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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
NORTH

Faison Journal: There are 5.7Ss names
on the tax list OF Duplin county. There
are 2,25s white polls n SIS colored-
making a total Of 3.l1i.
Morganton Herald: Mrs. Thomas.
wife of Seth Thomas, OF Linville. was
in her kitchen, Saturday noon, when a
bolt OF lightning came through the top
OF the house. Knocked her senseless.
blistering her foot, and tearing up a
plank in the floor. She was very low at
last report. Mr.. Thomas was also
stunned.
Charlotte News: Mr.. James Harvey
Henderson, enc OF the most respected
men OF this county and n veteran Of
the civil war, died this afternoon at his
home on North College street at }
o'clock. Mr. Henderson was born on
the 31st Of October. 1884. and was sixty
seven years old at the time OF his
death.
The little l2-year old son of Mr..
Ed. smith, of Tar Heel, Bladen coun-
ty, who has been in the Marsh-High-
smith Sanitarium for the past week for
mental treatment. was today
home on the steamer Driver violently
insane. Nothing that the best medical
science could do benefited the little fell
low, and he viii have TO be taken TO
lIAC SLdlt l-.-NiA0lioh AoA AAS "a
Monroe Enquirer: TWO boys, Roscoe
Slagle and Cleveland Laney. employees
of the Waxhaw Cotton mills, had a
quarrel last Wednesday night. Slagle
drew a knife and stabbed Laney under
the left shoulder blade. The wound Is
a serious one and for awhile il was
thought Laney would die. The wound
ed boy is improving nov and his ply
stefan says that he is out OF danger.
Slagle had a hearing before Esq. ]. w.
Price and in default of $500 bond was
sent 10 Jail.
Raleigh Times: Mrs. Minnie Lee
Parish, wife OF Mr.. George Parish, died
last night at Rex hospital. from the
effects Of burns received a week ago.
Mrs. Parish vas only eighteen years
and five months old and what makes
the death still more distressing is that
she had become a mother just four
weeks before. and leaves an infant only
five weeks old. The body VAS taken 10
Concord. N c.. today for interment.
Monroe Enquirer: James White
Marsh was born in Marshville town
ship. July Both. 1858. and died at his
home in Marshville on August 10Th,
1901, and was, therefore, a little over
As years old. Mr.. Marsh was educated
in the common schools of the county
and at Trinity college. He left a large
estate and besides his real and per-
sonal property he carried life insur-
ance to the extent of $35. 900. He was 4
Presbyterian.
Graham Cleaner: Late last Saturday
afternoon three young men, Billy Nc
Daniel. Adolphus Moser and Jerome
Clark. engaged in a fight when near the
lower bridge over Big Alamance. n mile
or more from S~wepsonville. Mcdaniel
was stabbed in the left side in the re-
gion of the heart. DR.. George w.
Long dressed the wound. but IL is fear
ed he will not recover. Moser was ar
rested and a a hearing Sunday be-
fore :. II. Webb, j.. p, and was COM
mitted to Jail. Clark escaped and has
not yet been taken. We hear IL stated
that the young men were drinking.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
Recent Meeting of Anarchistsin
Buffalo.

Chicago, September 13.-"Every one
of the anarchist prisoners will be held.
1 do not anticipate any violent demon
stration in Chicago. but / am prepar-
ed to meet any move by the populace,"
declared Chief of Police O'Neil tonight.
There may be no session of court
tomorrow, so that the deferred habeas
corpus proceedings for the release of
the nine anarchists in the county Jail
will not proceed. Ii court is called,
1t is probable that Judge Chetlain will
fix the bonds Of the prisoners at a high
figure on account of the death of Pres
ident Mckinley and because OF new in
formation in the hands of the police.
News received by Chief O'Neil today
from Buffalo and substantiated by the
unwilling testimony of DR.. Isaac Salin
and Emma Goldman shows that there
was a meeting of anarchists in Buffalo
as late S September 9Th. This meet
ing was held in a house of a Mrs. Lang
and was attended by Emm Goldman.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17

to Jacksonville. a with much regret
In this community at the departure of
his family.
Miss Carrie Nimpcks IA gone to re-
sumo her duties as Instructor IN the
deaf and dumb intitute in organto
Mrs. II. A. London. Jr.. of Charlotte.
is visiting her sister. Mrs. ]. B. Broad
foot.
Mr.. j. A Crews, the Messenger re-
preventative. came in from the south
yesterday.
Captain T. Q. James. Of Wilmington.
is registered at the Hotel Lafayette.
The fine on the Sunday watermelon
seller, given in yesterdays letter, was
IS, not s25. The mistake was the cor
respondents. not the winters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
THE STATES COTTON CROP
Conaict of Opinion as to Its Probable
Out-Turn Tho Stock Epidemic In
Hyde County-A Young Lady Takes
Poison.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., September Is.

Raleigh. N. c., September Is.
While cotton growers, as a rule,
stick to the belief. that there is this
year a so per cent crop. dealers say the
crop is considerably better than that
figure.
Universal SORT ow was expressed here
at the unfavorable news Of the presi-
dents condition. which began to come
early this morning. Governor Aycock,
speaking of the presidents strong hold
upon the affection and regard of the
whole people CT the country said he
was the best beloved president since
Madison.
1t is stated that the number of deaths
OF horses and ponies in Hyde county
from the epidemic of cerebro-spi-
nal meningitis was 800. The disease has
now ended there. In Tyrell so horses
died. The diagnosis made by DR.. TAFT
Butler, the new state veterinarian, is
confirmed by an expert sent out by the
bureau of animal industry from Wash
ington.
Miss Nina Robinson, a very pretty
young woman from Atlanta, Ga, took
poison in d hotel here yesterday, but
the amount taken was small and
prompt attention soon put her out of
danger, SO h was able to go to At
1anta last night. The attempted sui
eide was the result of a love affair, in
which a Raleigh alderman is concern
ed. Miss Robinson is % years Of age,
and has q sister at Goldsboro.
State Superintendent T. F. Toon has
gone to Wilkesboro to speak tomor-
row at an educatioal rally. He may
go to soma of the country districts and
speak.
Sheriff Burns, of Cumberland,
brought to the penitentiary two con-
victs, one of them a negro d~esperado,
who escaped from this penitentiary and
also from the one Of South Carolina.
The negro went to Liverpool, returned
from there a few days ago and was
recaptured the day after his arrival.
The Oldest eX-confederate penSioner
so far discovered in this state is from
| Jones county. His age is 101 year old.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
GoldSboro Gossip.

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Goldsboro, September Is.
AS l write u people are deeply
moved over the condition of President
Mckinley, bulletins coming in noting
a change for the worse.
The lantern carnival held at the
court house green last night under the
auspices of the ladies of he First Bap-
fist church was a brilliant affair, much
enjoyed and a financial success. For
prettiest lantern Emma Hollowell Sc
cured first prize. For second prettiest,
Sherley Jenkins; for funniest, Jessie
Hunt for usliest, Geo Waters. The
behavior o. certain boys on the grounds
is lamentabla. One would hardly have
believed IL all Goldsboro boys could
have been found who would have de-
stroyed hanging lantern and cut the
ropes from which they were suspended.
and yet it was so.
1t is estimated that the cotton crop
south of Goidsboro, in Wayne county,
will not exceed 40 per cent while to the
north of Goldsboro the yield will be
about a 15 per cent crop.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
Respect tor Law

An Alabama jury recently sent a man
TO the p~enitentiary for life for lynching
in that state a colored man who was ac-
cused of stealing chickens The same
jury found two other Enchers guilty of
murder in the second degree, and made
their punishment ten each in
prison. There are otner evidences of
the determination Of the south 10 inflict
the severest penalties that the law per-
mits upon the miscreants who set the
example OF ~cheapening human life.
Now, the question Of interest il. Do
the southern people as a whole ap-
prove OF this2 II public sentiment in
the south is to be judged by the tone
OF the southern press. the answe IL
that they do.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
Could Stand the Loss

A moneyed man Of Detroit was sur
prised TO receive a call from a rather
seedy looking chap-an entire stranger.
the other day. Having satisfied the
guards that he was not a book agent.
he was allowed to enter ard state his
business. which he had insisted. in or
der to gain admittanca, was important.
Well. sir?' said the wealthy man,
expectantly, as h WORTHY stepped in
Why was the u~nabashed reply,
I'D III you to indorse this not for
me-"
The man Of money examined the note
critically, as he observed: WHY do
you come to me? I don't know you
from Adam. Why don't o go to some
q o know"
Well" was the cool reply, IT came
10 you because / knew you could stand
the loss better than anyone else 1 knew
Of"
The millionaire Endorsed the note, at
ter securing b name of the nerve
tonic his caller Is using.-Detroit Free
Presss
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION SUED
By K. s. Finch to Enforce Its Swamp
Land Option Contracts.
Especial to The Messenger.)

(SpeCldl 10 Lie MSSSSLSSID
Raleigh, N. c.. September 13.-The in
commissioner today licensed
the Carolina Benevolent Association,
chartered by the last legislature, with
headquarters at Raleigh; N. B. Brough-
ton president, J. H. Smith secretary.
Last August the fusion board of ed
ucation gave K. S. Finch, of Charlotte,
an option for a e a Oh all state swamp
lands, at 80 cents per acre, he to still
lands in not less than 1000 acre lots.
Last December this option was renew
ed by the fusion board for one year
from February 18th of this year. It is
for over 900, 900 of acres.
The new board found that Finch was
picking out timber lands and selling
them. and declined to sign deeds for
his sales. He n his attorney today
met the board and upon it's refusal to
grant the deeds he instituted manda-
mus proceedings before Judge Robin
son here October 23rd. The papers were
this afternoon served on the governor
The attorney general says Finch's pro-
ceeedings amounts to nothing. 1t Is
brought by Finch and Horton Corwin
to whom he clans to have sold.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
A Very Good Reason

Il told him / would make him eat
his words" declared Mr.. Beechwood
holly, speaking Of a quarrel re had had
with Mr.. Brushton. He has been tell
ing things about me that are rank un-
truths"
How foolishly men talk to one an
other" commented Mrs. Beechwood
placidly.
What do you mean" demanded her
husband. DO you intend to i~nsInuate
that men talk to each other more fool
ishly than women chatter"
o course. I do" the lady went on.
imperturbably. Now. women never
try to make each other eat their words
no matter how angry they may be"
Certainly not retorted Mr.. Beech
wood. and for a very good reason. too
What reason?" h demanded.
Because their digestive apparatus is
inferior to their vocabulary."-Pfttsburg
Chronicle-Teiegraph.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
England Mourns the Presidents Death

London, September IA, 4 a. m.-Pres-
ident McKinley's fight for life has been
watched from the outset in Great Brit
ain with an intense intensity that has
recalled the last days of Queen Victo-
ria. Every phase of the medical evil
dence has been keenly discussed, and
the painful ~suddenness of the collapse
after a revival Of hope deeply stirred
the nation. This spontaneous and
heartfelt participation in the anxiety
of the American people at the bedside
of the dying president has been ex-
pressed in editorials in all the morning
papers which at $3.50 a. m. were still
holding their press open for the news.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
To cotton Growers

To the cotton growers of North Caro-
lima:
I recommend that in counties where
associations have been formed, meetings
be held on the 21st inst. in conjunction
with those called by Mr.. T. B. Parker
in reference to cotton seed, and where
associations have not been formed that
they be organized that day, delegates
appointed to attend a meeting of the
state association to be held al Raleigh
on Wednesday of fair week..
w. A. GRAHAM,
JNO. z. ATKINSON, President.
Secretary.
September 10, 1901.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17

"I Dc not see how that can affect my
case e added. "if 1t is carried on
law and legally. They have no ev-
fden> sainst me. Chief Bull and Chief
ONeil have admitted hat they have
none. The are holding me without ev-
idence. The death of Mckinley would
only lengthen my term Of imprison-
ment If they convicted me. ! feel very
bad for the sake of Mrs. Mckinley;
outside of that, I have no sympathy"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17

When you want a pleasant physic
try the new remedy, Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are
easy to take and pleasant in effect.
Price. % cents. Samples free at r. r.
Bellamy'S druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17

Don't wait until you become chroni-
cally constructed but take DeNitt's
Little Early Risers now and then.
They will keep your liver and bowels
in good order. Easy to take. Safe
pills. r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17

Rocky Mount Motor: The Missionary
Baptist church of Rocky Mount on
Sunday last extended a unanimous
call OF Rev. Braxton Craig of Tarboro,
to become it's pastor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17

Saturday, September Il.
Receipts of cotton today-793 bales.
Receipts same day last year 2,941
bales.
This seasons receipts to date 2,051
bales.
Receipts to same day last ~year-25,415
bales.
NAVAL STORES
Receipts today-s1 casks of spirits
rels of tar. 81 barrels of crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year SO
casks of spirits turpentine. Ill barrels
Of rosin, IS barrels Of tar. 81 barrels
Of crude turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-10Vs 45c: 1905 Soc, zoos s5c;
F. F. S.35; in less than car lets.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9k 10 9%c.
BUTTER-24 to 26c.
COFFEE-7k to 1Oc.
FLOUR-Straights 1915: 2nd patents
$500: full s4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c. New Or
leans Brights. q to 25c: Porto Rico 80
to 35c; Cuba. % to 40c.
SUGAR = GRADUATED s5.45; W.x.C.
No. 5. s4.95; Nc. 8, $3.50. Nc. II, $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina IS to zoe:
Virginia 80 to SOC; Spanish I9c.
CORN-77k to soc.
CORN MEAL-72h to 75c.
y. G. BACON-Hams 13c: shoulders
&C.; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Dull; hens 20 to 22hc;
ROSTERS zoe; spring 8 to 1Sc. !
EGGS-Steady at 16c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5 inch saps,
$1.s0; 5 inch hearts, 1926; 6 inch a
ESQ: s inch hearts. $3.50.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Shipping.... 5000 900
Mill, prime.......... $500 $50
Mil, 5000 500
Common mill. $1,000 500
Inferior to ordinary...... $500 $50
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Machine
barrels steady at 33kc; nothing doing
in country barrels.
ROSIN-Firm CSC and $1.00.
TAR-Firm at s1.35.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Firm; hard
| S1.O0; soft $1.10.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
t%urpentine SAC and SIC: Iosin $1.15
| and S1.20; tar s1.4O: crude turpentine
| hard s1.1O and s2.10.
Receipts today-65 casks of spirits
turpentine. 231 barrels of rosip, 26S bar
rels of tar, 81 barrels Of crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year-1O1
| casks of spirits ~turpentine, 22O barrels
| of rosin, 81 barrels OF tar. 247 barrels
Of crude turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-1O0's 45c; 1908 soc; zoos $50;
F. F. S1.35; in less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9A @9%c.
BUTTER-24 to 26c.
COFFEE-7k@1Oc.
FLOUR-Straights s5.75: mt patents
$500; full s4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c. New Or
leans Brights, % to 25c: Porto Rico 80
to 35c; Cuba. % to 4Oc.
SUGAR = Granulated s5.45; W.X.C.
No. 5, s4.95: No. 8. $3.50; No. IL, $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina IS to Toe.
Virginia so to SOC; Spanish zoe.
CORN-77h to soc.
CORN MEAL-72k TO 75c.
N. c. BACON-Hams 13c; shoulders
&c; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Dull; hens 20 to 7zhc;
roosters zoe; spring s to 1Sc.
EGGS-Steady at 16 to tic.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5-inch saps
s1.60; 5-inch hearts, s2.25: 6-inch saps,
$3.50; 6-inch hearts. $3.50.
TTNrDED.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17

Friday. September IS.
Receipts of cotton today-5G9 bales.
Receipts same day last year-2,43S
bales.
This seasons receipts to date-1,25S
bales.
Receipt to same day last ~year-22,474
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today at the exchanges:
COTTON-Firm.
Ordinary ) 1916
Good ordinary Z 3-16
Low middling z 1916
Middling :. 81
Good middling S GIG
Same days last year-10Ac
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
WILMINGTON MARKETS
Thursday. September II.

NAVAL
SPIRITS TURPENTINE = Nothing
doing
~ROSIN-Ffrm at CSC and s1.06.
TAR-Firnl at s1.35.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Ouiet; hard
$1.O0: soft s1.90.
Prices same day last year - Spirits
t~urpentine 35hc and 55c:: rosin sl.l5
and s1.2O; tar S1.40: crude turpentine
hard s1.10 and s1.20.
Receipts tody-73 casks or spirits
turpentine. 40S barrels of rosin. 299 bar
rels o. tar. 81 barrels Of crude urpen
tine.
Receipts same day last year - 30
casks of spirits ~turpentine, 14g barrels
of rosin, 43 barrels OF tar. 81 barrels OF
crude turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-100's 45c: ISIS soc: COOS Sc; +.
F. $135; in less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9L to sAc.
BUTTER-24 to &c.
COFFEE-7k to 1Oc.
FLOUR-Straights sS.75; second pa
tents $500; full s4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c; New Or
leans Brights. % to Csc: Porto Rico 80
! to 35c; Cuba, % to 40c.
SUGAR = Granulated s5.45; W.X.C.
No. 5, s4.95; No. Q. $3.50; No. II $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 65 TO 70c;
Virginia so to soc; Spanish 7Oc.
CORN-Tk to soc.
CORN MEAL-12h TO 75c.
n. c. BACON-Hams 13c; shoulders
&c; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Dull; hens 20 to 221ac;
| ROSTERS zoe; spring s to sc.
EGGS-Steady at 16 to Tic.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5-inch saps,
s1.60; 5-inch hearts, 1925: 6-inch saps
$3.50; 6-inch hearts. $3.50.
TIMBER
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-01
Coastwise Exports.

Steamship Kansas City to New York
Nov S0.-1,607 bales upland cotton, 327
bales sea island cotton, 500 barrels cot
ton seed oil, 127 bales wool, Ash bales
domestics, $50 barrels rosin, AIS bar
rels turpentine. S0,368 feet lumber. 20
barrels fish, 6,7S0 boxes fruit "A tons
pig iron, 1872 barrels rosin oil, 261 pack
ages merchandise, 10 packages tobacco.
66 cases cigars. 10 crates vegetables.
Exports per steamship Hudson, for
Philadelphia.-1,2 52 bales cotton, 545
barrels rosin, so barrels turpentine
100,434 feet lumber, 1894 boxes oranges,
rs tons pig iron. Is barrels rosin oil,
Sal sacks clay, 80 packages nlerchan-
disc, 25 bales sweepings, 176 packages
yarns and domestics. 81 barrels syrup,
so barrels pitch, $50 bales rice straw
S22 sacks cotton seed, Sc bales wool,
l25 bales llnters.
Exports per steamship Itasca, for
Bal imore-1.544 bales cotton, 322 bar
rels rosin, 20 barrels turpentine, 5000
feet lumber, 507 boxes oranges, % tons
pig iron, 800 barrels rosin oil, 703 sacks
clay, 16 casks clay. 179 packages mer-
chandise, 240 barrels pitch, liz sacks
cotton seed, 1913 cases canned goods,
80 packages yarns and domestics.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-01

New York, Nov. SO.-Flour steady
but less active. Winter patents 81 e0G
$50; Minnesota patents, SO. 7504 1G
Rye flour firm; fair to good s3.1563 an
Buckwheat steady. 81. rs per 100 poIIn59
Corn meal steady; yellow WestaTI9'
81 .3S Rye steady; No. 2 Western. 6Sl.@
Sarley firm; feeding 59@61c
Wheat-Spot quiet: No. 2 red s91L,.
options opened firm on a scare Of loci
shorts and better cables. With tha
weakness in outside markets, howa,,s,.
unloading promptly developed an;
prices eased off; closed dull and eas,,
at a partial &c net loss; May Gloss
S24sc; December closed 805sc.
Corn-Spot dull; No. 2, 6S5sc; ontton.
market opened firm with wheat ~.
eventually gave way under selling NV
long account and easier cables: cIose4
easy 3s@Ac lower; May closed asa,
December 6S1ac. 80
Oats-Spot steady; No. 2, 4sc; optionv
quiet and steady.
Beef % steady; family s11 .Oo@12. so,
mess Ss.5O@lO.OO; beef hams, $40 50a
Cut meats steady; picked bellies sa. a
Io12c; do shoulders, &c; do hams, 9s n
10Hc. '9P
Lard easy: Western steamed 50 .s2t,
refined steady Wv 70
Pork firm family SIG. 1o@17 90. sbor.
clear 7.50@19. 90: mess, SIG. OO6i7 "a
Butter firm; creamery, 16G25iac.
state dairy 15@23hc.
Cheese steady; late made best Iare.
SAC; do small, 10@10Ac.
Eggs quiet; state and Pennsylvsri.
2Sq2Sc; Southern at mark, 23027c.
Tallow firm; city, 5000; country en-
SIC. 0@
Rice steady; domestic fair to ax.ra
4Q61ac; Japan 4A@5Ac.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair rehnin,.
sac; centrifugal, 96-test, 3%c; refne9
steady; confectioners' A, 81. 20; gram
lated, 4.sOc; powdered, sc; cut loaf
5 .40c. 'O"l'
Coffee-Spot Rio steady; No. ~
voice, SIC; mild quiet; Cordova, 7L@
lie. '72W
Coffee futures opened steady. N IN
points higher on covering and buyIn.
by room bulls, prompted by light IRA
lillian receipts and stronge cables from
all foreign speculative markets. Fin
ishing prices were net unchanged To n
points higher and the tone quiet, Total
sales 1900 bags.
Potatoes quiet; Jerseys, 81, bo71 x.
Long Island $2.0062 rs; Jersey swests
81 .0O@2.75. Peanuts steady. CabbaSs
steady.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool 13c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-01
COD LIVER OIL.
Also Some Facts About the Fish md
the Oil Extraction.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
Cod liver oil being one of the more
important remedies in the "Materia
Medica," l may speak of it without
offending anybody. What long puzzled
me was how the world learned that this
fearfully nasty stuff was good for
suffering humanity. We had been eat
ing fish for centuries without making
use of the liver. 1t seems that the
Norwegian fishermen were much af
fiicted with rheumatism, and a thous-
and and one remedies were suggested
and tried along the Scandinavian
coast. 1t may be doubted if fishermen
in general knew that fish had a liver
until about the time of our Revolu-
ton. when DR.. Percival suggested and
recommended the use of cod liver as
as cure for chronic rheumatism. At
first the expressed oil was applied ex-
ternally, being rubbed into the skin in
heated state. This treatment natural
ly led to internal experiments with
the product.
Some people with weak lungs and
shallow chests finding great relief from
the rubbing of heated cod liver oil in
to their breasts, the product began to
be taken for all pulmonary troubles,
and many marvellous cures were re-
ported. By 1850 it was generally pre-
scribed as a blood purifier. a tissue
builder, vitalizer and strength pro-
Queer. Its early preparation was so
loathsome in every detail that no pa
tent familiar with the crude method
used could have stomached it. 1t was
not until 1853 that the manufacture
was taken out of the hands of the
fishermen and established on a decent
scale. The eminent physicians and
chemists of the world then began to
study the mystery surrounding this
valuable agent, and down to as late
as 1891 very important discoveries have
been made concerning its therapeutic
value. Cod liver oil is quite as good
for aged people as for infants, but the
world does not at this day quite under
stand why.
Hard to Take.
For many years strenuous efforts