The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-05

The trust sends the price OF tin up to
A.ss per box. Last fall the basis was
sass. The trust has increased the
price so per cent. And yet some suosi-
diced papers say that trusts neape
prices-"-Raieigh News and observer.
The National MON Veterans Union:
OF Iowa. Is evidently a sweet scented
communion. It Is passing resolutions
~censuring Governor Shaw. OF tnat
state. for having appointed General
Rush Lincoln q brigadier general IN the
Spanish war. And General Lincoln
what do you suppose ais himI what
Is the matter with him7 Simply that
he was a confederate soldier. though
for n number Of years n citizen OF Iowa
Charlotte Observer.
The matter OF the adoption or re-
lection of the amendment can be re-
solved into h question. shall negro
rule continue in North Carolinar" It's
adoption answers No." its rejection.
Yes" IL IL should be decided hat ne
gro rule should no longer exist In
North Carolina. the republican leaders
would find IL necessary 10 pack their
baggage and seek pastures new. They
are not slow TO realize this, OF why
should they oppose he measured It
concerns them vitality. Adopt it-and
several OF the demagogues would lose
their jobs. These officials are threat
ened with a personal oss-of course
they are doing everything possible 10
avert such a disaster.-Smithfield Her
aid.
John Smith writes To the Raleigh
News and Observer and. after citing
the fact hat girls have been admitted
TO all the privileges or the University
and the Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Raleigh, demand TO know IL
by the same token men shall not be ad-
.vNffFa1 -. al ~hA asa WANT ~ 4hA
State Normal and Industrial College.
with all the rights and privileges per-
tanning thereto. Mr.. Smiths point ap-
pears we'll taken. The Landmarks
sympathy is with the girls but II the
poor, down-trodden sisters are to be
admitted TO the male colleges On all
tours with their brothers we are unable
at the present to see why the brothers
should not be admitted to all the priv
ileges OF the female institutions
Statesville Landmark.
AS a campaign fund raiser Senator
Pritchard Will doubtless prove a sue
cess, but as a vote getter we doubt
whether he will prove a very strong
card. He has been the sole dispenser
OF offices in this state under the present
administration. And like every other
dispenser OF patronage, he has more
enemies han friends: In every COUNTY
there is a clearly efin Pritchard
faction and an anti-Pritchar faction.
But when he comes before the people
as a candidate for Governor. he will
have TO get down from the high perch
from which he has been declining TO
join in joint discussions. or the ground
that Ii would be a condescension for n
United States Senator to join In debate
with ordinary men. III he takes the
field, we would like to see the Demo-
Gratis put Frank Osborne up as his OPP
ponent.-Newton Enterprise.
People in The country towns or
cities where the tribute TO monopoly
in the great cities has brought general
impoverishment, cannot afford to pay
the prices which Delmonico pays for
some of the things he serves, the butter
for example. at eighty cents or n dollar
a pound. But we doubt IL he pays a
cent more for his -four, mustard, vine
gar. pepper. salt. and sugar than peo-
pie in the country cities. The only rvaA-
edy apparent is to kick and keep on
kicking. The local grocer. instead OF
objecting to this from his customers,
is really delighted to be able TO report
such backing TO his own kicks which
he transmits by mail or long distance
phone to the centralized adulterator in
the monopoly city. II you can help II.
refuse to eat bread made from -four
which seems to be composed OF plaster
OF paris, alumina n pea meal: or drink
vinegar that bites the tongue with a
, chemical acidity: or use mustard that,
instead OF the bright and wholesome
yellow which distinguishes the prone
articl'. wear a pale n sickly hL-.-
Fayetteville Observer.