The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-27
STATE PRESS.

1t is a fact that the number Of dogs
in North Carolina is constantly multi
plying, while education is being much
neglected and the children Of the state
are growing up in ignorance and idle
ness. We say up with education and
down with dogs. Tax the dogs and let
the money go to the common schools
of the state. Blessed be the member
of the legislature who will introduce
and carry through this measure. Cur
failing the stock of ours would be fol-
lowed by an increase in the number or
sheep, which it is now almost impos-
sible to raise on account of the raviges
of the droves of half-3tarved CANNES
that prowl about from plantations to
plantation.-Madison Observer.
The Journal is entirely in favor Of
retaining the ~dispensary, n OF max
ing such changes as experience has sug-
gested 10 BE- good. So far as We are
concerned, this is a clear conversion on
our part by the merits of the dispen-
sary, for we did not at the time Of the
fist agitation hesitate to oppose it. In
our opinion a repeal of the law would
be a step backward. All public con-
troll looks to the curtailnent of the traf-
fic, while to put it in the hands of in
dividuals it to put the profit of the
business into the extension thereof
This is why, beside the fact that the
dispcnsary profits go to the public
schools, that the ~dispensary is better
than high license, even with stringency
regulations.-Monroe Journal.
The Weekly has no prejudice against
railroad or other corporations doing a
| legitimate business and has no sym
| pathy with any scheme designed to har-
rass or cripple them. Corporations
have rights and individuals have rights.
, The sta .a's duty is to see that both obey
the law. Justice wrongs nobody. The
state cannot afford to discriminate be-
tween corporations. 1t should not re-
quire its own citizens to submit to its
authority ard let outsiders doing bus
ines within its territory defy its courts.
=, The democratic state platform says:
" We are opposed to the removal by cor
poratiors Of suits of cases from our state
to the federal courts, and favor legisla-
ton to prevent it." Senator Hairston's
, bill to redeem the above pledge is right
and should pass.-Websters (Reids.
ville) Weekly.
The Fayetteville Observer of a recent
date says: I'VE learn that the counties
of Moore, Montgomery, and those ad-
jacent, are now being stripped of their
cows and sheep, and car loads of calves
are beirg shipped to western North
Carolina and Virginia Cattle buyers
are plentiful in Moore and Montgomery
I and we doubt not, in other counties
buying all the cattle without regard &c
size or condition. There are carried
in most cases, to Virginia, where they
are raised and fattened for the northern
markets. At the rate this wholesale
buying is going on it will not be Ions
before this entire section will be denud.
ed of beef, and We will have TO call or
our northern friends to give us beef
as we do the west our pork" Our PEG.
pie do themselves great injustice in sell.
ing their young cattle in this manner
If they will keep their cattle until they
are at least four years Did they viii
realize much more from them. Cattle.
men Of Baltimore we happen to know
prefer to buy those four, and none will
buy any under three years Of AGRA
leigh Post.