The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-02
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The late Henry Grady used TO say
that cotton is a fool" and 50 il is.
Prices are always low when they ought
to be high. and. in spite of increased
consumption all over the world and
the opening Of new markets. cotton has
been going steadily down. When a
man sits down to study the situation
or reason the whole thing out he will
find that c~otton~will do just the oppo-
site of what vas expected.-Savannah
Press.
There is fact behind and force in
front Of the contention OF the New Or
leans Times-Democrat that the floods
in Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas
are attributable to the farmers Of Min
nesota, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio and
a score of other states, and the federal
government should step in and pro-
tect the south from the northern
states, especially as the injury threat
ened is due to the great national river,
the Mississippi" The farmers and tim
Der cutters who have stripped the hills
of trees in all the older states, and who
are continuing their work of thoght-
less ravage in the newer states OF the
union, ought to be brought to book.
But the tates themselves must enter
upon the task of remedial effort.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Henry Watterson, the Louisville phil
osopher, has been viewing with alarm
again. He sees evidences that the
French revolution is to be revived very
soon on the American stage with At
geld. Tillman, and Henry George cast
as RObeSpierre, DantOn, and Marat,
respectively. AS a matter Of fact,
there was never less danger han now
that we are near to a conflict with the
forces of disorganizatiOn. The Ameri-
can people are better beu. better
housed, better clothed. better educated,
and more contented than any other
people in the world: and if they
should conclude hat any political or
social changes are necessary or promis-
ing they will make them p~eaceably
through the ballot box. Mr.. Waiter
son should cheer up and return fer a
season to those mild Swiss wines
Chicago Tribune.
The prominent physicians are much
like the. prominent clergymen. They
disappear together when the hot
leather sets in and leave US in danger
of physical collapse from the heat and
eternal perditiCn from vain profanity.
Of the doctors who have stayed in town
theis season ON have been O~verwork-
ed on appendicitis cases, While one has
Idu d SIDllOuS run VI nervous pIDolId-
ions. Thus do the cunning one gather
unto themselves the stray sheep and
build up a practice while the indepen-
dent celebrities migrate and leave their
humble patients to e the ills they
have" because they cannot Fly to
others that they know not Of" Can it
be that there are people who follow
their doctors in their summer migra-
tions? It must be this that enables SC
many Of them to go away It is, in
deed, a cheerful condition Of affairs
which permits a physician to expert
ment on carcinOmas and LESSONS at al
mCst the same time that ne expert
ments on drives, brassies, and puts
One doctor came al winning a gOl1
tournament not long ago. Perhaps tn;
doctors have taken to following then
own advice: GO into the country
take plenty of fresh air and exercise
and you'll never know that you havt
a liver."-New York Times.