The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE And THERE.

HERE And THERE.
You say hi works for the city?"
Nope; I say he has a city JOB
"Oh!".Baltimore News.
Why do you think papa's friend IS
rich?" "Cause his wife is young and |
very pretty. "-Brooklyn Life |
South Carolina politicians, peacefully |
inclined. now pass each other with |
their hands above their heads, in or
der to show heir good Intentions |
Washington Post
Ernie-"I believe Maud's curls are
false" Eva-'But they are in paper
Ernie-"Well. there are lots Of false
things IN the papers these days.
Chicago Daily News.
First Physician-"And was the op-
Grafton a success? Second Physician
We can't tell. h patient recovered,
so we couldn't perform a post NOR
tem."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Southern continues to pull off
wrecks on schedule time. So busy IS
the road with wrecks that it can't keep
tab on the damage suits springing ur
every where.-Concord Tribune.
HE is dead, He is dead," she
walled. NO. he has merely passed INTO
a better world" said the comforting
friend. "Oh. you never knew him.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
But why" asked the disconnected
heir, why are o so sure that you
can break the willy" My dear ST.,
replied the lawyer. Smiling p~atronizing-
1r sT Irau- II I'M '-Cinninnati Tin1aC-
Star.
If Jim Tillman ever sits in the gov
errors chair it will be time for all
the scorpions, lizards. snakes and
otheer crawling things to leave South
Carolina for their own good.-Green-
vile Reflector.
Jack Topper. l always considered ner
a girl of grit, but [ never thought shed
marry a man to reform him. She
didn't. She reformed Jack to marry
him.'-Town and Country.
Il was really surprised at the Dime"
last night said Mrs. Oldcast!e.
Your husband IS quite a ~raconteur.
Il know it. The doctor told Josiah
years ago that he'd stuff himself to
death, but he just eats away as hearty
as ever.-Chicago Record-Herald.
How do you account for the sudden
epidemic of grating in all departments
of public service?" asked the reporter.
"Graftlng Is neither sudden nor re-
cent replied the practical politician.
Hunting out and exposing the graft
ers is the latest fad-that's alL.-ChiCa-
go Tribune.
One day last week. IN an intervie"
in New York, Senator German criu-
cized President Roosevelt because he
was managing the Maryland campaign
for the republicans. y day OF two
thereafter. Senator Germans brother
lost his position as special AMI CONT
Dental agent of the treasury depart
ment. OF course it is denied that there
was any connection between tneSe t"o
acts.-NeWs and Observer.
Seven postal clerks have been killed
in Virginia alone within the past slH
months. This is authentic and then
names could be given. This is a fright
full record. No wonder efforts are tt
be made-and it will be easy of aC-
complishment-to have the railroad:
make stronger and better cars. fo1
years Pullman cars and the large first
! class day coaches nave been strength
ened until it is well night impossible e
demolish one.-GreensborO Record.
Application has been made to GOV
J | SrQOr leTEell. VI NSol SD, 1oI LAX l.
ward of $3.50 offered for the capture @
a Tom Caruthers, a negro, sentenced Z
| be hanged on October 16 for the muir
: der Of Henry Byrd. and who escape
shortly after receiving his sentence
The officers were dumfOundded to So
l that the application came from IN
: father of the condemned youth,
l farmer of Wilcox county. The paper
t are endorsed by the sheriff. who say
I the old man gave the informatio
v which led to his sons arrest. The o.
darkey needed the mOney.-NeW Oh
4 leans Item
-. In connection with the Tiliman Gas
: we are told that the lawyers for tn
4 defense employed d sharp trick to di
certain the feelings of the people {
the county in which he trial was t
: AXE place for the purpose OF selectlll
a Jury that would their ellen
= The story goes that they employed
= canvassing agent to take an enlarge
picture of Tillman through the coJlltl
: ostensibly for sale but really to find OIL
the feelings of the people. The pla
of course was to reject any as luF3
men who made ~unfaVorable commei
and those who spoke in favor of HI
y man to try to get them on the 1ur,
lie This NAV or may not be true, but
would look juggling from the verdi
that it might be.-ROcky Mount Moto
- 1t was thought that when the PM
" ippine government went out OF II
- market for silver. for the new coinas
l the effect would be felt in Il decline
the price of the metal. But no su
thing has occurred. Silver c%Ontinu,
= strong and with an upward tendenc
h A day or two ago the price Of s1lv
touched 62.23 cents an ounce ia Lol
10 don. The bullion value of the sill
- in the new Philippine coin IS equal
- the market value when silver sells
e 64.1 per ounce. Unless the marx
H. goes above that figure there VIII
r no danger of the expectation of I
| coins from the islands; but should I
On price go a fraction over Gil the COZ
would become more valuable as SLY
~ than as money.-Savannah News.