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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
The Candidate OF Despair d.

Seventy -sN senators and repfS>c a
tiNes IN congress have been questioned
rs to The candidacy OF Mr.. Rryau .or
the democratic nomination for ri,si-
dent by the New York World. aud
among the brief interviews the most
striking is that OF R.pres, L ativs
Frederick r. Lassiter OF Virginia Ar.
Lassiter said.
"Bryan's pre-emincnce up To this
time arises as much from party hope
lessiess as from affirmative support
With improved prospects OF party suc-
cess a dark horse would be- more like
~ To unite the democratic party than
any name heretofore mentioned"
To our mind Mr Lassiter left moth
ing more 10 be said For the present
nearly ever. conspicuous leader in
the democracy except MIR. John Sharp
Williams is silent Csulks In his tent"
might express it more satisfactorily TO
MI. Bryan's friends and AZ FOR Mr..
Williams. his sly smile betrays his
consciousness OF the humor OF the sit
uatiOn.
II Mr.. Bryan should be- nominated
at all, it will he done by the noisy
boys of the party. Ollie James. VIII
liam Sulzer, Senator Tillman and tho
rest.
One hears no enthusiastic shouts for
Bryan from Senators Culbcrson. Bal
ley, Rayner, Bacon. Daniel Congress
man DeArmond. Governor Johnson.
Governor Folk. Judge Gray. former
Secretary Olney. Mr.. Judson Harmon
and others Of their standing IN the
party.-Charleston News and Courier.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
MARRIED ON NEW YEARS DAY
Beautiful Wedding at HtrrelIs Store.
Miss EIoiSe Faison Taylor Becomes
the Bride OF DIR John * Hood.

Harrell's Store. y. c. Jan. >. 1905,
Wells Chapel Church presented a
beautiful and impressive appear
ance on the afternoon OF the New
Years Day, when Miss Eloise Faison
Taylor became the BRIDE OF Dr. John
Sidney Hood. The church was taste
fully decorated with southern smilaN.
palms and potted plants, and a beau
tiful bell OF violets hung just over
the altar.
At the appointed hour $50 y. m.
the bridal party arrived at the church
here a large assembly had gather
ed. The bridal party entered 10 the
strains of the wedding march from
Lohengrin skilfully rendered by Miss
Ionic SiGmRn OF Hickory
The ushers. Messrs Emmett and
Edwin Highsm.th led the way up
the aisle After these PIP the op-
posite aisles entered the bridesmaids
and groomsmen in the following or
der: Miss Orien Eewkirk with Mr..
Tom Powers; Miss Isabel Highsmith
with Mr.. CLYDE Carroll; Miss Louise
Carroll with Mr.. John Alderman.
Miss Pearl Campbell with DR.. J. ID.
Lane: Miss Virginia Powers with
DR.. l. W Kornegay; Miss Lula Kicks
with Mr. Julien Taylor.
Mrs. VIM. Iyey Taylor as dame OF
honor attended the bride. and Capt.
w R Edwards of Charlotte was best
man.
TIE bride entered leaning on the
arm of her brother, DR.. w. |. Taylor.
who gave her away. he Rev. Matt
Alderman officiated very impressive
" using the ring ceremony.
The bride was attired in travel
ing suit OF dark blue cloth and car
ried a large bouquet OF brides roses.
The dame Of honor was gowned in
a handsome creation of white wool
crepe and carried white carnations
The bridesmaids wore white silks
with blue gi gi.dles and carried whit"
carnations.
After the wedding VOWS were taken
the bridal party passed out OF the
church to the joyous tones Of Mendel-
sohns wedding march.
DR.. and Mrs. Hood left on tn"
north bound train for various points
of interest On their return 10
North Carolina they will be given a
receptiOn at Dr. Hoods former home
in Charlotte. after which they will
make their home at Horse Shoe in
Henderson county, whore Or. Hood
is Dracticing his profession IN"
bride a graduate Of the WOman's Col
Iege Of Richmond has sweet charms
of character.
On the evening preceding the we'd
ding Mr.. and Mrs. TAYLOR entertained
at a delightful reception in honor OF
the approaching event.
The presents are numerous ana
handsome, showing the esteem IN
which these two people are held by
their friends.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
SUCCESSOR TO BROWNSON
CaD.. Pillebury Selected as Chief or
. Navigation Bureau.

washington. Jan 2.-After con
ference with President Roosevelt I"
day Sec. Metcal announced Captain
J. E. Pillsbury has been selected as
chief of the navigation bureau OF the
navy department Captain Pillsburt
participated in the conference between
the president and the secretary just
DriOr to the announcement.
The selection of captain John El-
liOtt Pillsbury to be chief Of the hu-
leau of navigation, is at best only
Temporary one. unless the president
should decide again to have rrcourS"
To the eXpedient OF commissioning /"
retired officer as chic o. The bureau.
Captain Pilsburv was born in Lowell
Mass. December 10, iS46 and VIII CON
seouently have 10 retire on ~count o.
age December - next
Captain Pillsbury occupies an eN-
ceptional position N tie navy FOR a
man of his rank in being practically
out of line for promotion to the ~race
of rear admiral. though in his capacity
of chief of the bureau OF navigation
he will temporarily enjoy mat title
This is owing 10 the conditions under
which he entered the naval aeadem,
and graduated.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
SALOONS IN FULL. BLAST
Opposition to Prohibition Law Spring
in all Parts of Altbnma

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 2.-OppOsl-
ton to the new prohibition law is
springing up in all parts of the state.
Governor Conner today requested Cir
cult Judge Speake to go to Cullman
and hold a special session Of court to
investigate the violation of the law
in that county. Nine saloons are said
to have run in full blast in Cullman
today Reports from Shelby county to-
night are to the effect that saloon
men of Calera have gone to COlum-
bia to ask the probate judge to issue
them licenses on the ground that the
local option law is unconstitutional.
Test cases have already come up in
LOwndes and GrenShaw counties and
these cases will be heard in Greenville
Saturday.
Mobile, Ala, Jan. 2.-The Alabama
9 o'clock closing law for cities Of over
$4,000 will be given a test hearing in
the courts and carried to the state 5u-
preme court The lay Went into eff
feet last night at midnight but only
one third of the saloon keepers OBJ
served it. The first arrest was made
late this afternoon. Every other city
in the state where liquor is sold is
observing the law.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
TEXTS ON COINS
Why They Have Dropped Out "f
Use.

The omission of the woTdss In GD"
We Trust" rom lhc l. >. ColnaGE
is interesting as marking the disap
pearance Of what was probably the
last surviving religious motto on coins
in the currency Of the western world
So NAM protests were raised againST
the change that President Roosevelt
sent out a letter explaining that there
was no warrant in law for the inscrip-
ton, which, he declared had been az
Indictment to "sneering ridicule." He
expressed his firm conviction that to
put such a motto on coins did positive
harm, and was an irreVange tha'
came dangerously close to the sacrileg-
iOus.
The motto which has been discarded
in America was Of comparatively re-
cent adoption-prObabIy in or about the
year 1870. it's place having formerly
been taken by the words f pluribus
unum," which first appeared on the
New Jersey currency in 1886.
In the middle ages texts from the
Bible were very commonly adopted,
both in this country and abroad. A
German coin Of the sixteenth century
for instance, bears the inscription,
"LOva God before all things" and in
England we find texts and religious
mottOs dating back to Anglo-Saxon
times. Here are few of the Biblical
quotations which have figured Gr
Latin) on the coinage of these islands:
Lord. Save Thy People"
"Ho hath done marvellous things"
LET God arise and let his enemies
he scattered"
Give peace, o, Lord"
"BIcSScd he the nam" Of the Lord"
What God hath Joined together let
no man put asunder."
tBut Jesus, passing through the
midst Of them, went his way"
The origin OF several OF those in
scriptions is full Of historical interest
The last for instance, was chosen by
Edward III in reference to his naval
victory over the French at the battle
of Sluys. when he drove his ships
through the French feet and got away
unharmed. The coin, the first English
noble, was struck in 1343, three years
after the battle, and marked the begin
ming Of gold currency in England
He hath done marvellous things"
(Mirabilia fecia) was chosen in Anglo
Saxon times by Siegfraud who succeed
ed Canute King of the Northumbria.
and became converted to Christianity
Let God arise and let his enemies
be scattered" refers to the civil war in
the time of Charles I.
Blessed be the name of the Lord"
was taken from the French coins by
Henry V. as King of France
What God hath Joined together let
no man put asunder," refers to the un-
ion OF the English and Scottish king
doms, and wa sadopted by James I in
1904 The coins were struck from sill
yer derived from Welsh mines in the
neIghbOrhOOd of Abtryswyth-
change.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
READY WITH THEIR hNlh E9
Three Members of Fire Department
stabbed by Japanese.

Vancouver, B. G., January - I''' +
is no excvitemeut today either III
Oriental headquarters or thTougAou-
the city over the a.aCDing yesterday
Of three members Of the fire depart
meut by Japanese. 1t is considerel
that the affair was primarily an accI-
dent incident TO new year celeOFa-
ton.
The Japanese became inhamed from
the mistaken idea that the jovial hre-
men were attacking them, when on"
white man fell against a window ana
broke it. No reprisals against the
Japanese are expected unless Frost,
one of the wounded firemen, should
die. but this does not seem probable.
Members of the anti-Asiatic league
do not attach special Importance 10
the affray, although 1t may have
certain influence on the civic cleo
tions to be held next week.
The japanese arrested in connection
with the stabbing affray will be given
a fair trial in the police and county
courts.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
Old MAN To SPEAK
Joe Ballard to- Tell Something of
SaIisbury's Past

Joe Ballard, one of the oldest negroes
in the county, who has been living IN
Salisbury 20 years will ON Wednes
day morning al II O'Clock mount a
box on the public square and sell such
Of the people who care to listen some
history OF this town and county during
his residence of three score years and
ten here. Mayor Boyden has given
him permission 20 make his address
on the square, and that he will have
an audience goes without saying.
Uncle Joe" as he is Familiarity
known, was born in Fayetteville 81
years ago and came to Salisbury when
he was eleven. When a young man
he learned the blacksmith trade and
followed it for 49 years and until 1893.
He is an unusually intelligent negro
and even at his advanced age his pow
er OF memory is remarkable. He knows
perhaps as no other living person the
history Of this county for the
past so years, and few are the de-
scendants Of the families that have
lived here half a century ago that have
not listened with eager interest TO
his "reminiscences
The old man now in failing health
will lift a collection at the conclusion
OF his talk.-Salisbury Post
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
WHY the jew Doesn't Fight.

Answering the :ecent remarks Of
President Eliot OF Harvard TO socle-
ty of Jewish young men at the Uni
versity. whom he advised to join the
militia in order to regain the martial
spirit of Israel, Rabbi Charles FlelS-
cher, of Boston, delivered a sermon
Sunday on the subject. The rabbi
said in part:
Il was shocked to read President
EliOt's advice to the Jews. He said
that he Jews were inferior to others
in physical development, and in sta
ture, and he suggested that the young
men join the militia and cultivate the
martial spirit Of their ancestors.
"In so far as President Eliot plead
ed for physical development and an
out of door life. l cordially sympa-
thize with his idea. But when Presi-
dent Eliot harks back to the glorious
times when the Jews had a martial
spirit the loss of which he deplores,
and TO regain which he urges them
to Join the militia then as Jew. as
an American, as a man, | protest
against his utterance.
The Harvard sage errs III assert
ing that here is no reason nhy the
Jews should not make good fighters.
There happens to be the best of rea-
sons The Jew has gotten out Of the
habit of fighting. He has lost the
primitive mans desire to kill, be-
cause he has so long been civilized.
You can't brutalize him again.
'T am so happy to feel that in the
main. President Eliot's appeal to the
Jews must be in vain, because by
long tradition eliminating in new ma
tive instinct, your average Jew believ-
es that IsraeIs mission is peace
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
THAT HUNTING TRIP
OF Postmaster General Meyer Looks
Like n Hunt for Taft Votes in
North Carolina

Upon the best authority it is learn
who has been hunting in western
North Carolina, incidentally attended
a conference Of Secretary Taft's sup
porters for the presidency al States
Vile Sunday afternoon. Plans for
pushing MT Taft's political interests
in this state were discussed informal
ly and those who attended the con-
ference were indeed enthusiastic over
the prospects for their favOrite land
ing the presidential nomination. Post
master General Meyer and District At
torney A E. HOlton wanted 10 leave
Statesville after the conference, but
owing to the extreme lateness of the
train they chartered a special to Sails
bury
Mr. Holton was asked to day about
Mt Taft's chances for securing the
republican presidential nomination
THE Taft sentiment in North Caro-
lima is growing rapidly said Mr.. Hol-
ton. Il believe that North Carolina
will be solid for him
It Is known that a number Of North
Carolina republicans are against Mr..
Taft. the opposition arising largely
from the sentiments expressed by him
time he haunded out straight talk
to the members of the republican
party-News and Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07

Eight-Year Old Boy Kills Cousin.
Grandmother Dies From Fright
Wreck on A and y.

Fayetteville, \. c., January To
day, five miles west of Fayetteville
an unusual homicide took place. Ollie
Manuel, and his cousin, Lush Manuel,
were playing near the home Of their
grandmother, Morning Manuel, when
Ollie stabbed Lush in the heart with
knife. The wounded boy, who IS
eight years old ran into the house and
on telling his grandmother what hal
happened, fell dead. His grandmother,
on realizing what had happened, fell
fainting and died three hours later.
Dr. McGOuchan, the coroner, was nOti-
fed, and empanelled jury, whose ver-
dict is that Lush Manuel came TO his
death by a knife wound in the heart,
inflicted by his eight year old cousin,
Ollie Manuel, and the old lady's death
was caused by fright No arrest vas
made, but the boy was placed in charge
OF an uncle. who is responsible fOr
him, pending future developments.
a freight train on the Atlantic and
Yadkfn railroad was wrecked TODAY
four miles above the city, several cars
being turned over and the track badly
torn up. Passengers on westbound
train from Wilmington 10 Greensboro
were sent around by Selma. The
eastbound train from Greensboro 70
Wilmington up TO this hour has not
been able 10 clear the vreckage.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
TIE: SHIP PANTHER
Floating aa,Nhinc shop NCCum-
uan,ipS tls, Battlcship Fleet.

One az the most InteTestiE-. 1e-.siies
of this sailing OF the battlcsAtp hcet
is our old friend the Panther. Though
she has received scant notice ~ the
public prints. il may be her forte TO
render the voyage successful The
Panther is the machine shop OF the
fleet. She has on board 100 skilled
machinis;s. competent 70 make any
repairs that mty be needed by any or
the ships Some Of the tools with
which she is equipped tbesidcs her
foundry and coppersTuith plano are:
FIVE lathes ui difT"-"nI sizes. one
planer for castings. plate. pipe-bc ndiHg
and punching machines. one c50-pound
steam trip hammer and three ordinary
blacksmitE's forges There IS also
a compressed air system for supplying
power 10 the machines. and in addition
a rotary brass melting iurnRcr and
n CruCible oil furnace for smelling iroA
and brass. The Panther Is equipnea
with n wireless telegraph outfit-Ncw
York Press.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
NEGRO IN PULLMAN CAR
His Presence Nearly Causes n "Roueh
HonSe'-Northcrn Passengers Joins
in Protest.

There came near being a 'rougn
No. II yesterday morning between Sal
isbury and Statesville, and trouble NAV
have occurred after he train left
Statesville
The cause of the disturbance was
he presence Of a large and sporty ne
gro in q Pullman car. He had secured
Pullman accommodations from Pitts,
burg, Pa, to Asheville and had been
occupying the car with the whites un-
n'Olested until he reached North Caro-
lima
The people of the south do not take
kindly to this sort Of thing, and there
as demand that the negro be remOv-
ed from the car. But the cOlOred man
bad paid for transportation in the Pull
nan and the conductor had no right
to remove him. The white passengers
We're very Indignant. however, and
made threats that they would ''re-
mOve' the Objectionable passenger
from the train before he reached Ashe-
Vile Blood was running high wheI:
the train passed through Statesville
but the negro sat at the window In the
Pullman apparently uncOncerned.
The conductor on the train said thai
he was surprised to hear northern
people on the train complaining about
the negro. They would ride with ne
Droac in tho mort h 6Od never thip;,
anything Of it, but as soon as they
reach the south they will do as the
South does"
Some of the northern people on the
train yesterday said that they had
heard that North Carolina had a law
to exclude negro passengers from
the white coaches and they wanted
to see, and insisted hat it be enforced
or No. 11-CharlOtte Chronicle
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
MARINE SIGNALS
Some Peculiar Ones Seen i'll New
HOr.H City lfarbor.


Newcomers TO New York by steam
er begin to learn things about the
city as soon as their vessel gets head
ed up the harbOr, says writer OF the
New York Evening Post. There was
a party on board a vessel from south
ern ports recently.
From the roof Of a high downtown
Office building they saw what appear
ed to be a string of signal flags, snap
ping in the breeze.
Some were white, some were strip
eG, and one big one was flaming
red.
II we only knew the code we coulo
tell what they meant, said member
of the party. perhaps they lndi-
cate what channel we are to take up
the river
"Oh. maybe they are weather warn
ings'' suggested another. Lets ASK
one of the officers and find out"
They did The officer looked trs1
with his naked eye, and then with
his glasses.
That's the janitor's family wash
hung out on the roof to dry he an
nounced brutally, as he finished MS
survey. 'aEhe big red one is table
cloth
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07

Question OF Calling Legislature To-
cether to be Definitely Settled:
Raleigh, y. C.. January 2--The
council Of state decided 10 go ahead
with work on the railway in Hyde
county. being constructed under q
special act OF the Legislature. Eighteen
miles have been built. leaving twenty
five TO be constructed II is expected
that the railroad will be completed By
August.
There is likely TO be meeting Of tho
council OF state this week TO definitely
settle the matter Of calling the legis-
Iature
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07

Count and Prince Engage I'm PERSONAL
EncoEnter-Partedb by = Butcher.

Paris. France, January Count
Boni de Castellane. from whom his
wife who was Miss Anna Gould, OF
New York. wasg recently divorced,
and Prince Helie de Saigon who OIL
several occasions was reported TO be
engaged TO Nine Gould. had a personal
encounter today at the church OF St
Pierre de Chaillot. while AT service
to the memory Of Lady Stanley En-
rington. a relative OF both men. who
died lately in England. was in prog
ress Beginning inside the church.
where Count Boni says. the prince in
suited beth him and the sacred edi-
fee. the encounter was resumed at the
doorway where Count Boni. followed
by his brother Count Jean de CaStel
lane, overlook the prince. Count Boz
nj spat in his cousins face. Then came
the clash of canes, followed by rough
and tumble fight on the pavement.
which ended in the gutter where the
men were finally separated by big
butcher. Count Boni at the moment
of intervention was holding the we'll
nigh insensible. prince. while Jean
according 10 eye witnesses, vas admin
istering 10 him a severe kicking.
When the police arrived the butcher
was holding the two principals in the
fight. who were covered with mud.
The prince was bleeding prOfuSe!y
from a wound in the right temple
where he had been hit by Count BOnI3
heavy stick With the butchers hand
on his collar, Boni was haranguing a
crowd which had gathered as to why
he had spat in the princes face. when
the police arrived.
Followed by several thousand per
sons they were taken to the station
where they made explanations Both
Count BOni and the prince gave their
own version of the quarrel. each claim
ing that the other was the aggressor.
but the prince alone lodged a COM
plant, charging the brothers with as
sault.
"A process verbal having been
written out, according to the French
law. the three men signed it and then
fore the public prosecutor who will
decide what, if any, steps shall be
taken.
In view of the fact that Prince Helie
has elected to pursue the matter in the
courts, the idea of a duel seems to he
precluded Ton<ht Prince Helie is
laid UP in bed with his head swathe1
in bandages, while Count BOni spent
a part of the evening visiting the
newspaper offices. When seen by the
Associated Press correspondent he wa
in high humOr.
He painted his cousin in the blackeSt
colors, declaring that Prince Helie had
been ostracised by his own family, not
one of whom would permit him to en-
ter the house Count BOni declared
that the episode had nothing to do
with Nine Anna Gould but was the
result of an old grudge between him
and the prince.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
VALUABLE FIND
Negro Railroad Hand Digs up Cup
Filled With Gold

a negor while working on the rail-
road near the home Of Mr.. Black
well, at Oriental, Saturday found a
gold cup containing coins to the value
Of two hundred and seventy-fve dol
lars. The negro was so excited that
he grabbed the prize and fed. He
afterwards returned and exhibited his
find to trusted white friends. The
coins all bear a date prior to the early
sixties, and are supposed to have been
buried during the civil war. The cup
is said to be one of great value.-Kin-
ston Free Press.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
Two Able Preachers Gone.

Death has robbed the southern Pres
kyterian church Of two of her abIest
and nobleSt sons III the death of Rev.
Or. J. ". Finn, of Columbia, s. c.,
and Rev, Dr. James II. ThOrnwell, Of
Fort Mill, s c. Both were men of
worthy ancestry OF unusal talent,
or fine education Of highest patriotism
of cOnsecrated life, and who enriched
the world by their having lived in it.
They rendered the state service during
the war, for each in his youth fought
under the Stars and Bars and the
church will miss their work in the fu-
tllre. Their children have q rich heri
tage in their lives, which ebbed so
near to the beginning of a new year.
Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
An Unique Church Contribution

= Among the envelopes deposited in
the collection plate at st. Johns Epis-
cOpal church yesterday, was one con-
tanning a deed to pew in that church
dated June 18th, 1880, in favor of Josh
ua Cannon and signed by Charles P.
Nallett and John w. Wright, wardena
Of the church. In those days the pews
were either rented or sold outright
Fayetteville Observer
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-07
short Marriage Service.

In Oregon a justice Of the peace has
a ceremony that is short and unique.
When a couple appears before him his
ceremony is about as follows:
DO you people want each other?"
We do, we do is the answer re-
ceived.
Then, goodness gracious, have each
other, for NOBODY else wants YOU. You
are married Oregonian.