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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

- on We Already"
a. know it. But it will bear repeating. Now
I've seen enough of the world he drew himself
up proudly, and of men and things, to know that
tired. Don't see it everywhere? y falls in
love, marries the girl; they're in a dream of bliss
it's all lovey -dovey and then the dreams over and
they settle down into the humdrum OF course |
feel differently about it from what | did last nj CHIT
Then | Just dead anxious to kiss YOU, and when
| found that | couldn't it broke me all up But
| can reason about it and what is best
And just because | couldn't do it makes me love
you all the You won't, will you, dear?"
Won't WHAT"
Wont ever let me kiss you. I'm going to keep
trying, of course, for l shall want to more and
more But | can keep on loving you forever
You might want to yourself, you know don't
pretend of course, to be able to for you
but if you should don't give in. No matter how
hard | may try, keep me off, will you, just enough
to make it eternally interesting"
She looked at him sOberly. III try" she said
In the meantime" she rose, I'm awfuly
hungry, aren't you? Let's go in,
Night
Nothing succeeds like summer evening in the
mountains with the pines murmurng softly and the
moon ustering the valley beneath They
alone again in the summer house
He drew close to her Dearest" he whispered,
q fool this morning. Just remember that
it never took place. | love you. /" he took
her hand-"I cannot live without you. All the
days of my life yours" He drew her to
him. And suddenly, seemingly without warning
of any kind, he kissed her. unresistng, and she
permitted it
Then she drew away from him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

care you angry with me-" he asked.
"No"
Il was afraid you might be.
Not at all
He started to put his arm around her. She drew
back
She, rose quickly snd started to go. Good
night" she said.
Where you going?"
In"
But"
She slipped away from him silently and swiftly
In an instant almost before he realized it. he was
alone with the stars.
Morning.
why did you leave me so suddenly last night"
he asked.
a woman's reason: because
He caught her hands. Don't YOU see" he said,
Come darling, | wait" He attempted to
draw her toward him.
She threw him off There CLEAN in her eye.
yesterday morning" she said, you begged
not to permit you to kiss Last night, contrary
to your request, permitted it, just to prove that
you wrong. Now you may go. 1t is all over.
You have what you asked for. You satisfied.
Enough. Col"
But you cannot it. Don't make me pay
such penalty Take me back
"Never!"
She turned to go
But dearest, l was fool yesterday morning
Surely you
And she tossed her head back at him as she
raised her head finally and authoritatvely for him
not to follow.
NO. she said, you were a fool. For
short time you were reasonable something that
woman can forgive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

tnued to rise however he began to find difficulty
in seeing He states that for a time he unable
to distinguish the hands of his watch the figures
on his other instruments. From this point on the
adventures of these daring air voyagers best told
in Glaisher'S words
About one-ifty 1.-TWO P. NJ, or later read the dry
bulb thermometer minus five After this could
not the column of mercury in the wet bulb Their
mometer nor the hands of the watch nor the fine
divisions on any instrument. | asked CoXwell to
help me to read the instruments In consequence,
however of the rotary motion of the balloon, which
had continued without ceasing since leaving the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

night This, while it promised immunity from the
Prussians, greatly increased the difficulties and
dangers of the flight. Nevertheless, it done
in the majority of the later flights.
One of these night ascensons was particularly
exciting The wind was from the north, and it was
hoped that the balloon would be able to descend
near Tours The ascent was made without Incl
dent but in a short time the voyagers heard noise
below which filled them with apprehension; for it
sounded like the dashing of breakers the shore.
At this time besides being in darkness, they were
sailing through thick mist At daybreak the mist
cleared away and they found themselves floating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

shook my body again, but could not move my arms
Getting my head upright for instant only, it fell
my right shoulder; then fell backward my back
resting against the side of the car and my head on
its edge In this position my eyes directed to
Coxwell in the ring
when | shook my body l seemed to have full
power the muscles of the back and considerably
over those of the neck but over either my
my legs. AS in the of the arms so all
muscular power was lost in instant from my back
and neck. | dimly Coxwell, and endeavored
to speak, but could not. In instant intense dark
ness overcame me- that the optic lost power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

earth the valve line had become entanged, and he
had to leave the and mount into the ring to read
Just it. | then looked at the barometer, and found
its reading be nine and threequarters inches, still
decreasing fast, implying height exceeding twenty
nine thousand feet
Shortly afterward l laid my upon the table,
possessed of its full vigor but being DESTROYS of
using it | found it poweress. Trying to move the
other arm, | found it powerless also. Then | tried
to shake myself, and succeeded but | seemed to
have limbs In looking at the barometer my
head fell my left shoulder | struggled and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

over the sea beyond sight of land.
There were several vessels in sight,
and to these they attempted to
signal. But only one of the vessels
responded, and that one fired at
them
The balloon was now caught by
northerly current and carried rapidly
in that direction The air travellers
had given themselves up for lost,
when they came in sight of land to
the eastward In the meantime the
chill of the morning air had caused
the gas in the silk bag to contract,
and the balloon began to settle down
toward the sea.
In this extremity the balloonists
threw out everything portable, even
bag of dispatches. This saved
them; for the balloon, thus lightened,
rose until it encountered a westerly
current which carried them to a
point over the land, upon which they
managed to make a safe descent.
The ground was covered with snow;
and after tumbling out of the car
the travellers, exhausted by their
adventure. fell fainting to the ground.
The balloon, relieved of their weight,
disappeared; but both it and the
bag of dispatches were afterward
recovered The balloonists were
finally discovered by some peasants,
and found that they had been car
ried to Norway. 1t was sometime
before either of them recovered
from this irving experience
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

James Glaisher, well known aGronaut, made
ascension in 1902 which of the most
markable balloon voyages made, not only be-
cause it marked the highest point ever reached by
man, but on account of its dramatic incidents.
The start successful; within twenty minutes
the balloon had reached a height of two miles.
Twelve minutes later three miles reached and
fortyseven minutes after the start the balloon
five miles above the earth.
Up to this Glasher, who was accompanied by
James CoXwell, another skilled and daring aGronaut,
had suffered discomfort. AS the balloon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

visible then CoXwell, and very shortly saw clearly.
Next | in my seat and looked around, as though
waking from sleep, though not refreshed and said
to Coxwel L have been insensble' He said You
have, and l too, very nearly | then drew up my
legs which had been extended, and took pencil in
my hand to begin observations CoXwe told me
that he had lost the use of his hands which were
black, and poured brandy over them"
During the period of Mr. Glaisher's insensibility
the balloon continued to ascend; until as shown by
the self registering instrument it reached altitude
of thirty-seven thousand feet, about miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

suddenly, Dut was Still conscious,
with as active brain as at the pres
ent moment while writing this.
thought | had been seized with
asphyxia, and believed l should ex-
perience nothing more, as death
would come unless we speedily
descended.
"Other thoughts were entering
my mind, when | suddenly became
unconscious, as on going to sleep.
| cannot tell anything of the sense
of hearing, as no sound reached the
ear to break the perfect awesome
stiffness of the regions between six
and seven miles above the earth
My last observation was made at
one-fiftyfour P. NJ, above twenty
nine thousand feet. l suppose two
or three minutes to have elapsed
between my eyes becoming in
sensible to seeing fine divisions and
one-f fty-four P. NJ, and then two or
three minutes more to have passed
till | was insensible, which l think,
therefore, took place about one
fifty-slx and one-ffty-seven P. NJ.
While powerless, | heard the
words Temperature and 'Obser-
walton, and knew Coxwell was in
the car endeavoring to rouse me:
therefore consciousness and hearing
had returned | then heard him
speak more emphatically, but could
not see, speak, or move. | heard
him again say, Do try! Now dol.
Then the instruments became dimly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14
A KISS--By TOM MASON

TIE turned to her suddenly and said Il am
II glad that you did not let me kiss you last
night
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11
THOMASVILIE ORPHANAGE.

The last issue of The Biblical Re.
corder is designated it's "orphansg,
number. 1t contains several we'll tax.
en- pictures of the orphanage at Thorn
asville and groups Of the little one;
the charitable Baptists of the state
are rescuing from poverty and worse
life and giving, instead, a moral rails.
ing and a Christian education. There
they are doing this noble work fol
three hundred and fifty little boys ant
girls who through this noble CHART,
are having a future life of usefulness
and happiness substituted for wha'
otherwise might have been one OF
penury, misery and in many instances
no doubt, disgrace and crime. The
picture on the front page is of the Of,
ficers an6 teachers of the orphaaage
In its reference to this picturA the
paper truthfully says that "great and
glorious is their work and worthy are
they of it,.
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ton following these talas by expressing
their regret that the four gentlemen in
question were leaving the board.
Next week the supreme court viii
take up the appeals from the 10th dis
trict, which is the last for the regular
call. There are only two cases at the
end of the docket, these being State ..
Bohannon, from Guildford. murder,
and State VS.. Harter. from Ruther-
ford, malicious injury TO personal prop
erty.
The state superintendent OF public
instruction has sent blank applications
TO all the counties 10 ascertain which
one will desire aid from what is known
as the second hundred thousand dol
lars TO bring their public schools up to
four months in the year. This year 50
counties were aided fromthis special
fund. The average monthly salary OF
white teachers in the state is s30.74
colored teachers s22.o7. Counties hav-
ing over q four months scnccl in any
township and less than others must use
at least a sixth Of their fund TO aid all
the school districts to have a four
months term before they are entitled
to aid in the second hundred thousand
dollars. The aid from the first hun
dred thousand dollars amounts to IA
cents for each child of school age.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11

VtIItI dI OIUtI -NU. "
The - Battalion, for coWardly
conduct on every battlefield from Get
tysburg to the present time, is I'M
worthy of a place as an organization in
the army of Northern Virginia. It will
be marched to division headquarters
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock and
surrender its color and be marched
to the rear in disgrace. The general
commanding the army of Northern
Virginia regrets that there are some
brave officers and men belonging to
this organization who must share in
this OmmOn disgrace, but the good
of the service requires it, and they
must bear it as brave soldiers.
BY command of
GENERAL r. E. LEE,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11

The Charlotte people are talking
about extending their city's boundaries
SO as to embrace the entire township.
Some claim when this is done Char
iotte's population will be from IS, 200
to 5000. Yesterdays Observer con-
tanned a letter from DR.. George w.
Graham telling the people they had
better be a little more conservative in
their estimates; that by the census of
1900 there were only q, 200 inhabitan ts
in the township, and he does not think
the number could have increased more
than 5000 in the last six years. Quite
a wet blanket, that, for those people
of the Queen City who are expecting
the next censu to give Greater Char
lotte a sixty thousand population. We
would be glad to know hat they arc
correct, but we are afraid they are
going to be greatly disappointed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11
ROOSEVELT AND THE THIRD
TERN.

We do not believe the formation Of
the Roosevelt third term league in
Chicago Or of any number of such
leagues throughout the country will
have any force in inducing Mr.. Roose.
welt to become a candidate for renol1i-
nation. Unless some unforeseen and
very unusual occurrence takes place III
the mex two years ne will retire from
the presidency n of the most popular
presidents the country has ever had
-Four years later he might retire from
the high office shorn of a grea+ deal
of his popularity, deprived of many
of his laurels and his former wonderful
career blighted by some sudden turn in
politics and the affairs of the govern
ment. We believe Mr.. Roosevelt has
been perfectly sincere every time he
has said he would not be a candidate
for denomination Or could not accept
the same under any circumstances.
What he said in his latest
ment of this character as to the Danger
of waning popularity Shows both his
sincerity and his fear Of four years
more Of the presidency. He has had
conferred upon him the highest hoi,ors
in the gift of the people, and with all
his s~trenuosity and eccentricit:es he
knows the importance to a mans rep
utation as we'll as to other matters
Of letting well-enough alone. In a
third term as chief executive he would
have all to lose and nothing to gain
in national popularity and reputation,
and he is not willing to take the risk.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11

Congressman don't want to get into
another contest with the big railroad
corporations. Their excuse for oppos-
ing further legislation on the rate sub
ject is that it will take several years
Of operation ard tests il the courts
70 Determine whether the present law
is effective. In other words they 90 not
intend to amend in any respects the
law passed at the last session until the
courts have decided what they really
did enact, and that, they say. will take
several years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11

There is still the CRY for a big navy.
If the people would just consider what
u present navy costs annually to keep
it UP, besides the amount spent for
additional warships, they would think
it already a big institution. According
to the annual report of the paymaster
general Of the navy it cos during The
last fiscal year SIS, GOA. 749 to keep in
commission what ships we now have.
Repairs cost S., $50, 500 and construction
Of new ships s31, 764. $50. That looks
like a pretty big lay
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11
WILMINGTON, n. c
TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1906.
4 BOOM FOR

1t looks like a launching Of a boom
democratic nominee for president. The
Raleigh Times publishes an article
which would indicate that the plans for
starting the boom were laid in New
York last fall by some OF the demo
Gratis who had gone there to welcome
Mr.. Bryan.
North Carolina committee of welcome.
it is stated that the matter was dis
cussed at the banquet on the night be-
fore Mr.. Bryan made his Madison
Square Garden speech and that practi.
cally all to whom this committeeman
preached the subject were greatly at
tracted by it,. That gentleman said
he IA impressed with the statements
made on that occasion by the represen-
tatiyes of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal and of he Baltimore Sun Both
said they had come to New York in
order to hear Mr.. Bryan's speech in
order, from what he said, to shape the
policy Of their papers as to his candi-
dacy. Neither paper could follow Mr..
Bryan after he had declared his posi-.
ton on government ownership of rail
roads.
The Washington Post is outspoken
in it's advocacy of the nomination Of a
southern man by the democrats and
while urging the claims or special fit
ness Of no particular southerner, evil
IDENTIFY has an idea that Senator Gull
iberson is the man the democrats Of the
south should center on as their can
dfdate. 1t closed a recent editorial OH
this subject with the following para
graph:
1t is the opinion of this paper that
the democratic party might easily do
worse h to nominate a southern
man for president of the United States
and it is the opinion Of this paper that
Charles =. Culberson is presidential
timber. At any rate, he would not
go into the campaign to defend q pol
icy that every democrat from Jefferson
to Tfld"!1 would lot have touched with
the tongs.
Hon. Charles A. Culberspn is the
senior senator from the state Of Texas.
He was elected senator in 1899 with
only three dissenting votes, to succeed
Senator Mills, and was unanimously
reelected in 1905. He was born in
Alabama and is in his fifty-second year
of age. He was an infant when his
father moved to Texas. The latter rep
resented a Texas district in congress
for eleven consecutive terms The SEN
atOr studied law at the University Of
Virginia, where he was final orator Of
the Jefferson Literary Society and
judge of the student law court. He
was elected attorney general of Texas
in 1890 and 1892 and was elected gov
ernor of the statein 1894 and 1896, and
was chairman of his state delegation
in the national conventions in 1896 and
in 1904. These records from his life
show what the people of Texas unlnk
of the man now spoken OF as a prob
able candidate for the presidential
nomination in 1908.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11

The investigation SO far into tn
auses Of the railway wreck in whici
President Spencer was killed shows
clearly that the responsibility rests
with both the operators, OF with one
if only one has not yet been ascertain
ed, so far as the public knows.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11
ANOTHER PRECEDENT FOR THE
PRESIDENT.

We copied an article a few days ago
showing that in disbanding the battal
ion Of the TWenty-fifth regiment, Pres
ident Roosevelt had a precedent In an
order disbanding a company, issued by
General Robert E. Lee, when a colonel
in the United States army and in COM
mand Of the department of Texas. 1t
seems that was not the only time that
officer adopted such a course. When
in command Of the army of Northern
Virginia he d~isbanded q battalion for
cowardly conduct, as is shown by the
following letter 10 the Charlotte OBJ
serves from Colonel w. II. S. Burgwyn,
containing a copy of the order issued
from the Generals headquarters:
/ see it stated h presidents order
~disbanding a battalion of colored
troops is without precedent in the mill
itary history Of this country. There
are those now living who read the
following order on dress parade and
witnessed it's execution. l omit the
name of the command, but it can be
given if desired:
Headquarters Army Of
Northern Virginia,
October -, 1864.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION

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one year, $500; six months, $500;
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cents.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSEN.
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IN advance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11
TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOYCOTTED
Interstate Under Ban of the Mer
chants Association.

Federal Court Filing Jail With Moon
shiners-Auditor's Report Nearly
Completed-A General Supervision
Necessary for System of Equal Taxa
fion-Statistics of Soldiers Home.
Good Work of the Childrens. Aid
Society.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11

A large selection of new books at
Gaylord's. See his Tine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11

We do not see how anyone can read
Secretary Taft's statement of the
Tw%enty-fifth regiment case without be-
ing convinced that Mr.. Roosevelt's ac-
ton was fully justified by the facts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-08
RURAL MAIL SERVICE.
There Were s5,Os1 Routes In Oper-
alton March and 2O4 Assigned
for Establishment.

Washington, March 6.--The opera
tons OF the rural free delivery ser
vice up to March /, 1906. are shown
in statement issued Monday by
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Degraw. Up to that time 52,227 Pc
titions had been received and referred.
OF these 13,772, were acted upon ad
versely. The number Of routes in op-
GRAFTON March /, was S5,0S1 leaving
S.424 petitions still pending Of which
2s4 have been assigned for establish
ment. In connection with these fig
ures the statement Is made that not
withstanding the developement Of the
service there Is an lnexpended balance
on hand to the credit OF new estab-
lishment OF $9O5,1O6 from the appro-
priation Of s2,376,6S6 which became
available July l., Of last year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-08
CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
Ellis Prohibiting Corporations cOn-
trtbuting to be COnsidered-
May start investigation.

Washington, March 6.--The consider
alton Of bills prohibiting corpora
lions from contributing to campaign
funds and requiring publicity in all
money matters Affecting elections is
to be taken up next Monday by the
house committee on the election Of
president and vice president and mem
bers Of congress. Of which Represen-
tative Gaineso West Virginia Is the
chairman. This was determined on
Monday when the committee, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Hardwick Of Georgia,
agreed to invite Former Representative
Perry Belmont, the president Of the
organization In favor Of publicity In
campaign contributions, to be present
and requested Charles q. Hughes, the
counsel for the Armstrong insurance
investigating committee Of the New
York legislature also to come II con-
venient and bring with him copy of
the report Of the committee The uues-
ton Of whether general investigation
Of campaign contributions by cDrpor-
ations will be gone into by the com
mittee, has not, 1t is said, been deter
mined, although the democrats on the
committee are DESTROYS that such a
line Of inquiry should be conducted.
II Is said to be probable that OIL
cials Of various life insurance com
panies Of New York may be called to
testify regarding campaign contribu,
tons, as well as officials Of other
great corporations Of quasi public
nature, who will be asked to tell
whether or not the corporations they
represent have given contributions
without the consent Of the stockhold-
ers.
The committee has been given per-
mission by the house to sit during the
sessions Of that body. thus expedlt-
ing its work.