The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-27
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE hkO THERE,

How did you like my story" asked
the young author. "Why-er-' said
the girl with the fluffy hair, the build
ing was perfectly lovely."-Washington
Star.
City Cousin Cat village cllurch)-"1s
that a voluntary the organiSt is play
ing?' Village Cousin-"Oh no: she gets
p-Id for dong it.'-Chicago Daily
News.
Park SQUIRRELS, overfed by admirers,
have lost their former thrifty habits
and must be cared for at public ex-
peuse. sQulrralS are disguStingly hu-
man.-New York World.
The officers of an Iowa chautuqua
are arranging a JOINT oeoate between
Senators Ben Iillman and Bill Mason.
We Wouldn t have thought that of a
chautauoua.-Atlanta Constitution.
First Little Girl-"My pa is going into
the legislature" Second Little Girl
Pooh. that's nothins: my pas going
into bankruptcy" First Little Girl
well, 1 guess my pail go there, too. if
he wants to.'-Boston Transcript
Senators Patterson and Teller deliv-
cred vigorous protection speeches
when the Philippine tariff bill was
called up in the senate. They are
Gil III l. ma IN
with the product of their own state,
and have proceeded to demonstrate
that the tariff is a local issue, once
more.-Durham Sun.
The bachelor governor of Kansas,
who promised to take a wife before he
was inaugurated and then refused to
make it good, is evidently trying to
square himself with the progressive
women of the Sunfiower State. He
has announced his willingness to sign
a female suffrage bill as soon as it is
W. to him.-Franklin Times.
Leadville, Colorado, will probably
not need to write Andrew Carnegie for
honey to build a library. The town
gets $4,000, 900 every year-royalty from
the ore extracted from under it's
streets. Reidsville may get a hand
some royalty from the kerosene under
her streets when the auger gets to
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Weekly.
Two scholars at Grove Roads school,.
Harrogate. England-Dora Robinson
and Oswald Colbeck-have completed
eight years perfect attendance. ont
Of 3,211 possible a~ttendances they have
never missed once. These children
must have been mumpless, ~croupless,
measles-proof, and exempt from
whooplng-cough.-Atlanta Journal.
The closing exercises began with the
displaying Of a portrait of George
Washington. WHO is this?" the
teacher asked. The children sat mute
and u~nresponsive, till finally one little
fellow piped up. Il know who it u.s."
he shouted. I'VE got that picture at
home. Mamma told me who it is" He
swelled with pride. IT'S ou- ether
from the country" he said.-Ex~t&nge.
1t is said that John w. Gates IS 60
ing to retire from business. =, is J.
Edward Addicks going to reti>c from
fooling with Delaware. SO is David
P Hill going to retire from politics.
Every one of these statements can b
depended upon but each one will take
effect, not until the men related to
each one OF them is dead. Everything
occurs-or ceases to occur-if one only
waits long enough.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Prohibition brings it's hardships as
we'll as its joys. At Norfolk, Conn.,,
where the people voted last spring to
have had to give I'm the use of bay
rum owing to the fact that neither they
nor the druggists can keep it in stock.
Thirsty people stole it, when they
were denied the privilege Of paying for
it. and ever witch-hazel has heen put
upon the forbidden list. Jamaica ginger
served for a while to keep some of
the people of Norfolk happy. but the
conscientious druggists have now de-
cided to sell it only in accordance with
prescriptions from the doctors. AS for
beef. wine, and iron, there was such a
run On it after the bay rum, the witch
hazel, and the Jamaica ginger supplies
were shut off that in less than twenty
four hours not a bottle of it could be
found in the town. At last accounts
concentrated lye, t~urpentine, and fur
niture polish were still being sold at
Norfolk under the ordinary regula-
ions but it is expected that these
beverages will have to be put upon
the forbidden list before long if the
present brisk demand continues.-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.