The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-26
HERE AMI THERE.

The Charlotte police department VIII
never forgive Bishop for patronizing
the Petersburg police department.
Greenville Reflector.
II wonder" unused Miss F1yppe,
cooking at the ancient dandy who WIS
trying to be agreeable. "how old a men
has to look before he begins to Feel
old."-Chicago Tribune
Don't set your W happiness UP IL
the chief thing TO be looked out for at
Christmas time. Try to make other
people happy and forget yourself;
then you will be surprised to see how
really happy you are.-Exchange.
Martha" faltered Mr.. Shakes as he
crawdler cautiously from under the
bed, ARE you sure there is no man in
the house?" Quite sure" sneered Ills
wife. Disguised at his lack of courage.
II thought you might be one but nov
/ am mistaken."-Chicago News.
The handredth birthday anniver-
saries of several great authors are
close at hand. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
and Bulwer-Lytton, 1903, B~eascnstieid
and Hawthorne, 1904, Whittier and
Longfellow. 1907, Tennyson 1909. Thack-
cry. 1911, Dickens 1sl2.1purham Sun
1t has been decided tina silver dol
lars can be sent through the mails
now by placing a stamp on n side
and the address On the other. We are
glad that it is so, and hope that those
who have been holding back their SUP
scriptions to country paper will take
advantage of the low postagle rates
and use the mails Observation-Disclosures
Weekly.
Bring your children up" exclaimed
the Rev. DR.. Healus. in impassioncd
accents, "to fear the pittomless bot! I
say, teach them to fear the pottomless
Bit mean, of course, the bittomlesS-
as / say, teach them to fear it and
avoid it." Would that it could be said
the congregation was too much i'm
pressed with the good mans earnest
ness to see anything to smile at, u
this is history, and. alas, it cannot DO
said!-Chicago Tribune.
The underground wires which IRE
being SO urgently ADVOCATED in many
cities M towns, are not without
their disadvantages. In st. Paul, h
water company sues the electric COM
any for alleged damages by electric
ity to its water pipes to the amount
Of $500. 900. 1t is asserted that when
electric wires are brought into tire
neighborhood of water pipes a steady
and rapid disintegration sets in, SIM
liar to that occurring in the metal
plate of an electric cell, which in a
short time virtually ruins the iron pip
ing.-Winston Sentinel.
The village sexton. In addition to be-
ing gravedigger, acted as a stonecut-
ter, house repairer and furniture re-
mover. The local doctor, having OBJ
tanned a more lucrative appointment
in another county employed the sexton
to assist in his removal. When it am
to settling UP accounts the doctor de-
l-4A@I n 41,x 49, I.4 Ly
the sexton. He wrote at the same
time. Directing to the charge made for
removing his furniture: IF this was
steady it would pay much better THAI
gravedigging." The sexton replied:
"Indade, OF wud be glad to ave Il
steady job; gravediggin' is very slack
since o ~left."-Spare Moments.
The grand army of American farm
ers is sowing and reaping prosperity,
and taking a day off occasionally to go
to h circus, laugh at the clown and
forget there are any politicians near
er the earth tina the dog star. The
real farmers of this nation are, out
side Of the large speculative indus
tries, the most solidly prosperous and
independent body of our citizens. They
are established in that greatest of en-
terprises-the supply of the breadstuffs
of humanity-and as other industries
and occupations multiply, the impor-
lance and profitableness Of farming
increases continually.-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
It is believed that the French are
surreptitlously aiding the Somaiis.
Most of their rifles are found to be of
French make, though they have a few
Martins, Lee-Metfords, and Mausers.
They have plentiful reserve supplies of
camel and sheep. Karl Inger. a pic
turesque German character. and Il
power in the land, is believed to be the
presiding genius of their councils.
though he has written the London
Times, apparently from Budapest, Wig
orously denying it. His letter. how
ever. is signed "Emir Soliman ibn III
ger Abdullah.' and from all accounts
he has a perfect right to use the title.
as he holds absolute sway over a large
number of African Enthusiastically
Eagle.