The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-28

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has there been greater advancement in
recent years than in surgery Atten-
ton is forcibly directed to this by the
successful operation performed by Dr.
LOrenZ. of Vienna. on one of the Ar
mour children for congenItal d~islocation
of the hip, thereby demonstrating that
another pitiful deformitY of 5he human
form has been mastered by medical
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
During the last fe IannIhs popular
attention has been almost exclusively
absorbed by the coal trust. IL has been
the one which all were anxious to strike
down. But in the pursuit Of this con-
sDicuous offender other offenders must
not be overlooked. Sugar, brbed wire.
and tobacco are as mu-h necessaries
OF life as hard oal is. Each of these
products is controlled Jy a monopoly
whose Illegal power mist be broken,
or government trusts will take the
place of government by the people
Chicago Tribune.
Out of this unequal prosperity grows
the insistent demand that all of the
people of this country shall be enabled
to duly share in the advantages Of
cheap production and unrivaled natur-
al resources. Take away from the
trusts their privileges of selling dear
at home and cheap abroad. Down with
the taxes that do not find their way
into the federal treasury, but only serve
To fatten millionaires and plunder con-
sumers. The coming issue between
parties Will turn on thu effort to force
a more equitable division Of prosper
ity.-Philadelphia Record.
A convention of especial interest and
importance to the southeast is that Of
the Appalachian National Park Asso-
citation, which meets at ASheville, N.
c., 18th inst. This meeting, which
promises and deserves TO be largely at
tended, is the result Of resolutions to
that end made by the chambers of COM
merce Of Asheville. Knoxville. Raleigh
and other southern cities, the ar
engagements for the gathering are in the
hands of a joint committee of the park
association and the local board of trade.
The boards Of trade of all southeastern
cities have been invited, as are all indi-
viduals interested in the forest re-
serve project.-Atlanta Constitution.
Complaint is made that in spite of the
enormous increase in the number OF
freight cars in use on the roads center
ing at Chicago. there has not been a
proportionate increase in the number
of locomotives to haul the cars and
that there is increased anxiety among
railroad officers over the car and loco
motive shortage. This condition of
things will greatly delay the shipment
OF western grain n live stock, and it
may be necessary foc the western
roads to call in all of their rolling stock
which is now used by the railroads in
the east and south. If they should find
such a policy necessary it would be to
the disadvantage of the commercial
interests in this mart OF the country
News and Courier.
In this matter congress should take
no notice of the protests set up by the
apostles of peace and disarmament.
Ihey are honest and sincere folk, we
have no doubt, but they are Missionaries
who want to introduce the millinnium
before its time and who would be the
hrst to complain of any misfortune
that occurred in time of war as the re-
suit of inadequate military preparation.
Fol good or evil. wisely or unwisely
this Int has embarked upon a ca
reer OF national expansion which makes
a large army Indispensable TO it's well
fare N safety. The time for protest
is long past. Unless Congress ropos
TO undo the work of h past four
years. it has no alternative save that
of adopting Mr.. Roots plans.-Wash-
ington Post.
The compulsory Sunday afternoon
religious services at Princeton univer-
wv ~ LIE
OF trustees, a step in which the board
is simply following the example of in
situations Of learning all over the coun-
try. 1t is gradually becoming apparent
to educators that. at tn NC a Young
,iali has reached Wn5A< --erS col
g compulsory religious Sc, vices miss
their mark, inspiring rather a feeling
OF renelllon than one of reverent wor-
ship. The difficulty experienced in
making a horse drink has passed into
a proverb; the difficulty is not les.
when the effort is to force religions
growth by a combination process of
stufhng absorption. 1t simply won't
WORK, and the sooner the responsible
heads of colleges cone % know this.
the better it will be for their students,
for religion n for the colleges them
selves.
1t is proposed to invest American
money largely abroad, get profits from
shipping business and export man.
u1acturerS as we'll as agricultural pro-
ducts. This is all very we'll. but Pro-
lessor Bullock argues that our volume
OF exports is at present very large only
because we W large sums abroad to
owners OF European capital invested
mere and the owners of foreign ships
which carry our freignts. We owe q
lot or money to the foreigner yearly
ana we SEND u large excess Of exports
over imports to pay out. But if we
ceased to w much abroad we should
cease TO export much. Professor Bull
lock thinks that "the present balance of
exports Is due to our position as a debt
or country. and as we advance tn the
rank OF a reditor nation we must con-
sent TO receive our payment in pro
ducts that represent III profits of our
SHIPS or u capital" An indefinite ex-
panslon OF our excess of D over
imports is impossible, however much
the protectionist cherishes tina hope.
We are approaching the period when we
can sell only to the extent that we b,,v
Our present excess of exports only
proves that We are not yet 4 creditor
nation.-Baltimore Sun.
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