The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-15

s h has refused a man worth a mil
lion" rs it possible? Any rational sx-
PLANTATION Of her act?" "Oh. yes. She
has just accepted another man worth
a million-S-Brooklyn Life.
And now we have a college professor
who declares slang is a good thinE for
the children. The country will soon
begin To wonder II the college professor
is r good thing for it.-washington
Post.
The Richmond Times mildly insinu-
ates that the fellow who told Mr..
Bryan that silence is golden played the
o As between silence and silver Mr..
b will take silver every time. every
where.
Clarence go right in for amatuaw
theatricals, y know! Played the lead
laws, wintah IN Not Such a Fool as
He Looks Belle Isle-My, You must
be an awfully clever actor. Clarence
Puck.
II the rain which has fallen in Texas
lately had all been confined TO Della
ware that state would be under 600
feet of water. What measly little states
some Of Texas sisters are,-Dallas
News.
When u woman can't find anything
else TO worry about she can sit down
and have a good cry because IL she
were to die that minute she wouldn't
have any suitable cloths TO be buried
in.-New York Press.
Miss Kay Gin tramcar)-Its really
very kind Of you, Mr.. Crabbe, TO give
me your seat. Mr.. Crabbe-not at all.
We men are getting tired OF being &C
cursed of never giving up our seats
except TO pretty girls.
No Amateurs.-Summer Hotel Doc
tori hope there will be no mistakes
in administering these medicines" Ser
vant-"Have no fear, doctor. / am a
professional nurse, and madam is a
professional invalid.-New York Week
ly.
That Mr.. Squeezem had nothing but
praise for your sermon today" said the
minister's wife after church. Yes, l
noticed that when the plate was passed
around" said the pastor ~saddly.-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
Remember, young man." said the
practical a that in order to succeed
you must teach people to trust you"
II have done that" answered the
gloomy young man. II have succeeded
in getting into debt beyond by fondest
expectations"
Portions Of the old Roman road 10
the north have been uncovered during
some excavations at Chester-le street,
Durham. The track, which was met
with a yard below the present surface.
presents a face almost as hard and
compact as a steel plate.
His Opinion.-"Do you believe in
women's ~suffrage?' Well answered
Mr.. Meekton, sometimes l think it
would be a convenience if the ladies
could go TO the polls themselves in
stead of giving US instructions and TAX
ing chances on MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star.
II an address delivered at Asbury
Park Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait said
that two-thirds Of the church members
are women and ni~ne-tenths of the GRIM
inals are men. The opponents of Mrs.
Gait might get back at her by citing
the history of Margaret the Mother of
Criminals" whose descendants included
several hundred misunderstanding
Gazette.
Come of the brethren of the Ananias
Club, thinking it would elevate the ed
itorial profession for one of it's members
to have the aristocratic disease of the
govt have published far and wide that
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, editor of The
News and Observer, is sick with the
govt. For fear this publication will
SooSS oSiAiidoSiI ~ llON =" PNy
up, Mr.. Daniels states that the editor
is out after a painful sore on the foot
Henderson Gold Leaf.
The Elks are a great people and never
do things half way. The national grand
lodge will hold Its annual meeting at
Salt Lake City and Mr.. Sterling Smith,
in company with Mr.. w. R. Reynolds,
will leave this week to represent the
Winston lodge OF Elks. The session
will be held in tne Mormon Tabernacle.
A prize of $1,000 has been offered for
the best band attending the meeting.
another prize Of $4,000 will be given to
the best uniformed Elks.-Winston Re-
publican.
Fifty thousand claims for pensions
have been already filed by soldiers of
the war with Spain and the wal in the
Philippines. Of these nearly 10000
AVE been granted. and the others are
under examination. The average value
Of these pensions IS $153.5O per year,
making approximately 81, 500, 900 already
added to the pension payments on ac-
count of the wars since 1898 Adding
these pensioners 10 those who 8eceive
the governments gratuity on account
of the civil war, there are now on the
pension rolls zoos, GIL persons Among
other lessons to be drawn from these
figures is that Spaniards, the Filipinos,
and more han all, the Confederates,
were mighty good NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
nah News
Old walnut stumps that were regard
ed a. worthless are sought after at
prices that seem almost fabulous. An
Indiana concern has had men travelling
over the country buying every old wal
nut stump that could be found. AT
first the prices paid were small, but as
the eyes Of the stick-timber people be
a to open, the prices vent higher and
higher, until now they are out Of sight,
and the funny part about IL is that h
uglier, knottier and more unsightly the
stump the more money il will bring.
The stump of a walnut tree cut sew
eral years is now bringing more than
the whole of the tree TIE stumps are
made into veneering material and used
in the manufacture Of highgrade urn
Iure.-Lexington CVa) Gazette.
Private John Allen was strolling
down Pennsylvania avenue the other
day, says The Washington Times. when
he passed a lamp post to which was
attached a person who had imbibed
nor wisely hut roo we'll. The man was