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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
The New Shirt.

1t was formerly the habit among
newspaper men in this state to run
down the opposition paper.
To this day there is a paper in a
prominent city that thinks it should
own the town and that no other paper
has the right to be published there,
but this style of journalism is fast
passing away.
We have just noticed an instance in
Durham. A northern journal printed
a very interesting character sketch of
Mr.. James Robinson (Old Hurrygraah)
editor Of The Durham Sun, and this
sketch was reproduced in full, with
illustrations in the Durham Herald.
This indicates the new spirit of the
times.
Another absurd custom that is fast
coming into ridicule is for one paper
to refuse to eve mention the name
of it's enemy in its columns, as if by
that it could keep the world from know
ing of the existence Of it's contempor-
AIRY, a plan about as sensible as that
of the ostrich burying his head in the
sand to make himself invisible. The
day of personal rivalry between news
papers in this state hes about played
out.
Business rivalry is as legitimate be-
tween newspapers as between any 9TH
er class of business, but that is a diff
ferent thing from the policy of making
an exhibition of personal animosity.
Charlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
VIRGINIA TOWN CALL FOR HELP
Christianburg Threatened With De-
struction-Fire Finally Gotten Tn
der Control.

Roanoke, Va. June 27.-Christian-
burg, Va, is burning and Roanoke has
been called on for help. a telephone
message at 100 this morning summon
Cd the Roanoke fire department.
The town is 35 miles west OF here.
An engine and a hos wagon will be
isent on a train at ice The fire
started in the Chill PIow Foundry
near the center OF the town and spread
10 Graham's lumber yard, the livery
stable of Childress and Company, an
cfice building occupied by Childress,
Stuarts buggy shop and the handsome
residence of Mr.. Graham.
The town has no fire department.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
ACCIDENT 4
Body of Man Hurled Through Rear
Window OF Trolley Car.

New York, June 26.-Passengers on
a trolley car crossing Brooklyn bridge
tonight were Mortified when the rear
window suddenly crashed in, admitting
the form Of a man who landed sense
less and bleeding in the car aisle.
Where the man came from Is a Mys-
terry and he was dead when In ambu-
lance surgeon reached the scene a lew
moments later. The neck was bIokcn
and a fractured rib had pierced a lung.
Papers found IN the body Indicted
that the victim was John Ne'scn. an
electrical engineer Of Brooklyn. The
police after a thorough investigation
failed 10 determine how such an acct
dent was possible.
The force behind the man carried
him through the vestibUle and we'll
into the car proper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
FIRE At FAYETTEVILLE
Georgia Pin Disabling Company's
Plant burned.

Fayetteville. y. c., June 2G-Thc
Georgia Pine Distilling Compauy.s
plant here was burned tonight, in
volving a loss Of $4,000. The industry
consists of extracting turpentine from
fat pine. There were several hund 81
cords Of the latter in the yard and this
vas consumed, together with IN. ma
chinery and product.
The plant is owned in the nGTth
Nothing can be learned tonight IN re
gard TO insurance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
THE PIGEON RIVER RAILWAY
The New Road Will be IL Miles Long,
Running From anton to Sunburst.

The Pigeon River Railway. which
runs up the beautiful Pigeon river,
extends from Canton to Sunburst, a
distance of II miles. The railroad
is financed chiefly by the Chamnion
Fibre Company, which is building the
m~illion-dollar pulp mill, from Sun
burst to Canton, but will also have
regular passenger service. The timber
will be brought down to SunDur5t.
from the tops of the big mountains,
a distance of ten miles or more. by
fumes and will there be loaded on
cars.
The grade will be an easy one for
the entire distance, and most of the
curves will be low degree ones. The
average cost per mile for building the
road will be about $4,000. The sta
ton at Sunburst will be owe 1920
feet in elevation, thus making it the
second highest point east Of the Rocky
mountains. The highest point east Of
the Rockies is Balsam. which is on the
Southern Railway, it's elevation be-
ing 3.34S.
The railroad will open up one of
the best timbered sections Of Haywood
county, and the timber can be easily
gotten to the railroad by fumes,
which a be constructed at a very
small cost.
The contractors expect 10 finish the
grading by the middle Of August and
the track will lie laid and the read
completed before contract time. Trains
are expected to begin running on it
by the first of October.-Special TO
Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
THE NEGRO
Could Force Nomination OF a Negro
for Vice President by Republican
Convention.

Of the 992 delegates who will COM
pose the National Republican Conven-
ton next year, 1872 will be sent by Is
southern states and each and every
one of this group, BIZ all the rules Of
the game, should vore, first, last and
all the time, for Joseph Benson Fora
ker for president
Practically the whole southern vot-
ing strength in the cIuth is composed
of negroes, and Foraker, OF Ohio. re-
mains the only conspicuous person men
toned for president in any party who
embodies the aspirations Of the heroes
for political power.
Senator Foraker has deliberately
sought to project himself before the
country as, primarily, the candidate Of
the cOlOred republicans. II the negro
delegates do lot vote for him in the
convention the inevitable presump-
ton will arise that ikcy or the neg.o
state conventions wli"h named them.
were weaned from their natural ben.
by means which wouii not bear c,osa
scrutiny.
In the national politics Of the day
Mr.. Foraker is practically the single
aggressive and ~outspoken champion
of the negroes. and if they turn against
him they will turn against the 0
candidate for president who is not
ashamed of them.
With 165 votes additional, the south
ern republican delegates could nomi-
nate the republican candidates for
president and vice PRESIDENT. Voting
together, holding together, they could
possibly force the acceptance Of a man
Of their own race for second place on
the ticket.-News and Courier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
Struck Presidential polo.

Oyster Bay, y. Y, June 2C.-L:ght-
ming struck and shattered a presiIIu-
ton banner pole which stands less
than 100 feet from the executive office
here this afternoon. No n was in
jured The pole bore a huge banner
for President Roosevelt when he VAS
elected president.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

". r. Ward. OF Dryesburg. Tenn,
writes: This is TO certify that ] have
used Orino Laxitive Fruit Syrup for
chronic constipation and /, has 2 oven
without a doubt. 10 b. a thor. ugh.
practical remedy for this trouble. and
it is with pleasure that I offer my on
reference" Sold by Jos. c.
Shepard, ]. Hicks Bunting.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
DIRECT TESTIMONY.
introduced By Defense In the
Haywood Trial.
EVIDENCE OF WITNESSES
Tended to Throw Discredlt Upon
Story of Orchard

Chiefly Directed to Prove That Or
chard Killed S~teuncnberg for fe-
,cune-Witness Testify to Threats
Made nv Orchard-Was a "Spotter"
for a Detective Agency-Held Many
Conferences With Detective 1or
Mine Owners Association.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
No Decided Change.

Asheville, y. c.. June 2G.-The g is
no decided change in the condition OF
Bishop Capers, according 70 a bulletin
from Cedar Mountain today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

We suppose that President Roose-
welt carries a gun in his hip pocket
to insure for himself Il square deal in
case some crank should try to martyr
lie him.-Raleigh Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

A nice thing about a fat girl is the
way you can hug ner without scraping
yourself on the sharp edges.-New York
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
A Lesson i'm Health.

Healthy kidneys filter the impurities
from the blood, and unless they do this
good health is impossible. Foley's
Kidney Cure makes sound kidneys and
will positively cure all forms of blad-
der and kidney diseases. 1t strength
ems the whole system. Sold by JOS c..
Shepard, J. c.. Hicks Bunting Drug
Co.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

was treated for two Yeas uv 5!ooH specialists, who
treated rue with mercury for BiooG F3.scH, WI 10 goo1
results, SO I gave them up AID 5tHrted to usa ! :. ,.
When I cou>lsncel Us use I ~; : covered WITH sores AID
eruptionS, and vas va-T week AID rundown. Today, l
an myself gan. ard ny sN-1 - - clear - H@~"s. :
k2ow it made D positive c2re :r 20 Of r.. r "A II
the very worst fora. aad / GA making i H. ; TO
have my FRIENDS use Il IS I %, a-c @.-.-' y OF
them are having wonderful -az--.5 i no "" o. e.
I an, to-day, Z living IsS-toCG:&l % ~ '~-.e OF
6. s. S. IN cases Q: advanced Blood Poison. .
q HARRY 3AE-& IT.
%. West Nortn AvelIe. l4.caEo. -.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03

single long hair, precisely laid be-
tween two leaves. Statlsticians might
be interested to note that hair Of a
brunette character is more common
than blond or near blond. Gray is
seldom thus paraded.
Eyeglasses and spectacles are not
uncommon finds. which might indicate
that the reader, having waded so far.
had no mind for any further reading.
Scraps of paper, occasionally an un-
mailed letter, and proofs of photo
graphs arc common captures; but
never banknote, and, strange to say,
never an unreceipted bill or comic
valentine.
On the other hand more than once
unpaid dinner checks have turned up,
which would denote such devotion on
the part of bluestockings that they
cannot eat without print before them.
Side combs are said to make good
markers, and parlor matches have a
particular excellence for this purpose
Goats, hats, waistcoats, shoes, suit
cases and false teeth mot necessarily
taken from returned books) have end
ed their days in this catchall. AS yet
there Is no record of an abandoned
infant having taken this channel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.


A woman, good or bad, shot a man.
good or bad, In his hotel In our ma.
tional capital, the other day. She
stands, she says, ''intrenched behind
the 'unwritten law" She claims to
have chased this man from Utah to
Washington and shot him to death
In his hotel, because he refused to
provide for her and her two children;
that she has twice been made a
mother; that one of the children bears
his name.
We have, up to date, been pretty
tolerant of the woman who takes a
babe on one arm and a pistol in the
other hand and pursues a man to his
death. But when there are two chill.
dren, as in this case, one may well
ponder bit before he gives her the
tears and tenderness so generously
given to the guileless, misguided girl.
Like Highwayman's Act.
A woman cannot well come into
court with family of children and
plead seduction and betrayal, as a
girl too often does, and have the SYM
pathy of both men and women. This
woman's statement is that she asked
the man either to marry her or give
her money to support her children. He
said mo; l will not" and with that
she shot him to death, or, at least, did
her best to kill him on the spot.
Briefly and bluntly she shot him down
in his hotel for refusing to give her
money. The difference between this
act and that of the ordinary burglar
or highwayman is not very distinct.
Now, have we not had about enough
of this "unwritten law" nonsense?
Who will be the next man or woman
to shoot someone in the back or belly,
and plead the "unwritten law?
say and you know that had 1t not
been for the noisy and foolish fop
In the Tombs with his plea about the
"unwritten law" this poor woman out
of the far west would be at home to-
day with her children and her victim
on his feet about his business.
Count up on your fingers, IL you can
do it on both hands, how many cases
of this "unwritten law" idea have
been conspicuous since the silly and
insolent young idler in the Tombs be.
gan to exploit his defense for shoot
ing useful and Industrious man In
the back. Why, right in the column
next to the ugly account Of the
woman without cent" who left her
babes behind to travel Cor days and
nights to kill man. you read of
woman killing doctor and pleading
in justification "unwritten law" Pity
her? Yes. But put her quietly in
some good asylum, and, above all,
don't exploit her as you have the
young lunatic in the Tombs, who so
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03


statute books or that written In the,
heart Of every mother by the pangs of
childbirth? So sure as she lives, that
mother will obey the unwritten law.
and the child she will have. II Is only
ten years since there was taken from
our statute book the law that man
could by will give his unborn child to
whom he pleased, without reference
to the paramount claim. by affection
and suffering of Its mother
A member of the bar In the one
state In the union where there are no
divorce laws once told me that in his
state they had no serious trouble as
to domestic infelicities. IF man
abuses my sister he knows whom he
has TO deal with" In this case the
unwritten law seemed to be preferred
to the statute law. which sewers the
marriage bond on adequate grounds
we'll proven. suggested to the gen.
tleman that all women were not so
fortunate as to have brothers, but
the reply was that seldom was there
case In which there was no male
relative. and that he believed that
were such a case to arise OF gross
abuse, there was always to be found
in the community man who would
protect the woman and her rights.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03
CONDEMN AND DEFEND
THE UNWRITTEN LAW
TWO SIDES OF THE QUESTION
Man and Woman, Promi Ter in Public Life State Their
VietDs on Subject Pres ant of Much PronI zee
The Right to Defend the Integrity of Family Life Is
One OF the Pleas Made Only Punishment to FIJI
the Crime.

first "unwritten law" tragedy we're
men of fortune, culture and position.
One, the son of poet who wrote The
Star Spangled Banner" the other
member Of congress from New York
and equally conspicuous and respect
ed. The member of congress, seeing
the other leave his home and wave
handkerchief back to his young wife,
leaning out OF the window, confronted
him there by the iron fence In front
of his door and telling him of his
shame and that he must die, followed
him up and shot him to death. l was
reading law at the time of the trial
and followed the case closely. re.
member reading with surprise the
plea, not of the advocate, but the plea
of the judge for the prisoner. re-
call how one Of the jurors, the oldest
Of them all, going down on his knees
in corner OF the jury room. prayed
long and loud for the divine guidance
in holding the hearthstone sacred.
Lines BY c. II. Webb.
AS an example of the unexampled
pity for both parties to the tragedy let
me quote few lines written at the
time by G. II. Webb, of New York,
son of a prominent politician of the
time, and our minister to Mexico:
This for the wronged member of
congress-:
Blood on his hands,
A stain on his bed;
Pity them all
Living and dead.
And this is for the handsome and
dashing betrayer:
Bllows of sod
Swell DER his breast
Pleading with God
There let him rest.
Sentiment is noble and inspiring.
have no use for either man or won.
an without deep and sincere sentiment
and sympathy in all things. But you
search the Bible In vain for anything
like this "unwritten law" disease.
There are those who tell you that you
can find anything you want to find In
the Bible. And, true, you can find
many strange things. You can find
almost anything. But defy you to
find anything like this "unwritten
law" in all the lessons, laws, precepts
and examples to be. found between
the lids of the Book of Books. | con-
fine you let us live by the sacred
decalogue. There is all the law. Ac-
cept the sermon on the mount, the
holy lesson of our Savior, who prayed,
Forgive us, as we forgive Others"
"Unwritten Law" ls New.
It may be well enough for those
who care to entertain any sort of pa.
tience with the "unwritten law" plea
to understand distinctly that II Is en-.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03
WHAT A RACE SINGS ABOUT.
Each Nationality Has Its Own Rang,
OF Favorite Ballads.

1T may or may not be the case that
races temperament can be judged
from its folk songs" said traveller,
but 1t is interesting to note the diff
ference OF subject matter in the songs
OF various peoples.
"The Irishman, for instance, seems
to sing for the most part about his
lady love. Hardly any of his songs
are not addressed to his Somebody
Mavourneen.'
"The Scot, on the other hand, sings
about his country and its history, as a,
rule Scots Wha Haze 'Ye Banks and
Braes o. Bonnie Doom Loeb Lomond'.
and so on might be taken as exam
pies.
"The Englishman, 1t Is interesting
to note, sings about himself all the
time. His songs are about his own
glory, his ships. his men, his power.
He refers occasionally to old England.
but only as place he made famous
by his own prowess. Unlike the Irish
and the Scotch, he sings little of his
women and his countrys beauties"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03

And the sin OF 1t all is the misleading
of silly people who mock at the laws
that have cost so much toll and are
costing so much to maintain them
cranks seeking notoriety through the
newspapers.
And oh, the pity of It! Pity for liv-
ing and dead! But pity most for this
deadly disease spreading over the land
like a plague, which laughs at the
decalogue. the holy lessons and the
life and death of Jesus Christ, In.
voking the hideous and defiant plea
Of "the higher law"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03
KEEPS A DOG IN CONDITION.
Wire viii Give Him Exercise N Sc.
cured in Proper Way.

Dogs, especially settlers, pointers
and other hunting animals, as well as
fierce and unruly ones, need to be
kept chained most of the time, the
hunting dogs to prevent them from
straying away, generally at night. and
others from annoying or endangering
the safety of people coming on the
premises. To keep dogs on chain
constantly, preventing them from get
ting much-needed exercise, is cruel
and prejudicial to their health, and II
also serves to make cross dog so
much more unruly and dangerous as
frequently to necessitate having him
killed. There is practical and easily
constructed method of overcoming the
difficulty and still restraining the dog
of his liberty.
/, A stout post is securely planted
alongside of the doghouse, having
about IS inches of 1t above ground.
Another post is then securely planted
about 100 feet distant and stout tele-
graph wire stretched taut between the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03

Who that reads the recent trial Of
can forget the GOODNESS with which he
claimed he said: Tell your father;
II you don't, | will" There comes u
mental picture of that father and
what swift vengeance ne would have
melted out to the destroyer OF his
child. Was Gillette such degen-
crate that to him the unwritten law
had no meaning. or was he merely
talking for effect?
The unwritten law which says wen.
geance Is mine," is no excuse for tho
dsgraceful broils OF the degenerate
man and woman who find their only
pleasure In dissipation. The man who
despoils innocence hlmself--who gives
his name and his protection to wom-
an whose life has been like unto his
own, is not In any sense the defender
OF what the home stands for. His
sense of moral obligation for himself
is too blunted to fit him, to Judge
OF the transgressions of another. He
is himself an outlaw when judged by
the standards OF common morality.
His propensity to shoot is the re-
suit OF heated brain, or the lack OF
brains.
No woman, no man, Is safe with
such a creature at large.
Let US add to the unwritten law an.
other section: Let there be no inu-
endos against the chastity of woman,
but only straightforward statements
with page and verse;" and the viola
Tor OF this law shall be placarded:
This person took away the good
name OF another without cause" and
walk the streets In shame.
Ip the heart of every man, there
dwells first, absolute faith In his moth.
err. That Is his birthright, and In pro-
portion to his faith In and affection
for his mother will be his faith in
ANDY affection for his wife. On that
is built his attitude to his
offspring. The true son, the true
husband, the real father, In all these
owes to the home a clean
standard of living. He should never
invite into that home a man who does
not himself respect virtue. The man
who Is a despoiler of virtue in one
instance is an unsafe guest and friend.
How much more so, when license is
his rule OF conduct.
Protect my innocence or fall into
the trap that is laid for me-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03

no distinct legal entity apart from tho
persons who compose It, yet, In the
interest OF society, the law holds the
more intimate family relations as
sacred and not to be inquired into by
court Of Justice. II is on this ground
that communications between husband
and wife are privileged, and they can.
not testify as to confidential communi.
cations made by one to the other
during the marriage,
Marriage IL a civil institution as
well as contract, and II should DO a
religious sacrament Law cannot
rake or unmake the true marriage
relation, but 80 far as the relation
concerns society and the state, 1t must
control It.
The Family az Unit.
The law regards carefully all prop.
erty rights. 1t deals promptly with
the trespasser and the thief, and en-.
forces contracts. The murderer, the
embezzler, the perjurer, have justice
melted out to them as enemies of the
commonwealth.
But the law does not deal with the
family as a unit. Every student of
sociology knows that the homes of the
commonwealth are It's real corner
stones, but the law does not so recog-
nize 1t. II Is the one institution still
left to the defense OF the head of the
family. In the very nature OF things,
there is always q woman In the case.
II the crime Is against her personally,
II she be over the age OF 16, what
remedy does the law give her?
A young woman went into city to
support herself, unwarned, inexperi-
enced: her faith and her affections
found an unworthy object. Too late,
she found the man was already mar
ried, and in a wild moment she shot
him fatally. II the man had boldly
threatened her life, II she had re-
treated to the wall to elude him, IL
would have been case of justifiable
homicide. But his crime against her
was a more atrocious one than MUIR
der. IL took away her good name, the
love and affections OF her friends and
relations, her future, her faith In and
respect for herself-and her trust in
God and man.
Written in the Mothers Heart.
And, again, the man takes, under
the unrighteous laws OF certain states,
his child away from its mother. Which
law comes first-that written In the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-03

tirely of mushroom growth and char.
acter. Think of Draco or Lycurgus
entertaining such absurdities. You
will see nothing of the sort even
limited at in Justinian's code. Coke
upon Littleton, no commentator, an.
Gent or modern, ever mentioned any
thing OF the sort. The law was the
law, that was all. Blackstone was a
brave, bright poet, a sentimentalist
as well as mighty expounder OF the
law. But surely he would have
laughed in the face of any advocate
who might have dared to talk to him
of the "unwritten law" There Is
literally nothing of the sort outside OF
America, and there is really nothing
of the sort here except sort of sub.
terfuge for law, used by demagogues.