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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-29
TESTERS COTTON REPORT.

New Orleans, May 25.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds Wis
ible supply of cotton shows a decrease
for the week just closed of "a. 1881 bales,
against a occ5o-se OF 153,O65 last year.
The total visible is 2,4s9, 52s, against
2,5S3, 009 asst week and 1892, ITO last
rear. OF this, the total Of American
cotton is 1892 28, against 1928, 909 last
week, and $780, ITO last year., and of
all other kinds. including Egypt, Bra
zil, India, ETC., 657 900, against 655, 900
last week, and 1,132,0 900 last year.
OF the worlds visible supply there is
now afioat and held in Great Britain
and continental Europe 1892. 900 bales,
againSt 2,5S6, 900 last year; in Egypt,
125, 900. against ISL 900: in India, 324.-
600, against $50 900, and in the United
States AS, 900 abainst 1,086, 900.
Secretary Hester's weekly cotton ex-
change statement shows a decrease in
the movement into sight compared
with the seven days ending this late
last year in round figures g, 900 bales,
a decrease d the same time year
before last of 5000. For the twenty-five
days of May the totals show a decrease
under last year Of $1,000. and an in
crease over the same time year before
last of 1000. For the 2e7 days of the
season that ave elapsed the aggre-
gate is behind the 267 days of last wear
2,031 900. h total movement for the
2ez days from September 1st to date
S,725 $50, against 10, 49,, 972 last year.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States
ports Of 6.474.1s7 bales, against SIS
81 last year; overland across the Mis-
sissippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
the northern mills and Canada. 1.1a2.-
s1s. against 1,226. 213; Interior stocks
under september LIST, 1927, against
2a5.l26; southern mill takines. I.s00.-
522. against 1,093. 800.
forelgn exports for the week have
been 1854 bales, against 77,493 last
year, makin the total thus far for the
season BASS OCT, against 6,720,355 last
year. The total takings of American
mliis, north n south, and Canada
thus Tar for the season have been g.
4io.ail. against 3,234,52s last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the TWEEN
lynne leading southern interior cen
ters have decreased during the week
oS,53I bales. against a decrease last
season Of 52,279. Including stocks left
over at ports and interior towns from
the last crop and the number OF bales
brought into sight thus far for the new
crop the supply to date is 9,344,S78.
against IL. 030.5 38 last year.
fNote-The weekly statements will
be discontinued for the rest of the sea
son.1
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The large sum OF miscellaneous ex-
p~enditures Qor what purpose 1t not
KNOWN, amounts { nearly $50. 900. A
that is the way the money goes. The
scoundrel Charles F. w. Nicely, in Jail.
stole s4Oe. 600. How very moderate,
The scandals multiply in Cuba
Washington Post, republican, says
the American regime is disgraced by
it's carnival of frauds. Mckinley is re-
sponsible for he named the villains
who plumber and bring reproach upon
the country. Senator Hale in the SEN
ate charged that there is a deliberate
plot among the McKinleyites TO hold
Cuba forever They find the stealing
excellent in that island. This is a taste
of foreign conquests. Platt, an I'M
worthy senator from Connecticut, and
who defends principles that are OBJ
noxious to all true and informed
Americans, does not go for the rob-
bers. but calls their stealings .'irregu-
larities." Hear his blatherskite, &C
cording to The Posts statement:
THE republicans in the senate do not
attempt to condone the unparalleled
scandals in Cuba. At best they only
strive, as Senator Plat, Of Connecti-
cut, did yesterday, to minimize them
approach Of a presidential canfa.
they would not be emphasized in the
public mind. He characterized the pub
location of the details of the thefts as
the mud artillery of the partisan
press"
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, May 26.-Money on call
easy at 2 per cent; prime mercantile
paper at 3k@4k per cent; sterling ex-
change steady with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.S7sk@4S7% for de-
mand and at s4.S4% @4.S4z for sixty
commercial bills at s4.S464S4H; silver
certificates at 6O@61c; bar silver at
60H; Mexican dollars at 47h; state
bonds Inactive; railroad bonds irregu-
lar; government bonds steady.
COTTON.
Liverpool, May 26.-1 p. m.-Cotton.-
Spot, limited demand. prices 1-32d
higher. American middling fair 5 1854;
good middling sgd; middling 5 1890;
low middling 4 29-32d; good ordinary
4 25-32d; ordinary 4 19-32d. The sales
500 were for speculation and export
and included 500 bales American: re-
ceipts 5000 bales, including 1900 bales
American. Futures opened n closed
steady at the advance.
Z American middling, low middling
clause: May 4 61-64d sellers: May and
June 4 59-64d sellers; June and July
4 56-64d sellers; July and August
4 54-64d sellers; August and September
4 46-6464 47-64d buyers; September and
October 4 30-64G4 31-64d buyers; Octo-
Der and November 4 20-64G4 21-64d SELL
ers; November and December 4 17-64d
sellers: December and January 4 15-64d
sellers; January and February 4 1850
4 14-64d sellers; February and Ma
4 13-64d buyers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston-Quiet at s 15-16c; net re-
ceipts PIG bales.
Norfolk-Nominal at SIC; net re-
ceipst 120 bales.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at 91zc.
Boston-Quiet at 9 5-16c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; net receipts
lis bales. ;
Philadelphia-Steady at 9 9-16c: net
Observation-Disclosures at 9Ac; net re-
ceipts 729 bales.
New Orleans-Firm at s 13-1sc; net
receipts 524 bales. Z.
Mobile-Nominal at s 13-16c: net re-
ceipts 13 bales.
Memphis-Quiet Al s%c; net receipts
100 bales.
Augusta-ouiet at SIC: net receipts
2 bales.
Charleston-NominaI; net receipts Z
bales.
cefpts 4 bales.
Louisville-Ffrm at SIC.
st. Louis-Quiet at S 15-1sc: net re-
ceipts 3 bales.
Houston-Dull at &c; net receipts
PIP bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
: New York. May 26.-Cotton quiet:
middling 8 5-16c; net receipts GA: gross
receipts SCI: stock 70, ISL.
Total today: Net receipts 2.2a0. ex-
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Some time in June the Association
of State Commissioners of Agriculture
will assemble at Raleigh. The purpose
of the meeting, it seems, is to try to
advance agriculture in the south. A
great deal is needed and much can be
done to accomplish the important end
sought. While unusual efforts are max
ing to increase the looms and to set
more and more machinery in opera
ton, it is boil wise and necessary tina
corresponding efforts shall be made to
develop agriculture which is after all
the very foundation Of stable prosper
ity. we must hope the best results
from this gathering at Raleigh. Better
farming will produce better results.
W lille the loom is essential it is not
surely more S o than the plough.
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no~ts To Great Britain $500: to the
continent 500: stock c64.3A-
consolidated: Net receipts ass; ex-
ports TO Great Britain $500; to the con-
tinent $500.
Total since September 1st: M re-
ceipts s.301.s17: exports to Great BIT
tain s.I24.255: to France SS6.50S; 10 the
continent ISAIAH
Spot cotton quiet: midd1ing uptanos
. s-1ec: middiing ulf , s-lec. saies
none.
Cotton futures closed steady. May
s.sf. June SIS. July so. August SA.
September Sos. October Isl. November
7.ss. December 1.s7. January rs. Feb.
ruary III. March ia
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago. May ss--The leading fu-
lures ranged Is follows:
Oman ufrn Low Clos
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The late Father Ryan, one OF the
south's genuine poets, was born at
Norfolk, Va, and on the 22nd instant,
the 61st anniversary Of his death, a
memorial of the Poet Priest was un-
yelled in his natal town. 1t is of Rich
mOnd granite. His best verse will LONG
be precious in the south. His Con
quered Banner is poetry of a supe-
rior kind, and aside from the sentiment
h a appeals so strongly to the true
southern heart, it deserves to i've by
reason of it's melodious verse and in
spring numbers.
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MILL BOSS KILLED.
vt Bessemer City, J. L. Odell is
Stabbed to Death by a Discharged
Operative.

Charlotte, n. c., May 25.-J. L.
Odell, boss of the weave room of the
Southern cotton mills at Bessemer
City, was this afternoon stabbed and
almost instantly killed by Hope Davis,
a discharged operative. Davis persisted
in returning to the mill and was or
dered out by Odell, whereupon he drew
a knife and stabbed Odell in the throat,
severing the jugular vein. Odell stag
gered a few steps in the direction of a
drug store and fell dead. He is a
nephew of J. M. Odell, the mill man, of
Concord. Davis escaped, but was cap
tured and jailed at $50 O'Clock tonight.
Feeling against him runs high.
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THE LYNCHERs DISAPPOINTED

Rome, Ga, May 25.-The negro Jack
Morgan, who was to have been tried
today for attempted assault and who
has been in the Fulton county Jail, At
lanta, for safe keeping, was started
for Rome today under guard. Judge
Henry, hearing that an attempt at
lynching would be made, had him turn
ed back at Gainesville and carried to
Atlanta When the train reached Free
Mans. nine miles from Rome, il was
boarded by an armed body of masked
men who searched il. Not finding the
negro the train was allowed TO proceed.
There is considerable excitement over
the affair.
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OF SUBSCRIPTION.

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail.
one ysar. 800; six months, $3.50; three
months. $175; one month, 50 cents.
THB SEAI-wEEKLY MESSENGER
1.-TWO 9 page papers,. by mail. one year.
sloo: six months, so cents, in advance.
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SEIFI D.la 80 1NN
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull and steady. Winter patents.
s2.O0G3.4O; straIghts. s..so63.40: clears.
se.70dS.20: spring specials. s3-@Is.9o:
patents, s3.00G3.45: straights. $500
go: akers, s2.0oG2.49: No. 2 yellow
corn. 37kG37Sc: No. ; spring wheat.
62G65sc; No. . red. .2isc: No. ? corn.
white, 24Isc: No. 3 white. 23A 92tizc:
mess pork. per bbl.. s1o.3oa11-ss; lard.
per 100 lbs, Sc. 10G6.Sen: short ribs
sides. loose, s 6.40G6.65: dry salted
soulders, boxed. s6.50G6.15: short clear
sides, boxed. s6.95@7.05; whiskey. dis
tillers finished goods. per gallon US
New York. May 26.-FLOUR--Du!l
and a shade weaker. Minnesota patents
s.. 6OG3. so; winter patents $3.6oWSsS.
WHEAT.-Spot duh: No. 2 red 1sc
elevator; No. . red S1Ac. Options open
ed steady on continued drouth IN the
northwest, but meeting sales for Euro
pean account soon eaSed on. Large
spring wheat receipts and weak cables
also favored the bear side during the
afternoon. The close was dull and
weak at nc decline. May closed at
711Lc. July closed at 72Sc; september
closed at 72Ac. +,
CORN.-Spot quiet: No. 2 32hc- OPP
lions were quiet and easier owing TO
abroad, favorable crop con-
ditions, liquidation and larger country
acceptances; closed veal at &c net
decline. MAY closed at Ale; July closed
at 41Nc; September closed at 42Ac.
OATS-Spot quiet: No. 2 &c. Options
dull and barely steady.
EGGS.-Frm: state and Pennsylva-
MIA 14@14hc; southern at marx loAu
12c.
POTATOES.-Steady; New York at
81. OOG1. so; Jersey sweets $4,000 -,
D-U~rtAT I-Tr yUanE- rahnad NEW
York sS.15; Philadelphia and Baltimore
$50; do in bulk $7.45.
RICE-Firm: domestic fair to extra
4h@6kc; Japan 4%@4kc.
PEANUTS.-Quiet: fancy handpick-
ed 3Z@4c; other domestic 3d3hc-
CABBAGE.-Quiet; Florida per crate
s1.25@1.75.
COTTON SEED OIL--Dull and more
or less nominal; prime crude barrels
34G34kc nominal; prime summer vel
| low at sc; off summer yellow 34A G35c;
butter grades nominal; prime winter
yellow 40@42c; prime white 40n4fc:
prime meal $500.
SUGAR.-Raw firm; fair refining 4c:
centrifugal. 9s test, 41ac: refined firm:
standard A $50; confectione;s
s5.10: granulated $3.50.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady; strained.
common to good. s1-55. Turpentine
quiet at 50G51xc.
Charleston-Spirits turpentine mar
ket quiet at 47hc; sales none. Rosin
quiet and unchanged: sales none
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
49c; receipts 1,764: sales 507; exports
9O9. Rosin firm; receipts 1928; sales
SOB; exports 996. Quote: A Il G ID
s1.15, E s1.20. F s1.25. G s1.3O. II sI-4O, l
$3.50, K s1.6O. NJ $1.75, n s2.05.
s2.2O, w w $40.
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For who that 1eans on his right arm
Was ever yet forsaken?
What righteous cause can suffer harm
II he its part has taken2
Though wild and loud,
And dark the cloud,
Behind its folds
His hand upholds
The calm sky Of tomorrow!
Whittier.
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We read lately some questions and
concerning the Bible that oc-
Cured in a great northern institution
of learning. Male students were ques-
toned. But few showed any knowledge
of the eternal Scriptures Of Inspira-
ton. The south could possibly have
done better. We find some illustra-
tons in a Presbyterian Academy-the
name not given. 1t was the quarterly
examination. The Gospels had been
studied to the close of the Sermon on
the Mount as recorded in Matthew 5th,
9Th and 7th chapters. Presbyterians.
Baptists and Methodists were all in
the class, who constantly attended
preaching and the Sabbath school.
There were thirty or more of them in
Latin and Algebra. Most of them were
over fifteen years of age. What they
knew when they came to the school
may be inferred from what they knew
at the close of the first quarter. We
give the questions and answers but
one, which speak for themselves:
Ques.-Who was emperor of Rome
at the time of Jesus birth?
Ans.-Herod.
Ques.-Who was John the Baptist's
father?
Ans.-Ezayar.
Who vas Johns mother?
Ans.-Mary.
Ques.-Meaning of name Jesus?
A~ns.-Ruler.
Ques.-How many Gospels are there?
Ans.-Two.
Q~ues.-Name the Gospels.
ADs.-Isaiah, Mark and Acts.
Ques.-Who wrote the Gospels?
Ans.-John the Baptist.
Ques.-What other book did Luke
write?
Ans.-The EpistIes.
Ques.-Where was Jesus born?
Ans.-At Jerusalem,
Ques.-Where was Nazareth?
Ans.-At Jerusalem.
Ques.-What four disciples followed
Jesus?
Ans.-Matthew. Mark. Luke, John.
Ques.-Why did Joseph and Mary go
20 Bethlehem?
Ans.-To see Simon and Anna.
Q~ues.-Repeat one of the BeatitudeS.
Ans.-BleSSed are the poor for they
shall be filled.
Ques.-Tell about Jesus preaching
at Nazareth?
Ans.-Jesus was on the seashore of
Galilee and read from the Bible. The
people got mad and he preached out of
a ship.
Not one in forty could repeat the
Lords prayer.
BY the way, Wilmington women are
better informed than the northern ad-
vanced students referred to at the be-
ginning. We happened to lear this
said: A sister read out the account of
questions and nswers to a sister in
the room, and she readily answered
correctly all. How ignorant and inlet
tered is the south, quoth Mrs. Grundy.
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Miss Stockard has a high opinion of
the poetry of Mr.. Theopilus H. Hill.
of Raleigh. She writes:
AS a poet his talent ranks with hat
of Longfellow and Whittier. His work
is not so copious; but this is determin-
ed by environment. He ranks among
the first poets of the SOUTH
We did not know until she communi-
Gated it hat the late Judge Robert
Dick, of Greensboro, thought that Mr..
Hills Rainbow of Revelation really
surpassed Millions immortal and splen-
did Hymn of the Nativity"
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RELIGIOUS EDITORIALS FOR SUN
DAY.

Therefore being justified by faith.
we have peace with God through ou-
Lord Jesus Christ.-Rom 81.
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RorrENNEss OF MCK1NLEY1sM.

The rascalities and robberies of the
Mckinley gang in Cuba intensity with
the reports and show that the raids
and expenditures are marvellous to be-
hold. The list Of expenditures is start
ling, and aggregate ss12. 2so.ss- Leaving
out the high and muititudinous sala-
ries We select a few items to illustrate
the doing over there Of McKinley's
friends:
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Does the Holy Bible teach the doc
trine of holiness or Christian perfec-
tion? Let us turn to the one guide, the
n sure oracle of heavenly truth and
wisdom. The Bible teaches regenera-
ton of the new birth-that the true
Christian is born of God" He is said
to be so absolutely changed as to have
"a new heart" that he is indeed "a
new creation" translated Creature
1t is said that a man born of God doth
not commit sin," 1 John SO. Paul says
of a Christian that he has put on a
new man." The Bible teaches that a
genuine Christian is lied by the Spirit
of God" and hat he is 1.-The son of
God" 1t speaks of being children of
God by faith in Christ Jesus" 1t
teaches hat the true Christian is IAN
heir of God through Jesus"-that he
has verify "the Spirit of His Son." he
being "sent into his heart. These are
high n great things for the believer.
Nothing a be higher or greater. Car
a man have all this without attaining
to great heights in the Divine life?
But you ask, What about sanctiica-
ton or holiness? Read: BE We holy:
for 1 am holy" 1 Peter lie. But We
were washed, but We were sanctified.
but We were justified in the. name of
the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the
Spirit of our God" Paul in I Cor. Gil.
Revised Version of 1881. IF a man
therefore purge himself from these. he
shall be a vessel unto honor, sancti-
fed" II Tim. 2:21. The statement is
"he shall be-" In L. Cor, Paul says
I'VE were sanctified." Then, again, in
l Thes. he WITHSTAND the very God
of peace sanctify you holy He speaks
again in III Cor. of "perfecting holi-
ness" John writes of being "sanctifed
through the truth" The author of He
brews writes-"Therefore Jesus, also,
that he might ~sanctify the people
with His own blood" Again he writes
that w are sanctified through the
Offering of Jesus Christ once for ALL"
Can any man know above what is
written? What truly meaneth Paul and
John and the author of Hebrews and
Peter-four of the chief writers in the
New Testament? Let us turn to the
passage quoted above, that reads
But We are washed, but We are sane
titled, but We are justified" 1 Cor. GIL.
We consulted a new American com
mentary and it lodged the verse, made
no comment. We turn to faithful, spir-
itual old Burkitt and he writes: Eye
are sanctified, purified in your hearts
and natures by the sanctifying in1u-
ences of divine grace" The means by
which this is done, he says, is given in
the verse, through the merits and
further mediation of the Lord Jesus,
and by faith therein; and through the
sanctlfying influences of the Holy
spirit But he makes a statement that
the able, Christian old divines held and
enforced, that modification and jus
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The Northern Methodists nave elected
two new bishops, one born in Virginia
and the other born in Ohio. Rev. J.. w.
Hamilton was born in Lewis county,
Virginia, in 1916. and is of Scorch-Irisn
stock. He has figured about Boston
and probably hares in the peculiar
views of the Methodists in that sec
ton. Rev. d. H. Moore was born in
Ohio in 1853. He fought against the
south. was lieutenant colonel, and was
with hummer Sherman in his fateful,
devastating, vandal march through
Georgia and the Carolinas. And this
is the sort of timber now used to max
bishops in the north.
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COMMIS'NR LABOR & PRINTING:
H. B. WARMER, of Davidson.
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President Mckinley and party, go to
Norfolk on tie Dolphin 10 view the
eclipse.
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We have received an invitation to
attend the opening ceremonies at
1900, when the opening of the lines of
the Seaboard Air Line railway will
take place. The line as now extended
covers 1900 miles of road. The ceremo-
MES in Richmond will be elaborate and
addresses by the governor and Others
will be made. Thirty years this
road extended from Norfolk, Va, to
Weldon. less than 100 miles, we believe.
Now it is from Richmond to Tampa,
Florida.
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CORPORATION COMMISSIONERS.
FRANKLIN MCNEIL, of New Hanover.
SAMUEL [. ROGERS, of Macon.
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COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
SAMUEL |. PATTERSON, Of Caldwell.
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SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
THOMAS F. T00N, of Robson.
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The work of organizing every town.
ship in North Carolina should be dill
gently pressed. 1t should be thorough,
worth much to the party and thus very
helpful to a great victory in August.
If every voter in every township is
visited, and his views ascertained and
his name recorded it will be a step to-
wards the triumph of the white mans
party.
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STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR
CHARLES B. LYC0CK, Of Wayne.

GOVERNOR:
WILFRED D. TURNER, Of IredeIl.
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JUDGE TENTH DISTRICT:
W. B. COUNCIL. of Wautauga.
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OF STATE.
J. BRYAN GRIMES, of Pitt.
AUDITOR:
B. F. DIXON, of Cleveland.

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
ROBERT D. GILMER, of Haywood.
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HOME FOLKS.

Mr.. Claude Kitchin. of Halifax. is the
nominee of the democrats for the house
OF representatives in the Second dis
trlct. The contest was long and exclt-
Ing. He was nominated on the -25,ll
ballot. 1t is remarkable that an OK
representatives of congress-, Hon. Buck
kitchin, of Halifax, should have one
son now in the congress, the represen-
tative from the Fourth district. Hon.
w. w. Kitchin, and now has a Younger
son just nominated for a similar high
place land to which we hope sincerely
he will be elected by a great maj,r-
ity. He is worthy and he is capab!a.
we do not doubt, and, therefore, fills
the old time requirement of democracy
prior to the great war. 1t is a pj;v
that all of the "Honorables'' VIII
pired could not succeed also for are
they not "all honorable men?" The
title was bestowed too early on some
of the aspirants, but it is the style now
in North Carolina journalism to call all
political c~anvassers, office-seekers and
nominees alike by the prefix Honor
able" 1t is thus made as cheap as a
Marlborough House "Kurnel' in the
days gone by. Is there any other ex-
representative living in the United
States of whom it can be said what
is said above of Hon. w. H. Kitchin?
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THE NEW YORK MARKET.

New York. May 26.-Cotton quiet:
middling 8 5-16c; net receipts GA; gross
receipts SOL: stock 79, 1851.
Total today: Net receipts 2,2e0: ex-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-29
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Hoods Pills cure liver Ills the non-irritating and
only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-29

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