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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28
ENDORSES THE EXPOSITION
Southern Publishers Association
Takes in the Sights
OPPORTUNITY OF THE SOUTH
To Make its Resources known to the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Adopted Deny
ing Reports of Incompetence of
the Exposition-PeOpIe OF South
Should Give ii Loyal Support.

Norfolk, Va, May 23.-After a thor
ough tour of the grounds and build
ings Of the jamestown exposition in
sight seeing automobiles and OF foot
the members of the Southern News
paper Publishers Association today
placed their body on record as une-
quivOcally endorsing the exposition,
both as a place of instruction and d
resort for pleasure and expressed the
belief that it will be fully completed in
every detail between today and the
tenth OF June.
The resolutions to this effect adopt
Cd by the association came a. a great
surprise to President Harry St. George
Tucker and other officials of the p
sitiOn who had been taking the visit
ors around the grounds.
At the conclusion of a luncheon in
the Swiss village and after a dozen
prominent southern newspaper men,
exposition officials and others had
spoken, Major John c.. HemphiIl, of
the Charleston News and Courier, Of
fered the resolutions which were sec
onded by Edgar NJ. Foster, of the
Nashville Banner, the new president
of the organization. The resolutions
weer adopted by a rising vote and read
as follows:
THE Southern Newspaper Publish
erS' Association after making a care
full and complete survey of the cOndi-
lions at the jamestown exposition de-
sire to place on record in this formal
manner their full appreciation of the
magnitude of the undertaking and the
marvellous success its promoters have
achieved in their patriotic work. The
Southern Publishers deny the accuracy
of the stories which have been sent
out as to the incOmpleteness of the
exposition. They are satisfied that by
the middle of June every building on
the ground will be finished and every
exhibit in these buildings will be in
place. They declare hat it is the op-
pOrtunity of the south to make it's re-
sources known to the world, that it is
their duty to themselves and to the
country to give their most loyal sup
port to the great enterprise. They de-
clare further that between now and
the middle of June, every intelligent
and appreciative man and woman in
the country, north, as well as south,
east and west, will find here ample op-
portunity for both instruction and
pleasure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28

Lawyers in Haywood Trial Wrangle
Over Examination of Witnesses

Boise, Idaho, May 23.-The net re-
suits of this, the tenth day of the Hay
wood trial, were the partial wedding
out of the talesmen of the second
special venire entitled to statutory ex-
iemption and the partial qualification
of n juror. The examination of the
venire has not proceeded very far, but
it showed that the recreation of inter-
est in the ~Steunenberg murder is, by
natural process, disqualifying many
citizens for jury service in the case,
and indicates hat the publicity given
to examination Of talesmen has wide
ly increased popular knowledge as to
means of artistically avoiding jury
service.
Early in the examination Clarence
Darrow for the defense asserted that
James H. Hawley, for the state, was
seeking to lead talesmen to qualiica-
ton by improper questioning. Judge
Wood Overruled his objection, but he
continued to address the court. Mr..
Hawley bristled and for a few moments
there was promise of a scrimmage, but
the court checked the incipient row,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28
BROTHERLY LOVED PREVAILED
The Baptist Convention of North
America AdjOurns After Two Days
session.

Norfolk, May 23.-The Baptist con-
vention of North America, composed
of the Baptist conventions north and
south and delegates representing the
negro Baptist National convention,
with Mexican and Canadian Baptists
also in attendance, adjourned sine die
this afternoon, after a session of two
days.
The convention is declared to be one
of great success.
Notable We're the speeches of four
leading delegates in abundance which
received the plaudits of southern del
egates in particular. 1t was the first
time in the history Of the south that
white Baptists had met with negro
churchmen, but there was not the least
i'll feeling and the meeting was one Of
b%rotherly love and good fellowship.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28

Big mating sale today at Gaylord's
Laid free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28
BATES is STATE CHAMPION
Charlotte Man Won in State TOurna-
ment-Record of Wilmington
Shooters.

The state championship in the an
nual state tournament OF the North
Carolina Trap Shooters Association,
held in Charlotte Wednesday, was
awarded to Mr.. C. c. Bates Of Char
lotte, who broke SO clay pigeons out
of Il possible hundred.
In h regular schedule of 10 20
bird events the amateur long run was
won by Mr.. Charles Nichols, who
broke 80 at a stretch. The longest
professional run was 81 by Hatcher.
The high amateur mark was made
by Nichols, who broAe 179 out of a
possible 200. In the 50 bird handicap,
a Lyon, of ThomasvilIe won making
AZ.
The visitors from this city includ-
ed DR.. Dreher and Messrs. Stoke
ly, BOushee, Keidt and Peterson. In
the regular events tde scores of the
Wilmington shotsmen were: Stokely
166 out of 200; Heidi 10 out of 200;
Boushee ISL out of 200 and Dreher 144
out of 200.
In the 50-bird handicap, Boushee at
II yards broke AZ birds.
In the North Carolina championship
contest out of a. possible 100, Stokley
broke 81, BOushee 80 and Dreher II.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28
STATE HORTICULTURAL FAIR
Was Held In NeWbern on Tues
day aid Wednesday

Wilmington Section Represented by
u HandSom Display of Vegetables
and Eruits-\cXt Fair VIII be Held
in Observation-Disclosures of the
State Horticultural Society.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28
POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY
Further Hearing and Decision of
Committee in Regard to Charges
Against Harper.

The further hearing in the charges
against L. +. Harper, the city employe
who appeared before the sanitary COM
mittee of the board of aldermen on
Wednesday night. has been postponed
until Monday night next. At thai
time argument will probably be heard
by the committee on behalf of Harper
by Herbert McClammy, Esq, and the
city's interest will be protected by the
city attorney. Marsden Bellamy, Jr.,
Esq.
1t is not known whether an effort
will be made to introduce any further
evidence or not, but this matter rests
entirely with the committee. On the
result of the findings Of first charge
against Harper will probably decide
what course will be taken in regard to
the two other, and less serious charges.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28

Beautiful p~arasols, plain and fancy,
at Renders.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28

Two days more of the Gossard Cor
set demonstration at Folvogt's.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28

ALI remnants of mating today half
price at Geo O. Gaylord's mating sale
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28
TO VISIT OLD HOME
Speaker Cannon on His Way to Gull.
ford, n. G.

Washington, May 23.-Speaker Can
non left Washington tonight for Gull
ford, N. c., where he was born and
where he expects to attend a Quaker
college commencement. Mr.. Cannon
left Guilford when but four years old
and the present is his first visit there
since that time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28
Corset Demonstration.

For the past ten days Mrs. Long,
an expert corseteur, mas been demon
strating the front lacing Gossard cor
set at the store of the C. w. POlvOgt
Co..
dress received a warmer and more
cordial welcome from we'll gowned
women than has these corsets. The
demonstration will last three days
longer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28
FOR SALE.

New Erie City IL horse power en-
CINE on tep OF boiler, mounted on
wheels: also table and two 80 inch
cut OF saws. and one 4s-inch cut-c0
saw, including shafting, pulleys and
betting complete wood saw outfit at
a lew figure fer quick sale. Call On
B- L. IAAREXNS. Attorney.
arr 2s cod 2Ws BnrgHU, N. c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-05-28

Buy your mattings today from Gay
lords, half price.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26
On the Edge
Of the Cliff
BY CcsnlO Hamilton


Are you listcning?9 she cried.
gayly Il give in about the color OF
the paper. You shall have your green
shall like it because You like it. Is
the wind carrying my voice away?
Tan you hear me?"
She was lying on the very edge OF
the cliff in a manner that made my
blood run cold Her beautiful face
was very white, very thin; and her
hands, clutching the short, rank grass,
seemed almost transparent There
was the same attempt at gayety in her
dry. trembling voice that | had noticed
the previous night, and the words she
spoke were the same.
1t was on my way back from ten
mile walk, during which had watched
the sun sink into bed OF crimson
blankets, and the moon rise to find
herself welcomed by every living star,
that ! came upon the crouching girl,
and heard her cry.
| gathered that the man she was
speaking to was, for some purpose or
other, on one of the lodges of the
cliff, 10 or IL feet down. There We're
several of various widths on that por-
ton of the cliff, wide enough. some of
them, to take three or four people
standing close. l gave no further
thought TO the matter.
shadow flickered in front of me.
From the length and width of it l
knew that it was thrown by the great
body of Ewell, the sea painter, who
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26
THE LADY
DECIDES
By EDEN PHlLLPoTTs.
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles J

When Jane Westaway was took off
after elacking nonsense for 80 year,
us all thanked God in our hearts for
her good man. For tweern't a happy
marriage. an he'd had more to put
up with unbeknownst in his home cir,
ele than falls to the lot of many of us.
But two year after that he was in
the pit beside her, an the space left
pom the stone was filed up with his
vartues.
Then Nicholas Westaway, his son
"a lad flye-an-twenty year old an a
bit cross in tie grain-found hisself
master Of the Old Rectory farm. as the
place vas called
The difference between him an his
father was showed by path-feld as
ran through Gid Reet9gy lands and
was yefy much used b. folks coming
up from okehampton 10 Belstone, be
cause ii saved foot-p passengers a good
mile OF walking, IA il had been there
time out of mind. But there waern't
no right of way with it. all the same,
an farmer he always used TO shut it
up one day year TO make good his
claim in the eye of the law He
wouldn't have turned back the leastest
little one he'd found on the ffeld-path,
for twas his pride an pleasure always
to make life easier for man, woman
an child when the chance offered. An
the boys had the albert nuts that grew
there an the girls had the mushrooms.
an he never minded. bless YOU. He
liked 'em to be there.
Well, this here carmudgeon Of
young WestawaY-iifst thing he done.
out of pure sourness of disposition,
was to shut up the 1ield-path an stick
up . lot o Sowing nonsense. bout
trespassers would be prosecuted. An
the heys skAocked young Westaways
boarae enDn with stones, an broke.
his hedges; an the Okehampton peo-
Pile, as didn't care a snap OF the finger
for the man, took their even way a.
usual He spent half his time storm
ing up N down the great meadow in
the farm.bottum. where GNe river goes
Gathering uuder Halstoek: but he
only turned back women an children.
But of course such a state of things
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26

in the langua~e of sneczes, coughs and
agitated consoaants, it was always q
toss.up with US whether we properly
convicted and punished the real of.
tenders, or some wholly innocent par.
ties who we're present at and enjoying
the various trials.
We never care to know Just how far
justice has miscarried in such cases,
but in one case that recently was
brought before US. We are certain that
substantial justice was done.
1t CHANGED that enc Wtolszkowski,
through an interpret secured a
bench warra1 I calling for tho arrest
OF one Butsk2nsz for beating, bruis.
ing, wounding and Ill. eating said
Wtolszkowsht and othlr wrongs To
HIM then ana there doiag. contrary to
the form Of the statute. etc Armed
with this warrant the oaicer halod the
protesting and fur.hatted foreieneI
into court, and safely anchored him
10 his good ;sht arm.
When the court convened the inter
prefer was so eht and found in 4 most
abandoned state OF int0xication and
recumbent on the floor OF the living
room in his Modest tenement. nd
dead to all living Ian 3es. ex ut
the rancous snore peculiar to the
slumberng ipsDriate.
Ordinarily the disquaiS alton o. he
official inter .'"eter in 81 n case
would have completely nullnfied the
power Of the court, until drastic meas
ures to put tie interpreter in running
order could be used, but in This case
signal relief vas at hand.
There was, 1T that time on duty at
our residen Il jolly, rotund and ex
ceedingly honest and Intelligent Ger
man woman She spoAe excellent
German and also had a fluent com
mand Of Polish. To he Il our help
iessness ANA perplexity we turned for
aid.
Ordering tie courtroom cleared OF
all save the officers. the parties. and
the witnesses, we ordered a change
uf venue, and adjourned to the kitchen
u our house which was ct that time
Tie seat OF operations If FTan Kurt.
che rosy German.
Great was the AstoniaAment OF ca.
wife and huge The dismay OF the house
girls al seeing a procession invading
the Kitchen, headed by the CHIEF IL
police IN uniform. escorting the colu,
plainant suitably decorated with .
black eg& aud an abrasion of tire rYe.
hnaots and idilDpYad hV frs5, >, jt,,,7s.
lGel Ia IN IA charge the T.ll-eyed
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26
WAYS OF THE AFRICAN LION
With Incre- ing Scarcity of Ga
Jungle ng Becomes Menace
to Human Life. Is

Lions are increasing in nun
throughout e district and, | bell
in all Angola, though they are s
not so comrloa as lcopards. Certain
they watch > road for dinner. and 4
the way from Benguela to Hths "
have a gon' chance of heariAS tAan
purring ab>at you? wagon aAB asxk;
sometimes then ytu may ma o CIR
tain satisfaction in rejecting tint 20
are inside tie wagon and that 2
oxen or l. re are sleeping around yor
tied to the yolSas An OK is bette
meal than aan. but to men as wel
as to oXer the lion are becoming NOR
dangerous as the wilder game grow
scarcer 4 native from the wage
which crossed the Cuando just afte
mine. was going down for water +
the evenirg WHOM o lion sprang q
him and split the p 9olAum can
his claw. The hoy had the sens
bent his cup hard against the tin
the monarch of the Forest was so
gusted a: TIRE noise that he withd
but few boys are SO quick, and
are killed, especially in the noun
zone about 100 miles from the CO II
H. W Nev.nson in Harper Nj
zine
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26

couldn't last. There coined a terrible
day when he turned back Mr. Mat
thew's wlfe-Matthew being tho miller
to Okehampton, an a church warden,
and a man of high renown in general
Matthew he took the opinion of Law
yen PeaTce an Pearee he had tell
with Westaway But they might
as well have talked TO fuzz-
bush as TO Nicholas. He stuck
out his chin-he was UNDERLYING
toad, like bull3og-and he said
that rights was rights an land was
land.
Matters was let sink bit after
that, but the upshot made rare story,
an people laugh vet whc4 you tell 'em
about g.
You must know that young West
away was counting Just then, an he'd
got his hands 50 full with Mary Jane
Arscott. the stone-breakers darter,
that for lack OF leisure-naaght else
he didn't watch his fieil-path so sharp
as usual The storm died down a bit
an by the time thai the matter of
Mary Jane had come to a head, things
were fallen back into the old way
Well, this Mary Jane was fine
woman. an would have seed her way
pretty clear, If it hadn't been for a
young youth by the name of Benja-
min Pearn.
This Ben Pearn CHANGED to have
just what t'other man lacked-a come
ly countenance an fine, manly frame
to him. Yet, with all his cleverness,
he was a fool when he failed in love,
as many afore him.
Between these two men, Ben an
Nicholas, it rested, an Mary Jane took
her time to make up her mind. She
was in love with Benjamin's self an
Westaway's farm. Tlilat how it stood.
Then things happened that helped
Jane to decide.
One fine evening in late summer,
when Westaway was walking down
his field-path in a devil of gale, be-
cause he found that folks had been
breaking Ais hedge again for the
hasel-nu1s IN running all about the
nnsseW after mushrooms. there
coined bt Ben Pearn. an he marked
the trNuble an spoke
.aTfs q shame to see what you get
for your goodness in letting FOLKS go
No an down your field path, Nj West.
away he says.
But Nick looked al him sideways.
for he knowed Zen was his riyal an
didn't eel like trusting him Yard,
They wouldn't be here Ii ! could
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26

was putting up at a cottage some
doors from mine. We looked at each
other silently, and then he flung out
his working hand with wide gesture.
removing his cap at the beginning
of It,
Yes" replied, you're right, pei,
fectly, utterly, entirely right. l have
never seen anything like it anywhere
It's superb. And you and lat least.
not you, perhaps-certainly I ought
never to attempt 10 paint again It's
sacrilege!"
Ewell nodded and stood with his
arms extended and his head thrown
back, locking with kind of wistfui
reverence from side TO side With
the soft moon Tht upon him, his I'm,
manageable, restless, red hair looked
white, and his Viking face. t. ed q
brickdust color almost ethereal.
watched him with a sort of Jealous
admiration. II ever a man understood
the moods Of nature, if ever a man
could put the right words to the great
song of it. that man was Ewell. He
seemed to be the younger brother of
the sea. Wild, uproarious, tender.
silent always rising or falling, moved
by the slightest change, tossed high by
the east wind, soothed by the west.
He turned on me suddenly, still
holding his cap WHAT" he asked.
81 said nothing" said /
"Oh, thought | heard you murmur-
Ing that ! was rotten painter, or
something equally rude
"or something equal rude, Come
with me back to the d., If the cliffs. -
NO, said Ewell. Will a shudder,
"No--not for thousands minute"
His vehemence startled me a little
think. Perhaps he noticed IT,
III tell you why" he said. taking
my arm, and leading me the other
way. You can't be expected to know.
You have only just arrived But I've
been here for months, and | knew
her"-he ierked his head over his
shoulder-'before it happened. Poor
little beggar!"
"Who?" said l.
He stopped and looked eagerly into
my eyes you've come from there.
Do you mean to say she isn't there
tonight? BY Jove, how glad ! should
be-"
You plunge" | said, testify How
the dickens am | to know whom You
mean?"
Il mean girl erouching on the
cliff"
With a face very white, very thin.
clntching al the short, rank grass with,
transparent hands? She was saving.
as l pasaHd, with a kind of gsyety. T
ave in about the color of the paper
Il know Don't" said Ewell. putting.
his hands over his ears Il couldn't
stand it. Those words ring in ma.
! Bars A k1Ad Of GAyety. Oh. gods e
ny fathers,"
We covered couple OF hundreds of
yards before he spoke again, and them
1t was In a low voice, as though hs
were afraid OF being overheard.
When came here first eighe
months ago, ] used constantly to sec a
girl and jolly straight backed, open
'aced young fellow going for long, stlft
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26
ll..ssAAAsAaAs AAAaasAlaAA,AAAIAl
Interpreter /
q BY JUDGE HENRY a. sHUTE :
Author Of THE REAL DIARY
OF A REAL BOY" b
IVSETS'qsEsfq 1Q'vy.. .HSygSTs'1
(Copyrlghl. " Joseph B. Bowles.)

A few years as5 The first detach
ment of Poles who desired to make
Exeter thoir permanent abiding place
arrived in our little town.
They were accompanied by their
household goods and gods. and a
strong smell OF schaapps. sauerliraut
and mingled emotions, which pene
trated every nook and Granny of their
neighborhood aud temporarily at
least, marked them apart from other
men
Their children. of whom there was
an astonishing number roamed the
streets at will and displayed most
remarkable ability in learning our
language,
Within a week after their arrival
they had accumulated a surprising yo-
cabulary Of 'cuss words. and at the
end of fortnight were accomplished
and most ornate little blasphemers.
Since that time these people have
thriven exceedingly, and by natural
increase and frequent Importation of
new blood from the fatherland. have
founded a flourishing colony of their
own, have adopted to a certain eX-
tent our language, our customs, and
our secondhand garments.
On Sundays, holidays. funerals and
other festal occasions, they affect gar
ments OF lurid hues and grotesque fit
in which they take great pride.
They are in the main Industrious,
sober and lawabiding people, who
live frugally ON herrinrs and black
bread, and thereby Accumulate prop
erty. and their sole dissipation appears
to be Saturday evening dances at
their homes, at which entertainments,
schnappski, rumsld and beerski flow
fyeely, and occasionally domestic diff
Achilles occur, watch err aired on
Monday morning b our police court
In this way Ee have g2'aed fairly
Intimate acquaintance With some of
them, and bowihs acquaintance with
the entire colony of several hundred,
all OF whom regularly a, end the Sat
urday evening Festivities and the re-
sulting police court proceeding.
On account of the difficulty of OBJ
tanning a suitable interpreter. skilled
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-26
JUSTICE TO TIE CHILDREN
Parents Make Great Mistake n "a
fusinG to Llatan to In4antile

A mothers magazine calls atrentio.
TO the fact rnat the old adage Chm
dren should be seen ana not heard =
has little place IN the modern svs
te~is e. cid training, and says II !.
quite right thar ID Is 50, especially in
the caste OF the child with 4 grievance
CHI en-. with all their chg ttering, ara
st - in ,ulate VIII 4 it is a mar.
ter of explaining their feelings. and
child may suffer moro than the adults
around it ever dream over some fniu,.
tice, real or fancied. which it Won
probably have difficulty in putting !
to words If the parents are com
ually telling 1t to Hush np"
Keep still, now!" there is eX
chance Of Developing Il fairly 81
youngster In time.
In one New York home. where
father take an active part in
training Of the children, as few
theirs DO in FITS country, unfortunate
40 dispute : long the children and nb
grievance [ any one of them pass I'm.
noticed. csi ecially if the father is
around. No matter what he may be
doing, he drops it and instantly opens
kind of lformal childrens court.
getting at the bott0m of the trouble
by the gentlest Of questioning. This
takes some Of bis time, Of course, but
to those CT 'd,cn thcr father is the
ideal of jus zee, a conhdant who never
fails them.