The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-22
HERE AND THERE.

A third dividend of 500 o 900 to the
members of the United States Steel
Trusts underwriting syndicate shows
that these gentlemen remain right un-
der the bung.-Norfolk Landmark.
Tankley-Yes, I was out for a night
with him, and L tell you he's a real
gentleman. Bankly-Showed you a
| good time, eh? Tankley-Not only
that, but he paid both our fines the
netx Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Raleigh Post says that at Stone
vile, this count, fifty collins are adj
vertised for sale at public auction to
satisfy a mortgage. No living man can
want one of these things n the mort
gage will no doubt be permitted to
buy them all. He ought to be.-Reids-
vile Review.
Kaiser Wilhelm, emperor of Germany
is d~ispleaSed with his son., the crown
prince Frederick William, because the
latter has made known his intention to
marry a beautiful American girl. The
young man is reported to have said
that he would renounce his right to the
German crown in order to marry the
woman of his choice.-EXchange.
Jim Moody is in Washington, and is,
VI COURSE, ldlhlIS. he says lie VIII De
reelected, that Blackburn will win
over Kluttz, and that the republicans
have a good prospect of carrying the
other North Carolina districts. Jim is
evidently wanting boodle from the con-
| gressional campaign Committee.-NewS
| and Observer.
With alleged ConspiratorS against the
United States government able to Sc
cure immunity from prosecution by
crossing the borler into Canada, as IN
the Greene-Gaynor case. and negro
criminals from North Carolina and
South Carolina furnished an asylum
in Massachusetts, it looks as if justice
is having a pretty hard time of it just
now.-Charlotte Observer.
There are in the borough of Brook
lyn &c, 1000 apai tlnent OF tenemen
houses Qess than half the number Of
New York;, 1000 stores. 10000 stables,
5000 factories, SAL hotels, or hotel
saloons, 315 schools. $40 churches, SO
theatres, 81 lodginS-houses, 215 clubs,
46 station houses, i26 eng1ne-houSes,
153 hospitals and aSylums, and 1,030
MISUNDERSTANDING.
1t has been decided that silver dol
lars can be sent through the mails now
by placing a stamp on one side and
the address on inc other. The Pittsyl-
vania Tribune is glad that il is SO, and
hopes that those who have been hold
ing back their subscriptions to country
papers will take advantage of the low
postage rates and use the mails freely.
Near Lansing Kan, they have found
the bones and skull of what is be-
lieved to be a prehistoric man of the
glacial period. Tie bones were found
| at a depth of thirty-five feet below the
surface, and some of the scientific
sharps say the man lived as much as
5000 a ago. The skull is very
thick, which no doubt indicates that
he was a practical joker and possibly
met his death by locking the boat
Exchange.
a story comes from Evansville, Ind,
of an old preacher who, when two
young men asked for the hands of his
daughters asked 10 pray over the mat
ter before giving his answer. While
he was praying the boys and the two
girls stole away n were married. 1t
all turned out happily, however, for the
parson announced hat the Lord was
willing. The preacher forgot that he
was enjoined by the Scripture not only
to pray but to watch, and in a matter
of this kind the watching is not the
least important.
Plans are maturing TO make the Sea-
board Air Line d coal-carrying road.
That accounts for the great rise in the
value of the stock. The experience OF
First Vice-President and General Man
ager Barr with the Norfolk & Western
as a coal-carrying % impressed him
with the value of that traffic and made
him desirable as I of the af-
fairs for another oad which intends
to go into that business. asst winter
the Seaboard Air Line made strenuous
efforts to obtain charters from the Nir-
ginia legislature for roads tapping the
coal fields. Now Its purchase of the
East & West railway shows that il will
be a factor in the coal-carrying trade
Of Alabama and Virginia The coal
will be delivered 20 ships at Savannah
and Tampa--Norfolk Dispatch to Raj
eigh Post.
Is there any such thing as a yellow
fever immune? l. has been currently
believed that such persons as had suf-
fered one attack OF the disease would
not have a second attack. at least I'M
til after a long interval. But Surgeon
General Wyman a received from
Surgeon Wyman, at Vera Cruz, a re-
port showing that an American Of the
name OF Adams was treated by him
for the disease on June 4th, and was
discharged cured in twelve days. Then
on July 10th Adams was again found
with yellow fever, as we'll marked as
in his first attack. The second attack
yielded to treatment, and in abou
twelve days Adams was again dis
charged cured. Tine treatment, by the
way, Surgeon Hodsson describes as
being one Of purgatIve and lemonades,
without use of Quinine.-Savannah
| News.