The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-29
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Hello, Blinks! Why. you look as if
you had just lost you hest friend?" II
have-just lost my pocketbook!"
Mrs. Bjones-Your husband, 1 hear is
quite versatile. Mrs. Brown-Smithe-
Versatile is no name for it. Why, he
can actually stay out late every night in
the week and not give he same excuse
Observation-Disclosures Record
"And yet" said the man who vas al
ways trying to prove old sayings, II
can't think of a single ~invariable in
stance in which troubles never come
singly.'" You can't, eh?" retorted the
practical fellow. did you ever see any
single twins ?'-Baltimore American.
His Compliment.-"Ordinarlly," he re-
marked people should never speak of
any subject with which they are not
reasonably conversant. But of course"
he FASTENED to add, tine rule Ices not
apply to you. I would not think of so
limiting you conversation And he
wondered why she did not seem to be
pleased.-Chicago Evening Pest.
Mr.. Shaw's speech is disappointing.
1t is merely the old plea for the tariff
baronS. 1t is a substantial explanation
that even those tariff reforms which are
conceded on all hands 10 be just must
not be attempted, cau the tariff
monopolistS prefer a sure thing" and
will not tolerate the chance of a gen.
eral observation-disclosures Enqnier.
Greenville Reflector: Some one went
to the stables Of Joe Willis and George
Clark, who live a few miles up the river,
Saturday night and sheared the names
and tails of two horses. Mr.. Willis,
came here Sunday morning and took
MI. w. c.. Hines with his bloodhounds
to his place to track the party who did
it. They did not succeed in catching the
guilty party.
The rioting in the antnra, ite coal re-
gions is said by some students of the
situation to be the beginning Of the end
of the strike. 1t is to he hoped that in
connection with the approaching arrival
Of ]. P. Morgan, VINO it is said by
others, holds settlement of the difficult
ty in the hollow of his hand, it will soon
max more hopeful the outlook for fuel
ext winter, n so bring good out of
evil.-Richmond Dispatch.
The full use Of the telephone system
Is not yet easily predicted. An indie
pendent Philadelphia company has al
arrangement by which it serves as a
regulator of it's subscribers watches
and clocks setting a hundred at a time.
1t also serves as an alarm clock n
wakes a. subscriber at any time in the
night or day. The company proposes
to open up a general information bu-
reau as Dol as it can perfect arrange
ments. The next step Will be to install
a burglar and fire alarm system which
the company already has arranged for
US ,.-GaStonia News.
A learned discussion on the subject
Has a COW teeth?" agitated the Mug
House club the other night for several
hours. Farmers, lawyers, doctors,
thinkers, argued pro and con with much
fire. Bold assertions were made that no
ruminant. at least no holiow-horned
ruminant, has teeth. One man said he
had often put his a. into a cows
mouth to see if she could bite him., and
she could not. Others were certain that
a cow is as well-toothed as a saw. The
upshot was that no one knew anything
about it, and guessing did rot count.
Reference to the proper authorities re-
vealed that a COW has no front teeth in
the upper jaw, but any quantity of
cheek-teeth, with the upper molars re-
enforced by an additional column on the
inner side. Nothing is SD educational as
a discussion.-New York Press.
It affords some people great pleasure
to beat the newspapers. Everybody
wants something from the paper
but gives nothing IN return. II you
pay for your hard work a kick comes.
They are always ready to take the
newspaper mans money; when paid it
is done in a way to make him feel like
he had just robbed a hen-Ioost. 1t
would be difficult to poirt an instance
where a town has grown into import
ance that it's growth cannot be attribu-
ted TO the work of the newspaper. The
newspaper above all else IN a town
should receive the hearty support of
their own people. AS a rule il a town
has a poor paper it is because the peo-
pie and business men do not give it the
support it should have. Would you
have a newspaper that you can be
proud of? Then give il yoCr support.
The best hin to do is to stand behind
your n they will do the
the rest.-Americus Herald.
The democrats of Indiana Pre- feeling
greatly encouraged over their pros
pects," said Mr.. ]. II. Swango, a promi-
lent lawyer of Terre Haute, at the RIA
laigh. There is no doubt that a great
many people are dissatisfied with the
republican party for many things, and
particularly because of the tariff. The
tariff issue will not down, and the state
democratic platform on this point is SO
clear, able, and convincing that 1t viii
be very hard for the republicans to
make any satisfactory defense or their
position. It would not be surprising II
the republicans should lose several con-
gressional districts that they ordinarily
regard as safe. A strong man might
carry the Terre Haute district against
Congressman Holiday o that mee