The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-20
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE N THERE.

Gussie-"Cholly says he met you and
you remarked he was a puz.
zle to you" Miss Peppery-"Yes; he
reminded me Of the average puzzle the
m he was introduced to me. So
simple hen you know it. '"-Philadel-
phia Press.
I'm sure 1 don't quite understand it.
Charley, DEAR said young Mrs. Torkins
What don't you understand" Why
people insist on calling the horse mans
truest friend, after what he does to
people at the race track."-Washington
Star.
Mr.. Pansy-"Just think, 1 was told
today Of a man who buried a wife and
two children in the afternoon, and then
went to the theatre in the. evening""
Mrs. Pansy-"And yet, he wasn't in
considerate; he was only an under
taker."-Town and Country.
President Roosevelt vetoed fifteen
Oils which passed congress at the re-
cent session. Most of them were pri-
vate claim bills for the duplicate pay
ment of claims hat a been already
adJusted-a fact which speaks volumes
as to hasty legislation, says the Wash
ington Times.
Mrs. FerguSon-"George, when you
smoke so much in the house l have
TO get the curtains washed every
month. Think how expensive h is"
Mr.. Ferguson-"Yes, but I'm getting
my clrgars at half price nowadays.
mini how much money were saving
that way."-Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Doolev'. is to receive $40, 900 a
year from the Harpers and Maiah
Taylor, the colored cyclist, is to receive
the same amount for his winters work
IN Australia. Moral: Make a speciality
OF educating the strongest part of your
self whether brain or Decentralization
Post. !,
The sun shone today for the first
Tune In 141 years in the dungeon where
Ethan Allen was incarcerated. In Or
der to p the dungeon, where of re-
cent years the b~ookbinder and his as
slstants have spent their time preserv-
ing the invaluable records of the regis
trar's office. the laborers found it neces-
sary to pry away a big block If the
marble flooring directly under the iron
ring in the ceiling above and from
which, according to tradition, many a
good American swung to death in the
periods Immediately subsequent to the
Declaration of Independence. - New
York Telegram to Chicago Cronicle.
Our infant Industries must and shall
be protected. The Chicago Tribune
N0 Siol cal tUU dllCleIll Spdll1SH
pieces Of ordinance, some bearing dates
MOVING they were cast nearly 200 years
ago, were recently declared in the
United States circuit court of appeals
at New York to be subject to duty
OF 40 per cent. ad valorem as manu-
tactured articles" The guns, which
once formed the armament C Z-1rro
Castle and other Cuban fort~sses,
were bought from the Spanish g,vern-
ment at the close of the wal 70" their
! value as old brass and bronze, - pur-
chaSerS expecting to import them free
of duty as scrap metal. Prominent
army officers testified tina the ancient
junk. A sacred American principle
was at stake, however, and the court
turned down the importers, again.
News and Courier.
We have not yet seen a v~erification of
the Washington rumor tina the presi-
dent has been induced to provide him
self with a ~hip-pocket artillery depart
ment in order to be ready in cases of
emergency. This would be a sensible
thlng, perhaps, but the fact is that the
life of the president of the United
states is about as safe as it can be
made. There are many persons who
think that in the hurry and excitement
of the reception that fatal day at Buff
falo, the pressing in about the presi-
dent of the great crowd, caused a slight
hitch in the detective arrangements
which was awaited Of by the assassin
of Mr.. Mckinley. President Roosevelt
goes about in Washington very much
as an ordinary citizen, but the watch
full eyes of the secret service men are
constantly upon him even when he does
not know it. With the presidents short
stick accomplishments and powerful
physique, he is no easy man to tackle
and with the addition of the hip-pocket
department, the public may feel rea-
sonably sure that the president
will be safe in his walks and rides.
And, if he happens to honor this sec.
ton with a visit, we will ask the police
to look the other a if the gun hap.
pened to fall out of his pocket and sc
save Mayor Baird and Justice Taylor
Observation-Disclosures