The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-10
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
HERE AND THERE.

Boys, don't you know it's wicked
to fight? Now, if 1 were you, I'd kiss
and make up" Say, wot do yous
tink dis is-a woman's club?"-Life.
Let ex-senator Mason start a news
paper if he wants to. It is about the
only unpleasant experience he has
Observation-Disclosures tAla.) Advertiser
One OF the dangers some AUTOMOBILE
lists confront lies in the fact that they
are compelled to rely on their
judgment instead of that Of a horse
Washington Star.
Who wants to live in the Mississippi
lOwlandS, anyway? cries a Georgia
editor. A good many people do; at
least, SO it would seem from the way
they are climbing to the roofs Of their
houses, up trees and things.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Promoter-1 would like to cali your
attention, sir, TO our latest mechanical
device, the Smith roller and crusher.
Investor.-Oh! 1 guess it's all right;
there are a good many Smiths. but I'm
not interested. Z have nothing against
rhem.-Brookiyn Life.
"A shrewd poins is made by the Fred
erieksburg Free Lance when it says
that if President Roosevelt gets through
the 80 speeches On his western pro-
gramylc without making any foolish
statement, he Will break the political
record.-Norfolk Landmark
We ace not going to mention the
name of that patent medicine which
Sc abiahU W. uhiEkay We do NOT
accept adyertisements'of ' that kind for
good money, and certainly will not ad-
vertise it gratis.-Grsenville Reflector.
The kaise- doesen't propose for his
Uncle Eddy 20 occupy he public eye to
his exclusion. When the latter drops
tn on the king of Portugal, he prompt
~ packs his grip n goes over TO pass
h time of day with his majesty of
Denmark.-Aususta Chronicle.
You write y,ur first name ve7Y we'll.
indeed, Miss Pinkie.'' criticised the
writing teacher, but you make a SAD
b0tch of the johnson part OF It,"
what is the difference, Mr.. ~Spencer?'
asked the pretty girl. Il expect to
day.-Chicago Tribune.
Try this whiskey, Colonel" said the
Ohio man.. "I've had it in the house
for more than fifteen years." "ENtuse
me-" rejoined the gentleman from
Kentucky, but I'll have to pass il Up.
It must be something fierce if Tou
| couldn't get rid of it in that leng-A 4
| time-'-Chicago Daily News.
! There has been Il good deal Of r~Ts-
4 to-,- 49, I1o&L ~ Z d p1,.--Ti oy
Tin Buffalo. The mystery can easily be
solved. Let some sDiritualist summon
I Burdick's spirit from the spirit, world
and have it tell the story of the muir
der. This would not cost to exceed 81
and would settle all controversy
Nebraska State Journal.
The Yale Medical Journal deVotes
attention editorially to the report OF
the Connecticut Agricultural station
at New Haven, giving the results OF
analyses of various foods and drinks
purchased in the open market. The
findings are Of general interest, because
they are of very wide application
Goods of the same character are ooEn'
manly sold in every place in the SCUM
try. Of coffee, presumably ground, one
brand in every ten was adulterated
Of "iellies'' and Jams foUr-fth
were adu%lterated; sixty-six specimen
were examined and only II were pure
OF 81 samples of c ,sap, 70 wePe" colo
orcd with coal tar dye and 81 containe'
chemicals to prevent fermentation. O
GO samples of vanilla extract II wer
adulterated. Of 66 samples of "ienno,
extract" only s were pure. OF p
samples of spices 15z were adultaratet
And so on throughout the list.-New
anu Courier