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IDEAL SQLOIEH1 UtAflflNU IN briftZIL
Wins Admiration of All Who ! Newspaper WorkedGigantic
Meet Him- His Military
Career.
19. An
Sell" to Act as Object;
Lesson.
m TlBitfd Press.)
Washington, D. C., May is. An . - Janeiro. April 10. (By Mail).
ideal soldier, in the opinion of every An old-fashioned mansion in the
man with whom he has come in con-' central part of this city, a relic of
tact during-his long and brilliant ca-' Empire days, umed aii l air of mys
reer in the United States army, is
Major-General John J. Pershing. jhind its heavily curtained windows.
Ever since he came out of West j words and? scraps of conversation
Point in 1886 as senior cadet captain, were heard in outlandish tongue. Liin
the highest honor there, General Per- busines and closed carriages loaded
" ... . heavily veiled and cloaked midnight
shing: has been living and fighting vig!tbr Rumors filled the air.
battles that fit him preeminently for , A discretely worded advertisement
the highest honors in the service. He in the papers stopped some of the ru
was ten years in the Southwest, fight- mors, but not the curiosity of the peo
inE Gorontao and his Apaches. He PThey
was in the Spanish war with a negro mysterJous mansion and that his serv
regiment and was called by his iceg were at the command Df those
colonel the bravest and coolest man whQ sought the secrets of the future,
under fire he had ever seen, and he advice m affairs of love, business,-re-accomplished
the extraordinarily diffi- Jigl 6r politicSf cure Cf disease or
cut task of subjugating the Moros in ,y Qther poSsible.-cause which de
tbe Philippines. manded power beyond ordinary hu-
( It was for all these things probably man reaCh.
but chiefly for his work in the Philip-, For sixty days Djoghi Harad flour
pines, that President Roosevelt in rhrt an nrosDered. His clientele in-
1906 promoted Captain Pershing to the ciuded rich arid poor, powerful and i
rann or urigauir-gf uerai, jumpms wellCf believers and sceptics, open
him over .the heads of 862 other offi- discipies and secret worshipers,
cers the record jump in the history , Then suddenly "A Noite", an en
of the army. tornrisinir npwsnnnpr of Rio. announc-
General Pershing is 57 years -old -ed-jn screaming headlines that Djoghi
and a native of Missouri. After leav- Harad, the Indian Fakir, who had cur-
a 1 - . I a. J 1 1 a 1 ,
mg me west romi acauemy ne en- ed uncurable diseases, depicted me
tered the cavalry service, and in that past and foretold the future to the
arm he has done much of his most satisfaction of thousands, offered ex
brilliant and enduring work. During pensive advice and had applied the
his service in-the Philippines he had alchemy of oriental mysticism to the
to undergo tests, military and admin-?awe Df the entire city, was not a
istrative, that proved him a superior fakir at all that he was Sr. Eustachio
officer. For his distinguished services 'Alves, one of the best known report
in his fights against the Moros in the ers in Brazil, and that his clientele,
Lake Llano country he was singled nign and OWj ricn and poor p0werful!
nut fnr nraieo hv iYta -Procirlont in i --j... i;t.i. i. : i. ni i !
v'"" " "j . . v ana wean, society jiguis, uiu yuu-
one of his messages to Congress. ticians business men and, it was hint
There, his senior officer being incapa- I d eyen tne clergy could get their
citated, the command of a battalion Lftn(iV, h,, hv ralline at. the office
What "voodvoor means to tne Ain
can black, the "jinx", to the American
big leaguer, and "Jonah." to the sea
faring man, f etischism means to the
Brazilian. Superstition is oke of the
greatest handicaps of the country. It
Denetrates' all stratas of - society,
I among the better classes ' to a lesser
degree, but among tne negro popula
tion it is a vice carried to extreme.
Fetischeiros each have followings,
some of them of thousands. They or
ganize societies and hold dances
which degenerate into orgies of the
lowest description. They prey on the
superstitions of their victims and
often become. rich by their extortions.
Clairvoyants, fortune tellers, carto-1
mantes, fakirs and others claiming
mysterious ; powers ply their trades
openly. Societies of mystic crystal
ball gazers, and- Vcults" of consider-
able respectibility flourish by appeal)
to superstition. Police and news-1
paper campaigns have done much to
rid the larger cities of these mystery
workers but the superstition which
makes their business possible and
profitable remains. The fetischeiro is
the "padre's" rival.
It is quite, in form to wear a rab
mit's foot in Brazil. a
1 . 1 1 r-. T 1. .W. J J
aevoivea upon mm. uapiain r ersuing Qi A Noite" and presenting the card
was away from civilization and al- giv9n him by Djoghi Harad, the fakir,
most cut off from communication with Th enterprising newspaper worked
tne outside world. For seven montns
BUSINESS
SPECIALS
MESSENGER SERVICE.
For this service we use the Pot
tal Telegraph Cable Company's
messengers. They will . call for
your, "ads." in the same manner
and quick time as they now cover
the. city for telegrams, night let
tergrams, gables, etc.
For further information a to
"ads," call 176, but for telegraph
service call "Postal Telegraph."
i ;SBsw hat! r vawn-
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tlon. Call or write us. "
THE PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK
Corner Front and Princess Streets.
The enterprising newspaper
the gigantic "sell" as aji object lesson
iri a campaign against superstition in
Brazil.
A carpenter steps on a nail. He
fastens to a "fetischeiro". She it is
nearly always a woman, and old and
j haggard takes a needle and malvfes
the motions of sewing up his wounds.
She mumbles a cantation with her
toothless gums. .She gives directions
and hints at an enemy with the "evil
eye." The carpenter goes away scar
ed and satisfied and probably dies of
blood poison.
A houseowner has a discussion with
he kept open his base of operations,
supplied his own subsistence and,
with his men, fought every day and
part of the night. He started at the
lower end of the lake and fought clear
around its circumference, exterminat
ing hostile natives or making peace
with their chiefs.
General MacArthur, then in com
mand of the Philippines, recommend
ed him for promotion to brigadier
general as the only recognition com
mensurate with his actual services.
Under the law President Roosevelt
could not have bestowed the rank of jhic )on!into nTWi nrrtm- th tn vacate
colonel upon CaptainPershing. so the jtne house . For a month he advertises
President gave him the record pro-1 in the newspapers for. new renters
motion. I without a single response. He g6es
When the army forces were sta-;to the house to see what is the mat
tiqned on the Mexican border by j ter. He finds that his erstwhile and
President Taft, General. Pershing was vengefut clients - have .employed - a
immediately ordered from San Fran- J fetischeiro and that there are cabalis
cisco to the front, and when, follow- tic signs on the walls, cross bones tied
JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF
Iver Johnson Bicycles. Come early
. before they are all gone. Queen City
Cycle Ca, 209 Market street. 4-6-tf
rnn Deu aa u u j"r '
All lotest Improvements. Apply J.
T. Gordon, agent. Phone 745 3-15-tf
RATES
WILMINGTON DISPATCH'S
Business Locals.
Daily or Sunday
One Cent Per Word
25 Words or less, one time 25c
25" Words, 2 times consecutively 4Qc
5 Words, 3 inies consecutively 50c
25 Words, 1 week (7 times) . .$1.00
No advertisement less than 25 cents
TELEPHONE 176.
WANTED BLACKSMITH or Wheel.
wright. Apply, to W. R. Brown, 112
South 2nd street. 5-16-5t-j
ing the attack on Columbus N. M.,
by Villa, President Wilson mobilized
the State militia along the -Rio Grande
and ordered pursuit of Villa, General
Pershing was assigned to the task.
with hair on the floors and other
weird messes from the pot of '"bubble,
bubble, toil and trouble.!' . He glv?s
the house a thorough cleaning and,
he swears to it that very same day
In 1905 General Pershing was mar- he. has a dozen answers to his adver
ried to the daughter of United States 1 tisement.
Senator Frances E. Warren, of Wyom-A farmer finds his favorite horse
ing. On August 27, 1915, 3frs. Per- sick. He calls a veterinarian and the
shing and three of their little children horse nearly dies. Then he calls a
were burned to death "in the fire at fetischeiro, who proceeds to make
the Presidio in San Francisco. I "fetischeiria." He build's a fire. He
The selection of General Persuing . brews a brew. He dances, sings, falls
to command the first American army in a fit, jumps up, kicks the horse to
ever to set foot on the soil of Europe j its feet and. presto it's cured,
will please his country, for he is a Senhora Fulan finds one of J her
favorite with those who know him,j servants thieving and discharges her.
and also with those who have only, Shortly after she is taken ill. She calls
WANTED FIRST CLASS WHITE
barber. Good pay for first class man.
Write or wire. The Cloer Barber
Shop, Lenoir, N. C.
5-17-3t
FARRIS HOT SUPPER ROLLS
"Saves Hours in the Kitchen,"
"Honey Bread" is the "staff of life."
Phone 626. Farris Bakery. 4-19-lm
newspapers and periodicals as inform
ants. His whole record stamps him
as a soldier well qualified to carry
out any military task, to which he
may b assigned. Moreover, there is
a combination of efficiency and pic
turesqueness about his mode of work
ing that pleases.
a doctor, w,ho shakes his head. She
calls a fetischeiro, who discovers that
a rival is making bad medicine. She
SOCIALIST MEETINGS
TO BEGIN MONDAY
OLD CONFEDERATE
CAPITAL
C
Balfour and Associates Given
Great Welcome In Rich -mond
Today.
(By Associated Press.)
Stockholm, May 19 (Via London).
The conferences or the various So
cialist delegations will commence on
Monday, each delegation holding a
separate meeting. The Bulgarians
will meH first, followed by either
the German minority Socialists, who
are not stated to have received pass
ports, or the Finns. The Austrians
'will-follow and the succeeding week
the Hungarians will meet.
than any one else responsible for King
Albert s decision not to abandon all
Belgian ; territory, placed wreaths as
a token of respect from the British
army at the statues of Generals Robert
E . Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson .
The former read: "To the memory
of Robert E. Lee, whose military
genius and chivalrous personality
have given him a high place among
the great captains of the world's his
tory, this tribute is paid on behalf of
the. British army.
General Jackson's wreath read:
To the memory of T. J. Jackson,
a God fearing man and a great sol
dier, whose example has been an in
spiration to many a British officer,
OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED
Don't, matter if broken. I pay $2.00
to $15,00 per full set. Single and par
tial plates in proportion. Send by
parcel post and receive check by re
turn mail. Li. Mazer, 2007 S. 5th St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
5-19-30t-j
FOR SALE INSURANCE BUSINESS,
fjig. renewal account, only one of its
kind in Eastern Carolina," no compe
tition, "easy to write. Address ''Nel
lie," Box 595. 5-19-2t
$10.00 RENTS A TWO STORY
house, five rooms, bath, kitchen,
within a half block of the car line,
nearer in than 6th street, between
Market and Castle. Address "House,"
Box 415. ' 5-19-2t
WORTH WHILE FOR YQU TO AT-
tend our 10th Anniversary sale, Spe
cial bargains on leather goods and
trunks. Charles Finkelstein, No. 6
South Front street. Phone 642.
5-11-tf v
AN INTELLIGENT PERSON MAY
earn $100 monthly corresponding
for newspapers; $40 to $50 monthry j
in spare time; experience unneces-j
sary; no canvassing; subjects sug-'
gested . Send for particulars. Na '
tional Press Bureau, Room 4199,
Buffalo,. N. y. 5-14-tr. . .
LIMES, . LEMONS, CALIFORNIA
Oranges, Fancy Box Apples, Cab
bage. New Potatoes, Onions. Full
line Soda Fountain Supplies just re
ceived. Send us Your orders. Bear
Produce & Merchandise Co. (Whole
sale) Phones 452-453, Wilmington,
N. C. 5-4-tf
TO THE WISE ECONOMIC HOUSE,
keeper, we have Furniture of a!' de
scriptions at prices which will at
tract you. . Great biz bargains In
everything Furniture slight! used,
you can -tell from-new, omp to see
us, we can't and won't be undersold.
Furniture packed and stored. Ster-i
ling Furniture Co., 19 and 21 South
Front street. K.iL Sneed, Manager.
Phone 60. 2-21-tf
FOR RENT I HAVE SEVERAL COT-
tages situated in grove at Wrights
ville station for rent. Also several
building lots on water front for sale.
See J. O. Hinton at City Laundry.
5-17-3t
'HARRISS SERVICE' MEANS PROM-
ises Lept. Quality in printing, let
ter heads, etc. and multigraph type
written circulars any quantity. Type
writing and Notaries Public. Har
riss Typewriting and Advertising
Company. 6-4-mon-wed-fri-tf
1 THE MOTTE SCHOOL OF SHORT.
hand and Typewriting, day and night
i lessons. Leon L. Motte, official
court stenographer, chief instructor,
&07 soutn Firtn street. rnone
1924-W. N 4-29-tf
THE DUTY
Every Patriotic American
To Buy at Least One
LI BERTY BOND
We Will Help You.
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WE DELIVER ALL MAGAZINES ON
date of issue when so requested.
Phone your order to 745. Gordon's
News Stand. 10-7-tf
I
Liberty Loan
We urge our friends
to subscribe to at
least one liberty loan
bondWr$e us.
AY. B. Cooper & Co.
Wilmington, N. C.
DANCE AND W. L. I. DRILL
-at-
UMINA
TONIGHT
Special Cars Leave Centre 8:15 and 8:45 P. M.
Last Car Leaving Beach 1 1 : 1 5 P. M.
The Tide Water Power Co.
10 a
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THE NEW YORK LIFE
WE SELL
SHANDS GROCERY, .FOURTH AND
Nun A full line of fresh groceries
Prompt delivery and courteous ser
vice. 'Phone 630. 3-26-tf
ICQ A-LI
IS MORE THAN 71 TEARS OlD, AND OAS
Admitted Awcti fS'SSItJ
RMrr held for Dividend and con- ...fB
tlasenclM lS,76t,41l
tio other company In the world can make auch
a showing. Over 23 million " dollars will be paid
in dividend In the current year. It has no
stocks or Industrial securities, no stock-holders,
lias over 2 1-2 billions of Insurance In force; and
Is owned by more than a Million Policy-holders
who are the Company and who alone receive the
profits of the Company.
0. L. DICKINSON, Arnt.
Phone 859. Prlneesa Buudlnf.
MAKE IT A REAL PICNIC WITH
our help. Make it a. picnic that 2
every member of the party will en- k
joy and remember. Make i t a picnic
that will make, them smack their
lips. We're re.ady to .help. We'll 5
" supply different cold meats that will s
make every sandwich a miniature s
banquet. Everything we sell is fresh 'S
. and wholesome. Everything Is ,
priced reasonably. Phone
we'll deliver- promptly. May's Deli
catessen, Phone 1322. 5-17-3t
And
in
1 DUIiUBIS OUIpiGSj
We Solicit
STORAGE
'PREPARED FOR YOU PURE AND
clean Dix-e bread, 10 rents the loaf
Liberty bread, trc the toaf. Made in
Wilmington by modern methods and
under strictly sanitary conditions at
the Globe Baking Company's rteno
vated Bakery. The cleanest, bakery
in Carolina. . On sale at your deal
ers. Buy it now. j-19-tf
(By Associated Press.)
Richmonds, Va.,- May 19 . British
Foreign Secretary Balfour and the
other members of the British mission,
received a most hospitable welcome
on their arrival here shortly afternoon
today. The old Confederate capital
turned out with true southern hospi
tality to make their brief call of cour
testy on the south a truly memorable
affair.
As the train . came to rest at the
station ar salute, of 19 guns was fired
from the Richmond Howitzers, after
which the band struck up "God Save
the King"
itila nH Mavor Ainsi nf t?Lk S General Bndgers in a brief address
nMia .nroi r.nL 1 called attention to the wonderful auali
ginia Military Institute cadet corps in I U s ""Mien -Mid
full dress uniform, stood at salute. & Tsaif hnn?i lt T1 men
Automobiles then too?.c the party rnilP.ed that " ,al! may
through crowded, cheering, flag b ,75; Jg mt spech but,iliv.af
decked.lines of..people to the Govern- nS SSZ and, their
or's mansion for luncheon. hQ "ff self-sacnflce and de-
Jn the afternoon Lieutenant General two twn m ,,.
Bridgers, known as the "Giant of hIl Ml rS e?; h iuld "have
Moni." first man ; to draw bloSd ' tor they wdWn2Tl,?0?l f
England, ng; the war and more !thT!?? in prised struggle.
WANTED COOK FOR BEACH. ONE
without family preferred. References
required. Applyll Princess street.
5-19 It
FORD OR OTHER LIGHT CAR
wanted for cash. Must be cheap and
in good condition. Write price aid
f dll particulars to Lock Box No. 23,
Rocky Point, N. C. 5-19-3t:j
TOMATO PLANTS 25c A HUNDRED
delivered. Phone 638-1 Elmhurst
Dairy Farm. 5-19-lt-j
FOR RENT MODERN SIX ROOM ,
ullage r ui uiaucu uciu v aici uuui
for months of June and July. Splen
did garden growing. R. E. Ranson,
Southport, N. C. 5-18-2t-j
IF YOUR BOY IS CALLED TO THt
service of his country, it may be
many months before you see him
again. Have you a recent photo
graph to remember him by? Let us
picture him as he is today. Foltz &
Kendrick, Photographers. 5-18-tf
WANTED 20 WOMEN AND GIRLS
to make shirts. . Steady employment.
Room or house rent free while learn
ing. Experience not necessary.
Write Wilmington Shirt Co. 5-15-7t
E W, B. THORPE & GO S
Water and Ann Streets. Jf
Phone ... 789 j
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LAWN MOWERS
All Steel, Non-breakable, Self-sharpening, Ballbearing
with single screw adjustment. The "Ottumwa all steel
line presents a great improvement in Lawn Mowers as
the pressed steel construction means Lighter Running
and Longer Life.
They are Guaranteed to Satisfy. We invite you to in
spect them.
CAPE FEAR HDW. CO.
Picture
Framing
CHUEE BLACK WALNUT SMACKS
i;uuv-uittie turcica. iuuji, riC!"Mfttir PifturM mtr
Popped Corn Crispettes, Roasted , c Klclures exc
Kxtra Jumbo Goobers, Tiea f eanuts.
Next week select Chocolate Dipped
Nuts. The Little P. K. Candy Store,
Royal Theatre Building. 5-18-7t
We make a Specialty of Framing
School Class Pitctures, Diplomas, Cer
tificates, M i litary Com missions Patrv-
I MAKE CANVAS ICE BAGS -AND
repair suit cases, grips, golf bags,
minks and harness. Formate; one
good second-hand poney harness, a.
Carpenter, 112 North Second street.
5-19-lt-j
WANTED HEAD COOK, TWO
waiters and bell boy, at Greystone
CaroUna Beach. Phone 59 Or
4003' . . 5-19-3t
AN INTELLIGENT PERSON MAY
earn $100 monthly corresponding
for newspapers; $40 to $50 monthly
in spare time; experience unneces
sary; no canvassing; subjects sug
gested. Send for particulars. Na
tional Press1 Bureau, Room 4199,
Buffalo, N. Y. 5-14-tf.
LET US SHOW YOU
OUR NEW MOULD
INGS Also a fine line of Ready-Made Photo
Frames and Pictures.
Surprise Your Wife-Take "Her" Wiley's-
or Phone 520 and we will send it.
Chocolates, Assorted Chocolates and Bon Bons.
Chocolate Covered Cherries and Brazil Nuts
40c; 80c and $1.00 per pound
Payne Drug Company
Phone 520. Corner 5th and Red Cross Street
i
HOSE 10c PER FOOT. BUY EARLY)
before price advances. Plumbing
Repairs a specialty. Prompt service.
Estimates furnished on contracts.;
H. McCartney, 310 N. Front St.,
Phones nW " 4-14-tf
C. W. Yates Co.
YES MADAM! IT'S LIKE PLACING MOIIEY III THE BAB
WHEN YOU BUY YOUR GROCERIES FROM US.
..hall I
THOMAS GROCERY COMPANY 4lh J
Phones -293
and 294.
I ' :
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iWcwm hu h mils i r .
IIIUIL.I1IUIIIU UIIIUI1 UL I MUU I
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TO BUY THESE BONDS.
Do your part In this crisis by immediately subscribing to
your share of the . bonds. ;
Applications will be received from our customers and
the public.
Those who have no safe place for keeping their Liberty
Bonds, we offer our services In placing the same in our
vaults, issuing receipts' to owner. - : , '
Front and Market Streets.
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WILMINGTON, N.