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-WHEELER AS AHBBO'. r General Joe Wheeler ha more ad mirers In the north thn any living Coafederate. His good eense, his high courage, his unpretending-character, bis noble patriotism have combined erlth his services in thejield to make film something of a favorite "up there" rhere a Confederate uniform .was jonce regarded as a badge of infamy, of treason. Even so bitter, one-sided a paper as the New York Sun eulogizes peaeral Joe, and in no unstinted words. It even throws up its hat In tecstacy as it contemplates the brave heroic litle Alabamian. In its evening edition it lately published an editorial headed, "Joseph Wheeler, Soldier," JWe copy this: "Surely there is no more patriotic officer in the army today than Joseph (Wheeler. It must always be remem bered that when on the night of July 1 it was proposed to retire from San !Juan ridge and occupy a position that could be defended with less risk to the army, General Wheeler protested with such vigor that the plan was abruptly abandoned. Had he thrown the weight tof his influence in the other scale, history might have been written differ ently." i He was born in Alabama, entered the Confederate army at, 23, and was ap Iointed colonel. When 27 he was a major general of cavalry. He became a lieutenant general in Ma'y 1864. Af ter. Stuart's death he was the senior general of Confederate cavalry. He deserves well of the south surely, and well of our united country. The Mes senger thinks the Sun right in contend ing that " whether a united and section less country,-purposes to bestow hon ors and emoluments on Joseph Wheel er, the American soldier of 1898, is something for the administration and congress to determine, but if his ser vices before Santiago should be ade quately recognized there would be no dissenting voice from sea to sea." INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. In the long list of important discov eries of this century there are twenty .four given as of 'the greatest import ance. Strange to say one of the very greatest but three or four equal to it Is omitted, the Linotype. We copy the first fourteen as published Railways, 'Steamships, Electric Telegraphs, the '.Telephone, Lucifer Matches, Gas Il lumination, Electric Lighting, holo graphy, the Phonograph, Rontgen tRays. Spectrum Analysis, Anaesthetics, .'Antiseptic Surgery, Conservation of Energy. In his connection it will be Interesting to bring out some of the most important and useful Inventions and discoveries In the ages preceding ithis very productive and inventive nineteenth . century the Mariner's Compass, the Steam Engine, the Tele scope, the Barometer and Thermome ter, Printing, Arabic Numerals, Alpha betical Writing, Modern Chemistry Founded, Electric Science Founded, Gravitation established, Kepler's Laws, the Differential Calculus, the Circula tion of the Blood, Light Proved to Have Finite Velocity, the Development of Geometry. So you can take the fifteen most im portant of this century and compare them with all that went before in the long Toll of centuries. Dr. Wallace in a work he calls "The Wonderful Cen tury," has gathered the important dis coveries and inventions from which the Above are taken. He gives twenty four in all, but omits the Linotype, one of the grates-t, as we have said. But do not suppose that the twenty-four exhaust the list of inventions and dis coveries. So far from this a very long "list of others is presented to the reader lv Dr. Wallace, and among them he aeais wun Bieam cnfc,.. - Bhlps, with typewriters and bicycles and sewing machines, with labor-saving appliances, with telegraphs and tel ephones, with lucifer matches, with gas. The nineteenth century is simply phenomenal in all the things consider ed. It has really produced probably more that Is Important and useful to mankind than the twenty centuries preceding united. i WIIAT ELECTED ITCCKINLEY. If you eliminate the negro vote for McKinley in 1896, you will find that Colonel Bryan received about 1,500,000 more votes than the Major received. That is to say, Bryan actually received a million and a half majority of the white voters in the United States. That Is an interesting fact Bryan was over whelmingly the choice of the White Man's party in the United States. As before mentioned a change of but 23,000 votes in seven states would have made Bryan president. The gold democrats elected McKinley. How it will be In 1900 is beyond our ken. The electoral college secured McKinley his place. Take Kentucky in 1896. It was the ne gro vote that gave the electoral vote to McKinley. It was solid for the lit tle fellow. The Houston Post, the lead ing democratic newspaper in Texas, '. and an able one, copies this from The Laredo Times: "There is not a particle of doubt that If it had not been for the negro vote McKinley would not have carried Illi nois and Indiana without that vote, ' even counting only the negroes who reside in those two states, and It was charged that the railroads carried ne groes by the hundreds into those two states to vote the republican ticket; and, whether or not ibis Is true, the fact that Bryan received more votes In Illinois than were ever previously cast for any candidate la good evidence of It, for it cannot be successfully disput ed that the vote of Illinois was unna turally large in 1896. .Without the elec toral vote of Kentucky, Indiana and Il linois McKinley could not have been elected." , -. ' - - ' - ' -; . " - So as McKinley was elected by the negro vote, .he 4s very thankful and gracious. Hence, In reward for favors rendered, he appoints a host of negro postmasters and negro other, officials, all over the south, while particularly avoiding to point a negro in the north. He would not appoint a negro to the custom house In New York or Chicago, In Philadelphia or Boston for thou sands of dollars. He would not treat New York or Ohio as he has treated North Carolina in the matter of post masters, etc, for a dukedom. He would not "get there" in 1900. IttOR.HON POLYGAMY ACTIVE While the 'Mormons are flooding the south and other sections with their baleful emissaries the Mormons at home are still practicing vigorously and undismayed their old lustful game of "much marrying" as Artumas Ward phrased it, and in open defiance of the law of our country. There are many hundreds of these vicious, demoralizing teachers going their rounds in the south. In North Carolina there are quite forty at work sowing tares and cockles. They have over 900 at work in the several states. A great many have thought ' that Mormon polygamy was a thing of . the past. The fellows who go around prosolyting to the gos pel of uncleanness, will deny that polygamy is still the go in Utah. That state entered the union with a consti tution absolutely condemning and for bidding the practice of polygamy. There were tens' of thousands Mormons who had several wives, each ac cording to ability to provide for them. Did they separate from them, and re turn to civilized life and monogamous practice? Far from it. We learn from the report of the Presbytery of Utah that "around the seventy postoffices with which it has touch, there are 2,000 cases of -polygamy. A polygamist, Brigham H. Roberts, has been elected to the next congress. An extensive movement is organized among the Christian women of the land to pro test against his admission." What will the federal congress do about it? Will it allow Utah to flourish as a state with such an open, palpable violation of its constitution? Will it admit to a seat among the members of the house 'the polygamist sent as a mem ber of the next congress? Ought these agents of such a monstrosity be al lowed to traverse and despoil our state? HOME FOLKS Hurrah! More than twenty feet of water in the Cape Fear river is estab lished by the outgoing of the steam ship Hindoustan, that draws twenty ty feet, four inches. Its cargo of cot ton is worth $265,000. Charleston may look to its laurels. The warnings to expatriated come hot too soon. The expelled cometh not back again. All who ought to have gone did not go. Let there be quiet, safety, protection. If there is not woe be unto the offenders. Many reports are out of a disturbing character. "Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel Just." There is talk already of negro plottings and threats Beware, enemies of peace. The worst enemies of the colored people are. not head-strong whites, but the women and men of their race who are making threats, planning revenge, plotting against the public safety. Almost every day some fool or devil incarnate Is in viting retaliation. If it starts again it will sweep "like a besom of destruc tion." Let peace and law and order prevail. Let the plotters be watched. Let the white men be ready. We hear strange and startling things. He is an enemy of his race, of this community, of the state who will breed distrust in the present temper of the whites and by foolish and devilish talking and planning will start another outbreak here. Rev. W. S. Lacy, D. D., of Norfolk, Va. (a native North Carolinian,) writes with his usual excellent style and taste an obituary for the Richmond (Va.) Presbyterian, of Colonel George "Tait, who died suddenly on the 25th of No vember, at Pladenborough. N. C," while visiting with his wife some rela tives. Colonel Tate was a most excel lent man and devout, earnest Chris tion. He was born in Scotland in 1833, came to North Carolina in 1852. He entered the confederate army as Cap tain, rising to the colonelcy of the Seventy-sixth North Carolina. He had valor, merit, devotion to the great cause. For ths last twenty-five years he has resided at Norfolk, where he was very successful. Dr. Lacy, his dear pastor, writes of the faithful el der from which we copy as follows: "Naturally modest and gentle, he was fearless and unhesitating in ex pression and advocacy of principle; conservative in belief and practice, he still had a kind word and hearty sym pathy for every forward movement in a good cause. He was loyal to his pas tor, true to friends and unwearied in the service of his church, one of Scot land's noble gifts tt the Church of the new country. Colonel Tait was made an elder at the age of twenty-one and was a member of the First church session for a quarter of a century. . His best work was his service as su perintendent of ; the First church Sun day school for twenty-four years. He gave a part of every week to visiting the poor and sick, and to seeking the absentees of the previous Sunday. Un der his management this school be came one of the largest and most effi cient in the city and s.'ate. His re- his : The corn crop of the south was 114, -000,000 bushels in excess of last year. North Carolina produced . 24,170,000 bushels, - (guessed at) ' an increase of more than 2,500,000 bushels. How is the hog crop? Will hog and hominy be short?"" S. --- - - - ;;r'"- -.".T"-' - The North Carolina Association of Academies will hold Its annuel session at Raleigh on the 28th and 29th In stant. It has several hundred mem bers and is helping on the cause of real education. There will be addresses by 'Prof essor J. Allan vHolt. president; Hon. C. H. Mebane, J. C. Horner, Jno. Graham, Ira T. Turlington, John E. Kelley, J. -Henry Joyner, Major Rob ert Bingham and others. Because The Messenger never seeks office It is no reason why it should not favor worthy and faithful newspaper men receiving office. Mr. Henry T. King, -editor of King's Weekly, and "Southland," an historical patriotic Monthly, is a candidate for state libra rian. The Messenger has quite recently said a favorable word for a friend, Mr. P. C. Ennlss, of Raleigh, for the same office. If he is not the successful can didate we hope Mr. King will be. He has done excellent service against Har ry Skinner and black radical misrule and in behalf of White Supremacy. He deserves well of the democracy. General W. R. Cox favors us kindly with a copy of the Congressional Di rectory for the third session of the Fifty-fifth congress. He has our thanks for sending it. Mr. DL. Moody, the noted and most useful lay evangelist, states that in the training school he established in Chi cago ten years ago, a great work has been done. Between 100 and 200 "of those who have passed through the door of the institute are telling, the story of "the Gospel in foreign lands and more than 700 are engaged in home missions and as evangelistic preachere, regular pastoral work and church visi tors, to say nothing about those who have gone forth with" the Gospel mes sage of song. BREVITIES. Mr. Bryan is confident that silver will be the main issue in 1900. Opposi tion to expansion and Imperialism will be an excellent second. It is an excellent thing when you write to know what you are writing about. The north fired its guns at the south and they only "knocked the owners over." . Rev. Charles E. Chichester, a faith ful Presbyterian minister of Charles ton, S. C, died recently aged 64 years He was captain of artillery in the confederate armv. fouerht very tral- 6 . A. . A A.1 A 1 TT 1 Ji 11 mnuy anu iu me ciose. xxe wveu me gray and its cause. It was his request that he be buried In his confederate uniform, and an artillery salute be fired over his grave. According to an article in The Lon don British Weekly, Rev. John Wat son, ("Ian Maclaren") is a great preacher. He recently held forth in great force in London. Among many praises it says: "Extracts and summaries could not give the faintest idea of the5 dramatic force and fire with which he spoke. From beginning to end we felt we were listening to one of the greatest orators of the day. Extracts convey no more idea of what his sermon really was than a bald summary could reflect the power and passion of one of Mr. Glad stone's speeches." There have been three or four lynch ings of negroes in the south in less time -than three weeks, and two for the same old devilish cause assaults upon white women. ' Senator Gorman gave a needed warn ing tothe American people to beware of the encroachments upon their liber ties by the mlllitary element. It is better to be without an army than to be endangered by the aggressions of soldier-straps. It is almost certain that the new grades in the navy Admiral and Rear Admiral will be made by the con gress. Senator Gorman in the senate pro tested against tne maintenance of a large army "to hold In subjugation out lying countries with whose people we have no common ties." We agree with The Charleston News and Courier that it is quite as import ant, humane and patriotic to take care of the confederate living as it Is to take care of the confederate dead. Kef erring to McKinley's speech at Atlanta, The Richmond Dispatch aptly says that if "a confederate soldier's grave be a thing that may be properly honored and Mr. McKinley declares it is -the Grand Army men should never again be found balking at the sight of a tattered piece of confederate bunt Ing." It is most noticeable that the Fed eration of Labor are against a large ar my and expansion. The vote was prac tically unanimous and wisely done. If the newspapers, trade journals and commercial weeklies can be trust ed this great country of ours is en joying a prosperity hitherto unknown. The exports have been unprecedented. The failures are fewer In number. The general business of the country is sat Isfactory. The farmers are prospering and happy everywhere. We must hope that this picture drawn by so many Is not a caricature, but a faithful repre sentation. Everything Is. booming ac cording to these organs. While rthe west has had a great time In selling its wheat at greatly advanced prices, and other, products soldwell, savings banks announce they will not and can not pay 4 per cent, on deposits after January lt 1899. The southern farmers moval . seems Irreparable loss to church." " - have been receiving from 4V4 t 4&c for their cotton, and ret some accounts make out that they are prospering and flushed with money. Money Is abund-' ant and low. Northern cotton mills are buying but very little cotton. Corn Is In great plenty and cheap. " PcoDccno in nonra caxxolci a. This old state has great undeveloped resources, vast opportunities, cheap lands by the hundred thousand acres. noble women and brave men. It has great capabilities for farming, for fruit growing, fisheries, oysters, timber, etc Some excellent farming is done and year after year striking returns are made in the way of profits and suc cess. Only the other day The Hen derson Gold Leaf reported that Mr. J. W. Beach, of Vance, says farming pays even at prevaTng low prices. The Gold Leaf says he tells us that on six acres of land this year he made ten bales of cotton averaging 450 pounds each. Mr. Beck is not a practi cal farmer either. f The Red Springs Record of the 30th says of wheat raising: "In 1897 W. M. Roberts raised thirty- two bushels on two acres In town. sowed peas and made 66 bushels of purple straw wheat this year, 37 bush els on one acre. His yield is the best heard of in this section. "Mayor A. B. Pearsall raised 25 bushels of large white wheat on of an acre in town and had it ground by Mclvers roller mills, Gulf, N. C, and praises his flour very highly. "Several farmers have told us that 12 to 15 bushels of wheat (yielding 2 to 3. barrels of flour) to the acre can easily be raised." Recently The Messenger copied from The Raleigh News and Observer what General Hoke reported of wheat grow ing by a northern farmer now living. in western North Carolina. We forget the exact figures, and have nof time to search for them now, but some 47 or 48 bushels were raised to the acre, we think. It will certainly do to farm in-North Carolina if "you but know how to do it. In 1870 we saw cotton grow ing in Halifax county on the farm of the late Littlebery Manning, that turn ed out three bales to the acre of good size and won the premium at the Weldon fair the same fall. The Fayetteville Observer lately gave some figures to show that even In 5c cotton with good farming there was profit. A Cumberland county farmer has furnished the results in cultivating six and a haff acres. The account was "kept with strict accu racy." EXPENDED. Fertilizer $ 35 00 Picking 24 00 Labor 10 00 Bagging and ties 3 75 Total $ 72 75 RECEIVED. Five bales of cotton $128 52 Cotton seed 15 00 Total : $143 52 Profit 70 27 Of course there is also to be reck oned in this the Interest on the land, the cost of hauling and maybe one or two miscellaneous items, all of which would not amount to over $10.00." That is an average profit of less than $10 per acre. It is as good or betteF than growing corn, but it requires careful farming to realize from, so low a price. Where one man will sue ceed with five cents (or 4 cents often er to the farmer after payingexpenses) ten men will have to scuffle to make anything on the lands cultivated. More TroopM Sail for Cuba Savannah, Ga., December 19. The transport Minnewaska sailed thi3 morning with the Forty-ninth Iowa volunteers. The Panama, which car ried General Lee and staff to Havana, arrived here today. She will take the headquarters of the First division on her return trip. The Michigan also re turned here this morning. The Obdam, one of the largest transports in the service, arrived about the same hour. The Roumanian is loading troops and supplies and will sail tomorrow. The four transports now here will accomo date about half of the First division of the Seventh corps. La Grippe, Followed by Heart Disease, Cured bf DR. MILES' HEART CUR& TT-Wl E.CC. SHULTS, of WInters3t, loTra, IWU in renter and manufacturer of A T Shells' Safety Wbifletree CcnpUns. vrit3 of Dr. Miles' Heart Curo. Two year ago an attack of LaGrippeJeft me with a weak heart- I had run fioTra la Cesh to mere skin and bone. I cccli not sleep lying dora for Eznotherlns spells: frequent sharj dart lag pains and palpitation caused a con stant fear cf tuddca death, nothing couli Induce me to remain away from heme- ore; night. My local physician prescrited Dr lilies' Heart Cure and in & f e days I xra; able to sleep veil and tbo paic3 gradually lessened, and finally ceased. I reduced the the doses, harins gained fifteen pound, anr am now feeline better in every way tfcaa bare for years." Dr. Miles' Remedies are soil, by all drcs glsts under a posiUre guarantee, first bottle benefit or money re funded. Book oa dis buss:.. eases of the heart and nerres free. Address, ijir v m DX2. U&DI0AL (XX. Btarulsc in ii mwms- mPs mm- lrs tcke of Um world's bc?t canr for m nickel. tl err!-economy ta poo ad pocfcAc. All grocer. Mad oolj by rilR !f. K. J-AIRBuXK COMPACT, Chicago. Lou. Sew York, Boston. I'bllwtolpMa. FURNITURE FOR XMAS PRESENTS WE STILL HANDLE PERFECTION DATTRESSES SECOND AND VAKET STRICETB. THE HOLIDAY SEASON Is on hand and anything you want In the Toy line we have it ready to show you. An etensive line of Dolls from 5c to $1.50. An unbreakable Doll from 50c to $1.25. All kinds of patent Iron Toys Fire Engines, Hook and Ladder Trucks, Milk Wagons, etc. Foot Balls from 35c to 75c and up. Drums 25c to $1.00; Rubber Toys, Balls, Dolls, etc. Tin Toys of all kinds. Horses from 5c to 25c. A nice Piano from 25c to $1.00. Tool Chests, Saw and Buck, Picture Blocks. A filackboard and Easel for 25c; a larger one for 50c. Toy Pistols and Guns. A nice AJr Rifle for $1.00. Sideboards from 5c up to 75c. Deli Carriages from 25c to $1.50. . Doll cra dles for 50c. Novelties in Toys of all kinds. Our Toy Department is noted for being Santa Claus headquarters. Our Millinery Department is a scene of activity fropi morning till night. La dies' Hats, trimmend and untrimmed all the leading styles. It will pay you to look over our large assortment. Just received a lot of Velvets to run' at 50c, 75c and $1.00 and upward. Capes and Jackets we handle In large quantities and at prices that com pel you to buy. A nice Fur Trimmed Cape from 75c up to $2.75. An Astrakan Cape for $1.75. One with Box Pleat for $2.00. Nice quality of Melton Braid or GEO: O. GAYLORD, Proprietor. SEED WHEAT SEED OATS VERY FINEST QUALITY.") WeOKeep Constantly on Hand Fresh Gooas :at Jjr west Market Prices. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN NEW. RICE The Worth- Company. is tA;m in ii i - n m III Ira ins sjM u-i ir c FROM OUR COMPLETE STOCK WILL BE EAST, AS THERE ARE SO MANY NOVELTIES IN HAND SOME ROCKERS, ODD CHAIRS, CHINA CLOSETS, SIDEBOARDS. COUCHES, If ALL RACKS. LADIES DESKS, COMBINATION DESKS, MORRIS CHAIRS. THAT WILL MAKE SUITABLE OFFERINGS, and ARTICLES THAT THE HOUSEWIFE LOVES TO BEAUTIFY HER HOMU WITH. THERE IS NO NEED SEEK ING FURTHER. ALL THIS WE IN VITE YOUR INSPECTION, GUAR ANTEEING THE LOWEST PRICE IN LEGITIMATE BUSINESS. Jet Trimmcfl from $Z.W) o i&Jll. Hand some Plush Capes from $1.50 to $5.00. Nice Jackets from $2.56 up to $10.00. Skirts of all kinds. A nice figured Brllllantine Skirt for $1.00. Better Skirts for $1.50, $2.00 and up. A nice line of Silk and Satin Skirts from $5.tt to $S.50. Just laid in a large assortment of Handkerchiefs for the Holiday Trade. A nice real Linen Handkerchief for 12c, 15c and 25c big value. Nice Em broidered ones from 10c to 18c and up ward. White Silk ones for 25c and 50c that cannot be matched elsewhere. A nice quality of Cambric Hemstitched for 5c. Men and Boy's Clothing. A fine line of Black Clay Worsted Suits from $S to $10,00. Good all wool Suits from $100 to $5.00 and on up. These suits we can give you in all colors. Youth's Bulta from $2.50 up. A nice Brown Plaid Suit for $6.00. Odd PtnU from DOc un to $4.00. Trunks of all kinds. Packing Trunks 25c to $1.00. A Zinc Covered Trunk from $1.00 up to $3.00. Flat Top Canvas Covered Trunks at all prices $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, etc. Come to see us make your dollar count. Bring your card and have your purchases punched on it, at Wilming ton's Big Racket Store, North Front Street, opposite the Orton Ifotel. (THE PAST AND.TffilFUTURE The way to Judge the future is by the past It's one of the safest rules in ex istence. There Is no better way than to determine what a man WILL do than by what he HAS done. Judge us by our reputation In the Fire Insur ance business. We are well known in this city. Look around at the resi dences and business houses that have been rebuilt -with money paid out by us as insurance. What we have done we will do again. Willard & Giles. AGENTS. Telephone No. 5. Office on firs floor of the Carolina bulldlnc. Only the BEST Companies representee. HOWoWE MANAGE to keep our numerous customers Is by cur pollt attention, our full weight and extremely good Quality of our good which art always fresh. Then our delivery system Is the best in this city, if you cannot give us your or ders in person, our 'phone Is No. 1x7. Call us up, and we will guarantee that you will receive as early as posslbl the cheapest and best of everything la our line. We call your attention espe cially to a fresh lot of Turkeys andl 20 cents per dozen. Just received. Coun try produce of all kinds arrive at our. store- every day. . A THE KING GROCERY CO. D. F. XHNQ. Phone tJ7. Fourth Street Ejt; 4 '
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