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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
HABITS OF THE ANCIENTS.
Of Interest at This Time OF General
Temperance Agitation.

Inc ancient Greeks according to the
fercy anecdotes, mingled MANY ex-
erclSes with the pleasures Of the table.
ana included singing, dancing. reading
anu propOunding questions. On other
occasions a philosophical question was
p~ropOunded, the solution OF which
was rewarded with a garland Of ever
greens or a diSh of meat. AS a bev-
erage, the Greeks used water, rarely
iadulging in wine.
The ancient Romans were an ex-
tremely abstemious people, but during
curing the decline and fall of the
empire their excuses were great. In
the early ages of the commonwealth
no one was permitted to drink wine
until he had attained his thirtieth
year. whether 1t was thu scarcity Of
ehe beverage or the more probable
motive OF to the morals of
the people that gave rise to this pro-
hIbition, it is certain that, as soon
as the grape became abundant, the
excess i'll wine became general.
PHny speaks Of the men in polite
society, who, after drinking to re-
pIotlOn, have sought to create new
MEANS of continuing their rcVelry.
OF this nunber was Marc Antony,
who wrote a book on drunken revels,
and the younger Cicero, who acquired
great celebrity by the quantity he
could drink at Il draught, las if" says
Pliny, "hc wished to deprive Antony.
the murderer of his father, Of the
glory of being the greatest drunkard
of the age"
It is recorded OF the Emperor Tib-
erluS that he passed two whole days
and nights at table with Pomponious
Flaccus and Lucius Fisco. whose
conv;Nol qualities he afterward
rewarded. the one with the
| Of C,-,.;, @~l 49, l.
with the prefecture Of the city OF
Rome; and so far was he from con-
cealing the motive Cor the ADVANCE
l ment that the patents of their &p-
| pointmentS expressed it: Seneca said
that Tiberius vas only drunk once
in his life, and that was from the
moment he first became intoxicated
to the day Of his death.
That the example Of Tiberius was
followed Ivy his -subordinates is shoWn
by the fact tina CosSus, whom he
appointed project Of the city vas in
the constant habit of go;rG to the
senate in such a beastly scate of in
%toxication that he had 70 be carried
out. a.,
The drunkenness and ~bebauchery OF
Nero and the other iona emper-
ors of his type is weE known, n IL
is not surprising that the common
people would follow such eminent ex-
amples. Sobriety was eVen then re-
garded as ore of the cardinal virtues
by such men as Seneca and Piiny,
but by the young men generally
drunkenness was regarded as more OF
an accomplishment than a vice
Nothing tends SO strongly to pro-
mote the cause of temperance as n
versal contempt of excessive indul-
gence. Laws and restrictions which
| take no account of this but assume
that poor, weak man viii get drunk
if he can get LIQUOR. and is not to
| blame for it so long Is the stuff is
made and sold, only tend to dam the
| stream of vice, to burst forth again
with greater violence when the wal!
] Notwithstanding (Pa) Spirit.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
OH Err NOT VET ACCEPTED
No Reply From Clarendon Wafer
works CO.-COrpoTatiOn Makes
Proposition to Install Entirely Nc"
Plant.

No answer has been received by
the city from the Clarendon Water
works Company relative to the accept
ance or rejection Of the offer recently
made of $40, 900 for its plant by the
board of aldermen of Wilmington, and
it cannot be stated when thecom-
pany will reply to the city's offer.
The impression is general that the
offer will be refused, but the hope is
universal among citizens that the COM
pany will accept the terms named and
thus end a matter which has been be-
fore the public, in SO many phases, for
such a length Of time
A member Of the board OF aldermCa
was quoted yesterday as having stat
ed that he had been authorized by a
corporation, whose name was not dis
closed, to state to the bOaHd Of alder
men that the company referred. /
would be willing to install and equip
an entirely new plant IN this city,
payment to be made in municipal
bonds, bearing four and a half per cent
interest.
If the company is acting in good
faith and there is no reason to sup
pose that it is not. this proposition
will in all probability have an i'm
p~0rtant bearing in any further water
works discussion that may be indulg-
ed by the city fathers
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

In the Raleigh News and Observer
yesterday Their was an interesting
communication fron+-the Washington
correspondent of that pape- based OF
the annual report of General MauKen-
Zie, chief engineer of the Wal depart
ment issued Tuesday, IN which was
detailed at great length the work &C
complished in the river and harbo-
improvements in the different states
of the union.
Concerning the work Of greatest In
terest in this section, which was thai
undertaken by the government on the
improvement of the harbor of Will
mington and of the Cape Fear river
from this city to the sea the article
says that up to his time 1886, $50
has been expended. Continuing it says:
No mention is made in the report Of
to North Cardinals leading seaport,
for which the people at Wilmington
are hustling, but there is every reason
t. believe that the present ongress
will take favorable action with ref
renee to this scheme There has new
CT been any serious opposition to the
improvement of the Wilmington har-
Dor, and On the contrary, ;caGIng men
In congress-, like Chairman Burton of
the rivers and harbors committee have
assumed a very friendly attitude TO
This Particular project. The same
thing can be said Of very few
of the other North Carolina river anI
LarbOr undertakings. The present al
preparation calls for lie complexion IF
a t~wenty-foOt depth in the Cape Fear
from Wilmington to the ocean, and
also authorizes Improvement to such
depth as present appropriation for the
work may permit This uniform depth
OF twenty feet has been obtained, anG
on July list 1907, there remained avail
able of unexpended appropriation ]
total of $345, 781. In addition congress
last winter authorized a further ex-
penditure o $3.50, 900 yet t be appro-
able reserve fund will give a depth Of
several more feet to the Whining
ton harbor and lower Cape Fear, 80
that when the ~thirty-foot project IS
presented to congress the present
depth of the harbor will have been
materially increased.
The report of the local engineer
states that as the result of the recent
improvement, vessels coming to Will
mington are much larger than for
merly, the average tonnage in 1886
being AL, while in 1905 the average
was 1,103. 49,
The statement is also made that this
increase in tonnage has caused a cor
responding decrease in freight rates II
shipments by water.
The commerce of the year 1905
amounted to S14,2 91 tons, valued
$42, 1884, 315. rs, which shows a loss in
volume, as compared with 1905, of S.
SIS tons, of the value of $6,53S, 991.2 %.
the falling off in the exporting OF
cotton and lumber, and in the re-
ceipts Of coal.
The commerce consisted principally
of cotton, cotton seed meal. navai
L stores. manufactured lumber, shingles.
a&fertilizers, fertilizer material. coal,
gum logs, cross ties, and general mer-
ahandise.
+" aiHc increase from 220,0 900 tons in
1855 S due to the Improvement o. tie
I rive rive
The report states that a survey of all
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

First Assistant Engineer l.. G. Far
we'll, detached from the Apache and
ordered TO the Seminole on the Will
mingtOn IN. c. station, left yesterday.
He Will enjoy 20 days leave before
Joining the Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
RIVER AND HARBOR
Governments Work In This
Section
REPORT Of MACKENZIE
He is Chief of the Englneers OF
the War Department

Total of S3,S35,655 Already Expended
OH Wilmington Harbor and I'M
Droycment of the Cape Fcar-3o-
Foot Project not Mentioned. but
Relieved Present Congress Will
Take Favorable Action-SurVey for
the Upinr Cape Gear IiI,0 f.!c'1tnt
Conn Il.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

II you eyes trouble you. consult d.,
N~ineburg, the eye specialist, pern1a-
nenily located at Mund's drug store.
Masonic Temple. Eyes tested free.
Glasses fitted for S1.00 and up.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-18
One Week Remains OF The Herald's
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NOTICE TO
CANDIDATES

During the progress of the con-
test now being conducted by the
Herald small Coupon CLASSIFIED
Ad Books have been sold at the
rate of $500, which were good for
$3.50 worth of elias sified advertis-
ing or subscriptions to The Her
aid. With this publication of the
Herald the sale of these coupon
books is discontinued.
Many candidates and their
friends have in their possession
numbers of these coupon books.
All that have been issued will be
honored by The Herald, as pre-
viously announced, but no others
will be sold after this date. Those
that are in hands will carry with
them votes for candidates as des-
ignated by the purchaser. After
the books now out are exhausted
candidates must depend for votes
on the subscriptions of their
friends. The fourth and last
period is nearing the close and no
opportunities should be neglected,
but get all votes possible and get
them to the Contest Editor. The
value of the prizes are worth your
time and any effort you can make.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
The Lottery In 1ta1x.

Lotto banks do a thriving business
In Italy. Millions Of people Of ell
classes and conditions contribute every
week to the game, by which they hope
to make fortunes. The princess and
her maid, the professor and bis pupils,
the bootblack and the army officer, the
crippled mendicant, school children
everybody is drawn into the lotto net.
The main Office is in Rome, but sub
Offices are In operation in every hamlet
In the kingdom, and drawings take
place every Saturday in eight cities.
The public knows the hour OF the
drawing, and the plaza near the Via
del Umitta, near the Quirinal, always
swarms with people when the little
blind boy draws five numbers Of the
ninety which have been placed there.
These numbers are displayed on a
signboard in the order In which they
are drawn, and the player who has
bought a ticket with the same num-
bers in the same order receives the
grand prize. The play keeps many
people still poorer than they would be
and is q great source Of revenue to the
country Illustrirte Zeitung.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
DOWIE's WILL IS OPENED
"First Apostle of Zion" Names John A.
Lewis to Wear the Apostles
Mantle.

Chicago, April 5.-John A. Lewis is
to become successor to John Alexander
Dowie In Zion City, in accordance with
the will of the late leader. Trustee
Lewis, who was a close friend and adj
visor of Dowie, has announced his in
tention Of accepting the charge. In
his will. which was drawn in August
1906, DOwie bequeaths the widows
dover to Mrs. Dowie and to his son,
Gladstone Dowie, he gives SO.
In naming Lewis as his successor
Dowie in his will says that by mis-
placed confidence title to his property
has been placed in jeopardy, and pro-
vides that Lewis employ counsel and
take all necessary steps to obtain a
final decision in the court Of last re-
sort In the event of a decision that
be holds the property only as trustee
for the church, and that Dowie himself
had 10 authority to appoint a successor
as overseer, the will provides that
| Lewis call into council four other men
Of his selection, and they shall deter
mine what final disposition shall be
made of the trust estate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
Nxs. II. M GENcZ6x
How 10 BE Ready.

To know how to be ready-a great
thing, a precious gift and one that i'm
piles calculation, grasp and decision
to be always ready man must be
able to cut knot, for everything can
not be united. He must know how to
disengage what is essential from the
detail in which it is inwrapped, for
everything cannot be equally conSid-
cred IN a word, he must be able to
simplify his duties, his business and
his life. To know how to be ready is
to know how to stSrt. 1t is astonish-
ing how all Of us are generally cum
bered up with the thousand and one
hindrances and duties which are not
such, but which nevertheless wind us
about with their spider threads and
fetter the movement Of our wings. It
is the lack of order which makes us
slaves The confusion of today dis
counts the freedom of tomorrow. Con-
fusion is the enemy of all comfort and
confusion is born of proscrastination.
To know how to be ready we must be
able to finish. Nothing is done but
what is finished. The things which we
leave dragging behind US will start up
again later on before US and harass
our path. Let each day take thought
for what concerns it. liquidate It's own
affairs and respect the day which is to
follow, and then we shall be always
ready. To know how to be ready is at
the bottom to know how to die.-Amiel.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
ADMITS He IS
CONSTANTINE
Man Arrested in New York
for Gentry Murder Con
fesses Identity.
DENIES HE KILLED HER
Declares He Saw Alleged Victim Com
nit 5uioide-He Fled, Fear
ing Implication.
Especial to Lake County Times).

Chicago. April 5.-The man arrested
in New York under suspicion that he
was Frank Constantine, the murderer
of Mrs. Louise Hughes Gentry. has
admitted his identity and tomorrow
will be brought back to Chicago
Assistant Chief of Police schuettler
and Detective Sergeant John J. Shee-
han left for New York yesterday to
take possession Of the prisoner. Ac-
companying them was Martin Casey,
the elevator boy who was employed
in the building where the Gentrys had
a fiat
Constantine admits that he was with
Mrs. Gentry the day of her death but
denies that he killed her. He declares
she cut her throat with a razor before
his eyes and that he, fearing suspicion
would fall upon him, fed. He has
been a wanderer upon the face of the
earth for fifteen months. fleeing first
to Italy. later to South America and
then back to this country. He was
about to embark on a steamer for
Italy once more when he was arrested
| At first he denied his identity and
|
| motorman who had known him in
Chicago, he shook his head, dsclaim-
| ing acquaintance with the man and
pretending not to know what he was
talking about. A couple of hours lat
er, however, he asked to be brought
from his cell before the lieutenant
where he made his confession.
Requisition papers are being taker
out in order that there may be no diff
hculty in bringing the prisoner bach
to this city.
The murder of Mrs. Gentry was par
ticularly brutal. Her head was almos
severed from her body by a razoI
slash. When Dr. Doherty. who wa.
in the house and heard her fall. camt
to her rescue. she was still conscioui
and murmured that somebody hat
cut her throat. She died almost i'm
mediately afterward. In the mean
time Constantine had made his es
cape.
Descriptions of the murderer wer
sent broadcast and many suspect
were arrested all over the country. Blu
they all proved to be innocent persons
The police and the friends of Mrs
Gentry say the suicide story told b.
Constantine is absurd
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
Rats as Gold Mines.

1t is a common practice for the boys
in some watch and jewelry factories
to kill the rats which infest the build
ings and burn the bodies to obtain the
gold Many oiled rags are used in
Furnishing watch cases, and in time
they become impregnated with gold.
The rats eagerly devour these rags,
and a few months of this kind Of diet
fills the interior mechanism of the rat
with a gold plating. Twice year the
boys have a grand cremation. The
rats are caught by the hundred and
burned IN a crucible The intense heat
drives off all animal substances and
leaves the gold in the shape Of little
lump. The amount of the precious
metal obtained in this way IS not large,
but gives the ingenious youngsters
plenty of pocket money. In some fac
tories young Napoleons OF finance buy
up in advance the shares of their Eel
low worIse-s in the rat colony
Neil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05

Br'er stork is lowering over the
Spanish royal palace and all Spain is
breathlessly awaiting the result Of the
visitation.
As the hour draws more near for the
arrival of the prospective heir. the
interest increases and hopes for the
welfare of the young Queen Victoria
and the hoped for son are more and
more frequently expressed.
King Alfonso has arranged an elab-
crate ceremony which viii announce
to the waiting populace the answer to
the oft-repeated question, VIII it be
a boy or a girl?" II the event takes
place during the night lights will be
burned from the palace roof to ap-
prise the waiting throng. II the child
is boy red lights will be burned. If
a girl the illumination will be white.
The arrival of a boy viii be also an
nounced by salute Of twenty-one
guns for the benefit Of those who viii
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
oUEEW- WcT0RA or -AsA11
SPAIN AWAITS AN HEIR.

be unable to see the lights. That Of q
girl will call for a salute Of fifteen
guns. II a daylight event. flags viii
be hoisted to designate the sex.
should the new arrival prove an
heir. the populace will go wild with
joy. The youthful queen is an Eng
lish girl. granddaughter Of the be-
loved Queen Vic" whose name she
bears. and the helrship to the Span
canoe. In the first place the co-mingl-
ing of blood could scarcely be more
propftious. combining as it does the
sturdy English and German strains
with that OF the dangerous south. This
should insure future king who would
Be capable OF great things for his
country. Aside from what he might
accomplish as king through his own
individuality. the birth of an heir today
would establish a protectorate over
Spain from both the German ana
British thrones
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05

do believe political liberty be summed
regarding individual privileges Generation differs from
alton respect to and its adjustment of institutions
political liberty any time is that which offers the
BEST POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENT OF GOVERNMENT TO
THE INDIVIDUAL It mistaken conception that liberty is the
removal of from the individual We say that piston rod
works free with the possible friction In the
way what political liberty PERFECT ADJUSTMENT
parts liberty the object of constitutional government
stuiona government may be defined perfect adjustment
tween the governors and the governed.
Constitutional government be maintained only in such
bring planning and action the lawmakers under the influence
opinion the nation Two things necessary
liberty that government shall governed by public opinion
other that the individual shall be kept free from the corup
government welfare be conceived except
terms of FREEDOM OF THE INDIVIDUAL
We complain if congress spends much time in debate.
Historically the chief business of representative body talk
while the executive department used make the laws The chief
business of parliament cse the of the executives To-
day the representative body has its chief business the formation of
laws The chief objection this system that the REPRESENTA-
TIVE body does have the CARRYING OUT of the laws
characteristic of English and American constitutional govern
that the individual looks after himself The
enable the individual to do this.
CHARACTERISTIC CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN
FORMULATION OF INDIVIDUAL LOYALTY. THAT MAGMA
ATTEMPTS THAT CON
sTITUTloNs ATTEMPT; THAT WHAT EIGHT
AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION ATTEMPT
INDIVIDUAL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
TAFT ENDORSED FOR 1908
Cincinnati Roosevelt Clubs Reply to
the Recent Statement of SEN
ator Foraker.

Cincinnati, April Sat a special
meeting of the Roosevelt Republican
club of Hamilton county resolutions
were passed endorsing the Roosevelt
administration and pledging its sup
port to secure the nomination of Judge
William H. Taft for the presidency
in 1908. In reference to the manner
Of deciding which candidate may re-
ceive Ohio's support the resolution
says:
This club also approves and would
welcome the submission to popular
vote at open primaries the question Of
Ohio's choice for president or senator;
provided such primary election were
to be held at proper time, apart from
a general election; and provided such
primary were to be open, without any
restrictions except that those voting
were Republicans in national politics"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05

Chicago, April 5.-Joe Cans, the
lightweight chaEpion, and Harry Lew
is, of Philadelphia. have been matched
to fight at 1873 pounds, weigh in at the
ringside stripped. The representatives
of both men met here and agreed upon
all the details of the match. No purse
less than $4,000 will be considered.
Battling" Nelson was present and was
given the preference by Cans, but said
he had money enough to retire.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
Assassination in Cuba.

Havana April 5.-Jose Ayala, ex-
chief of police Of Guines. Havana
province, has been assassinated at
Guines. The crime, apparently, was po-
litical, as the victim led the govern
ment forces in the vicinity of Guines
during the August revolution, thereby
incurringso much enmity that he went
to Mexico, from which country he had
Just returned
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05

ottawa, Ont. April 5.-Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, Sir Frederick w. Borden
minister of militia), and L. 2. Brodeur
minister of marine), have left here for
st. Johns, n. B., where they will en-
bark for England. The premier and
his ministers are to take part in the
colonial conference to be held in Lon
don
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
Another Brewery Strike.

Pittsburg, April 5.-The Brewers
association has granted its employees
-1.500 in number-an eight-hour day
and satisfactory wages, but the men
refuse to agree to certain conditions
laid down by the brewery men. Tn
less these conditions are removed to-
day the men will strike
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
Attack on the Watch Trust.

Washington, April 5.-A memorial
which was presented to the president
by representative Of the independent
watch manufacturing interest. of the
country has reached the department Of
Justice 1t alleges that the Walthkn
and Elgin companies have violated the
Sherman antitrust act in employing
methods In restraint of trade.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
And Ninffer Came Back.

Springfield, o., April 3. = George
+. Niuffer, missing public service board
director who left here a year ago fol-
lowing his Indictment for alleged pad
ding the public pay roll, has returned
to the city and given himself up. He
pleaded not guilty in common pleas
court and was released on bond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
Donlin Quits Base Ball.

Chicago, April 5.-Mike Donlin. the
crack center fielder Of the New York
National League team, has quit base
ball. being unable to reach an agree
ment. He has a position with a the
atrical company here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
ADVERTISING HINTS

The shrewd merchant sees to IL that
his Newspaper announcements are
bright and attractive, that the copy
Ii changed regularly and that the print
er has his display ads I'm time TO give
them the attention they deserve.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
Donation bv Thaw's HaIf-Brother,

Pittsburg, April 5.-Benjamin Thaw,
a half-brother of Harry X. Thaw, has
donated $4,000 to the fund for the
proposed new building for the West
ern University Of Pennsylvania.