The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-25
HERE AND THERE.

Johnny" said the teacher, addressing
a mail pupil, what are the five
senses?" "NiCkels." promptly replied
Johnny. with ar air OF superior knowl-
edeg.
Dressed For It-Mrs. Clubber-How
did you vote at our club election? Miss
Newgirl-Why. in my gray tailor-made
and hat with the pink feathers.-Chica-
go American.
stranger-"Why. little girl, what are
You crying for?" Little Girl Cause
papa's lost me. and I'm afraid he'll
get an awful scolding II he goes home
wtihout me"
Why is il the good are not always
happy asked the Sunday-school
teacher. addressing the Juvenile class.
Because" replied a small boy. they're
thinkin' Of the fun they amt hayin'."
The live roads OF the country are
all putting on Florida specials for the
winter. But a few years ago the same
authorities hardly knew that Florida
was on the map.-Jacksonville Times
Union.
Snake Editor-The beauty editor is
sick, and here's a lady that wants to
know how to make her skirt rustic
without buying silk. Business Man
NoNA" AtA W 4dSNtl pc ~
each ankle.-Baltimore World.
The railroads are the largest employ
ers of labor. and the pay for railroad
work is higher than in most occupa-
tons. Consequently the good humor
with which several of the largest sys-
TENS are making increases of wages.
though this is the heaviest item of their
expenses, is to be highly commended
Louisville Co~uT----Journal.
Represen tive Cannon Governor
Yates, Represert 10 tive Hook rs and
Representa- ve-elect Loriner have
formed a big 1cr. combination 10
dominate Him S pclitio~ and eventual
ly elect a sucCessCi 20 Senator Cullom.
Mr.. Hopkins, who has been endorsed
for the senate, expects to represent thai
body, Mr.. Cannon The house. Mr.. Yates
the state and Mr.. LoIimer hopes to
stand for the president and the eXecu-
tive branch generally.-Durham Sun.
y Woman's Strat-gy.-Sarcasticus
and his wife were going To the theatre.
"Nil you please go IN n get my
goats off the dressing table," said Mrs.
:. Your goats?" qJeried the puzzled
Sarcasticus. What fargle have you
women now?" II show YOU snapped
the wife, and sha SAILED away, and %
returned, putting on her gloves. Are
those what you mean? Why, / call
those kids" Il used TO- replied Mrs.
Sarcasticus, but they are getting 50
old I am ashamed TO any longer
Washington Times.
Not even a bishop can please his au-
dience all the tine. Bishop Potter, OF
New York, learned this the other day
in Duluth, if he never kn-w it before.
He was induced to travel out to the
Northwestern city to deliver a lecture
under the auspices of a church lecture
bureau. h auditorium was crowded.
The bishop spoke for ~thirty-five min
utes, and just at the m the III
dience thought he was warming up to
his subject he sat dow and was
through. A wave of smiles and quiet
laughter went owe the audience. THAI
a great churchman should have tray
eled hundreds of miles to speak thirty
five minutes on such a fruitful theme
as The Civic Responsibility of Indi
VidualS" struck the people as being
"a h ludicrous. And the next day the
newspapers gently roasted the reVer-
end gentleman for his failure to meas
ure up to popular expectations. The
bishop had received $3.50 for the lee
ture. When he asceItained that the
people were not pleased, he returned
the money.-Savannah News.