davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
WOOD FIBRE WALL PLASTER
Company to be Organized for the
Manufacture of This Material.

Mr.. w. e. Cochran, of Pittsburg, Pa,
is in the city. He represents the Ohio
Wood Fibre Machinery Company, Of
Columbus, Ohio, and the Concrete En-
cheering and Equipment Company, ,t
Pitts and Butler, Pa Mr.. Cochran, to-
getner with Mr.. J.. r. McClamrOch aid
the Stone Building and Supply Com
pany, of this city, and others, has be-
gun the organization of a company to
engage in the manufacture of wooC f.
bre wall plaster under the patents
owned by the companies. In addition
to this the proposed company vii!
manufacture artificial stone from SAND
and cement.
There is an increased demand for
these articles here and during the past
veal many car loads of wood fibre plas-
ter were shipped here from Atlanta,
Ga, the nearest factory of the kind
although the freight makes the mate
rial much more expensive. A portion
of the stock has already been subsCri5-
ed and those interested feel confident
that they will a the plant in oper-
alton very soon, possibly in the next
sixty days.-Greensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
THE FARMER AND THE MULE.
Reason Farmers Make Little Money 1.
That Mule Power Costs OK Much.

Mr.. Lee Wolfe, who lately moved to
Monroe from Mecklenburg county. has.
some original ideas about the mile
and his relation to farm work. when
we were all talking about free silver
and the need of more money, / laugh
ed at it," said Mr.. Wolfe. And" he
continued, when the farmers meet to
devise high prices, l say it's no good.
gentlemen, in the long run; it may
give temporary relief, but you haven't
got at the permanent root of the evil
Gentlemen, the mule is the thing tnat
is troubling us. He is al the bottom
Of all our woes; he's our big enemy
Such talk surprises people for they
think the mule is the farmers best
friend, but he is not. | can prove that
he is not. He takes up one-third of
the production of the farm. Count it
up, gentlemen; the high price you pay
for him, the comparative short tine
of his best service, and the great ex1
pense of his feed (tosay nothing
of accidents, and DRINKS, in which we
trade him off for nothing) and searI
in and year out, you'll find he comes
in for a third of its receipts for mo-
tive power alone, can be profitable.
The drain is too great. Gentlemen, the
farmer needs a cheaper motive pow i
er, and must have it before he can
ever be prosperous like the men of 9TH
er occupations. | have known this
thing for fifteen years, having learned
it by running a field thresher, and Il
have often thought of writing to Mr.
Edison and asking him to give his at
tention TO this matter. If he or some
other inventor will give Us a cheap
oto from one to five horse power,
that We can pillow with we'll ge rich
but never before. Monroe Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
GERMANY's ADVENT IN SOUTH
Irritation Prevails i'm French Circles
at Appearance of Germany on the
Mediterranean.

Paris. April 1.-Germany's advent in
the Mediterranean as shown by Emre-
ror Williams visit To Morocco, and
Chancellor o Buelow's speech, is the
absorbing question of the day. Now
for the first time Germany makes ncr
appearance in the South, and asserts
that she has strong interests I'm the
territory bordering on the Mediterran-
can.
The sequel to the present compiler
ton u considerable solicitude. 1t
is maintained that Germany's claim TO
ave b open DOR indefinitely pro-
longed would result I'm giving Germany
commercial privileges exceeding those
Of the other powers. Beneath digniGed
external calm considerable irritation
prevails in government quarters here
However, this does not show a menac-
ing tone. The attitude of the press
also is free from menace.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
TAKEN NORTH FOR TREATMENT
Condition CT Mrs. James y. Till Not So
Alarming as Reported.

Norfolk, Va, April Mrs. James j.
He'll, wife Of the president of the
Great Northern Railroad Company,
who was suddenly taken iii while vito
her husband on Jekyl. just acras
from Brunswick, Ga, started north at
3 O'Clock this afternoon on a private
car, attached to the Seaboard Air Lire
Florida limited for New York. Ad-
vices received at the general offices o:
the SeabOard Air Line railway, in
Portsmouth, Va, to-day say that MIS-.
Hill rs i'll and that her husband is anX-
ious to have her quickly in Lakewood.
\. J., for treatment. but the Patterns
condition il would seem is not alarm
ing as first reports had it. Mrs. Hill
was to-day brought from Jekyl Island
to Thalman, Ga, On the SeabOard Air
Line railway and there the party's phi
vate car was attached to the train
which will pass through Richmond,
Va, and Washington, arriving at Phil
adelphia about moor tomorrow. On
the private car with Mrs. Hill are her
husband and a special physician.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
LISTS OF ToAsTs AND SPEAKERS
Preparations Complete for the JefTer-
son Day Dinner by tile Democratic
(Iuh.

New York, April 1.-The Democratic
club nnounce that preparations foT
its Jefferson day dinner at the Waldorf
Astoria April Is. have been completed,
the list of speakers and the toast5 as
signed to some OF them being as fol
lows:
y Alton B. Parker, The Futures of the
Democratic Party; Augustus Van
Wick, THE World of Graft; Senator
Carmack, of Tennessee, Mayor George
B. Mcclellan, Joseph j. Willett, OF
Alabama; Senator Francis Newlands,
of Nevada; John ". Kern< recently
candidate for governor of Indiana; ID
Cady Rerrick and Henry Trainer, the
only Democratic congressman elected
to he next Congress from Illinois.
Governor Folk, according to the an
neuncement, told ex-Mayor VanWich,
who has charge Of the arrangements
of the dinner, that he would probably
accept the invitation to be n OF the
speakers. He did not want to promise
until he had returned home and had a
talk with the lieutenant governor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
OXFORD WINS BOAT RACE
Cambridge Defeated by Three
Lengths, i n 20 Minutes. 35 Seconds.

London, april 1.-Oxford today won
the 02nd annual boat race between the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
defeating the latter by three lengths.
Time 20 minutes, So seconds.
Cambridge won the toss and selected
the Surrey side Of the river. The
boats got away to a splendid start. but
BucAness set the dark blues (OXfor1)
a slashing stroke of SO to the minute
and almost Immediately established a
lead which was never lost.
OF Chiswick it was evident that the
race had already been decided. Some
Of the Cambridge crew showed signs
that they were weakening but Taylor
made another effort with a stroke
somewhat faster than that Of Oxford
1t was not we'll pulled through, how
ever, and a lack of rhyme was mani
fest.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Will the people of North Carolina let
the university lose the opportunity of
receiving a splendid library? Surely
the fifty thousand dollars can be rails
ed to secure the like sum from Mr..
pie will let this offer fail. There are
men of means in the state who
wish to see the university thrive and
their time to show their love for their
state and for this grand old institu
|tion. Let them come forward with
donations to the fund and have
their names written on the everlas,
ing ,oll of honor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

When the republicans talk about the
outrage of TIP democratic party in dis
fr%ancnising the illiterate negroes won
der If they think about the time Their
party took the right of citizenship
from forty thousand of the most high
ly educated and best men of the state?
If it is a crime to take the right to
vote from a man who cannot read his
ballot and does not know the difference
between the Office of governor and that
of a township justice of the peace
what should the action of the repub-
lican party be designated? Then, tru-
ly, a there political serfdom in this
state. The best white men were made
political slaves with ignorant negroes
as their masters, and this was done by
the same republican party which is
now bowling about political serfdon
and weeping over the political condi-
ton of the negro-the same men who
gloated over the degradation and hu-
milia1ion of the best men of the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
FINE TABLE OF CONTENTS
south Atlantic Quarterly for April
Arrangements for Debates With
Vanderbilt University.
Especial to The Messenger.l

Especial to The Messenger.l
T.nity College. Durham. Y. e.. April
1.-The South Atlantic Quarterly for
AIrii presents Il table of contents OF
unusual interest. Tins publication. is
sued by the South Atlantic Publishing
Company, with Drs. Edwin Mills and
William II. Glasson. IL the Trinity
college faculty, as editors. The aru-
cies in this number are timely as viii
Lee shown by the table of contents.
The New North-Hamiitoa W. Ma
bic. New York City.
Sidney Lanier: "Reminiscences -
DISQUALIFICATION Daniel {. uiI-
man. Baltimore. Md.
The Hague Court-Prof. John r.
I.atane, Washington and Lee Umver.
sity.
Ruskin's Letters to Charles Ellot
Norton-President Ii. y. Snyder, Voc
ford College.
The Overproduction Of Cotton and =
Possible Remedy-Prof. Ulrich b.
Ihillips, University of Wisconsin.
Matthew Whitaker Ransom: \ Sen
ator of the Old Regime-prof. Robert
L. Flowers, Trinity College.
The Peabody Fund-R. u. W. Con-
Tor. Raleigh, y. c.
Some Contemporary American Es-
sayists-Dean William 4. Few, Trinity
College.
Editors Announcement: Book Re-
views: Minor Reviews and Notes.
The college community and the peo-
pie of Durham have been very greatly
interested in the lectures delivered by
Bishop Charles Ii. Galloway. Three
lectures were delivered in Main Street
church and n on Lucaus y. Z. Lamar
in Craven Memorial Hall. All the lea
lures were heard by large audiences.
and those who had the PR nese OF AT
tending them consider themselves very
fortunate.
Arrangements are being made TO
hold Il series of debates with Wander
bilt University. Nashville. Tenn. The
first debate of this series will be held
during next year. Tulane University.
New Orleans has also ?greed to a.
range a debate for next year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
THE WILMINGTON MESSENGERS. TUESDAY, APRIL 4. 1905
THAT CHURCH CONTRIBUTION
QUESTION.

SAYS the Wilmington Messenger.
If more but the contributions of the
righteous and holy are ~cccpt by
the churches it will be s mighty lon
time before the work of Chrfstianiz-
ing the whole world Is completed"
will he a longer while before the work
is done through means Of the gifts of
the unholy and Neutrality-suspicious.
herton Argus.
If the contributions to the OF
Christianity by the "unholy and the
unrighteous" are to be rejected by the
churches who are going to pass upon
the moral and religious status of those
Offering t o give p%ecuniary aidI Who Is
going to draw the line between the
sheep and the goats? Shall each churca
have a committee appointed to pass
upon the eligibility to make donations
of the people of the community? When
this comes about and one who has
been blacklisted as a contributor to
the Lords work is caught dropping a
quarter or a dime in the contributors
box on a Sunday will it be taken out
and handed back to him? It would be
well to notify those who are on the
blacklist of that fact in order to avoid
this. If it is wrong for a church to
receive a hundred thousand dollar gift
from Rockefeller because he belongs to
the class of 'unholy and unrighteouS,"
it is also wrong to take Bill Jones'
quarter on a Sunday morning if lie
is suspected of having come by 1t i'll
some way not approved of by tac
strictly religious-that is if the thing
is to be worked on principle. The Ar
gus has not turned US from our first
proposition.
Another question-if a man is so
sinful that his money can not be USED
to aid the cause of religion is he en-
titled to any of the benefits or blssinGs
which cOme from that religion? H.
must become religious before he cat
enjoy the benefits of religion or coz
tribute to it's propagation among the
other sinners.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Denial of His III Treatment Because
OF appointment a. po<tofficc Clerk.

Memphis, Tenn. March 3I--A Gem
City says:
The statement made BY the negro IL
]. Hornsby. in his complaint at the
White House, that he Is p%reyeatei
from holding a position in the post
Office here by of maltreatment
by white citizens is denied here.
Hornsby stood examination for a po-
sition in the local postofice at The
time when two clerkships were vacant
The examinations were passed BY three
negroes and n white nan. One Of
the vacancies was filed by Lee CuEI-
mings, a white man. The three ne
groes were advised by members OF
their own ace not to accept positions
in the Office. as their acceptance
might prove distasteful to the white
residents and possibly II trouble.
Two of the negroes then withdrew
their applications, stating hat they de-
sired positions as mail carriers, but
not as clerks. Hornsby applied -
Postmaster John P. Bennett for a .r,-
sition a. clerk, hut later in writing
withdrew his application On being
warned by white residents that his ap-
pointment would not meet with the
approval of the white people of the
community.
At that time, II is alleged, HornsOv
was carrying a loaded revolver, and
when this was learned he vas instruct
ed 20 leave town at once or be arrest
ed IN the charge Of carrying conceai-
ed weapons. Hornsby Immediately
left the city. The pistol, it is said is
being held as evidence against Horns
hv s,hOuld he return TO YaznO City
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
MONEY To PAY SOUTH DAKOTA
Attorney General Gilmer Deposits
S17.400 With United States Supreme
Court Clerk.

Washington, April 1.-The attorney
general Of the State of North Carolina
to-day deposited with the clerk Of the
Supreme court of the United States
$17.4O0. to be turned V e to the proper
authorities Of the state of South Da-
kota in satisfaction of the judgment
obtained by that state against North
Carolina on railroad bonds guaranteed
by the State of North Carolina and
presented to the State of South Dakota
for the benefit OF its schools. The
bonds We're repudiated by North Caro-
lima, and an original suit was brought
in the Supreme court to compel pay
ment- The money will be held until
the bonds are surrendered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

The grand dukes get mad every
time anybody talks about peace. AS
long as the war goes OF. they are safe.
They have none of the fighting to do
and they do not care how many OF
the soldiers the Japs kill. When
peace ONE they may be called on 10
help make up the war indemnity from
their vast wealth. SO they cry WAR
to n bitter end." and claim that to
be patriotism.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
AIDS TO COTTON ACREAGE RE
DUCT1ON.

Natural causes are aiding the men
lof the Southern Cotton Association in
their endeavor TO raise the price of
cotton by reduction of the acreage Of
next years crop. One is the backward
lopening of spring this year. Farmers
are behind with the work of preparing
their land for crops. Another is the
scarcity of labor, While the first ap-
lpitcned this year, the second is likely
Ito oe permanent-at least to last for
lsome time. From all over the south
icomes the cry that negroes are leav-
ling the plantations and rural districts
for :he towns where they idle away
1.-THE time, or for the industrial
|plants which are so rapidly springing
Iup all through the south. 1t is seldom
THAT a negro who leaves the country
flor town life or gets work in a mill
tgoes back to-the farm. Fol this reason
lit will be almost impossible to over
leone the present scarcity of farm Ia
Dor by negro help. 1t is more likely tC
lgrow scarcer. immigration from for.
leigh countries and from other sections
lOf the United States is the only thing
that will remedy this, and it will be
IsOme time before enough such men cai,
lbe induced to settle in the south to
make up for loss of negro labor on the
farm.
In reference to these two aids to the
cotton acreage reduction movement the
lpress bureau of the Southern Cotton
Association gives out the following:
In addition to the pledges of the
farmers throughout the south to re-
ducc their acreage 25 per cent. there
are two reasons in addition to the
lpledges which are further evidences
Of the fact that acreage is certain to
be reduced. The first is that the far
mers all over the southern states are
further behind with their work this
they have not the time now to get
their land in the proper condition for
planting cotton.
Another reason. and perhaps the
most important besides the pledge of
the farmer to curtail his acreage is
the scarcity of labor throughout the
south. For several years past negroes
have been rapidly leaving the farms.
taking to railroads. saw mills and tur-
%pentiDe distilleries. Very few Of them
remain between the ploW-handles.
that is a very few in comparison to
the number that worked on farms
five years ago.. and his yea they are
scarcer than ever.
With very little labor a farmer can
not begin to tend the cotton land he
had in cultivation last year. and he
must necessarily cut his acreage in
proportion to his labor. But a large
majority of the people who have sign
ed the pledge to reduce their cotton
acreage are going to do so. and those
who nave not signed will be forced in
a large measure to do so anyhow be-
cause of the few laborers for farm
work. and the short time left them in
which to get their planting DONE.
The Southern Cotton Association is
Idailv in recent of advices of the re-
duction Of acreage everywhere. and
hundreds of pledges from leading
planters in every section are constant
fy being forwarded to the headauart-
tional evidence Of reduction. 1t has
been estimated that if every farmer in
the south would cut off one row of
cotton 100000 bales less would be
the result in 1905.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
Grimes Battery OF Portsmouth Dis
banded.

Richmond, Va, April I-Grimes'
battery. Of Portsmouth, organized in
1910 and n OF the oldest bodies in
Virginia's volunteer service, has been
ofhciaily dibanded by order of the ad-
jutant general, acting for the governor,
on the ground of failure to meet the
requirements of military efficiency af-
ter due warning. There will be earn.
est protest from Portsmouth. 1t Is IN
derstOod.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Uncle Sam has been pretty success
full as a purchaser in the stock mar
|ket of shares of the Panama Railroad
He has secured all but live
|of the two hundred and ffty-five shares
outstanding.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Emperor William did not thiux II
right to put temptation in the way
of Raisouli by making too long a stay
in Tangier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Mrs. Chadwick should not have in
so emphatically that she had no
money until after her lawyers had Sc
cured a new trial. There is where she
made a blunder.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

If the American bank in which Mr..
Rooseyelt's fiscal agent for Santo Do
mingo lad deposited his ffty-tive par
cent. of the republics customs receipts
should fail who would be responsible
and whose loss would it be?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

If Yohe has come to America to seek
ar rest cure we move that the people
land the press let her have her own
way. We hope she will give the
Americans a rest also.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Mr.. Addicks must be getting near
the bottom of his barrel. 1t is said
vtoes in the Delaware legislature
for senator brought only three hundred
dollars It the last session.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Five car loads OF lettuce We're ship
ped from this point to the northern
markets yesterday. This represents
1000 baskets.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Those suburban trolley cars go a.
whizzing sure. You do not have
time to take a nap between the city
and Wrightsville.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Miss Edna GasGue, who has beer.
visiting friends in this city, returned IA
her home in Marion, S. G., yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Mr.. Isidore Bear has gnne to Cincin
rat on a business trip.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04
THOUSANDS OF WIFE SEEKERS
Bachelors i'm All Parts of the Countr
anxious to- Marry Young Women
Who Recently Acquired Home>tcads
i'm Newly Opened Up Lands.

Bonesteel, S. D., April I.-ThousanIs
of letters from candidates for n'atri-
mony in all parts of the United States
and Canada are coming TO the United
States Land Commissioner J. ID. Keller,
of Bonesteel, S. d. The writers wish
photographs, names, addresses and
other information concerning the n
hundred and twenty-one young women
who drew fine farming homesteads in
the recent opening of government land
on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in
Gregory county, South Dakota.
The avalanche of letters now polr-
ing in on Commissioner Keller is the
result of a recently published inter
view in which Mr.. Keller, in speaking
of the rapid development of the newly
opened South Dakota lands, mentioned
that over a hundred Of the lucky home
steaders were young women and inti-
mated that many of them wanted hug
bands to help take care Of the farms.
A sample from more than a thous-
and similar letters received by NJ.
Keller in the last three days is The
following, the writer being a young
Virginian:
-. D. Keller, Bonesteel, S. d.
Dear Sir: | would be pleased to
correspond direct with the ladies Ia
question. | am a widower, aged %.
engineer. Height 5 feet, 10 1-2 inches,
weight 159 pounds; American by birth,
three years at West Point Academy
Hoping TO interest those concerned,
| am very respectfully.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

Rev.D Dr.. Carmichael and wife have.
returned from q visit to Virginia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-04

The postmaster IN other officials
of Bonesteel, have also received hun
dreds of inquiries.
The letters come from men OF every
age and in every walk of life, from
plumbers TO clergymen. With the ex-
ception of Arizona, Maine, New Mex
leo and Nevada, every state in the
union is represented in the inquiries.
The bulk OF the letters, however, come
from New York, Maryland, Connect
cut and Pennsylvania.
One Of the w~ife-seeking bachelors
is a former Yale student; two are Uni
versi.y Of Virginia men and one a De-
land University, Florida, graduate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-20
A Night Attack

Last night the little daughter of
Mrs Brown, as she sweetly and
peacefully slept in her little bed near
the window, was attacked by a
death dealing de mon known as
Group Whooping Cough, and but for
the timely use of Kennedy's Laxa-
tive Honey and Tar. which she al
ways keeps handy, the life of the
little one might not have been saved
kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar
is different Efrom all OF The old-time
cough syrups anil is best for children
because it acts upon the bowels, is
harmless, safe and certain. Con-
tains GO opiates. Sold by Fox Bros.