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THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER: FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1897. STATE PRESS. - The canning- Industry, it appears to us, should be materially enlarged with in our state. We grow in abundance many of the articles which enter into this industry and it surely seems to be the part of business wisdom to put up these things on the spot, or near "by, rather than ship them hundreds of miles away to canning establishments and then have them shipped back to us for consumption, f thus -giving far . -away communities the benefits of the ? labor employed, while the freight for all this traveling must be added to the cost. Winston Sentinel. - On Friday of this Hieek the Southern Baptist convention will meet in the First Baptist church in Wilmington. It is one of the.largest religious bodies in the world and its sessions wiH be large ly attended "by the leading divines and laymen of that great and growing body of religious workers.: These earnest men, coming from Texas to Maryland, some of them among the biggest in brain and heart in the American pulpit, Will find a warm reception from their North Carolina brethren. It; is fitting that the convention should Ire held in North Carolina,- for in no state is that church stronger in numbers, in useful ness, in zeal and in all those elements' that go to make a church a powerful agency for the uplifting and conversion of the people. Raleigh News and Ob server. .-, . : Having scraped the platter clean in order to furnish relief to many of those y oppressed and down-trodden in the Old ' North State, we again turn our atten tion to our long, ah,. yesY alas, too long, neglected duties as patron of the arts, science and industry, husbandry, sheep raising, clove"r culture, North Pole hunts, tracheotomy, air ships and X-rays. We are a little behind in this role, at the present writing, because of our sad recent enforced neglect of this duty of ours, but are .still in the ring to announce that the American Laryngo logical Rhinological and Octological so ciety has just finished up a convention in Washington, city, while in New York Dr. McCoy'has performed the operation of oesophagotomy on a- small boy, who has swallowed a tin whistle. Charlotte Observer. The latest act of the new manage ment of the Atlantic and North Caro lina, railroad is the apjKintment of Needham Stern, a colored man, to the responsible position of baggage master on the regular passenger train to suc ceed Mr. C. E. Davis, a gentleman who has so acceptably filled that position for years. This is two appointments where colored men have been preferred , by the new administration to the well qualified white gentlemen filling the positions and against whom no charge could be brought save their political faith. The appointment of Slover Bry ant, a colored magistrate, to succeed Mr. Henry Perkins las watchman at the freight depot in this city, has just been made a few days ago. ath of . these appointments are in direct viola--k-iion of the will of the public, on which the road has to depeiitd for its support. GoldstwroArgus. From the Seven Days' "battles to the close al Appomattoi, North Carolina troops made up more than half of Lee's army; the splendid victory of Reams' station was won by her troops alone (Lane's, Cook's and MacRae's bri gades); end three-fourths of the small arms surrendered at Appomattox were borne hy her sons. !At South Mountain, D. H. Hill's division, mostly North Car olinians, held the whole of McClellan's army In check until the rest of Lee's army could be gotten up; at Gettys burg dead bodies of North Carolinians were found further in the enemy's lirvo, ording to . Vw- viiciUJ'S "TeSCf-- mony, than those of any other state; and at Spottsylvania it wTas Lane's bri gade which, on the right, stayed the victorious rush of Hancock after he had run over Ed. Johnson's division, v and saved the right wing of Lee's army. Last, but not least in importance, the so-called Rebellion Records, published "by the United States government, ad mitted by all to be unimpeachable au thority, reveal-what old soldiers knew during the war, and what the files of The Observer show that it was demon strating 1n its editorials, day by day that North Carolina stood pre-eminent among all the states in the number of troops supplied, and in the number of killed and wounded in battle. Fayette ville Observer. SOUTHERN JOTTINGS. y The Garrison Enterprise says of the good roads movement: "If Texas ever secures good roads, convict labor will have to "be utilised." Thomas Nelson Page, accompanied by his' wife and daughter, has gone to Europe for the summer. He will spend most of the time in Italy.- Greenville, N. C, May 3. United States Senator Earle is pronounced to night by his physician a very sick man, but immediate danger is not appre hended. . '. 7 :" . "" Uri Wright, one of the wealthiest tobacco buyers In Kentucky; committed suicide by shooting himself. He was standing in front of his fiancee's house, when he pulled -out his f pistol and put a ball into his. brain. He was very popular all through western Ken- tuevky, and no reason Tor his rash act is known. . The consulate at Stuttgart, Germany, has never before been asked for by a colored man. The applicant for this po sition now is Professor Buckley, of ClafUn "university, of South Carolina The university is one of the leading in stitutions of the south for the negro race, and is largely endowed by North ern people. Professor Buckley is one of the best educated men of his race. He graduated in French at Paris and in German at Heidelberg. He speaks both languages fluently. News and Courier INDUSTRIAL A ND -STATISTICAL. Electricity will sooner or " later pro duce a horseless horse -market. The .Engineering News is authority for the statement that there are 3;196 waterworks in the union, and that of these fully 1,700 areL owned by the dif ferent towns and cities. A divorce granted August 25th, 1S00, has been declared valid, by the Perpig nan courts. Suit to set it aside was brought by the descendants of 'the di vorced wife. Washington Post. It is. estimated that over 20,000 appli cations for office have been filed in the treasury department at - Washington since March 4th. Eight clerks are con stantly employed classifying and index ing them. -- A novel device for. advertising pur poses consists of two captive balloon; fltti.rhpd to n frunifi mwlr anfl inga lettered sign board, which can be .fitted with electric 'lights for use at nlgrnt. The colored Baptists of this country gave last year $41,897 for education, $35,320 for missions, and $210,754 for mis cellaneous purposes They have church property to tfte value of $9,794,342, and school property to the value of $2,028, 50. They .publish thirty-two period!-. cals. WHERE IDOLS ARE MADE Birmingham, England, has a Factory for Making Heathen Gods. It-has recently been discovered that there is in Birmingham, in the very center of Christian England, a factory where idols are made for heathen na tions, says the Pottery Gazette, Lon don. Many attempts have been made to obtain admission to the factory, but a strict watch is kept upon outsiders anxious to pry into the secret chambers where the heathen gods are made, and journalists, especially, .are prevented from entering the works. A few facts, were, however, to be gleaned concerning this extraordinary industry. Idols of all kinds are turned out, representing the i gods of all heathen "nations, from Tokyo to Tim buctoo. The export trade to heathen countries is a fairly large one, although more gods are sent out to foreign deal ers In curios in the bazaars of Cairo, Damascus, Colombo, etc., for sale to unsuspecting travelers anxious to take home some mementos of their stay abroad. . The price of gods varies greatly. You may get a Birmingham made one in a London curiosity shop for half a crown or you may run up the pretty bill of 20 for an especially ugly one, "stolen," according to the dealer, "by a sailor during the Chinese war." In the Cairo bazaar, however, the price of a first class god of this kind i may run from 20 to anything. , A traveler informed the writer that there was little diffi culty in detecting a god of native make from one of Birmingham manufacture. The first generally displayed some slight' irregularity or change of design due to the native working by hand, while the iBrmingham god was as su perlatively correct in form as the most immaculate dandy is in dress. The "trade in idols is kept such a close secret that it is difficult to estimate the output, for in the board of trade returns the. geds would doubtless be classed under the humiliating title of "woi'ks of art or curios:" But there is no doubt the trade is a fairly large one. and that some cute Birmingham men do very well in the business. FUN. Robert Is Harry fond of female so ciety? : . Richard Immoderately. I've known him to play whist with three women. I Boston Transcript. Cynicus I heard of a man today who buried. a wife and child in the af ternoon and went to the theater that night. Manly Was he a brute?" No; undertaker. Collier's Weekly. "The defendant acts like one pos sessed." "Possession is nine points of the law, you know." And in the inscrutable process of fate there followed a verdict of acquittal upon the ground of emotional insanity. Detroit Journal. Alice That handsome Charley .Trad- ley that calls on me belongs to the board of trade. I wondetf what he is, a bull or a bear? : Edith From his disposition to hug when he went with me, I feel safe in telling you that he is a bear. Detroit Free Press. "One of the greatest objections to whiskey," said the man of abstemious habits, "is the fact that in this era of aauiteraxion Trcontams so Tnany rpr eign substances." "You have just given utterance to one of the most impressive truths that I know of. Why, suh, last night I saw a man pouring watah into it,"Wash- ington Star. Nellie Chaffie Why, Mr. Canesucker, what has caused the change in your appearance? Dudley Cansucker I Pwesume it's my glawses, doncher know; I've begun to.weah them. Nellie Well, you should always wear them. You've no idea how intelligent they make you look. I scarcely knew you. Tammany Times. No Room for Doubt. "I used to think," said the man with the melan choly mien, "that many of these gibes at messenger boys were unjust. But I'm afraid that isn't the case." "What has caused you to change your mind?" "I've seen one of them practicing for hours every day this month to learn to stand still without getting off his bicycle." Washington Star. PEOPLE ALL ABOUT. George Laskaris, a native of Greece, and for some years a prosperous fruit merchant in Elmira, N. ,Y., is said now to be an officer of high rank in the Greek army. New York Tribune. J Peter C. Burke, who committed sui cide Saturday night at the Hotel Bar tholdi by Inhaling illuminating gas, was professor of philosophy in Georgetown college and a former member of the Pennsylvania legislature. - Professor E. A. Grosvenor, of Am herst college, who has spent many years in Greece, says that the English language has changed more in a few generations than the Greek in thirty centuries. New York Tribune. President Eliot, of Harvard, Presi dent Dwight, of Yale, and "Professor Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia, and other well known educators, have beeen appointed a committee to raise funds in this country for a memorial to Thomas Hughes, the author of "Tom Brown's School Days." Did Xou Ever Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and relief. This medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Com plaints, exerting a wonderful direct in fluence in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appe tite, Constipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Ex citable, Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy- Spells, Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health -and Strength are guaranteed by its use. Fifty cents and $1.00 at R. R. Bellamy's Drug Store. Flattery and adulation have seized with great avidity pon the sensible and plain speech of President McKin ley on. the occasion of the Grant com memoration last week. One of the most persistent adulators of present ; power quotes the followilng from the speech: "A great life never dies. Great deeds arc imperishable, great names immor tal." The flatterer then exclaims: "If Is difficult to imagine anything finer than this." It is fine; but the same thoughts in much the same words, making al lowance for translation, have been ex pressed in nearly all languages. They are ag familiar as household words, or copybook lesions, Philadelphia Rec- UI u. Warrants for Dispensary Officer?. Columbia, S. C, May 6. L. J. Wil liams, a member of the state board of control, swore out warrants tonight against S. W. Scruggs.chief clerk of the dispensary and Colonel . John T. " Gas-" ton, ex -commissioner of the dispensary. This is the result of investigations by the attorney general, the testimony showing that Scruggs had -taken from a trunk, which was seized by consta bles, four boxes of cigars and several cans of peaches. The trunk was the property of William Beckroge, of Sa vannah, who -went, to Charleston about a month ago to get married and who carried a, trunk full of. wine and whis key, cigars, canned peaches, oranges, etc. United States Judge Simonton de clared ' the seizure illegal and when Beckroge demanded his trunk and con tents they were gone. The trunk was sold to Legislator Garriss. The board decided thatwas a perfectly legitimate transaction but could not stand the Idea of employes appropriating the ci gars and things to their own use. -The warrants were not served tonight, but will be tomorrow morning. Scuggs was dismissed as chief clerk tonight and W. H. Lawrence, an expert book-keeper, was appointed in his place; The Nashville to Have Her Trial. ' Washington, May 6. President Or cutt, of the Newport News ship-building company, was at the navy depart ment today and arranged to have the speed trial of the gunboat Nashville take place on the Long Island sound course Wednesday, the 12th. The ves sel will make Bridgeport her head quarters. Assistant Secretary Roose velt may be on the Nashville when she makes her trial run. . Now Japan is itching to go to war. She should pause and reflect that there are only a few Chinas on earth. Chi cago News. Everybody Needs a Spring tonic The peculiar conditions at this seas'pn pro duce a depressed, care-worn. languid feeling, Which per- j Vades the entire body. When nafnr unoec'cfH atfmtc to get rid of the accumulated impurities, the energies give way, the appetite fails, a worn out, run-down condition is the result. All of which can fye avoided by a few bottles of which promptly purifies the the blood and thoroughly renovates the entire system, tones and strengthens the stomach, and renews the ap petite. It is the only safe tonic," being purely vegetable, and the only blood remedy . jgi cAnir ciilntiur mArnmr rrwf- ash or other mineral sub stance, whice is of so much importance to all who know the injurious effects of these drugs. Nature should be as- sistea Dy na ture's remedy, S. S. S. Insist on S. S. S. There is Nothing Half as Good! A Card. WIIiMINGTON, N. C, JkTARCH 6, 1897. i -, . MR. WALKER TAYLOR, AGENT, CITY. . DEAR SIR: ' I TAKE PLEASURE IN TESTIFY ING BY MY OWN EXPERIENCE TO THE PROMPTNESS OF YOUR COM PANIES IN THE ADJUSTMENT OF INSURANCE CLAIMS. MY, LOSS - - - - - : - --- .. .... ON BUILDING , OCCUPIED BY MESRa--;POOT;rVcdWAS SATISFACTORILY ADJUSTED, AND I WILL TAKE PLEASURE IN REp OMMENDING ANY ONE NEEDING INSURANCE TO CALL ON YOU. S. BEHRENDS. E. "VanLiaer, 402 and 404 N. Fourth Street. me floiy lndeDenflem Piano House in me cm. We have - not " only "high grade' Pianos, but medium," as well as cheap makes. As we buy our instruments "right out," we can sell (to say nothint of the superior grades), for what consignment dealers have to pay when they settle. Again, when Pianos are consigned, the dealer has to sell what is sent, new ones, old ones, indifferent ones, which is rather risky business. You can form no idea of Pianos where only a single make is kept. As we pay for our goods, we can de mand the best, and we instantly re turn, any defective instruments. ; Call and see us before "purchasing and you will jsee that everything is as we rep resent it. We state facts, not fiction. Pianos carefully and properly tuned at correct prices by Prof. J. G. Russell. Specific II On end finer May sis. w. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. Leave Wilmington 10:10 a. m., 2:30 p. m., 6:30 p. m. Leave Ocean View 7:30 a. m 11:30 a. m., 5:00 p. m. SUNDAY TRAINS. Leave Wilmington 10:00 a. m., 2:30 p. m.. 6:30 p. m. -Leave Ocean View 12:00 m 5:00 p. m. R. O. GRANT, .may 4 Superintendent. HDTLER'S CA1DY 60 CENTS PEE POUND. LOWNEY'S :-: CAHDY 35 CENTS PEK POUND. As we are Sole Agents for above goods we guarantee them OFRESH.O E. WARREfl & SON. TO -: REDUCE -: STOCK . I will close out several brands of TOILET - SOAP - AT - COST. Now is your time to get a nice ar ticle cheap. , " no's Pole Philip. 126 SOUTH FBONT STREET. 'PHONE 55. . " Th6 following rates for Passenger Fare will be in. force to, any and all stations on and after' May 4th, 1897: Single trip tickets, one way, 20 cents each. Excursion tickets, round trip, 35 cents each. Commuters book, 20 round trips, $6.00 per book. From Greenville or Bradley's Creek to any station on Beach 15 cents round trip. From Wrightsville to any station on Beach 10 cents round trip. 4 From any Station on Beach to any other station on Beach 5 cents each way. R. O. GRANT, Supt. GEO. R. FRENCH, President. .. my 4 OFFICE OF THE TREASURER, WILMINGTON & WEL.DON R. R. CO.. Wimiington, N. C, May 3rd, 1W7. The Board of Directors of the WILMING TON AND WELiDON RAILROAD CO. haye declared a dividend of three and one half per cent, on- the Capital Stock of that Company, payable to all holders of record -of this date. Dividend payable at the office of the Treasurer 12th, 1897. The books for i the transfer of stock will stand closed from this date to May 12th, inclusive. JAMES F. POST, JR., Secretary and Treasinrer W. & W. R. R. Co. my 4 td GENUINE It L. 750 100 100 100 100 100 Bags Water Ground Mea Boxes Sugar Cakes. Boxes Soda Crackers. Boxes Penny Candies. Boxes Stick Candies! ' Fails Mixed Candies. - All fresh stock for sate cheap. -'- W. B. COOPER, 236 N. Water St., WIlmiDgton, N. C Asheville. N. C. ' April 24. 1893. An extended clinical use of the Harris Lithia Water prompts me to the state ment that I regard it as one 01 the Dest, if not the best. Lithia "Water known to the profession. In the condition of Phos Dhatic Urine. Its action is marvelous. Its , use in the Rheumatic and Gouty Diseases f afford me more comfort than either the Buffalo or Londonderry Waters. . Very truly yours,, JOHN HEY WILLIAMS, M. D., Read what the noted Dr. Thomas S. Pow ell has to say for Harris Lithia Water: Mr. J. T. Harris:. Dear Sir I have found the use of the water from your Lithia Springs In South Carolina so efficacious in the case of a 1 young: lady: patient of mine who has suf- I fered for years with Diabetes, with 's 1 different attendants, that I v u f my testimonial ta the many 5 -ny have. The patient I refer to has used the water freely at home for scarcely a month now. with more beneficial results than from months spent at the different noted lithia springs in different parts of the United States, besides long continued use of the same waters at home. Other of my patients and friends -are now using the same with best results. I" cordially re commend it to all suffering from similar diseases. Tours very respectfully, THOMAS S. POWELL. M. T.. . President Southern Medical Co!k " A I.tiiLa. Ga, On sale at R. R. BELLAMY'S, N. B. RANKIN'S. Oil DRAUGHT AIID FOB SALE IN BULK OR BOTTLE AT IB I Y IKC. A. BUILDIUG. E3 CURE YOURSELF! Use Big O for nnnatni. discharges, inflammation. irritations, or nlcerations of m neons membranes. - fauuess. and not astna ,THEEAM3B1EMICAlC0. enl or POMonous. Sold by DrusxlBtB, or sent in plain wrapper, by express, prepaid, for tl.OO, or 3 bottles, 2.75. Circular sent on request. Idle on VilQiinaloQ SenooQst R iroad FnTrn Mi MLA ilnlLli 1 1 fill! - G una teed f ot t strietsre. . : I "I PreTcmta aoataciaM. 1751 It' diicmuTi,o -C J 11 lie & u:ii L iu v '' - J. W. NORWOOD, PEESIDEDT. Atlantic Nation WILMINGTON, N. C. Paid in Capital $125,000. Surplus and Un divided Profits $65,000. PROIPHESS". ACCURACY! SAFETY! Liberal loans made at lowest rates made a specialty of supplying:, without to borrow on good security. YOTTE ACCOUNT SOLICITED.C DIRECTORS: J. W. NORWOOD, C. W. WORTH, SAM'L BEAR, JR.,. W. E. SPRINGER, 8. P. IfcNAIR, H. L. V0LLERSr D, L. GORE. B. J. POWERS, W. C. COKER, R P. L. BRIDGERS G. A. ml ifoM Tmi ETa ving "secured, tne services of MR. a EO.. A. PETERSON as manager of this Depart ment, we are prepared to lurnish estimates oil Roofing. REPAIRING OF ROOFS. And General Job lorM IN OB OUT OF THE CITY. -A BUILDING WE ARE UNQUESTIONABLY HEADQUARTERS FOR Rooting l, Pais, ii 01 SASH, B00BS AND BLINDS L06U. flinoss. Rails land Builders Hardware;. Let us figure on yonr wants. CompetitioDL of any and all points can be met by the ! M. JiCOBI EMDWARE C0HPAP1 ..-- 2 SOUTH FRONT STREET.! JH . . ARUSTROUG, PKESIDEUT. THE HATIOnAL BAIIK OF WILIIIIIGTOII, As the youngest Bank In the city, we feel ' very grateful for the large an runt of business that has been given us, and we promise our friends to look after their interests to the Teryhest of our ability.7 " o No Interest Paid on Deposits, o We are anxious for new business and hope you will Join us, as we win do as well for you as any Bank in the State. After a little more than two years business we hare paid $0,000 in Dividends, $ 10,000 to Surplus and" $3,000 Undivided Profits. Net Resources $410,000 JNO. S. ARMSTEONG, GEO. B. FRENCH, C W. YATE V- GABBIEIi HOLMES, WILLIAM CALDER J-SG-IL-IQIESCHE " HUGH MACRAE, ; CHAS. E-BORDEN, WM.sE. WORTH, "" JAMES H. CHADBOX7RN Ja WILLIAM GILCHRIST. LATE e never guess when we say we are giving tlie b est Clothing : values in Wilmingtonl o TIieres no guess work here. No tid ing but a solemn potent fact. Prove it by coming around' to our stpre antl investigating those $7,50 and $10 3-Button or 4-Button Busmess Sack . Suits; in latest shades of Brown and Tan. Tour money back it yoir want it. W. J. TOOMER, CASHES on approved security. We have alway postponement, all customers desiring NORWOOD, GREENVILLE, S. V. & CO. S F. B. HAWES, CIS ron workers Gutteriiigj, LOVE m. Polls
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