The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE AND THERE.

He says his novel has sold WELL Il
guess that's right. II certainly has sold
everybody who has bought il. '-Chica-
go Evening Post.
Dewey Schley and Miles may all be
democrats. but SO are hundreds
of other men who will never be preSi-
dent.-Durham Herald.
Miss Ann TEXTILE asked me if T re-
membered how hot the summer of 'T6
was. The idea" Miss Pert--Yes, the
idea. Just as if you'd tell him if you
did. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
First Boy-"Do Yer want ter go ter
heaven when yer die, like de Sunday
school ma'am tells YER" Second Boy
Nit! Dere's no fun goin' ter places
where a woman wants yer ter co.
Judge.
Reviewer-"Is there anything left TO
say about this new historical novel?'
Light-Hearted Edior-"Of course; say
1t is just as good as all the rest OF them
and just as bad Is all. the rest of
them."-Life.
Yes said the young nObleman, I
am to be married to Miss B~oodlington."
That demonstrates my theory" said
the embittered author. L have always
said that a catchy title would sell al
most anything."-Washington ar.
1t is a bad symptom of our social or
ganism that beer is in constant de-
mand at five cents a glass while the
public has to be cajoled and impor-
tuned into buying newspapers at one
cent a fredericksburg Index-Appeal.
First Drummer-"Doesn't your firm
make a kick when you turn in such
heavy expenses" Second Ditto-"Nev-
er; they simply take the moun out of
my salary. Oh, they are the best people
to work for you ever caw.-BOston
Transcript.
The News has already exploded that
story about the Christian Science fami-
ly in Charlotte. But The ASheVille
Evening News copied it without credit
and now it is explaining to interested
constituents hat there was no such
family in Asheville. 1t is a comedy OF
errors over a rather serious subject
Charlotte News.
A Chinaman wants to know why it Is
- pm ~ oSAI 1llOI4S
and send so many missionaries to his
country to persuade the Chinese to sc
to heaven, and at the same time deny
them admission to the United States
He asks if those who are good enough
for heaven are not good enough fol
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
The News and Observer refers to the
editor of The News the question pro.
pounded by an esteemed correspondent
! What causes a cloud-burst? EXactl!
the same thing that causes a mist.
burst Or a frog-burst, namely, a viviC
imagination, ignorance of meteorology
and the desire to make a good head,
line to a observation-disclosures News.
He had risked his life to rescue tn,
fair maid from a watery grave, and
of course, her father was July grateful
Young nan he said, Il can neve
thank you sufficiently for your heroi
act. You incurred an awful risk in saw
ing my only daughter" None wheat
ever sir replied the amateur iifeSave1
Il am already married."-Chincag
Daily News.
The Newark News notes that tn
poultry and egg crop in the last censu
yea vas valued at $2S1, ITS, 900, whic
was more than the valu of the cattl
and hogs slaughtered the same year
Had the egg crop of the year, it adds
been loaded into one railroad traiT
when the engine pulled into Newar
the caboose would have been passin
through Davenport. Iowa. Chicag
eats 0,000, 900 eggs d year.. and Ney
York twice as many, and thirty or fort
million are eXported.-News and Cou
rier.
There are severa kinds OF peopl
whose privacy the public does not re
spect. Included in this number is tn
Hero of the MeFrimac and the daugt
terS of public men. Therefore a news
! paper writer, apparently without hes
tancy, states hat Lieutenant Hobsor
while at Waynesville, wrote a lette
each day to Miss Ruth Bryan and re
ceived daily dainty miSsives postmarl
ed Lincoln, Neb." However, since til
mother of the young lady denies tina
her daughter and the Hero are eE
gagged, it was doubtless a case of inat
curate information. This is one Of tn
annoyanceS Of being famous or relate
to some one who is.-Charlotte Obsarv.