of it now goes to Nor
folk, Philadelphia and New York.
1t is expected hat connection will be
made with a steamer plying between
Georgetown and Charleston, and then
Baltimore will have direct communi-
cation with that city. AS the traffic in
creases additional boats will be put in
commission. Arrangements have been
made for a conveniently located wharf
in this city. The proprietors Of The
line will be Messrs. Mason L. Weenls
Williams and Henry Williams, Jr.,late
of the Weems Line. Later ON the COM
pam may be incorporated.
The Blake will be commanded by
Captain Charles Lewis, who has hal
long experience in ocean navigation.
His brother will be the mate. The stew
ard, Charles Bryan, was formerly with
LhO FCC1Ilo ILL., IL 1oA 40 AAAA-4y
fitted up for the passenger business,
and later on it may become a popular
line of travel. There is a fine hotel in
Georgetown and an enormous lumber
plant. One advantage Of this route
is that it eve is closed by ice.
Georgetown is a f1ourishing town of
some 10000 persons, with a rich and
productive country around it. The
Blake is a substantial sea-going craft
about 100 feet long, and will carry
about 400 tons. 1t has been used in
the United States coast survey service
in the Philippines and West Indies.
The Messrs. Williams have had a long
experience in the steamboat business
and understand all it's details. The
Blake will be somewhat remodelled in
the interior, and the name may be
changed to the George Weems, after
the founder Of the Weems line and the
original steamboat man of Baltimore -
Baltimore Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16
INDIANS AND LIQUOR
Alarming Increase In Drunkenness
Following Supreme Courts Decision.

There has been n sudden and alarm
ing increase Of drunkenness and crime
among the aboriginal wards Of Uncle
Sam in every state Of the Union. In
our own commonwealth at least a
dozen violent deaths among the red
men have occurred since the newspa-
pers gave publicity to the fact that the
law forbidding the sale Of liquor to In
dams had been modified. The pigeon
toed SON and daughters Of the forest,
aided and allotted by their vile asso-
ciates among the whites, have literally
abandoned themselves to ~debauchery
in celebration OF the newly discovered
liberty, and In consequence every
newspaper of the state for the past
thirty days has contained n or more
accounts of Siwashes burned to death.
drowned, shot, stabbed, or thrown into
prison as a result Of unwonted indul-
gence in forty-rod whiskey peddled by
the logging camp saloons and boot
leggers, whose operations were for
merly restricted by fear Of the Federal
authorities.
1t is undoubtedly true that whiskey
was freely sold to Indians everywhere
i'm the United States before the Su-
preme courts decision was rendered. It
is also al undisputed fact that the law
was shamefully abused by the Indians.
who took advantage OF its provisions
to mulct the government for witness
fees and mileage at every session OF
the Federal our by informing against
white men of whom they had bought
liquor. And last, but not least, 1t Is
not improbable that the worthless red
skins who fall victims to their own ex-
cesses a well be spared. But looked
at from the standpoint OF humanita-
rianism the Indian needs protection
from himself, il not from the white
humseller. The question Is. does the
remedy lie I'm a more rigid enforce
ment Of the existing laws, or should
the legislature act?-From the Bel
lingham (Wash.l Revielle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16

In this country we have long been
familiar with the complaint that 1t is
hard to get Americans to enlist in the
navy or engage in the marine service.
On top OF this knowledge comes the
news from Canada hat 1t has been
found practically impossible to garrison
the Notifications at Halifax and Esqui-
malt with Canadian troops. 1t Is prob
able that both in Canada and the Unit
ed States the condition responsible fol
this reluctance vi young men to enlisl
is the very condition OF national pros
perity which both countries are glad
to record The industrial and CONNER
cial opportunities in America tolay are
so numerous and widespread that very
much more generous Inducements than
are now held out TO young men. appar'
emily, must be offered to persuade
them to abandon the civil for the mil
itary life.-Boston Globe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16
Mr.. Bonaparte and the President.

We are not prepared to accept the
suggestion of oUr Washington CORE
spOndent to the effect that the keen
admiration of Charles J. Bonaparte for
Theodore Roosevelt is responsible for
the appointment of the former gentle
man t be Mr.. MortOn's successor as
secretary of the navy. The political
career of Mr.. B1naparte has been till
now somewhat more varied than sue
c~essful. He has pursued a tortuous
course through political principles from
Democracy, via Mugwumpery, to Re
publicanism. Among his activities
have been numbered advocacy of meth
DDS in the administration Of public
affairs such as strongly appealed to the
present President of the United States
during the days when he was n IF
the most valiant Of u civil service
refOrmerS. 1t is not unreasonable TO
believe, therefore, that there is a Ger
tain political affinity between the two
gentlemen, which should make each
turn 70 the other in time of need fer
counsel and aid.
Mr.. Rosevelt's former enmity TO ma
chine politics, did not prevent his &C
cepting a nomination from the bosses,
and by the same token there does not
appear to be any sufficient reason why
the sometime Democratic MI .Bonaparse
should not seek and accept Republi-
can honO1s. 1t IS true that neither OF
these gentlemen appears to have ever
exercised his independence in political
convictions to his own personal poilt-
ical hurt, but then they have doubtless
felt hat their Individual wishes and
feelings should always be held subser-
Went to the public veal. To suggest
that Mr.. Roosevelt is unduly susceptl-
bit to f1attery is as unjust as an accu-
sation of s~ycophancy would be against
Mr.. Bonaparte. 1t is p~leasanter to
think the honor hat has been done Mr.
Bonaparte was not sought by himself,
but was bestowed upon him by the
President because he was the best man
available to fill Nh. Morton's shoes.
That Mr.. B~onaparte does not happen
to know anything about nautical al
fairs ave what he may have learned
in the practice Of law in admiralty
courts counts for little. His predeces'
sor knows far more about rebates and
box cars h he does about boxing the
compass, and there is no reason to feal
that Mr.. oBnapar.e will not hold down
the marine end of the cabinet with
conspicuous ease and success.
For the rest his selection for the
place, if intended as a compliment tt
the south, will be gratefully accepted
This section of the country is humbly
conscious of the paucity of its Repub.
lican cabinet timber. 1t is well aware
of the difficulties that beset a Repub
Iican President VINO desires to have tht
southern wing Of his party creditabl.
represented at Washington In tn
light of these facts we are prepared
to believe that so far from being car
ried away by Mr.. B~onaparte's dnir
ton for himself, President Roosevelt
has acted with consummate delibera
ton and good 5udgment.-NeWs ait
Courier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16
SUCCESS

SUCCESS
What is the secret of SUGGEST" ASK
ed the Sphinx.
SPush," said the button.
Never be led" said the pencil.
Take palms," said the window
Always keep COOL said the ice.
BE up to date" said the calendar.
Never lose your head" said the
barrel.
Make light of everything said the
fire.
Aspire to greater things said the
nutmeg.
Re sharp in ell your dealings"
Find good taing and stick to It
said the glue.
do the work you are suited for
said the chimney.-Baltimcre Sun
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16

We are glad to see a good number
OF newspapers in several states insti-
tuting a veritable editorial campaign
against the vicious and generally cow
ardiy habit OF carrying a revolver con-
cealed on the person. There would be
an amazing per cent. OF reduction OF
the killings that amount TO shockingly
statistical figures In the United States
every year IL the law on the statute
books OF nearly every state Of the
Union against carrying concealed
weapons were half way enforced.
\ vast majority OF all homicides re-
suit from the suggestive influence OF a
pistol In the pocket. 1t Is not SO much
the heat Of a passing spasm Of passion
that impels the hand OF the man killer
to seek his hip pocket as a wild inn
pulse Of bravado. and this false eour-
age springs from the presence OF the
deadly weapon in the clothes, contrary
to the law Of the sttae. In most in
stances the shooting ARRAYS that thus
arise are cowardly If not wanton as
saults upon human life. The United
"a EN@tS AN ~ANoS Aso "a taS
world I'm shooting crimes. because "pis-
| toll toting'' is well nigh n universal
habit i'm n number % American states.
Among the many good things we
have read against this murderous
habit OF late, here is an extract from
an editorial In the Florida Christian
Advocate:
1T Is probably safe TO affirm that 80
| per cent. OF the homicides which dis
| grace our state and crowd our court
| calendars are the simple. natural, log
ical and mature fruitage of Il precedent
violation of law.
Most murders, or attempted muir
ders, are committed with firearms.
They are on the person of II or both
combatants. He pulled his gun and
began firing" ut is not known who
fired the first shot" These ars COM
| mon expressions. They indicate a
habit of carrying concealed weapons
which is a crime In itself, SC defined
by our laws, prohibited and penalized-
Pistol toting'' is an abominahle
practice, too, which is far more COM
mon than is sometimes thought. The
average person who carries a conceal
ed weapon justifies himself on the
ground of seif-defense. But why
should a ~peaceable citizen in II civiliZ-
ed community be ~apprehensive or
hurt? Why?
Given a pistol on the person Of n
man who is looking out for trouble
whose cowardice or conceit indicates
him as a marked man." add the sim
gle feature of one or two drinks, and
you have just the conditions whose
full fruitage or downward climax Is
bloodshed.
We have a good law against this
abomination, and yet n that a prac-
teal dead letter, 81 far as any pract-
cal attempt at enforcement Is concern
ed. Now and again some u~nsuspecting
negro is pulled and fined 500 and
costs, and in default Of payment goes
to supplement the chain gang. In the
meantime hardware companies do a
thriving business in pistols, and, as
indicated, our court records fairly
bulge with crimes more or less direct
ly connected with the practice of tat
ing pistOls."-Baltimore Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16
Another Ruobear DESTROYER,

Along with the Russian ships, Ad-
miral Togo's torpedoes blew out Of the
Pacific last Saturday an American bug
bear. Except as 1t exists in the lmaSl-
nation of the fanatical, there is prob
ably no more japanese immigration
problem"
At present the people of the Pacific
coast are frothiug at the mouth over
Chinese cheap labor" twenty years
ago. While the movement has not the
spasmodic ginger of the Dennis Kear-
ney riots, it has found substantial
backing. Even the Pacific coasters
have stopped to wonder what Japan
would do about ii were such a bill to
pass. If a weak, lnvertebrate land like
China, the football of the nations, re-
scented exclusion to the extent OF a
commercial boycott, what would proud,
energetic and victorious Japn do?
Whatever the terms of peace, now
that Russia is beaten. Korea will fall
absolutely to Japan. Further, a big
, piece of Manchuria will probably fall
under her direct control. The new
territory should nearly double the area
of the empire. These new lands are
| thinly populated, as Oriental countries
60, and very rlcn IN possibilities. no
| rea, for example, is said to have re-
| sources as great, acre for acre, as those
Of New York state, and big mineral
bodies in addition. The adjoining dis
| trict of Manchuria. as the Russians
knew when they staked it out, is hard
" less valuble. For the next genera.
ton Japan will be improving, expend'
ing, building. Her contractors and hel
promoters will need l%aborers, mechsn-
les, farmers and settlers. They viii
prefer, of course, their own people, b.
virtue of both principle and merit
. That is just why Japan fought this
war-to find an outlet for her surplus
population, a tiny fraction OF which i:
+: sitting through san Francisco. caus-
ing the demagogues to roar.-New fori
+, Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16

Written for The Messenger.

You. who raise 50 much disturbance
a soldier takes q drink.
hlndfy listen for a moment while I
tell you what / think.
L VIII no attempt to dictate what
YOUR daily lives shall be.
BUT IN favor Of our canteen. / will
make z vigorous plea.
have heard some women argue thar
a canteen they dislike.
Is IL the one = soldier carries when
he goes upon a hike
Ihey imagined that he used it for 4
growler"-what a joket
ihes must think the average soldier
Is a good-for-nothing soak"
don't saw all YOU people were a. ig-
norant as that.
Bur I am satisfied that none OF you
had it figured out quite pat"
HAD o studied I'D the question. l
believe YOU would have learned
mat the good old canteen system was
best for all concerned.
Bas. alast You all have blundered.
which YOU people often do.
When you try to preach to others.
who are Just as good as you.
For the canteen you've abolished was
a small department store.
Nnere We bought whatever we need
ed and nothing naore
There they kept a line of notions.
which was vel. worth look
ms at.
Also candies. fruits. tobacco. temper
ance drinks. and such as that.
Sot the only liquors. handled in this
place were beer and wine.
And whatever that canteen sold us
We were sure was superfine.
with the profits We could purchase
things to help improve our
mess.
AND maintain a we'll kept club-room,
where We spent our hours of
rest.
Then for days and weeks some SOL
dIers would not go to town at
all.
For We had our pleasure handy.
where we never missed a call.
If n happened to get thirsty. he
could a k a glass Of beer.
And go on about his duty with no one
to interfere.
If. perchance. he drank too freely
and became a little drunk.
Comrades took him to his quarters
and placed him on his bunk.
Yes. the canteen was a blessing to the
soldier and his friends.
Rut You have taken it from us. and
have made no amends.
We must now go to the city. if We
want to spend our dough-
Where they sell us rot-gut whiskey
and make a public show.
Not because a. soldier "hoozes' more
than most civilians do.
But because he is more noticed in his
uniform of blue.
For some gcssiping civilians watch
q soldier like a hawk.
And it seems that they are always
looking for a chance to make
a talk.
But a soldier is a human (you will
agree with me. I Think.
And It's human nature for the aver
e man to drink.
When you try to KEEP him from it,
our time is thrown away.
If he wants it. he will have it. if it
k his whole months pay.
So. my rea, KIND Christian people,
though you may have meant
all right.
You displayed a lack Of Judgment
when you made the canteen
fighI. 1!
If you'll stop to reason. you'll have to
all give III.
That the canteen vas a blessing. and
YOU will vote it back again.
"A SOLDIER.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16
Too Late.

SIS your husband at home. madam"
asked the caller.
Sure, and he is not" said the big
red faced woman who had opened the
door.
you see. madam, | am a travelling
phrenologist, and I'D like to examine
the bumps on your husbands head"
You're too late. We did have 4 bit
of an argument this morning and my
husbands gone down to the doctors 20
examine them."-Chicago Journal.
One important announcement Is
lacking i'm the complexion of the two
new dailies to be established in
GreensborO-how viii they stand on
sow-paw? VIII either espouse the side
OF the pure i'm heart or the morally
stunted? The matter should be set
tied at once.-Greensboro Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16


na.,. tha Tho Kind You Have AiNays eoueht
a's. Il &Hzzm
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16

In the fall of 1895 I.contracted that fear
full disease, Blood Poison. It gained such
Roadway that I wa forced to resign my
position and seek relief at Hot Springs.
After spending all the means I hadIwent
to Memphis. In less than three weeks I
was in a hospital, and after nine weeks of
suffering Twas discharged as cured. In
less than a month every bone in my body
seemed to be affected and felt as if they
would break at the least exertion. Again
I was compelled to resign, and I returned
to the hospital for a sever weeks, stay.
When I came out I was advised to try
farming. When I first went on the farm ]
prevailed on the only firm who handled
drugs to get me one dozen bottles of S. S.
S. At that time both of my hands were
broken out with b1isters and was covered
with boi1s aud sores. In the meantime nay
druggist had gotten two dozen bottles OF
S. S. S. for me and I began its use, and
after taking the thirteenth bottle not a
sore or boil was visible. r. B. POWELL
East 9th St., Little Rock, Ark.
Of all human diseases, Contagious Blood
Poison is the most hideous and hateful.
The victim is tortured with eating ulcers,
sores and assesses, unsightly blotches,
eruptions and other symptoms of the mis-
cradle disease. S. S. S. has been used
successfully for nearly fifty years fol
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-16

Contagious Blood
Poison. It con-
tains no mercury,
potash or other
mineral. rho
treatment book
gives all ymP
toms of this dis
a 8 Medical adj
vice free.
$500 A--A- a.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-24
TELLS OF WEI-HAI-WEI.

The British commissioner at Wei hai-wei MT. J. Fl. Stewart LOckhart, in his report on that place for 1904, to the secretary of the colonies. pleads for it's retention by Great Britain. He con- cludcs it by saying: "The inhabitants are prospering under British rule. Beg gars are almost unknown. In certain quarters there has been a tendency to scoff at Wei-hai-wei as a place that might be dropped out of the list of British possessions without being much missed. Such criticism seems to for get the progress already made under circumstances not altogether favor able; to ignore the fact that the har
 bor, which is the best north of Hong Kong. is of great use to our fleet; and to he unmindful of the value of the climate to an European power with vast interests in the far east. Wei-hai-wei is by no means so unimpOrtant place as some seem to regard it, but a pos session which, if given a fair chance of development will prove itself more and more valuable to the empire"
Arizona republican., 1905-12-24
GIVING OF CHARACTER"

The giving of a character" to do- mestic servants is one of the severest tests of the employers character. An Irish master, being called upon to write a testimonial for a groom whom he was discharging for drunkenness, gave him a good character, but omitted to mention one trait. The groom re- turned the letter objecting that it did not say he was sober. The master added sometimes sober" and the man was content. The woman who had to recommend the inefficient cook she had kept for seven years only because she was afraid to give her notice went one better. She had covered three pages with undeserved concentrations; she had placed it in an envelope and ad- dressed it, and her conscience pricked her badly. Then she had a happy idea, and broke open the seal, adding to her letter. as a postscript. God forgive mel" It satisfied her conscience. but history does not relate if it satisfied the Other woman.