The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10


Mr.. Charles T. Harriss. who has been
editing it for some time. Much success
to him in his venture.
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General Julian S. Cars address be-
fore Confederate veterans some months
& is to appear in book form says the
Durham Herald, and will be illustrated.
There is much demand for it, so the
speaker concludes to give it to the pub
lie in handsome form. The Herald
says:
The address is too replete with infor-
nation and statistics creditable to
North Cardinals share in the greatest
struggle of modern times not to be pre-
served in permanent form. In fact, ii
will be a wise superintendent of pub
lie instruction who has the forthcoming
publications adopted in the course of
reading by the schools within his juris-
diction. that h rising generation may
be taught something of the immortal
glory won by North Carolina in our
struggle for southern indepa ndence."
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Jim Young hankered and hungereG
and held on and bowed and begged and
bowed but the plum did not fall into his
anxious lap, if Loge Harris visited the
president and supplemented in behalf Of
Jim. Pritchard held Roosevelt's ear
and whispered gently a syren's song
and won the cake for Dancy, who is, as
the Messenger said before, a much ADLER
and more deserving man than Young.
But why should Dancy be given an Of
flee in Washington. or why any negro
be foistered upon the whites Of that
democratic city?
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In spite of the recent losses by fire
the Raleigh A. and NJ. college under the
verv successful management of Presi-
dent Winston. is still on a boom, with
brighter prospects ahead. 1t a now
35S students and with mor to come.
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Major E. J. Hale. a very gallant con-
federate. and editor Of the Fayetteville
Observer. has just written a sketch of
the celebrated Marquis de Lafayette.
1t is published by the North Carolina
historical association. We have not read
it yet, but hope hereafter to write more
definitely about it.
The Raleigh News and Observer an
BILE North Carolina Year Book-the one
for 1902. Price 81. By express. Sis.
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Mr.. Oscar W. Blacknall, Of Kittrell,
who always writes well, has a long arti-
Gle in the Raleigh News and Observer
Gettysburg was not the decisive battle
in the great war as Is claimed by north
err writer's.
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State Senator Morton, of this city, is.
or was. in Washington city recently
T e Post interviewed and gave this in
part from him.:
1.-The only important political question
0 before the people of North Carolina
is the election of a United States sena-
tor to succeed Senator Pritchard. This
does not come until next winter. but
already there are several candidates in
field. and the work of building
fences has begun. In the light of recent
events it is perfectly safe to
predict that the legislature will be dem
ocratic. l understand Senator Pricth-
ard will be given the complimentary
vote of his party. which will be in the
minority. The candidate generally con-
as having the best chance at
present Is Lee S. Overman. of Salisbury.
He is a man we'll 10Y throughout the
state. having been speaker of the house
twice. Another promising candidate is
Locke Craig, of Asheville. He is a
young lawyer and has quite a follow