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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
COTTON FROM ARGENTINA.

The American Cotton Manufacturer,
which is closely watching the moye-
ment on h part Of those Britishers
who are trying TO make Africa q
competitor Of the soSin in cotton pro-
duction business. says in It's isuue of
the 9Th:
We have received, by way OF London.
England. a sample Of seed cotton grown
in h Argentine Republic. It resena-
bles In many characteristics the med
ium grades OF Upland American grown
in the Carolinas, but is of a rather more
silky nature.
In length the staple varies from three
quarters TO a full iECh. 1t apparently
contains less than the normal propor-
ton OF the short fbres. which in the
process Of manufacture find their way
into the waste house, but how it would
compare with our own varieties after
The tearing OF the fore from the seed ty
the saw gin is not certain. 1t is a matter
Of common KNOWLEDGE hat the saw
gin has little to recommend it to the
user of cotton, its one redeeming fea-
ture being it's large production, low
cost of operation n convenience. The
other side of the question unfolds many
dement's. AT this, its first stage in the
many mechanical manipulatiye pro-
cesses through which the fibres must
pass on their journey TO the finished ar
ticle, h delicate staple is torn forc:-
bly from the seed, cut, curled, mapped,
butchered and its strength and value
much deteriorated. This occurs unior
| vtn the most faV-'l.le circumstances,
but when the gins have been for a few
asonS m~ishandled by the travelling
"gin tinker" the maltreatment of the
cotton is almost beyond description.
| This is a common occurrence in our
own cotton states, where the machinery
for it's treatment from n field in the
| course Of preparing it for transport ior
use by the factory had its origin, and
| has grown and s-.eGd until it would
seem II at the sensible handling of tne
tarba4uUs saw gin wluld be fully uG-
derstcod and it's cbjec ,ionable features
mitig2teG as far as possible.
What then will happen to the foreign
grown cotton, when its preparation is
| altogether in the hands of the people
! without mechanical experience and I'M
| skilled in such work? The only reason
| able inference is, that although the
| samples of the product of Argentina
| when examined in the seed appear -
compare we'll with u own product as
III wcte after ginning an inferl1T
| comparative grade will probably be
shown by the South American product.
The plant from which the cotton was
g4tnered belong to tle green seed va
riety, but the fbres do not adhere TO
the SEED so tenaciously as does the
American variety. The color is very
white.
The many efforts which are being
made to extend the cultivation OF cot
ton, covering as they do almost the en-
| tire potential cotton belt OF the world,
will undoubtedly have some Ultima
effect. Should the prices keep near ten
Icents a pound many Of the new lands
can surely compete with US, but II the
price should ever drop to very near the
cost of production, or the Amrican cost
be materially increased, then the Tor
eign grower will be in a much stronger
competitive position.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
a PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.
A Dinner in Honor OF Miss Elizabeth
EIli-Coal Burners on the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad.

Goldsbor. ~. g. November leone
of the most enjoyable and unique
rents OF the season was the six course
dinner last evening at the lennon Catc.
The enjoyable ana took place in the
private dining room and was given by
Messrs. Edward Mel and James Hart
sell in honor Of Miss Elizabeth Ellis.
of New Bern, who has been the guest
OF Miss Daisy smith. At the plate o.
each lady in the party was a dainty
souvenir pin and carnations. while the
tables were handsomely decorated
with pink and white carnations. The
invited guests were Miss Ellis with Mr..
| James S. Hartsell, Miss Daisy Smith
with Mr.. f. l. Merritt, Miss Annie
Beaman with Mr.. F. l. Rogers. Miss
| Ophelia Howell with Mr. Edward Mel.
Miss Matte Lee with Mr.. F. NJ. Mil
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. Griffin. During
| the course of the dinner some very
| clever toasts were offered to the guests
| of honor.
The Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad now has two coal burning To-
| comotives in use and two others are
| now being overhauled in the shops and
being converted into coal burners. The
| company is erecting n coal shute in this
city and they will have one at New
! Bern and at Morehead City. When the
| passenger engines have all been con-
| verted into coal burners the schedules
will be cut down several minutes be-
tween here and Morehead. The freight
engines will continue TO burn wood for
some time. The Howland Improvement
Company, the lessee of the road has a
quantity of wood on hand and when
this is consumed all the engines will be
| converted into coal burners
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
A Question of knowledge.

Two men in Kansas City were hav-
ing a heated argument concerning the
location of a certain theater in New
York city, says t he Chicago Record
Herald. The one insisted that t he
house stood on lower Broadway. while
the other was equally confident that 1t
was I'D town.
Finally the first man, becoming an
CRY, exclaimed. Perhaps you think
you know more about New York than
I do? How often have you been
there?"
"Once," kas the epigrammatic re-
ply.
Well" exclaimed the other. in
triumph, 'I've been there five differ
ent times. and I ought to know more
about it than you DO"
The ~vanquished one was silent for
a moment. Presently he spoke with
a smile on his face: How long did
you stay in New York on each Of the
five visits you made?"
The other scratched his head a mo-
ment before replying. and said well.
each time I was there for two or three
days. How long did o stay on the
only visit you made?"
Seventeen years" was the calm re-
ply. That ended the conversation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
THE ELECTION.

WAS there ever an election held in
this country with such astounding re-
suits? No one can account for it. The
public men and the leaders in both
parties are trying to explain the cause
of the landslide which put Mr.. Roose-
welt in office with the greatest popular
majority of any man who ever ran for
the office of president, but none of them
has yet given the true reason. There
were in fact only three issues befors
the people in his compaign-the tariff,
our foreign policy and Mr.. Roosevelt's
personality. The last named was the
chief issue and it won with a whoop.
Mr.. Roosevelt with his strenuosity, his
spectacular performances. his daring
and bold life on the plains and in the
wilds of the west captured the Ameri-
can people. He was the candidate OF
the young men of the nation. He got
their votes. They elected him. Instead
of his being a burden and a drawback
to his party he was it's leading spirit
in the contest He pulled his party
through in many instances. Where his
party's local candidates were too much
Of a drag for him to pull through ne
led them far and away. Look at the
election returns in some of the states
n you will be convinced of this fact.
TakeM Massachusetts. There Mr.. Roose-
velt's majority was way UP in the
thousands while the democrats elected
their candidate for governor. The same
condition existed in Minnesota, which
state he carried by over one hundred
thousand majority. yet the democratic
candidate for governor was elected.
In Wisconsin the LaFollette state tick
ct was elected, though Mr.. Roosevelt
carried the state by an overwhelming
vote. So ii was in other states. He
was the star performer in the political
play. He led the party every where
The democratic party was never before
so overwhelmingly defeated. 1t was
completely showed under. Never have
We known it to meet such defeat. But
1t is not dead. Il will come to the from,
four years hence with a ticket and with
leaders unterriied by this defeat. This
party may be defeated but il cannot be
annihilated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
SALARIES VERSUS FEES.

The board of trustees of Charlotte
township has taken action on the ques-
ton OF paying salaries to all county
officers instead OF the present plan Of
fees for county officials. 1t recon-
mends that the county commissioners
request tse legislature to pass an act
making This change. This action was
the result Of the report of a committee
appointed several months g to inves-
gitate this matter. The report was in
favor of the change from the fee sys-
teTlto that of salaried county officers
Thdboard of magistrates for the town.
SHIP adopted and endorsed the finding
of the committee. The report stated
that while the facts were very hard to
get at, it was found that the combined
fees OF the offices of clerk Of the court
and register OF deeds exceeded $1,000
annually and it was believed that they
would amount to s12,O 600
While we have nothing to say about
the perquisites of the two offices in
Mecklenburg county above mentioned,
we do think that the proper way to
make compensation for these and all
other offices in the state is by fixed
salary The fee system should be abol-
ished. There is too much temptation
in it. This inducement to create BUSH
ness hould not be put in the hands
Of any man. The legislature should
grade the salaries according to the
work of the offices. 1t should be known
of all men what each county office
pays. No man should be elected to an
office n be granted the privilege to
make as much out of it as he can.
Tha is not right in principle nor in
morals. 1t puts too much temptation
before the office holder. Every man
should be told when he goes into an
office what his salary will be. His
pay should not depend upon what he
can make out of the people. who come
before him for the transaction of the
legitimate business Of his office
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15

The city affairs of one Of our neigh
boring towns seem to be run somewhat
on the Star Chamber order. The Times.
OF Wilson, we think, has just cause of
complaint which it makes in the words
quoted below. We do not suppose the
men who compose the board OF alder
men OF that city ordered that the press
should be denied access to its c OF
business transacted. The man who re-
fused The Times must have been acting
without authority and we believe he
will never again take such arbitrary
action. The Times says:
Not being able to attend the meeting
CT the board OF aldermen Tuesday
night we went to Mr.. John r. Moore
and requested HIM TO let US see tls
minutes of last weeks meeting. He re-
fused to do so, saying he had riders
not 10 let us see the minutes. The ca
pie always are prone to believe there
is something rotten in Denmark"
when public officials endeavor to cover
5p their official actions. We have seen
nearly all the aldermen and all whom
We ave questioned say il was not done
by their consent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
AS TO EXPLANATIONS.

Among the many attempts to account
for the results of the recent election
we find the following in the editorial
columns Of The Raleigh POST. We will
say by way of parenthesis that The
Messenger was from the first in favor
of the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland by
the democratic convention and so stat
ed. 1t did not hesitate to say that it
thought he was the strongest man the
party could nominate:
Tt will be impossible to explain the
defeat of the national democratic ticket
to the satisfaction of all the voters.
There are many things that may be
cited as contributing directly and en-
phatically to the disastrous result.
Many foolish things will be alleged, but
the former mayor of New York, Hon.
b A. Van Wyck, has come as lear
to telling the whole truth about it as
any man, and he might have made it
stronger by saying that the convention
was pandering too much to factions in
it's platform declarations.
This is what Mr.. Van Wyck says: 81
don't want to put myself in the L told
you So class" he said, but everybody
who read the interviews with me pub
lished just before 1 went to Europe,
knows what 1 thought then, and that's
what 1 think now. 1 said then that
If democrats nominated Cleveland they
would have a cinch. I say now that
they deliberately threw away that
cinch The St. Louis convention simply
preferred Roosevelt to Cleveland. That
is all there is to the situation"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
CASTORIA.
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ssass ses Of &MNzNM
1t Was Another Little Boy.

The great actor, Ermete Novelli, now
in South America, has a son who lives
in FLORENCE, to whom was born ( a
bouncing boy, says The Pail Mall Ga
zette. The young Novelli, in haste to
let his father know that he had made
him a grandfather, te~legraphed: 'E--
mete Novelli, Buenos Ayres: Boy, En-
rico" Several hours later he was call
ed to the telegraph office, where the
following conversation took place:
You know We could not let your
dispatch pass"
Not let it pass But why. if you
p~lease?b
You know you said it vas a boy
And If / did, what then? Is il not
true?"
"well, that is what we do not know
yet" n,6sE
What, are you crazy? I know it"
'Well, anyway, public order de-
mands that it should not be made
public"
Made publici Am / making II pub
lie by telegraphing TO my father? And
in any case. what has the birth OF my
son get to do with public order? Ex-
cuse me. have o all taken leave OF
your senses?"
Your son." gasped the other; 1--WE
thought You were te~legraphing about
the Queen"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
dhs Wls'rngrr.
A FIREnraND.

We clip tYk ~follo,ing from the edi-
torial column OF paper published by
negroes in IA tow of this state. We
are surprifed % see such sentiments
expressed |by a aan of that ace who
has educttion elough to edit a paper
and whoIprofeses to be a leader of his
people |The sff-respecting, thoughtful
negroe1 shoulf suppress this man. He
n hF papfr viii do his race great
harm.I The% is no place in our state
Tor ffrebrafds. They should not be
toierfted 10 matter to what party they
beiofg o7of what race or color they
are1 To bur friends of the negro race,
any Thf Messenger claims the privi-
lefe o9being a friend to every self
r7specfng law-abiding member of that
ice, ne say repudiate the editor of the
4apef which publishes such incendiary
as the extract We give below.
fair TO you to ave a man who
. to be the exponent Of your
It's to give utterance to such IDEAS.
date him. Refuse him the right
peak for you. o and the white
.ple have got to live together in his
nd 1t is much better Aat both races
set along peacibly and quietly-liv-
ing as neighbors Should live. Such
language as the following, published in
this negroes paper will not conduce
to the cemeFfting of the friendship and
cordial Peiations between the two races
The editorial of The Laurinburg News
above referred to Y
Ask your preacher does he read ne
gro journals, and trade with colored
merchants. If he tells you, mo, 1 tried
to patronize them but they wouldn't
treat me right" brand him as a race
traitor, living on an innocent, trusting
public for right guidance. Tell him,
1.-The white m la has wronged, beaten
ed, kicked, bruised, burned and riddled
our black bodies with bullets to scorn,
and if he can SO trustingly forgive
and forget so great a wrong and trade
with white merchants, why not forget
and bury YOU prejudice for a fellow
man in business and labor for our
human salvation, as we'll a. spiritual"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
SPECIAL COACH EXCURSIONS

authorized dates tickets for e days at rates Of seoAo. Cosrespondtngiy
rates1 iron other station Special accommodations arranged fr parties.
stop oyers Permitted within limit C. g g. celebrated Mountain Resorts
For coach excursion dates. reser yatsons and other informadon, addrew
W. @. wa ANTHEM, d. r. A. O. n q. nx-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15

Russia has a population three anu d
half times as great as that of Japan,
still the latter has a million more chill
dren attending school than the other
country. That tells h tale. That
shows why the Japanese are So far
ahead of the Russians in every thing
which goes to max the true and pa"
triOtic citizen.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
Cheap Rates to Tampa.

On occasion of the South Florida
Fail and Mid Winter Exposition, Tam
pa. Florida, November 14th to 26th
Seaboard Air Line will sell tickets to
Tampa and return for Splits. Tickets
on sale November 18th, final limit No
yember 30th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15

We do not suppose Spencer Black
burn cares whether he could vote Or
not in his congressional district just 50
he u the right to draw the salary
of the office.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15

d. you remember six years ago to-
day." was the remark made to The
Messenger man by more than one cit
izen yesterday. 1t was the anniversary
of the Wilmington revolution, which
occurred on the 10th of November, 1898.
How thankful the people of our city
ought to be that that occurrence Is six
years behind us and not an outcome Of
the election Of the present year. We
do not mean to decry that affair. The
men Of Wilmington acted nobly on that
occasion. They did their duty. But all
who were engaged in it will admit that
it was a d~isagreeable affair and none
of them cares to go throuhg it again.
The affair was forced upon US. None
of US wanted to take the course we did.
Duty called and the white men of the
city responded. They may regret the
necessity which called forth their ac-
action, but they cannot regret having
done their duty. The citizenship OF WI
mington is to be congratulated upon
the different conditions existing at
this election from those of six years
ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15

Chile has had five cabinets since the
first of the year. Seems that stirring
times in Chile have got lost in the inter-
national news shuff1e.-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
COLDS CURED
in "a Hours
OPAAC
PAAC

will cure Coughs, Colds, Catarrh,
La Grippe, Neuralgia, Headache,
Influenza, Bronchitis, Sore
Throat and Rheumatism, to-
gether with all feverish conditions
of the system. They act gently
on the bowels without pain or
gripping. Keep your bowels open
by taking OPAAC, the only rem
edy that will reach the mucous
membranes and put them in 4
healthy condition.
Catarrh develops from a cold or
the slightest cough-very hard
and stubborn to cure, as it may
fasten itself in the head, lungs,
stomach or pelvic organs, if ale
lowed to progress.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
FLESH BUILDER

FLESH BUILDER
The liver of the cod fish
produces oil that is a won
derful flesh builder. NOfat
Or Oil can compare with it
in that respect. Togett the
best out of it, it must be
emulsihed and made like
cream. In SCOTS Emul-
sion it is prepared in the
best possible form to pro-
duce the best possible re-
suits. Thirty years have
proven this.
Wen send you a sample free
SCOTT s. BOVINE. 900 Pearl Street. New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-05
SERTICE IN BELLECL4IRE.
DR.. WmTen Tells Hotel Guests
AbOut His ChapImncY.

An innovation IN hotel life OF this city OF hotels
was the special service for strangers and hotel
guests which was conducted in the Moorish room
Of the Hotel Beeclaire. Seventy-seventh-st. and
Broadway. last night BY the Rev. Dr.. Henry
Marsh Warren He is known the hotel chap
lain OF the city.
Part Of the service consisted Of a description Of
the work Of the hotel chaplaincy. Dr. Warren
told Of the strangest request had yet reached
MIN. He was called up on the telephone the other
day and grufs voice the other end Of the wire
announced that the speaker a stranger at the
Wadorf-Astoria
Il am in serious trouble and I need something TO
relieve my mind" said the man. 4 have Bible
here. but am familiar with 1t. Can't you tell
ne over the prone some passages that are cut
out for in my FIX"
DR. Warren 1clephoned some suitable chapters
and offered 10 call on the stranger the next day
Before ne had time to make the visit the man
called Up TO say that the suggested Bible verses
had 'heI The bill" and that he was no longer
respondent.
DR. Warren told how many Of the employees
came TO him with their troubles The last case
was thai Of a clerk one of the big hotels who
had lost considerable sum of mis- employers
money. He worried himself sick over it and then
came 10 the hotel cha plain.
aPpIf oPIIatGq the mCley but had really lost IT,,
~ ~ ~, - aIiSM. men t"lg INN 10 tell his
sum out Of his salary. He did So and fer his
The service Iast night at the Beiecaire was
well attended by guests and visitors from other
hotels. 1t began at O'Clock, as DR.. Warren does
not wish to conflict - the slightest with regular
church services lie aims 10 reach those who have
no churrn home and who know nothing but hotel
life. Services Will be hold at various hotels on
sundays throughout the winter
The Waldorf The Fifth Avenue. the Manhattan
the Gisey, the Grand. the Savoy and number
Of other hotels have asked that services be held
in their pariors.
DIT. Warren last night preached what he called
a 'scrnlOnette,' which lasted about ten minutes
His text was: she came from the furthermost
parts Of the earth TO hear the wisdom Of solomon
and behold. greater one than Solomon Is here -
Matthew xii ~
He told the story Of the visit Of the Queen If
SheDa. There q musical programme by Mrs
Carrie Gilman Edwards. Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp and
the Won K!enner Orchestra.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-05
CALLS on L. S. TO ACT.
DR.. SIUermci, Says administration
Should Demand Rights in Russia.

The new treaty 10 be drafted between the United
States and Russia. II negotiations already begun
end successfully. was the theme Of DR.. Joseph
silverrnan yesterday at Temple Emanuel. Forty
third-st and Fifth-ave
The time Of universal peace was near at hand
the speaker said and although two great nations
we're sim enoroiIed IN bitter warfare. II seemed
az i war was about 70 disappear. Arbitration
treaties have been already entered into between
some great nations. Il was . matter Of congratu-
IatIOn that President Roosevelt called second
peace congress.
- treaty between the United States and Russia.
said Dr. SiyermaE. would mean the submission 10
a court u justice q The many differences n
ideals that existed between q monarchy such as
Russia. and 2 republic such the United States
Nothing was more important than treaty agree
nents relative 70 Russla's barring from its do
mains all American Jews.
The evidences Of such violations we're p!ent-
I'll. and on file in Washington The government
admitted that Russia had again and again vio-
lated rhs treaty Of ls32 The treaty IN question
provided that citizens Of each nation should nave
the night u visit ana sojou.n within the others
domains and receive the protection that citi-
gems OF that country enjoyed. Despite this. ad-
-rlittauce 70 Russia vas refused American Jews.
Their exclusion Russia had held. . matter
of lis ow. internal policy. The government seemed
20 have exhausted al diplomatic means 70 obtain
recognition Of the American passport " Hen an
American passport issued the Washington
authorities accom- panied II with circular. stating
that the laws Of Russia excluded all persons OF
Jewish faith except by special IaTFniss.3H' ana
that the United States mad failed 70 OBTAIN from
Russia a promise Of uniform treatment for AmeTi-
travellers without regard 10 their religious
faith or place Of birth
is not this humuatirg confession for our
government 70 make" asked Dr.. SiIyerman, and
should this national disgrace ue permitted TO con
Dr.. sllverma. asked whether in the Treaty OF
1872 there was any phrase that admitted Of the