The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-13
STATE PRESS.

The Bishop Potter ide evidently has
a firm supporter in the Kentucky par
son Who is advocating municipal own
ership and control of saloons, the pro-
ceeds to be used for religious and char
liable purposes.-Wfnston Sentinel
Judge Parker should treat the demo-
Ct atic editors nicely for they will do
more for him without reward or the
hope OF reward han any other class
in the party.-Durham Herald.
This country has about reached the
limit in the business Of being stren-
uous. The pendulum is already turned
in the other direction. The popular Idol
Will soon be, il not now, the quiet.
dividual who does things but who
weighs the results before acting
Greensboro Telegram
There are those who would severely
criticise the people of Bladen county
and Clarkton in particular. because The
two negro rapists and murderers es-
capped lynching. That they were not
lyIbched is a great wonder and If they
had been We would not have condemn
ed the lynchers in the least. but our
people are o and conservative, and
we believe in the end all fairminded
people will see that We did right
Clarkton Exprss.
1t is said the more .brazen a fakir
the easier it is for him to rope in vic
Tins, which reminds us to say that
going upon his principle Butler, he
of populist fame, should win votes TO-.
Roosevelt. for while he has come out
for him squarely after being for him
on the sly for years, he is telling what
a big vote Tom Watson is going to get
in North Carolina and other States
votes that he hopes will be diverted
from Parker. As a bold fakir Butler
is A1.-Greensboro Record.
The Washington Post does we'll to
draw attention to the fact that despite
the vivid wal news of some of the pa
perS it develops hat the c~orrespon-
dents didn't get within eight miles of
the fighting. They simply trusted to
their imagination as did the young re-
porter who quoted Dave Hill as he
thought Mr.. Hill should have spoken
and not as he actually did speak. By
the way, Mr.. Hi. left it for the press
association to correct that mistake. He
is doubtless too wise a guy not to know
the folly of trying to catch UP with a
lie. more particularly a political one
Greensboro Telegram.
While the schools in other towns are
starting up it is a deplorable fact that
the children of this town will not be
o"S NAC o4 dllCllulIlS
school this fall. The burning of the
school house was indeed an unfortu
nate occurrence, but after The holidays
our school will start with a new build
ing equal to any in tho state, and with
the improvements hat will be made,
the children will no doubt be enabled
10 make UP the loss. The school board
deemed it wise. under the circumstan-
ces. not to try to have a fall term,
and perhaps it is the best solution to
the vexed problem.-Mount Airy Lead
er.
notwithstanding the few instances
In which regrettable occurrences took
place in the county primaries on Sat
! urday on the whole it seems that the
| people have become awakened to the
| fact that it is the duty as well as The
| privilege of every citizen to interest
himself in his county affairs. This is
indicated by the large attendance at
the various preceinctS-the largest we
have ever known. 1t promises well
] for the future if they will continue ~
interest themselves. Much of the re
| ports of packed conventions is due to
the fact hat too many lave in the
| past failed to attend primaries and ex,
ercise their rights while those who did
attend conducted affairs in their own
way and were criticised and abused
by those who stayed at home. Only
IN NAS1 10 " - at III
| primaries can there be af ull express
sion from he people and where only
a few are left to run such affairs al
ann of charges with and withou!
foundation are circulated.-The Robe.
sOnian.
1t was ''norated around" at the tim
that her paw o notice of Speaker
Cannon's information to him that h
had been nominated for president. tina:
Miss Alice Roosevelt appeared in tin,
company on h porch at SagamorJ
Hill with a live garter snake arourl
her wrist. This report grew until /
was represented that she had the snake
around her neck, and in its last form,
the story makes it appear that sh,
wears it round her neck regularly
W~hereupon it appeared likely, as W.
are informed by a veracious contempt
rary, hat there was about to be es
tablished in this country IN order o
nobility to be known as THE Order o
the Garter Snake" corresponding t.
that order in England which had it
origin in the dropping of a garter t
the floor at a court ball: when Mis-
Il Alice ups and fatty denies the who'll
business. This spOils a very prett
prospect. but We are not sorry, for w
have always gambled on Miss Alicf
She is of course as become
the daughter of her paw, but she is n
snake charmer. doncher know.-Char
lotte Observer.