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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
By L. D. Sale.

With the coming of the robins and balmy
weather local horsemen are beginning to
sit up and take notice. The large influx OF
running horsemen to the city during the
week has also contributed a good share to
activity in local light harness circles, as
every well-to-do running horseman man
ages to own low record trotter, and some
times several. which he drives to and from
tracks and on speedways when not other
wise engaged. John f. Madden of Lex
ington Ky. who is largely interested In
the breeding of trotters as we'll as runners,
arrived in the city early in the week and
gave 1t as his opinion that the season OF
1907 on the grand circuit would overtop
that of the year previous, with numerous
surprises in the way of promising green
horses OF which the public has heard lit
tie up to date.
Mr.. Madden's great stake colt, Sliko,
will be given a short season in the stud,
when he will be pointed toward the grand
circuit in the hands of "knapsack NC
Carthy. The trotting end of Mr.. Madden 8
business will be in charge of his two sons
PA" Daily Is also fond of the trotter and
always has few fast ones about him
wherever he goes. In years past he has
and he enjoys a brush on the road Mars
Cassidy. starter at Benning, was devotee
of the light harness horse before he be-
came connected with the runners and also
has one or more horses at hand that can
step some. Mr.. Cassidy Is a breeder of
trotters and runners on his farm near
warrenton Va, and does not stand on the
matter of a few dollars in price when a
well-bred horse comes his way.
KS
w f. Miller of Southwest Washington, a
comparatively newcomer to lght-harness
ranks brought to the city Monday last his
latest purchase. Kushan, 2.1Sk. which for
the past two months has been interned at
the farm of Hall & Son In Fauquier
county, Va. The son of Kremlin, 207A,
and Rusalka, is In fine plight since his
winters let-up and will be sent to Bright
wood some time during the week and placed
in the hands of Alonzo COrbin. the man
who piloted him 10 eight straight victories
last season. Kushan will not be raced
until late in the season, and when started
will be driven to the lowest record he Is
capable OF getting.
In addition to his business and home in
town. Mr.. Miller owns a stock farm near
Colonial Beach, and from now on expects
10 breed trotters as a kind of side issue.
In addition to Kushan, Mr.. Miller owns the
highly-bred black mare, Roberta, 2.16, by
Boreal, 215A. the three-year-old flly
Mabel Squirrel, by Black Squirrel, dam
Young Hancock, and the two-year-old
Ally Vivian Hannis, by Cooper's Hannis a
son Of the Hannis that John Turner used
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ACTIVITY IN LIGHT
HARNESS HORSE CIRCLES

to team on the grand circuit; dam, a mare
of Hambletonian blood. Mabel Squirrel
won the blue ribbon at the Norfolk fair in
1905 and has shown quarter at the pace
IN fhlrty-S1X seconds as two-yeaf-old
Vivian Hannis is good-siZed two-year-old
that looks like a trotter and that has a
most enticing way of going at the trot.
Both fillies are a beautiful bay in color.
-
DIR. D. D. Carter formerly a resident Of
Washington and at present a resident Of
Woodstock. Va. writes to The Star that
he and his neighbors in the valley are
greatly interested in the light harness ar
ticles published from time to time in The
Sunday Star. DR.. Carter says that the
breeding of trotters in his bailiwick is ex-
tending rapidly. Mt. Jackson farther I'D
the valley, is another great breeding CEN
ter. the largest breeder there being James
Cox, owner Of Kelly. 227. DR.. Carter still
pins his faith on Onycha Wilkes, 221h,
which he purchased in Kentucky in his
yearling form. Onycha Wilkes has numer-
Gus sons and daughters In this city and
most of them seem to be threatened with
speed. For many years the black son of
Longward held the record los, for a half
mite over Brightwood. and the day he
got his present mark could have shaded
go very considerably had he been driven
out by Trainer Bedford. Dr. Carter writes
that Onycha Wilkes is in fine shape and
largely patronlzed In the valley. Other
horses that the doctor owns and prizes
highly, but which have regulations vet to
make, are Imperial Red by Red Wilkes,
dam. the dam Of Miss Ida, 21OA: Su-
premacy Bell. by Supremacy. 227, and Mr..
Nibble. brother in blood to Major Del
mar, 1.59A.
Il
Speaking of Major Delmar, conaueror of
Lou Dillon, 159k. there is a rumor afioat
that the gelding's owner. Mr.. Billings is
not at all averse to the proposition recent
ly put forward that he try conclusions with
Sweet Marie. 2.O2, probably the greatest
race mare the world has yet seen that
wears harness. Banker E. T. Stotesbury
Of Philadelphia. present owner of the great
daughter Of Mckinney, will not, he says,
object to making a match with Mr.. Bill
lings IL the latter Is agreeable. But
whether the match is made or not, Sweet
Marie will be seen at nearly all the big
fairs to be held this year and on such
tracks as owners managers thereof are
able to offer the proper inducements The
mare Is already in the hands of Billy An
drews, and she is now occupying the stall
formerly occupied by Mambrino King at
Aurora, near Buffalo. N. Y.
Intelligence from Tennessee is to the
effect that Geers is busy at Memphis get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

sive'' methods into the thoroughbred world
has been demonstrated in two hemispheres
Twenty years later / met Frank James,
when the ban had been lifted and he was
again restored to citizenship. / had charge
OF the st. Louis fair grounds and Frank
James was acting as one of Starter Cald-
wells fagmen. At night he had position
as ticket-taker in one of the local theaters
more quiet, even dispositioned character
I never met, and he enjoyed the general
esteem of men of wealth and position In
the Mound city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
81. Johns Junior Team.

The st. Johns College second team has
recognised. and would like to hear from
any team In or out Of the city averaging
fifteen. Address all challenges to Charles
II. Clark, jrs 5t Johns College
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
AUTOMOBILES.

1T is not always speed, but consistent
speed, and more particularly dura-
biIity that makes an automobile
practicable. Look over some of the inter.
national events. The Darracq has won
over all competitors during the past few
years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

Intelligence from Tennessee is to the
effect that Geers is busy at Memphis get
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09
HE TRUSTED IN THE LoRe


A congregation in a billy district in
Ohio bought a small tract OF land and
erected a church building upon It
Then the question of insurance came
up. Mr. Snipes. the wealthiest meIr-
Der who had contributed more than
half Of the money needed for the new
structure, decided that he did not be-
! lieve in insurance. This is the Lords
building. He'll take care of it,"
His view prevailed and there was
no insurance. In a few weeks the
building was struck By lightning and
almost consumed by fire. .nothe was
erected. Mr.. Snipes contributing the
greater portion of the funds as before.
This time the demand was almost
unanimous that it be insured, but
Mr.. Snipes again objected. on the same
ground.
IF it burns so, AGAIN. brethren"
he SAID y. II agree to rebuild it NY
self
Again he carried his point. In less
| than a month the new church was de-
, stroyed by lightning again
There must be some reason Tor tnls
brethren said Brother Sipes. Il am
| going to find out what it Is"
Thereupon he employed a force oil
men to sink a shaft on the site OF
the twice destroyed church. Within
a few days a rich vein of iron ore was
| found and the church property was
sold for many times the amount need
ed to buy land in another locality and
build again.
Il tell you, brethren" said Brother
Snipes, sit pays to trust in the LORD
He's a great deal better business man
ager than anybody in this congrega'
tion."-YOuth's Companion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09
ACCIDET
NecrO'S Thick Scuil saves His Lie
But Causes Death OF By-Stander

Necro's Thick ScuH saves His Life.
But Causes Death OF B~y-Standcr
While standing in front of the fruit
store of J. Wiley Rhodes at Darlington
Lide Kilgo, a young white boy was in
stantly killed by a bullet which glanc-
ed from the skull Of Sam league. Il
negro.
The bullet was fired at the negro by
Rhodes because of IN insult offered To
his wife.
league did not seem to feel the bull
let and ran away. A searching party
is now on the lookout for him.
Rhodes is counted a good citlZe1
and is a singer in the choir at the Bap"
fist church.
Young Kilgo had just graduated II
the public school and had entered Fur
man University at Greenville.-Colum-
bia special to Charlotte News
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WHAT THE PETPLE NEED
Better Facilities and Creaper Freight
a Rates.

The greatest fobjection to cheap pas
senger rates, as we Sc it, is that
more passengers will ride than before
and will also lose more time from their
business which will cost them still
more instead Of less. The people gen
orally who really need the cheaper
rates spend but little money in pas
senger fares, but need much cheaper
freight rates instead.
More passenger trains with conven-
lent schedules make cheaper passen-
ger rates as they would save the pas
sengers more time and hotel bills.
What the great mass Of people need
is cheaper freight rates. Cheap freight
| and express rates for cotton, tobacco
| guano, strawberries and truck crop:
| generally as we'll as merchandise in
the stores would save Duplin more
| than two cent passenger rates. A cut
| where it helps most and the more peO'
| pie benefited the better.-Duplin Jour
nal.
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WILMINGTON, N. G.
SUNDAY, July Z. 1907.
COAL HEAVER.s son FOB KING.

The Belgians, who are great demo-
Gratis politically, are very much III
censed at the proposed action OF their
king, which will place a woman of
pIebeian origin on the throne as queen
consort and make a child OF low birth
heir to the throne. They cannot bear
the idea of the widow Of a coal HEAVIER
becoming their queen and her son their
future king. Shortly after the dea-h OF
the late queen King LeocJid performed
a religious marriage with the then Ba-
roNess Vaughn, widow of a coal HEAVIER
and daughter of the ~janitor of a tene-
ment house. He now proposes to go
through the ceremony OF a civil mar
rage, which will make her his queen
and will make the son, born since the
first marriage, the heir to h throne.
WHY should the Belgians kick at
having the son of a coal HEAVIER as
their ruler? If he grows up TO De a
good and wise ruler what has his an
cestry to do with it? Among the pres
idents of the United States were a sur
yeyor, a son of a tailor, a tanner, {
rail splitter and a driver on a cana
boat. Our people were ashamed o
none of these. The Belgians seem Il
be anxious to initiate the Americans
in their democratic principles. wishing
to engraft them on their monarchica
form of government. h first lessor
they must learn from us is that 1t Il
the man and not his ancestry tina
should be considered. That is tn
fundamental principle of true democ
racy. If the Americans were no
ashamed to have a tanner or a cana
team driver for their ruler their pol1t
cal imitators in Belgium should no
BALI at the son Of a coal HEAVIER II n
is the right kind OF a man.
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into the confidence of the corporation.
Furthermore, ii has been decided as
an experiment TO invite outsiders or
local standing and reputation 10 attend
and participate in the hearing insti-
tuted> by the company To determine
the cause Of h accident, with the
privilege of making formal reports in
agreement or disagreement with the
company's board.
One OF the main causes Of public
discomfort with the railroad companies
of this country during recent years
has been that in case of accident a
policy Of secrecy was invariably main
tanned. The people have contended
hat such matters were legitimately
of proper public interest, lnasmuch as
the patrons of the roads were the
main sufferers from the negligence or
inefffci6ncy or carelessness OF the rail-
road operatives. The recent appalling
succession Of fatalities has accented
this belief that the community at large
should have q hand in the investiga.
ton into causes, not merely when the
judicial processes are invoked, but in
the preliminary inquiries conducted by
the railroads.
The comnon experience of newspa-
per men. pom applying for 1nforma-
ton regarding accidents, is to have
railroad officials assume an airof in
difference or positively deny plain
facts, refusing all Information or de-
liberately seeking 20 prevent the as
certainment of the truth. This lit Is
none of your business" attitude has
contributed heavily TO- the r;IoiIc feel
ing of hostility TO the copamon car
riers, and Mr.. Hartman ) wise in
recognizing the fact and ia ding steps
to bring about a better feeling be-
tween the people and the roads. He
is a practical man, according to his
own analysis Of himself, and doubtless
realizes the claim of the public to q
part in the efforts to safeguard life
while maintaining effective schedules.
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TO MINIMIZE RAILROAD ACCI-
DENTS.

If E. H. Hartman is in earnest
about what he says as to the new rule
adopted on his system of roads regard
ing true and correct account OF acc1-
dents to be given to the public he VIII
have done a good work and will have
gone a long way toward restoring the
confidence of the public. If the rail-
roads generally will adopt the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Hartman as shown in the
extract given below in an editorial
from the Washington Star, and also
that of a leading official of n Of the
principal railroad systems in the
south who recently stated-though his
statement has not yet reached the pub
lie press-that in future the employees
of his road would be held in strict ac-
:. countability in observing the safety
rules of the company and whenever
such rules were violated the men dis
obey Ing lIlSIH "Oulu pC -
the railroad officials in the state
courts-we say that when this new Or
der of things is i~naugurated railroad
accidents will be much less frequent
and the people will have much greater
confidence in the management of the
railroads. When such is done there
will be but sparce occasion to invoke
the aid of the law in the manner laid
down by President Woodrow Wilson
in his jamestown address calling for
the Imprisonment OF the high officials
of railroads and other corporations.
His plan. no doubt, would work VS.
in some instances. but the other twc
rules strictly observed would ooVlate
frequent occurrences to his mode ol
corrective procedure. The Star edl'
torial on the Hartman plan says:
HoWeycr undesirable" L. II. mar
riman may be as a citizen IN genera
principles in the eyes OF high author
ties, it must be admllted that M
latest railroad action IL in the .nteres
of better understanding between the
raryoortatfon companies ard the pub
liz and sets an admirable example Il
all his associates IL the railway world
II is announced that MIR. Hartman
has just ordered that hencefortf
whenever an accident occurs on ont
of the lines which he controIs full re
rorts shall be promptly made To tht
nress covering the details of the 0isas'
ter thus taking the traFeiins pupli'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09
BRYAN AND ROOSEVELT IN
NORTH CAROLINA.

Who is Henry F. Patterson, Of
North Carolina? We may be display
ing great ignorance as to prominent
men Of this state, but we must confess
that we cannot spot that gentleman,
He must be a Tar Heel of note, for he
has been interviewed at the Metropol-
itan hotel in Washington On the polit-
ical outlook in his state. The Georgian,
of Atlanta, Colonel John Temple
Graves paper, publishes a dispatch
| from Washington which says:
"While nave always voted the
democratic ticket, l am convinced that
| should President Roosevelt accept a
| third nomination., he would carry
| North Carolina by a safe majority
| said Henry F. Patterson, at the Metro
politan. THOUSANDS of democrats
would vote for him in preference to
Mr.. Bryan, or any other candidate
that the democrats might m
Secretary Taft is very popular In the
Tar Heel state, but he would never be
able to carry the state"
We do not agree with Mr.. Patterson
that Mr.. Roosevelt would carry the
state against Mr.. Bryan cor any other
candidate the democrats might NOM
mate" We do not believe he could
carry the state against Culbertson, OF
Texas, or Williams, of Mississippi.
There are other southern men who
would surely carry the state as the
democratic nominee, with Roosevelt as
IAN opponent; but should the opposing
candidates be Bryan and Roosevelt
the formers majority would be sc
small (f he carried the state) as t.
cause great surprise to the men wht
now think him the most popular NAL
for the nomination among North Car
DINA democrats. We believe with MI
Patterson that were these two nomi
mated a good many North Carolinian
who always voted the democratic ticke
heretofore would support Roosevelt
Those democrats who insist on nomi
mating Bryan are going to be a badl
fooled set of men if they succeed i
, forcing him on the party.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09
THE RUSH AFTER DIAMONDS

The traffic In this country in precious
stones, especially diamonds. is inn
mense. For the fiscal year ended June
Goth, according to ofncial reports OF
the custom authorities, there were i'm
ported through New York city alone
forly-one million dollars worth Of jew
els. seven-eights in value being dia-
monds. To this must be added those
brought In through other ports and
those smuggled. For the last few years
the United States has been taking
about sixty per cent of all the dia-
monds mined in South Africa, at prices
higher than ever before.
To the man of small means who is
groaning under the exorbitant prices
of provisions ana all other necessaries
of life it is small consolation TO know
that the diamond market has kept
pace, in the soaring of prices, with hog
and hominy; but We suppose ~.
sons who feel comSselIea to buy dia-
1monds think they have as much cause
for complaint as do those who have
to spend all their income in plain food
and rainoent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09
Sale of Union County Mine.

The property of the Colossus Cold
Mining and Milling Company near
Waxhaw, was sold at public auction
at the court house yesterday evening,
under foreclosure proceedings brought
by John c.. Bates, the mortgage. The
mining property brought s241 900. The
Colossus company company was In
corporated about two years ago, and
its capitalization was so. SOC. 900, a
larger amount than than that Of any
other state corporation.-Monroe dis
patch.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09
ANOTHER INVASION OF THE
STATES RIGHTS.

The News and Observer announces
that a United States commissioner In
Wake county has caused the arrest of
two men and bound them over to the
federal court or the charge of illicit
liquor business Isn't this another
federal usurpation of the state
rights to enforce the Watts and Ward
laws in her own courts? How comes
it that paper does not see in Commits
sioner Nichols act an interference with
the internal affairs of the state and
lecture him for his conduct as it does
the judges of the federal circuit and
district courts whenever they do not
issue judgments and DEGREES in ac-
cordance with it's wishes? 1t looks
like that paper has been caught sleep
| ing on it's post and neglecting to sound
the alarm at this unwarranted inva'
sion of the peoples rights by a morta
enemy of the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09

There is another candidate in the
field for the nomination as state COM
missioner of agriculture. 1t is Hon.
William A. Graham, of Lincoln
county. He has represented his county
in the legislature several times; is a
member of the board Of agriculture
and has for some years been promi-
ment in all movements looking to the
Improvement of the farming condi-
lions in the state. Mr.. Graham is the
| only man who has made announcement
of his candidacy in the last few days.
There is a pretty good string on IT,
| race course now and any number ON
| the outside, waiting the suspicious
| moment for entering the race. 1t is
| going to be a lively time at u next
| state convention.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09
DISPLAY THE STATE FLAG.

Register of Deeds Thomas has re-
ceived the state flag recently ordered
purchased by the board Of county
commissioners. The flag is 6 by 9 feet
and will be displayed in the rear Of the
judges stand in the court DOM The
flag was purchased in response to a
law enacted by the last Legislature re-
During the state colors to be displayed
at every court house in the state,
either upon the building or at the
judges observation-disclosures Messenger
and Intelligencer.
We would like to know CT how many
counties in the state the officials have
complied with the act of the legislature
providing a state flag to be display
ed above the court house or by the
judges seat during the sitting Of the
court, We should say the number is
very small. 1t should not be so.
Every county in the state should dis
play the flag while the superior court
is in session. The effect would be
good upon the public and it would bet
Tel dCQudlut Tue pSOpIC Win <hS NoS
of the state. What percentage of the
people of the rural districts know thu
state flag or what percentage of thu
residents of the cities and largel
towns can describe it off-hand, do yol
suppose? We would say it is yer!
small.
We are in favor, also, of the state
flag being hoisted over the publ,
schools, both in the cities and town:
and the rural districts. 1t would be
good idea to have a special flag fo'
this purpose-the present state ras
with the addition of some emblem tt
designate the building w which
it flies as a public school house,
in other words let the state adopt
state public school flag.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09
Polyoot.s Inventory Sale.

Only three days emain OF the "1l-
vogt Company's Inventory Sale The
bargains offered by them are not
matched by any other firm. Groves
attend their hour sale every day from
10 TO IL O'Clock. On Monday at his
hour they will sell 200 HassockE for
25ct worth scot. They also offer double
Trading Stamps during the r~enainder
of the sale.
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Atlantic Cess! line R. R. 20.
Office of the Treasurer.

Wilmington. y. c.. July /, 1897
The Board Of Directors Of -Atllntlc
Coast I.fne RailrCad Company has de
clared a dividendo Of three per cent. on
the common capital stock O; thai
company, PAYABLE at the offce of the
Treasurer, at Wilmington, North Car
DINA, on and after July10th 1907.
The transfer books are closed from
the 21st of June. 1907, to the llth
day of July, 1907, both dates lnclus-
i've.
JAMES +. POST.
jy 2 treasurer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09

Bad sick headaches biliousness or
constipation are quickly relieved by
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Small
pill sure pill, safe pili-Prompt and
pleasant action. Sold by Robert r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09

The Fairbanks cocktail is suggested
but it will never be popular. 1t is the
kind you buy for the other fellow, but
don't drink it yourself.-Philadelphia
INQUIRER. ... ,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09
.I~lgeSnon
and Sour Stomach

OF safer longer. You a be re-
wed Immediately by Hicks Capudine.
It induces the. proper flow of gastric
Juices and cures the distress and acidity,.
Try it; It's pleasant to take-lt's liquid.
Cures headache also. At all druggists.